[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26621-26622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12698]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Environmental Assessment for the Establishment of the World War
II Memorial, Washington, D.C.
ACTION: Notice of availability of environmental assessment.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council of Environmental Quality regulations
and National Park Service policy, this notice announces the
availability of an environmental assessment (EA) for the establishment
of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
DATES: There will be a 30-day public review period for comment on this
document. Comments on the EA should be received no later than June 12,
1998.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the EA should be submitted to: Mr. John G.
Parsons, Associate Superintendent for Stewardship and Partnerships,
National Capital Support Office, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio
Drive, S.W., Room 220, Washington, D.C., 20240. Public reading copies
of the EQ will be available for review at the following locations:
National Capital Region, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW.,
First Floor Lobby, Washington, D.C., 20242; and American Battle
Monuments Commission, 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington,
Virginia, 22201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. John G. Parsons, Associate Superintendent, Stewardship and
Partnerships, National Capital Support Office, National Park Service,
1100 Ohio Drive, SW., Room 220, Washington, D.C., 20242, Telephone:
(202) 619-7025. A limited number of copies of the EA are available on
request.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EA on this memorial on park land
describes the proposed design concept and analyzes pertinent
environmental impacts of its establishment and construction and any
necessary mitigation measures for the identified impacts.
The World War II Memorial is being established by the American
Battle Monuments Commission, an independent agency of the U.S.
Government, pursuant to the Commemorative Works Act, 40 U.S.C. 1001 et
seq. The World War II Memorial was authorized by Public Law 103-32 (May
25, 1993). In Public Law 103-422, Congress authorized its placement
within Area I (the area comprising the central Monumental Core of the
District of Columbia, as defined in the Act). The memorial will be in
West Potomac Park
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which is administered by the National Park Service. The actual location
is known as the Rainbow Pool site, along 17th Street between the
Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
Along with analyzing the environmental impacts of memorial
construction and the completed memorial based on this design concept,
this EA also considers how it affects visitor use, vehicular and
pedestrian circulation, and existing periodic uses of the site for
various activities.
Pursuant to the Commemorative Works Act, one approved, this design
concept will be refined to produce a preliminary design and a final
memorial design which are subject to additional review by the National
Park Service, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the
Commission of Fine Arts.
Dated: May 6, 1998.
Joseph Lawer,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 98-12698 Filed 5-12-98; 8:45 am]
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