Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan Redwood National and State Parks, California; Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan

Redwood National and State Parks, California; Notice of Extension of

Public Comment Period

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190 as amended), the National Park

Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared a Draft Environmental

Impact Statement (DEIS) assessing four alternatives for, and potential

impacts of, a proposed General Management Plan for Redwood National

Park, California. In deference to public interest expressed to date

from local governmental agencies, organizations, and other interested

parties, the public comment period has been extended an additional

month through November 8, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Redwood National and State Parks are jointly

managed. In addition to the DEIS, a draft Environmental Impact Report/

General Plan was prepared concurrently. Copies of the documents and a

15-page summary can be reviewed at local libraries or park offices in

Arcata, Orick, and Crescent City; internet access is available at

``http://www.nps.gov/planning/redw/dgmp/redwdgmp.htm''. A limited

number of

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copies may still be available upon phone request at (707) 464-6101.

All comments on the draft documents must now be transmitted or

post-marked not later than November 8, 1998, and should be directed to

the Superintendents, Redwood National and State Parks, 1111 Second St.,

Crescent City, CA 95531; or in care of ``R[email protected]''.

Dated; October 8, 1998.

Patricia L. Neubacher,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West.

[FR Doc. 98-27647 Filed 10-14-98; 8:45 am]

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