[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44977-44978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18705]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


General Management Plan/Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact 
Statement, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National Historic Sites, Hyde Park, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Abbreviated Final Environmental 
Impact Statement for the General Management Plan, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt 
National Historic Sites, Hyde Park, NY.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332 (2) (C), the National Park Service (NPS) announces the 
availability of the Abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement 
for the General Management Plan (GMP/EIS) for Roosevelt-Vanderbilt 
National Historic Sites, Hyde Park, New York.
    The Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS includes an analysis of agency and 
public comments received on the Draft GMP/EIS with NPS responses, 
errata sheets detailing editorial corrections to the Draft GMP/EIS, and 
copies of agency and substantive public comments. No changes have been 
made to the alternatives or to the impact analysis presented in the 
Draft GMP/EIS.

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Therefore, Action Alternative Two remains as the National Park Service 
Preferred Alternative.
    The public release of the Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS will be 
followed by a 30-day no-action period, after which a Record of Decision 
will be prepared to document the selected alternative and set forth any 
stipulations for implementation of the GMP. The Abbreviated Final GMP/
EIS and the Draft GMP/EIS constitute the complete and final 
documentation upon which the Record of Decision will be based.

DATES: The NPS will execute a Record of Decision no sooner than 30 days 
following publication by the Environmental Protection Agency of the 
Notice of Availability of the Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS in the Federal 
Register.

ADDRESSES: The Abbreviated Final GMP/EIS is available online at the NPS 
Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site (http://parkplanning.nps.gov/rova). Hard-copies of the document are available 
for inspection at the Hyde Park Free Library, 2 Main Street, Hyde Park, 
NY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Roosevelt-Vanderbilt 
National Historic Sites, 4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538, 
Phone: 845.229.9116, ext. 33, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft GMP/EIS addresses the three units 
of the national park system that compose Roosevelt-Vanderbilt National 
Historic Sites: Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site 
(NHS); Eleanor Roosevelt NHS; and Vanderbilt Mansion NHS. The three 
national historic sites are combined into a single administrative unit, 
but each was established by separate legislation. The Draft GMP/EIS 
evaluates alternatives to guide the management of the national historic 
sites over the next 20 years. The No-Action Alternative continues the 
current management direction. Action Alternative One emphasizes 
restoring historic appearance of the properties and encouraging 
visitors to explore more of the estate buildings and landscape. Action 
Alternative Two seeks to make the parks relevant to more audiences by 
encouraging greater civic participation in park activities, while 
significantly enhancing the historic character of park resources. 
Action Alternative Two is the agency Preferred Alternative. The Draft 
GMP/EIS was available for public and agency review from December 24, 
2009 through February 28, 2010. Copies of the document were sent to 
individuals, agencies, and organizations, and were made available at 
park visitor centers, local library, and on the NPS Planning, 
Environment, and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site (http://parkplanning.nps.gov/rova). Public open houses were held on January 28 
and 29, 2010.

Dennis R. Reidenbach,
Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-18705 Filed 7-29-10; 8:45 am]
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