[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26621-26622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12698]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Environmental Assessment for the Establishment of the World War 
II Memorial, Washington, D.C.

ACTION: Notice of availability of environmental assessment.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council of Environmental Quality regulations 
and National Park Service policy, this notice announces the 
availability of an environmental assessment (EA) for the establishment 
of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

DATES: There will be a 30-day public review period for comment on this 
document. Comments on the EA should be received no later than June 12, 
1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the EA should be submitted to: Mr. John G. 
Parsons, Associate Superintendent for Stewardship and Partnerships, 
National Capital Support Office, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio 
Drive, S.W., Room 220, Washington, D.C., 20240. Public reading copies 
of the EQ will be available for review at the following locations: 
National Capital Region, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW., 
First Floor Lobby, Washington, D.C., 20242; and American Battle 
Monuments Commission, 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington, 
Virginia, 22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. John G. Parsons, Associate Superintendent, Stewardship and 
Partnerships, National Capital Support Office, National Park Service, 
1100 Ohio Drive, SW., Room 220, Washington, D.C., 20242, Telephone: 
(202) 619-7025. A limited number of copies of the EA are available on 
request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EA on this memorial on park land 
describes the proposed design concept and analyzes pertinent 
environmental impacts of its establishment and construction and any 
necessary mitigation measures for the identified impacts.
    The World War II Memorial is being established by the American 
Battle Monuments Commission, an independent agency of the U.S. 
Government, pursuant to the Commemorative Works Act, 40 U.S.C. 1001 et 
seq. The World War II Memorial was authorized by Public Law 103-32 (May 
25, 1993). In Public Law 103-422, Congress authorized its placement 
within Area I (the area comprising the central Monumental Core of the 
District of Columbia, as defined in the Act). The memorial will be in 
West Potomac Park

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which is administered by the National Park Service. The actual location 
is known as the Rainbow Pool site, along 17th Street between the 
Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
    Along with analyzing the environmental impacts of memorial 
construction and the completed memorial based on this design concept, 
this EA also considers how it affects visitor use, vehicular and 
pedestrian circulation, and existing periodic uses of the site for 
various activities.
    Pursuant to the Commemorative Works Act, one approved, this design 
concept will be refined to produce a preliminary design and a final 
memorial design which are subject to additional review by the National 
Park Service, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the 
Commission of Fine Arts.

    Dated: May 6, 1998.
Joseph Lawer,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 98-12698 Filed 5-12-98; 8:45 am]
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