[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31359-31360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13242]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[9921-9855-409]


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement on 
a General Management Plan Amendment/Wilderness Study for Lake Clark 
National Park and Preserve

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332(C)), and the Wilderness Act of 1964 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et 
seq.), the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an environmental 
impact statement for a general management plan amendment, including a 
wilderness study, for Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska. 
The environmental impact statement will be approved by the Regional 
Director, Alaska Region.
    The general management plan amendment will establish the overall 
direction for both the park and preserve (referred to hereafter as the 
park), setting broad management goals for managing the area during the 
next 15 to 20 years. The plan will prescribe desired resource 
conditions and visitor experiences that are to be achieved and 
maintained throughout the park based on such factors as the park's 
purpose, significance, special mandates, the body of laws and policies 
directing park management, resource analysis, and the range of public 
expectations and concerns. The plan also will outline the kinds of 
resource management activities, visitor activities, and developments 
that would be appropriate in the park in the future. In addition, the 
plan will generally address visitor-use related issues and provide 
management direction for the three designated wild rivers within the 
park. The wilderness study will evaluate portions of Lake Clark 
National Park and Preserve for possible designation as wilderness. The 
wilderness study will be included as part of the general management 
plan.
    A range of reasonable alternatives for managing the park will be 
developed through this planning process and will include, at a minimum, 
a no-action and an NPS-preferred alternative. Major issues the plan 
will address include: Visitor access and use of the park; the adequacy 
and sustainability of existing visitor facilities and park operations; 
and the management of wilderness, natural and cultural resources, 
commercial services, and cabins. The environmental impact statement 
will evaluate the potential environmental impacts of the alternative 
management approaches and the possible designation of wilderness within 
the park.
    All interested persons, organizations, and agencies are encouraged 
to submit comments and suggestions on issues and concerns that should 
be addressed in the general management plan amendment/wilderness study/
environmental impact statement, and the range of appropriate 
alternatives that should be examined.

DATES: Public scoping will begin in Spring 2011 via a newsletter to 
state and federal agencies; associated American Indian tribes; 
associated Native corporations; neighboring communities; borough 
commissioners; local organizations, researchers and institutions; the 
congressional delegation; and other interested members of the public. 
Public scoping meetings regarding the general management plan amendment 
will be held in Spring 2011 in Anchorage, Soldotna, and Homer and in 
the resident zone communities of Port Alsworth, Nondalton, Pedro Bay, 
and Newhalen. Specific dates, times, and locations will be announced in 
the local media, on the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/lacl, and will 
also be available by contacting the park/preserve headquarters. In 
addition to attending the scoping meetings, people wishing to provide 
input may mail or e-mail comments to the park/preserve at the address 
below.
    Written comments concerning the scope of the general management 
plan amendment/wilderness study/environmental impact statement will be 
accepted for 60 days from the publication of this notice.

ADDRESSES: Comments on issues and opportunities associated with the 
plan may be submitted by several methods. You may comment via the 
Internet to http://parkplanning.nps.gov/lacl. You may also mail or 
hand-deliver comments to Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, 240 W. 
5th Avenue, Suite 236, Anchorage, AK 99501. Requests to be added to the 
mailing list should be directed to the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Hard, Superintendent, Lake Clark 
National Park and Preserve, 240 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 236, Anchorage, AK 
99501 at the address above. Telephone: 907-644-3626. General 
information about Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is available on 
the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/lacl.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Sue E. Masica,
Regional Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2011-13242 Filed 5-27-11; 8:45 am]
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