[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 28595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-13996]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


General Management Plan, Whiskeytown Unit, California; Notice of 
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

SUMMARY: The National Park Service will prepare a General Management 
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Whiskeytown Unit, 
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, California and 
initiate the scoping process for this document. This notice is in 
accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 and 40 CFR 1508.22, of the regulations of 
the President's Council on Environmental Quality for the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the GMP/EIS will be to state the management 
philosophy for the unit and provide strategies for addressing major 
issues facing the area. Two types of strategies will be presented in 
the GMP: (1) Those required to manage AND preserve cultural and natural 
resources; and (2) those required to provide for safe, accessible and 
appropriate use of those resources by visitors. Based on these 
strategies, the GMP will identify the programs, actions and support 
facilities needed for their implementation.
    Persons wishing to comment or express concerns on the management 
issues and future management direction of Whiskeytown Unit should 
address these to the Superintendent, Whiskeytown Unit, P.O. Box 188, 
Whiskeytown, California 96095. Questions regarding the plan should be 
addressed to the superintendent either by mail to the above address, or 
by telephone at (916) 241-6584. Comments on the scoping of the proposed 
GMP/EIS should be received no later than July 31, 1996.
    Three public scoping sessions have been scheduled as follows to 
receive comments and suggestions:

Date: June 10, 1996
Time: 6:00-10:00 p.m.
Place: Red Lion Inn, 1830 Hilltop Drive, Redding, California

Date: June 11, 1996
Time: 6:00-10:00 p.m.
Place: French Gulch Elementary School, French Gulch, California

Date: June 12, 1996
Time: 6:00-10:00 p.m.
Place: Igo Elementary School, Igo/Ono, California

    The responsible official is Stanley T. Albright, Field Director, 
Pacific West Area, National Park Service. The draft GMP/EIS is expected 
to be available for public review in early summer 1997, and the final 
GMP/EIS and Record of Decision completed in late 1997.

    Dated: May 16, 1996.
Patricia L. Neubacher,
Acting Field Director, Pacific West Area.
[FR Doc. 96-13996 Filed 6-4-96; 8:45 am]
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