[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 181 (Friday, September 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 56494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23452]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NER-PAGR-18936; PX.P0156924I.00.1]


Notice of Termination of the Environmental Impact Statement for 
the General Management Plan for Paterson Great Falls National 
Historical Park, New Jersey

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 Paterson Great Falls National Historical 
Park. A Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 
(EIS) for the GMP was published in the Federal Register on November 14, 
2011. The NPS has decided to terminate the EIS and 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 fall 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/pagr and 
through local and regional media.

ADDRESSES: Refer to the park's planning Web site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/pagrforadditionalinformationonwhereandhowtoobtainacopyoftheGMP/EA, how 
to comment on the GMP/EA, and locations of upcoming public meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darren Boch, Superintendent; Paterson 
Great Falls National Historical Park; 72 McBride Avenue; Paterson, NJ 
07501.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is Paterson Great Falls National 
Historical Park's first general management plan and will provide the 
framework for guiding resource management, visitor experiences, 
facilities and partnerships. The issues addressed by the GMP include: 
Sustaining the park's fundamental resources; providing for safe, 
sustainable public access and recreational activities; building new and 
reinforcing existing partnerships to protect the park's natural and 
cultural resources; and improving facilities and infrastructure that 
meets the needs of both visitors and the community. GMP planning and 
alternatives development incorporated input from park partners; 
participants in local community meetings; consultation with local, 
regional, and national government agencies; and comments gathered 
during the Paterson Great Falls Advisory Commission meetings. The 
public was informed about the process and invited to participate 
through the park's Web site, newsletters, emails, letters, and local 
media.
    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: July 30, 2015.
Brian Strack,
Associate Regional Director; Planning, Facilities & Conservation 
Assistance, Northeast Region, National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-23452 Filed 9-17-15; 8:45 am]
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