Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision on the First Ladies National Historic Site General Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement, First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio, 41047-41048 [06-6312]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 19, 2006 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Pea Ridge National Military Park, 15930 Highway 62, Garfield, Arkansas 72732, telephone 417–732–2662. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS prepared a draft GMP/EIS for Pea Ridge, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy At of 1969. This draft was made available for public review for 60 days (December 2005 to February 2006). Hard copy versions of the draft were distributed, and Pea Ridge made the draft EIS available on the Web, at the park, and in area libraries. A public presentation, attended by 25 participants, was held for the public to discuss and comment on the draft. The consensus of the public during the presentation was that the NPS would pursue the correct path for Pea Ridge by following Alternative 4, the preferred alternative. Comments from public agencies on the draft GMP/EIS will not require the NPS to add other alternatives, significantly alter existing alternatives, or make changes to the impact analysis of effects for any of the alternatives. Thus, an abbreviated format is used for the responses to comments in the final EIS, in compliance with the implementing regulations (40 CFR 1503.4(c) for the National Environmental Policy At, and the NPS Director’s Order 12. Dated: May 22, 2008 Ernest Quintana, Regional Director, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. 06–6314 Filed 7–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–BX–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision on the final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site, Ohio National Park Service, Department of the Interior. SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Record of Decision for the final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site. The Midwest Regional Director approved the Record of Decision for this final GMP/ EIS on May 17, 2006. The purpose of the GMP is to set forth the basic sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:28 Jul 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 management philosophy for the park and to provide strategies for addressing issues and achieving identified management objectives. The final GMP/ EIS described and analyzed the environmental impacts of four alternatives for the future management direction of the park. The Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site is an affiliated area of the National Park System, managed by the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area. The park consists of three units, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Fallen Timbers State Monument, and Fort Miamis. The park commemorates an important period in the development of the United States and the opening of the northwest frontier. It represents the culminating event that demonstrated the tenacity of the American people in their quest for western expansion and the struggle for dominance in the Old Northwest Territory. The preferred alternative in the final GMP/EIS was selected for implementation. Under this action, Toledo Metroparks will work with the NPS and other partners to protect cultural resources and interpret historic events. Various types of interpretive programs will be developed to encourage visitors to learn about the importance of the park units and the historic events. Most interpretation will take place at the edges of historic resources in order to ensure their preservation. A new visitor center will be built with local funding near the battlefield, and interpretive programs will cover all three units and the American Indian, British, and American perspectives of the time period. Links will be established between the units. Partnerships will be pursued with a wide variety of agencies and organizations to protect view sheds outside the park and to share programming, information, and materials. The selected action best protects and preserves Fallen Timbers and Fort Miamis National Historic Site’s cultural resources while also providing for visitor understanding and appreciation of the site’s historic significance. The preferred alternative will not result in impairment of resources and values. The Record of Decision includes a statement of the decision made, synopses of other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, the rationale for why the selected action is the environmentally preferred alternative, a finding of no impairment of park resources and values, and an overview of public involvement in the decisionmaking process. PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 41047 Mr. James Speck, Director of Planning, Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, 5100 West Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43615–2100, by electronic mail at james.speck@metroparkstoledo.com or by telephone 419–270–7513. Copies of the final GMP/EIS and the Record of Decision are available upon request from Toledo Metroparks at the above address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: May 17, 2006. Ernest Quintana, Regional Director, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. E6–11428 Filed 7–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–85–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision on the First Ladies National Historic Site General Management Plan Environmental Impact Statement, First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio National Park Service, Interior. Pursuant to section102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 83 Stat. 852, 853, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) on the final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio. On May 22, 2006, the Regional Director, Midwest Region, approved the ROD for the project. As soon as practicable, the NPS will begin to implement the preferred alternative contained in the final GMP/EIS issued on April 7, 2006. The following course of action will occur under the preferred alternative. Cultural resources will be preserved and various types of interpretive programs will be developed to encourage visitors to learn about the importance of the First Ladies and the historic events associated with First Ladies. Interpretive programs will focus on the roles of First Ladies in both their public and private lives. Partnerships will be pursued with a wide variety of agencies and organizations to publicize the site and to share programming, information, and exhibits. Most of the Saxton House (House) will be managed as an historic zone. Visitor access would be limited mostly to interpretive tours. The story of the First Ladies will be interpreted at both the House and the Education and Research Center (ERC). Exhibits of AGENCY: SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1 41048 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 19, 2006 / Notices artifacts will support the interpretive program. Onsite interpretation will be provided at the House through guided tours, with further information available in programs in the ERC Theater and during special programs. Most of the ERC will be managed as a library zone, where resources are maintained at a high level of preservation. Visitor use will be restricted to portions of two floors. Implementing this alternative will cost approximately $395,000 in one-time upgrade and construction expenses. This course of action and three other alternatives were analyzed in the draft and final GMP/EIS. The full range of foreseeable environmental consequences was assessed and appropriate mitigating measures were identified. The ROD includes a statement of the decision made, synopses of other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, a description of the environmentally preferred alternative, a finding on impairment of park resources and values, a listing of measures to minimize environmental harm, an overview of public involvement in the decision making process, and a conclusion. Ms. Carol J. Spears, Site Manager, First Ladies National Historic Site, 8095 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, Ohio 44060, telephone 440–974–2993. Copies of the ROD may be obtained by mail from Ms. Spears or the Planning, Environment and Public Comment Web site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/fila. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: May 22, 2006. Ernest Quintana, Regional Director, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. 06–6312 Filed 7–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–86–M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, Indiana National Park Service, Department of the Interior. SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) on the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the General Management Plan (GMP), Lincoln Boyhood National sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:28 Jul 18, 2006 Jkt 208001 Memorial, Indiana. The Midwest Regional Director approved the ROD for this final GMP/EIS on June 20, 2006. Specifically, the NPS has selected the preferred alternative as described in the GMP/EIS. Under the selected action, the NPS would emphasize a greater array of interpretive opportunities, with the focus on the history of the Lincoln family in southern Indiana, and on the natural and sociopolitical environment of the times. The Lincoln Living Historical Farm would retain its current character, but the interpretive program would provide visitors with interpretive opportunities and demonstrations directly related to the Lincoln story and the way in which the family likely lived in Indiana. The memorial building and court would remain largely unchanged, but new administrative offices would be added to the rear of the structure. Where possible, some elements of the cloister could be returned to their original design. The new addition or structure would harmonize in size, scale, proportion, and materials with the extant structure and would not intrude on the historic scene. The selected action and two other alternatives were analyzed in the draft and final EIS. A full range of foreseeable environmental consequences was assessed. Among the alternatives the NPS considered, the selected action best protects Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial’s natural and cultural resources, while also providing a range of quality interpretive and educational experiences. It also meets the NPS goals for managing the memorial and meets national environmental policy goals. The preferred alternative will not result in the impairment of resources and values. The ROD includes a statement of the decision made, synopses of other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, the rationale for why the selected action is the environmentally preferred alternative, a finding of no impairment of park resources and values, and an overview of public involvement in the decisionmaking process. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Randy Wester, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, P.O. Box 1816, Lincoln City, Indiana 47552–1816, or by calling 812–937–4541. Copies of the final GMP/EIS and the ROD are available upon request from the above address. PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: June 20, 2006. Ernest Quintana, Regional Director, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. E6–11427 Filed 7–18–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–89–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Announcement of the National Park Service (NPS) Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) Meetings Within the Alaska Region National Park Service, Interior. The National Park Service (NPS) announces the SRC meeting schedule for the following NPS areas: Aniakchak National Monument and Lake Clark National Park. The purpose of each meeting is to develop and continue work on subsistence hunting program recommendations and other related subsistence management issues. Each meeting is open to the public and will have time allocated for public testimony. The public is welcomed to present written or oral comments to the SRC. The NPS SRC program is authorized under Title VIII, Section 808, of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public Law 96–487, to operate in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Draft meeting minutes will be available upon request from each Superintendent for public inspection approximately six weeks after each meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Aniakchak National Monument SRC meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: The Aniakchak National Monument SRC meeting will be held at the Chignik Lake Subsistence Building in Chignik Lake, AK. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary McBurney, Subsistence Manager, 2181 Kachemak Drive, Homer, AK 99603, E-mail: mary_mcburney@nps.gov; telephone: (907) 235–7891; or Troy Hamon, Acting Superintendent and Chief of Resources, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, P.O. Box 7, King Salmon, AK 99613, E-mail: troy_hamon@nps.gov, telephone: (907) 246–2121 or (907) 246– 3305. DATES: The Lake Clark National Park SRC meeting will be held on Thursday, September 21, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Location: The Lake Clark National Park SRC meeting will be held at the DATES: E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 138 (Wednesday, July 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41047-41048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-6312]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision on the First 
Ladies National Historic Site General Management Plan Environmental 
Impact Statement, First Ladies National Historic Site, Ohio

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, 83 Stat. 852, 853, codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability 
of the Record of Decision (ROD) on the final General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the First Ladies National 
Historic Site, Ohio. On May 22, 2006, the Regional Director, Midwest 
Region, approved the ROD for the project. As soon as practicable, the 
NPS will begin to implement the preferred alternative contained in the 
final GMP/EIS issued on April 7, 2006.
    The following course of action will occur under the preferred 
alternative. Cultural resources will be preserved and various types of 
interpretive programs will be developed to encourage visitors to learn 
about the importance of the First Ladies and the historic events 
associated with First Ladies. Interpretive programs will focus on the 
roles of First Ladies in both their public and private lives. 
Partnerships will be pursued with a wide variety of agencies and 
organizations to publicize the site and to share programming, 
information, and exhibits.
    Most of the Saxton House (House) will be managed as an historic 
zone. Visitor access would be limited mostly to interpretive tours. The 
story of the First Ladies will be interpreted at both the House and the 
Education and Research Center (ERC). Exhibits of

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artifacts will support the interpretive program. Onsite interpretation 
will be provided at the House through guided tours, with further 
information available in programs in the ERC Theater and during special 
programs. Most of the ERC will be managed as a library zone, where 
resources are maintained at a high level of preservation. Visitor use 
will be restricted to portions of two floors. Implementing this 
alternative will cost approximately $395,000 in one-time upgrade and 
construction expenses.
    This course of action and three other alternatives were analyzed in 
the draft and final GMP/EIS. The full range of foreseeable 
environmental consequences was assessed and appropriate mitigating 
measures were identified.
    The ROD includes a statement of the decision made, synopses of 
other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, a 
description of the environmentally preferred alternative, a finding on 
impairment of park resources and values, a listing of measures to 
minimize environmental harm, an overview of public involvement in the 
decision making process, and a conclusion.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carol J. Spears, Site Manager, 
First Ladies National Historic Site, 8095 Mentor Avenue, Mentor, Ohio 
44060, telephone 440-974-2993. Copies of the ROD may be obtained by 
mail from Ms. Spears or the Planning, Environment and Public Comment 
Web site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/fila.

    Dated: May 22, 2006.
Ernest Quintana,
Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. 06-6312 Filed 7-18-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312-86-M

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