[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 1763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-396]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


National Mall and Memorial Parks; Notice of Intent To Prepare a 
National Mall Plan

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare the National Mall Plan, Washington, 
DC.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS) will 
be preparing a National Mall Plan to provide a long-term vision plan 
for the use and management of the National Mall, which has been defined 
by Congress as a ``substantially completed work of civic art,'' and 
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Park.

DATES: Information related to ongoing public involvement opportunities 
will be provided at the following park Web site: http://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning effort will result in a 
National Mall Plan that differs from a General Management Plan in that 
it covers a longer-term time frame and addresses a finer level of 
detail. While National Mall & Memorial Parks includes many national 
park units throughout the Nation's Capital, this plan will address only 
the National Mall, which is comprised of West Potomac Park, the 
Washington Monument and the Mall, and the related Pennsylvania Avenue 
National Historic Park. A map of the study area is available at http://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan. In cooperation with the agencies with 
jurisdiction over properties adjoining the National Mall, attention 
will also be given to impacts outside its boundaries that affect the 
integrity of the park. Public involvement and civic engagement will be 
key components in the preparation of the National Mall Plan. Public 
scoping will help to identify alternatives and major issues to be 
considered.
    The plan will identify types and locations, and character of needed 
visitor facilities and services, which could include food service, 
seating, lighting, restrooms and crowd controls, etc. The plan could 
also identify desired site improvements, such as floral displays, 
fountains, and other embellishments that are not commemorative in 
nature. Additional planning issues may be defined during scoping.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Executive Susan Spain may be 
contacted at National Mall & Memorial Parks, 900 Ohio Drive SW., 
Washington DC 20024-2000, by telephone at (202) 245-4692, or by e-mail 
at [email protected].

    Dated: December 22, 2006.
Lisa A. Mendelson-Ielmini,
Acting Regional Director, National Capital Region.
 [FR Doc. E7-396 Filed 1-12-07; 8:45 am]
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