[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 189 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 50866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24821]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Visitor Services Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Crater Lake
National Park, Oregon
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
for the Visitor Services Plan for Crater Lake National Park.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service will prepare a Visitor Services
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (VSP/EIS) for Crater Lake National
Park. The VSP/EIS will incorporate and supersede the Cleetwood Cove
Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement that was
initiated with a Notice of Intent this past July (cf. Federal Register,
July 19, 1996, pp. 37765-37766). All letters previously received in
response to the Notice of Intent for the Cleetwood Cove DCP/EIS will be
analyzed for possible inclusion in the VSP/EIS. In the VSP/EIS and its
accompanying public review process, the National Park Service will
formulate and evaluate the environmental impacts of a range of
alternatives for interpretation, resource protection, facility
development, and commercial services at developed areas within the
park, including Rim Village, Mazama Village, and Cleetwood. The
analysis will include determining the appropriate level, type, and
location of these services and facilities. The VSP/EIS will also guide
the management of the park concessions operations for the duration of
the next concession contract.
Persons who may be interested in or affected by the proposed VSP/
EIS are invited to participate in the scoping process by responding to
this notice with written comments. All comments received will become
part of the public record and copies of comments, including any names,
addresses and telephone numbers provided by respondents, may be
released for public inspection. The scoping process will help define
issues, concerns, and potential impacts to be addressed in the VSP/EIS.
Public meetings to discuss, review and refine alternatives will be
conducted in November 1996. The time and location of these meetings
will be announced through the local media and the park's mailing list.
The draft plan and environmental impact statement are expected to
be completed and available for public review by February 1997. The
final plan, environmental impact statement, and Record of Decision are
expected to be completed in September 1997.
Because the responsibility for approving the VSP/EIS has been
delegated to the National Park Service, the EIS is a ``delegated'' EIS.
The responsible official is Stanley T. Albright, Field Director,
Pacific West Area, National Park Service.
DATES: Written comments about the scope of issues and impact topics to
be analyzed in the VSP/EIS should be received by October 25, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the VSP/EIS should be sent to
the Superintendent, Crater Lake National Park, P.O. Box 7, Crater Lake,
Oregon 97604.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent, Crater Lake National Park, at the above address or at
telephone number (541) 594-2211 ext. 101.
Dated: September 23, 1996.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 96-24821 Filed 9-26-96; 8:45 am]
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