[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 86 (Friday, May 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22448-22449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11047]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Public Meetings on Preliminary Alternatives for the 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Exit Glacier Area Plan, Kenai 
Fjords National Park, Alaska

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public meetings on preliminary alternatives for the 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Exit Glacier Area Plan, Kenai 
Fjords National Park, Alaska.

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SUMMARY: A notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement (EIS) for the Exit Glacier Area Plan at Kenai Fjords National 
Park was published in Federal Register Volume 66, Number 145 on July 
27, 2001. The formal scoping period for the plan/EIS closed March 31, 
2002. Based on the scoping comments received, the National Park Service 
(NPS) has developed preliminary alternatives for the plan/EIS. The 
comment period for the preliminary alternatives will extend until July 
1, 2002. The NPS will hold public meetings in Seward, Soldotna, and 
Anchorage, Alaska, to provide opportunities for dialogue about the

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preliminary alternatives. There will be short presentations to 
familiarize the public with the alternatives and then an opportunity to 
interact with members of the Exit Glacier planning team. The meeting 
schedule and locations are:

May 29--Seward, Kenai Fjords National Park Visitor Center, 1212 4th 
Avenue (at small boat harbor), Open House from noon to 8 p.m., 
Presentations at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
June 3--Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula Borough Building, 144 N. Binkley 
Street, Public Meeting from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Presentation at 6:30 
p.m.
June 6--Anchorage, National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office, 2525 
Gambell Street, 3rd floor conference room, Public Meeting from 6 p.m. 
to 8:30 p.m., Presentation at 6:30 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eveline Martin, Interdisciplinary Team 
Leader, Kenai Fjords National Park, PO Box 1727, Seward, AK 99664. E-
mail [email protected]. Telephone (907) 224-3175. Fax (907) 224-
2144.

    Dated: April 5, 2002.
Robert L. Arnberger,
Alaska NPS Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 02-11047 Filed 5-2-02; 8:45 am]
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