[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 32837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15301]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Boston National Historical Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; 
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment 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 Assessment (EA) for the rehabilitation of 
Bunker Hill Monument, located in the City of Boston, Suffolk County, 
Massachusetts. The purpose of the EA is to assess the impacts of 
alternative rehabilitation strategies for the Bunker Hill Monument, the 
adjacent Bunker Hill Lodge, the surrounding site and the Bunker Hill 
Museum. The project will include preservation of the 221-foot high 
Bunker Hill Monument, the adjacent granite Lodge and surrounding 4-acre 
site, as well as the rehabilitation of the neighboring Bunker Hill 
Museum as a site interpretive facility in partnership with the local 
community and the City of Boston. The NPS will hold a series of public 
meetings in the spring and summer of 2001 that will provide an 
opportunity for public input into the scoping for the EA. The date, 
time, and location of these meetings will be announced through local 
media. The purpose of these meetings is to obtain both written and 
verbal comments concerning the rehabilitation of Bunker Hill. Those 
persons who wish to comment verbally or in writing should contact Ruth 
Raphael, Planner, Boston National Historical Park, Charlestown Navy 
Yard, Boston, MA 02129-4543.
    Bunker Hill is the site of the first major battle of the American 
Revolution and is one of the most significant historic sites in Boston. 
The monument was built between 1825 and 1843 and is the oldest major 
monument in the United States. The site, a National Historic Landmark, 
with annual visitation of 196,000 is in need of major rehabilitation 
and enhanced interpretive facilities. The Bunker Hill Museum, a three 
story historic brick building, is located directly across the street 
from the site. The project will seek to develop the museum as a primary 
interpretive center to convey the drama and importance of the battle as 
well as a place, in partnership with the community, to showcase local 
Charlestown history.
    The draft EA is expected to be completed and available for public 
review in Fall 2001.

    Dated: May 29, 2001.
Terry Savage,
Superintendent, Boston National Historical Park.
[FR Doc. 01-15301 Filed 6-15-01; 8:45 am]
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