[Federal Register: September 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 180)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Lower St. Croix National 
Scenic Riverway, MN and WI

AGENCIES: National Park Service, Minnesota Department of Natural 
Resources, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Cooperative Management 
Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Lower St. Croix 
National Scenic Riverway, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service, Minnesota Department of 
Natural Resources, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 
announce the availability of the Draft Cooperative Management Plan/
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DCMP/DEIS) for the Lower St. 
Croix National Scenic Riverway. This notice also announces public open 
houses for the purpose of receiving public comments on the Draft DCMP/
DEIS.
    The purpose of the Cooperative Management Plan is to set forth the 
basic management philosophy for the riverway and to provide the 
strategies for addressing issues and achieving identified management 
objectives. The DCMP/DEIS describes and analyzes the environmental 
impacts of a proposed action and four action alternatives for the 
future management direction of the riverway. The DCMP/DEIS also 
evaluates a preferred management structure and two management structure 
options for the riverway. No action alternatives are evaluated for both 
management direction and management structure.
    The responsible officials are Mr. William Schenk, Midwest Regional 
Director, National Park Service; Mr. Allen Garber, Commissioner, 
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources; and Mr. George Meyer, 
Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

DATES: There will be a 60-day public review period for comments on this 
document. Comments on the DCMP/DEIS must be received no later than 
November 30, 1999. Public open houses for information about, or to make 
comment on the DCMP/DEIS will be held on Monday, October 25, 1 to 4 
p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. at the Phipps Center for the Arts, 109 Locust 
Street, Hudson, Wisconsin and on Tuesday, October 26, 1999 from 1 to 4 
p.m. and from 7 to 10 p.m. at the National Guard Armory, 107 Chestnut 
Street East, Stillwater, Minnesota.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the DGMP/DEIS should be submitted to the 
Planning Coordinator, Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway, 117 
Main Street South, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082. Copies of the DCMP/DEIS 
are available by request by writing the same address, by phone 651-439-
7122, or by e-mail from randy--thoreson@nps.gov. The document also can 
be downloaded via the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/planning/
current.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Thoreson, Planning Coordinator, 
Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway at the address and telephone 
listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lower St. Croix National Scenic Riverway 
is a narrow corridor that runs for 52 miles along the boundary of 
Minnesota and Wisconsin, from St. Croix Falls/Taylors Falls to the 
confluence with the Mississippi River at Prescott/Point Douglas. The 
National Park Service manages a portion of the upper 27 miles of lands 
and waters of this corridor. The states of Minnesota and Wisconsin 
administer the lower 25 miles. The states and the federal government 
jointly conduct planning for the riverway.
    Commentors should be aware that National Park Service practice is 
to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, 
available for public review during regular business hours. Individual 
commentors may request that we withhold their home address from the

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planning record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. 
There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold from the 
planning record a commentor'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 or organizations or 
businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: September 3, 1999.
William W. Schenk,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
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