[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37565-37566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17522]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Pea Ridge National Military Park
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a General Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement for Pea Ridge National Military Park,
Arkansas.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) will prepare a General
Management Plan (GMP) and an associated Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas, in accordance
with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA). This notice is being furnished as required by NEPA Regulations
40 CFR 1501.7.
To facilitate sound planning and environmental assessment, the NPS
intends to gather information necessary for the preparation of the EIS,
and to obtain suggestions and information from other agencies and the
public on the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. Comments and
participation in this scoping process are invited.
Participation in the planning process will be encouraged and
facilitated by various means, including newsletters and open houses.
The NPS will conduct a series of public scoping meetings to explain the
planning process and to solicit opinion about issues to address in the
GMP/EIS. Notification of all such meetings will be announced in the
local press and in NPS newsletters or other mailings.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and information concerning the scope of the
EIS and other matters should be directed to: Mr. Steve Adams,
Superintendent, Pea Ridge National Military Park, P.O. Box 700, Pea
Ridge, Arkansas 72751; E-mail: steve__adams@nps.gov. Requests to be
added to the project mailing list can be made to Jennie Wagner at the
above address or telephone 501-451-8122, extension 103.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Pea Ridge National
Military Park, at the address above or at telephone 501-451-8122,
extension 104.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pea Ridge National Military Park is a 4,300
acre Civil War Battlefield that preserves the site of March 1862 battle
that saved Missouri for the Union. The Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7th
and 8th, 1862 was the successful culmination of a Union campaign to
foil the Confederacy's goal of securing Missouri and capturing the
Federal arsenal at St. Louis. The victory at Pea Ridge allowed the
Union to continue control of Missouri and the Missouri and Mississippi
Rivers, thus assisting the strategic and logistical base for General
Grant's Mississippi campaign.
In accordance with NPS Park Planning policy, the GMP will ensure
the Memorial has a clearly defined direction for resource preservation
and visitor use. It will be developed in consultation with servicewide
program managers, interested parties, and the general public. It will
be based on an adequate analysis of existing and potential resource
conditions and visitor experiences, environmental impacts, and costs of
alternative courses of action.
The environmental review of the GMP/EIS for Historic Site will be
conducted in accordance with requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C.
Sec. 4371 et seq.), NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), other
appropriate Federal regulations, and National Park Service procedures
and policies for compliance with those regulations.
The National Park Service estimates the draft GMP and draft EIS
will be available to the public by the autumn of 2000.
Dated: June 30, 1999.
William W. Schenk,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 99-17522 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am]
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