[Federal Register: November 13, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 219)]
[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
Notice of Intent To Prepare a General Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement for Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National
Historic Site
AGENCY: National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service will prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement on the General Management Plan for Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
National Historic Site. This notice is being published in accordance
with 40 CFR 1506.6. The statement will assess potential environmental
impacts associated with various types and levels of visitor use and
resources management within the National Historic Site. This General
Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement is being prepared in
response to the requirements of the National Parks and Recreation Act
of 1978, Pub. L. 95-625, and in accord with Director's Order Number 2,
the planning directive for National Park Service units.
The National Park Service will conduct public scoping meetings in
the local area to receive input from interested parties on issues,
concerns, and suggestions pertinent to the management of Abraham
Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Representatives of the
National Park Service will be available to discuss issues, resource
concerns, and the planning process at each of the public meetings.
Suggestions and ideas for managing the cultural and natural resources
and visitor experiences at the park are encouraged. Anonymous comments
will not be considered. We will make all submissions from organizations
or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety. However, individual
respondents may request that we withhold their names and addresses from
the public record, and we will honor such requests to the extent
allowed by law. If you wish to withhold your name and/or address, you
must state that request prominently at the beginning of your comment.
DATES: Locations, dates, and times of public scoping meetings will be
published in local newspapers and may
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also be obtained by contacting the park Superintendent. This
information will also be published on the General Management Plan Web
site (http://www.nps.gov/abli) for Abraham Lincoln Birthplace.
ADDRESSES: Scoping suggestions should be submitted to the following
address to ensure adequate consideration by the National Park Service:
Superintendent, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, 2995
Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky 42748, Telephone: 270-358-3137, e-mail: Abli_Superintendent@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace National Historic Site, 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville,
Kentucky 42748, Telephone: 270-358-3137, e-mail: Abli_Superintendent@nps.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic
Site is located about 3 miles south of Hodgenville, Kentucky, on U.S.
Highway 31E and Kentucky Highway 61. The park was authorized on June
11, 1940, and now consists of more than 340 acres. The park was
established in 1933 when it was transferred from the War Department to
the National Park Service. The site contains a cabin, symbolic of the
one in which Lincoln was born, preserved in a memorial building at the
site of his birth. The Master Plan was completed in 1964 and in the
ensuing years much has changed. A boundary change occurred in 1998,
which added a Boyhood Home Unit to the park. This area contains the
site of the Lincoln farm along with the field and surrounding woodland
area belonging to that farm. Also the site contains a historic tavern
and replica cabin. A General Management Plan and Environmental Impact
Statement would provide the park with better guidance and direction in
regard to management of natural and cultural resources and providing a
quality visitor experience.
The plan will provide direction to correct existing management
deficiencies through the establishment of management prescriptions,
carrying capacities and appropriate types and levels of development and
recreational use for all areas of the park. Resource protection,
visitor experiences and community relationships will be improved
through completion and implementation of the General Management Plan.
Public documents associated with the planning effort, including all
newsletters, will be posted on the Internet through the Park's Web site
at http://www.nps.gov/abli.
The Draft and Final General Management Plan and Environmental
Impact Statement will be made available to all known interested parties
and appropriate agencies. Full public participation by federal, state,
and local agencies as well as other concerned organizations and private
citizens is invited throughout the preparation process of this
document.
The responsible official for this Environmental Impact Statement is
Patricia A. Hooks, Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region, National
Park Service, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia
30303.
Dated: September 23, 2003.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 03-28388 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]