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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park » General Management Plan
We are currently in step 3 of the planning process.
Step 1: Initiate Project
The planning team assembles, begins to identify the project's scope, customizes the planning process, and begins to establish contacts with participants.
Step 2: Define Planning Context and Foundation
The team examines why the park was established and affirms its mission, purpose, and significance. Team members collect and analyze relevant data and public comments.
Step 3: Develop and Evaluate Alternatives
Using staff and public input, the team explores what the park's future should look like and proposes a range of reasonable alternatives.
Step 4: Prepare a Draft Document
A Draft General Management Plan / Environmental Impact Statement is published. The draft document describes the alternatives and the impacts of implementing each. Based on the impacts and public input, a preferred alternative is identified in the document.
Step 5: Publish Final Document
Based on review by the National Park Service and the public, the team revises the General Management Plan / Environmental Impact Statement and distributes a final plan. The plan is approved in a published record of decision.
Step 6: Implement the Approved Plan
After the Record of Decision is issued, and as funding allows, the General Management Plan is implemented.
Step 1: Initiate Project
The planning team assembles, begins to identify the project's scope, customizes the planning process, and begins to establish contacts with participants.
Step 2: Define Planning Context and Foundation
The team examines why the park was established and affirms its mission, purpose, and significance. Team members collect and analyze relevant data and public comments.
Step 3: Develop and Evaluate Alternatives
Using staff and public input, the team explores what the park's future should look like and proposes a range of reasonable alternatives.
Step 4: Prepare a Draft Document
A Draft General Management Plan / Environmental Impact Statement is published. The draft document describes the alternatives and the impacts of implementing each. Based on the impacts and public input, a preferred alternative is identified in the document.
Step 5: Publish Final Document
Based on review by the National Park Service and the public, the team revises the General Management Plan / Environmental Impact Statement and distributes a final plan. The plan is approved in a published record of decision.
Step 6: Implement the Approved Plan
After the Record of Decision is issued, and as funding allows, the General Management Plan is implemented.