[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 53336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27107]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan; Point Reyes National Seashore, 
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 Point Reyes National 
Seashore 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 Seashore and provide strategies for addressing major 
issues. 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 Point Reyes National Seashore 
should address these to the Superintendent, Point Reyes National 
Seashore, Point Reyes, California 94956. Questions regarding the plan 
should be addressed to the superintendent either by mail to the above 
address, or by telephone at (415) 663-8522. Comments on the scoping of 
the proposed GMP/EIS should be received no later than January 31, 1998.
    Public scoping sessions to receive comments and suggestions will be 
conducted during the scoping period at the park and in the vicinity. 
The times and locations of these sessions will be announced in the 
local media.
    The responsible official is John J. Reynolds, Regional Director, 
Pacific West Region, National Park Service. The draft GMP/EIS is 
expected to be available for public review in the spring of 1999, and 
the final GMP/EIS and Record of Decision completed early in 2000.

    Dated: September 30, 1997.
John Reynolds,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 97-27107 Filed 10-10-97; 8:45 am]
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