[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 51395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21088]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[5017-7152-409]


Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management 
Plan (DEIS/GMP), Canaveral National Seashore, FL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan (DEIS/GMP), Canaveral 
National Seashore (Seashore).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 the NPS announces the availability of a DEIS/GMP for 
Canaveral National Seashore, Florida.
    The document provides a framework for management, use, and 
development options for the Seashore by the NPS for the next 15 to 20 
years. It describes four management alternatives for consideration, 
including a No-Action Alternative that continues current management 
policies and the NPS's preferred alternative. The document analyzes the 
environmental impacts of the alternatives.

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

ADDRESSES: Copies of the DEIS/GMP are available by contacting the Park 
Superintendent at Canaveral National Seashore, 212 S. Washington 
Avenue, Titusville, Florida 32796-3553; telephone: 321-267-1110. An 
electronic copy of the DEIS/GMP is available on the Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There will be a 60-day comment period 
beginning with the Environmental Protection Agency's publication of 
this notice of availability in the Federal Register. If you wish to 
comment on the DEIS/GMP, you may submit your comments by any one of 
several methods. You may mail comments to the Superintendent at the 
address shown above. You may also submit a comment via the Internet at 
http://parkplanning.nps.gov. Finally, you may present your comments in 
person at the public meetings to be held during the public review 
period in and around the Seashore.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, please be 
advised 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 from public review your personal 
identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do 
so.
    The DEIS/GMP presents three management alternatives for the 
Seashore in addition to the no-action alternative. The four 
alternatives are as follows:
    Alternative A (No-action Alternative): The continuation of current 
management practices and trends, as set forth general in the 1982 GMP 
and 1998 GMP amendment.
    Alternative B (The NPS Preferred Alternative): Would provide the 
highest protection of natural and cultural resources associated with 
the Seashores barrier island system.
    Alternative C: Would provide the highest level of visitor services 
in the form of increased facilities and access to areas of the park.
    Alternative D: Would provide a limited level of facility 
development and would enhance visitor and educational opportunities 
through partnerships.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Superintendent, Canaveral National 
Seashore, at the address and telephone number shown above. An 
electronic copy of the DEIS/GMP is available on the Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov. The authority for publishing this notice is 40 
CFR 1506.6.
    The responsible official for this DEIS/GMP is the Regional 
Director, Southeast Region, NPS, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, 
Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: August 8, 2011.
Gordon Wissinger,
Acting, Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2011-21088 Filed 8-17-11; 8:45 am]
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