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National Park Service FY 2013 Budget Justifications Activity: Cultural Programs Program Component: American Battlefield Protection Program Assistance Grants Justification of FY 2013 Programmatic Changes The FY 2013 budget request for American Battlefield Protection Program Assistance Grants is $1,358,000, with no program changes from FY 2012 Enacted. Program Overview The NPS established the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) in the early 1990s in response to development threats at Manassas National Battlefield Park. The goals of the program are to protect battlefields and sites associated with armed conflicts that influenced the course of American history; to encourage and assist in planning for the preservation, management, and interpretation of these sites; and to raise awareness of the importance of preserving battlefields and related sites for future generations. ABPP Assistance grants do not fund land acquisition or capital improvement projects. Rather, they assist in the preservation and protection of America’s significant battlefields through site identification and documentation, planning, interpretation, and educational projects. Projects associated with lands already owned by the NPS are not eligible for ABPP grants. In FY 2012, some grants will be targeted at promoting activities that prepare battlefields for the Civil War Sesquicentennial. Grants funded through this program complement the American Battlefield Protection program land acquisition grants funded through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. These matching grants provide resources to non- Federal entities to acquire threatened Civil War Battlefield sites outside the national park system. More information on LWCF American battlefield acquisition grants can be found in the Federal Land acquisition section of the budget justification. The ABPP supports the President’s America’s Great Outdoors Initiative goal of protecting natural and cultural features that reflect the national character. One of the foremost shapers of the National character is America’s military history. Recognizing that no single entity--Federal, State, tribal, local or nongovernmental--is alone able to provide the resources necessary to achieve the Nation’s preservation goals, the NPS administers the ABPP program to leverage Federal funding with partners to sustain local efforts to promote the preservation of significant historic battlefields associated with wars on American soil. In FY 2011, ABPP awarded grants totaling $1.3 million to roughly 80 battlefields in 24 states and territories. Since 1992, through Battlefield Protection Planning Grants, the ABPP and its partners have helped protect and enhance more than 100 battlefields by providing grants of more than $14 million and co-sponsoring 462 projects in 38 states, territories, and the District of Columbia. The FY 2011 grants included: a National Register nomination and management plan at the War of 1812 Battle of Bladensburg in Maryland; an archeological assessment of Creek War battle sites in Alabama; a preservation plan for the Civil War Battle of Lone Jack in Missouri; a digital, web-based tour of the Civil War Battles in Saltville, Virginia; archeology for resource identification at the Revolutionary War Battle of Fort Boonesborough, Kentucky; public interpretation and educational activities at Pequot War battlefields in Connecticut; and a nomination project for seven Nez Perce and Cheyenne-Great Sioux War sites in Montana. Find more information online about American Battlefield Protection Program Assistance Grants at: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/ FY 2013 Program Performance • Award approximately 25 assistance grants through the American Battlefield Protection Program to assist identification, planning, and education efforts to protect significant battle sites - from any war fought on American soil - from threats to their continued preservation. NR&P-45
National Park Service FY 2013 Budget Justifications Activity: Environmental Compliance and Review Environmental Compliance and Review ($000) Environmental Compliance and Review Total Requirements Total FTE Requirements FY 2011 Enacted FY 2012 Enacted Fixed Costs & Related Changes (+/-) NR&P-46 FY 2013 Program Changes (+/-) Budget Request Change from FY 2012 Enacted(+/-) 433 430 +4 0 434 +4 433 430 +4 0 434 +4 4 4 0 0 4 0 Mission Overview The Environmental Compliance and Review activity supports the Service’s mission by contributing to the protection, restoration, and preservation of natural and cultural resources; the provision of adequate knowledge to properly manage these resources; and to provide for visitor enjoyment and satisfaction with the appropriate availability, diversity, and quality of park facilities, services, and recreational opportunities. Activity Overview The Environmental Compliance and Review activity provides review and comment on environmental impact statements, Federal licensing and permitting applications, and other actions which may impact areas of NPS jurisdiction and expertise. This activity ensures compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental protection mandates. It also provides comments on the effects on environmental quality resulting from proposed legislation, regulations, guidelines, Executive Orders regarding wild and scenic rivers, national trails, wilderness, resource management plans and activities from other agencies, recreation complexes, Federal surplus property or transfers, and related projects and undertakings. Justification of 2013 Program Changes The FY 2013 budget request for the Environmental Compliance and Review program is $434,000 and 4 FTE, with no program changes from FY 2012 Enacted. Program Overview The Environmental Compliance and Review activity is the focal point for NPS external environmental review. NPS is the major participating bureau in DOI’s Environmental Review Program since the NPS has unique expertise associated with the review of environmental compliance documents that have the potential to impact outdoor recreation at the Federal, State, and local levels. As a consequence of the geographic breadth of these park and recreation lands and improvements, it is routinely necessary for the Department to transmit most environmental documents received from other agencies and bureaus to the NPS for review and preparation of agency comments. This review responsibility makes the NPS environmental compliance review program distinct from its counterparts in the other DOI bureaus. Most DOI-controlled external documents are directed to the NPS based on its diverse program responsibilities, including the Land and Water Conservation Fund, National Trails System, National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Fee Program, Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program, and Heritage Preservation Program. Typically, 1,500 to 1,800 documents are submitted to and reviewed by NPS each year. The program facilitates NPS review and comment on the potential impacts of agency proposals on NPS resources and values, and helps other agencies avoid or mitigate these impacts.
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