Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Final General Management Plan

Department of the Interior National Park Service

This Final Environmental Impact Statement describes and analyzes two scenarios proposed by the National Park Service to manage Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock, Vermont. The responsible official is the National Park Service Director of the Northeast Region. This Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Final General Management Plan is presented in an abbreviated format. It must be integrated with the Marsh-Billings National Historical Park Draft General Management Plan / Draft Environmental Impact Statement issued in April 1998, to be considered a complete document reflecting two management scenarios and all significant environmental impacts. The two documents together compose the complete Final Environmental Impact Statement. The abbreviated format has been used for the Final Environmental Impact Statement because the changes to the draft document are minor and confined primarily to factual corrections, which do not modify the analysis. Use of this format is in compliance with the 1978 implementing regulations (40 CFR 1503.4[c]) for the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. This abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement is composed of five parts: the cover sheet, foreword, summary, errata, and comments and responses. The cover sheet lists the responsible agencies and contact persons, and designates the status of the statement (final, draft, etc.). The foreword describes the elements of the abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement. The summary provides an overview of the park and its resources, and briefly describes the proposal and alternative that were presented in the draft plan. The errata section identifies and corrects any errors and shows any necessary revisions to the Draft General Management Plan / Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The comments and responses address or otherwise respond to all substantive comments received during the public review period.