Environmental statements; availability, etc.: World War II Memorial, Washington, DC,

[Federal Register: May 13, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 92)]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Environmental Assessment for the Establishment of the World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C.

ACTION: Notice of availability of environmental assessment.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council of Environmental Quality regulations and National Park Service policy, this notice announces the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) for the establishment of the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.

DATES: There will be a 30-day public review period for comment on this document. Comments on the EA should be received no later than June 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the EA should be submitted to: Mr. John G. Parsons, Associate Superintendent for Stewardship and Partnerships, National Capital Support Office, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, S.W., Room 220, Washington, D.C., 20240. Public reading copies of the EQ will be available for review at the following locations: National Capital Region, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW., First Floor Lobby, Washington, D.C., 20242; and American Battle Monuments Commission, 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 500, Arlington, Virginia, 22201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. John G. Parsons, Associate Superintendent, Stewardship and Partnerships, National Capital Support Office, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW., Room 220, Washington, D.C., 20242, Telephone: (202) 619-7025. A limited number of copies of the EA are available on request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EA on this memorial on park land describes the proposed design concept and analyzes pertinent environmental impacts of its establishment and construction and any necessary mitigation measures for the identified impacts.

The World War II Memorial is being established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, an independent agency of the U.S. Government, pursuant to the Commemorative Works Act, 40 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The World War II Memorial was authorized by Public Law 103-32 (May 25, 1993). In Public Law 103-422, Congress authorized its placement within Area I (the area comprising the central Monumental Core of the District of Columbia, as defined in the Act). The memorial will be in West Potomac Park

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which is administered by the National Park Service. The actual location is known as the Rainbow Pool site, along 17th Street between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.

Along with analyzing the environmental impacts of memorial construction and the completed memorial based on this design concept, this EA also considers how it affects visitor use, vehicular and pedestrian circulation, and existing periodic uses of the site for various activities.

Pursuant to the Commemorative Works Act, one approved, this design concept will be refined to produce a preliminary design and a final memorial design which are subject to additional review by the National Park Service, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the Commission of Fine Arts.

Dated: May 6, 1998. Joseph Lawer, Regional Director, National Capital Region.

[FR Doc. 98-12698Filed5-12-98; 8:45 am]

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