[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 151 (Monday, August 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 40657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19764]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Draft General Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement, Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and public meetings of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Draft General Management Plan.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Council on Environmental Quality regulations and 
National Park Service policy, this notice announces the availability of 
a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the Draft General 
Management Plan (DGMP) for Cape Cod National Seashore, Barnstable 
County, Massachusetts. In accordance with the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the environmental impact statement was prepared to 
assess the impacts of implementing the general management plan. This 
notice also announces dates of the public review period and public 
forums for the purpose of receiving public comments on the DEIS.
    This Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Draft General 
Management Plan presents a proposal and two alternative strategies for 
guiding future management of Cape Cod National Seashore and balancing 
resource protection and public use. The major subject areas are natural 
and cultural resources, public use, nonfederal lands, and park 
management and operations.
    Alternative 1 is a continuation of current management practices, 
often referred to as a no action or minimum requirements alternative in 
terms of lower cost improvements and minimum protection and safety 
actions. Alternative 2, the proposed action, emphasizes a collaborative 
stewardship approach with local communities to include cooperative 
efforts with other governmental entities, organizations, local 
residents, and users to address resource management and use concerns. 
Alternative 3 builds on the initiatives of the proposed action, 
proposing the national seashore take a more active role in directing 
efforts to protect resources through more structured partnerships. The 
DEIS evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with the 
strategies comprising the three alternatives.

DATES: The DGMP and DEIS will be available for public review on August 
19, 1996. Comments should be received no later than October 31, 1996. 
Public meetings regarding the DEIS will be held in both August and 
October, 1996. Two public forums are now scheduled on August 27, 1996 
and August 29, 1996 at the locations listed below. Additional public 
meeting dates will be arranged for October, 1996 and noticed separately 
in the Federal Register.

MEETINGS: The public forums will be held at the following National 
Seashore locations:

Provincelands Visitor Center, 111 Race Point Road, Provincetown, MA, 
Tuesday, August 27, 1996, 5:30-8:00 p.m.
Salt Pond Visitor Center, 50 Nauset Road (@ Route 6), Eastham, MA, 
Thursday, August 29, 1996, 6:30-9 p.m.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public reading copies of the DEIS will be 
available for review at the following locations: National Seashore 
Headquarters, 99 Marconi Site Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667. Town halls and 
libraries in Chatham, Eastham, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro, and 
Wellfleet.
    A limited number of copies of the DEIS are available from: 
Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore, South Wellfleet, MA 02663, 
(508) 349-3785. Deputy Field Director, National Park Service, New 
England System Support Office, 15 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, (617) 
223-5048.
    Comments on the DGMP and the DEIS shall be submitted to: Ms. Maria 
Burks, Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore, South Wellfleet, MA 
02663, (508) 349-3785.

    Dated: July 29, 1996.
Maria Burks,
Superintendent, Cape Cod National Seashore.
[FR Doc. 96-19764 Filed 8-2-96; 8:45 am]
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