[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39966-39967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19167]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service


Notice of Availability of the Final General Management Plan and 
Final Environmental Impact Statement for Fort Clatsop National 
Memorial, Oregon

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2) (C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190, as amended), the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior, has prepared a Final General 
Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/FEIS) that 
describes and analyzes a proposal and three alternatives to meet 
immediate and long-term needs at Fort Clatsop National Memorial; these 
alternatives address visitor use and the preservation of the natural 
and cultural resources that provide the environment in which the Lewis 
and Clark story is presented to the public.
    A Notice of Availability of the Draft General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/DEIS) was published in the Federal 
Register on 3 November 1993 (58 FR 211), with the public comment period 
to close on 7 January 1994; responding to a request that additional 
time be provided for review and comment, the review period was extended 
until 7 February 1994 through notices in the local media and the 5 
January 1994 issue of the Federal Register (59 FR 3). During this 
comment period, three public meetings were held and written comments 
were also received. The GMP/FEIS contains responses to the comments 
received and modifications to the document as needed in response to the 
comments.
    The proposal, which was developed in response to public and agency 
comments on the GMP/DEIS, calls for: (1) Establishment of a trail 
between the Fort and the Pacific Ocean; (2) addition of approximately 
963 acres to the Memorial's boundary; (3) coordination of interpretive 
activities with other public and private entities throughout the lower 
Columbia River region; and (4) increasing the Memorial's staffing 
levels.
    Three alternatives were considered, in addition to the proposal. 
The No-Action Alternative would maintain the existing 

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conditions: no Fort-Ocean trail would be developed; current size of the 
Memorial would be maintained at 125 acres; no new coordination 
initiatives would be undertaken; and staffing levels would not be 
increased. The Minimum Requirements Alternative would add a Fort-Ocean 
trail and increase the Memorial's boundary to encompass an additional 
963 acres; some additional interpretive coordination activities would 
be undertaken by virtue of slightly increased staff numbers. The fourth 
alternative would expand the Memorial's natural resource base to 
enhance the historic setting of the Memorial; it would add 
approximately 2,315 acres to the park, develop a Fort-Ocean trail with 
a commensurate increase in staffing to manage the larger land base.
    Major impact topics assessed for the proposed action and the 
alternatives include cultural and natural resources, visitor use, 
interpretation, regional cooperation, park facilities/staffing/
operations, visual/aural qualities, adjacent land uses and boundary 
adjustment/land protection.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The no-action period on this final plan and 
environmental impact statement will end 30 days after the Environmental 
Protection Agency has published a notice of availability of the GMP/
FEIS in the Federal Register. For further information, contact: 
Superintendent, Fort Clatsop National Memorial, Route 3, Box 604-FC, 
Astoria, OR 97103-9803; telephone (503) 861-2471.
    Copies of the GMP/FEIS will be available at Fort Clatsop National 
Memorial, as well as the following locations: Office of Public Affairs, 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., 
Washington, DC; and National Park Service, Columbia Cascades System 
Support Office, 909 First Ave., Seattle, WA.

    Dated: July 25, 1995.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Field Director, Pacific West Area, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 95-19167 Filed 8-3-95; 8:45 am]
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