Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan/Supplement to the Final Environment Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan/Supplement to the Final

Environment Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Comment Period for Off-Road Vehicle

Management Plan/Supplement to the Final Environment Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: This Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan/Supplement to the Final

Environment Impact Statement (ORVMP/SFEIS) identifies and assesses

potential impacts of alternative options for the management of off-road

vehicles within the Big Cypress National Preserves. The ORVMP/SFEIS

describes management concerns which include the need to protect natural

resources while providing recreational ORV access to the Preserve.

DATES: The original comment period for the ORVMP/SFEIS as indicated in

the Federal Register on August 16, 1999, was from August 13, 1999,

until November 12, 1999. This period is extended until December 13,

1999. written comments must be received by the Superintendent at the

address below or postmarked no later than December 13, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The ORVMP/SFEIS may be viewed on the Internet at

www.nps.gov/BICY/ORVPLAN. Copies of the ORVMP/SFEIS are available from

the Superintendent at the following address. 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 we withhold their home address from the rulemaking

record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also

may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the rulemaking

record a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you wish for 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.

Superintendent,

Big cypress National Preserve,

HCR 61, Box 110,

Ochopee, Florida 34141,

Telephone: (941) 695-2000.

Copies of the ORVMP/SFEIS may also be read at the following

libraries:

Barron Public Library,

P.O. Box 785,

La Belle, FL 33935,

Telephone: (941) 675-0833.

Glades County Public Library,

P.O. Box 505,

Moore Haven FL 33471,

Telephone: (941) 946-0744.

Monroe County Public Library,

700 Fleming Street,

Key West FL 33040,

Telephone: (305) 292-3595.

Collier County Public Library,

850 Central Avenue,

Naples, FL 34102,

Telephone: (941) 261-8208.

Miami-Dade Public Library,

101 W. Flagler Street,

Miami, FL 33130,

Telephone: (305) 375-2665.

Broward County Public Library,

100 South Andrews Avenue,

Ft. Lauderdale FL 33301,

Telephone: (954) 357-7444.

Palm Beach County Public Library,

3650 Summit Boulevard,

West Palm Beach FL 33406,

Telephone: (561) 233-2600.

Lee County Public Library,

2050 Lee Street,

Fort Myers FL 33901,

Telephone: (941) 479-4620.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please

contact the Superintendent.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to the rescheduling of public meetings

for November 1 and 3 because of Hurricane Floyd, sufficient time did

not remain for comments to be submitted. Several organizations

requested an extension to allow sufficient time to respond after the

public meetings.

Dated: November 5, 1999.

Frances Peltier,

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.

[FR Doc. 99-29814 Filed 11-15-99; 8:45 am]

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