Notice of Public Meetings for Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park Advisory Commission, 53227-53228 [2012-21565]
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River is one of the primary recreational
attractions in the park. Approximately
27 miles of the Appalachian National
Scenic Trail occur within the
boundaries of Delaware Water Gap
National Recreation Area; the
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
attracts 4 million visitors each year.
The existing transmission line ROW
predates the establishment of the
Appalachian National Scenic Trail in
1937, Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area in 1965, and the Middle
Delaware National Scenic and
Recreational River in 1978. The
applicants, PPL Electric Utilities
Corporation and the Public Service
Electric and Gas Company, request NPS
permission to expand the size of the
current ROW, access the ROW through
existing natural and cultural areas,
construct new and taller power line
towers, and remove and replace the
existing 230-kV Bushkill-to-Kittatinny
(B–K) Line with a new double-circuit
500-kV transmission line (the S–R line).
The purpose of the Final EIS is to
respond to the applicants’ need in light
of the purposes and resources of the
affected units of the National Park
System, as expressed in statutes,
regulations, and policies.
The NPS has developed the Final EIS
under section 102(2)(C) of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (as
amended), and consistent with NPS
laws, regulations, and policies, and the
purposes of these three parks. The Final
EIS describes and analyzes six
alternatives (1, 2, 2b, 3, 4, and 5). The
applicants have proposed construction
of a 500-kV transmission line from the
Susquehanna Substation (Berwick,
Pennsylvania) to the Roseland
Substation (Roseland, New Jersey). The
construction and ROW permits would
allow the construction through
Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area, Middle Delaware
National Scenic and Recreational River,
and Appalachian National Scenic Trail
in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The
alternatives follow existing ROWs to
reduce the impacts from construction
and operation of the transmission line.
Under Alternative 1 (no action), the
permit to allow construction of the
applicant’s proposal would be denied
and current conditions would be
presumed to continue. Alternative 2
(applicant’s proposed route) would
cross approximately 4.3 miles of NPS
lands along the existing B–K Line
corridor and require the cleared ROW to
be expanded to 350 feet wide.
Alternative 2b (applicant’s alternate
route) would follow the same route as
Alternative 2, but would be constructed
within the applicant’s existing deeded
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ROW without expansion. Alternative 3
would cross approximately 5.4 miles of
NPS lands along a different existing
transmission line corridor and would
require a ROW 350 feet in width.
Alternative 4 would cross
approximately 1.5 miles of NPS lands
along another existing transmission line
corridor and would require a ROW 350
feet in width. This alternative would not
cross the Middle Delaware National
Scenic and Recreational River.
Alternative 5 would follow the same
route as Alternative 4, but would not
include a 0.6-mile stretch of NPS land
west of the Bushkill substation.
Alternative 2 is the NPS preferred
alternative and Alternative 1 is the
environmentally preferable alternative.
The Final EIS analyzes the impacts of
the alternatives in detail for geologic
resources (including topography and
paleontology), flood plains, wetlands,
vegetation, landscape connectivity,
wildlife habitat and wildlife, specialstatus species, rare and unique
communities, archeological resources,
historic structures, cultural landscapes,
socioeconomics, infrastructure, access
and circulation, visitor use and
experience, visual resources,
soundscapes, wild and scenic rivers,
park operations, and health and safety.
The Draft EIS was released in
November 2011 and was available for
public and agency review and comment
beginning with publication of the Notice
of Availability in the Federal Register.
Comments were accepted during the 60day public comment period. After this
public review, NPS identified the
preferred alternative and revised this
document in response to public
comments.
The Final EIS is now available.
Interested persons and organizations
may obtain the Final EIS online at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/dewa. A
30-day no-action period will follow this
Notice of Availability in the Federal
Register. After this period, the
alternative or actions constituting the
approved plan will be documented in a
Record of Decision that will be signed
by the Regional Director of the
Northeast Region of the NPS. Notice of
approval of the EIS would be published
similarly.
Dated: August 15, 2012.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National
Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–NERO–CEBE–11101; 4240–SZM]
Notice of Public Meetings for Cedar
Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park Advisory Commission
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act that meetings of the
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park Advisory Commission
will be held to discuss the
implementation of the Park’s general
management plan.
Date: September 20, 2012.
Location: Warren County Government
Center, 220 North Commerce Avenue,
Front Royal, VA 22360.
Date: December 20, 2012.
Location: Strasburg Town Hall
Council Chambers, 174 East King Street,
Strasburg, VA 22657.
Date: March 21, 2013.
Location: Middletown Town Council
Chambers, 7875 Church Street,
Middletown, VA 22645.
Date: June 20, 2013.
Location: Warren County Government
Center, 220 North Commerce Avenue,
Front Royal, VA 22630.
SUMMARY:
Agenda
The Commission meetings will
consist of the following:
1. General Introductions
2. Review and approval of Commission
Meeting Notes
3. Reports and Discussions
4. Old Business
5. New Business
6. Closing Remarks
All meetings are open to the public
and begin at 8:30 a.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diann Jacox, Superintendent, Cedar
Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park, P.O. Box 700,
Middletown, Virginia 22645, telephone
(540) 868–9176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All
meetings are open to the public. Topics
to be discussed include: visitor services
and interpretation—including
directional and interpretive signage and
visitor facilities, land protection
planning, historic preservation, and
natural resource protection.
The Park Advisory Commission was
designated by Congress to advise on the
preparation and implementation of the
park’s general management plan.
Individuals who are interested in the
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Park, the implementation of the plan, or
the business of the Commission are
encouraged to attend the meetings.
Interested persons may make oral
comments to the Commission.
Scheduling of public comments during
the Commission meeting will be
determined by the chairperson of the
Commission.
Before including 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.
Dated: August 27, 2012.
Diann Jacox,
Superintendent, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove
National Historical Park.
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Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee:
Meeting
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix
(1988), of a meeting of the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Review Committee (Review
Committee). This meeting will be open
to the public. The agenda may include
requests to the Review Committee for a
recommendation to the Secretary of the
Interior, as required by law, in order to
effect the agreed-upon disposition of
Native American human remains
determined to be culturally
unidentifiable; presentations by Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations,
museums, Federal agencies, and the
public; requests to the Review
Committee, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(3), for review and findings of fact
related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of human remains or other
cultural items, or the return of such
items; and facilitation of the resolution
of disputes among parties are convened
by the Review Committee pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4).
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The Review Committee will meet
on May 22–23, 2013. Presentation
requests must be received by March 22,
2013. Requests for disposition or for
findings of fact must be received by
March 9, 2013. Requests to convene
parties and facilitate resolution of a
dispute must be received by February 3,
2013.
ADDRESSES: The Review Committee will
meet in the History Colorado Center of
the History Colorado Museum, 1200
Broadway, Denver, CO 80203.
Electronic submissions are to be sent to:
Sherry_Hutt@nps.gov. Mailed
submissions are to be sent to:
Designated Federal Officer, NAGPRA
Review Committee, National Park
Service, National NAGPRA Program,
1201 Eye Street NW., 8th Floor (2253),
Washington, DC 20005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. Appendix (1988), of a meeting of
the Native American Graves Protection
and Repatriation Review Committee
(Review Committee). The Review
Committee will meet on May 22–23,
2013, in the History Colorado Center of
the History Colorado Museum, 1200
Broadway, Denver, CO 80203. This
meeting will be open to the public.
The agenda for this meeting will
include the appointment of the
subcommittee to draft the Review
Committee’s Report to the Congress for
2013, and discussion of the scope of the
Report; and National NAGPRA Program
reports. In addition, the agenda may
include requests to the Review
Committee for a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior, as required by
law, in order to effect the agreed-upon
disposition of Native American human
remains determined to be culturally
unidentifiable; presentations by Indian
tribes, Native Hawaiian organizations,
museums, Federal agencies, and the
public; requests to the Review
Committee, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(3), for review and findings of fact
related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of human remains or other
cultural items, or the return of such
items; and facilitation of the resolution
of disputes among parties are convened
by the Review Committee pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4). The agenda and
materials for this meeting will be posted
on or before April 22, 2013, at https://
www.nps.gov/nagpra.
The Review Committee is soliciting
presentations by Indian tribes, Native
Hawaiian organizations, museums, and
Federal agencies on the following two
topics: (1) The progress made, and any
barriers encountered, in implementing
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NAGPRA and (2) the outcomes of
dispute resolution facilitated by the
Review Committee pursuant to 25
U.S.C. 3006 (c)(4). The Review
Committee also will consider other
presentations by Indian tribes, Native
Hawaiian organizations, museums,
Federal agencies, and the public. A
presentation request must, at minimum,
include an abstract of the presentation
and contact information for the
presenter(s). Presentation requests must
be received by March 22, 2013.
The Review Committee will consider
requests for a recommendation to the
Secretary of the Interior, as required by
law, in order to effect the agreed-upon
disposition of Native American human
remains determined to be culturally
unidentifiable (CUI). A CUI disposition
request must include the appropriate,
completed form posted on the National
NAGPRA Program Web site and, as
applicable, the ancillary materials noted
on the form. To access and download
the appropriate form—either the form
for CUI with a ‘‘tribal land’’ or
‘‘aboriginal land’’ provenience or the
form for CUI without a ‘‘tribal land’’ or
‘‘aboriginal land’’ provenience—go to
https://www.nps.gov/nagpra, and then
click on ‘‘Request for CUI Disposition
Form.’’ CUI disposition requests must
be received by March 9, 2013.
The Review Committee will consider
requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(3), for review and findings of fact
related to the identity or cultural
affiliation of human remains or other
cultural items, or the return of such
items, where consensus among affected
parties is unclear or uncertain. A
request for findings of fact must be
accompanied by a statement of the
fact(s) at issue and supporting materials,
including those exchanged by the
parties to consultation concerning the
Native American human remains and or
other cultural items. Requests for
findings of fact must be received by
March 9, 2013.
The Review Committee will consider
requests, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3006
(c)(4), to convene parties and facilitate
resolution of a dispute, where
consensus clearly has not been reached
among affected parties regarding the
identity or cultural affiliation of human
remains or other cultural items, or the
return of such items. A request to
convene parties and facilitate resolution
of a dispute must be accompanied by a
statement of the decision of the museum
or Federal agency subject to the dispute
resolution request, a statement of the
issue and supporting materials,
including those exchanged by the
parties to consultation concerning the
Native American human remains and or
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-NERO-CEBE-11101; 4240-SZM]
Notice of Public Meetings for Cedar Creek and Belle Grove
National Historical Park Advisory Commission
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Meetings.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act that meetings of the Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National
Historical Park Advisory Commission will be held to discuss the
implementation of the Park's general management plan.
Date: September 20, 2012.
Location: Warren County Government Center, 220 North Commerce
Avenue, Front Royal, VA 22360.
Date: December 20, 2012.
Location: Strasburg Town Hall Council Chambers, 174 East King
Street, Strasburg, VA 22657.
Date: March 21, 2013.
Location: Middletown Town Council Chambers, 7875 Church Street,
Middletown, VA 22645.
Date: June 20, 2013.
Location: Warren County Government Center, 220 North Commerce
Avenue, Front Royal, VA 22630.
Agenda
The Commission meetings will consist of the following:
1. General Introductions
2. Review and approval of Commission Meeting Notes
3. Reports and Discussions
4. Old Business
5. New Business
6. Closing Remarks
All meetings are open to the public and begin at 8:30 a.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diann Jacox, Superintendent, Cedar
Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park, P.O. Box 700,
Middletown, Virginia 22645, telephone (540) 868-9176.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All meetings are open to the public. Topics
to be discussed include: visitor services and interpretation--including
directional and interpretive signage and visitor facilities, land
protection planning, historic preservation, and natural resource
protection.
The Park Advisory Commission was designated by Congress to advise
on the preparation and implementation of the park's general management
plan. Individuals who are interested in the
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Park, the implementation of the plan, or the business of the Commission
are encouraged to attend the meetings. Interested persons may make oral
comments to the Commission. Scheduling of public comments during the
Commission meeting will be determined by the chairperson of the
Commission.
Before including 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.
Dated: August 27, 2012.
Diann Jacox,
Superintendent, Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park.
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