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and planning. Though many new
actions and ideas were suggested by the
public during this comment period, no
new issues were identified.
Proposed Plan and Alternatives:
Alternative A constitutes the ‘‘baseline’’
No Action Alternative and assumes a
continuation of existing management
and trends at San Juan Island National
Historical Park. The primary emphasis
would continue to be placed on
protection and preservation of cultural
resources. Since 1966, the park has been
listed in the National Register of
Historic Places and is a National
Historic Landmark. Management of
cultural landscapes around the
immediate encampment areas at
American Camp and English Camp
would continue to emphasize cultural
landscape management while respecting
the natural environment and natural
processes. No new construction would
be authorized.
Alternative B would increase visitor
opportunities and outreach at both
English Camp and American Camp, as
well as in the town of Friday Harbor,
through additional visitor facilities,
recreational opportunities, programs,
and services. Natural and cultural
resources interpretation would be
enhanced through more extensive
facilities and programs. Off-island
interpretation would be enhanced
through partnerships. The park would
propose boundary adjustments at both
camps to include important natural and
cultural resources related to the purpose
of the park.
At English Camp, the road system
would be reconfigured as a one-way
loop road by connecting a road segment
approximately one-fifth mile long from
the entrance road to the administrative
road. The road would follow the
existing historic road alignment where
possible. The Crook house would be
rehabilitated as a visitor contact facility
on the ground floor and for
administrative use on the second floor.
At American Camp, the 1979 doublewide trailer that serves as the temporary
visitor center at American Camp would
be removed, the site restored to natural
conditions, and a new enlarged visitor
center would be constructed north of
the redoubt. The new visitor center
would include space for a collections
study room for natural and cultural
resource items, including a portion of
the military-era collections. The existing
road to the redoubt off Pickett’s Lane
would be removed and converted to a
trail. The cultural landscapes would be
enhanced to aid visitor understanding
and interpretation through a variety of
techniques. The prairie would be
restored to native plant species.
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Alternative C is the NPS Preferred
Alternative and would broaden the
scope of resource management and
interpretation programs to emphasize
the connections and interrelationships
between the park’s natural and cultural
resources. New facilities, trails and
programs would provide opportunities
for visitors to understand the
importance of the park’s natural
resources in defining the cultural
landscapes and influencing the
settlement and historic events of San
Juan Island.
At English Camp, the Crook house
would be retained, stabilized, and used
as an exterior exhibit while the hospital
would be rehabilitated and opened to
the public for interpretation. The 1979
double-wide trailer that serves as the
temporary visitor center at American
Camp would be removed and replaced
with a permanent, enlarged visitor
center at the existing site, allowing for
improved exhibits and staff space. A
collections study room for natural and
cultural resource items, including a
portion of the military-era collections
would be relocated to the park.
Additional buildings would be open
to the public for interpretation as well
as research and academic study. As in
Alternative B, the existing road to the
redoubt would be removed and
converted to a trail and the prairie
would be restored to native plant
species. Historic buildings from the
encampment period still existing on the
island would be repatriated back to their
original locations within the camps. Offisland interpretation would be
enhanced through partnerships. The
park would propose boundary
adjustments at both camps to include
important natural and cultural resources
related to the purpose of the park. As
documented in the DEIS, Alternative C
is deemed to be the ‘‘environmentally
preferred’’ alternative.
Public Review and Comment: The
DEIS/GMP is now available for public
review. All written comments must be
postmarked or transmitted not later than
60 days from the date of publication in
the Federal Register of the EPA’s notice
of filing of the EIS; as soon as this date
is confirmed, it will be announced on
the project website and via local and
regional media. During the review
period, several options are available for
providing written comments: (1) Online
via an electronic comment form
provided on the NPS Planning,
Environment and Public Comment
System at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/
sajh; (2) A postage-paid comment
response form is included in the Draft
General Management Plan Alternatives
Newsletter; additional pages may be
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attached to this form as necessary; (3)
Written letters can also be directly
mailed to: Superintendent, San Juan
Island National Historical Park, 650
Mullis Street, Suite 100, Friday Harbor,
Washington 98250. In addition,
comments may be made in person at
one of the upcoming public workshops
that the NPS will conduct in midFebruary 2008. Confirmed details on
dates, locations and times for these
workshops will be announced in local
newspapers, in the Draft General
Management Plan Alternatives
Newsletter, online at the above Web
site, or may be obtained via telephone
at (360) 378–2240. A limited number of
printed copies of the Draft EIS/GMP can
be obtained at the address noted above.
In addition, the document is available
for review at the public library in Friday
Harbor, Washington.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Decision: Following the opportunity
to review the DEIS/GMP, all comments
received will be carefully considered in
preparing the final document. This
document is anticipated to be
completed during the fall of 2008 and
its availability will be similarly
announced in the Federal Register and
via local and regional press media. As
a delegated EIS, the official responsible
for the final decision is the Regional
Director, Pacific West Region;
subsequently the official responsible for
implementation would be the
Superintendent, San Juan Island
National Historical Park.
Dated: October 12, 2007.
Cynthia Ip,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Meetings for the National
Park Service (NPS) Subsistence
Resource Commission (SRC) Program
Within the Alaska Region
National Park Service, Interior.
The NPS announces the SRC
meeting schedule for the following
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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areas: Aniakchak National Monument,
Cape Krusenstern National Monument,
Denali National Park, Kobuk Valley
National Park, Gates of the Arctic
National Park, Lake Clark National Park,
and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
The purpose of each meeting is to
develop and continue work on NPS
subsistence hunting program
recommendations and other related
subsistence management issues. Each
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. Each meeting will be recorded and
meeting minutes will be available upon
request from each Superintendent for
public inspection approximately six
weeks after each meeting. 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.
Dates: The Lake Clark National Park
SRC meeting will be held on Tuesday,
February 12, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m., Alaska Standard Time.
Location: Lake Clark National Park
and Preserve Visitor Center, Port
Alsworth, AK.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
Adkisson, Subsistence Manager,
telephone (907) 443–2522, or Willie
Goodwin, Subsistence Manager, and
George Helfrich, Superintendent,
telephone: (907) 442–3890, at Western
Arctic Parklands, P.O. Box 1029,
Kotzebue, AK 99752.
Date: The Kobuk Valley National Park
SRC meeting will be held on
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard Time.
Location: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Office, Conference Room,
Kotzebue, AK.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken
Adkisson, Subsistence Manager,
telephone (907) 443–2522, or Willie
Goodwin, Subsistence Manager, and
George Helfrich, Superintendent,
telephone: (907) 442–3890, at Western
Arctic Parklands, P.O. Box 1029,
Kotzebue, AK 99752
Date: The Gates of the Arctic National
Park SRC meeting will be held on
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard Time.
Location: Sophie Station Hotel, 1717
University Ave. Fairbanks, AK,
telephone (907) 479–3650.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dave Krupa, Subsistence Manager, or
Greg Dudgeon, Superintendent,
telephone: (907) 457–5752, at Gates of
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4175 Geist Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709.
Date: The Wrangell-St. Elias National
Park SRC meeting will be held on
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 and
Wednesday, March 26, 2008, from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard Time.
Location: Mentasta Lake—Katie John
School, 6 Mile Main Village Road in
Mentasta Lake, AK, telephone (907)
291–2327.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY: Notice is given that a meeting
of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission
(the Commission) will be held on
Saturday, February 2, 2008 from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. (Eastern). The Commission
will meet jointly with the Flight 93
Memorial Task Force. The joint meeting
will be held at the Somerset County
Courthouse, Courtroom #1; 2nd floor,
111 East Union Street, Somerset,
Pennsylvania, 15501.
The agenda of the meeting will
include review and approval of
Commission minutes from October 7,
2007; reports from the Flight 93
Memorial Task Force and National Park
Service; old business; and new business.
The meeting will be open to the
public. Comments from the public will
be taken at the end of the meeting. Any
person may file with a Commission a
written statement concerning the
matters to be discussed. Persons who
wish to file a written statement or testify
at the meeting, or who want further
information concerning the meeting
may contact Superintendent Joanne
Hanley at 814.443.4557. Address all
statements to: Flight 93 Advisory
Commission, 109 West Main Street,
Somerset, PA 15501.
Barbara Cellarius, Subsistence Manager,
telephone: (907) 822–7236, or Meg
Jensen, Superintendent, telephone:
(907) 822–5234, at Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box
439, Copper Center, AK 99573.
SRC
meeting locations and dates may need to
be changed based on weather or local
circumstances. If meeting dates and
locations are changed notice of each
meeting will be published in local
newspapers and announced on local
radio stations prior to the meeting dates.
The meetings may end early if all
business is completed.
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. Status of SRC Membership.
6. Election of Chair and Vice Chair
(New charter requires annual elections).
7. SRC Member Reports.
8. Superintendent and NPS Staff
Reports.
9. Federal Subsistence Board Update
(Review Proposals, Board Actions).
10. State of Alaska Board Actions
Update.
11. New Business.
A. Collection of shed horns and
antlers on NPS lands and their use as
handicrafts.
B. Status Report: Gates of the Arctic
National Park SRC Hunting Plan
Recommendation #20.
12. Agency and Public Comments.
13. SRC Work Session.
14. Set time and place of next SRC
meeting.
Adjournment.
SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION:
Flight 93 National Memorial Advisory
Commission; Notice of Public Meeting
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Flight 93
Advisory Commission.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
DATES:
Notice of public meeting.
February 2, 2008 at 10 a.m.
Somerset County
Courthouse, Courtroom #1; 2nd floor;
111 East Union Street, Somerset,
Pennsylvania, 15501.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Superintendent Joanne M. Hanley,
814.443.4557.
The
Commission was established by Public
Law 107–226 to advise the Secretary of
the Interior on the planning, design,
construction and long-term management
of a permanent memorial at the crash
site of Flight 93.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: December 13, 2007.
Judith C. Gottlieb,
Associate Regional Director, Subsistence and
Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 08–336 Filed 1–25–08; 8:45 am]
Dated: December 14, 2007.
Joanne M. Hanley,
Superintendent, Flight 93 National Memorial.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Meetings for the National Park Service (NPS)
Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) Program Within the Alaska Region
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
SUMMARY: The NPS announces the SRC meeting schedule for the following
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areas: Aniakchak National Monument, Cape Krusenstern National Monument,
Denali National Park, Kobuk Valley National Park, Gates of the Arctic
National Park, Lake Clark National Park, and Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park. The purpose of each meeting is to develop and continue
work on NPS subsistence hunting program recommendations and other
related subsistence management issues. Each 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. Each meeting
will be recorded and meeting minutes will be available upon request
from each Superintendent for public inspection approximately six weeks
after each meeting. 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.
Dates: The Lake Clark National Park SRC meeting will be held on
Tuesday, February 12, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard
Time.
Location: Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Visitor Center,
Port Alsworth, AK.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Adkisson, Subsistence Manager,
telephone (907) 443-2522, or Willie Goodwin, Subsistence Manager, and
George Helfrich, Superintendent, telephone: (907) 442-3890, at Western
Arctic Parklands, P.O. Box 1029, Kotzebue, AK 99752.
Date: The Kobuk Valley National Park SRC meeting will be held on
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard
Time.
Location: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office, Conference Room,
Kotzebue, AK.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken Adkisson, Subsistence Manager,
telephone (907) 443-2522, or Willie Goodwin, Subsistence Manager, and
George Helfrich, Superintendent, telephone: (907) 442-3890, at Western
Arctic Parklands, P.O. Box 1029, Kotzebue, AK 99752
Date: The Gates of the Arctic National Park SRC meeting will be
held on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Alaska
Standard Time.
Location: Sophie Station Hotel, 1717 University Ave. Fairbanks, AK,
telephone (907) 479-3650.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Krupa, Subsistence Manager, or
Greg Dudgeon, Superintendent, telephone: (907) 457-5752, at Gates of
the Arctic National Park and Preserve, 4175 Geist Road, Fairbanks, AK
99709.
Date: The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC meeting will be held
on Tuesday, March 25, 2008 and Wednesday, March 26, 2008, from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard Time.
Location: Mentasta Lake--Katie John School, 6 Mile Main Village
Road in Mentasta Lake, AK, telephone (907) 291-2327.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cellarius, Subsistence
Manager, telephone: (907) 822-7236, or Meg Jensen, Superintendent,
telephone: (907) 822-5234, at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve, P.O. Box 439, Copper Center, AK 99573.
SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION: SRC meeting locations and dates may need to
be changed based on weather or local circumstances. If meeting dates
and locations are changed notice of each meeting will be published in
local newspapers and announced on local radio stations prior to the
meeting dates. The meetings may end early if all business is completed.
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. Status of SRC Membership.
6. Election of Chair and Vice Chair (New charter requires annual
elections).
7. SRC Member Reports.
8. Superintendent and NPS Staff Reports.
9. Federal Subsistence Board Update (Review Proposals, Board
Actions).
10. State of Alaska Board Actions Update.
11. New Business.
A. Collection of shed horns and antlers on NPS lands and their use
as handicrafts.
B. Status Report: Gates of the Arctic National Park SRC Hunting
Plan Recommendation 20.
12. Agency and Public Comments.
13. SRC Work Session.
14. Set time and place of next SRC meeting.
Adjournment.
Dated: December 13, 2007.
Judith C. Gottlieb,
Associate Regional Director, Subsistence and Partnerships.
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