[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 218 (Monday, November 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66670-66671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26704]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for the General Management Plan (GMP) for Fort Donelson National 
Battlefield, TN

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 and Director's Order Number 12 (Conservation 
Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and Decision-Making) the NPS 
is preparing an EIS for a GMP for Fort Donelson National Battlefield, 
Tennessee.
    The GMP will prescribe the resource conditions and visitor 
experiences that are to be achieved and maintained in the national 
battlefield over the next 20 years. The clarification of what must be 
achieved according to law and policy will be based on review of the 
battlefield's purpose, significance, special mandates, and the body of 
laws and policies directing park management. Based on determinations of 
desired conditions, the GMP will outline the types of resource 
management activities, visitor activities, and development that would 
be appropriate in the future. A range of reasonable management 
alternatives will be developed through this planning process and will 
include, at a minimum, a no-action alternative and a preferred 
alternative.
    Issues to be addressed will include but are not limited to the 
following: Management of Fort Henry and Fort Heiman properties and 
tracts adjacent to the boundary that were recently added to the 
national battlefield; potential impacts from outside development 
including the Highway 79 realignment; and the inventory and 
preservation of cultural and natural resources.

DATES: Comments should be submitted no later than 60 days after 
publication

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of this notice. Public meetings regarding the GMP will be held 
throughout the planning process. Specific dates, times, and locations 
will be made available in the local media, on the NPS Planning, 
Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site: (http://parkplanning.nps.gov/fodo), or by contacting the Superintendent of Fort 
Donelson National Battlefield.

ADDRESSES: Information on the planning process and copies of 
newsletters will be available from the office of the Superintendent, 
P.O. Box 434, Dover, Tennessee 37058-0434.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public and agency involvement will be 
solicited at several key steps in the planning process including 
initial scoping, alternatives development, and the draft plan.
    If you wish to comment on any issues associated with the plan, you 
may submit your comments to the planning team by any one of several 
methods. You may mail comments to Fort Donelson National Battlefield, 
P.O. Box 434, Dover, Tennessee 37058-0434. You may also comment 
electronically at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/fodo. Finally, you may 
hand-deliver comments to the national battlefield headquarters located 
in Dover, Tennessee. 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 publicly available at any time. 
While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review 
your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will 
be able to do so.

    Authority: The authority for publishing this notice is contained 
in 40 CFR 1506.6.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Steven McCoy, Fort 
Donelson National Battlefield, P.O. Box 434, Dover, Tennessee 37058-
0434; telephone: 931-232-5348. The responsible official for this EIS is 
the Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service, 100 
Alabama Street, SW., 1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: September 8, 2008.
David Vela,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E8-26704 Filed 11-7-08; 8:45 am]
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