Notice of Intent to Expand the Scope of the General Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement for the Addition at Big Cypress National Preserve, FL, 23945-23946 [E6-6151]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
General Management Plan, Draft
Environmental Impact Statement,
Great Sand Dunes National Park and
Preserve, CO
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the General Management Plan and
Wilderness Study, Great Sand Dunes
National Park and Preserve.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park
Service announces the availability of a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for the General Management Plan and
Wilderness Study for Great Sand Dunes
National Park and Preserve, Colorado.
DATES: The National Park Service will
accept comments on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement from
the public through June 26, 2006. Public
meetings will be scheduled during the
comment period, including hearings on
the wilderness study, and dates and
times will be posted in a newsletter, on
the planning Web site, and by
contacting the park.
ADDRESSES: Information will be
available for public review and
comment online at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov, in the office of
the Superintendent, Steve Chaney, Great
Sand Dunes National Monument and
Preserve, 11500 Hwy. 150, Mosca, CO
81146–9798; Tel: (719) 378–6300; and at
the following locations: Southern Peaks
Public Library, 423 4th Street, Alamosa,
Colorado; West Custer County Library,
209 Main Street, Westcliffe, Colorado;
Crestone/Baca Library, Crestone,
Colorado; Great Sand Dunes National
Park and Preserve Visitor Center.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent Steve Chaney, Great
Sand Dunes National Monument and
Preserve, 11500 Hwy. 150, Mosca, CO
81146–9798; Tel: (719) 378–6300; FAX:
(719) 378–6311; e-mail:
steve_chaney@nps.gov.
If you
wish to comment, you may submit your
comments by any one of several
methods. You may mail comments to
Suzy Stutzman, National Park Service,
Intermountain Region, P.O. Box 25287,
Denver, CO 80225. You may also
comment via the Internet at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov. If you do not
receive a confirmation from the system
that we have received your Internet
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message, contact us directly at Suzy
Stutzman, (303) 987–6671. Finally, you
may hand-deliver comments to National
Park Service, Intermountain Region,
Room 186, Lakewood, CO. It is the
practice of the NPS to make all
comments, including names and
addresses of respondents who provide
that information, available for public
review following the conclusion of the
[NEPA] process. Individuals may
request that the NPS withhold their
name and/or address from public
disclosure. If you wish to do this, you
must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comment.
Commentators using the Web site can
make such a request by checking the
box ‘‘keep my contact information
private.’’ NPS will honor such requests
to the extent allowable by law, but you
should be aware that NPS may still be
required to disclose your name and
address pursuant to the Freedom of
Information Act.
Dated: March 15, 2006.
William E. Wellman,
Acting Director, Intermountain Region,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Expand the Scope
of the General Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Addition at Big Cypress National
Preserve, FL
SUMMARY: The National Park Service
(NPS) is expanding the scope of the
General Management Plan (GMP)/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
being prepared for the Addition lands.
As part of this planning effort, the NPS
will include a wilderness study to
determine if any portions of the
Addition Lands of Big Cypress National
Preserve (Preserve) should be
recommended for inclusion in the
National Wilderness Preservation
System as defined in the Wilderness Act
of 1964. The NPS also will prepare an
Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan that
will address in more detail the
management of off-road vehicles in the
Addition Lands. These new elements
will be included as part of the GMP/EIS
currently in preparation. A Notice of
Intent to prepare an EIS with that GMP
was published in the Federal Register of
June 12, 2001. That EIS now will be
expanded to include an evaluation of
the impacts associated with possible
designation of wilderness and off-road
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vehicle management within the
Addition Lands of the Preserve. This
notice is being furnished as required by
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) regulation 40 CFR 1501.7.
To facilitate sound planning and
analysis of environmental impact, the
NPS is gathering information necessary
for the preparation of the GMP, the
Wilderness Study, Off-Road Vehicle
Management Plan and the associated
EIS and is obtaining suggestions and
information from other agencies and the
public on the scope of issues to be
addressed. Comments and participation
in this scoping process are invited.
DATES: Open house meeting places and
times will be announced by press
release to the Naples Daily News and
the Miami Herald and on the park Web
site at: www.nps.gov.gov/bicy.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to
comment may do so by any one of
several methods. They may attend open
houses noted above. They may mail
comments to Big Cypress Planning
Team, National Park Service, Denver
Service Center, P.O. Box 25287, Denver,
Colorado 80225. They also may
comment via the internet at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov or e-mail to
BICY_GMP_Planning@ nps.gov. Finally,
they may hand-deliver comments to the
Big Cypress National Preserve
headquarters in Ochopee, Florida.
It is the practice of the NPS to make
all comments, including names and
addresses of respondents who provide
that information, available for public
review following the conclusion of the
[NEPA] process. Individuals may
request that the NPS withhold their
name and/or address from public
disclosure. If you wish to do this, you
must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comment.
Commentators using the website can
make such a request by checking the
box ‘‘keep my contact information
private.’’ NPS will honor such requests
to the extent allowable by law, but you
should be aware that NPS may still be
required to disclose your name and
address pursuant to the Freedom of
Information Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent, Big Cypress National
Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trail East,
Ochopee, Florida, 34141–1000,
telephone: 239–695–1103.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons
who previously submitted comments on
the scope of the EIS as it relates to the
GMP need not resubmit those
comments. The NPS already is
considering that input as planning
continues. However, persons who have
not previously submitted comments on
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the scope of the EIS, or who wish to
submit additional comments related to
the scope of the EIS in consideration of
the Wilderness Study and Off-Road
Vehicle Management plan are
encouraged to do so. The environmental
review of the GMP, Wilderness Study,
Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan, and
EIS for the Addition Lands of the
Preserve will be conducted in
accordance with requirements of the
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), NEPA
regulations (40 CFR 1500 through 1508),
other appropriate Federal regulations,
and NPS procedures and policies for
compliance with those regulations.
Authority: The authority for publishing
this notice is 40 CFR 1506.6.
The responsible official for this draft
GMP/EIS is the Regional Director for the
Southeast Region, Patricia A. Hooks.
Dated: March 16, 2006.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E6–6151 Filed 4–24–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Announcement of a National Park
Subsistence Resource Commission
(SRC) Meeting for Gates of the Arctic
National Park
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dave Mills, Superintendent and Fred
Andersen, Subsistence Coordinator,
Gates of the Arctic National Park and
Preserve, 201 First Avenue Fairbanks,
AK 99701, telephone: (907) 457–5752.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SRC
meeting location and dates may need to
be changed based on weather or local
circumstances. Notice of SRC meetings
will be published in local newspapers
and announced on local radio stations
prior to the meeting dates. The agendas
for each meeting include the following:
1. Call to order (SRC Chair).
2. SRC Roll Call and Confirmation of
Quorum.
3. SRC Chair and Superintendent’s
Welcome and Introductions.
4. Review and Approve Agenda.
5. Review and adopt minutes from
last meeting.
6. Status of SRC Membership.
7. Commission Member Reports.
8. Superintendent and NPS Staff
Reports.
9. Federal Subsistence Board Update.
10. New Business.
11. Agency and Public Comments.
12. SRC Work Session. Prepare
correspondence and hunting program
recommendations.
13. Set time and place of next SRC
meeting.
14. Adjournment.
SUMMARY:
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AGENCY:
Victor Knox,
Acting Regional Director.
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National Park Service, Interior.
The National Park Service
(NPS) announces a SRC meeting within
the Alaska Region for Gates of the Arctic
National Park. The purpose of the
meeting is to develop and continue
work on subsistence hunting program
recommendations and other related
subsistence management issues. This
meeting is open to the public and will
have time allocated for public
testimony. The public is welcomed to
present written or oral comments to the
SRC.
The NPS SRC program is authorized
under Title VIII, Section 808, of the
Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act, Pub. L. 96–487, to
operate in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. Meeting minutes will be
available for public inspection
approximately six weeks after the
meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26,
2006, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday,
April 27, 2006.
Location: The meeting will be held at
the Coldfoot Camp Motel in Coldfoot,
Alaska, telephone: (907) 474–3500.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Meeting of the Yakima River Basin
Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima
River Basin Water Enhancement
Project, Yakima, WA
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As required by the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, notice is
hereby given that the Yakima River
Basin Conservation Advisory Group,
Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement
Project, Yakima, Washington,
established by the Secretary of the
Interior, will hold a public meeting. The
purpose of the Conservation Advisory
Group is to provide technical advice
and counsel to the Secretary of the
Interior and Washington State on the
structure, implementation, and
oversight of the Yakima River Basin
Water Conservation Program.
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DATES: Thursday, May 18, 2006, 9 a.m.–
4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Bureau of Reclamation
Office, 1917 March Road, Yakima,
Washington.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
James Esget, Manager, Yakima River
Basin Water Enhancement Project, 1917
Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington
98901; 509–575–5848, extension 267.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of the meeting will be to review
the staff reports requested at the last
meeting and provide program oversite.
This meeting is open to the public.
Dated: March 24, 2006.
James A. Esget,
Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 06–3894 Filed 4–24–06; 8:45 am]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–624 and 625
(Second Review)]
Helical Spring Lock Washers From
China and Taiwan
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of expedited fiveyear reviews concerning the
antidumping duty orders on helical
spring lock washers from China and
Taiwan.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of expedited
reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine
whether revocation of the antidumping
duty orders on helical spring lock
washers from China and Taiwan would
be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of material injury within a
reasonably foreseeable time. For further
information concerning the conduct of
these reviews and rules of general
application, consult the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure, part
201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part
201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and
F (19 CFR part 207).
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 10, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dana Lofgren (202–205–3185), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Expand the Scope of the General Management
Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement for the Addition at Big Cypress
National Preserve, FL
SUMMARY: The National Park Service (NPS) is expanding the scope of the
General Management Plan (GMP)/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
being prepared for the Addition lands. As part of this planning effort,
the NPS will include a wilderness study to determine if any portions of
the Addition Lands of Big Cypress National Preserve (Preserve) should
be recommended for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation
System as defined in the Wilderness Act of 1964. The NPS also will
prepare an Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan that will address in more
detail the management of off-road vehicles in the Addition Lands. These
new elements will be included as part of the GMP/EIS currently in
preparation. A Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS with that GMP was
published in the Federal Register of June 12, 2001. That EIS now will
be expanded to include an evaluation of the impacts associated with
possible designation of wilderness and off-road vehicle management
within the Addition Lands of the Preserve. This notice is being
furnished as required by National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
regulation 40 CFR 1501.7.
To facilitate sound planning and analysis of environmental impact,
the NPS is gathering information necessary for the preparation of the
GMP, the Wilderness Study, Off-Road Vehicle Management Plan and the
associated EIS and is obtaining suggestions and information from other
agencies and the public on the scope of issues to be addressed.
Comments and participation in this scoping process are invited.
DATES: Open house meeting places and times will be announced by press
release to the Naples Daily News and the Miami Herald and on the park
Web site at: www.nps.gov.gov/bicy.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to comment may do so by any one of several
methods. They may attend open houses noted above. They may mail
comments to Big Cypress Planning Team, National Park Service, Denver
Service Center, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, Colorado 80225. They also may
comment via the internet at https://parkplanning.nps.gov or e-mail to
BICY--GMP--Planning@nps.gov. Finally, they may hand-deliver comments
to the Big Cypress National Preserve headquarters in Ochopee, Florida.
It is the practice of the NPS to make all comments, including names
and addresses of respondents who provide that information, available
for public review following the conclusion of the [NEPA] process.
Individuals may request that the NPS withhold their name and/or address
from public disclosure. If you wish to do this, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your comment. Commentators using the
website can make such a request by checking the box ``keep my contact
information private.'' NPS will honor such requests to the extent
allowable by law, but you should be aware that NPS may still be
required to disclose your name and address pursuant to the Freedom of
Information Act.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent, Big Cypress National
Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, Florida, 34141-1000,
telephone: 239-695-1103.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Persons who previously submitted comments on
the scope of the EIS as it relates to the GMP need not resubmit those
comments. The NPS already is considering that input as planning
continues. However, persons who have not previously submitted comments
on
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the scope of the EIS, or who wish to submit additional comments related
to the scope of the EIS in consideration of the Wilderness Study and
Off-Road Vehicle Management plan are encouraged to do so. The
environmental review of the GMP, Wilderness Study, Off-Road Vehicle
Management Plan, and EIS for the Addition Lands of the Preserve will be
conducted in accordance with requirements of the NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4371
et seq.), NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1500 through 1508), other
appropriate Federal regulations, and NPS procedures and policies for
compliance with those regulations.
Authority: The authority for publishing this notice is 40 CFR
1506.6.
The responsible official for this draft GMP/EIS is the Regional
Director for the Southeast Region, Patricia A. Hooks.
Dated: March 16, 2006.
Patricia A. Hooks,
Regional Director, Southeast Region.
[FR Doc. E6-6151 Filed 4-24-06; 8:45 am]
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