[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71980-71981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30490]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Environmental Statement; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of Availability for public review of a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the General Management Plan 
Amendment (GMPA) for Biscayne National Park in the State of Florida.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared a draft 
Environmental Impact Statement on the General Management Plan Amendment 
for Biscayne National Park. The statement evaluates potential 
environmental impacts associated with various management alternatives 
for the preservation and use of 7 structures collectively known as 
Stiltsville in the northern portion of Biscayne Bay within the National 
Park. This GMPA and EIS have been 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 NPS has conducted public scoping meetings in the local area 
to receive input from interested parties on issues, concerns, and 
suggestions pertinent to the management of the Stiltsville area of 
Biscayne National Park. The comment period for this draft GMPA/EIS will 
be 60 days from the publication of the Environmental Protection 
Agency's Notice of Availability in the Federal Register.
    Please note that 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. 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. Anonymous comments will be included in the public record. 
However, the National Park Service is not legally required to consider 
or respond to anonymous comments. 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.

DATES: Two public meetings will be conducted to receive comments on the 
draft EIS for the GMPA. On Monday, December 16, 2002, a meeting will be 
held at Keys Gate Golf and Tennis Club, 2300 Palm Drive, Homestead, 
Florida from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. On Tuesday, December 17, 2002, a 
meeting will be held at the Renaissance Ballroom, 5910 SW 8 Street, 
Miami, Florida from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the EIS should be submitted to the following 
address to ensure adequate consideration by the Service: 
Superintendent, Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW. 328th Street, 
Homestead, Florida, 33033-5634 or by email, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Biscayne National 
Park, 9700 SW. 328th Street, Homestead, Florida, 33033-5634, (305) 230-
1144, ext. 3002.

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.
    The responsible official for this Environmental Impact Statement is 
Patricia A. Hooks, Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region, National 
Park Service, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 
30303.

    Dated: September 26, 2002.
Jerre Brumbelow,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 02-30490 Filed 12-2-02; 8:45 am]
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