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Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
Current Status

The National Park Service closed the public comment period November 27, 2006 for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement - Bureau of Mines, Twin Cities Research Center, Main Campus, Hennepin County, Minnesota.

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) on the Disposition of the former Bureau of Mines, Twin Cities Research Center, Hennepin County, Minnesota remains available for review although the comment period has ended.

Next Steps
Comments on the Draft EIS will be considered in the selection of the Preferred Alternative and will be addressed in the Final EIS (FEIS).

Additional information and documents may be found at the the NPS Planning Site. These documents, however, may not reflect the most recent developments.

The process of considering and identifying legally available alternatives for the disposition of the federal property is provided by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. The NEPA process is explained and described in the regulations by the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published at 40 CFR 1500-1508.
Itasca, Headwaters of the Mississippi River  

Did You Know?
At Lake Itasca, the river is so shallow, children can walk across the Mississippi. Between Governor Nicholls Wharf and Algiers Point in New Orleans, the Mississippi is more than 200 feet deep.

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Last Updated: September 23, 2008 at 16:27 EST