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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service

 

General Management Plan; National Park of American Samoa; Intent 
To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

SUMMARY: The National Park Service will prepare a General Management 
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the National Park of 
American Samoa, Islands of Tutuila, Ta'u, and Ofu, Territory of 
American Samoa, and initiate the scoping process for this document. 
This notice is in accordance with 40 CFR 1501.7 and 40 CFR 1508.22, of 
the regulations of the President's Council on Environmental Quality for 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190.

BACKGROUND: Authorized in October, 1988, the National Park of American 
Samoa is to be established when the Governor, acting on behalf of the 
village landowners, and the National Park Service have entered into a 
lease agreement. With the signing of the lease in September, 1993, the 
National Park Service is authorized to begin management and operation 
of the park. The general management plan will provide long-term 
guidance for preserving and protecting park resources, maintaining 
traditional Samoan customs and uses, providing access, developing 
appropriate visitor facilities, and dealing with other important 
issues.
    Persons wishing to provide scoping comments on the plan and 
environmental statement or needing additional information should 
address such comments or questions to the Superintendent, National Park 
of American Samoa, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799, or to the Park 
Planner, Pacific Area Office, National Park Service, 300 Ala Moana 
Blvd., Box 50165, Honolulu, HI 96850. Comments should be received no 
later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice.
    The responsible official is Stanley T. Albright, Regional Director, 
Western Region, National Park Service. The draft GMP/EIS is expected to 
be available for public review by the end of December, 1995, and the 
final GMP/EIS and Record of Decision completed by January, 1997.

    Dated: August 25, 1994.
Stanley T. Albright,
Regional Director, Western Region.
[FR Doc. 94-23066 Filed 9-16-94; 8:45 am]
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