Dog Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo Counties, CA; Notice of Extension of Scoping Period
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[Federal Register: March 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 60)]
[Notices]
[Page 15760-15761]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Dog Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Golden
Gate National Recreation Area, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo
Counties, CA; Notice of Extension of Scoping Period
SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act (40 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the National Park
Service (NPS) is undertaking concurrent negotiated rulemaking and
conservation planning-environmental impact analysis efforts to identify
and evaluate alternatives for clear and enforceable guidelines to
determine the manner and extent of dog-walking use in appropriate areas
of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). As announced
February 22, 2006 in the Federal Register (V71\N35\PP9147-48), the NPS is
preparing an environmental impact statement for a GGNRA Dog Management
Plan (plan/EIS) and has initiated a public scoping process to aid
preparation of the plan/EIS.
The public scoping period is being extended from the original March
24, 2006 deadline to April 24, 2006.
DATES: Comments on issues and concerns and any environmental
information relevant to the preparation of an Environmental Impact
Statement for a Dog Management Plan will be accepted through April 24,
2006. All written comments must be transmitted or postmarked not later
than 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on Monday, April 24, 2006. Respondents to
the original Notice need not re-submit their comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested individuals, organizations, and
agencies that wish to comment on the scope of this plan/EIS should
submit written comments via one of the two following options: (1) Online
through the Planning, Environment and Public Comment Web site (http://
parkplanning.nps.gov);
select Golden Gate National Recreation
Area, click on ``EIS/Dog Management Plan for GGNRA'' and follow the
instructions on the website; or (2) mail written comments directly to
Superintendent, GGNRA, Fort Mason, Building 201, San Francisco, CA 94123.
Please note that names and addresses of people who comment become
part of the public record. If individuals commenting request that their
name or\and address be withheld from public disclosure, it will be honored
to the extent allowable by law. Such requests must be stated prominently
in the beginning of the comments. There also may be circumstances wherein
the NPS will withhold from the record a respondent's identity, as
allowable by law. As always: The NPS will make
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available to public inspection all submissions from organizations or
businesses and from persons identifying themselves as representatives
or officials of organizations and businesses; and, anonymous comments
may not be considered.
A public scoping Newsletter, providing a preliminary synopsis of
the project status, will be distributed in early March. In addition,
two public scoping meetings are scheduled to be held on April 4 (in
Sausalito) and April 5 (in San Francisco); both will occur from 4-7:30
pm. For details on meeting location, to request being added to the
project mailing list, or for other current information updates, please
contact the GGNRA Negotiated Rulemaking Information Line at (415) 561-
4728.
As a delegated EIS, the official responsible for approval of the
Record of Decision is the NPS Regional Director, Pacific West Region;
subsequently the official who will be responsible for implementation is
the Superintendent, Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Dated: February 23, 2006.
Jonathan B. Jarvis,
Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. E6-4544 Filed 3-28-06; 8:45 am]
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