Environmental statements; availability, etc.: Big Cypress National Preserve, FL,

[Federal Register: August 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 157)]

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Availability of Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan/ Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida.

SUMMARY: This Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan/Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement (ORVMP/SFEIS) identifies and assesses potential impacts of alternative options for the management of off-road vehicles within the Big Cypress National Preserve. The ORVMP/SFEIS describes management concerns which include the need to protect natural resources while providing recreational ORV access to the Preserve.

DATES: The ORVMP/SFEIS will be available for review August 13, 1999, until November 12, 1999. Written comments must be received by the Superintendent at the address below or postmarked no later than November 12, 1999. Public meetings will be held in the Preserve area at times to be published in local newspapers.

ADDRESSES: The ORVMP/SFEIS may be viewed on the Internet at www.nps.gov/BICY/ORVPLAN. Copies of the ORVMP/SFEIS are available from the Superintendent at the following address. Superintendent, Big Cypress National Preserve, HCR 61, Box 110,

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Ochopee, Florida 34141, Telephone: (941) 695-2000.

Copies of the ORVMP/SFEIS may also be read at the following libraries:

Barron Public Library, P.O. Box 785, La Belle, FL 33935, Telephone: (941) 675-0833 Glades County Public Library, P.O. Box 505, Moore Haven, FL 33471, Telephone: (941) 946-0744 Monroe County Public Library, 700 Fleming Street, Key West, FL 33040, Telephone: (305) 292-3595 Collier County Public Library, 850 Central Avenue, Naples, FL 34102, Telephone: (941) 261-8208 Miami-Dade Public Library, 101 W. Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130, Telephone: (305) 375-2665 Broward County Public Library, 100 South Andrews Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301, Telephone: (954) 357-7444 Palm Beach County Public Library, 3650 Summit Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, Telephone: (561) 233-2600 Lee County Public Library, 2050 Lee Street, Fort Myers, FL 33901, Telephone: (941) 479-4620

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please contact the Superintendent.

Dated: August 6, 1999. Daniel W. Brown, Regional Director, Southeast Region.

[FR Doc. 99-21072Filed8-13-99; 8:45 am]

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