[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 216 (Monday, November 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 60384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29858]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area Draft General Management 
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Washington

AGENCY: National Park Service, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service announces the availability of a 
Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) 
for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (NRA), Washington. This 
notice also announces public meetings for the purpose of receiving 
comments on the draft document.

DATES: Comments on the draft GMP/EIS should be received no later than 
January 31, 1999. Public meetings will be held in Coulee Dam, WA, on 
November 30, 1998; Spokane, WA, on December 1; Kettle Falls, WA, on 
December 2; and Davenport, WA, on December 3. The specific locations 
and times of the meetings will be announced in the local media.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Guidance for managing a national park system 
unit such as Lake Roosevelt NRA is usually done through the development 
of a general management plan. The current General Management Plan for 
Lake Roosevelt NRA was approved in 1980. However, much has changed in 
the past 18 years, and a new management plan is needed to guide 
managers and decision-makers regarding the future management and use of 
the national recreation area.
    The draft GMP/EIS presents and analyzes two alternatives for 
managing Lake Roosevelt NRA for the next 15 to 20 years. Alternative 1 
proposes a new plan for managing the area that would emphasize 
maintenance of the existing visitor experience by increasing the 
capacity of existing facilities where feasible and redirecting other 
increases in visitation to less used areas. Alternative 1 would provide 
a framework for decision making regarding natural and cultural 
resources management, visitor use and development, NRA operations, and 
land use. Alternative 2, a ``no action'' alternative, proposes a 
continuation of management according to the 1980 General Management 
Plan. The draft alternatives were developed with input from federal, 
tribal, state, and local governments; concerned groups and individuals; 
and the general public. The Environmental Impact Statement presents a 
full discussion of the environmental impacts associated with 
implementing each alternative.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft GMP/EIS should be submitted to: 
Superintendent, National Park Service, Lake Roosevelt NRA, 1008 Crest 
Drive, Coulee Dam, WA 99116-1259. Copies of the draft GMP/EIS are 
available by request from the aforementioned address. The document will 
also be available for review at the Office of Public Affairs, National 
Park Service, Department of the Interior, 1849 C St., NW, Washington, 
DC 20240, and on the Internet at www.nps.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harold Gibbs, Planning Coordinator, 
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, phone (509) 633-9441, ext. 
131, fax (509) 633-9332, or E-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: October 26, 1998.
Rory D. Westberg,
Superintendent, Columbia Cascades Support Office, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 98-29858 Filed 11-6-98; 8:45 am]
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