[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 53 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 13427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7107]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Final Environmental Impact Statement for Saint Croix Island 
International Historic Site General Management Plan

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Availability for 30 days of Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (FEIS) for general management plan at Saint Croix Island 
International Historic Site located in Calais, Washington County, 
Maine, U.S.A. The National Park Service will take no action concurrent 
with the availability of the FEIS after which time a Record of Decision 
will be prepared.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) announces the 
availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for actions 
described in the final draft general management plan for Saint Croix 
Island International Historic Site. The FEIS is bound with the final 
draft general management plan and final draft plans for interpretation 
and land protection that will be implemented when a Record of Decision 
is finalized.
    St. Croix Island is the 1604 site of the first French attempt to 
colonize the territory called Acadia and the location of one of the 
earliest European settlements in North America. Saint Croix Island 
International Historic Site was authorized as a national monument in 
1949, dedicated in 1968, and redesignated an international historic 
site (IHS) in 1984. It is the only IHS in the National Park System. A 
memorandum of understanding between Canada and the United States 
recognizes the international significance of the site and commits both 
nations to joint planning and commemoration.
    Four alternatives for the future management of Saint Croix Island 
IHS were presented and evaluated in the draft general management plan 
and Draft Environmental Impact Statement. After considering public and 
agency comment, the NPS modified the preferred alternative to pursue 
cooperative development of a regional visitor center in downtown Calais 
with local, state, and other federal agencies. The FEIS considers the 
consequences of the actions recommended by the Saint Croix Island IHS 
final draft general management plan on cultural resources; visitor use 
and experience; natural resources; the socioeconomic environment; and 
NPS operations and administration.

DATES: The FEIS is available for a period of 30 days, March 20, 1998, 
through April 20, 1998.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMAITON: Public reading copies of the FEIS will be 
available for review at the Department of Interior Natural Resources 
Library, 1849 C. Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240, and at Acadia 
National Park Headquarters, Eagle Lake Road, Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609.
    For further information contact the Superintendent, Acadia National 
Park, P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine, 04609; voice at (207) 288-5472; 
fax at (207) 288-5507; e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: March 9, 1998.
Paul F. Haertel,
Superintendent, Acadia National Park.
[FR Doc. 98-7107 Filed 3-18-98; 8:45 am]
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