[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 207 (Thursday, October 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55169-55170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-27340]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

General Management Plan, Manzanar National Historic Site; Notice 
of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement

Summary: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (Pub.L. 91-190 as

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amended), the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, has 
prepared a final environmental impact statement assessing the potential 
impacts of the proposed General Management Plan for Manzanar National 
Historic Site, Inyo County, California. Once approved, the plan will 
guide the management of the historic site over the next 15 years.
    The final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact 
Statement presents a proposal and two alternatives for the management, 
use, and development of Manzanar National Historic Site. The proposed 
plan, Alternative C: Enhanced Visitor Experience, provides for 
acquisition of the camp from the current owner and protection of 
historic and prehistoric resources through a program of resource 
management and law enforcement. Features include conversion of the 
historic camp auditorium to an interpretive center and the creation of 
a network of wayside exhibits throughout the mile-square camp, 
accessible to visitors by a tour route around the periphery of the 
camp. A shuttle system would be operated during heavy use periods. 
Reconstruction of a limited number of representative structures would 
provide additional interpretive features. National Park Service support 
for the annual spring Manzanar Pilgrimage, organized by the Manzanar 
Committee, would continue.
    Alternative A: No Action, would continue the current situation at 
Manzanar. Lands would not be acquired, resources would not be 
protected, and no additional steps would be taken to accommodate 
visitor interest and use. NPS support for the annual Manzanar 
Pilgrimage would continue.
    Alternative B: Minimum Requirements, would be similar to 
Alternative C in terms of resource management and protection, but would 
provide fewer visitor services. There would be no reconstruction and no 
shuttle service.
    The environmental consequences of the alternatives are fully 
documented. No significant adverse impacts are anticipated.

Supplementary Information: Written comments on the general management 
plan and environmental impact statement should be directed to the 
Superintendent, Manzanar National Historic Site, P.O. Box 426, 
Independence, California 93526-0426. Comments on the plan must be 
received within 60 days after publication of a notice of availability 
in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency.
    Inquiries on and requests for copies of the plan should be directed 
to Manzanar National Historic Site, address as above, or by telephone 
at (619) 878-2932.

    Dated: October 15, 1996.
Stephen Crabtree,
Acting Field Director, Pacific West Area.
[FR Doc. 96-27340 Filed 10-23-96; 8:45 am]
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