[Federal Register: January 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 3)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Arkansas Post National Memorial Final EIS Availability
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement and General Management Plan for Arkansas Post National
Memorial, Arkansas.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the
availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement and General
Management Plan (EIS/GMP) for Arkansas Post National Memorial (ARPO).
This notice is being furnished
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as required by National Environmental Policy Act Regulations 40 CFR
1501.7.
DATES: The required no-action period on this Final EIS/GMP will expire
30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency has published a
notice of availability of the Final EIS/GMP in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final EIS/GMP are available by request by
writing to Arkansas Post National Memorial, 1741 Old Post Road,
Gillett, Arkansas 72055 or by telephone 870-548-2207, or by e-mail
arpo_superintendent@nps.gov. The document can be picked-up in person
at visitor center, 1741 Old Post Road, Gillett, Arkansas. The document
can also be found on the internet at the NPS Planning website at:
http://planning.nps.gov/plans.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Paige, Job Captain, Denver
Service Center--PSD, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287,
Denver, CO 80225-0287 or at telephone number 303-969-2356; or
Superintendent, Arkansas Post National Memorial, 1741 Old Post Road,
Gillett, Arkansas 72055, or by telephone 870-548-2207.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ARPO consists of the Memorial and
Osotouy Units. The memorial commemorates the human settlement near the
confluence of the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers and the events
associated with the first European settlement in the Lower Mississippi
River Valley by interpreting and fostering an appreciation of the
interaction of the cultural groups, their histories, and their
significance to the region.
The purpose of the general management plan is to set forth the
basic management philosophy for the ARPO and to provide strategies for
addressing issues and achieving identified management objectives. The
Final EIS/GMP describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of a
proposed action and two action alternatives for the future management
direction of the ARPO. A no action alternative is also evaluated.
A notice of availability of the draft document was published in the
Federal Register on January 16, 2003 (FR Vol. 68, No. 16). Written
comments were accepted through March 25, 2003. The NPS considered all
written comments in accordance with the 40 CFR part 1503.
Approximately 500 copies of the draft were distributed to
government agencies, public interest groups, and individuals. The
complete text of the draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact
Statement was posted on the NPS Web site.
A series of public meetings were held in DeWitt, Dumas, and
Stuttgart, Arkansas, in March of 2003 to discuss clarification and
concerns about the alternatives. In addition, to the public meetings,
the park superintendent made one presentation during the public comment
period to a civic organization.
The final EIS/GMP document responds to agency and public comments
received on the draft document.
Dated: November 17, 2003.
James A. Loach,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 04-134 Filed 1-5-04; 8:45 am]