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General Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Chiricahua National Monument, AZ

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 [Federal Register: March 26, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 58)]
[Notices]
[Page 16487-16488]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr26mr01-79]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement,
Chiricahua National Monument, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement and
General Management Plan for Chiricahua National Monument.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the
availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement and General
Management Plan (FEIS/GMP) for Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona.

DATES: The DEIS/GMP was on public review from November 5, 1999, through
January 15, 2000. Responses to public comment are addressed in the
FEIS/GMP.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS/GMP are available from the Superintendent
Chiricahua National Monument, Dos Cabezas Route, Box 6500, Willcox,
Arizona 85643-9737. Public reading copies of the FEIS/GMP will be
available for review at the following locations:

Office of the Superintendent, Chiricahua National Monument, Dos Cabezas
Route, Box 6500, Willcox, Arizona 85643-9737, Telephone: 520-824-3560
Planning and Environmental Quality, Intermountain Support Office--
Denver, National Park Service, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225-0287,
Telephone: (303) 969-2851
Office of Public Affairs, National Park Service, Department of the
Interior 18th and C Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20240, Telephone:
(202) 208-6843

    Reading copies are also available online at the park's planning
website at http://www.nps.gov/planning/chir.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS/GMP analyzes 3 alternatives to
identify and assess the various management alternatives and related
environmental impacts relative to park operations, visitor use and
access, natural and cultural management, and general development at the
monument. The general management plan would guide the management of the
Chiricahua National Monument for the next 12 to 15 years. Alternative
A, The National Park Service proposal, identified as one of the
alternatives, would retain most

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existing visitor experiences and would construct a new headquarters/
visitor orientation/administrative area just outside park boundaries.
Alternative B provides for a traditional park experience with increased
personal services and a small number of facility enhancements. The No-
Action Alternative would maintain visitor services and resource
protection at current limited levels throughout the life of the plan.
    The FEIS/GMP in particular evaluates the environmental consequences
of the proposed action and the other alternatives on visitor
experience, cultural resources, long-term health of natural ecosystems,
economic contribution to gateway communities, adjacent landowners, and
operational efficiency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Chiricahua National
Monument, at the above address and telephone number.

    Dated: March 2, 2001.
Michael D. Snyder,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 01-7375 Filed 3-23-01; 8:45 am]
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