[Federal Register: November 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 225)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 
Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, 
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of abbreviated Final Environmental 
Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of 
a Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/
EIS) for Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area, Washington. The final 
GMP/EIS proposes a new plan for managing the national recreation area 
that would emphasize maintaining the existing visitor experience by 
increasing the capacity of existing facilities where feasible and by 
redirecting other increases in visitation to less used facilities.
    Approximately 1,400 copies of the draft GMP/EIS were distributed to 
the public. The review and comment period began on November 1, 1998, 
and ended January 31, 1999. All comments received were reviewed and 
considered by the NPS in the preparation of the final GMP/EIS. This 
document is in an abbreviated format and contains a series of 
corrections and revisions describing changes to the text of the draft, 
copies of substantive comment letters received from all agencies and 
organizations, and responses to all substantive comments. A copy of the 
draft is needed to understand the corrections and revisions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The no-action period on this final GMP/EIS 
will expire 30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency has 
accepted the document and published a notice of availability in the 
Federal Register. Following the no-action period, a record of decision 
to implement the proposed action will be signed. All who submitted 
substantive comments on the draft GMP/EIS will receive a copy of the 
final. In addition, the document has been placed on the NPS website at 
http://www.nps.gov. Public reading copies of the final GMP/EIS will be 
available for review at the following locations: Office of Public 
Affairs, National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW, Washington, DC 20240; 
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area headquarters, 1008 Crest Drive, 
Coulee Dam, WA, 99116; National Park Service, Fort Spokane District 
Office, 44303 SR 25N, Davenport, WA 99122; and National Park Service, 
Kettle Falls District Office, 1368 Kettle Park Road, Kettle Falls, WA 
99141. For further information, contact Superintendent, Lake Roosevelt 
National Recreation Area, 1008 Crest Drive, Coulee Dam, WA 99116-1259, 
phone (509) 633-9441, ext. 110.

    Dated: November 8, 1999.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 99-30432 Filed 11-22-99; 8:45 am]
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