[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 223 (Wednesday, November 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 65313]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28842]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Plan of Operations and Environmental Assessment for Seismic 
Exploration, Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the plan of operations and 
environmental assessment for Seismic Exploration within the Big Sandy 
Creek, Menard Creek Corridor, and Hickory Creek Savannah Units of Big 
Thicket National Preserve, Polk, Hardin and Tyler Counties, Texas.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service, in accordance with subsection 
9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, part 9, subpart 
B, has received from Seismic Assistants, Ltd., a Plan of Operations for 
seismic exploration within Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas. The 
Plan of Operations and accompanying Environmental Assessment are 
available for public review and comment.

DATES: The National Park Service will accept comments from the public 
on the Plan of Operations and Environmental Assessment for 30 days 
after publication of this notice. No public meetings are scheduled at 
this time.

ADDRESSES: The Plan of Operations and Environmental Assessment will be 
available for public review and comment in the office of the 
Superintendent, Big Thicket National Preserve, 3785 Milam Street, 
Beaumont, Texas. Copies can be requested from the Superintendent, Big 
Thicket National Preserve, 3785 Milam Street, Beaumont, Texas 77701 or 
by calling (409) 839-2689.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Hutter, Acting Chief, Division of 
Resources Management, Big Thicket National Preserve, 3785 Milam Street, 
Beaumont, Texas 77701, (409) 839-2689, Extension 232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment, you may mail 
comments to the Superintendent, Big Thicket National Preserve, at the 
above street address. You may also hand deliver comments to the 
superintendent at the same address. 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.

    Dated: September 23, 2003.
Michael D. Snyder,
Deputy Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 03-28842 Filed 11-18-03; 8:45 am]
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