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Dated: February 28, 2007.
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Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Ellis Island Development Concept
Plan, Final Environmental Impact
Statement, Statute of Liberty National
Monument and Ellis Island, New York
and New Jersey
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
Ellis Island Development Concept Plan,
Statute of Liberty National Monument
and Ellis Island.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park
Service announces the availability of a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Ellis Island Development
Concept Plan, Statute of Liberty
National Monument and Ellis Island,
New York and New Jersey. The primary
purpose of the FEIS is to finalize the
documentation of the environmental
consequences of alternative
management strategies for the
rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of 30
deteriorating buildings on Ellis Island,
and the limited service and emergency
access that are described in the
preferred alternative of the Development
Concept Plan.
The Development Concept Plan/Final
Environmental Impact Statement (DCP/
FEIS) evaluates three (3) alternatives
regarding the future of the vacant
historic buildings of Ellis Island.
‘‘Alternative 1: No Action—
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Continutation of Existing Management
Direction,’’ describes the conditions
after only temporary stabilization of the
buildings and the existing vehicular
service bridge. The eventual result of
the no action alternative is the complete
or near-complete loss of these resources
as the effects of temporary stabilization
expire. This alternative provides the
basis of comparison to judge the
potential impacts of the two ‘‘action’’
alternatives. Both action alternatives
would include a new service bridge to
New Jersey for emergency and service
vehicles; the no action alternative
would not. ‘‘Alternative 2: Ellis Island
Partners—Day Use Only,’’ describes
conditions that would result after the
buildings are rehabilitated as a campus
for multiple non-profit/institutional
uses complimenting the historic of Ellis
Island ‘‘Alternative 3: Ellis Island
Institute with Overnight
Accommodations’’ (the preferred
alternative), describes the conditions if
the buildings were rehabilitated as an
educational, non-profit institute with an
associated conference/retreat center.
The facilities would include overnight
accommodations to host meetings,
retreats, and workshops primarily
focusing on issues such as immigration,
world migration, public health, family
history, historic preservation, and the
environment. The preferred alternative
would accomplish the goals and
objectives set forth in the NPS 1982
Statute of Liberty National Monument
General Management Plan which
identified several major buildings on the
north side of the island for
rehabilitation and reuse by the NPS for
interpretation, visitor services and
administration (subsequently completed
utilizing private funds raised by the
Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island
Foundation), and proposed that the
balance of the buildings on the island,
including all of the south-side
buildings, be preserved on the exteriors
and adapted for reuse by either the NPS
or a private organization under a lease
agreement or concession contract.
The DCP/FEIS documents the
project’s requirements to comply with
NPS Director’s Order 21 and the
Partnership Construction Process, as
well as the requirement for additional
analysis to confirm the economic and
programmatic viability of the proposed
action. The results of these studies will
guide the scope, design and build-out of
this project. If the project is determined
by the NPS to not be economically
feasible, the NPS will consider
alternatives for management of Ellis
Island taking into account the
information gained from said market
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analysis and feasibility studies and
other facts then available. This further
consideration of alternatives will be
conducted in accordance with
applicable requirements of the National
Environmental Protection Act and the
National Historic Preservation Act (as
amended).
The release of the Development
Concept Plan/Draft Environmental
Impact Statement in June 2003, and
publication of the Notice of Availability
in the Federal Register on June 25, 2003
began a 60-day review period of the
draft document. During that review
period, the National Park Service held
two public meetings to provide agencies
and the public an opportunity to
comment on the draft document. During
the public comment period on the draft
document, comments were received in
the form of letters, cards, and emails.
Written and verbal comments were
submitted at public hearings. All
substantive comments have been
addressed in the ‘‘Consultation and
Coordination’’ chapter of the DCP/FEIS.
The National Park Service will
execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no
sooner than 30 days following
publication by the Environmental
Protection Agency of the Notice of
Availability of the Final Environmental
Impact Statement. Availability of the
ROD will be noticed in the Federal
Register and the NPS will subsequently
move forward with the NPS’ Partnership
Construction Process and other required
reviews for a partnership project.
Following the ROD, the NPS will also
begin consultation, planning and
environmental analysis for the
permanent bridge.
DATES:
Information will be
available for public inspection on line at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov and in the
offices of the Superintendent, Statute of
Liberty NM and Ellis Island, Liberty
Island, New York, NY 10004, where
copies of the document are available in
print and on compact disc.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent, Statute of Liberty
National Monument and Ellis Island,
Ellis Island Receiving Office, Jersey
City, NJ 07305. (212) 3663–3206) Ext.
100), Cynthia_garrett@nps.gov.
Dated: January 25, 2007.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Ellis Island Development Concept Plan, Final Environmental Impact
Statement, Statute of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island, New
York and New Jersey
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement
for Ellis Island Development Concept Plan, Statute of Liberty National
Monument and Ellis Island.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service announces the availability
of a Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ellis Island
Development Concept Plan, Statute of Liberty National Monument and
Ellis Island, New York and New Jersey. The primary purpose of the FEIS
is to finalize the documentation of the environmental consequences of
alternative management strategies for the rehabilitation and adaptive
reuse of 30 deteriorating buildings on Ellis Island, and the limited
service and emergency access that are described in the preferred
alternative of the Development Concept Plan.
The Development Concept Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement
(DCP/FEIS) evaluates three (3) alternatives regarding the future of the
vacant historic buildings of Ellis Island. ``Alternative 1: No Action--
Continutation of Existing Management Direction,'' describes the
conditions after only temporary stabilization of the buildings and the
existing vehicular service bridge. The eventual result of the no action
alternative is the complete or near-complete loss of these resources as
the effects of temporary stabilization expire. This alternative
provides the basis of comparison to judge the potential impacts of the
two ``action'' alternatives. Both action alternatives would include a
new service bridge to New Jersey for emergency and service vehicles;
the no action alternative would not. ``Alternative 2: Ellis Island
Partners--Day Use Only,'' describes conditions that would result after
the buildings are rehabilitated as a campus for multiple non-profit/
institutional uses complimenting the historic of Ellis Island
``Alternative 3: Ellis Island Institute with Overnight Accommodations''
(the preferred alternative), describes the conditions if the buildings
were rehabilitated as an educational, non-profit institute with an
associated conference/retreat center. The facilities would include
overnight accommodations to host meetings, retreats, and workshops
primarily focusing on issues such as immigration, world migration,
public health, family history, historic preservation, and the
environment. The preferred alternative would accomplish the goals and
objectives set forth in the NPS 1982 Statute of Liberty National
Monument General Management Plan which identified several major
buildings on the north side of the island for rehabilitation and reuse
by the NPS for interpretation, visitor services and administration
(subsequently completed utilizing private funds raised by the Statue of
Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation), and proposed that the balance of the
buildings on the island, including all of the south-side buildings, be
preserved on the exteriors and adapted for reuse by either the NPS or a
private organization under a lease agreement or concession contract.
The DCP/FEIS documents the project's requirements to comply with
NPS Director's Order 21 and the Partnership Construction Process, as
well as the requirement for additional analysis to confirm the economic
and programmatic viability of the proposed action. The results of these
studies will guide the scope, design and build-out of this project. If
the project is determined by the NPS to not be economically feasible,
the NPS will consider alternatives for management of Ellis Island
taking into account the information gained from said market analysis
and feasibility studies and other facts then available. This further
consideration of alternatives will be conducted in accordance with
applicable requirements of the National Environmental Protection Act
and the National Historic Preservation Act (as amended).
The release of the Development Concept Plan/Draft Environmental
Impact Statement in June 2003, and publication of the Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register on June 25, 2003 began a 60-day
review period of the draft document. During that review period, the
National Park Service held two public meetings to provide agencies and
the public an opportunity to comment on the draft document. During the
public comment period on the draft document, comments were received in
the form of letters, cards, and emails. Written and verbal comments
were submitted at public hearings. All substantive comments have been
addressed in the ``Consultation and Coordination'' chapter of the DCP/
FEIS.
DATES: The National Park Service will execute a Record of Decision
(ROD) no sooner than 30 days following publication by the Environmental
Protection Agency of the Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement. Availability of the ROD will be noticed
in the Federal Register and the NPS will subsequently move forward with
the NPS' Partnership Construction Process and other required reviews
for a partnership project. Following the ROD, the NPS will also begin
consultation, planning and environmental analysis for the permanent
bridge.
ADDRESSES: Information will be available for public inspection on line
at https://parkplanning.nps.gov and in the offices of the
Superintendent, Statute of Liberty NM and Ellis Island, Liberty Island,
New York, NY 10004, where copies of the document are available in print
and on compact disc.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Statute of Liberty
National Monument and Ellis Island, Ellis Island Receiving Office,
Jersey City, NJ 07305. (212) 3663-3206) Ext. 100), Cynthia_
garrett@nps.gov.
Dated: January 25, 2007.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 07-1479 Filed 3-26-07; 8:45 am]
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