[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 4483] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-2504] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period and rescheduling of public meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This Notice revises the Notice of Availability of the draft Environmental Impact Statement for this project that was announced previously in the Federal Register on November 29, 1995. It announces an extension of the public comment period and rescheduling of public meetings regarding the Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, Idaho. Copies of the Draft GMP/EIS were sent to approximately 900 individuals, agencies and organizations in November and December 1995. The partial shutdown of the federal government during December and January caused postponement of the previously scheduled public meetings. DATES AND ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft GMP/EIS should now be received no later than March 8, 1996. All comments already received and all comments received before this new due date will become part of the public record and will be considered in developing the Final GMP/EIS and Record of Decision. Copies of comments, including any names, addresses and telephone numbers that may have been provided by respondents, may be released for public inspection. Dates, locations and times for public meetings regarding the Draft GMP/EIS will be as follows: February 21, 1996: Hagerman, Idaho, Monument Visitor Center, 221 North State Street. 10:00am-4:00pm, Open House; 7:00pm-9:30pm, Public Meeting. February 22, 1996: Twin Falls, Idaho, College of Southern Idaho, Shields Building, Rooms 117 & 118, 315 Falls Avenue. 7:00pm-9:30pm, Public Meeting. February 23, 1996: Boise, Idaho, Holiday Inn, Brundage Room, 3300 Vista Avenue. 11:00am-3:00pm, Open House. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding the plan or meetings should be directed to the Superintendent, Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument, P.O. Box 570, Hagerman, ID 83332, phone (208) 837-4793; or Project Manager, Hagerman Fossil Beds General Management Plan, National Park Service, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287, phone (303) 969-2274. Additional copies of the Draft GMP/EIS are also still available from these sources. Dated: January 31, 1996. William C. Walters, Deputy Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 96-2504 Filed 2-5-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-M