[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 111 (Friday, June 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29131-29132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14317]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Lake Crescent Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, 
Olympic National Park, WA

AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: In January 1995, the National Park Service began the 
preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) to analyze the 
environmental effects of implementing various alternatives of a 
proposed management plan for Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park, 
Washington. As work on the EA progressed, it became apparent that some 
of the alternatives under consideration had the potential for 
significant environmental impacts, so a decision was made to prepare an 
environmental impact statement (EIS) instead of an EA.
    Scoping is the term given to the process by which the scope of 
issues to be addressed in the plan/EIS is identified. A public scoping 
meeting for the plan and EA was initially conducted in Port Angeles, 
Washington, on July 11, 1995. In addition, public comment was solicited 
at several information boards at key sites around Lake Crescent during 
the summer of 1995. Information gained from those sources will be used 
in the plan/EIS, but no additional public scoping meetings will be 
held. However, representatives of Federal, State and local agencies, 
American Indian tribes, private organizations and individuals from the 
general public who may be interested in or affected by the proposed 
plan/EIS are invited to participate in the scoping process by 
responding to this Notice with written comments. All comments received 
will become part of the public record and copies of comments, including 
names, addresses and telephone numbers provided by respondents, may be 
released for public inspection.
    The proposed plan and accompanying EIS will help guide the 
management of recreational uses of Lake Crescent and the surrounding 
watershed for the next 15-20 years. The management plan/EIS will 
describe a range of alternatives formulated to address major issues 
relating to visitor use and resource management and protection. A ``no 
action'' alternative will be included; other likely alternatives could 
include ones with a recreation use emphasis, preservation emphasis and/
or some balanced combination of use and resource preservation. The 
environmental impacts associated with each alternative will be 
analyzed.

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    The draft plan/EIS is expected to be available for public review by 
October 1996; the final plan/EIS and Record of Decision are expected to 
be completed approximately six months later.
    The responsible official is Stanley T. Albright, Field Director, 
Pacific West Area, National Park Service.

DATE: Written comments about the scope of issues and alternatives to be 
analyzed in the plan/EIS should be received no later than July 19, 
1996.

ADDRESS: Written comments concerning the plan/EIS should be sent to 
Superintendent, Olympic National Park, 600 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles, 
WA 98284.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent, Olympic National Park, at the above address or at 
telephone number (360) 452-4501.

    Dated: May 31, 1996.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 96-14317 Filed 6-6-96; 8:45 am]
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