66 FR 215 pg. 56117 - General Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, OK
Type: NOTICEVolume: 66Number: 215Page: 56117
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-27759 Filed 11-5-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: National Park Service
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
General Management Plan, Final Environmental Impact Statement, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, OK
AGENCY:
National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
ACTION:
Availability of final environmental impact statement and General Management Plan for Washita Battlefield National Historic Site.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the availability of a final Environmental Impact Statement and General Management Plan (FEIS/GMP) for Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma.
DATES:
The FEIS/GMP was on public review from February 15, 2001 through April 20, 2001. Responses to public comment are addressed in the FEIS/GMP. A 30-day no-action period will follow the Environmental Protection Agency's Notice of Availability of the FEIS/GMP.
ADDRESSES:
Copies of the FEIS/GMP are available from the Superintendent, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma, 426 E. Broadway, Cheyenne, OK 73628. Public reading copies of the FEIS/GMP will be available for review at the following locations:
Office of the Superintendent, 426 E. Broadway, Cheyenne, OK 73628,Telephone: 580-497-2742
Planning and Environmental Quality,Intermountain Support Office-Denver,National Park Service, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway,Lakewood, CO 80228,Telephone: (303) 969-2851
Office of Public Affairs, National Park Service,Department of Interior, 18th and C Streets NW.,Washington, DC 20240,Telephone: (202) 208-6843
Planning and Environmental Quality,Intermountain Support Office-Denver,National Park Service,PO Box 25287,Denver, CO 80225-0287
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The FEIS/GMP analyzes three alternatives to manage the park and balance visitor use and resource protection. Under the preferred alternative visitors would have opportunities to participate in a variety of activities. The major action of the alternative would be to locate the visitor/administrative facility offsite at the U.S. Forest Service site. Alternative A would provide visitors with offsite learning opportunities, while preserving the reflective mood at the site. Under Alternative B visitors would be provided with onsite learning opportunities through integration of the visitor facilities with the historic scene.
The FEIS/GMP in particular evaluates the environmental consequences of the proposed action and the other alternatives on cultural resources, natural resources, visitor use, and the socioeconomic environment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Contact Superintendent, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, at the above address and telephone number.
Dated: August 29, 2001.
Michael D. Synder,
Director, Intermountain Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 01-27759 Filed 11-5-01; 8:45 am]
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