[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6384-6385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3612]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

General Management Plan, Manzanar National Historic Site; Notice 
of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement

Summary: Pursuant to Section 102 (2) (C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190 as amended), the National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior, has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement assessing the potential impacts of the proposed General 
Management Plan for Manzanar National Historic Site, Inyo County, 
California. Once approved, the plan will guide the management of the 
historic site over the next 15 years.
    The Draft General Management Plan and Environmental Impact 
Statement (DGMP/EIS) presents a proposal and two alternatives for the 
management, use, and development of Manzanar National Historic Site. 
The proposed plan, Alternative C: Enhanced Visitor Experience, provides 
for acquisition of the camp from the current owner and protection of 
historic and prehistoric resources through a program of resource 
management and law enforcement. Features include conversion of the 
historic camp auditorium to an interpretive center and the creation of 
a network of wayside exhibits throughout the mile-square camp, 
accessible to visitors by a tour route around the periphery of the 
camp. A shuttle system would be operated during heavy use periods. 
Minor boundary additions, encompassing historic resources, would be 
proposed over and above the legislatively authorized boundary. 
Reconstruction of a limited number of representative structures would 
provide additional interpretive features. National Park Service support 
for the annual spring Manzanar Pilgrimage, organized by the Manzanar 
Committee, would continue.
    Alternative A: No Action, would continue the current situation at 
Manzanar. Lands would not be acquired, resources would not be 
protected, and no additional steps would be taken to accommodate 
visitor interest and use. NPS support for the annual Manzanar 
Pilgrimage would continue.
    Alternative B: Minimum Requirements, would be similar to 
Alternative C in terms of resource 

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management and protection, but would provide fewer visitor services. 
There would be no reconstruction and the boundary would not be enlarged 
from that authorized. There would be no shuttle service.
    The environmental consequences of the alternatives are fully 
documented. No significant adverse impacts are anticipated.

Supplementary Information: Written comments on the DGMP/EIS should be 
directed to the Superintendent, Manzanar National Historic Site, P.O. 
Box 426, Independence, California 93526-0426. Comments on the DGMP/EIS 
must be received by May 3, 1996. Public meetings on the draft plan will 
be held as follows:

March 12, 7:00 P.M., Bishop City Council Chambers, 301 W. Line St., 
Bishop, California
March 13, 7:00 P.M., American Legion Hall, 205 S. Edwards St. (U.S. 
395), Independence, California
March 15, 7:00 P.M., Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute, 
16215 S. Gramercy Place, Gardena, California
March 16, 2:00 P.M., Japanese-American Cultural and Community 
Center, 244 S. San Pedro St., 2D Floor, Rooms A & B, Los Angeles, 
California

    Inquiries on and requests for copies of the DGMP/EIS should be 
directed to Manzanar National Historic Site, address as above, or by 
telephone at (619) 878-2932.

    Dated: February 7, 1996.
Stephen S. Crabtree,
Field Director, Pacific West Area.
[FR Doc. 96-3612 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am]
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