[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 64735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31204]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Oregon Caves National Monument Final General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement, Oregon

AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of the final general 
management plan/environmental impact statement (FEIS) for Oregon Caves 
National Monument, Oregon. The FEIS presents the proposed action and 
alternatives for management of the Monument for the next 15 years. The 
proposed action best satisfies the Monument and NPS mission, as well as 
the Monument's long-term management objectives.
    The draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for this action was 
released for public review on January 16, 1998 (Federal Register, Vol. 
63, No. 11) and the public comment period closed on March 13, 1998. The 
FEIS includes the four alternative strategies for the protection, 
public use and management of Monument resources that were in the DEIS, 
with modifications based on public comment received, additional issues 
raised, and further impact analysis.
    The FEIS is contained in two volumes. The four alternatives and 
environmental consequences are in Volume I; letters and summaries of 
oral comments received from agencies, elected officials, and 
organizations are reprinted in Volume II. Letters from individuals and 
responses to substantive comments also are included in Volume II.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The no-action period on this FEIS will 
expire 30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency has published 
a notice of availability of the FEIS in the Federal Register. All who 
submitted substantive comments on the DEIS will receive a copy of the 
FEIS. In addition, public reading copies of the FEIS will be available 
for review at the following locations: Office of Public Affairs, 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 1849 C St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, phone: 202-208-6843; Oregon Caves National 
Monument, 19000 Caves Highway, Cave Junction, OR 97523, phone (541) 
592-2100; Josephine County Public Library, 200 NW ``C'' St., Grants 
Pass, OR 97526, phone (541) 474-5480; Illinois Valley Branch Library, 
P.O. Box 190, Cave Junction, OR 97523, phone (541) 592-3581; Multnomah 
County Central Library, 801 SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97205, phone 
(503) 248-5123; Columbia Cascades Support Office, National Park 
Service, 909 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98104-1060, phone: 206-220-4154. 
For further information contact Superintendent, Oregon Caves National 
Monument, 19000 Caves Highway, Cave Junction, OR 97523, phone (541) 
592-2100.

    Dated: November 10, 1998.
Rory D. Westberg,
Superintendent, Columbia Cascades Support Office, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 98-31204 Filed 11-20-98; 8:45 am]
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