[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 191 (Monday, October 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 58791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25255]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft 
General Management Plan/Visitor Use and Facilities Plan and the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service has prepared a Draft 
General Management Plan/Visitor Use and Facilities Plan and a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DGMP/DEIS) for Voyageurs National Park. 
Because of strong public interest in the project, the comment period 
for this document has been extended an additional 30-days.

DATES: The comment period will now end on October 23, 2000. All written 
comments should be postmarked by this date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen Przybylski, Voyageurs 
National Park, 3131 Highway 53, International Falls, MN 56649, 
telephone: 218-283-9821. E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may mail comments on the DMGP/DEIS to: 
General Management Plan, Voyageurs National Park, 3131 Highway 53, 
International Falls, MN 56649. You also may comment via e-mail to 
[email protected].
    The purpose of the General Management Plan/Visitor Use and 
Facilities Plan is to set forth the basic management philosophy for the 
Park and to provide the strategies for addressing issues and achieving 
identified management objectives. The DGMP/DEIS describes and analyzes 
the environmental impacts of a proposed action and two action 
alternatives for the future management direction of the Park. A no 
action alternative is also evaluated.
    The initial Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notice of 
availability for this document appeared in the Federal Register on June 
23, 2000 (65 FR 39146). An amended EPA notice reflecting the first 30-
day extension for public comment was published in the Federal Register 
on August 11, 2000 (65 FR 49237).

    September 22, 2000.
Catherine A. Damon,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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