[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 39889-39890] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-19747] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service General Management Plan, Lassen Volcanic National Park, 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 Lassen Volcanic National Park, California 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 park and provide strategies for addressing major issues facing the area. Two types [[Page 39890]] 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 Lassen Volcanic National Park should address these to the Superintendent, Lassen Volcanic National Park, P.O. Box 100, Mineral, CA 96063-0100. Questions regarding the plan should be addressed to the superintendent either by mail to the above address, or by telephone at (530) 595-4444. Comments on the scoping of the proposed GMP/EIS should be received no later than September 30, 1998. Public scoping meetings to receive comments and suggestions on the plan will be held in August in communities in the vicinity of the park. The time and location of these meetings will be announced in the local and regional 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 late summer or fall, 1999, and the final GMP/EIS and Record of Decision completed early in 2000. Dated: June 26, 1998. Patricia L Neubacher, Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region [FR Doc. 98-19747 Filed 7-23-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-P