[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 80 (Thursday, April 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20545-20546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10134]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 
Tonto National Monument, Arizona

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Availability of draft environmental impact statement and 
general management plan for Tonto National Monument.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the 
availability of a draft Environmental Impact Statement and

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General Management Plan (DEIS/GMP) for Tonto National Monument, 
Arizona.

DATES: The DEIS/GMP will remain available for public review for sixty 
calendar days from the published date of this Notice of Availability. 
If any public meetings are held concerning the DEIS/GMP, they will be 
announced at a later date.
    Comments: If you wish to comment, you may submit your comments by 
any one of several methods. You may mail comments to Superintendent, 
Tonto National Monument, HC02, Box 4602, Roosevelt, AZ 85545. You may 
also comment via the Internet to http://www.nps.gov/planning/tont. If 
you do not receive a confirmation from the system that we have received 
your Internet message, contact us directly at Superintendent, Tonto 
National Monument, (928) 467-2241. Finally, you may hand-deliver 
comments to Tonto National Monument, HC02, Roosevelt, AZ 85545. 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 address 
from the record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. 
There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the 
record a respondent's identity, as 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. 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.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS/GMP are available from the 
Superintendent, Tonto National Monument, HC02, Box 4602, Roosevelt, AZ 
85545. Public reading copies of the DEIS/GMP will be available for 
review at the following locations:

Office of the Superintendent, Tonto National Monument, State Route 188, 
30 miles west of Globe, AZ, Roosevelt, AZ 85545, Telephone: (928) 467-
2241.

Planning and Environmental Quality, Intermountain Support Office--
Denver, National Park Service, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO 
80228, Telephone: (303) 969-2851.

Office of Public Affairs, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior, 18th and C Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20240, Telephone: 
(202) 208-6843.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Draft General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement describes and analyzes alternatives for 
the management of Tonto National Monument over the next ten to fifteen 
years. Four alternatives were considered--a no-action and three action 
alternatives including the National Park Service (NPS) proposal. The 
NPS proposal would construct a new administrative facility within 
monument boundaries to improve staff needs and remodel the existing 
visitor center to increase visitor orientation and education 
opportunities. The management of cultural and natural resources would 
also improve with more staff and the information needed to conduct 
preservation programs. The DEIS/GMP in particular evaluates the 
environmental consequences of the proposed action and the other 
alternatives on impacts to archeological and historical resources, 
long-term health of natural ecosystems, visitor experiences, economic 
contribution to local communities, adjacent landowners, and operational 
efficiency. The draft plan also describes cumulative effects for each 
alternative.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Tonto National 
Monument, HC02, Box 4602, Roosevelt, AZ 85545 Phone: (928) 467-2241.

    Dated: March 14, 2002.
Michael Synder,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
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