A Note to the Public about the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Project Submission The National Park Service (NPS) has submitted the preliminary and final site and building plans for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C for review at the September 4, 2008 NCPC meeting. NCPC staff has reviewed the project materials and the NPS Environmental Assessment (EA) of July 2005 for the project, including comments received to date and additional information developed by NPS regarding viewsheds and pedestrian movement through the memorial site. This information has been analyzed as part of the NEPA process to study design changes to the memorial. NCPC staff has determined that this information is sufficiently detailed so as not to require further environmental review. This information has also been the subject of additional Section 106 consultation under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). |