[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-21873]
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[Federal Register: September 6, 1994]
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
General Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement,
Jewel Cave National Monument, SD
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Availability of final environmental impact statement/general
management plan for Jewel Cave National Monument.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the
availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement/General
Management Plan (FEIS/GMP) for Jewel Cave National Monument, South
Dakota.
DATES: A 30-day no-action period will follow the Environmental
Protection Agency's notice of availability of the FEIS/GMP.
ADDRESSES: Public reading copies of the FEIS/GMP will be available for
review at the following locations:
Office of the Superintendent, Jewel Cave National Monument, Telephone:
(605) 673-2288.
Division of Planning Design and Maintenance, Rocky Mountain Regional
Office, National Park Service, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO
80225, Telephone: (303) 969-2620.
Office of Public Affairs, National Park Service, Department of
Interior, 18th and C Streets NW., Washington, DC 20240, Telephone:
(202) 208-6843.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS/GMP analyzes two alternatives to
protect resources while providing for visitor use of the monument.
Under Alternative A, the no-action alternative, existing programs,
development, and trends (including implementation of the draft Resource
Management Plan) would continue, but new facilities and interpretation
would not be added. In the proposed action (alternative B); emphasis
would be on protection of Jewel Cave through understanding and
mitigation of the effects on cave resources caused by surface
facilities and activities. Visitor safety would be given a high
priority; access for visitors with disabilities would be improved;
interpretation would be expanded to help visitors better understand the
relationship between surface and subsurface resources; and the National
Park Service would pursue cooperative ventures and boundary expansion
to protect cave resources.
The FEIS/GMP in particular evaluates the environmental consequences
of the proposed action and the other alternatives on cave resources,
geology, soils and vegetation, wildlife, water resources, air quality,
cultural resources, visitor experience, socioeconomic environment, and
management and operations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent, Jewel Cave National Monument, at the above address and
telephone number.
Dated: August 23, 1994.
Robert M. Baker,
Regional Director, Rocky Mountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 94-21873 Filed 9-2-94; 8:45 am]
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