[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 5210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1542]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, African 
Burial Ground National Monument, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a General Management Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement, African Burial Ground National 
Monument.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the National Park Service is preparing a 
General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) 
for the African Burial Ground National Monument. The park comprises 
0.35 acres, in Lower Manhattan, New York, NY.
    Prepared by park staff and planners in the NPS Northeast Region, 
with assistance from advisors and consultants, the GMP/EIS will propose 
a long-term approach to managing the National Monument. Consistent with 
the site's purpose, NPS policy, and other laws and regulations, 
alternatives will be developed to guide the management of the monument 
over the next 15 to 20 years. The alternatives will incorporate various 
zoning and management prescriptions to ensure resource preservation and 
public appreciation of the site. The environmental consequences that 
could result from implementing the various alternatives will be 
evaluated for cultural and natural resources, visitor experience, park 
operations, the socioeconomic environment, impairment, and carrying 
capacity. Major issues to be explored include resource protection, 
visitor experience, administration and operation, partnerships, 
carrying capacity and potential boundary modifications.
    The public will be invited to express views about the long-term 
management of the National Monument early in the process through public 
meetings and other media; and will have an opportunity to review and 
comment on a draft GMP/EIS.

ADDRESSES: Information related to ongoing public involvement 
opportunities will be provided online at http://www.nps.gov/afbg and 
http://parkplanning.nps.gov. Requests to be added to the project 
mailing list should be directed to Tara Morrison, Superintendent, at 
the addresses below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara D. Morrison, Superintendent, 
African Burial Ground National Monument, 290 Broadway, 1st Floor, New 
York, NY, 10007, 212.637.3088.

    Dated: December 11, 2007.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E8-1542 Filed 1-28-08; 8:45 am]
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