[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39337-39338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18858]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Notice of Availability for the Record of Decision on the Final 
General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Minuteman 
Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)), the National Park Service (NPS) 
announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the 
Final General Management Plan (GMP)/Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS), Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota. On July 
2, the acting regional director for the NPS Midwest Region approved the 
ROD for the Final GMP/EIS. As soon as practicable, the NPS will begin 
to implement the selected alternative.
    The selected alternative, with the concept of presenting the 
national historic site as a symbol of the Cold War, will restore Delta 
One to its ready-alert status and rehabilitate Delta Nine to its stand-
down appearance. These facilities will be presented as symbols 
commemorating the history and significance of the Cold War, the arms 
race, and the intercontinental ballistic missile in the second half of 
the 20th century.
    The selected alternative includes locating a 7,700-square-foot 
visitor/administrative facility northwest of exit 131 on Interstate 90, 
built in two stages. Under the selected alternative, visitors will 
drive their personal cars to the Delta One facility and, with 
reservations, go on a ranger-led tour. Visitors will also drive their 
personal cars to Delta Nine for a self-guided tour. A shuttle system to 
Delta One will be developed for operation when the level of visitation 
warrants. The chain link security gate at Delta One will remain locked 
during business hours except during shuttle tours. The gate at Delta 
Nine will remain open during business hours.
    Visitors benefit from this plan because of a rich range of options 
to see and learn about the missile sites as symbols that commemorate 
the Cold War, including guided tours, onsite interpretive media, and 
interpretive programs at the visitor/administrative facility.
    The ROD includes a statement of the decision made, synopses of 
other alternatives considered, the basis for the decision, a 
description of the environmentally preferable alternative, a finding on 
impairment of park resources and values, a listing of measures to 
minimize environmental harm, and an overview of public involvement in 
the decision-making process.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Mark Herberger, 
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, 21280 South Dakota Highway 
240,

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Philip, South Dakota 57567, or by calling 605-433-5552. Copies of the 
ROD are available upon request from the above address or viewed online 
at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/mimi.

    Dated: July 2, 2009.
David N. Given,
Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.
[FR Doc. E9-18858 Filed 8-5-09; 8:45 am]
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