[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 233 (Friday, December 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67131-67132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32238]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the General
Management Plan for the Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska
AGENCIES: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the
General Management Plan for the Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of
the Record of Decision (ROD) for the General Management Plan for the
Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska.
The National Park Service will implement the proposed action
(alternative 1) as described in the Draft and Abbreviated Final General
Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statements as the selected
alternative. This plan will achieve a high-quality, diverse visitor
experience consistent with the mandate and mission of the NPS and the
purpose and significance of the park. New management strategies, social
science methods, and interpretive tools will be used to improve the
management of visitor use, especially during the days of peak demand.
For better visitor distribution, visitors will be encouraged to move
beyond the visitor center and the nearby Totem Trail into less
frequently visited areas, such as the fort site, the battleground, and
the Russian Memorial. By funding and implementing comprehensive
research and interpretive programs, the NPS will place increased
emphasis on the park's cultural resources and on the purpose and
significance of the park.
A Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement
(EIS), published in the Federal Register in May 17, 1995 (60 FR 26455),
formally initiated the National Park Service planning and EIS effort
for the park. A draft and final plan and EIS were prepared. The final
plan and abbreviated EIS describe and analyze the environmental impacts
of a proposed action and three other action alternatives. A no-action
alternative also was evaluated.
[[Page 67132]]
The Record of Decision (ROD) documents the decision of the
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, regarding the Sitka
National Historical Park. This ROD briefly discusses the background of
the planning effort, states the decision and discusses the basis for
it, describes other alternatives considered, specifics the
environmentally preferable alternative, identifies measures adopted to
minimize potential environmental harm, and summarizes the results of
public involvement during the planning process.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available on request from:
Superintendent, Sitka National Park, 106 Metlakatla Street, P.O. Box
738, Sitka, Alaska 99835.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Sitka National
Historical Park, 106 Metlakatla Street, P.O. Box 738, Sitka, Alaska
99835. Phone (907) 747-6281.
Dated: November 24, 1998.
Robert D. Barbee,
Regional Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 98-32238 Filed 12-3-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-70-M
