[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63382-63383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31261]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Draft Alternative Design Scenarios; Air Force Memorial

ACTION: Announcement of a public open house to present draft 
alternative design scenarios for the development of the 25 acres of 
park land containing the site of the proposed United States Air Force 
memorial within the boundary of the George Washington Memorial Parkway 
in further compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Council on Environmental Quality regulations and 
National Park Service policy, the National Park Service (NPS) announces 
the presentation for public review, draft alternative design scenarios 
for the further development of the 25 acres of park land within the 
George Washington Parkway, in Arlington, Virginia, on North Meade 
Street, which contains the site of the proposed United States Air Force 
Memorial and the Iwo Jima Memorial and the Netherlands Carillon. Public 
comment on the draft design scenarios is requested to assist the 
National Park Service to identify and analyze such environmental issues 
as traffic, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, parking, access from 
the Rosslyn Metro station, landscaping, and protection of the vistas of 
and between the existing memorials. This is to ensure that the erection 
of the proposed Air Force Memorial will not detract from the other 
memorials, diminish other park resources, or intrude on the community.
    A public open house to review and comment upon the draft 
alternative design scenarios will be held December 17, 1997 in the 
auditorium of the Arlington County Central Library, 1015 North Quincy 
Street, Arlington, Virginia between 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Officials 
of the National Park Service and representatives of the Air Force 
Memorial Foundation will be in attendance to describe the draft

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alternative design scenarios, answer questions and receive comments.
    The Air Force Memorial Foundation was authorized to establish a 
memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia or its environs to 
honor the men and women who have served in the United States Air Force 
and its predecessors. The memorial was authorized on December 2, 1993 
by enactment of Public Law 103-163 and is being developed pursuant to 
the Commemorative Works Act, 40 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 et seq. This site was 
approved by the National Capital Memorial Commission on March 24, 1994, 
the National Park Service on July 8, 1994, the Commission of Fine Arts 
(CFA) on September 14, 1994, and the National Capital Planning 
Commission (NCPC) on May 4, 1995.
    While the design concept for the memorial was approved by the CFA 
on February 15, 1996, and by the NCPC on March 7, 1996, the final 
design must still be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, the CFA 
and the NCPC. Compliance with Section 106 of the Historic Preservation 
Act of 1966 was initiated on March 15, 1996, with a determination of no 
adverse affect in which both Commonwealth of Virginia and the District 
of Columbia State Historic Preservation Offices have concurred. The 
next phase in planning is to produce a development concept plan.
    For further information, please contact Mr. John G. Parsons, 
Associate Superintendent, Stewardship and Partnerships, National 
Capital Support Office at 202-619-7025. Written comments may be 
addressed to Mr. Parsons at National Park Service, National Capital 
Region, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20242. Comments must be 
received by January 23, 1998.

    Approved: November 20, 1997.
Emmons O. Larson,
Acting Regional Director, National Capital Field Area.
[FR Doc. 97-31261 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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