[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5820-5821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2308]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[5017-7155-409]
Record of Decision for the General Management Plan for the
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, KY, TN, and VA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the
General Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement for the
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the
National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Record of
Decision (ROD) for the General Management Plan, Cumberland Gap National
Historical Park in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. On September 13,
2010, the Regional Director, Southeast Region, approved the ROD for the
project.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Woods, Superintendent, Cumberland
Gap National Historical Park, U.S. 25E South, P.O. Box 1848,
Middlesboro, KY 40965-1848; telephone 606-248-2817. [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Three alternatives were evaluated in the
Environmental Impact Statement. These include: Alternative A, No
Action-- Continue Current Management; Alternative B--Increase
opportunities for visitor access by providing additional park
facilities as compared to Alternative A; Alternative C--the selected
alternative, provides slightly expanded visitor access to the Park
while minimizing the potential for adverse effects on resources and
would feature increased levels of education, outreach, and formalized
partnering.
The ROD includes a statement of the decision made, synopses of
other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, a
description of the environmentally preferable alternative, a finding of
no impairment of Park resources and values, a listing of measures to
minimize environmental harm, and an overview of public
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involvement in the decision-making process.
Copies of the Record of Decision may be obtained from the contact
listed above or online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/CUGA.
Authority: The authority for publishing this notice is 40
C.F.R. 1506.6.
The responsible official for this Record of Decision is the
Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service, 100 Alabama
Street, SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Dated: January 24, 2011.
Gordon Wissinger,
Acting, Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 2011-2308 Filed 2-1-11; 8:45 am]
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