Notice of Extension for the Spruce Creek Access Proposal, Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 25 (Monday, February 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2881]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Extension for the Spruce Creek Access Proposal, Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement, Denali National Park and Preserve, 
Alaska

SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) to evaluate an application for access to a 
private inholding on Spruce Creek in the Kantishna Hills of Denali 
National Park and Preserve, as announced in the Federal Register/Vol. 
63, No. 53/ Thursday, March 19, 1998. The owner of the inholding 
submitted an application for the right-of-way pursuant to the Alaska 
National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA), Title XI, 
Section 1110(b) and the implementing regulations at 43 CFR Part 36. The 
application states that the right-of-way would provide access in the 
form of a road and airstrip for the inholder to construct and operate a 
remote backcountry lodge. On January 7, 1998, the NPS accepted an 
application for access to a 20-acre parcel on Spruce Creek. The 
applicants amended the request for access on January 26, 1998, to 
request a revised location of an airstrip.
    The NPS provided notice on Tuesday, October 6, 1998 (FR/ Vol. 63, 
No. 193) stating an additional three months was needed to complete the 
draft EIS, and extended the release date from October 26, 1998 to 
January 26, 1999. The applicants continue to modify and clarify the 
project proposal. The NPS needs additional time to analyze these 
modifications and clarifications. The NPS also requires an extension to 
otherwise complete the EIS. For these reasons, the NPS is extending the 
previous proposed dates of publication and distribution of the draft 
EIS by approximately three months.

DATES: The draft EIS will be available for public review on or about 
April 30, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen P. Martin, Superintendent, 
Denali National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 9, Denali Park, Alaska 
99755. Telephone (907) 683-2294.
Robert D. Barbee,
Regional Director, Alaska Region.
[FR Doc. 99-2881 Filed 2-5-99; 8:45 am]
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