[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 121 (Thursday, June 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 38853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15729]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Availability for a Draft General Management Plan 
Amendment/Environmental Impact Statement, Dry Tortugas National Park, 
Monroe County, FL

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-190, as amended), the National Park 
Service (NPS) has prepared a Draft General Management Plan Amendment/
Environmental Impact Statement (DGMPA/EIS) that evaluates five 
alternatives for Dry Tortugas National Park. The document describes and 
analyzes the environmental impacts of a proposed action, three action 
alternatives and a no-action alternative. When approved, the plan will 
guide management actions during the next 15-20 years. This document was 
completed in cooperation with the Florida Keys National Marine 
Sanctuary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. However, 
the National Park Service planning document and process are separate 
from the Marine Sanctuary's process and document.

DATES: There will be a 60-day public review period for comment on the 
draft document which will begin when the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) publishes their notice in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Public reading copies of the DGMPA/EIS will be available for 
review at the following locations:
     Everglades National Park, 40001 State Road 9336, 
Homestead;
     Offices of Florida National Marine Sanctuary at 216 Ann 
Street, Key West; 5550 Overseas Highway, Marathon; and 95200 Overseas 
Highway, Key Largo;
     Miami-Dade Public Library, Homestead Branch, 700 N. 
Homestead boulevard, Homestead;
     Collier County Public Library, 650 Central Avenue, Naples; 
and
     St. Petersburg Public Library, 3745 9th Avenue North, St. 
Petersburg.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the availability of the final 
document will be published in the Federal Register. Subsequently, 
notice of an approved Record of Decision will be published in the 
Federal Register not sooner than 30 days after the final document is 
distributed. The official responsible for the decision is the Regional 
Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service; the official 
responsible for implementation is the Superintendent, Dry Tortugas 
National Park.
    In order to facilitate the review process, public meetings will be 
held from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the following Florida locations:
     Homestead Senior High School, S.E. 12th Avenue, 
Homestead--June 12;
     Comfort Inn Executive Suites, 3860 Toll Gate Boulevard, 
Naples--June 13;
     University of South Florida at St. Petersburg, Campus 
Activities Center, 2nd Street and 6th Avenue South, St. Petersburg--
June 14;
     The Sombrero Country Club, 4000 Sombrero Boulevard, 
Marathon--June 21;
     Holiday Inn Beach Side, 3841 North Roosevelt Boulevard, 
Key West--June 22.
    A public meeting also will be held in Washington, DC from 2 p.m. to 
5 p.m. in the first floor HCHB Auditorium of the U.S. Commerce Building 
on July 11, 2000.
    For the convenience of the public, these meetings will be held 
jointly with the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Detailed information for each 
public meeting will be published in local and regional newspapers in 
advance, broadcast via radio and television stations, and listed on the 
park's Webpage. Dry Tortugas National Park management and planning 
officials will attend all sessions to present the draft document, to 
receive oral and written comments, and to answer questions.
    Comments on the DGMPA/EIS should be received (or transmitted by e-
mail) no later than 60 days after publication of EPA's Federal Register 
notice. Written comments may be submitted to Superintendent Richard G. 
Ring, Everglades National Park and Dry Tortugas National Park, 40001 
State Road, 9336, Homestead, Florida 33034 or e-mailed to 
[email protected].
    All comments received will be available for public review at 
Everglades National Park. If individuals submitting comments request 
that their name and/or 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 will withhold a respondent's identity as 
allowable by law. As always, NPS will make available for public 
inspection all submissions from organizations or businesses and from 
persons identifying themselves as representatives or officials of 
organizations and businesses. Anonymous comments may not be considered.
    In addition, the document will be posted on the Dry Tortugas 
National Park Webpage (www.nps.gov/drto/). A limited number of printed 
copies will be available on request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffery Scott, Supervisory Community 
Planner, Everglades National Park, 40001 State Road 9336, Homestead, 
Florida 33034, (Phone: 305-242-7706; FAX: 305-242-7711; email: 
[email protected]).

    Dated: June 14, 2000.
Daniel W. Brown,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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