[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5365-5366]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2303]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan Point 
Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, CA; Notice of Intent

SUMMARY:  In accord with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(Pub. L. 91-190) and pursuant to regulations of the President's Council 
on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1501.7

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and 1580.22), the National Park Service will prepare an Environmental 
Impact Statement and General Management Plan (EIS/GMP) for Point Reyes 
National Seashore. This notice supersedes previous Notices published on 
October 14, 1997 (V62; N198; P53336) and May 24, 1999 (V64; N99; 
P28008), and hereby extends the scoping process and comment period 
through March 14, 2000.

Background

    The purpose of the EIS/GMP will be to state the management 
philosophy for Point Reyes National Seashore and provide strategies for 
addressing major issues. Two types of strategies will be identified and 
analyzed: (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 EIS/GMP will identify the programs, actions, 
support facilities, and appropriate mitigation measures needed for 
their implementation. The EIS/GMP will guide management of park lands 
over the subsequent 10-15 years.
    It has been determined that lands in the northern district of 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (but administered by Point Reyes 
National Seashore) will be addressed in this EIS/GMP. This includes 
approximately 15,000 acres of land in the Olema Valley, north of the 
Bolinas-Fairfax Road and east of Highway 1 as well as Tomales Bay 
lands. Scoping comments received to date regarding other issues will 
also continue to be addressed, and need not be resubmitted.

Comments

    Persons wishing to express any new concerns about management issues 
and future land management direction are encouraged to address these to 
the Superintendent, Point Reyes National Seashore, Point Reyes, 
California 94956. Comments can also be emailed to 
``[email protected]''. All comments must be postmarked or transmitted 
no later than March 14, 2000. A public workshop to hear comments and 
suggestions will be conducted at park headquarters on Tuesday, February 
29, 2000 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Questions regarding the plan or scoping 
sessions should be addressed to the Superintendent either by mail to 
the above address, or by telephone at (415) 663-8522.
    If individuals submitting comments request that their name or/and 
address be withheld from public disclosure, it will be honored to the 
extent allowable by law. Such requests must be stated prominently in 
the beginning of the comments. There also may be circumstances wherein 
the NPS withhold a respondent's identity as allowable by law. As 
always: NPS will make available to public inspection all submissions 
from organizations or businesses and from persons identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations and 
businesses; and, anonymous comments may not be considered.

Decision

    The official responsible for the final decision is John J. 
Reynolds, Regional Director, Pacific West Region; the official 
responsible for implementation is Don Neubacher, Superintendent, Point 
Reyes National Seashore. At this time it is anticipated that the draft 
EIS/GMP will be available for public review in the summer of 2001, and 
the final EIS/GMP completed in the spring of 2002. Distribution of both 
documents will be duly noted in the Federal Register and announced via 
local and regional press. A Record of Decision would be prepared not 
sooner than 30 days following release of the final EIS/GMP.

    Dated: January 21, 2000.
John J. Reynolds,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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