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[FR Doc No: 94-27356]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Elwha River Ecosystem
Restoration, Olympic National Park, WA
ACTION: Notice of Availability on the draft environmental impact
statement.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of a draft
environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the restoration of the Elwha
River Ecosystem in Olympic National Park, Washington. This notice also
announces public meetings for the purpose of receiving comments on the
draft document.
DATES AND LOCATIONS: There will be a 60-day public review period for
comment on this document. Comments on the DEIS should be received no
later than December 23, 1994. Public meetings will be held in Port
Angeles, Washington on Monday, November 14, 1994, from 1:30-4:00 p.m.
and 5:30-9:00 p.m. at the Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. 4th
Street; and in Seattle, Washington on Tuesday, November 15, 1994, from
5:30-9:00 p.m. at The Mountaineer's Building, Rhododendron Room, 300
3rd Ave. West.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the DEIS should be submitted to: Sarah Bransom,
National Park Service, TWE, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287.
Public reading copies of the DEIS will be available for review at
the following locations:
Office of Public Affairs, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior, 18th & C Streets NW., Washington, DC 20240, Telephone: 202-
208-6843.
Pacific Northwest Regional Office, National Park Service, Regional
Office Library, Rm. 650, 909 First Ave., Seattle, WA 98104-1060,
Telephone: 206-220-4070.
Olympic National Park, National Park Service, 600 E. Park Ave., Port
Angeles, WA 98362, Telephone: 206-452-4501.
North Olympic Library System, Port Angeles Branch, 207 S. Lincoln St.,
Port Angeles, WA, Telephone: 206-452-9253.
Government Documents, Seattle Public Library, 1000 4th Ave., Seattle,
WA 98104-1193, Telephone 206-386-4686.
Government Publications, Suzzallo Library, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA 98195, Telephone: 206-543-1937.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Winter, Elwha River Restoration
Coordinator, Olympic National Park, 600 E. Park Ave., Port Angeles, WA
98362, Telephone: 206-452-0302. A limited number of copies of the DEIS
are available on request.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft Environmental Impact Statement,
Elwha River Ecosystem Restoration, Olympic National Park, Washington
describes and analyzes a proposed action and four alternatives for
restoration of the Elwha River ecosystem and its native anadromous fish
runs. Under the DEIS's proposed action, the Secretary of the Interior
would remove both the Elwha and Glines Canyon Dams to accomplish the
above restoration objectives. The other alternatives are no action--
continuing to operate the dams without anadromous fish mitigation; dam
retention--operating the dams with the addition of mitigation; remove
only Elwha Dam; and remove only Glines Canyon Dam.
This document and analysis have resulted from the passage of Public
Law 102-495, the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act of
1992. The DEIS has been completed by the National Park Service in
cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of
Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Lower Elwha S'Klallam
Tribe. Impacts are analyzed on the following topics: sediment,
anadromous fish, marine resources, vegetation, wildlife, threatened and
endangered species, cultural resources, recreation, socioeconomics, dam
safety, flooding, and hazardous materials.
Dated: October 14, 1994.
Willie R. Taylor,
Acting Director, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 94-27356; Filed 11-3-94; 8:45 am]
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