[Federal Register: June 24, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 121)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

 
Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, 
Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior

ACTION: Availability of final environmental impact statement and 
general management plan for Gettysburg National Military Park.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the 
availability of a Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact 
Statement (FGMP/EIS) for Gettysburg National Military Park, 
Pennsylvania.

DATES: A 30-day no-action period will follow the Environmental 
Protection Agency's notice of availability of the FGMP/EIS.

ADDRESSES: Public reading copies of the FGMP/EIS will be available for 
review at the following locations:

    <bullet> Office of the Superintendent, Gettysburg National Military 
Park, 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325. (717) 334-
1124, ext. 452.
    <bullet> Department of the Interior Library, Department of the 
Interior, 18th and C

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Streets NW, Washington, DC 20240. (202) 208-6843.
    <bullet> Office of Public Affairs, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior, 18th and C Streets NW, Washington, DC 
20240. (202) 208-6843.
    <bullet> Chesapeake Systems Office, National Park Service, Park 
Planning, Natural Resources and Special Projects Office, U.S. Customs 
House, 200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2878. (215) 597-
1669.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FGMP/EIS describes four alternatives for 
the management of Gettysburg National Military Park, the environment 
that would be affected by the management prescriptions, and the 
environmental consequences of implementing those actions. Alternative A 
continues the existing management direction of the park. Alternative B 
proposes rehabilitation of large-scale landscape patterns on the 1863 
battlefield and in the Soldiers' National Cemetery, the development of 
a new museum complex, enhanced interpretation and resource management. 
Alternative C, the proposed plan, proposes the rehabilitation of 
features significant to the Battle of Gettysburg and to the Soldiers' 
National Cemetery, a new museum complex, enhanced and expanded 
interpretation, and enhanced resource management. Alternative D 
proposes restoration of the 1863 battlefield, the Soldiers' National 
Cemetery and the commemorative areas of the park, a new museum complex, 
interpretation using the historic tablets, markers and monuments of the 
park and enhanced resource management.
    The FGMP/EIS in particular evaluates the environmental consequences 
of the proposed action and the other alternatives on: The historic 
landscapes of the park; collections and archives; buildings and 
structures; threatened, endangered and sensitive species; other 
species; socioeconomics; traffic, parking and transit; and park 
operations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Gettysburg NMP, at the 
above address and telephone number.

    Dated: June 18, 1999.
John A. Latschar,
Superintendent, Gettysburg NMP.
[FR Doc. 99-16137 Filed 6-23-99; 8:45 am]
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