[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 218 (Monday, November 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66670-66671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26704]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the General Management Plan (GMP) for Fort Donelson National
Battlefield, TN
SUMMARY: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 and Director's Order Number 12 (Conservation
Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and Decision-Making) the NPS
is preparing an EIS for a GMP for Fort Donelson National Battlefield,
Tennessee.
The GMP will prescribe the resource conditions and visitor
experiences that are to be achieved and maintained in the national
battlefield over the next 20 years. The clarification of what must be
achieved according to law and policy will be based on review of the
battlefield's purpose, significance, special mandates, and the body of
laws and policies directing park management. Based on determinations of
desired conditions, the GMP will outline the types of resource
management activities, visitor activities, and development that would
be appropriate in the future. A range of reasonable management
alternatives will be developed through this planning process and will
include, at a minimum, a no-action alternative and a preferred
alternative.
Issues to be addressed will include but are not limited to the
following: Management of Fort Henry and Fort Heiman properties and
tracts adjacent to the boundary that were recently added to the
national battlefield; potential impacts from outside development
including the Highway 79 realignment; and the inventory and
preservation of cultural and natural resources.
DATES: Comments should be submitted no later than 60 days after
publication
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of this notice. Public meetings regarding the GMP will be held
throughout the planning process. Specific dates, times, and locations
will be made available in the local media, on the NPS Planning,
Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site: (http://parkplanning.nps.gov/fodo), or by contacting the Superintendent of Fort
Donelson National Battlefield.
ADDRESSES: Information on the planning process and copies of
newsletters will be available from the office of the Superintendent,
P.O. Box 434, Dover, Tennessee 37058-0434.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public and agency involvement will be
solicited at several key steps in the planning process including
initial scoping, alternatives development, and the draft plan.
If you wish to comment on any issues associated with the plan, you
may submit your comments to the planning team by any one of several
methods. You may mail comments to Fort Donelson National Battlefield,
P.O. Box 434, Dover, Tennessee 37058-0434. You may also comment
electronically at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/fodo. Finally, you may
hand-deliver comments to the national battlefield headquarters located
in Dover, Tennessee. Before including your address, phone number, e-
mail address, or other personal identifying information in your
comment, be advised that your entire comment--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review
your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will
be able to do so.
Authority: The authority for publishing this notice is contained
in 40 CFR 1506.6.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Steven McCoy, Fort
Donelson National Battlefield, P.O. Box 434, Dover, Tennessee 37058-
0434; telephone: 931-232-5348. The responsible official for this EIS is
the Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service, 100
Alabama Street, SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Dated: September 8, 2008.
David Vela,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E8-26704 Filed 11-7-08; 8:45 am]
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