[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20026-20027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10025]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent To Prepare a General Management Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 (2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy

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Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces their intent to 
prepare a General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement 
(GMP/EIS) for Governors Island National Monument, New York. The 21.69-
acre Monument contains historic Fort Jay and Castle Williams and other 
properties located on 172-acre Governors Island, which lies about \1/2\ 
mile south of Manhattan. The Monument's GMP/EIS will propose a long-
term approach to managing the Governors Island National Monument, and 
will be prepared in cooperation with redevelopment plans being prepared 
by the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation. 
Consistent with the monument's mission, NPS policy, and other laws and 
regulations, alternatives will be developed to guide the management of 
the Monument over the next 15 to 20 years. The alternatives will 
incorporate various zoning and management prescriptions to ensure 
resource preservation and public enjoyment of the Monument. The 
environmental consequences that could result from implementing the 
various alternatives will be evaluated in the plan. Impact topics will 
include cultural and natural resources, visitor experience, park 
operations, the socioeconomic environment, impairment, and 
sustainability. The public will be invited to express concerns about 
the management of the Monument early in the process through public 
meetings and other media; and will have an opportunity to review and 
comment on a draft GMP/EIS. Following public review processes outlined 
under NEPA, the final plan will become official, authorizing 
implementation of a preferred alternative. The target date for the 
Record of Decision is February 7, 2006, 3 years from the date the 
Monument was established.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Governors Island 
National Monument, c/o 200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106, 
(215) 597-1587.

    Dated: April 1, 2003.
Linda Neal,
Superintendent, Governors Island National Monument.
[FR Doc. 03-10025 Filed 4-22-03; 8:45 am]
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