Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan, Death Valley National Park, California; Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/General Management Plan,

Death Valley National Park, 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 Death Valley

National Park, 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.

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

libraries, and internet access is available at www.nps.gov/deva. A

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

(760) 786-2331. All written comments must be postmarked not later than

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

Valley National Park, Furnace Creek, CA 92328.

Dated: November 20, 1998.

Cynthia L. Ip,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West.

[FR Doc. 98-31896 Filed 11-30-98; 8:45 am]

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