[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 24130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11431]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan/Enviornmental Impact Statement for Lake 
Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) will prepare a General 
Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the Lake 
Roosevelt National Recreation Area (formerly Coulee Dam National 
Recreation Area). The GMP will set forth the basic management 
philosophy for the next 15-20 years. The NPS will be working closely 
with representatives of the Colville and Spokane Indian Tribes; the 
Washington counties of Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, and Stevens; 
the Bureau of Reclamation; the Bureau of Indian Affairs; the State of 
Washington; and concerned organizations and private citizens.
    Among the major issues likely to be addressed in the Lake Roosevelt 
GMP/EIS are resource protection, visitor activities, visitor use and 
levels, development, support facilities, and operations. A full range 
of alternatives, including ``no action'' and ``minimum requirements'' 
alternatives, will be considered in the GMP/EIS to address these and 
other issues that may emerge during the planning process.
    Scoping, the process by which the scope of issues to be addressed 
in the GMP/EIS is identified, will be conducted through a public 
newsletter and public meetings held during the summer of 1997. Meeting 
dates, locations, and times will be announced through local media. 
Representative of Federal, State and local agencies, American Indian 
tribes, private organizations and individuals from the general public 
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 draft GMP/EIS is expected to be 
available for public review by September 1998, with the final version 
of the GMP/EIS and the Record of Decision to be completed by September 
1999.
    Because the responsibility for approving the GMP/EIS has been 
delegated to the NPS, the EIS is a ``delegated'' EIS. The responsible 
official is Stanley T. Albright, Regional Director, Pacific West 
Region, National Park Service.

DATES: Written comments about the scope of issues to be analyzed in the 
GMP/EIS should be received no later than September 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and requests for information concerning the 
GMP/EIS should be sent to Vaughn Baker, Superintendent, Lake Roosevelt 
National Recreation Area, 1008 Crest Drive, Coulee Dam, WA 99116-1259, 
or at telephone number (509) 663-9411.

    Dated: April 21, 1997.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific West Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 97-11431 Filed 5-1-97; 8:45 am]
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