[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46212-46213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21908]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Capulin 
Volcano National Monument, NM

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 
for the General Management Plan, Capulin Volcano National Monument.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 
the National Park Service is preparing an environmental impact 
statement for the General Management Plan (GMP) for Capulin Volcano 
National Monument. This statement will be approved by the Director, 
Intermountain Region.
    Capulin Volcano National Monument (originally Capulin Mountain 
National Monument) was established by Presidential Proclamation No. 
1340 of August 9, 1916, to protect ``a striking example of recent 
extinct volcanoes * * * of great scientific and especially geologic 
interest.'' The general management plan is a comprehensive, long-range 
plan to define resource conditions and visitor experiences to be 
achieved in various management units throughout the monument, and to 
identify the kinds of management, use, and development appropriate to 
achieving and maintaining these conditions and experiences. The effort 
will result in a comprehensive general management plan that encompasses 
preservation of natural and cultural resources, visitor use and 
interpretation, roads, and facilities.
    In cooperation with neighboring landowners; other federal, state, 
and local units of government; and interested organizations and 
individuals, attention will also be given to resources outside the 
boundaries that affect the integrity of Capulin Volcano National 
Monument. Alternatives to be considered include no-action, the 
preferred alternative, and other alternatives addressing the following 
major issues:
     How can the monument's natural and cultural resources best 
be protected

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and preserved, while providing for present and future visitor use?
     What kind of visitor experiences and levels of visitor use 
are most appropriate to the monument's purpose and the significance of 
its resources?
     What kind of facilities and what management actions are 
needed to achieve desired resource conditions and visitor experiences?
     How can the monument build positive relationships with 
nearby communities and landowners, and partnerships with related 
organizations?
    Scoping newsletters have been prepared that detail the issues 
identified to date. For copies of these newsletters and further 
information, please contact Margaret Johnston, Superintendent, Capulin 
Volcano National Monument, P.O. Box 40, Capulin, New Mexico; Telephone: 
505-278-2201 extension 210; e-mail: Maggie__J[email protected].

    Dated: August 13, 1999.
R. Everhart,
Director, Intermountain Region.
[FR Doc. 99-21908 Filed 8-23-99; 8:45 am]
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