[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 32086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13330]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


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

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces its intent to 
prepare a General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement 
(GMP/EIS) for the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island, 
New Jersey and New Jersey and New York. The park comprises Liberty 
Island (12.5 acres), site of the ``Statue of Liberty Enlightening the 
World'', and Ellis Island (27.5 acres), containing the Immigration 
Museum and other historic structures that formed the immigration 
station. Prepared by planners in the NPS Northeast Region, with 
assistance from advisors and consultants, the GMP/EIS will propose a 
long-term approach to managing the Statue of Liberty National Monument 
and Ellis Island. 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 alternative 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 March 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Statue of Liberty 
National Monument and Ellis Island, New York, (212) 363-3206.

    Dated: April 21, 2003.
Cynthia Garrett,
Acting Superintendent, Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis 
Island.
[FR Doc. 03-13330 Filed 5-28-03; 8:45 am]
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