[Federal Register: June 30, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 125)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

 
Arkansas Post National Memorial

AGENCY: National Park Service, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a General Management Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement for Arkansas Post National Memorial, 
Arkansas.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) will prepare a General 
Management Plan (GMP) and an associated Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for Arkansas Post National Memorial, Arkansas, in accordance with 
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA). This notice is being furnished as required by NEPA Regulations 
40 CFR 1501.7.
    To facilitate sound planning and environmental assessment, the NPS 
intends to gather information necessary for the preparation of the EIS, 
and to obtain suggestions and information from other agencies and the 
public on the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. Comments and 
participation in this scoping process are invited.
    Participation in the planning process will be encouraged and 
facilitated by various means, including newsletters and open houses. 
The NPS will conduct a series of public scoping meetings to explain the 
planning process and to solicit opinion about issues to address in the 
GMP/EIS. Notification of all such meetings will be announced in the 
local press and in NPS newsletters or other mailings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and information concerning the scope of the 
EIS and other matters, or requests to be added to the project mailing 
list should be directed to: Mr. Ed Wood, Superintendent, Arkansas Post 
National Memorial, 1741 Old Post Road, Gillett, Arkansas 72055. 
Telephone: 870-548-2207. E-mail: ed__wood@nps.gov

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Arkansas Post National 
Memorial, at the address and telephone number above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Arkansas Post National Memorial is a 
commemorative unit of the National Park System located in the 
southeastern quadrant of Arkansas near the confluence of the Arkansas 
and Mississippi Rivers. The site

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commemorates a series of events related to the establishment of a 
French trading post at the Quapaw Indian village of Osotuoy in 1686.
    In accordance with NPS park planning policy, the GMP will ensure 
the Memorial has a clearly defined direction for resource preservation 
and visitor use. It will be developed in consultation with servicewide 
program managers, interested parties, and the general public. It will 
be based on an adequate analysis of existing and potential resource 
conditions and visitor experiences, environmental impacts, and costs of 
alternative courses of action.
    The environmental review of the GMP/EIS for Historic Site will be 
conducted in accordance with requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 
Sec. 4371 et seq.), NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), other 
appropriate Federal regulations, and National Park Service procedures 
and policies for compliance with those regulations.
    The National Park Service estimates the draft GMP and draft EIS 
will be available to the public by the summer of 2000.

    Dated: June 21, 1999.
William W. Schenk,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 99-16580 Filed 6-29-99; 8:45 am]
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