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Sec. 2 Prohibited Acts
a. You must not discharge or use
firearms or other dangerous weapons for
the purpose of target shooting. This does
not include the discharge of firearms or
dangerous weapons while person(s) are
engaged in bona fide hunting activities
during established hunting seasons and
are properly licensed for these activities.
b. You must not use or possess to use
any glass containers outside of enclosed
vehicles, camp trailers, or tents.
c. You must not use or possess to use
as firewood any materials containing
nails, screws, or other metal hardware,
including, but not limited to, wood
pallets and/or construction debris.
d. You must not use an accelerant for
the purposes of igniting a campfire.
However, you may ignite any campfire
or other material used for cooking
purposes, by using any commercially
purchased charcoal igniter or other nonhazardous fuels.
e. You must not drive a motor vehicle
through any campfire, or through any
flaming debris or other flaming
material(s).
f. You must not burn any potentially
hazardous material including, but not
limited to, gasoline, oil, plastic, and
magnesium.
g. You must not ignite a campfire
outside the confines of a fire pan or
other container. All ashes and unburned
fuel from campfires may be disposed of
in a small pit excavated with hand tools
as long as the material being disposed
of is mostly ash. You must not dispose
of non-flammable materials in a fire on
public lands. BLM may authorize large
bonfires, which would go beyond the
limit of a fire pan, by permit on a caseby-case basis.
h. You must not operate a motorized
vehicle in excess of the posted speed
limit on any maintained roadway within
the SRMA.
i. You must not operate a motorized
vehicle in excess of 15 m.p.h. off of
established or maintained roadways
within 50 feet of any animals, people, or
vehicles.
j. You must not operate or use any
audio device, including, but not limited
to, a radio, television, musical
instrument, other noise producing
device, or motorized equipment
between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
in a manner that makes unreasonable
noise that disturbs other visitors.
k. You must not operate an offhighway vehicle without a properly
installed spark arrestor.
l. You must not use or possess any
man-made ramp or jump, for the
purposes of performing acrobatic or
aerial stunts.
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m. You must not enter, camp, park or
stay longer than one half hour within
the SRMA without properly paying
required permit fees. Permits must be
purchased and visibly displayed in the
windshield of all primary vehicles with
the date side facing out.
n. You must not camp or use
motorized vehicles within 200 feet of
any perennial water source or
impoundment.
improved, streamlined program, but
may also serve as a model for other
Federal agencies.
Sec. 3 Penalties
Any person who violates any of these
supplementary rules may be tried before
a United States Magistrate and fined no
more than $1,000 or imprisoned for no
more than 12 months, or both. 43 U.S.C.
1733(a); 43 CFR 8360.0–7. Such
violations may also be subject to the
enhanced fines provided for by 18
U.S.C. 3571.
Under provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR part
1320, Reporting and Record Keeping
Requirements, the NPS invites
comments on the need for gathering the
information in the proposed survey.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
practical utility of the information being
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of
automated information collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Public comments will be
accepted on or before November 1,
2005.
Send Comments To: Joy M.
Pietschmann, National Park Service,
Servicewide Volunteer Program
Coordinator, 1849 C Street NW., 2450,
Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy
M. Pietschmann, 202–513–7141.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
National Park Service Volunteers-InParks Program Assessment.
OMB Number: To be requested.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of Request: Request for new
clearance.
Description of Need: The NPS
Volunteers-In-Parks program is
authorized by the Volunteers in the
Parks Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 18g–18j).
The Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969
as originally enacted was Public Law
91–357. Volunteering is an American
tradition that over the years has made
an immeasurable contribution to
communities, organizations, and
individuals throughout the country.
Volunteers are vital to the success of the
NPS. The VIP program can accept and
use voluntary help and services from
the public, in a way that is mutually
beneficial to the NPS and the volunteer.
In FY2004 140,000 volunteers donated 5
million hours of service to their national
parks at a value of $85.9 million. VIPs
come from every state and many
different countries to help preserve and
protect America’s natural and cultural
Dated: June 15, 2005.
Sally Wisely,
State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
60-Day Notice of Intention To Request
Clearance of Collection of Information;
Opportunity for Public Comment
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Park Service
(NPS) Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP)
program (Pub. L. 91–357) is collecting
information from volunteers in the form
of a survey for the purposes of
evaluating the program and its
effectiveness. In order to effectively
manage the increasing trend of
volunteerism in the NPS, it is
imperative that the agency assess its
strengths and weaknesses and
determine methods for improved
efficiency. A servicewide volunteer
program assessment has not been
conducted to date. Current VIPs will be
surveyed (mail-back/Internet-based
questionnaire) during this process to
collect information about the current
status and needs of the program. In
addition, follow-up focus groups (3 with
up to 20 participants each) and
telephone interviews (up to 40) will be
conducted to acquire detailed data
expanding on questionnaire results).
Recommendations for improvements
will be made based on the findings. This
process will not only aid in creating an
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heritage for the enjoyment of this and
future generations. Over the past 35
years, this program has consistently
grown to become one of the
government’s largest, most successful
volunteer programs. Between FY2003
and 2004, the program experienced its
biggest increase in history: The number
of VIPs increased by 14% and the
number of hours by 11%. In order to
effectively manage the increasing trend
of volunteerism in the NPS, it is
imperative that the organization assess
its strengths and weaknesses and
determine methods for improved
efficiency. A servicewide volunteer
program assessment has not been
conducted to date. Volunteers (6,000)
will be surveyed during this process
(mail-back/Internet-based questionnaire)
to collect information about the current
status and needs of the program. In
addition, follow-up focus groups (3 with
up to 20 participants each) and
telephone interviews (up to 40) will be
conducted to acquire detailed data
expanding on questionnaire results).
Results will be reported at the
servicewide level, the regional level
(seven NPS regions), and the volunteer
work category level (to include, at
minimum, work in the areas of
interpretation, natural resource
management, park maintenance,
campground hosting, and cultural
resource management).
Recommendations for improvements
will be made based on the findings. This
process will not only aid in creating an
improved, streamlined program, but
may also serve as a model for other
Federal agencies.
Automated data collection: This
information will primarily be collected
electronically through a designated,
secure Web site. Non-automated
methods (mail-back questionnaire) will
be available for those without access to
electronic means.
Description of respondents: National
Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks.
Estimated average number of
respondents: Approximately 6,100
respondents.
Estimated average number of
responses: Approximately 6,100
responses.
Estimated average burden hours per
response: One-quarter burden hour per
response to the mail-back/internet-based
questionnaire (≈6,000 responses); One
and one-half burden hour for
participants in the follow-up focus
groups (≈60 responses); One burden
hour for participants in the follow-up
interviews (≈responses).
Frequency of Response: 1 time per
respondent.
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Estimated annual reporting burden:
1,630 hours.
Dated: July 19, 2005.
Leonard E. Stowe,
National Park Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Draft Environmental Impact Statement/
General Management Plan: Ebey’s
Landing National Historical Reserve,
Island County, WA; Notice of
Availability
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(C), and the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR part 1500–1508), the National Park
Service has prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for the
proposed general management plan for
Ebey’s Landing National Historical
Reserve (Reserve) located in
northwestern Washington. In addition
to a ‘‘no-action’’ alternative (which
would maintain current management),
the Draft EIS describes and analyzes two
‘‘action’’ alternatives which respond to
public concerns and issues identified
during the scoping process, as well as
NPS’s conservation planning
requirements. These alternatives present
varying management strategies that
address visitor use and preservation of
cultural and natural resources that
protect and reflect the rural community
on Whidbey Island from 19th century
exploration and settlement in Puget
Sound to the present time. The potential
environmental consequences of each
alternative, and mitigation strategies, are
identified and analyzed; a
determination as to the
‘‘environmentally preferred’’ alternative
is also provided in the Draft EIS.
Scoping: A Notice of Intent
announcing preparation of the Draft EIS
and general management plan was
published in the Federal Register on
May 22, 2000. Public involvement has
included public meetings, presentations
and meetings with organizations located
within the Reserve and additional
organizations, newsletter mailings, local
press releases, website postings, and
postcards. Preceding the formal EIS
analysis process, the NPS had organized
an interdisciplinary planning team to
initiate the general management plan
process for the Reserve. The team
included the Reserve’s Trust Board and
staff, representatives from Washington
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State, Island County and Town of
Coupeville, and NPS staff from the
Pacific West Region Office in Seattle,
Washington. The purpose of these
initial meetings was to help characterize
the scale and extent of the planning
process.
The formal public scoping efforts
began in June 2000 with release of a
scoping newsletter to approximately 650
people on the Reserve’s mailing list. In
addition, over 2800 newsletters were
distributed at local public places such
as libraries, civic buildings, businesses,
and parks. The planning team received
36 letters during the official public
scoping period ending August 15, 2000.
In addition, during June 2000, three
public scoping meetings were held in
Seattle, Washington and Coupeville,
Washington (in total, 141 verbal
comments were recorded). Individual
scoping meetings were also held
between August 2000 and January 2001
with organizations located within the
Reserve to discuss issues of mutual
interest. Other meetings with other
interested organizations were also
scheduled.
Proposed Plan and Alternatives:
Alternative A constitutes the No-Action
alternative and serves as an
environmental baseline to facilitate
comparisons between the ‘‘action’’
alternatives. Alternative A assumes that
existing programs, facilities, staffing,
and funding would generally continue
at their current levels. The NPS would
dispose of NPS-owned and managed
farms within the Reserve to the private
sector after placing conservation
easements on them.
Alternative B is the ‘‘agency
preferred’’ alternative. The Reserve’s
Trust Board, and the NPS, in
cooperation with partners, would
enhance existing programs and
resources management, as well as
administrative, maintenance, and visitor
services within the Reserve. To
maintain and protect the rural
landscape, the NPS would continue to
purchase conservation easements on
priority properties based upon a new
land protection plan. The NPS would
exchange NPS-owned farms to private
farm owners for additional protection
on other properties within the Reserve.
Historic buildings would be
rehabilitated to the Secretary of the
Interior’s Standards. The county would
be encouraged to develop a zoning
overlay for the Reserve to aid in land
use control. In addition, a minor
boundary adjustment would be
recommended. To orient and inform
visitors about the Reserve, three gateway
kiosks would be developed along State
Route 20 and a visitor center/contact
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
60-Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection of
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment
AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP)
program (Pub. L. 91-357) is collecting information from volunteers in
the form of a survey for the purposes of evaluating the program and its
effectiveness. In order to effectively manage the increasing trend of
volunteerism in the NPS, it is imperative that the agency assess its
strengths and weaknesses and determine methods for improved efficiency.
A servicewide volunteer program assessment has not been conducted to
date. Current VIPs will be surveyed (mail-back/Internet-based
questionnaire) during this process to collect information about the
current status and needs of the program. In addition, follow-up focus
groups (3 with up to 20 participants each) and telephone interviews (up
to 40) will be conducted to acquire detailed data expanding on
questionnaire results). Recommendations for improvements will be made
based on the findings. This process will not only aid in creating an
improved, streamlined program, but may also serve as a model for other
Federal agencies.
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Estimated numbers
of
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Burden
Responses hours
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Volunteers-In-Parks Program Assessment.............. 6,100 1,630
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Under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR
part 1320, Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the NPS invites
comments on the need for gathering the information in the proposed
survey. Comments are invited on: (1) The practical utility of the
information being gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden hour
estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of automated information collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
DATES: Public comments will be accepted on or before November 1, 2005.
Send Comments To: Joy M. Pietschmann, National Park Service,
Servicewide Volunteer Program Coordinator, 1849 C Street NW., 2450,
Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy M. Pietschmann, 202-513-7141.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Park Service Volunteers-In-
Parks Program Assessment.
OMB Number: To be requested.
Expiration Date: To be requested.
Type of Request: Request for new clearance.
Description of Need: The NPS Volunteers-In-Parks program is
authorized by the Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 18g-
18j). The Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 as originally enacted was
Public Law 91-357. Volunteering is an American tradition that over the
years has made an immeasurable contribution to communities,
organizations, and individuals throughout the country. Volunteers are
vital to the success of the NPS. The VIP program can accept and use
voluntary help and services from the public, in a way that is mutually
beneficial to the NPS and the volunteer. In FY2004 140,000 volunteers
donated 5 million hours of service to their national parks at a value
of $85.9 million. VIPs come from every state and many different
countries to help preserve and protect America's natural and cultural
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heritage for the enjoyment of this and future generations. Over the
past 35 years, this program has consistently grown to become one of the
government's largest, most successful volunteer programs. Between
FY2003 and 2004, the program experienced its biggest increase in
history: The number of VIPs increased by 14% and the number of hours by
11%. In order to effectively manage the increasing trend of
volunteerism in the NPS, it is imperative that the organization assess
its strengths and weaknesses and determine methods for improved
efficiency. A servicewide volunteer program assessment has not been
conducted to date. Volunteers (6,000) will be surveyed during this
process (mail-back/Internet-based questionnaire) to collect information
about the current status and needs of the program. In addition, follow-
up focus groups (3 with up to 20 participants each) and telephone
interviews (up to 40) will be conducted to acquire detailed data
expanding on questionnaire results). Results will be reported at the
servicewide level, the regional level (seven NPS regions), and the
volunteer work category level (to include, at minimum, work in the
areas of interpretation, natural resource management, park maintenance,
campground hosting, and cultural resource management). Recommendations
for improvements will be made based on the findings. This process will
not only aid in creating an improved, streamlined program, but may also
serve as a model for other Federal agencies.
Automated data collection: This information will primarily be
collected electronically through a designated, secure Web site. Non-
automated methods (mail-back questionnaire) will be available for those
without access to electronic means.
Description of respondents: National Park Service Volunteers-In-
Parks.
Estimated average number of respondents: Approximately 6,100
respondents.
Estimated average number of responses: Approximately 6,100
responses.
Estimated average burden hours per response: One-quarter burden
hour per response to the mail-back/internet-based questionnaire
([ap]6,000 responses); One and one-half burden hour for participants in
the follow-up focus groups ([ap]60 responses); One burden hour for
participants in the follow-up interviews ([ap]responses).
Frequency of Response: 1 time per respondent.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 1,630 hours.
Dated: July 19, 2005.
Leonard E. Stowe,
National Park Service Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-17487 Filed 9-1-05; 8:45 am]
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