[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 8736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-4052]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Coronado 
National Memorial, Arizona

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 
(EIS) for the general management plan, Coronado National Memorial (NM).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969, the National Park Service is preparing an environmental impact 
statement for the general management plan (GMP) for Coronado NM. The 
Director, Intermountain Region will approve this statement. The 
planning 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 local interests, attention will also be given to resources outside 
the boundaries that affect the integrity of Coronado NM. Alternatives 
to be considered include no action, the preferred alternative and other 
alternatives addressing the following major issues:
     How can the important natural and cultural resources be 
best protected and preserved, while providing for visitor use for 
present and future generations?
     What level and type of use is appropriate to be consistent 
with the memorial's purpose, and to relate to the memorial's 
significance?
     What facilities are needed to meet the mission goals of 
the memorial regarding natural and cultural resource management, 
visitor use and interpretation, partnerships, and operations?
    The National Park Service is planning to hold public scoping 
meetings regarding the GMP during the week of April 3rd. Specific 
dates, times, and locations will be announced in the local media, and 
can be obtained by contacting the park superintendent. The purpose of 
these meetings is to explain the planning process and to obtain 
comments concerning appropriate resource management; desired visitor 
use, interpretation, and facilities; and issues that need to be 
resolved.
    Comments: If you wish to submit issues or provide input to this 
initial phase of developing the GMP, you may do so by any one of 
several methods. In addition to attending scoping meetings, you may 
mail comments to Superintendent, National Park Service, Coronado 
National Memorial, 4101 East Montezuma Canyon Road, Hereford, Arizona 
85615. You may comment via the Internet to 
[email protected]. Please submit Internet comments as an 
ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of 
encryption. Please also include ``Attn: GMP Team'' and your name and 
return address in your Internet message. If you do not receive a 
confirmation from the system that we have received your Internet 
message, contact Superintendent James K. Bellamy directly at telephone 
(520) 366-5515 extension 21. Finally you may hand-deliver your comments 
to park headquarters, 4101 East Montezuma Canyon Road, Hereford, 
Arizona. Scoping comments should be received no later than 60 days from 
the publication of this Notice of Intent. 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 addresses 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 
identity, 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, National Park Service, 
Coronado National Memorial, Telephone: (520) 366-5515 extension 21; 
Fax: (520) 366-5705.

    Dated: February 10, 2000.
Karen P. Wade,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 00-4052 Filed 2-18-00; 8:45 am]
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