Mary McLeod Bethune Council House General Management Plan, Environmental Impact Statement, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 69303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33249]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Mary McLeod Bethune Council House General Management Plan, 
Environmental Impact Statement, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House 
National Historic Site

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement 
for the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House General Management Plan.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act, 
the National Park Service is preparing an Environmental Impact 
Statement for the General Management Plan for the Mary McLeod Bethune 
Council House National Historic Site. This statement will be approved 
by the National Capital Regional Director.
    The effort will result in a comprehensive general management that 
addresses strategies for the preservation of the Council House and the 
archives, appropriate visitor use and interpretation, accessibility, 
and the use of the facilities. In addition to the no-action, four 
additional alternatives are being considered. The first one places dual 
focus on the house and the museum, the second emphasizes the archives, 
the third one concentrates on activities and programs, and the fourth 
one focuses on the house as museum.
    Major issues include inadequate and insufficient space for 
exhibits, archives, staff, volunteers, parking; lack of accessibility 
and facilities, such as rest rooms; need for specific staff with 
certain expertise; and visitor and staff safety.
    Scoping meetings were conducted during the summer and fall of 1998. 
The results from these meetings will be included in a forthcoming 
newsletter. Copies of the information can be obtained from Susan 
Calafate Boyle, Job Captain, Denver Service Center, National Park 
Service, PO Box 25287, Lakewood, Colorado 80225, (303) 969-2319.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Superintendent John Hale, National 
Capital Parks East, (202) 690-5185.

    Dated: November 25, 1998.
Terry Carlstrom,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 98-33249 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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