[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6384-6385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3612]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
General Management Plan, Manzanar National Historic Site; Notice
of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Summary: Pursuant to Section 102 (2) (C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190 as amended), the National Park Service,
Department of the Interior, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement assessing the potential impacts of the proposed General
Management Plan for Manzanar National Historic Site, Inyo County,
California. Once approved, the plan will guide the management of the
historic site over the next 15 years.
The Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Impact
Statement (DGMP/EIS) presents a proposal and two alternatives for the
management, use, and development of Manzanar National Historic Site.
The proposed plan, Alternative C: Enhanced Visitor Experience, provides
for acquisition of the camp from the current owner and protection of
historic and prehistoric resources through a program of resource
management and law enforcement. Features include conversion of the
historic camp auditorium to an interpretive center and the creation of
a network of wayside exhibits throughout the mile-square camp,
accessible to visitors by a tour route around the periphery of the
camp. A shuttle system would be operated during heavy use periods.
Minor boundary additions, encompassing historic resources, would be
proposed over and above the legislatively authorized boundary.
Reconstruction of a limited number of representative structures would
provide additional interpretive features. National Park Service support
for the annual spring Manzanar Pilgrimage, organized by the Manzanar
Committee, would continue.
Alternative A: No Action, would continue the current situation at
Manzanar. Lands would not be acquired, resources would not be
protected, and no additional steps would be taken to accommodate
visitor interest and use. NPS support for the annual Manzanar
Pilgrimage would continue.
Alternative B: Minimum Requirements, would be similar to
Alternative C in terms of resource
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management and protection, but would provide fewer visitor services.
There would be no reconstruction and the boundary would not be enlarged
from that authorized. There would be no shuttle service.
The environmental consequences of the alternatives are fully
documented. No significant adverse impacts are anticipated.
Supplementary Information: Written comments on the DGMP/EIS should be
directed to the Superintendent, Manzanar National Historic Site, P.O.
Box 426, Independence, California 93526-0426. Comments on the DGMP/EIS
must be received by May 3, 1996. Public meetings on the draft plan will
be held as follows:
March 12, 7:00 P.M., Bishop City Council Chambers, 301 W. Line St.,
Bishop, California
March 13, 7:00 P.M., American Legion Hall, 205 S. Edwards St. (U.S.
395), Independence, California
March 15, 7:00 P.M., Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute,
16215 S. Gramercy Place, Gardena, California
March 16, 2:00 P.M., Japanese-American Cultural and Community
Center, 244 S. San Pedro St., 2D Floor, Rooms A & B, Los Angeles,
California
Inquiries on and requests for copies of the DGMP/EIS should be
directed to Manzanar National Historic Site, address as above, or by
telephone at (619) 878-2932.
Dated: February 7, 1996.
Stephen S. Crabtree,
Field Director, Pacific West Area.
[FR Doc. 96-3612 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am]
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