[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 16, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 62218] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-29814] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4310-70-M