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National Park Service
Draft General Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement,
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park, VA
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 (2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as
amended), the National Park Service
(NPS) announces the availability of the
Draft General Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/
EIS) for Cedar Creek and Belle Grove
National Historical Park, Virginia.
Consistent with National Park Service
laws, regulations, policies, and the
purposes of the National Historical Park,
the Draft GMP/EIS describes and
analyzes four alternatives (A–D) to
guide the management of the park over
the next 20 years. The alternatives
incorporate various management
prescriptions to addresss the following
issues: protecting park resources and
values, interpretation, visitor facilities
and services, access and circulation,
related resources, partnership
collaboration, and technical assistance.
Alternative A is continuation of
current management practices. Visitors
would experience the park at sites
owned and independently managed by
the Key Partners. The NPS would
provide technical assistance and bring
national recognition and visibility to the
park by virtue of being part of the
national park system.
Under Alternative B, visitors would
experience the park at sites owned by
the Key Partners and through electronic
media and NPS ranger led tours and
programs. Visitors would access the
park via auto-touring routes and a few
non-motorized trails located on Key
Partner properties. The primary NPS
role would be to provide interpretive
programs and technical assistance. The
Key Partners would have the
responsibility for land and resource
protection. There would be increased
collaboration among the NPS and the
Key Partners, with the NPS serving as a
coordinator for resource and planning
issues.
Under Alternative C, visitors would
experience the park at a NPS-developed
and managed visitor center and at
visitor focal areas owned and managed
by the NPS and the Key Partners. The
NPS and the Key Partners would
coordinate interpretive programs at
these sites. Visitors would access the
park via auto-touring routes and a
system of non-motorized trails that
provides opportunities for
interpretation. The NPS and the Key
Partners would develop a coordinated
land protection plan focused on
protection of key historic sites that
would become focal areas. The NPS and
the Key Partners would develop formal
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agreements to undertake special projects
and general park management.
Alternative D is the preferred
alternative. Under this alternative,
visitors would experience the park at a
NPS-developed and managed visitor
center and at visitor focal areas owned
and managed by the NPS and the Key
Partners. The NPS and the Key Partners
would coordinate interpretive programs
at these sites. Visitors would access the
park via auto-touring routes and an
extensive system of non-motorized trails
that provides opportunities for
interpretation and recreation, that
connect focal areas, and that tie to
communities and resources outside the
park. The NPS and the Key Partners
would develop a coordinated land
protection plan focused on protection of
cultural landscapes, sensitive natural
resource areas, and lands providing
connections between NPS and Key
Partner properties. The NPS and the Key
Partners would develop formal
agreements that define responsibilities
for special projects, programs, events,
and specific park operations.
The Draft GMP/EIS evaluates the
potential environmental consequences
of implementing the alternatives. Impact
topics include the cultural, natural, and
socioeconomic environments. This
notice also announces that public
meetings will be held to solicit
comments on the Draft GMP/EIS during
the public review period. Dates, times,
and locations will be announced on the
agency’s planning Web site https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/cebe, in local
papers, and can be obtained by calling
the park office at (540) 868–9176.
Public Review: There are several ways
to view the document:
• An electronic version of the
document will be available for
download, review, and comment on the
agency’s planning Web site https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/cebe.
• CDs and a limited number of
printed copies can be requested by
contacting the park at (540) 868–9176 or
by e-mailing park planner Christopher
Stubbs at chris_stubbs@nps.gov.
• The document will be available for
review at the park office at 77181⁄2 Main
St., Middletown, VA 22645.
The National Park Service will accept
comments on the Draft GMP/EIS from
the public for a period of 90 days
following publication of the
Environmental Protection Agency’s
Notice of Availability in the Federal
Register. Interested persons may check
the planning Web site at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/cebe for dates,
times, and places of public meetings to
be conducted by the NPS, or by calling
(540) 868–9176.
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If you wish to comment, you may do
so by any one of several methods. The
preferred method of comment is via the
internet at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
cebe. You may mail your comments to
Superintendent Diann Jacox, Cedar
Creek and Belle Grove NHP, P.O. Box
700, Middletown, VA 22645. You may
also hand deliver your comments to the
National Park Service office at 77181⁄2
Main St., Middletown, VA. If you
include your address, phone number, email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware 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 your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Cedar
Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park was created by Congress
in December 2002 to help preserve,
protect, and interpret a nationally
significant Civil War landscape and
antebellum plantation; to tell the rich
story of Shenandoah Valley history; to
preserve historic, natural, cultural,
military, and scenic resources; and to
serve as a focal point within the
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National
Historic District. The park is located in
Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, adjacent
to the historic towns of Middletown and
Strasburg, and is within the counties of
Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren.
The park consists of approximately
3,712 acres that includes prehistoric
resources, ecologically important areas,
evidence of valley settlement and early
European history of the region,
examples of plantation life and culture,
and significant Civil War resources. In
the enabling legislation for the park,
Congress established a Federal Advisory
Commission to advise in the preparation
of a GMP, and Key Partner organizations
who may continue to own and manage
properties within the park.
The Draft GMP/EIS sets forth
alternative visions (management
alternatives) for the development and
operation of Cedar Creek and Belle
Grove National Historical Park. This
plan is the product of collaboration
between the National Park Service, the
Federal Advisory Commission, and the
Key Partners to provide for the
preservation and public enjoyment of
the National Historical Park for the next
15 to 20 years.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diann Jacox, Superintendent, Cedar
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Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park, (540) 868–9176.
Dated: February 7, 2008.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National
Park Service.
Editorial Note: This document was
received in the Office of the Federal Register
on November 21, 2008.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent To Prepare a General
Management Plan/ Environmental
Impact Statement for Mount Rushmore
National Memorial, SD
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a
General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement for
Mount Rushmore National Memorial,
South Dakota.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the
National Park Service (NPS) is
announcing its intent to prepare a
General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/
EIS) for Mount Rushmore National
Memorial (Memorial), South Dakota.
This effort will update the 1980 GMP.
The GMP/EIS will establish the
overall direction for the Memorial,
setting broad management goals for
managing the area over the next 15 to
20 years. The GMP/EIS will prescribe
desired resource conditions and visitor
experiences that are to be achieved and
maintained throughout the Memorial
based on such factors as the Memorial’s
purpose, significance, special mandates,
the body of laws and policies directing
Memorial management, resource
analysis, and the range of public
expectations and concerns. The GMP/
EIS also will outline the kinds of
resource management activities, visitor
activities, and developments that would
be appropriate in the Memorial in the
future.
A range of reasonable alternatives for
managing the Memorial will be
developed through this planning
process and will include, at a minimum,
a no-action and a preferred alternative.
Major issues the GMP/EIS will address
include changes in visitor use patterns
and special events, adequacy and
sustainability of existing facilities for
visitor opportunities and activities and
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for Memorial operations, and
partnership roles and opportunities. The
need for new facilities such as
maintenance, museum curation and
storage, and interpretation will be
examined. The GMP/EIS will evaluate
the potential environmental effects of
the alternative management approaches.
As the first phase of the planning
process, the NPS is beginning to scope
the issues to be addressed in the GMP/
EIS. All interested persons,
organizations, Agencies, and Tribes are
encouraged to submit comments and
suggestions on issues and concerns that
should be addressed in the GMP/EIS,
and the range of appropriate alternatives
that should be examined.
DATES: The NPS will begin public
scoping soon. Public scoping meetings
regarding the GMP, including specific
dates, times, and locations, will be
announced in the local media, at the
Web site https://parkplanning.nps.gov/,
or by contacting the Superintendent.
ADDRESSES: General park information
requests or requests to be added to the
project mailing list should be directed
to: Gerard Baker, Superintendent,
Mount Rushmore National Memorial,
13000 Highway 244, Building 31, Suite
1, Keystone, South Dakota 57751–0268;
telephone: 605–574–2523; e-mail:
moru_gmp@nps.gov.
If you wish to comment on any issues
associated with the GMP/EIS, you may
submit your comments by any one of
several methods. You may mail
comments to Mount Rushmore National
Memorial, 13000 Highway 244, Building
31, Suite 1, Keystone, South Dakota
57751–0268. Once the public comment
period commences, you may comment
via the Internet at https://
www.planning.nps.gov/; simply select
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
from the list of parks, and then select
the GMP/EIS. Finally, you may handdeliver comments to the Memorial at the
address above.
Before including your address,
telephone number, e-mail address, or
other personal identifying information
in your comments, you should be aware
that your entire comment (including
your personal identifying information)
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
comments to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. We will make all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or
officials, or organizations or businesses
available for public inspection in their
entirety.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement,
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, VA
AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (Pub. L. 91-190, as amended), the National
Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Draft General
Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Cedar
Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, Virginia.
Consistent with National Park Service laws, regulations, policies,
and the purposes of the National Historical Park, the Draft GMP/EIS
describes and analyzes four alternatives (A-D) to guide the management
of the park over the next 20 years. The alternatives incorporate
various management prescriptions to addresss the following issues:
protecting park resources and values, interpretation, visitor
facilities and services, access and circulation, related resources,
partnership collaboration, and technical assistance.
Alternative A is continuation of current management practices.
Visitors would experience the park at sites owned and independently
managed by the Key Partners. The NPS would provide technical assistance
and bring national recognition and visibility to the park by virtue of
being part of the national park system.
Under Alternative B, visitors would experience the park at sites
owned by the Key Partners and through electronic media and NPS ranger
led tours and programs. Visitors would access the park via auto-touring
routes and a few non-motorized trails located on Key Partner
properties. The primary NPS role would be to provide interpretive
programs and technical assistance. The Key Partners would have the
responsibility for land and resource protection. There would be
increased collaboration among the NPS and the Key Partners, with the
NPS serving as a coordinator for resource and planning issues.
Under Alternative C, visitors would experience the park at a NPS-
developed and managed visitor center and at visitor focal areas owned
and managed by the NPS and the Key Partners. The NPS and the Key
Partners would coordinate interpretive programs at these sites.
Visitors would access the park via auto-touring routes and a system of
non-motorized trails that provides opportunities for interpretation.
The NPS and the Key Partners would develop a coordinated land
protection plan focused on protection of key historic sites that would
become focal areas. The NPS and the Key Partners would develop formal
agreements to undertake special projects and general park management.
Alternative D is the preferred alternative. Under this alternative,
visitors would experience the park at a NPS-developed and managed
visitor center and at visitor focal areas owned and managed by the NPS
and the Key Partners. The NPS and the Key Partners would coordinate
interpretive programs at these sites. Visitors would access the park
via auto-touring routes and an extensive system of non-motorized trails
that provides opportunities for interpretation and recreation, that
connect focal areas, and that tie to communities and resources outside
the park. The NPS and the Key Partners would develop a coordinated land
protection plan focused on protection of cultural landscapes, sensitive
natural resource areas, and lands providing connections between NPS and
Key Partner properties. The NPS and the Key Partners would develop
formal agreements that define responsibilities for special projects,
programs, events, and specific park operations.
The Draft GMP/EIS evaluates the potential environmental
consequences of implementing the alternatives. Impact topics include
the cultural, natural, and socioeconomic environments. This notice also
announces that public meetings will be held to solicit comments on the
Draft GMP/EIS during the public review period. Dates, times, and
locations will be announced on the agency's planning Web site https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/cebe, in local papers, and can be obtained by
calling the park office at (540) 868-9176.
Public Review: There are several ways to view the document:
An electronic version of the document will be available
for download, review, and comment on the agency's planning Web site
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/cebe.
CDs and a limited number of printed copies can be
requested by contacting the park at (540) 868-9176 or by e-mailing park
planner Christopher Stubbs at chris_stubbs@nps.gov.
The document will be available for review at the park
office at 7718\1/2\ Main St., Middletown, VA 22645.
The National Park Service will accept comments on the Draft GMP/EIS
from the public for a period of 90 days following publication of the
Environmental Protection Agency's Notice of Availability in the Federal
Register. Interested persons may check the planning Web site at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/cebe for dates, times, and places of public
meetings to be conducted by the NPS, or by calling (540) 868-9176.
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If you wish to comment, you may do so by any one of several
methods. The preferred method of comment is via the internet at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/cebe. You may mail your comments to Superintendent
Diann Jacox, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove NHP, P.O. Box 700, Middletown,
VA 22645. You may also hand deliver your comments to the National Park
Service office at 7718\1/2\ Main St., Middletown, VA. If you include
your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware 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 your personal identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park was created by Congress in December 2002 to help
preserve, protect, and interpret a nationally significant Civil War
landscape and antebellum plantation; to tell the rich story of
Shenandoah Valley history; to preserve historic, natural, cultural,
military, and scenic resources; and to serve as a focal point within
the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National Historic District. The park
is located in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, adjacent to the historic
towns of Middletown and Strasburg, and is within the counties of
Frederick, Shenandoah, and Warren. The park consists of approximately
3,712 acres that includes prehistoric resources, ecologically important
areas, evidence of valley settlement and early European history of the
region, examples of plantation life and culture, and significant Civil
War resources. In the enabling legislation for the park, Congress
established a Federal Advisory Commission to advise in the preparation
of a GMP, and Key Partner organizations who may continue to own and
manage properties within the park.
The Draft GMP/EIS sets forth alternative visions (management
alternatives) for the development and operation of Cedar Creek and
Belle Grove National Historical Park. This plan is the product of
collaboration between the National Park Service, the Federal Advisory
Commission, and the Key Partners to provide for the preservation and
public enjoyment of the National Historical Park for the next 15 to 20
years.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diann Jacox, Superintendent, Cedar
Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, (540) 868-9176.
Dated: February 7, 2008.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
Editorial Note: This document was received in the Office of the
Federal Register on November 21, 2008.
[FR Doc. E8-28115 Filed 11-25-08; 8:45 am]
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