[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6788-6789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1215]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Environmental Statements; Notice of Intent: Roosevelt-Vanderbilt 
National Historic Sites, NY; General Management Plan

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement for Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National 
Historic Sites.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (Pub. L. 91-190 section 102(3)(c)), the National Park Service 
(NPS) is preparing a General Management Plan/Environmental Impact 
Statement (GMP/EIS) for the Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic 
Sites located in the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York. 
Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites is an administrative 
entity formed by the National Park Service to manage three separately 
established national historic sites: Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt 
National Historic Site, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site, and 
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. Together the sites embrace 
777 acres of federally owned land along the east bank of the Hudson 
River.
    Planners in the National Park Service Northeast Region will prepare 
the GMP/

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EIS with assistance from advisors and consultants. The GMP/EIS will 
propose a long-term approach (15 to 20 years) to managing Roosevelt-
Vanderbilt National Historic Sites that is consistent with the sites' 
mission, NPS policy, and other laws and regulations. As required by law 
and policy, during the planning process, the team will formulate a 
range of alternatives for natural and cultural resource protection, 
visitor use and interpretation, and operations. The EIS will assess the 
impacts of the alternative management strategies to be described in the 
plan. The team will invite the public to share their thoughts and ideas 
related to the management of the national historic sites early in the 
planning process and throughout the preparation of the GMP/EIS through 
public meetings, the Internet, and other media. Specifically, the team 
will seek public comment at the draft GMP/EIS phase. Following public 
review processes outlined under National Environmental Protection Act, 
the final plan will become official through the approval of a Record of 
Decision, which will authorize implementation of the preferred 
alternative. The Record of Decision is expected to be completed in 
2008.

    Dated: December 5, 2005.
Mary A. Bomar,
Regional Director, Northeast Region.
[FR Doc. 06-1215 Filed 2-8-06; 8:45 am]
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