[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 10740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4008]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Draft Environmental Impact Statement General Management Plan; 
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area; Notice of Extension of 
Public Comment Period

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Sec. 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190 as amended), the National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement assessing potential impacts of alternative approaches for 
future management of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation 
Area, in southern California. The original 60-day public comment period 
has been extended an additional month from the original February 28, 
2001 deadline.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested individuals, organizations, and 
agencies are encouraged to provide written comments--to be considered 
any response must now be postmarked no later than May 31, 2000.
    All responses should be addressed to the Superintendent, Santa 
Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, 401 West Hillcrest Dr., 
Thousand Oaks, California 91360-4207. 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 will 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.
    To obtain a copy of the DEIS please contact the park at (805) 370-
2341. Five public meetings will be held in the area during February 5-
9, 2001; full details are available by phone or via the internet at 
www.nps.gov/samo.

    Dated: January 23, 2001.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 01-4008 Filed 2-15-01; 8:45 am]
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