[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 10551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-1898]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Environmental Statements; Record of Decision: Low Country Gullah 
Culture, North Carolina and Florida

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Record of Decision for the Low 
Country Gullah Culture Special Resource Study and Final 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 (NPS) announces the 
availability of a Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental 
Impact Statement (EIS) for the Low Country Gullah Culture Special 
Resource Study (Study). The Study area stretches along the southeastern 
United States coast roughly from the Cape Fear River in North Carolina 
to the St. John's River in Florida and approximately 30 miles inland. 
The Study describes ways that the NPS can assist in preserving Gullah 
culture (more commonly known as Geechee in Georgia and Florida) by 
outlining four management alternatives for consideration by Congress, 
and a no-action alternative. The alternatives provide a range of 
actions for the future protection, interpretation, and commemoration of 
Gullah cultural resources. The Final EIS analyzes the potential 
environmental impacts of those actions.
    The ROD describes the background of the Study, other alternatives 
considered, the basis for the decision, the environmentally preferable 
alternative, and public involvement in the decision-making process. The 
ROD was approved by the Southeast Regional Director on November 4, 
2005.

DATES: The ROD was signed by the Southeast Regional Director on 
November 4, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ROD are available by contacting John Barrett, 
National Park Service, 100 Alabama St., SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303. An 
electronic copy of the ROD is available on the Internet at http://www.nps.gov/sero/planning/gg_srs/gg_res.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Barrett, 404-562-3124, extension 
637.
    The responsible official for the ROD and the Final EIS is Patricia 
A. Hooks, Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service, 
100 Alabama Street, SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: January 4, 2006.
Victor Knox,
Acting Deputy Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. 06-1898 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am]
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