[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20770]


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[Federal Register: August 24, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

 

Gateway National Recreation Area: Revision of Park Boundary

agency: National Park Service, Interior.

action: Notice.

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summary: This notice announces a revision of the boundary of Gateway 
National Recreation Area. This action is being taken because Fort 
Wadsworth is being transferred to the National Park Service as a result 
of the closure of Naval Station New York. Areas of Fort Wadsworth are 
not suitable for inclusion in Gateway National Recreation Area as they 
are not consistent with park purposes.

for further information contact: Ruth Ann Storey, Office of the 
Solicitor, (202) 208-7957.

supplementary information: Naval Station New York, which includes Fort 
Wadsworth, is scheduled to close on August 31, 1994. Fort Wadsworth is 
within the boundaries of Gateway National Recreation Area.
    The purpose of Gateway National Recreation Area, as stated in 
Public Law 92-592, 16 U.S.C. 460cc, is ``to preserve and protect for 
the use and enjoyment of present and future generations an area 
possessing outstanding natural and recreational features * * *.'' 
Further, the purpose of the National Park Service, as established by 
the Act of August 25, 1916, is ``to conserve the scenery and the 
natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein in such a manner 
and by such means as shall leave them unimpaired for future 
generations.''
    In a period of severely limited resources, the National Park 
Service must focus on protecting resources directly related to the 
mission of the agency.
    Consistent with these purposes, the National Park Service has 
concluded that inclusion of approximately two thirds of Fort Wadsworth 
within Gateway National Recreation Area would protect historic 
resources, preserve open space opportunities, and provide public access 
to the park.
    Due to the construction of approximately 1,000,000 square feet of 
contemporary building space the nature and use of the area have changed 
significantly since the boundaries were drawn in Public Law 92-592, 
making areas no longer suitable for park purposes.
    Public Law 92-592, dated October 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1308, 16 U.S.C. 
460cc(b) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make minor 
revisions of the boundaries of Gateway National Recreation Area when 
necessary by publication of a revised drawing or other boundary 
description in the Federal Register after advising the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate and the Committee on 
Interior and Insular Affairs, United States House of Representatives.
    The Committees were advised by letters of June 15, 1994 that the 
Secretary of the Interior intended to make a minor revision to the 
boundary of Gateway National Recreation Area.
    Accordingly the boundaries of Gateway National Recreation Area are 
revised to delete from the Recreation Area all of that land known as 
Fort Wadsworth and under the jurisdiction of the Department of Navy, 
except, for the following described parcel which shall remain within 
the boundaries of the Recreation Area:
    That parcel of land generally described as those properties lying 
east of the west line of New York Avenue (including The Gatehouse, 
Building 220) and including the sidewalk on the westerly side of New 
York Avenue; thence, proceeding south of the northern side of New York 
Avenue/McLean Avenue and including the sidewalk on the northerly side 
of New York and McLean Avenues; thence, south along the east side of 
the Navy Lodge (Building 408) to the southeast corner thereof; thence, 
turning west, to the western boundary of the site; thence, southerly 
and southeasterly to include Building 400; thence, southeasterly and 
easterly to the south side of the Batteries Ayers and Richmond; thence 
easterly and Northeasterly, to the South side of the Command Post and 
Battery Barry; Thence, Southeasterly along the North side of Building 
453; Thence, Southwesterly, along the Easterly side of Building 452 and 
454, to a point on the existing fence line on the Northern side of USS 
North Carolina Road; Thence, Southwesterly along said existing fence 
line near the Northern side of USS Carolina Road, to the Western 
Boundary of the Site; together with (1) a right-of-way on all existing 
streets and sidewalks on all of that portion of the property within 
Fort Wadsworth, lying outside of the Recreation Area, as is required to 
provide ingress, egress, and regress, for vehicle and pedestrian access 
to the lands within the Recreation Area and (2) a right-of-way for all 
existing utilities on, over, and across all of that portion of the 
property within Fort Wadsworth, lying outside of the Recreation Area, 
as is necessary to provide for the proper maintenance, repair, 
replacement, and use of all utilities necessary to serve the buildings, 
structures, and property within the Recreation Area.
    A revised boundary map bearing a date of June 1994 with a National 
Park Service Drawing Number 951/40,017A is available at the office of 
the General Superintendent, Gateway National Recreation Area, and from 
the Chief, Land Resources Division, Mid-Atlantic Region, National Park 
Service, 143 South Third Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106. A large scale 
map showing the lands deleted from the Recreation Area and the lands 
retained within the Recreation Area and bearing Drawing Number GATE/
NARO 646/80,005 may also be obtained from the National Park Service.

    Dated: August 19, 1994.
Denis P. Galvin,
Acting Director, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 94-20770 Filed 8-23-94; 8:45 am]
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