Pea Ridge National Military Park

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37565-37566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17522]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Pea Ridge National Military Park

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a General Management Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement for Pea Ridge National Military Park, 
Arkansas.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) will prepare a General 
Management Plan (GMP) and an associated Environmental Impact Statement 
(EIS) for Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas, in accordance 
with section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA). This notice is being furnished as required by NEPA Regulations 
40 CFR 1501.7.
    To facilitate sound planning and environmental assessment, the NPS 
intends to gather information necessary for the preparation of the EIS, 
and to obtain suggestions and information from other agencies and the 
public on the scope of issues to be addressed in the EIS. Comments and 
participation in this scoping process are invited.
    Participation in the planning process will be encouraged and 
facilitated by various means, including newsletters and open houses. 
The NPS will conduct a series of public scoping meetings to explain the 
planning process and to solicit opinion about issues to address in the 
GMP/EIS. Notification of all such meetings will be announced in the 
local press and in NPS newsletters or other mailings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and information concerning the scope of the 
EIS and other matters should be directed to: Mr. Steve Adams, 
Superintendent, Pea Ridge National Military Park, P.O. Box 700, Pea 
Ridge, Arkansas 72751; E-mail: steve__adams@nps.gov. Requests to be 
added to the project mailing list can be made to Jennie Wagner at the 
above address or telephone 501-451-8122, extension 103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Pea Ridge National 
Military Park, at the address above or at telephone 501-451-8122, 
extension 104.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pea Ridge National Military Park is a 4,300 
acre Civil War Battlefield that preserves the site of March 1862 battle 
that saved Missouri for the Union. The Battle of Pea Ridge, March 7th 
and 8th, 1862 was the successful culmination of a Union campaign to 
foil the Confederacy's goal of securing Missouri and capturing the 
Federal arsenal at St. Louis. The victory at Pea Ridge allowed the 
Union to continue control of Missouri and the Missouri and Mississippi 
Rivers, thus assisting the strategic and logistical base for General 
Grant's Mississippi campaign.
    In accordance with NPS Park Planning policy, the GMP will ensure 
the Memorial has a clearly defined direction for resource preservation 
and visitor use. It will be developed in consultation with servicewide 
program managers, interested parties, and the general public. It will 
be based on an adequate analysis of existing and potential resource 
conditions and visitor experiences, environmental impacts, and costs of 
alternative courses of action.
    The environmental review of the GMP/EIS for Historic Site will be 
conducted in accordance with requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 
Sec. 4371 et seq.), NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508), other 
appropriate Federal regulations, and National Park Service procedures 
and policies for compliance with those regulations.
    The National Park Service estimates the draft GMP and draft EIS 
will be available to the public by the autumn of 2000.

    Dated: June 30, 1999.
William W. Schenk,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 99-17522 Filed 7-9-99; 8:45 am]
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