[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70284-70285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32661]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Comprehensive Design Plan for the White House, Final
Environmental Impact Statement
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Availability of final comprehensive design plan for the White
House and final environmental impact statement.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the
availability of a Final Comprehensive Design Plan for the White House
and President's Park and Final Environmental Impact Statement (CDP-
FEIS).
DATES: A 30-day no-action period will follow the Environmental
Protection Agency's notice of availability of the CDP-FEIS.
ADDRESSES: Single copies of the 516-page CDP-FEIS may be obtained by
writing: Final Plan/FEIS, Office of White House Liaison, National Park
Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW, Washington, DC, 20242.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CDP-FEIS addresses the future management
and use of the buildings, grounds and cultural resources of the White
House and President's Park. The goal is to better serve the presidency
and the people, while protecting the historic character of this
national treasure. The CDP-FEIS proposes actions to meet needs in the
areas of: support services for the home and office of the president,
visitor use and services, cultural and natural resource protection,
transportation, site character, official functions and special events.
The CDP-FEIS contains the description and assessment of the proposed
plan and four other alternatives considered, including the required no-
change alternative.
Impacts are analyzed on the following topics: cultural resources,
natural resources, home and office of the president, the visitor
experience, special events, transportation, the socioeconomic
environment, and site management and operations.
The NPS is the lead-planning agency and has responsibility for
developing the plan in conjunction with other agencies. Congressionally
chartered agencies with stewardship or oversight responsibilities at
the site serve on an NPS-led Executive Committee. Serving on the
committee are: Executive Office of the President, Executive Residence,
White House Military Office, U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S.
Secret Service, General Services Administration, District of Columbia,
Commission of Fine Arts, National Capital Planning Commission, Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation and until 1995 the Pennsylvania Avenue
Development Corporation.
The planning process to develop the Final Comprehensive Design Plan
for the White House and President's Park began in 1992 with data
collection. Issue identification took place in 1993 through 27
workshops involving some 70 agencies and organizations. Visitor
opinions were obtained through surveys and through a 4-day public
involvement exhibit held on the Ellipse in the spring of 1993. Desired
futures were developed in workshops during the fall of 1993.
Interpretative themes were developed in March 1994. Working group
meetings on the news media space occurred between March 1995 and
January 1996. Alternatives were released for public review in the
spring of 1995. A draft plan and draft environmental impact statement
was reviewed by the public for 90 days between December 3, 1998 and
March 11, 1999.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the Director, White House
Liaison, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW, Washington, DC
20242; Telephone: (202) 619-6344.
Dated: December 10, 1999.
Terry R. Carlstrom,
Regional Director, National Capital Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 99-32661 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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