[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44977-44978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18705]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
General Management Plan/Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact
Statement, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Hyde Park, NY
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Abbreviated Final Environmental
Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt
National Historic Sites, Hyde Park, NY.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332 (2) (C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the
availability of the Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the General Management Plan (GMP/EIS) for Roosevelt-Vanderbilt
National Historic Sites, Hyde Park, New York.
The Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS includes an analysis of agency and
public comments received on the Draft GMP/EIS with NPS responses,
errata sheets detailing editorial corrections to the Draft GMP/EIS, and
copies of agency and substantive public comments. No changes have been
made to the alternatives or to the impact analysis presented in the
Draft GMP/EIS.
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Therefore, Action Alternative Two remains as the National Park Service
Preferred Alternative.
The public release of the Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS will be
followed by a 30-day no-action period, after which a Record of Decision
will be prepared to document the selected alternative and set forth any
stipulations for implementation of the GMP. The Abbreviated Final GMP/
EIS and the Draft GMP/EIS constitute the complete and final
documentation upon which the Record of Decision will be based.
DATES: The NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days
following publication by the Environmental Protection Agency of the
Notice of Availability of the Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: The Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS is available online at the NPS
Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site (http://parkplanning.nps.gov/rova). Hard-copies of the document are available
for inspection at the Hyde Park Free Library, 2 Main Street, Hyde Park,
NY.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt
National Historic Sites, 4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538,
Phone: 845.229.9116, ext. 33, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft GMP/EIS addresses the three units
of the national park system that compose Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National
Historic Sites: Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
(NHS); Eleanor Roosevelt NHS; and Vanderbilt Mansion NHS. The three
national historic sites are combined into a single administrative unit,
but each was established by separate legislation. The Draft GMP/EIS
evaluates alternatives to guide the management of the national historic
sites over the next 20 years. The No-Action Alternative continues the
current management direction. Action Alternative One emphasizes
restoring historic appearance of the properties and encouraging
visitors to explore more of the estate buildings and landscape. Action
Alternative Two seeks to make the parks relevant to more audiences by
encouraging greater civic participation in park activities, while
significantly enhancing the historic character of park resources.
Action Alternative Two is the agency Preferred Alternative. The Draft
GMP/EIS was available for public and agency review from December 24,
2009 through February 28, 2010. Copies of the document were sent to
individuals, agencies, and organizations, and were made available at
park visitor centers, local library, and on the NPS Planning,
Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site (http://parkplanning.nps.gov/rova). Public open houses were held on January 28
and 29, 2010.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-18705 Filed 7-29-10; 8:45 am]
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