[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 21013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10291]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, 
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
for the General Management Plan, Appomattox Court House National 
Historical Park.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969, as amended, the National Park Service is preparing an 
environmental impact statement for the General Management Plan for 
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park and is initiating the 
scoping process for this document. This notice is in accordance with 40 
CFR 1501.7 and 40 CFR 1508.22, of the regulations of the President's 
Council on Environmental Quality for the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969, Public Law 91-190.

Background

    The purpose of the GMP/EIS will be to state the management 
philosophy for the park and to provide alternatives for addressing 
major issues facing the area. The alternatives will be based on the 
mission and goals of the NPS and those of the park and will identify 
the programs, actions and support facilities needed to manage and 
preserve cultural and natural resources and to provide for safe, 
accessible and appropriate use of those resources by visitors.
    Participation throughout the planning process will be encouraged 
and facilitated by various means, such as public meetings and 
newsletters. The NPS will conduct public scoping meetings to explain 
the planning process and to solicit opinions about issues to address in 
the GMP/EIS. The time and location of these meetings will be announced 
in the local and regional media and through mailed notices. This notice 
will also serve as an additional scoping method. Those wishing to 
comment or express concerns on the management issues and future 
management direction of Appomattox Court House National Historical Park 
are invited to participate in the scoping process by responding to this 
notice with written or e-mail comments.
    Contact Information: Requests to be added to the mailing list for 
the project, questions and comments should be sent in writing to the 
Superintendent, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, P.O. 
Box 218, Route 24, Appomattox, VA 24522 or via the Internet at 
[email protected] or be made by telephone at (804) 352-8987.

    Dated: April 6, 2001.
Leonard C. Emerson,
Acting, Regional Director, Northeast Region.
[FR Doc. 01-10291 Filed 4-25-01; 8:45 am]
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