65FR38300 Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 119, Page 38300
[Federal Register: June 20, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 119)]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement,
Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final Environmental Impact Statement
(FEIS).
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of
a Final General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/
EIS) for Whitman Mission National Historic Site, Washington. The final
GMP/EIS presents the proposed action for management of the historic
site for the next 15 years. The proposed action best satisfies the
historic site and NPS mission, as well as the site's long-term
management objectives.
Approximately 250 copies of the draft GMP/EIS were distributed to
the public. Two public workshops on the draft were held in Walla Walla,
WA, and Mission, OR. The Environmental Protection Agency's notice of
availability published in the Federal Register started the review and
comment period on September 3, 1999. All comments received at the park
by November 26, 1999, were reviewed and considered by the NPS in the
preparation of the final GMP/EIS.
This document is in an abbreviated format and contains a series of
corrections and revisions describing changes to the text of the draft,
copies of substantive comment letters received from all agencies and
organizations, and responses to all substantive comments. Readers may
find it convenient to refer to the draft GMP/EIS while reviewing this
abbreviated final document.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The no-action period on this final GMP/EIS
will expire 30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency has
accepted the document and published a notice of availability in the
Federal Register. Following the no-action period, a record of decision
to implement the proposed action will be signed. All who submitted
substantive comments on the draft GMP/EIS will receive a copy of the
final. In addition, the document has been placed on the NPS website at
www.nps.gov/whmi/gmp.htm. Public reading copies of the final GMP/EIS
will be available for review at the following locations: Office of
Public Affairs, National Park Service, 1849 C St., NW, Washington, DC
20240; Whitman Mission National Historic Site headquarters, 328 Whitman
Mission Rd., Walla Walla, WA 99362, and at public libraries in the
Walla Walla area.
Dated: June 8, 2000.
William C. Walters,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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