[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10037]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5040]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management
[AK-020-08-1220-00-241A]


Notice of Availability of the Squirrel River Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement

SUMMARY: The Northern District of the Bureau of Land Management in 
Alaska has prepared a draft environmental impact statement on a 
proposal to make the Squirrel River, located in northwestern Alaska, a 
component of the national wild and scenic rivers system. The draft EIS 
is available February 27, 1998. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
identifies the Squirrel River in Section 5(a), and requires the 
Department of the Interior to conduct a study on the suitability of the 
river as a worthy addition to the national system. That authority was 
delegated to the BLM. A draft environmental impact statement has been 
prepared because the National Environmental Protection Act calls for 
the preparation of draft and final environmental impact statements 
whenever a proposal results from a study process required by statute.
    Dates and Locations: Written comments must be received or 
postmarked on or before April 28, 1998. Public meetings will be held 
at:
    Kiana, Alaska: April 9, 1998; old City Office. Open House 10:30 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Public meeting begins 1 p.m.
    Kotzebue, Alaska: April 10, 1998, Alaska Technical Center. Open 
House 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Public Meeting begins 1 p.m.
    Fairbanks, Alaska: April 16, 1998; BLM-Northern District Office 
Building, 1150 University Ave. Open House 2 to 5 p.m.; Public Meeting 
begins 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General information: Susan Will, (907) 
474-2338. Technical information: Lon Kelly, (907) 474-2368. Public 
meetings in Kiana and Kotzebue: Randy Meyers, (907) 442-3430.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An electronic version of the document is 
available on the Internet at: http://aurora.ak.blm.gov/squirrel.
    Copies of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement can be obtained 
by writing to: Bureau of Land Management, 1150 University Ave., 
Fairbanks, AK, 99709-3899; or by calling 1-800-437-7021 or (907) 474-
2200.

    Dated: February 20, 1998.
Lon Kelly,
Squirrel River Coordinator.
[FR Doc. 98-5040 Filed 2-26-98; 8:45 am]
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