[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 107 (Monday, June 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 29983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13963]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for 
Olympic National Park, Washington

AGENCY: National Park Service; DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
for the General Management Plan, Olympic National Park, Washington.

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SUMMARY: In Accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Public Law 91-190), the Olympic 
National Park is initiating an environmental impact analysis process to 
identify and assess potential impacts of alternative management 
concepts for future management of the Olympic National Park. Notice is 
hereby given that the National Park Service will prepare a general 
management plan and environmental impact statement (GMP/EIS).
    Olympic National Park will identify and analyze a range of 
alternatives so as to evaluate differing management options for 
resource protection, visitor use, access, operations, facility 
development, and land protection for the area. As a conceptual 
framework for formulating these alternatives, the purpose of the park 
and associated significant cultural and natural resources, wilderness 
values, and major visitor experiences will be specified.

Comments

    All interested persons, organizations, and agencies wishing to 
provide initial scoping comments about issues or concerns that should 
be addressed during the GMP/EIS process may send such information to 
the Superintendent, Olympic National Park, 600 East Park Ave., Port 
Angeles, Washington 98362-9798. Written comments should be postmarked 
no later that September 30, 2001.
    In addition, several public scoping sessions will be held after 
publication of this Notice, affording an additional early comment 
opportunity. Locations, dates, and times of these meetings will be 
provided in local and regional newspapers, a scoping newsletter to be 
mailed in late July 2001, and via the Internet at www.nps.gov/olmy/home.htm or www.nps.gov/planning/index.htm. Inquiries regarding public 
meetings may be directed to the contact listed below.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Olympic National Park, 
600 East Park Ave., Port Angeles, Washington 98362-9798; telephone 
(360) 565-3001.

    Dated: May 1, 2001.
Rory D. Westberg,
Superintendent, Columbia Cascades Support Office, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 01-13963 Filed 6-1-01; 8:45 am]
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