[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68947-68948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30563]


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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.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Flight 93 National Memorial, Pennsylvania. Prepared 
by planners at the Flight 93 National Memorial, with assistance from 
the NPS Northeast Region, the Flight 93 Advisory Commission, the Flight 
93 Memorial Task Force, the Families of Flight 93, Inc., advisors, and 
consultants, the GMP/EIS will propose a long-term approach to managing 
the Flight 93 National Memorial. Consistent with the memorial's 
mission, NPS policy, and other laws and regulations, alternatives will 
be developed to guide the management of the memorial over the next 15 
to 20 years. The alternatives will incorporate various zoning, design, 
and management prescriptions to ensure resource preservation and public 
enjoyment of the memorial. 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 and design of the memorial 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 September 2005.
    Scoping: The National Park Service issued a project scoping 
newsletter on September 11, 2003 to solicit comments from interested 
parties; to identify known resources and issues of special concern; and 
to offer recommendations for the design, construction, and long-term 
management of the Flight 93 National Memorial. The newsletter and 
comment form may be obtained at http://www.flight93memorialproject.org 
or by

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contacting the project manager. An agency scoping meeting is scheduled 
for December 15, 2003 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at the National Park Service 
project office, 109 West Main Street, Suite 104, Somerset, PA 15501.
    Persons interested in submitting written comments may do so via 
mail, hand-delivery, facsimile or e-mail to Jeffrey P. Reinbold, Flight 
93 NM Project Manager, at the following address:
    Jeffrey P. Reinbold, Project Manager, National Park Service, 109 
West Main Street, Suite 104, Somerset, PA 15501, Facsimile: (814) 443-
2180, E-Mail: [email protected].

DATES: The National Park Service will accept scoping comments from the 
public until January 9, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey P. Reinbold, National Park 
Service, 109 West Main Street, Suite 104, Somerset, PA 15501; 
telephone: (814) 443-4557; e-mail: [email protected].

    Dated: November 20, 2003.
Joanne M. Hanley,
Superintendent, Flight 93 National Memorial.
[FR Doc. 03-30563 Filed 12-9-03; 8:45 am]
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