[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70341-70342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-6007]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Final Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management 
Plan, Great Falls, Park, VA.

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan, Great Falls Park, Virginia.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(c), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the 
availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the 
General Management Plan, Great Falls Park, Virginia (FEIS/GMP), 
administered by the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP), a unit 
of the National Park System.

DATES: The NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days 
following publication by the Environmental Protection Agency of the 
notice of availability of the FEIS/GMP. A 60-day public review period 
took place on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the General 
Management Plan (DEIS/GMP), Great Falls Park, Virginia, from October 
15, to December 15, 2005 (70 FR 47853). Responses to public comment are 
addressed in the FEIS/GMP.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this FEIS/GMP may be submitted in writing to: 
Mr. David Vela, Superintendent, George Washington Memorial Parkway, 
Turkey Run Park, McLean, Virginia 22101; e-mailed to [email protected]; or submitted via an electronic link at http://parkplanning.nps.gov. To submit comments on http://parkplanning.nps.gov, click on the link ``Plans/Documents Open for 
Comment'' and follow that link to ``Great Falls Park GMP/EIS.''
    The FEIS/GMP will be available for public inspection Monday through 
Friday, 8 a.m. through 4 p.m., at the GWMP Headquarters, Turkey Run 
Park, McLean, Virginia 22101, and at the following sites: Great Falls 
Park, Virginia, Visitor Center, 9200 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, 
Virginia 22101, (703) 285-2965; Office of the Chief of Planning, 
National Capital Region, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive SW., 
Washington, D.C. 20242, (202) 619-7277; Great Falls Library, 9830A 
Georgetown Pike, Great Falls, Virginia; and at http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/parkmgmt/documents.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Vela, Superintendent, George 
Washington Memorial Parkway, Turkey Run Park, McLean, Virginia, 22102, 
(703) 289-2500, or Mr. Walter McDowney, Site Manager, Great Falls Park, 
Virginia, 9300 Old Dominion Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101, (703) 285-
2965.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS/GMP analyzes two alternatives for 
managing Great Falls Park, Virginia. The plan is intended to provide a 
foundation to help park managers guide park programs and set priorities 
for the management of Great Falls, Park, Virginia, for the next 20 
years. The FEIS/GMP evaluates the environmental consequences of the 
preferred alternative and the status quo alternative on natural and 
cultural resources, recreational opportunities, traditional park 
character and visitor experience ,and public health and safety.
    Alternative A, ``Status Quo/Continuation of Current Conditions,'' 
maintains the status quo in the park, and describes resource conditions 
where existing practices continue to guide park practices. This 
alternative does not address resource protection planning needs 
including a Climbing Management Plan and a Trail Management Plan.
    Alternative B (Preferred Alternative [Modified]) is based on an 
overall goal for the park of balancing opportunities for recreation 
while protecting sensitive natural and cultural resources. The 
preferred alternative described in the DEIS/GMP has been modified based 
on public and agency Comments that were received, as well as additional 
review by the internal planning team.
    All interested individuals, agencies, and organizations are urged 
to provide comments on the FEIS/GMP. The NPS, in making a final 
decision regarding this matter, will consider all comments received by 
the closing date.
    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular 
business hours. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be 
advised that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made

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public at any time. While one can request in their comments to withhold 
from pubic review personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee 
that we will be able to do so. If you wish us to withhold your name 
and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of 
your comment. We will make all submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available 
for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: July 17, 2007.
Joseph M. Lawler,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
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