Notice of Availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact for the Proposed Land Exchange, George Washington Memorial Parkway, City of Alexandria and Arlington County, Virginia

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact

for the Proposed Land Exchange, George Washington Memorial Parkway,

City of Alexandria and Arlington County, Virginia

AGENCY: Notice of availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) for the proposed land exchange, George Washington Memorial

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Parkway, City of Alexandria and Arlington County, Virginia.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Council of Environmental Quality regulations

and National Park Service (NPS) policy, NPS prepared an environmental

assessment (EA) for the proposed land exchange, George Washington

Memorial Parkway, City of Alexandria and Arlington County, Virginia.

The availability of the EA for a 30-day public comment period was

announced in the Federal Register on June 8, 1999, 64 FR 30537. After

the end of the 30-day public comment period, NPS selected the preferred

alternative which is the proposed action, followed by a determination

that the proposed land exchange will not cause significant

environmental impact. The National Park Service is desirous of

acquiring the access rights to the George Washington Memorial Parkway

belonging to Commonwealth Atlantic Properties, Inc. (Commonwealth) in

the City of Alexandria, Virginia, as well as set-back and height

restrictions over 29.1 acres of land in Arlington County, Virginia,

currently owned by Commonwealth, and in return is willing to relinquish

the United States' interests in restricting the use of that 29.1 acres.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests for copies of the FONSI, or for any

additional information, should be directed to: Mr. John G. Parsons,

Associate Regional Director for Lands, Resources, and Planning,

National Capital Region, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW,

Room 220, Washington, D.C., 20242, Telephone: (202) 619-7025.

Dated: August 19, 1999.

Joseph M. Lawler,

Acting Regional Director, National Capital Region.

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