60852 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 201 / Wednesday, October 19, 2005 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

and General Management Plan for 

Crater Lake National Park, Douglas, 

Jackson & Klamath Counties, Oregon; 

Notice of Approval of Record of 

Decision 

Summary: Pursuant to section 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as 

amended) and the regulations 

promulgated by the Council on 

Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1505.2), 

the Department of the Interior, National 

Park Service has prepared and approved 

a Record of Decision for the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

General Management Plan, Crater Lake 

National Park. The new GMP replaces 

the 1977 Master Plan, and will serve as 

a blueprint for guiding operations, 

resource protection, and visitor services 

in the park for the next 10–15 years. The 

requisite no-action ‘‘wait period’’ was 

initiated June 10, 2005, with the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Federal Register notification of the 

filing of the Final Environmental Impact 

Statement (FEIS). 

Decision: As soon as practical the 

National Park Service will begin to 

implement the actions and programs 

identified and analyzed as the Preferred 

Alternative (Alternative 2) contained in 

the FEIS. This alternative was deemed 

to be the ‘‘environmentally preferred’’

alternative. This course of action and 

three alternatives (including no-action) 

were identified and analyzed in the 

Final and Draft Environmental Impact 

Statements (the opportunity for public 

review of the latter was announced in 

the Federal Register on August 3, 2004). 

The full range of foreseeable 

environmental consequences was 

assessed, and appropriate mitigation 

measures have been identified. 

Copies: Interested parties desiring to 

review the Record of Decision may 

obtain a copy by contacting the 

Superintendent, Crater Lake National 

Park, P.O. Box 7, Crater Lake, Oregon 

97604; or via telephone request at (541) 

594–2211. 

Dated: August 31, 2005. 

Jonathan B. Jarvis, 

Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Availability of Draft National 

Park Service Management Policies 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) is proposing to update the 

policies that guide the management of 

the national park system. The policies 

are being updated to improve their 

clarity and to keep pace with changes in 

laws, regulations, socio-economic 

factors and technology. The revised 

policies will also improve 

understandings among NPS managers, 

and between NPS managers and the 

public, regarding how decisions are 

made in protecting park resources and 

providing opportunities for public 

enjoyment of the parks. Public comment 

is invited for a 90-day period, which 

closes January 19, 2006. 

DATES: Written comments will be 

accepted until January 19, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: The draft Management 

Policies document is available on the 

Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ 

waso. Hard copies may be reviewed in 

the Department of the Interior library (at 

the C Street entrance of the Main 

Interior Building, Washington, DC) and 

at NPS regional offices in Philadelphia, 

PA; Oakland, CA; Washington, DC; 

Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; Omaha, NE; 

and Anchorage, AK. A limited number 

of single hard copies of the draft may be 

obtained by calling 202–208–7456. 

Comments can be submitted in the 

following ways: 

1. Via the Web page at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/waso. This is the 

preferred way. 

2. Via e-mail to waso_policy@nps.gov. 

Or, 

3. Via surface mail to Bernard Fagan, 

National Park Service, Office of Policy, 

Room 7252, Main Interior Building, 

1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bernard Fagan at (202) 208–7456, or via 

e-mail at waso_policy@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS 

has completed a comprehensive review 

and revision of the policies that 

currently guide the management of the 

national park system. The policies are 

compiled in a book called Management 

Policies, last published in 2001. Park 

superintendents, planners, and other 

NPS employees use management 

policies as a reference source when 

making decisions that will affect units 

of the national park system. 

Management Policies includes the 

National Park Service’s interpretation of 

the key legislation that underlies the 

policies, and chapters that address: park 

planning; park protection; interpretation 

and education; use of the parks; park 

facilities; commercial visitor services; 

and the management of natural 

resources, cultural resources, and 

wilderness. 

The policies are being updated to 

improve their clarity and to keep pace 

with changes in laws, regulations, socioeconomic factors and technology. The 

new policies will also improve 

understandings among NPS managers, 

and between NPS managers and the 

public, regarding how decisions are 

made in protecting park resources and 

providing opportunities for public 

enjoyment of the parks. 

Among other things, the draft policy 

document: 

• More clearly defines important 

terms and concepts, enabling park 

managers to better anticipate and 

articulate how impairment of park 

resources can be prevented. 

• More accurately reflects the NPS’s 

commitment to tourism and public 

enjoyment. 

• Emphasizes employee development 

and safety. 

• Provides guidance in response to 

changing recreation uses and 

technology. 

• Encourages management excellence 

by using better baseline scientific data, 

cooperative conservation, civic 

engagement, and good business 

practices. 

• Recognizes new challenges facing 

the NPS, such as Homeland Security. 

• Retains key authorities and decision 

making as the responsibility of the NPS. 

The NPS hereby invites comments on 

the draft policies from any and all who 

may be interested. Comments will be 

accepted during a 90-day period which 

ends January 19, 2006. Comments 

should be specific as to how a policy 

might be changed or strengthened. 

All comments will be reviewed, and 

appropriate suggestions will be 

incorporated into the revised final 

version of Management Policies. The 

final document will be available for 

public review via the Internet and in 

printed form. A notice of availability of 

the final document, and an explanation 

of how comments were addressed, will 

appear in the Federal Register. 

Dated: October 14, 2005. 

Loran Fraser, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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