[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 211 (Monday, November 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 58753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29239]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision, Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Saint
Croix Island International Historic Site, Calais, ME
AGENCY: National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
INTRODUCTION: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190 as amended), and
specifically to regulations promulgated by the Council of Environmental
quality (40 CFR 1505.2), the Department of the Interior, National Park
Service has prepared this Record of Decision following the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for the general management plan for
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site, Washington County,
Maine. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, the environmental impact statement was prepared to assess the
impacts of implementing the general management plan. The purpose of the
general management plan is to clearly define the site's mission,
mission goals, and management direction. It provides a foundation to
guide and coordinate all subsequent management decision-making.
SUMMARY: The Record of Decision is a concise statement of the decision
made, the basis for the decision, and the background of the project
(including the decision making process, other alternatives considered,
and public involvement), along with any mitigating measures. The Record
of Decision concludes compliance with the National Environmental Policy
Act for decision making to approve the general management plan for
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site. This compliance was
initiated upon a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement which established a public scoping period and was published
in the Federal Register on September 19, 1995. Notice of a 45-day
comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement was
published in the Federal Register on September 17, 1996. Twenty written
comments were received by the National Park Service. The notice also
announced a public meeting in Calais, Maine. Notice of availability of
the Final Environmental Impact Statement was published in the Federal
Register on March 19, 1998. One written comment was received.
The National Park Service will now implement the proposal evaluated
in the Final Environmental Impact Statement as described in the Record
of Decision and set forth in the general management plan for Saint
Croix Island International Historic Site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Saint Croix Island International Historic
Site is administered by the Superintendent of Acadia National Park in
Hancock County, Maine. Administrative records are therefore not held at
the historic site, but in Bar Harbor, Maine. To facilitate retrieval of
information about the management of Saint Croix Island International
Historic Site, related documents will be bound in a single volume which
includes the Final Environmental Impact Statement, Record of Decision,
General Management Plan, background information, and two implementing
plans. Copies of the document are available upon request from:
Superintendent, Acadia National Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine,
04609. Telephone: 207-288-3338.
Dated: October 21, 1998.
Chysandra Walter,
Deputy Regional Director, Northeast Region (617) 223-5001.
[FR Doc. 98-29239 Filed 10-30-98; 8:45 am]
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