[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50343-50344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19622]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Draft General Management Plan, Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement, Fort Stanwix National Monument, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Draft General Management Plan, Fort Stanwix National 
Monument, New York.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(c) the National Park Service (NPS) announces the 
availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the 
Draft General Management Plan (GMP) for Fort Stanwix National Monument, 
located in the city of Rome, New York. Consistent with National Park 
Service rules, regulations, and policies, and the park's mission, the 
Draft GMP/EIS describes and analyzes two alternatives to guide the 
management and development of Fort Stanwix National Monument over the 
next 15 to 20 years. The alternatives incorporate various management 
prescriptions to ensure protection and enjoyment of the park's 
resources. The Draft GMP/EIS evaluates potential environmental 
consequences of implementing the alternatives. Impact topics include 
cultural and natural resources, visitor experience, park operations, 
and the socioeconomic environment.
    NPS regional planning staff and staff at Fort Stanwix NM 
collaborated in the development of the Draft GMP/EIS. The main issues 
that the Draft GMP/EIS has focused on have included protection of 
cultural resources, visitor services, partnership opportunities, 
carrying capacity, and the lack of a properly defined boundary. 
Alternative 1: No Action focuses on basically maintaining current 
management, protection, and interpretive practices and interpreting the 
siege of Fort Stanwix in the Revolutionary War. Alternative 2: Action 
Alternative seeks to broaden interpretation of Fort Stanwix in the

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context of the Northern Frontier, the Mohawk Valley, and American 
Indian history; forge new partnerships; upgrade exhibits and waysides; 
expand the interpretive role of the Marinus Willett Center; and develop 
an 18th-century cultural landscape treatment plan for the site. After 
public review of the Draft GMP/EIS, the National Park Service will 
consider public comments, and a Final GMP/EIS will be prepared. The 
Final GMP/EIS is scheduled for completion in 2008.

DATES: The National Park Service will accept comments on the 
Environmental Impact Statement from the public for 60 days from the 
date the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notices the availability 
of the Draft EIS in its regular Friday Federal Register listing. The 
National Park Service will hold a public meeting during the public 
review period to receive comments. Meeting date, time, and location 
will be announced in local media in advance of the meeting date. 
Comments on the Draft GMP/EIS must be received no later than 60 days 
from the date of publication of the EPA listing in the Federal 
Register.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND ADDRESSES:
    The Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement 
for Fort Stanwix National Monument will be available for public review 
and comment online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov. Hard copies may be 
obtained by contacting Superintendent Debbie Conway, Fort Stanwix 
National Monument, 112 East Park Street, Rome, NY 13440; phone 315-338-
7730. The public is encouraged to comment on the plan via the Internet 
at http://parkplanning.nps.gov or by mailing comments to Superintendent 
Debbie Conway, Fort Stanwix National Monument. Before including your 
address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying 
information, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you can ask us to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so. We will always make submissions from organizations or 
businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as 
representatives of or officials of organizations or businesses, 
available for public inspection in their entirety.

    Dated: February 25, 2008.
Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director Northeast Region, National Park Service.

    Editorial Note: This document was received at the Office of the 
Federal Register on August 20, 2008.
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