[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 48622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20752]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Availability of the Draft General Management Plan/Wilderness 
Study/Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Pictured Rocks National 
Lakeshore

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the 
availability of a Draft General Management Plan/Wilderness Study/Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Pictured Rocks National 
Lakeshore (PIRO), Michigan.

DATES: There will be a 90-day public review period for comments on this 
document. Comments on the Draft EIS must be received no later than 90 
days after the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its notice of 
availability in the Federal Register. Consistent with section 3(d)(1) 
of the Wilderness Act, two public hearings will be held on the draft 
wilderness study on August 26, from 7-8 p.m. in Munising, Michigan, and 
August 27, from 7-8 p.m. in Grand Marais, Michigan. In Munising, the 
meeting will be held in the Community Room of the Munising Community 
Credit Union at 200 East State Highway M-28. In Grand Marais, the 
meeting will be held in the Gymnasium of the Burt Township Public 
School located at 27 Colwell Street.
    In addition, public open houses for information about, or to make 
comment on, the General Management Plan/Wilderness Study/Draft EIS will 
be held in the region during the comment period. These open houses are 
scheduled as follows:
    August 25: Marquette, Michigan--6 p.m.-8 p.m.--Open House on GMP/
WS: Marquette Room, Northern Michigan University, Don H. Bottum 
University Center, 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, Michigan.
    August 26: Munising, Michigan--5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.--Open House on GMP/
WS: 7 p.m.-8 p.m.--Hearing on Wilderness: Community Room, Munising 
Community Credit Union, 200 East State Highway M-28, Munising, 
Michigan.
    August 27: Grand Marais, Michigan--5:30 p.m.-7 p.m.--Open House on 
GMP/WS: 7 p.m.-8 p.m.--Hearing on Wilderness: Gymnasium, Burt Township 
Public School, 27 Colwell Avenue, Grand Marais, Michigan.
    August 28: Lansing, Michigan--12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.--Open House on 
GMP/WS: Holiday Inn South Convention Center, 6820 South Cedar Street, 
Lansing, Michigan.
    August 28, Novi, Michigan--6 p.m.-8 p.m.--Open House on GMP/WS: 
DoubleTree Hotel Novi, 2700 Sheraton Drive, Novi, Michigan.
    These open houses will be announced in the local media and the 
park's Web site. Information about meeting times and places will be 
available by contacting the park's headquarters at 906-387-2607, or 
visiting the park's Web site at http://www.nps.gov/piro/gmp.htm.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft General Management Plan/Wilderness 
Study/Draft EIS are available by request by writing to Karen Gustin, 
Superintendent, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, P.O. Box 40, 
Munising, MI 49862-0040, by phone 906-387-2607, or by e-mail message at 
[email protected]. The document can be picked-up in person at the 
park's headquarters at N8391 Sand Point Road, Munising, MI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Gustin, Superintendent, Pictured 
Rocks National Lakeshore, or by calling 906-387-2607.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this wilderness study is to 
determine if and where lands and waters within PIRO should be proposed 
for wilderness designation. The study identifies two possible 
wilderness configurations within the park, including a no wilderness 
alternative, and evaluates their effects. Based on the findings of this 
study, a formal wilderness proposal may be submitted to the Director of 
the NPS for approval and subsequent consideration by the Department of 
the Interior, the President of the United States, and Congress.
    Persons wishing to comment may do so by any one of several methods. 
They may attend the public hearing or open houses noted above. They may 
mail comments to Karen Gustin, Superintendent, Pictured Rocks National 
Lakeshore, P.O. Box 40, Munising, MI 49862-0040, or call the 
Superintendent at 906-387-2607. They also may comment via e-mail to 
[email protected] (include name and return address in the e-mail 
message). Finally, they may hand-deliver comments to park headquarters 
at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, N8391 Sand Point Road, Munising, 
MI 49862-0040.
    The NPS practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular 
business hours. Individual respondents may request 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 identify, 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. However, we will not 
consider 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.
    The responsible official is Mr. Ernest Quintana, Acting Regional 
Director, Midwest Region.

    Dated: July 9, 2003.
Ernest Quintana,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 03-20752 Filed 8-13-03; 8:45 am]
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