Federal Register: August 15, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 156)
DOCID: FR Doc 05-16081
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Environmental statements; availability, etc.:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument General Management Plan
DATES: There will be a 60-day comment period beginning with the Environmental Protection Agency's publication of its notice of availability in the Federal Register.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
Pursuant to section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and National Park Service policy in Director's Order Number 2 (Park Planning) and Director's Order Number 12 (Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and Decisionmaking) the National Park Service announces the availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan (DEIS/GMP) for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Florida. The authority for publishing this notice is contained in 40 CFR 1506.6.
The document provides a framework for management, use, and development options for the national monument by the National Park Service for the next 1520 years. The document describes four management alternatives for consideration, including a noaction alternative that continues current management policies, and analyzes the environmental impacts of those alternatives. The Castillo de San Marcos National Monument is located on Matanzas Bay, adjacent to the historic district of St. Augustine, Florida.
SUMMARY:
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, FL; general management plan,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The National Park Service held public and
stakeholder meetings and consulting party meetings as outlined in 36 CFR
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800.3 to gather advice and feedback on desired outcomes for the future
management of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. The
meetings assisted the National Park Service in developing alternatives
for managing the cultural and natural resources and for creating
interpretive and educational programs. Responses from the meetings were incorporated into the alternatives described in the plan.
Following the public comment period, all comments will be available for public review during regular business hours. Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that their name and/or home address be withheld from the rulemaking record. The National Park Service will honor these requests to the extent allowed by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Gordie Wilson, (904) 829-6506, extension 221, or David Libman (404) 5623124, extension 685.
The responsible official for this Environmental Impact Statement is Patricia A. Hooks, Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Dated: July 18, 2005.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
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