[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 189 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 50866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24821]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Visitor Services Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Crater Lake 
National Park, Oregon

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Visitor Services Plan for Crater Lake National Park.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service will prepare a Visitor Services 
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (VSP/EIS) for Crater Lake National 
Park. The VSP/EIS will incorporate and supersede the Cleetwood Cove 
Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement that was 
initiated with a Notice of Intent this past July (cf. Federal Register, 
July 19, 1996, pp. 37765-37766). All letters previously received in 
response to the Notice of Intent for the Cleetwood Cove DCP/EIS will be 
analyzed for possible inclusion in the VSP/EIS. In the VSP/EIS and its 
accompanying public review process, the National Park Service will 
formulate and evaluate the environmental impacts of a range of 
alternatives for interpretation, resource protection, facility 
development, and commercial services at developed areas within the 
park, including Rim Village, Mazama Village, and Cleetwood. The 
analysis will include determining the appropriate level, type, and 
location of these services and facilities. The VSP/EIS will also guide 
the management of the park concessions operations for the duration of 
the next concession contract.
    Persons who may be interested in or affected by the proposed VSP/
EIS are invited to participate in the scoping process by responding to 
this notice with written comments. All comments received will become 
part of the public record and copies of comments, including any names, 
addresses and telephone numbers provided by respondents, may be 
released for public inspection. The scoping process will help define 
issues, concerns, and potential impacts to be addressed in the VSP/EIS. 
Public meetings to discuss, review and refine alternatives will be 
conducted in November 1996. The time and location of these meetings 
will be announced through the local media and the park's mailing list.
    The draft plan and environmental impact statement are expected to 
be completed and available for public review by February 1997. The 
final plan, environmental impact statement, and Record of Decision are 
expected to be completed in September 1997.
    Because the responsibility for approving the VSP/EIS has been 
delegated to the National Park Service, the EIS is a ``delegated'' EIS. 
The responsible official is Stanley T. Albright, Field Director, 
Pacific West Area, National Park Service.

DATES: Written comments about the scope of issues and impact topics to 
be analyzed in the VSP/EIS should be received by October 25, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the VSP/EIS should be sent to 
the Superintendent, Crater Lake National Park, P.O. Box 7, Crater Lake, 
Oregon 97604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent, Crater Lake National Park, at the above address or at 
telephone number (541) 594-2211 ext. 101.

    Dated: September 23, 1996.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 96-24821 Filed 9-26-96; 8:45 am]
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