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sec. 4, lots 11, 12, 13, 14, N1⁄2SW1⁄4,
SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;
sec. 5, E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
sec. 6, lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 10;
sec. 7, lot 4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
sec. 8, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
sec. 9, N1⁄2N1⁄2, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4, and
S1⁄2
Containing 2,808.67 acres, more or less.
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses.
Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2(a).
Thomas E. Rasmussen,
Manager, Lakeview Resource Area.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[UT–060–06–1430; UTU–81536]
Notice of Realty Action;
Noncompetitive Lease of Public Land;
Grand County, UT
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of realty action.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has determined that
2,808.67 acres of isolated public lands
in Grand County, Utah, are suitable for
lease pursuant to section 302 of the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976 (FLPMA) (90 Stat. 2762; 43
U.S.C. 1732) using noncompetitive
(direct) lease procedures.
DATES: Interested parties may submit
comments to the BLM Moab Field
Manager, at the address below.
Comments must be received by no later
than April 28, 2006. Only written
comments will be accepted.
ADDRESSES: Address all written
comments concerning this notice to the
BLM Moab Field Manager, 82 East
Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary von Koch, Realty Specialist, at the
above address or at (435) 259–2128.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Green
River Farms, a domestic corporation,
has proposed to file with BLM an
application to lease the following
described public lands, located near
Green River, Utah, the lands to be used,
occupied and developed as a
commercial agricultural farm in
conjunction with adjoining lands leased
to Green River Farms by the State of
Utah School and Institutional Trust
Lands Administration:
Salt Lake Meridian
T. 20 S., R. 16 E.,
sec. 25, S1⁄2;
sec. 26, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
sec. 27, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
sec. 28, E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
sec. 34, W1⁄2NW1⁄4.
T. 21 S., R. 16 E.,
sec. 1, lots 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, and 16.
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After review, the BLM has determined
that the proposed use of the above
described parcels is in conformance
with the Grand Resource Area Resource
Management Plan, and that the above
described land is available for that use.
Therefore, pursuant to section 302 (b) of
the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.
1732 (b)) and the implementing
regulations at 43 CFR part 2920, the
BLM will accept for processing an
application to be filed by Green River
Farms, or its duly qualified designee, for
a non-competitive lease of the above
described lands, to be used, occupied,
and developed as stated above.
A non-competitive lease may be
employed in this case because all of the
subject tracts of public land are adjacent
to lands leased by Green River Farms
from the State of Utah School and
Institutional Trust Land Administration
(SITLA) as part of the same proposed
farming project. The subject lands are
part of a BLM/SITLA legislative
exchange package. It is therefore quite
possible that these lands will be
transferred to SITLA. SITLA has
indicated in writing that it would have
no objection to acquiring the lands if
encumbered by the lease. As provided
in 43 CFR 2920.5–4(b), land use
authorizations may be offered on a
negotiated, non-competitive basis,
when, in the judgment of the authorized
officer, equities, such as prior use of the
lands, exist; if no competitive interest
exists; or, where competitive bidding
would represent unfair competitive and
economic disadvantage to the originator
of the unique land use concept that is
compatible with the public interest. The
non-competitive bid shall not be for less
than fair market value. That is to say,
rental value must be based on the fair
market value of the land, acceptable to
the BLM after taking into account a
current, independent appraisal of,
among other considerations, the highest
and best use of the lands. The BLM will
estimate the costs of processing the
lease application. Before the BLM
begins to process the application, the
lease applicant must pay the full
amount of the estimated costs to the
United States. If a lease is not granted,
the lease applicant must pay to the
United States, in addition to the
estimated costs, the reasonable costs
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incurred by the BLM in processing the
lease in excess of the estimated costs.
Rent, payable annually or otherwise in
advance, will be determined by the
BLM, if and when a lease application is
granted and periodically thereafter. If a
lease is granted, the lessee shall
reimburse the United States for all
reasonable administrative and other
costs incurred by the United States in
processing the lease application and for
monitoring construction, operation,
maintenance and rehabilitation of the
land and facilities authorized. The
reimbursement of costs shall be in
accordance with the provisions of 43
CFR 2920.6.
The lease application must include a
reference to this notice and comply in
all respects with the regulations
pertaining to land use authorization
applications at 43 CFR 2920.5–2 and
2920.5–5(b).
If authorized, the lease would be
subject to valid existing rights.
On or before April 28, 2006,
interested parties may submit comments
to the BLM at the address stated above
with respect to:
(1) The decision of the BLM regarding
the availability of the lands described
herein and
(2) The decision of the BLM to accept
for processing an application from
Green River Farms for a noncompetitive lease.
Adverse comments will be evaluated
by the BLM Field Manager, Moab, Utah,
who may sustain, vacate or modify this
realty action. In the absence of adverse
comment, this realty action will become
a final determination of the BLM as to
each of the two decisions stated above.
Authority: 43 CFR 2920.4.
A. Lynn Jackson,
Assistant Field Manager, Resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Special Resource Study on the
Preservation and Interpretation of
Historic Sites Associated With the
Manhattan Project, New Mexico, Ohio,
Tennessee and Washington; Notice of
Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that in
accord with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, and pursuant to the
Council of Environmental Quality
regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–08), the
U.S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, in consultation
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with the Department of Energy, is
initiating the conservation planning and
environmental impact analysis process
for a Special Resource Study concerning
the preservation and interpretation of
historic sites associated with the
Manhattan Project. The scope of the
study includes the Los Alamos National
Laboratory and townsite, New Mexico;
the Hanford Site in Washington; the Oak
Ridge Reservation in Tennessee; and
Dayton-area sites in Ohio. Following
completion of the scoping phase an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
is to be prepared. The authority for
publishing this notice is contained in 40
CFR 1506.6.
The Special Resource Study will
assess the national significance,
suitability, and feasibility of designating
one or more of these sites as a unit of
the National Park System according to
the standards and criteria for such
determinations established in the
National Park Service (NPS)
Management Policies. In addition,
management alternatives for the
protection and interpretation for each of
the sites will be evaluated according to
NPS standards and criteria, and the
potential environmental impacts (and
appropriate mitigation strategies) of
each alternative will be analyzed in the
Draft EIS. Through the preliminary
scoping process, the NPS welcomes
suggestions from the public regarding
preservation, interpretation, and
management of the sites.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Manhattan Project was a top-secret U.S.
Government program implemented
during World War II that was designed
to beat Germany to the construction of
the first nuclear bomb. The results of the
Manhattan Project transformed the
world of science and technology and
ushered in the modern atomic and
nuclear age.
Operating from December 1942 until
September 1945, the Manhattan Project
was a $2.2 billion effort that employed
some 130,000 persons at its peak, but
was kept largely out of public view. The
Manhattan Project was conducted in
four principal locations including Oak
Ridge, Tennessee, where the first
uranium enrichment facilities and pilot
scale nuclear reactor were built;
Hanford, Washington, the location of
the first large-scale reactor for producing
plutonium; Los Alamos, New Mexico,
where the first atomic bombs were
designed and assembled; and the Trinity
Site, New Mexico, where the first
nuclear device was detonated.
Three of these sites have been
designated as National Historic
Landmarks and all are listed in the
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National Register of Historic Places. A
panel of experts convened by the
Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation reported in 2001 that the
development and use of the atomic
bomb during World War II has been
called ‘‘the single most significant event
of the 20th century.’’ The Advisory
Council recommended that the sites of
the Manhattan Project be formally
established as a collective unit and be
administered for preservation,
commemoration, and public
interpretation in cooperation with the
NPS.
On October 18, 2004 President George
W. Bush approved Public Law 108–340
‘‘The Manhattan Project National
Historical Park Study Act’’. This
legislation directed the Secretary of the
Interior, in consultation with the
Department of Energy, to conduct a
special resource study to assess the
national significance, suitability, and
feasibility of designating one or more of
three sites named in the study as a unit
of the National Park System. The three
sites include the Los Alamos National
Laboratory and townsite in New
Mexico; the Hanford Site in
Washington; and the Oak Ridge
Reservation in Tennessee. The Secretary
of the Interior, in conducing the study,
was directed: to one or more of these
sites as a unit of the National Park
System with maintaining certain goals
of the Department of Energy; and to
consider previous research done by the
Department of Energy on these sites.
Consistent with Public Law 108–340,
Eayton, Ohio, area sites where
polonium-based triggers were designed
and produced for the first atomic bombs
will also be included in the study.
Public Scoping: Public scoping
meetings will be an important
foundation for this study. At this time
its anticipated that during March-April
2006 a meeting will be held in each of
the areas where sites are located.
Representatives of the NPS will be
available at each of the meetings to
discuss issues, resource concerns, and
the conservation planning and
environmental impact analysis process.
When confirmed, full details about the
meetings will be widely announced via
local and regional media and direct
mailings. In addition, project
newsletters will be peridocially
prepared and distributed to all
interested parties.
Responses to this Notice (and various
media releases) will serve as the basis
for developing a project mailing list.
Persons who may be interested in or
affected by any possible site
designations are invited to participate in
the scoping process by responding to
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this Notice with written comments. The
scoping process for the EIS will help
define issues or problems facing the
Special Resource Study. All interested
individuals and organizations are
encouraged to provide any concerns,
suggestions, or relevant information
which should be considered in
undertaking the Manhattan Project Sites
Special Resource Study. Respondents
may also address evaluation of
significance, suitability, and feasibility,
development of management
alternatives, identification and analysis
of environmental issues, and related
matters.
All written comments should be
directed to Carla McConnell, Project
Manager and NPS Community Planner,
Denver Service Center, PO Box 25287,
12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver,
Colorado 80225–0287, (303) 969–2287.
All written comments must be
postmarked not later than June 30, 2006.
All respondents are advised that
individual names and addresses may be
included as part of the public record,
and will be available for public review
during regular business hours. There
may be circumstances in which a person
prefers to have his/her name and other
information withheld from the public
record. Any person wishing to do this
must state this prominently at the
beginning of any comment or
correspondence, and the request will be
honored to the extent allowable by law.
As always, all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
included in the public record and are
open to public inspection in their
entirety; and, anonymous comments
may not be considered.
Decision Process: The officials
responsible for the preparation of the
Draft and Final EIS and completion of
the Special Resource Study process are
as follows:
Patricia A. Hooks, Regional Director,
Southeast Region, National Park
Service, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama
Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303–
8701;
Ernest Quintana, Regional Director,
Midwest Region, National Park Service,
1709 Jackson Street, Omaha, Nebraska
68102;
Michael D. Snyder, Regional Director,
Intermountain Region, National Park
Service, P.O. Box 25287, 12795 West
Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado
80225–0287;
Jonathan B. Jarvis, Regional Director,
Pacific West Region, National Park
Service, 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700,
Oakland, California 94607.
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Subsequently the Director, National
Park Service will be responsible for
amending or ratifying the
recommendations and transmitting the
completed Special Resource Study to
the Secretary of the Interior. The
Secretary determines the final
recommended actions to be submitted
for Congress’ consideration.
Dated: January 13, 2006.
George J. Turnbull,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision for the Environmental Impact
Statement on the Backcountry
Management Plan and General
Management Plan Amendment, Denali
National Park and Preserve, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Availability of the
Record of Decision for the
Environmental Impact Statement on the
Backcountry Management Plan and
General Management Plan Amendment,
Denali National Park and Preserve,
Alaska.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The National Park Service
(NPS) announces the availability of the
Record of Decision (ROD) for the
Environmental Impact Statement on the
Backcountry Management Plan and
General Management Plan Amendment,
Denali National Park and Preserve,
Alaska.
This Record of Decision documents
the decision by the NPS to adopt a
Backcountry Management Plan for
Denali National Park and Preserve and
to amend the park’s General
Management Plan. The Backcountry
Management Plan addresses
management of all park and preserve
lands, except the park road corridor and
adjacent development zones and
backcountry day use areas, which were
addressed in the 1997 Entrance Area
and Road Corridor Development
Concept Plan. Winter management of
the park road corridor west of park
headquarters is also addressed. The plan
includes management area zoning,
access, wilderness management,
commercial services, backcountry
facilities, administrative and research
uses, and boundary changes. The plan
also serves as a Soundscape
Preservation and Noise Management
Plan as required by NPS Director’s
Order 47, a Wilderness Management
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Plan as required by NPS Director’s
Order 41, and a Commercial Services
Plan for the backcountry.
The NPS selected the modified
version of Alternative 4, as described in
the Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final EIS). Of the four action
alternatives, this alternative best meets
the objectives of the plan for park
resource protection and recreational
use, and has a high degree of
implementation feasibility.
The ROD briefly discusses the
background for the planning effort,
summarizes public involvement during
the planning process, states the decision
and discusses the basis for it, describes
other alternatives considered, specifies
the environmentally preferable
alternative, identifies measures adopted
to minimize potential environmental
harm, and provides a non-impairment
determination.
The ROD can be found
online at the NPS Planning,
Environment and Public Comment Web
site at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
index.cfm. Copies of the ROD are
available on request from: Adrienne
Lindholm, National Park Service,
Alaska Regional Office, 240 West 5th
Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501.
Telephone: (907) 644–3613.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Tranel, Chief of Planning, National
Park Service, Denali National Park and
Preserve, 240 West 5th Avenue,
Anchorage, Alaska 99501. Telephone:
(907) 644–3611.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS
prepared an EIS, as required, under the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969 and Council of
Environmental Quality regulations (40
Code of Federal regulations [CFR] 1500).
A Notice of Intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement,
published in the Federal Register on
August 31, 1999 (64 FR 49503), formally
initiated the NPS planning and EIS
effort. A Draft EIS was issued in
February 2003 (68 FR 8782). Following
a 90-day public comment period, a
Revised Draft EIS was prepared and
issued for a 75-day public comment
period in April 2005 (70 FR 21440). A
Federal Register (FR) notice announcing
the availability of the Final EIS was
published by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) on January 20,
2006, commencing the required 30-day
no-action period (71 FR 3290). The
Final EIS describes and analyzes the
environmental impacts of four action
alternatives and a no-action alternative.
The NPS selected the modified
version of Alternative 4, as described in
ADDRESSES:
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the Final EIS. The overview of the
selected alternative is as follows:
This backcountry management plan
will guide the NPS in providing
opportunities for a variety of wilderness
recreational activities and experiences
while recognizing and protecting the
premier wilderness resource values of
the entire backcountry. Areas in the
Dunkle Hills and around the Ruth and
Tokositna Glaciers on the south side of
the Alaska Range will be managed for
those visitors who want to experience
the wilderness resource values or other
resource values of the Denali
backcountry but require services or
assistance, or who are unable to make a
lengthy time commitment. Areas along
the park road in the Old Park and the
Kantishna Hills will provide accessible
opportunities for short- or long-duration
wilderness recreational activities with
only limited options for guidance or
assistance the farther one gets from the
park road. The remainder of the
backcountry will be managed for
dispersed, self-reliant travel, and will
include opportunities for extended
expeditions in very remote locations.
Major actions of the selected
alternative include:
• Subdivision of the ‘‘Natural’’ zone
in the 1986 General Management Plan
into a variety of management areas that
are designed for different types of
backcountry experiences: The
management areas are defined by
indicators and standards for resource
and social conditions, which establish a
carrying capacity for the area. These
management areas include a few areas
of relatively dense use and higher levels
of impacts. These high use areas
accommodate transportation into the
backcountry and visitors who want to
experience the wilderness resource
values or other resource values of the
Denali backcountry but require services
or assistance, or who are unable to make
a lengthy time commitment.
• Management of visitor access
through adaptive management: Resource
and social conditions will be monitored
and access management tools will be
used to achieve the standards for each
management area. This approach is
consistent with the Visitor Experience
and Resource Protection framework
used by the NPS to address carrying
capacity.
• Establishment of wilderness
management criteria, group size limits,
restrictions on use of climbing tools,
and a strategy for preventing social trail
formation: The entire park and preserve
backcountry will be managed to
preserve wilderness resource values and
provide wilderness recreational
opportunities.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Special Resource Study on the Preservation and Interpretation of
Historic Sites Associated With the Manhattan Project, New Mexico, Ohio,
Tennessee and Washington; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that in accord with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, and pursuant to the Council of
Environmental Quality regulations (40 CFR parts 1500-08), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, National Park Service, in consultation
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with the Department of Energy, is initiating the conservation planning
and environmental impact analysis process for a Special Resource Study
concerning the preservation and interpretation of historic sites
associated with the Manhattan Project. The scope of the study includes
the Los Alamos National Laboratory and townsite, New Mexico; the
Hanford Site in Washington; the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee; and
Dayton-area sites in Ohio. Following completion of the scoping phase an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is to be prepared. The authority
for publishing this notice is contained in 40 CFR 1506.6.
The Special Resource Study will assess the national significance,
suitability, and feasibility of designating one or more of these sites
as a unit of the National Park System according to the standards and
criteria for such determinations established in the National Park
Service (NPS) Management Policies. In addition, management alternatives
for the protection and interpretation for each of the sites will be
evaluated according to NPS standards and criteria, and the potential
environmental impacts (and appropriate mitigation strategies) of each
alternative will be analyzed in the Draft EIS. Through the preliminary
scoping process, the NPS welcomes suggestions from the public regarding
preservation, interpretation, and management of the sites.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Manhattan Project was a top-secret U.S.
Government program implemented during World War II that was designed to
beat Germany to the construction of the first nuclear bomb. The results
of the Manhattan Project transformed the world of science and
technology and ushered in the modern atomic and nuclear age.
Operating from December 1942 until September 1945, the Manhattan
Project was a $2.2 billion effort that employed some 130,000 persons at
its peak, but was kept largely out of public view. The Manhattan
Project was conducted in four principal locations including Oak Ridge,
Tennessee, where the first uranium enrichment facilities and pilot
scale nuclear reactor were built; Hanford, Washington, the location of
the first large-scale reactor for producing plutonium; Los Alamos, New
Mexico, where the first atomic bombs were designed and assembled; and
the Trinity Site, New Mexico, where the first nuclear device was
detonated.
Three of these sites have been designated as National Historic
Landmarks and all are listed in the National Register of Historic
Places. A panel of experts convened by the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation reported in 2001 that the development and use of the
atomic bomb during World War II has been called ``the single most
significant event of the 20th century.'' The Advisory Council
recommended that the sites of the Manhattan Project be formally
established as a collective unit and be administered for preservation,
commemoration, and public interpretation in cooperation with the NPS.
On October 18, 2004 President George W. Bush approved Public Law
108-340 ``The Manhattan Project National Historical Park Study Act''.
This legislation directed the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Department of Energy, to conduct a special
resource study to assess the national significance, suitability, and
feasibility of designating one or more of three sites named in the
study as a unit of the National Park System. The three sites include
the Los Alamos National Laboratory and townsite in New Mexico; the
Hanford Site in Washington; and the Oak Ridge Reservation in Tennessee.
The Secretary of the Interior, in conducing the study, was directed: to
one or more of these sites as a unit of the National Park System with
maintaining certain goals of the Department of Energy; and to consider
previous research done by the Department of Energy on these sites.
Consistent with Public Law 108-340, Eayton, Ohio, area sites where
polonium-based triggers were designed and produced for the first atomic
bombs will also be included in the study.
Public Scoping: Public scoping meetings will be an important
foundation for this study. At this time its anticipated that during
March-April 2006 a meeting will be held in each of the areas where
sites are located. Representatives of the NPS will be available at each
of the meetings to discuss issues, resource concerns, and the
conservation planning and environmental impact analysis process. When
confirmed, full details about the meetings will be widely announced via
local and regional media and direct mailings. In addition, project
newsletters will be peridocially prepared and distributed to all
interested parties.
Responses to this Notice (and various media releases) will serve as
the basis for developing a project mailing list. Persons who may be
interested in or affected by any possible site designations are invited
to participate in the scoping process by responding to this Notice with
written comments. The scoping process for the EIS will help define
issues or problems facing the Special Resource Study. All interested
individuals and organizations are encouraged to provide any concerns,
suggestions, or relevant information which should be considered in
undertaking the Manhattan Project Sites Special Resource Study.
Respondents may also address evaluation of significance, suitability,
and feasibility, development of management alternatives, identification
and analysis of environmental issues, and related matters.
All written comments should be directed to Carla McConnell, Project
Manager and NPS Community Planner, Denver Service Center, PO Box 25287,
12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80225-0287, (303) 969-
2287. All written comments must be postmarked not later than June 30,
2006. All respondents are advised that individual names and addresses
may be included as part of the public record, and will be available for
public review during regular business hours. There may be circumstances
in which a person prefers to have his/her name and other information
withheld from the public record. Any person wishing to do this must
state this prominently at the beginning of any comment or
correspondence, and the request will be honored to the extent allowable
by law. As always, all submissions from organizations or businesses,
and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or
officials of organizations or businesses, will be included in the
public record and are open to public inspection in their entirety; and,
anonymous comments may not be considered.
Decision Process: The officials responsible for the preparation of
the Draft and Final EIS and completion of the Special Resource Study
process are as follows:
Patricia A. Hooks, Regional Director, Southeast Region, National
Park Service, 1924 Building, 100 Alabama Street, SW, Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8701;
Ernest Quintana, Regional Director, Midwest Region, National Park
Service, 1709 Jackson Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102;
Michael D. Snyder, Regional Director, Intermountain Region,
National Park Service, P.O. Box 25287, 12795 West Alameda Parkway,
Denver, Colorado 80225-0287;
Jonathan B. Jarvis, Regional Director, Pacific West Region,
National Park Service, 1111 Jackson Street, Suite 700, Oakland,
California 94607.
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Subsequently the Director, National Park Service will be
responsible for amending or ratifying the recommendations and
transmitting the completed Special Resource Study to the Secretary of
the Interior. The Secretary determines the final recommended actions to
be submitted for Congress' consideration.
Dated: January 13, 2006.
George J. Turnbull,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
[FR Doc. 06-2407 Filed 3-13-06; 8:45 am]
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