[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 67166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25355]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Plan of Operations and 
Environmental Assessment for a 30-day public review at Cuyahoga Valley 
National Park, Summit County, Ohio.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS), in accordance with Section 
9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations has received 
from Medina Fuel Company, Inc., a Plan of Operations to Conduct 
Geophysical (seismic) Testing within Camp Manatoc Boy Scout Reservation 
for the purpose of developing future oil/gas wells within the camp. A 
plan of operations describes the proposed operation, including the 
equipment, methods and materials to be used in the operation, 
mitigation measures to protect park resources and values and 
environmental conditions in the vicinity of the site, and environmental 
impacts of the proposed operation. When approved, the plan of 
operations serves as the operator's permit to conduct operations in a 
park. Camp Manatoc is private property located within Cuyahoga Valley 
National Park, just east of Peninsula, Ohio. The proposed plan of 
operation is subject to the existing Deed of Preservation and 
Conservation Easement between the Boy Scouts of America and the 
National Park Service at Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Under the 
provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the 
National Park Service has prepared an Environmental Assessment which 
evaluates potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed 
geophysical operation located within the park.

DATES: The above documents are available for public review and comment 
for a period of 30 days from the publication date of this notice in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The Plan of Operations and Environmental Assessment are 
available for public review and comment in the Office of the 
Superintendent, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 15610 Vaughn Road, 
Brecksville, Ohio. Copies of the Plan of Operations are available, for 
a duplication fee, from the Superintendent, Cuyahoga Valley National 
Park, 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meg Plona, Biologist, Cuyahoga Valley 
National Park, 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141. Telephone: 
(330) 342-0764, e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to submit comments about this 
document within the 30 days, mail them to the address provided above, 
hand deliver them to the park at the street address provided above, or 
electronically file them to the e-mail address provided above. Our 
practice is to make the public comments we receive in response to 
planning documents, including names and home addresses of respondents, 
available for public review during regular business hours. 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. 
Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address 
from the public record, and we will honor such requests to the extent 
allowable by law. If you wish to withhold your name and/or address, you 
must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment.

    Dated: July 12, 2004.
John P. Debo, Jr.,
Superintendent, Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
[FR Doc. 04-25355 Filed 11-15-04; 8:45 am]
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