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Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

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 [Federal Register: March 26, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 58)]
[Notices]
[Page 16489]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr26mr01-82]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a draft general management plan and
draft environmental impact statement for Minuteman Missile National
Historic Site, South Dakota.

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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 Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, South Dakota, 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 or
meetings. The NPS will conduct public scoping meetings to explain the
planning process and to solicit opinions about issues to address in the
GMP/EIS. Notification of all such meetings will be announced in the
local press and in NPS newsletters.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and information concerning the scope of the
EIS, requests to be added to the project mailing list, and other
matters should be directed to: Mr. William Supernaugh, Superintendent,
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, c/o Badlands National Park,
P.O. Box 6, Interior, South Dakota 57750. Telephone: 605-433-5361. E-
mail: mimi_information@nps.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Supernaugh, Superintendent,
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site, at the address and telephone
number listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is
located in Jackson and Pennington counties, South Dakota. Established
on December 2, 1999, this is a new unit of the National Park System.
Congress has required that process for preparing a general management
plan for the historic site commence within three years of the date of
establishment.
    The Act creating Minuteman Missile National Historic Site described
the site's purpose as: (1) To preserve, protect, and interpret for the
benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations the structures
associated with the Minuteman II missile defense system; (2) to
interpret the historical role of the Minuteman II missile defense
system as a key component of America's strategic commitment to preserve
world peace and the broader context of the events of the Cold War; and
(3) to complement the interpretive programs relating to the Minuteman
II missile defense system offered by the South Dakota Air and Space
Museum at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
    In accordance with NPS Park Planning policy, the GMP will ensure
the Historic Site has a clearly defined direction for resource
preservation and visitor use. The GMP will help define what types of
resource conditions, visitor uses, and management actions will best
achieve the mission of the National Park Service and Minuteman Missile
National Historic Site. Additionally the GMP process will address
facility needs, staffing, park interpretation and activities, and
maintenance. 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 the Monument will be
conducted in accordance with requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 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.

    Dated: March 9, 2001.
Catherine A. Damon,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 01-7378 Filed 3-23-01; 8:45 am]
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