[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 167 (Thursday, August 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 51801]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21975]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Environmental Statements: Notice of Intent

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a General Management Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement.

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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 Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Elverson, 
Pennsylvania. The park comprises 848 acres, including the finest 
surviving example of a cold-blast charcoal fired furnace, and related 
structures, including 50 listed on the National Register of Historic 
Places. 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 Hopewell Furnace National Historic 
Site. Consistent with the site's mission, NPS policy, and other laws 
and regulations, alternatives will be developed to guide the management 
of the site 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 site. 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 site 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 
October 28, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Hopewell Furnace 
National Historic Site, (610) 582-8773.

    Dated: July 10, 2003.
William A. Sanders,
Superintendent, Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site.
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