Weir Farm National Historic Site, Wilton and Ridgefield, CT; Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement; Availability and Public Comment Period

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Weir Farm National Historic Site, Wilton and Ridgefield, CT;

Draft General Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement;

Availability and Public Comment Period

In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (Pub. L.

91-190) the National Park Service (NPS) announces that the Weir Farm

National Historic Site Draft General Management Plan and Environmental

Impact Statement will be available for public review and comment from

May 16 to July 18, 1994.

The draft document presents three alternatives for managing the

site and addressing planning issues, including resource preservation

and provision of visitor services. Once approved, the final plan will

guide the management of the site for fifteen to twenty years.

During the sixty-day comment period, interested persons may review

the document and provide written comments to the Superintendent, Weir

Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton, CT 06897.

The NPS will distribute a summary of the draft plan to the site's

mailing list, interested individuals and institutions. The NPS will

then distribute a complete version of the draft to federal, state,

regional, and local agencies. Both versions will be available at local

libraries and at Weir Farm National Historic site. The NPS will hold

public meeting(s) during the sixty-day period and will advertise the

meeting(s) in local media outlets.

Queries and requests for copies of the complete draft or of the

summary of the draft should be directed to Weir Farm National Historic

Site at (203) 834-1896.

Dated: April 29, 1994.

John C. Reed,

Deputy Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 94-10880 Filed 5-5-94; 8:45 am]

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