[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 189 (Friday, September 27, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 50866] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-24821] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Visitor Services Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Crater Lake National Park, Oregon AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Visitor Services Plan for Crater Lake National Park. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Park Service will prepare a Visitor Services Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (VSP/EIS) for Crater Lake National Park. The VSP/EIS will incorporate and supersede the Cleetwood Cove Development Concept Plan/Environmental Impact Statement that was initiated with a Notice of Intent this past July (cf. Federal Register, July 19, 1996, pp. 37765-37766). All letters previously received in response to the Notice of Intent for the Cleetwood Cove DCP/EIS will be analyzed for possible inclusion in the VSP/EIS. In the VSP/EIS and its accompanying public review process, the National Park Service will formulate and evaluate the environmental impacts of a range of alternatives for interpretation, resource protection, facility development, and commercial services at developed areas within the park, including Rim Village, Mazama Village, and Cleetwood. The analysis will include determining the appropriate level, type, and location of these services and facilities. The VSP/EIS will also guide the management of the park concessions operations for the duration of the next concession contract. Persons who may be interested in or affected by the proposed VSP/ EIS are invited to participate in the scoping process by responding to this notice with written comments. All comments received will become part of the public record and copies of comments, including any names, addresses and telephone numbers provided by respondents, may be released for public inspection. The scoping process will help define issues, concerns, and potential impacts to be addressed in the VSP/EIS. Public meetings to discuss, review and refine alternatives will be conducted in November 1996. The time and location of these meetings will be announced through the local media and the park's mailing list. The draft plan and environmental impact statement are expected to be completed and available for public review by February 1997. The final plan, environmental impact statement, and Record of Decision are expected to be completed in September 1997. Because the responsibility for approving the VSP/EIS has been delegated to the National Park Service, the EIS is a ``delegated'' EIS. The responsible official is Stanley T. Albright, Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service. DATES: Written comments about the scope of issues and impact topics to be analyzed in the VSP/EIS should be received by October 25, 1996. ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the VSP/EIS should be sent to the Superintendent, Crater Lake National Park, P.O. Box 7, Crater Lake, Oregon 97604. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Crater Lake National Park, at the above address or at telephone number (541) 594-2211 ext. 101. Dated: September 23, 1996. William C. Walters, Deputy Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 96-24821 Filed 9-26-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-70-M