[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17761-17762]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7806]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Termination of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the 
General Management Plan (GMP) for Kings Mountain National Military Park 
(Park), South Carolina

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is terminating preparation of 
an EIS for the GMP for the Park, South Carolina. A Notice of Intent to 
prepare an EIS for the Park GMP was published in the Federal Register 
on October 10, 2006 (71 FR 63350), and followed by a scoping 
newsletter. The NPS has since determined that an Environmental 
Assessment rather than an EIS is the appropriate level of environmental 
documentation for the plan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GMP will establish the overall 
management direction for the next 15 to 20 years. Two scoping 
information meetings were conducted on May 6 & 7, 2008, with 
stakeholders and the general public at Kings Mountain, North Carolina, 
and York, South Carolina. Initial scoping did not result in significant 
impacts being identified by the public. Additionally, the preliminary 
analysis of the alternatives does not indicate that significant impacts 
will result from implementation of any of the alternatives. The NPS 
planning team has developed two action alternatives, in addition to the 
no-action alternative (Alternative A) which represents the continuation 
of current management policies and practices. Alternative B would 
expand interpretive programs and materials to include the continuum of 
human history at the site, while continuing to focus the park's primary 
efforts on the 1780 battle. In addition, more interpretation of the 
natural history and environment of the site would be included in the 
park's interpretive program. Alternative C would broaden the 
interpretive

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experience at the park beyond the immediate battleground ridge area to 
include the routes and approaches used by Overmountain Victory fighters 
and more exhibits and programs in the woods around the ridge.

DATES: The NPS will notify the public, by mail, Web site, and other 
means, of public review periods and meetings associated with the Draft 
GMP/EA. All public review and other written public information will be 
made available online at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/parkHome.cfm?parkId=390.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Broadbent, Superintendent, Kings 
Mountain National Military Park, 2625 Park Rd., Blacksburg, SC 2970; 
telephone, (864) 936-7921, e-mail: [email protected].
    The responsible official for this Final EIS is the Regional 
Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service, 100 Alabama Street, 
SW., 1924 Building Atlanta, Georgia 30303.

    Dated: March 18, 2010.
David Vela,
Regional Director, Southeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-7806 Filed 4-6-10; 8:45 am]
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