[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 39710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18997]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia; Notice of 
Availability

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan, Harpers Ferry National 
Historical Park.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service announces the availability of the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the General Management Plan 
for Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia. This 
document will be available for public review and comment pursuant to 
Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environment Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C).

DATES: A 60-day public comment period will begin with the Environmental 
Protection Agency's publication of its Notice of Availability in the 
Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and the 
General Management Plan are available at Harpers Ferry National 
Historical Park, P.O. Box 65, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425. An 
electronic copy of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and General 
Management Plan is also available on the National Park Service Web site 
at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/hafe.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Harriett, Superintendent, 
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, at Harpers Ferry National 
Historical Park, P.O. Box 65, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425, or by 
telephone at (304) 535-6224. The responsible official for the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement is Margaret O'Dell, Regional Director, 
National Capital Region, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW., 
Washington, DC 20242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The document provides a framework for 
management, use, and development options for Harpers Ferry National 
Historical Park by the National Park Service for the next 15 to 20 
years. The document describes three management alternatives for 
consideration, including a no-action alternative, and analyzes the 
environmental impacts of those alternatives for all units of Harpers 
Ferry National Historical Park.
    The National Park Service preferred alternative would continue the 
use of several buildings for park headquarters, rehabilitate the 
historic Shipley School, increase preservation of historic resources 
throughout the park, consolidate visitor information and education in a 
new visitor center on Cavalier Heights, provide increased bus service 
and new trail services, and incorporate new visitor amenities.
    The public is welcome to comment on the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement and General Management Plan at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/hafe or by mail at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, P.O. Box 65, 
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, 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 in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.

    Dated: January 8, 2009.
Margaret O'Dell,
 Regional Director, National Capital Region.

    Editorial Note:  This document was received at the Office of the 
Federal Register on August 4, 2009.
[FR Doc. E9-18997 Filed 8-6-09; 8:45 am]
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