[Federal Register: November 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 228)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

 
General Management Plan, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, 
Fort Bowie National Historic Site, AZ

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement and 
General Management Plan for Fort Bowie National Historic Site.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the 
availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement and General 
Management Plan (DEIS/GMP) for Fort Bowie National Historic Site, 
Arizona.
DATES: The DEIS/GMP will remain available for public review through 
January 30, 2000. If any public meetings are held concerning the DEIS/
GMP, they will be announced at a later date.


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COMMENTS: If you wish to comment, you may mail your comments to the 
Superintendent, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Dos Cabezas Route, 
Box 6500, Willcox, Arizona 85643-9737. 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 record, which 
we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also may be 
circumstances in which we would withhold from the record a respondent's 
identity, as allowable by law. If you wish 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. Copies of the DEIS/GMP are available from the Superintendent 
at the following address. Public reading copies of the DEIS/GMP will be 
available for review at the following locations:

Office of the Superintendent, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, 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 [or (303) 969-2377].
Office of Public Affairs, National Park Service, Department of 
Interior, 18th and C Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20240, Telephone: 
(202) 208-6843.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS/GMP analyzes two 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 
Fort Bowie National Historic Site for the next 12 to 15 years. The 
National Park Service proposal continues the concept established--the 
principle of a very low level of development, intended to allow the 
visitor a ``discovery'' experience in a place of ``historic 
abandonment.'' The No-Action Alternative would maintain visitor 
services and resource protection at current limited levels throughout 
the life of the plan.
    The DEIS/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, Fort Bowie National 
Historic Site, at the above address and telephone number.

    Dated: November 17, 1999.
Michael D. Snyder,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 99-30858 Filed 11-26-99; 8:45 am]
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