[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 17456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8630]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement for Lake 
Meredith National Recreation Area and Alibates Flint Quarries National 
Monument, Texas

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 
(EIS) for the general management plan for Lake Meredith National 
Recreation Area (NRA) and Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument 
(NM), Texas.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969, the National Park Service is preparing an environmental impact 
statement for the general management plan (GMP) for both the Lake 
Meredith NRA and the Alibates Flint Quarries NM. The Director, 
Intermountain Region will approve this statement. Alibates Flint 
Quarries NM is located immediately adjacent to Lake Meredith NRA. The 
national recreation area staff administers the national monument. The 
planning effort will result in a comprehensive general management plan 
for both sites that encompasses preservation of natural and cultural 
resources, visitor use and interpretation, and roads, and facilities. 
In cooperation with local interests, attention will also be given to 
resources outside the boundaries that affect the integrity of either 
site. Alternatives to be considered include no action, the preferred 
alternative and other alternatives addressing the following major 
issues:
     How can the important natural and cultural resources of 
Lake Meredith NRA and Alibates Flint Quarries NM be best protected and 
preserved, while providing for visitor use for present and future 
generations?
     What level and type of use is appropriate to be consistent 
with the purpose, and significance of both sites?
     What facilities are needed to meet the mission goals of 
both sites regarding natural and cultural resource management, visitor 
use and interpretation, partnerships, and operations?
    The National Park Service held joint public scoping meetings 
regarding the GMP during the week of May 7, 2001. The purpose of these 
meetings was to explain the planning process and to obtain comments 
concerning appropriate resource management, desired visitor use, 
interpretation, facilities; and other issues that need to be resolved. 
The public was invited to attend any or all of these meetings. The 
National Park Service is providing the public with an additional 30 
days to provide their ideas, concerns and comments on appropriate 
resource management, desired visitor use, interpretation, facilities 
and other issues that need to be resolved.
    Comments: If you wish to submit issues or provide input to the 
initial phase of developing the GMP, you may do so mailing your 
comments to Superintendent, National Park Service, Lake Meredith 
National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 1460, 419 E. Broadway, Fritch, TX 
79036. You may also comment via the Internet to 
[email protected]. Please submit Internet comments as an 
ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of 
encryption. Please also include ``Attn: GMP Team'' and your name and 
return address in your Internet message. If you do not receive a 
confirmation from the system that we have received your Internet 
message, contact Superintendent Karren Brown directly at telephone 
(806) 857-3151. Finally you may hand-deliver your comments to park 
headquarters, 419 E. Broadway, Fritch, TX 79036. Public scoping 
comments should be received no later than 30 days from the publication 
of this Notice of Intent. Our practice is to make comments, including 
names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review 
during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that 
we withhold their home addresses from the record, which we will honor 
to the extent allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name 
and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact Superintendent, National Park 
Service, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Telephone: 806-857-
3151, Fax: 806-857-2319.

    Dated: February 8, 2002.
R. Everhart,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 02-8630 Filed 4-9-02; 8:45 am]
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