[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28923-28924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13229]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement 
(GMP/EIS), Crater Lake National Park, Oregon

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 
the National Park Service is preparing an environmental impact 
statement for the general management plan for Crater Lake National 
park.
    The plan is needed to guide the protection and preservation of the 
natural and cultural environments, considering a variety of 
interpretive and recreational visitor experiences that

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enhance the enjoyment and understanding of the park resources.
    The 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 and national interests, attention will also be given to 
resources and resource issues shared by the park and its neighbors that 
affect the integrity of park resources.
    Alternatives to be considered include ``no action'' and 
alternatives addressing issues identified.
    Major issues include management of resources across jurisdictional 
boundaries, levels and appropriateness of access to resources within 
the park, accommodation of winter lake-viewing, and the adequacy of 
existing facilities to accommodate modern demands including 
administration and support functions.
    Scoping is the term given to the process by which the scope of 
issues to be addressed in the GMP/EIS is identified. Representatives of 
Federal, State and local agencies, American Indian tribes, private 
organizations and individuals from the general public who may be 
interested in or affected by the proposed GMP/EIS are invited to 
participate in the scoping process by responding to this Notice with 
written comments.
    All comments received will become part of the public record and 
copies of comments, including any names and home addresses of 
respondents, may be released for public inspection. Individual 
respondents may request that their home addresses be withheld from the 
public record, which will be honored to the extent allowable by law. 
Requests to withhold names and/or addresses must be stated prominently 
at the beginning of the comments. Anonymous comments will not be 
considered. Submissions from organizations or businesses, and from 
individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of 
organizations or businesses, will be made available for public 
inspection in their entirety.
    Because the responsibility for approving the GMP/EIS has been 
delegated to the National Park Service, the EIS is a ``delegated'' EIS. 
The responsible official is John J. Reynolds, Regional Director, 
Pacific West Region, National Park Service.

DATES: To ensure that all significant issues pertaining to the plan are 
identified, scoping comments will be accepted at the following 
locations until June 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: A scoping brochure has been prepared, that details the 
issues identified to date. Copies of that and other information 
regarding the General Management Plan and Environmental Impact 
Statement can be obtained from the Superintendent, Crater Lake National 
Park, P.O. Box 7, Hwy 62, Crater Lake, OR 97604, telephone (541) 594-
2211. Information is also available at ww.nps.gov/planning/crla. 
Written comments may also be sent to [email protected]. Written comments 
on the scope of the issues and alternatives to be analyzed in the GMP/
EIS should be received no later than May 31, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Crater Lake National 
Park, at (541) 594-2211.

    Dated: May 1, 2001.
Charles V. Lundy,
Superintendent, Crater Lake National Park.
[FR Doc. 01-13229 Filed 5-24-01; 8:45 am]
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