[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39966-39967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19167]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Availability of the Final General Management Plan and
Final Environmental Impact Statement for Fort Clatsop National
Memorial, Oregon
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 Final General
Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/FEIS) that
describes and analyzes a proposal and three alternatives to meet
immediate and long-term needs at Fort Clatsop National Memorial; these
alternatives address visitor use and the preservation of the natural
and cultural resources that provide the environment in which the Lewis
and Clark story is presented to the public.
A Notice of Availability of the Draft General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/DEIS) was published in the Federal
Register on 3 November 1993 (58 FR 211), with the public comment period
to close on 7 January 1994; responding to a request that additional
time be provided for review and comment, the review period was extended
until 7 February 1994 through notices in the local media and the 5
January 1994 issue of the Federal Register (59 FR 3). During this
comment period, three public meetings were held and written comments
were also received. The GMP/FEIS contains responses to the comments
received and modifications to the document as needed in response to the
comments.
The proposal, which was developed in response to public and agency
comments on the GMP/DEIS, calls for: (1) Establishment of a trail
between the Fort and the Pacific Ocean; (2) addition of approximately
963 acres to the Memorial's boundary; (3) coordination of interpretive
activities with other public and private entities throughout the lower
Columbia River region; and (4) increasing the Memorial's staffing
levels.
Three alternatives were considered, in addition to the proposal.
The No-Action Alternative would maintain the existing
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conditions: no Fort-Ocean trail would be developed; current size of the
Memorial would be maintained at 125 acres; no new coordination
initiatives would be undertaken; and staffing levels would not be
increased. The Minimum Requirements Alternative would add a Fort-Ocean
trail and increase the Memorial's boundary to encompass an additional
963 acres; some additional interpretive coordination activities would
be undertaken by virtue of slightly increased staff numbers. The fourth
alternative would expand the Memorial's natural resource base to
enhance the historic setting of the Memorial; it would add
approximately 2,315 acres to the park, develop a Fort-Ocean trail with
a commensurate increase in staffing to manage the larger land base.
Major impact topics assessed for the proposed action and the
alternatives include cultural and natural resources, visitor use,
interpretation, regional cooperation, park facilities/staffing/
operations, visual/aural qualities, adjacent land uses and boundary
adjustment/land protection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The no-action period on this final plan and
environmental impact statement will end 30 days after the Environmental
Protection Agency has published a notice of availability of the GMP/
FEIS in the Federal Register. For further information, contact:
Superintendent, Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Route 3, Box 604-FC,
Astoria, OR 97103-9803; telephone (503) 861-2471.
Copies of the GMP/FEIS will be available at Fort Clatsop National
Memorial, as well as the following locations: Office of Public Affairs,
National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC; and National Park Service, Columbia Cascades System
Support Office, 909 First Ave., Seattle, WA.
Dated: July 25, 1995.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 95-19167 Filed 8-3-95; 8:45 am]
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