[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 59539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24049]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Environmental Statements; Notice of Intent

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of intent for a General Management Plan/Environmental 
Impact Statement for Monocacy National Battlefield (NB), Maryland.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) is preparing an environmental 
impact statement for the general management plan (GMP) for Monocacy 
National Battlefield. The planning effort will result in a 
comprehensive general management plan that encompass preservation of 
cultural and natural resources, visitor use and interpretation, and 
necessary and appropriate facilities. In cooperation with local 
interests, attention will also be given to resources outside the 
boundaries that affect the integrity of the battlefield. Alternatives 
to be considered include no-action, the preferred alternative, and 
other alternatives addressing the following major issues:
    [sbull] How can the important natural and cultural resources be 
best protected and preserved, while providing for visitor use for 
present and future generations?
    [sbull] What level and type of use is appropriate to be consistent 
with the park's purpose and to relate to the park's significance?
    [sbull] What facilities are needed to meet the mission goals of the 
park regarding natural and cultural resource management, visitor use 
and interpretation, partnerships, and operations?
    The NPS is planning to hold public scoping meetings regarding the 
project during the week of July 29, 2002. Specific dates, times, and 
locations will be announced in the local media, and can be obtained by 
contacting the park superintendent. The purpose of these meetings is to 
explain the planning process and to obtain comments concerning 
appropriate resource management desired visitor use, interpretation, 
facilities, and issues that need to be resolved. In addition to 
attending scoping meetings, people wishing to provide input to this 
initial phase of developing GMP may address comments to the 
superintendent. Scoping comments should be received no later than 60 
days from the publication of this Notice of Intent.
    Comments: If you wish to submit issues or provide input to this 
initial phase of developing GMP, you may do so by any one of several 
methods. In addition to attending scoping meetings, you may mail 
comments to Park Manager, Monocacy National Battlefield, 4801 Urbana 
Pike, Frederick, Maryland 21704-7307. You may comment via the Internet 
to [email protected]. Please submit Internet comments as an ASCII 
file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption. 
Please also include ``Attention: GMP Team'' and your name and return 
address in your Internet message. If you do not receive a confirmation 
from the system that we have received your Internet message, contact 
Park Manager Susan Trail, directly, at (301) 662-6980. Finally, you may 
hand-deliver your comments to park headquarters, Monocacy National 
Battlefield, 4801 Urbana Pike, Frederick, Maryland. Scoping comments 
should be received no later than 60 days from the publication of this 
Notice of Intent. Our practice is to make comments, including names and 
home addresses of respondents, available for public review during 
regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we 
withhold their home addresses from the record, which we will honor to 
the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which 
we would withhold, from the record, a respondent's identify, as 
allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, 
you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. 
However, we will not consider anonymous comments. We will make all 
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals 
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations 
or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Park Manager Susan Trail, 4801 Urbana 
Pike, Frederick, Maryland 21704-7307; telephone: (301) 662-6980; fax: 
(301) 662-3420; e-mail: [email protected].

Terry R. Carlstrom,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 02-24049 Filed 9-20-02; 8:45 am]
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