99-13062. General Management Plan Point Reyes National Seashore Marin County, CA; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 28008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-13062]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan Point Reyes National Seashore Marin 
County, CA; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement

SUMMARY: The National Park Service will prepare a General Management 
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Point Reyes National 
Seashore (PORE) and initiate the scoping process for this document. 
This notice is in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 and 40 CFR 1508.22, of 
the regulations of the President's Council on Environmental Quality for 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190.
    This notice supersedes a previous Notice of Intent which was 
published on October 14, 1997. Subsequent to issuance of that notice it 
became necessary to delay preparation of the GMP/EIS. Scoping comments 
received in response to that notice will be considered in preparation 
of the GMP and need not be resubmitted.

Background

    The purpose of the GMP/EIS will be to state the management 
philosophy for the Seashore and provide strategies for addressing major 
issues. Two types of strategies will be presented in the GMP: (1) Those 
required to manage and preserve cultural and natural resources; and (2) 
those required to provide for safe, accessible and appropriate use of 
those resources by visitors. Based on these strategies, the GMP will 
identify the programs, actions and support facilities needed for their 
implementation. The GMP will guide management of PORE over the 
subsequent 10-15 years.
    Persons wishing to comment or express concerns on the management 
issues and future management direction of Point Reyes National Seashore 
should address these to the Superintendent, Point Reyes National 
Seashore, Point Reyes, California 94956. Comments on the scoping of the 
proposed GMP/EIS should be postmarked no later than November 30, 1999. 
Public scoping sessions to receive comments and suggestions will be 
conducted during the scoping period at the park and in the vicinity. 
The times and locations of these sessions will be announced in the 
local media. Questions regarding the plan or scoping sessions should be 
addressed to the Superintendent either by mail to the above address, or 
by telephone at [phone].
    The responsible official is John J. Reynolds, Regional Director, 
Pacific West Region, National Park Service. The draft GMP/EIS is 
expected to be available for public review in the summer of 2001, and 
the final GMP/EIS and Record of Decision completed in the spring of 
2002.

    Dated: May 7, 1999.
John. J. Reynolds,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 99-13062 Filed 5-21-99; 8:45 am]
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