[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 164 (Wednesday, August 25, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 52306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19391]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Draft Environmental Impact Statement for General Management Plan; 
Middle and South Forks Kings River Wild and Scenic River Comprehensive 
Management Plan; North Fork Kern River Wild and Scenic River 
Comprehensive Management Plan; Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 
Tulare and Fresno Counties, CA; Notice of Extension of Public Comment 
Period

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190 as amended), the National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement assessing potential impacts of alternative approaches for 
future management of Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, in 
central California. The original public comment period has been 
extended an additional two months from the original August 5, 2004 
deadline.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested individuals, organizations, and 
agencies are encouraged to provide written comments--to be considered 
any response must now be postmarked (or electronically transmitted) no 
later than October 6, 2004.
    All responses should be addressed to the Superintendent, Sequoia 
and Kings Canyon National Parks, 47050 Generals Highway, Three Rivers, 
CA 93271 (or submitted by e-mail to [email protected]). If 
individuals submitting comments request that their name or/and address 
be withheld from public disclosure, it will be honored to the extent 
allowable by law. Such requests must be stated prominently in the 
beginning of the comments. There also may be circumstances wherein the 
NPS will withhold a respondent's identity as allowable by law. As 
always: NPS will make available to public inspection all submissions 
from organizations or businesses and from persons identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations and 
businesses; and, anonymous comments may not be considered.
    To obtain a copy of the DEIS please contact the park at (559) 565-
3101. Ten public meetings will be held throughout the state from July 
14 to July 22; full details are available by phone or via the internet 
at http://www.nps.gov/seki/pphtml/documents.html, click on Management 
Documents.

    Dated: July 14, 2004.
Martha K. Leicester,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 04-19391 Filed 8-24-04; 8:45 am]
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