[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47852-47853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16081]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument General Management 
Plan

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 and National Park Service policy in Director's Order 
Number 2 (Park Planning) and Director's Order Number 12 (Conservation 
Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and Decision-making) the 
National Park Service announces the availability of a Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan (DEIS/GMP) for 
the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Florida. 
The authority for publishing this notice is contained in 40 CFR 1506.6.
    The document provides a framework for management, use, and 
development options for the national monument by the National Park 
Service for the next 15-20 years. The document describes four 
management alternatives for consideration, including a no-action 
alternative that continues current management policies, and analyzes 
the environmental impacts of those alternatives. The Castillo de San 
Marcos National Monument is located on Matanzas Bay, adjacent to the 
historic district of St. Augustine, Florida.

DATES: There will be a 60-day comment period beginning with the 
Environmental Protection Agency's publication of its notice of 
availability in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS are available by contacting the Park 
Superintendent at Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, 1 South 
Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida 32084. An electronic copy of the 
DEIS is available on the Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Park Service held public and 
stakeholder meetings and consulting party meetings as outlined in 36 
CFR

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800.3 to gather advice and feedback on desired outcomes for the future 
management of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. The 
meetings assisted the National Park Service in developing alternatives 
for managing the cultural and natural resources and for creating 
interpretive and educational programs. Responses from the meetings were 
incorporated into the alternatives described in the plan.
    Following the public comment period, all comments will be available 
for public review during regular business hours. 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 their name and/or home address be withheld 
from the rule-making record. The National Park Service will honor these 
requests to the extent allowed by law. If you wish 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gordie Wilson, (904) 829-6506, 
extension 221, or David Libman (404) 562-3124, extension 685.
    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: July 18, 2005.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 05-16081 Filed 8-12-05; 8:45 am]
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