[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42099-42100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14350]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement (EIS) for the General Management Plan for Little River Canyon 
National Preserve, AL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, National Park Service (NPS) policy in Director's 
Order Number 2 (Park Planning) and Director's Order Number 12 
(Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and 
Decisionmaking), the NPS will prepare an EIS for the General Management 
Plan (GMP) for Little River Canyon National Preserve. The authority for 
publishing this notice is contained in 40 CFR 1506.6.
    The NPS will conduct public scoping meetings in the local area to 
receive input from interested parties on issues, concerns, and 
suggestions pertinent to the management of Little River Canyon National 
Preserve. Suggestions and ideas for managing cultural and natural 
resource conditions and visitor experiences at the national preserve 
are encouraged. The comment period for each of these meetings will be 
announced at the meetings and will be published on the GMP web site for 
Little River Canyon National Preserve at http://www.nps.gov/sero/planning/liri_gmp/liri_info.htm.

DATES: Locations, dates, and times of public scoping meetings will be 
published in local newspapers and may also be obtained by calling 
Little River Canyon National Preserve. This information will also be 
published on the GMP Web site for Little River Canyon National 
Preserve.

ADDRESSES: Scoping suggestions should be submitted to the following 
address to ensure adequate consideration by the NPS: Superintendent, 
Little River Canyon National Preserve, 2141 Gault Avenue North, Fort 
Payne, Alabama 35967.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Little River Canyon 
National Preserve, (256) 845-9605.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS has announced that an EIS on GMPs 
will be prepared for all park units. To comply with this policy, a 
formal scoping period is announced.
    Comments are invited on any issue believed to be relevant to the 
management of Little River Canyon

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National Preserve and should be submitted to the Superintendent whose 
address is given above. Public scoping meetings will be held in the 
local area and the dates and times may be obtained from local 
newspapers or by calling Little River Canyon National Preserve. We urge 
that comments and suggestions be made in writing.
    The plan will identify desired future conditions for cultural and 
natural resources and visitor experiences for various management zones 
within Little River Canyon National Preserve. Central to these desired 
future conditions is the determination of the national preserve's 
mission, purpose, and significance. A draft GMP/EIS will be prepared 
and presented to the public for review and comment, followed by 
preparation and availability of the final GMP/EIS.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and addresses of 
respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. 
If you wish for 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 for this EIS is Patricia A. Hooks, 
Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service, 100 Alabama 
Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: May 11, 2005.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 05-14350 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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