[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 93 (Friday, May 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22961-22962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11370]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Availability of the Draft General Management Plan and Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for Effigy Mounds National Monument,
Iowa
AGENCY: National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft General Management Plan and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Effigy Mounds National
Monument, Iowa.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park Service
announces the availability of a Draft General Management Plan (GMP)/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Effigy Mounds National
Monument (Monument), Iowa.
DATES: The GMP/EIS will remain available for public review for 60 days
following the publishing of the notice of availability in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Public meetings
will be held during the 60-day review period on the GMP/EIS, and
specific dates and locations will be announced in local and regional
media sources of record and on the NPS planning Web site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/efmo.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the GMP/EIS are available by request by writing to
Superintendent Phyllis Ewing, Effigy Mounds National Monument, 151
Highway 76, Harpers Ferry, Iowa 52146, or by telephoning 563-873-3491.
The document is also available to be picked-up in person at the address
above. The document can be found on the Internet on the NPS Planning
Web site at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/efmo.
You may submit your comments by any of several methods. You may
comment via the Internet through the NPS planning Web site http://parkplanning.nps.gov/efmo; simply click on the link to the Effigy
Mounds National Monument. You may mail comments to Superintendent
Ewing, Effigy Mounds National Monument, at the address above. Finally,
you may hand-deliver comments to the park headquarters at the address
above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Phyllis Ewing, Effigy
Mounds National Monument, 151 Highway 76, Harpers Ferry, Iowa 52146,
telephone 563-873-3491.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Monument was established by presidential
proclamation on October 25, 1949 to protect significant prehistoric
earth mounds found in northeast Iowa. Subsequent legislation expanded
the purpose and significance by specifying the wildlife, scenic, and
other natural values of the area. The Monument's authorized boundary
was expanded in 1961 and again in 2000 until it now encompasses a total
of 2,256 acres.
The purpose of the GMP is to set forth the basic management
philosophy for the Monument and to provide strategies for addressing
issues and achieving identified management objectives. The GMP/EIS
describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of the proposed action
and one other action alternative for the future management direction of
the Monument. A no action alternative is also evaluated.
The preferred alternative (Alternative B) in the draft General
Management Plan would provide an enhanced visitor experience with
increasing understanding of the monument while protecting and
preserving natural and cultural resources. An overall goal for the park
would be to serve as a catalyst for mound research and management in
the region. A new multi-purpose facility in the visitor center area
would accommodate research needs and a small visitor contact station on
newly
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acquired land contiguous to the Sny Magill unit would allow visitors
regular access to this area. In addition to the recommended boundary
addition at Sny Magill, the draft plan also recommends three other
tracts be added in order to protect resources and to support park
operations.
Before including your address, telephone number, electronic mail
address, or other personal identifying information in your comments,
you should be aware that your entire comment (including your personal
identifying information) may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comments to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so. 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.
Dated: April 2, 2009.
David N. Given,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. E9-11370 Filed 5-14-09; 8:45 am]
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