[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64367-64368]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28388]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Notice of Intent To Prepare a General Management Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement for Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National 
Historic Site

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service will prepare an Environmental Impact 
Statement on the General Management Plan for Abraham Lincoln Birthplace 
National Historic Site. This notice is being published in accordance 
with 40 CFR 1506.6. The statement will assess potential environmental 
impacts associated with various types and levels of visitor use and 
resources management within the National Historic Site. This General 
Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement is being prepared in 
response to the requirements of the National Parks and Recreation Act 
of 1978, Pub. L. 95-625, and in accord with Director's Order Number 2, 
the planning directive for National Park Service units.
    The National Park Service will conduct public scoping meetings in 
the local area to receive input from interested parties on issues, 
concerns, and suggestions pertinent to the management of Abraham 
Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. Representatives of the 
National Park Service will be available to discuss issues, resource 
concerns, and the planning process at each of the public meetings. 
Suggestions and ideas for managing the cultural and natural resources 
and visitor experiences at the park are encouraged. Anonymous comments 
will not be considered. 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. However, individual 
respondents may request that we withhold their names and addresses from 
the public record, and we will honor such requests to the extent 
allowed by law. If you wish to withhold your name and/or address, you 
must state that request prominently at the beginning of your comment.

DATES: Locations, dates, and times of public scoping meetings will be 
published in local newspapers and may

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also be obtained by contacting the park Superintendent. This 
information will also be published on the General Management Plan Web 
site (http://www.nps.gov/abli) for Abraham Lincoln Birthplace.

ADDRESSES: Scoping suggestions should be submitted to the following 
address to ensure adequate consideration by the National Park Service: 
Superintendent, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, 2995 
Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky 42748, Telephone: 270-358-
3137, e-mail: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Abraham Lincoln 
Birthplace National Historic Site, 2995 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, 
Kentucky 42748, Telephone: 270-358-3137, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic 
Site is located about 3 miles south of Hodgenville, Kentucky, on U.S. 
Highway 31E and Kentucky Highway 61. The park was authorized on June 
11, 1940, and now consists of more than 340 acres. The park was 
established in 1933 when it was transferred from the War Department to 
the National Park Service. The site contains a cabin, symbolic of the 
one in which Lincoln was born, preserved in a memorial building at the 
site of his birth. The Master Plan was completed in 1964 and in the 
ensuing years much has changed. A boundary change occurred in 1998, 
which added a Boyhood Home Unit to the park. This area contains the 
site of the Lincoln farm along with the field and surrounding woodland 
area belonging to that farm. Also the site contains a historic tavern 
and replica cabin. A General Management Plan and Environmental Impact 
Statement would provide the park with better guidance and direction in 
regard to management of natural and cultural resources and providing a 
quality visitor experience.
    The plan will provide direction to correct existing management 
deficiencies through the establishment of management prescriptions, 
carrying capacities and appropriate types and levels of development and 
recreational use for all areas of the park. Resource protection, 
visitor experiences and community relationships will be improved 
through completion and implementation of the General Management Plan.
    Public documents associated with the planning effort, including all 
newsletters, will be posted on the Internet through the Park's Web site 
at http://www.nps.gov/abli.
    The Draft and Final General Management Plan and Environmental 
Impact Statement will be made available to all known interested parties 
and appropriate agencies. Full public participation by federal, state, 
and local agencies as well as other concerned organizations and private 
citizens is invited throughout the preparation process of this 
document.
    The responsible official for this Environmental Impact Statement is 
Patricia A. Hooks, Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region, National 
Park Service, 100 Alabama Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 
30303.

    Dated: September 23, 2003.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 03-28388 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]
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