[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 126 (Monday, July 2, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 36026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3204]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent (NOI) to Expand the Scope of the General 
Management Plan (GMP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Being 
Prepared for Fort Pulaski National Monument

SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is expanding the scope of the 
GMP/EIS being prepared for Fort Pulaski National Monument. As part of 
this planning effort, the NPS will include a wilderness study to 
determine if any portions of the park should be recommended for 
inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System as defined in 
the Wilderness Act of 1964. The study will be included as part of the 
GMP/EIS currently in preparation.
    A NOI to prepare an EIS for the GMP was originally published in the 
Federal Register on February 24, 2005, (Volume 70, Number 36). That EIS 
now will be expanded to include an evaluation of the impacts associated 
with possible designation of wilderness at Fort Pulaski. This notice is 
being furnished as required by National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
regulations 40 CFR 1501.7.
    To facilitate sound planning and analysis of environmental impact, 
the NPS is gathering information necessary for the preparation of the 
GMP, the wilderness study, and the associated EIS and is obtaining 
suggestions and information from other agencies and the public on the 
scope of issues to be addressed. Comments and participation in this 
scoping process are invited.

DATES: Open house meeting places and times will be announced by press 
release to print, radio and television organizations through the 
Savannah area, including The Savannah Morning News, the major 
commercial broadcast network affiliates, public broadcasting stations, 
and on the part Web site at: http://www.nps.gov/fopu.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to comment may do so by any one of several 
methods. They may attend the open houses noted above. They may mail 
comments to Fort Pulaski National Monument, Attention: Superintendent, 
P.O. Box 30757, Savannah, Georgia 31410-0757. They may also comment via 
the Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov. Finally, they may hand-
deliver comments to the Fort Pulaski National Monument headquarters in 
Savannah, Georgia.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fort Pulaski National Monument, P.O. 
Box 30757, Savannah, Georgia 31410-0757, 912-786-5787.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons who previously submitted comments on 
the scope of the EIS as it relates to the GMP need not resubmit those 
comments. The NPS already is considering that input as planning 
continues. However, persons who have not previously submitted comments 
on the scope of the EIS, or who wish to submit additional comments 
related to the scope of the EIS in consideration of the wilderness 
study are encouraged to do so.
    The environmental review of the GMP, wilderness study, and EIS for 
Fort Pulaski National Monument will be conducted in accordance with 
requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NEPA regulations (40 
CFR 1500-1508), other appropriate Federal regulations, and NPS 
procedures and policies for compliance with those regulations.

    Authority: The authority for publishing this notice is 40 CFR 
1506.6.

    The responsible official for the FEIS is Patricia A. Hooks, 
Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service, 100 Alabama 
Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: April 16, 2007.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 07-3204 Filed 6-29-07; 8:45 am]
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