Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan, Mojave National Preserve, California; Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Part Service

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan,

Mojave National Preserve, California; Notice of Extension of Public

Comment Period

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

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

Department of the Interior, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (DEIS) assessing three alternatives for, and potential

impacts of, a proposed General Management Plan for Mojave National

Preserve, California. In deference to public interest expressed by

local governmental agencies, organizations, and other interested

parties, the original 90-day public comment period has been extended an

additional five weeks through January 15, 1999.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the DEIS can be reviewed at local

libraries, and internet access it available at ``www.nps.gov/moja''. A

limited number of copies may still be available upon phone request at

(760) 255-8800. All written comments must be postmarked not later than

January 15, 1999, and should be sent to the Superintendent, Mojave

National Preserve, 222 E. Main St., Suite 202, Barstow, CA 92311.

Dated: November 11, 1998.

Cynthia L. Ip,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West.

[FR Doc. 98-31895 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am]

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