[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 203 (Friday, October 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 62012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17558]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 National Park Service


 Notice of Availability for the Final General Management Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement for the North Unit of Badlands National 
Park, SD

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the 
availability of the Final General Management Plan and Environmental 
Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Badlands National Park--North Unit.

DATES: The NPS will execute a record of decision (ROD) no sooner than 
30 days following the publication of a notice of availability for the 
final GMP/EIS in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection 
Agency.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final GMP/EIS are available upon request by 
writing the Superintendent, Badlands National Park, P.O. Box 6, 
Interior, South Dakota 57750-0006. The document is also available to be 
picked up at park headquarters located at Cedar Pass in Interior, South 
Dakota. In addition, the final GMP/EIS is available on the Internet at: 
http://parkplanning.nps.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Paige Baker, P.O. Box 
6, Interior, South Dakota 57750-0006, telephone 605-433-5280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS prepared a Draft GMP/EIS for 
Badlands National Park and made it available for public review for 90 
days (September 2005 to January 2006), during which time the NPS 
distributed over 300 copies of the draft. The draft was available at 
the Badlands National Park and on the Internet. A total of 17 written 
comments were received, and 25 participants attended 3 open houses. The 
general opinion from the public comment period is that the correct path 
to pursue for future management of the Badlands National Park is the 
preferred alternative, Alternative B. Comments from individuals and 
public agencies did not require the addition of other alternatives, 
significantly alter existing alternatives, or make changes to the 
impact analysis of the effects of any alternative.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names, home addresses, 
home phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of respondents available for 
public review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold 
their names and/or home addresses, etc., but if you wish us to consider 
withholding this information you must state this prominently at the 
beginning of your comments. In addition, you must present a rationale 
for withholding this information. This rationale must demonstrate that 
disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy. 
Unsupported assertions will not meet this burden. In the absence of 
exceptional, documentable circumstances, this information will be 
released. We will always make submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives of or officials of organizations or businesses, 
available for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: September 1, 2006.
Ernest Quintana,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
 [FR Doc. E6-17558 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]
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