[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-21873]


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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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