[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59536-59537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24055]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice To Extend Public Scoping Period for the Colorado River 
Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Grand Canyon National 
Park, Arizona

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice to extend the public comment period on scoping issues 
for preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the 
Colorado River Management Plan, Grand Canyon National Park.

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SUMMARY: On June 13, 2002, pursuant to the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA), the public was advised that the National Park 
Service intends to prepare an EIS for the Colorado River Management 
Plan (CRMP) for Grand Canyon National Park. Due to public interest, 
following five successful public scoping meetings in August, the agency 
will extend the written public comment period and conduct two 
additional public scoping meetings in the San Francisco/Oakland and the 
Washington, DC/Baltimore areas.

DATES: The public scoping period is being extended to November 1, 2002. 
Submissions should be in writing or by e-mail (see ADDRESSES below). 
Meeting dates and location information will be available on the CRMP 
Web site at www.nps.gov/grca/crmp.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on issues to be addressed in the EIS.CRMP 
should be sent to CRMP Project, Grand Canyon National Park, P.O. Box 
129, Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments may be submitted by any one of 
several methods. You may mail comments to CRMP Project, Grand Canyon 
National Park, P.O. Box 129, Grand Canyon, Arizona 86023. You may also 
comment via electronic mail (e-mail) to [email protected]. Please 
submit e-mail comments as a text file avoiding the use of special 
characters and any form of encryption. Please also include your name, 
e-mail address, and return address in your e-mail message. If you do 
not receive a confirmation from the system that we have received your 
Internet message, contact Linda Jalbert at 928-638-7909. Finally, you 
may hand-deliver comments to Grand Canyon National Park, or provide at 
one of the public scoping meetings. Our practice is to make comments, 
including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public 
review during regular business hours. Individuals respondents may 
request

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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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Alston, Superintendent, Grand 
Canyon National Park, (928) 638-7945.

    Dated: August 29, 2002.
Michael D. Synoes,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Service.
[FR Doc. 02-24055 Filed 9-20-02; 8:45 am]
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