[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68946-68947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30560]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Availability of Morristown National Park General 
Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service announces the 
availability of the Final General Management Plan and Environmental 
Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Morristown National Historical Park, New 
Jersey, that proposes a long-term approach to managing the park. Three 
management alternatives are presented that are consistent with the 
park's mission, NPS policy, and other laws and regulations. The 
alternatives incorporate various management prescriptions and zones to 
ensure that the park's resources are preserved, and that the public can 
enjoy the park. The environmental consequences that can be anticipated 
from implementing the various alternatives are documented. Impact 
topics include cultural and natural resources, visitor experience, park 
operations, the socioeconomic environment, impairment of resources, and 
sustainability. Alternative C was identified as the preferred 
alternative.
    The Draft GMP/EIS was available for public review from March 7, 
2003 to May 9, 2003. Copies of the comment letters and the National 
Park Service's responses to those comments are included in the final 
document. Draft text and graphics were refined and clarified where 
necessary, and respond to the public comments. Alternative C has been 
identified as the proposed action in the Final document. The Final GMP/
EIS will be available to the public for 30 days, after which, a Record 
of Decision (ROD) will be signed indicating which alternative has been 
selected as the proposed plan, and authorizing the National Park 
Service to implement the plan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To request a copy of the Final GMP/EIS 
please contact the National Park Service, Park Planning and Special 
Studies at the address above. Copies of the Final GMP/EIS will also be 
available for review at the following locations:
    [sbull] Morristown National Historical Park headquarters, 30 
Washington Place, Morristown, New Jersey
    [sbull] Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Avenue, Whippany, New 
Jersey
    [sbull] The Joint Free Public Library of Morristown and Morris 
Township, 1 Miller Road, Morristown, New Jersey
    [sbull] Mendham Borough Library, 10 Hilltop Road, Mendham, New 
Jersey
    [sbull] Bernards Township Library, 32 S. Maple Avenue, Basking 
Ridge, New Jersey
    [sbull] Bernardsville Public Library, 1 Anderson Hill Road, 
Bernardsville, New Jersey

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    [sbull] Somerset County Library, 1 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, New 
Jersey

    Dated: October 8, 2003.
Robert W. McIntosh,
Associate Regional Director, Northeast Region.
[FR Doc. 03-30560 Filed 12-9-03; 8:45 am]
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