[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 70342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24010]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent To Prepare a General Management Plan, 
Environmental Impact Statement, for the Martin Van Buren National 
Historic Site, in Kinderhook, NY in the County of Columbia, and To 
Conduct Public Scoping Meetings

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
for the General Management Plan for Martin Van Buren National Historic 
Site and to hold public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), as amended, the National Park Service (NPS) is 
preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the General 
Management Plan (GMP) for the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site 
(NHS) in Kinderhook, New York. This effort will result in a 
comprehensive general management plan that encompasses preservation of 
natural and cultural resources, visitor use and interpretation, park 
carrying capacity and any necessary facilities. The planning area 
includes Martin Van Buren's home from 1839-62, Lindenwald, various out 
buildings and roads and the 39 acres that comprise the entire National 
Historic Site established by Congress in 1974. Attention will also be 
given to resources outside the boundaries that may affect the integrity 
of the site.
    The GMP/EIS will be prepared by planners in the NPS Northeast 
Region and park staff with assistance from advisors and consultants, 
and will propose a long-term approach to managing the Martin Van Buren 
NHS. Consistent with the site's mission, NPS policy, and other laws and 
regulations, alternatives will be developed to guide the management of 
the Martin Van Buren NHS over the next 15 to 20 years. The GMP/EIS will 
address a range of management alternatives for natural and cultural 
resource protection, visitor use and interpretation, park carrying 
capacity, facilities development and operations. A `no-action' 
alternative will also be considered and an agency preferred management 
alternative selected. The EIS will assess the impacts of the 
alternatives presented in the GMP.
    Meeting Notices: Public scoping meetings will be scheduled and 
consist of a discussion of the GMP/EIS process including ways that the 
public can be involved in providing and receiving information, and 
reviewing and commenting upon the draft GMP/EIS. The purpose of the 
meetings will be to solicit public input prior to formally undertaking 
the GMP/EIS. The place and time of public scoping meetings will be 
announced by the National Park Service (NPS) and noticed in local 
newspapers serving the area. Scoping and other periodic public meeting 
notices and information regarding the GMP/EIS will also be placed on 
the NPS Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at 
http://parkplanning.gov for continuing public review and comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel Dattilio, Superintendent, Martin Van Buren National Historic 
Site, 1013 Old Post Road, Kinderhook, New York 12106, Telephone: 518-
758-6986. E-mail: [email protected]

Peter Samuel, Community Planner/Project Manager, National Park Service, 
Division of Park Planning and Special Studies, 200 Chestnut Street, 
Philadelphia, PA 19106, Telephone: 215-597-1848. E-mail: [email protected]

    Dated: August 28, 2007.
John A. Latschar,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
 [FR Doc. E7-24010 Filed 12-10-07; 8:45 am]
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