[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 1406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-223]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, DC; Notice of 
Availability of an Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(c), the National Park Service announces the availability 
of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the National Mall Plan, 
within the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, DC. The 
National Mall Plan is a long-range management plan that focuses on the 
use and preservation of the National Mall. The study area is 
approximately 650 acres in size and contains some of the earliest 
designated public land in our nation, dating from 1790. The study area 
contains a significant concentration of our Nation's memorials, 
cultural resources, and museums and includes the great public open 
spaces of the Nation's Capital.

DATES: The NPS will undertake a 90-day public review of the Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement for the National Mall Plan following 
publication by the Environmental Protection Agency of the Notice of 
Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
    The NPS plans to reach out to a nationwide audience and to schedule 
public meetings after the publication of the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement so that the public has adequate time to read the draft 
document. Dates, times and locations of meetings and other outreach 
opportunities will be announced in press releases, e-mail announcements 
and on the National Mall Plan Web site, http://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and 
National Mall Plan will be available for public review and comment at 
htttp://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan, at the National Mall and Memorial 
Parks Headquarters at 900 Ohio Drive, SW., Washington, DC 20024, and at 
local libraries around Washington, DC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you wish to comment, you may submit your 
comments online by visiting http://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan. A link 
will be provided to the public comment site where instructions will be 
provided on how to submit your comments. You may also mail or hand-
deliver comments to: National Mall Plan, National Mall & Memorial 
Parks, 900 Ohio Drive, SW., Washington, DC 20024, Attention: Susan 
Spain, Project Executive.
    Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so. The NPS will respond to substantive comments and make 
appropriate changes to the National Mall Plan, after which a Final 
Environmental Impact Statement will be published. An official Record of 
Decision will be announced in the Federal Register 30 days after 
publication of the Final Environmental Impact Statement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Spain, Project Executive, 
National Mall Plan at (202) 245-4692.

    Dated: December 2, 2009.
Margaret O'Dell,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. 2010-223 Filed 1-8-10; 8:45 am]
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