[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 77 (Friday, April 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 20327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9818]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Boston African American National Historic Site, Suffolk County, 
MA; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and 
Notice of Public Meetings

    In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(Pub. L. 91-109 section 102(c)), the National Park Service (NPS) is 
preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the General 
Management Plan for Boston African American National Historic Site 
(NHS), located in the city of Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 
The purpose of the EIS is to assess the impacts of alternative 
management strategies that will be described in the General Management 
Plan for Boston African American NHS. A range of alternatives will be 
formulated for natural and cultural resource protection, visitor use 
and interpretation, facilities development, and operations.
    The NPS will hold a series of public meetings in the spring and 
summer of 2001 which will provide an opportunity for public input into 
the scoping for the GMP/EIS. The date, time, and location of these 
meetings will be announced through local media as they will be held at 
various places in the Boston area. The purpose of these meetings is to 
obtain both written and verbal comments concerning the future direction 
and development of Boston African American NHS. Those persons who wish 
to comment verbally or in writing should contact Kenneth Heidelberg, 
Site Manager, Boston African American National Historic Site, 14 Beacon 
Street, Suite 506, Boston, MA 02108 (617) 742-5415 or Ruth Raphael, 
Park Planner, Boston National Historical Park, Charlestown Navy Yard, 
Boston, Massachusetts 02129-4543, (617) 242-5691. The draft GMP/EIS is 
expected to be completed and available for public review in Summer 
2002. After public and interagency review of the draft document 
comments will be considered, and a final EIS will be prepared, followed 
by a Record of Decision.

    Dated: March 22, 2001.
Peter Steele,
Superintendent, Boston National Historical Park.
[FR Doc. 01-9818 Filed 4-19-01; 8:45 am]
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