[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 238 (Monday, December 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69545-69546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32158]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Historic Properties 
Management Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Sleeping Bear 
Dunes National Lakeshore, Benzie and Leelanau Counties, Michigan.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the 
availability of the Draft Historic Properties Management Plan/Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DHPMP/DEIS) for Sleeping Bear Dunes 
National Lakeshore.
    The DHPMP/DEIS describes and analyzes three alternative future 
directions for the management of selected historic properties within 
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. The alternatives were based on 
the Lakeshore's enabling legislation and recent investigations into the 
significance of historic properties in the Lakeshore. The DHPMP/DEIS is 
intended to provide a blueprint to guide park management decisions 
regarding these historic properties for the next 10-20 years. The 
DHPMP/DEIS is a conceptual document that establishes and articulates a 
management philosophy and framework for decision making and problem 
solving. Since partners would implement many preservation and adaptive 
use activities, this plan will function as a guide for both the 
National Park Service and potential partners.
    Alternative I is the no-action alternative. It provides a baseline 
for comparison of the other alternatives. Each of the action 
alternatives would strive to achieve all desired conditions for the 
Lakeshore relating to select historic properties. The primary 
difference between the two action alternatives is their central 
emphasis. Alternative II would emphasize preservation of the exteriors 
of structures, through partnership agreements, with no adaptive uses by 
partners. The Preferred Alternative (Proposed Action), Alternative III, 
would emphasize the rehabilitation and adaptive use of historic 
structures through partnership agreements. It would also permit limited 
compatible uses of cultural landscapes. Under all alternatives, the 
National Park Service may adapt historic structures for its use.

DATES: There will be a 60-day public review period for comments on this 
document. Comments on the DHPMP/DEIS must be received no later than 
February 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, you may submit your comment by any 
one of several methods. You may mail comments to Superintendent, 
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 9922 Front Street, Empire, 
Michigan 49630. You also may comment via e-mail to [email protected]. 
If you attach a file to your e-mail, please ensure the file is in ASCII 
format avoiding the use of

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special characters and any form of encryption. Please also include your 
name and return address in your e-mail message. If you do not receive a 
confirmation from the system that we have received your e-mail message, 
contact the plan coordinator, Michael Duwe, directly at (231) 326-5134, 
ext. 502. Finally, you may hand-deliver comments to the Sleeping Bear 
Dunes National Lakeshore headquarters at the address above. Our 
practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of 
respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. 
Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address 
from the record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. 
There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the 
record a respondent's identify, as allowable by law. If you wish us to 
withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at 
the beginning of your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous 
comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available 
for public inspection in their entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Sleeping Bear Dunes 
National Lakeshore, at the address and telephone listed above.

    Dated: December 3, 1999.
William W. Schenk,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 99-32158 Filed 12-10-99; 8:45 am]
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