[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 51456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-25141]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Environmental Statements; Notice of Intent; Castillo de San 
Marcos National Monument, FL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan for Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service will prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement on the General Management Plan for Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument. The statement will assess potential environmental 
impacts associated with various types and levels of visitor use and 
resources management within the National Monument. This General 
Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement are being prepared 
in response to the requirements of the National Parks and Recreation 
Act of 1978, Public Law 95-625, and in accord with Director's Order 
Number 2, the planning guidance for National Park Service units that 
became effective May 27, 1998. The National Park Service will conduct 
public scoping meetings in the local area to receive input from 
interested parties on issues, concerns, and suggestions pertinent to 
the management of Castillo de San Marcos. Suggestions and ideas for 
managing the cultural and natural resources and visitor experiences at 
Castillo de San Marcos are encouraged. The comment period for each of 
these meetings will be announced at the meetings and will be published 
on the Castillo de San Marcos General Management Plan web site at 
http://www.nps.gov/casa.

DATES: Locations, dates, and times of public scoping meetings will be 
published in local newspapers and may also be obtained by contacting 
the National Park Service Southeast Regional Office, Division of 
Planning and Compliance. This information will also be published on the 
General Management Plan web site for Castillo de San Marcos.

ADDRESSES: Scoping suggestions should be submitted to the following 
address to ensure adequate consideration by the Service: 
Superintendent, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, 1 South 
Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida, 32084. Telephone 904-829-6506, 
ext. 221.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Castillo de San Marcos 
National Monument, 1 South Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida, 
32084. Telephone 904-829-6506, ext. 221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft and Final General Management Plan 
Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement will be made available to 
all known interested parties and appropriate agencies. Full public 
participation by federal, state, and local agencies as well as other 
concerned organizations and private citizens is invited throughout the 
preparation process of this document.
    Due to public disclosure requirements, the National Park Service, 
if requested, is required to make the names and addresses of those who 
submit written comments public. Anonymous comments will not be 
considered. However, individual respondents may request that we 
withhold their names and addresses from the public record. If you wish 
to withhold your name and/or address, you must state that request 
prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will make all 
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
    The responsible official for the Environmental Impact Statement is 
Jerry Belson, Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park 
Service, 100 Alabama Street SW, 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: August 6, 2001.
W. Thomas Brown,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 01-25141 Filed 10-5-01; 8:45 am]
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