[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19099-19100]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7144]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 
Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan, Guadalupe Mountains National 
Park.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability 
of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Draft General 
Management Plan for Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas.

DATES: The National Park Service will accept comments on the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement from the public for 60 days from the 
date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the Notice of 
Availability. Public meetings will be scheduled during the 60 day 
review period.
    These meetings will be announced in the local media, on the park's 
Web site at http://www.nps.gumo/, and via the NPS park planning Web 
site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov. Interested persons may also 
contact the park's headquarters at 915-828-3251.

ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public review and comment 
online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov, in the office of the 
Superintendent, John Lujan, Guadalupe Mountains National Park 
Headquarters, 400 Pine Springs Canyon, Salt Flats, Texas, by calling 
915-828-3251, and at the following locations: Culberson County Court 
House, 300 La Caverna Drive, Van Horn, Texas 79855; Carlsbad Public 
Library, 101 South Halagueno Street, Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220; El 
Paso Public Library, Government Documents, 501 N. Oregon Street, El 
Paso, Texas 79901; Dell City ISD Library, 110 North Main Street, Dell 
City, Texas 79837; Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Administrative 
Office,

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3225 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Lujan, Superintendent, Guadalupe 
Mountains National Park, 400 Pine Springs Canyon, Salt Flats, Texas 
79847-9400, or at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The general management plan will guide 
management of Guadalupe Mountains National Park for the next fifteen to 
twenty years. The draft general management plan considers four 
alternatives--a no-action alternative and three action alternatives, 
including the National Park Service preferred alternative. The no-
action alternative would extend existing conditions and management 
trends into the future. The preferred alternative would emphasize 
wilderness values and the restoration of ecosystem processes while 
expanding some opportunities for visitors to enjoy easier access to 
park settings than currently exist. Alternative B would promote 
wilderness values and restoration of natural ecosystem processes while 
providing improved visitor experiences in the existing developed 
settings. Alternative C would expand opportunities for visitors to 
enjoy easier access to a range of park settings and disperse park 
facilities more widely throughout the park. If you wish to comment, you 
may submit your comments by any one of several methods. You may mail 
comments to John Lujan, Superintendent, Guadalupe Mountains National 
Park, 400 Pine Springs Canyon, Salt Flats, Texas 79847-9400. You may 
also comment via the Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov. If you do 
not receive a confirmation from the system that we have received your 
Internet message, contact us directly at 915-828-3251 x 0. Finally, you 
may hand-deliver comments to Guadalupe Mountains National Park 
Headquarters, 400 Pine Springs Canyon, Salt Flats, Texas 79847-9400. 
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other 
personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware 
that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: February 7, 2008.
Michael D. Snyder,
Regional Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E8-7144 Filed 4-7-08; 8:45 am]
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