[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45231-45232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18592]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NER-MAVA-18479; PX.P0073134K.00.1]


Notice of Termination of the Environmental Impact Statement for 
the General Management Plan for Martin Van Buren National Historic 
Site, New York

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of termination.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is preparing a general 
management plan (GMP) for Martin Van Buren National Historic Site. A 
Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for 
the GMP was published in the Federal Register on December 11, 2007. The 
NPS has decided to terminate the EIS and

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instead, has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the GMP 
(GMP/EA).

DATES: The GMP/EA is expected to be distributed for public review and 
comment during the summer of 2015. The NPS will provide information on 
when the GMP/EA will be released for public review, the dates of the 
public comment period, and the dates that public meetings will be held 
on the park's planning Web site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/mava and 
through local and regional media.

ADDRESSES: Refer to the park's planning Web site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/mava for additional information on where and how 
to obtain a copy of the GMP/EA, how to comment on the GMP/EA, and 
locations of upcoming public meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim O'Connell, Project Manager; NPS/
Northeast Region; 15 State Street; Boston, MA 02019 or Sarah Olson, 
Superintendent; Martin Van Buren NHS; 1013 Old Post Road; Kinderhook, 
NY 12106.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GMP for Martin Van Buren National 
Historic Site will provide long-term guidance for resource management, 
visitor services, and interpretive programming. The three GMP 
alternatives evaluated in the GMP/EA focus on management of lands added 
to the park in 2009, maintaining and protecting resources, visitor use, 
facilities, access, interpretation, and NPS operations in the park as a 
whole. GMP planning and alternatives development incorporated input 
from park partners and cooperators; participants in local community 
meetings; consultation with local, regional, and national government 
agencies; and comments gathered at a 2009 public scoping session. The 
public was informed about the process and invited to participate 
through newsletters, emails, letters, and response cards.
    The GMP was originally scoped as an EIS; however, internal 
discussions and input received during public and agency scoping did not 
raise any potentially significant environmental issues nor has the 
impact analysis identified any potentially significant adverse impacts. 
It is also noted that many of the actions proposed in the GMP/EA will 
have benefits to the park's resources, operational needs, and visitor 
experiences. For these reasons the NPS determined that an EA is the 
appropriate level of environmental review for the GMP.

     Dated: June 18, 2015.
Jonathan Meade,
Deputy Regional Director, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-18592 Filed 7-28-15; 8:45 am]
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