Extension of Public Comment Period for Scoping on an Environmental Impact Statement; Wild and Scenic River Study, Squirrel River, AK

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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Kobuk District Office, Alaska, is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement for the study of the Squirrel River for possible inclusion in the national wild and scenic rivers system. The Notice of Intent to proceed with the EIS was published in the Federal Register on December 29, 1993. Because of a delay for communities in northwestern Alaska receiving notice of the comment period for scoping on the EIS, the period for public comment is extended until 30 days from the publication of this Notice. These comments and others will be used in preparation of a draft EIS. An additional opportunity for public comment will be held after the draft EIS is published. The Squirrel River study was authorized by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of December 2, 1980 (ANILCA, Pub. L. 96-487). The Squirrel River, a tributary of the Kobuk River in northwest Alaska, was studied in 1985 by the National Park Service (NPS) for possible inclusion in the national wild and scenic river system. After publication of a draft EIS, further action by NPS was deferred for several reasons. One of these reasons included the delegation of authority to BLM to con