[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 59522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16686]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement 
for the General Management Plan, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National 
Historic Site

SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of 
the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the General 
Management Plan (GMP) for Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic 
Site, Kentucky. This document will be available for public review 
pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act 
of 1969 and NPS policy in Director's Order Number 2 (Park Planning) and 
Director's Order Number 12 (Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact 
Analysis, and Decision-making). The authority for publishing this 
notice is 40 CFR 1506.6.
    The document provides a framework for management, use, and 
development of the historic site by the NPS for the next 15 to 20 
years. The document describes four management alternatives, including a 
No-Action Alternative and the NPS's preferred alternative. The 
anticipated environmental impacts of those alternatives are also 
analyzed. Public comment on the draft plan was considered when 
preparing the final.

DATES: The NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days 
following the Environmental Protection Agency's notice in the Federal 
Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS and GMP are available from the 
Superintendent, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site, 2995 
Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky 42748-9707; telephone: 270-
358-3137. An electronic copy of the document is available on the 
Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Superintendent, Abraham Lincoln 
National Historic Site, at the address and telephone number shown 
above, Matthew Safford at 303-969-2898, or Amy Wirsching at 404-562-
3124, extension 607.
    The responsible official for the FEIS is Patricia A. Hooks, 
Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service, 100 Alabama 
Street SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: August 28, 2006.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E6-16686 Filed 10-6-06; 8:45 am]
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