[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 46625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22113]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Notice of Public Meetings

SUMMARY: The National Seashore, working cooperatively with the public 
and with other agencies, will devise three separate management plans 
tailored to unique problems and needs at each of three sites: the 
William Floyd Estate in Mastic Beach, the Wilderness Area of Fire 
Island National Seashore (from Smith Point west to Watch Hill), and the 
western end of the Seashore (from Watch Hill to the Fire Island 
Lighthouse).

DATES: Although interested parties are invited to attend any or all of 
these initial preliminary planning meetings, those specifically 
interested in one area of the park may choose to attend only the 
meeting for that area. Those interested in deer management for the 
Wilderness Area plan can meet at the Patchogue Library, in Meeting Room 
B, at 7 P.M. on September 12. Those interested in the William Floyd 
Estate can attend a meeting at the Property Owners Association Club 
House at 31 Neighborhood Road at 7 P.M. on September 14. Those 
interested in the western end of Fire Island can attend a meeting at 
the Ocean Beach Community Center, at Ocean Beach on Fire Island, a 7 
P.M. on September 23.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries on these meeting dates should be submitted to the 
Superintendent, Fire Island National Seashore, 120 Laurel Street, 
Patchogue, NY 11772, telephone (516) 289-4810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As at many locations in the Northeast, 
increasing populations of white-tailed deer are causing concern about 
impacts to the natural areas of the Seashore along with various kinds 
of impacts within the communities that border Seashore property. To 
devise the safest, most practical, and least disruptive plans, the 
Seashore is seeking the input of all parties affected by the issue, 
such as Fire Island and Mastic Beach communities and public land 
managers. For example, both the Robert Moses State Park and the Smith 
Point County Park (both of which are located on Fire Island) will be 
invited to participate in the planning process. In addition, other 
interested members of the public will be needed to form task groups for 
each management plan.
    At each meeting, members of the National Seashore's resource 
management staff will explain the planning process to be used. The 
criteria for the formation of task groups will be determined, and 
general time frames for the planning process will be established. It 
will be the charge of the task groups to actually begin to define the 
problem, set deer management objectives and develop alternatives and a 
recommended alternative for deer management for each of the three 
sites.
    The National Seashore will use the objectives and alternatives 
developed by the task group to create its draft deer management plan 
and environmental assessment. The Environmental Assessment will analyze 
the impact of any management actions which the park may take.
    For further information, please contact the superintendent at 516-
289-4810 or by writing to: Superintendent, Fire Island National 
Seashore, 120 Laurel Street, Patchogue, New York, 11772.
Jack Hauptman,
Superintendent.
[FR Doc. 95-22113 Filed 9-6-95; 8:45 am]
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