[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 42714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-20210]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a general management plan and
environmental impact statement for Sleeping Bear Dunes National
Lakeshore, Michigan.
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SUMMARY: Management plan (GMP) and an associated environmental impact
statement (EIS) for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan,
in accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). This notice is being furnished as required
by NEPA Regulations 40 CFR 1501.7.
To facilitate sound planning and environmental assessment, the NPS
intends to gather information necessary for the preparation of the EIS,
and to obtain suggestions and information from other agencies and the
public on the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. Comments and
participation in this scoping process are invited.
Participation in the planning process will be encouraged and
facilitated by various means, including newsletters and open houses.
The NPS will conduct a series of public scoping meetings to explain the
planning process and to solicit opinion about issues to address in the
GMP/EIS. Notification of all such meetings will be announced in the
local press and in NPS newsletters or other mailings.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and information concerning the scope of the
EIS and other matters, or requests to be added to the project mailing
list should be directed to the Superintendent, Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore, 9922 Front Street, Empire, Michigan 49630.
Telephone: 616-326-5134, E-mail: slbe__superintendent@nps.gov
For Further Information Contact: Superintendent, Sleeping Bear Dunes
National Lakeshore, at the address and telephone number above.
Supplementary Information: Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore is an
essential and major component of the Great Lakes ecosystem with over
100 km of Lake Michigan shoreline, inland lakes and rivers, glacial
landforms (kettles, bogs, moraines, massive perched sand dunes), and
old growth forest remnants. About 50 percent of the Lakeshore is
designated for potential wilderness. The Lakeshore is a destination
recreation resource accessible to residents of major population centers
(Chicago and Detroit). The Lakeshore has extensive evidence of human
history including archeological resources of prehistoric Indian
occupation, early European settlement, agriculture and logging, and
Lake Michigan maritime development including transportation, fishing,
and lifesaving.
In accordance with NPS park planning policy, the GMP will ensure
the lakeshore has a clearly defined direction for resource preservation
and visitor use. It will be developed in consultation with Servicewide
program managers, interested parties, and the general public. It will
be based on an adequate analysis of existing and potential resource
conditions and visitor experiences, environmental impacts, and costs of
alternative courses of action.
The environmental review of the GMP/EIS for the historic site will
be conducted in accordance with requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4371 et seq.), NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), other appropriate
Federal regulations, and NPS procedures and policies for compliance
with those regulations.
Dated: July 27, 1999.
William W. Schenk,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 99-20210 Filed 8-4-99; 8:45 am]
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