[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61362-61363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-26604]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway; Environmental Impact 
Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service, Minnesota Department of Natural 
Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the final cooperative management 
plan/final environmental impact statement for the Lower St. Croix 
National Scenic Riverway, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service, Minnesota Department of 
Natural Resources, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 
announce the availability of the final cooperative management plan/
final environmental impact statement (FCMP/FEIS) for the Lower St. 
Croix National Scenic Riverway.
    The purpose of the cooperative management plan is to set forth the 
basic management philosophy for the riverway and to provide the 
strategies for addressing issues and achieving

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identified management objectives. The FCMP/FEIS describes and analyzes 
the environmental impacts of a proposed action and four action 
alternatives for the future management direction of the riverway. The 
FCMP/FEIS also evaluates a preferred management structure and two 
management structure options for the riverway. No action alternatives 
are evaluated for both management direction and management structure.
    The responsible officials are Mr. William Schenk, Midwest Regional 
Director, National Park Service; Mr. Allen Garber, Commissioner, 
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; and Mr. George Meyer, 
Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

DATES: The no-action period on this FEIS will expire 30 days after the 
Environmental Protection Agency has published a notice of availability 
of the FEIS in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FCMP/FEIS are available by request by writing 
the Superintendent, Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, P.O. Box 
708, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024-0708, by telephone at 715-483-3284, 
extension 625 or by e-mail from [email protected]. The 
document can be picked-up in person at the Lower St. Croix National 
Scenic Riverway headquarters at 401 Hamilton Street North, St. Croix 
Falls, WI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Lower St. Croix 
National Scenic Riverway at the address and telephone listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway 
is a narrow corridor that runs for 52 miles along the boundary of 
Minnesota and Wisconsin, from St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls to the 
confluence with the Mississippi River at Prescott/Point Douglas. The 
National Park Service manages a portion of the upper 27 miles of lands 
and waters of this corridor. The states of Minnesota and Wisconsin 
administer the lower 25 miles. The states and the federal government 
jointly conduct planning for the riverway.
    The Draft Cooperative Management Plan and Draft Environmental 
Impact Statement (DCMP/DEIS) for the Lower St. Croix National Scenic 
Riverway was released to the public on September 17, 1999. The public 
comment period ended November 30, 1999. About 650 copies of the 
document were distributed during this period. The managing agencies 
received almost 900 written responses during the public review period.
    Modifications to the DGMP/DEIS have been made based on public 
comment received and on further impact analysis.

    Dated: October 5, 2000.
William W. Schenk,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 00-26604 Filed 10-16-00; 8:45 am]
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