[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 24508]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-11622]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement for 
Gettysburg National Military Park/Soldiers' National Cemetery, 
Pennsylvania

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) will prepare a General 
Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Gettysburg 
National Military Park/Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, 
Pennsylvania. The GMP will establish a management philosophy and 
develop a broad framework for future decision making in the park for 
the next 15-20 years. The NPS will be working closely with 
representatives of Adams County; the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; 
local agencies and businesses; concerned local and national 
organizations; and private citizens.
    Among the major issues likely to be addressed in the Gettysburg 
National Military Park/Soldiers' National Cemetery GMP/EIS are resource 
protection, visitor activities and interpretation, visitor use and 
levels, development, support facilities, and operations. A full range 
of alternatives, including a ``no action'' and a ``minimum 
requirements'' alternatives, will be considered in the GMP/EIS to 
address these and other issues that may emerge during the planning 
process.
    Scoping, the process by which the issues to be addressed in the 
GMP/EIS are identified, will be conducted through public newsletters 
and public meetings during the summer of 1997. The first scoping 
meeting will be held on May 21, 1997 from 7:00-9:00 pm at the Holiday 
Inn, 516 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA. Additional meeting dates, 
locations, and times will be announced through local media. 
Representative of Federal, State and local agencies, private 
organizations and individuals from the general public are invited to 
participate in the scoping process by responding to this Notice with 
written comments. All comments that are received will become part of 
the public record and copies of comments, including any names, 
addresses and telephone numbers provided by respondents, may be 
released for public inspection. The draft GMP/EIS is expected to be 
available for public review during November 1997, with the final 
version of the GMP/EIS and the Record of Decision to be completed by 
March 1998.
    Because the responsibility for approving the GMP/EIS has been 
delegated to the NPS, the EIS is a ``delegated'' EIS. The responsible 
official is Marie Rust, Regional Director, Northeast Region, National 
Park Service.

DATES: Written comments about the scope of issues to be analyzed in the 
GMP/EIS should be received no later than July 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning the GMP/EIS should be sent to 
John Latschar, Superintendent, Gettysburg National Military Park, 97 
Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, or at telephone number (717) 334-
1124 ext. 436. Requests for information should be directed to Katie 
Lawhon, (717) 334-1124 ext. 452, at the same address.

    Dated: April 28, 1997.
John A. Latschar,
Superintendent, Gettysburg National Military Park, National Park 
Service.
[FR Doc. 97-11622 Filed 5-2-97; 8:45 am]
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