[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 109 (Monday, June 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31839-31840]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12743]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan, Chattahoochee River National 
Recreation Area, GA

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(c), the National Park Service 
announces the availability of a draft Environmental Impact Statement 
and General Management Plan (DEIS/GMP) for the Chattahoochee River 
National Recreation Area, Georgia. This notice is being published in 
accordance with 40 CFR 1506.6.
    The DEIS/GMP evaluates four alternatives for the park. The document 
describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of three action 
alternatives and a no-action action alternative. The no-action 
alternative would continue current management practices into the 
future. When approved, the plan will guide management actions during 
the next 15-20 years.

DATES: The National Park Service will accept comments from the public 
on the draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for 
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days after publication of this notice. Public meetings have not been 
scheduled at this time but are anticipated to be conducted at various 
locations in the vicinity of the National Recreational Area during late 
spring of 2004. Public notice of the specific dates, times, and 
locations of the meetings will be provided in a newsletter, announced 
in local media, and posted on the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/chat/pphtml/news.html. Representatives of the National Park Service will be 
available at the public meeting to receive comments, concerns, and 
other input from the public related to the DEIS/GMP.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS/GMP are available from the 
Superintendent, Kevin Cheri, Chattahoochee River National Recreation 
Area, 1978 Island Ford Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30350-3400. Public 
reading copies of the DEIS/GMP will also be available for review at the 
following locations:
     Office of the Superintendent, Chattahoochee River National 
Recreation Area, 1978 Island Ford Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30350-3400. 
Telephone: 678-538-1210.
     Division of Planning and Compliance, Southeast Regional 
Office, National Park Service, Attention: David Libman, 100 Alabama 
Street, 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Telephone: 404-562-3124, 
ext. 685.
     An electronic copy of DEIS/GMP is available for download 
in .pdf format on the Internet at http://planning.nps.gov/plans.cfm 
under the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Cheri, Superintendent, 
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, 1978 Island Ford Parkway, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30350-3400. Telephone: 678-538-1210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment, you may submit your 
comments by any one of several methods. You may mail comments to 
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Superintendent, 1978 
Island Ford Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30350-3400.
    You may also comment via the Internet by going to the Chattahoochee 
River NRA Web site at http://www.nps.gov/chat and selecting the 
``Contact Us'' link. Please submit Internet comments as a plain text 
file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. 
Please also include ``Attn: General Management Plan Team'' and your 
name and return address in your Internet message. If you do not receive 
a confirmation from the system that we have received your Internet 
message, contact the park directly at Chattahoochee River National 
Recreation Area, Phone 678-538-1210. Finally, you may hand-deliver 
comments to the Superintendent, Chattahoochee River NRA at 1978 Island 
Ford Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30350-3400.
    Please note that names and addresses of people who comment become 
part of the public record. Anonymous comments will not be considered. 
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 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 for this Environmental Impact Statement is 
Patricia A. Hooks, Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park 
Service, 100 Alabama Street, SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 
30303.

    Dated: April 12, 2004.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 04-12743 Filed 6-4-04; 8:45 am]
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