[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19591-19592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9781]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Termination of Preparation of an Environmental Impact 
Statement for the Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Termination of preparation of an Environmental Impact 
Statement.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the termination of the process to 
develop an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Harriet Tubman 
Special Resource Study (SRS). The SRS was undertaken at the direction 
of Congress in Public Law 106-516 to evaluate sites related to Harriet 
Tubman for potential inclusion in the national park system. The study 
area includes parts of Maryland and New York. A Notice of Intent to 
Prepare an EIS was published in the Federal Register on February 7, 
2003.
    Initial formal public scoping took place through spring 2004, 
followed by continuous informal consultation with stakeholders, agency 
officials, and the interested public. From June through September 2008, 
NPS held stakeholder and public meetings and took comments on the 
preliminary alternatives.
    Scoping revealed no issues or controversy, nor the potential for 
significant environmental impacts. Therefore, it was determined that an 
Environmental Assessment (EA) would suffice to address National 
Environmental Policy Act requirements for this study.
    The Harriet Tubman Special Resource Study and Environmental 
Assessment was made available for public review starting 11/19/2008 
with the comment period ending 12/19/2008. The study report can be 
viewed at the NPS Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web 
site at: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ or through the study Web site, 
http://www.HarrietTubmanStudy.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Terrence Moore, Chief of Planning and Special Studies, National Park 
Service,

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Northeast Region, 200 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA 
19106.

Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. E9-9781 Filed 4-28-09; 8:45 am]
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