Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Scoping, 35708-35709 [E8-14213]

Download as PDF 35708 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 122 / Tuesday, June 24, 2008 / Notices Dated: June 6, 2008. Lisa J. Lierheimer, Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. E8–14201 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BILLING CODE 4310–55–P Public Land Order No. 7710; Extension of Public Land Order No. 3708, as Modified by Public Land Order No. 6709; Alaska DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AK–963–1430–ET; F–025943] Bureau of Land Management AGENCY: [CA–110] ACTION: Meeting of the Central California Resource Advisory Council OffHighway Vehicle Subcommittee SUMMARY: This order extends the withdrawal created by Public Land Order No. 3708, as modified by Public Land Order No. 6709, and partially revoked by Public Land Order No. 7682, for an additional 20-year period. The extension is necessary to continue protection of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Gilmore Satellite Tracking Station, also known as the Fairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Station, located near Fairbanks, Alaska. DATES: Effective Date: February 15, 2009. ACTION: Interior. Public Land Order. Notice of Public Meeting. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Central California Resource Advisory Council Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Subcommittee will meet as indicated below. The meeting will be held Saturday, July 12, 2008, at Pea Soup Andersen’s Restaurant, Santa Nella, California, from 10 a.m. to noon. Members of the public are welcome to attend the meeting. The subcommittee will conduct organizational business and discuss OHV issues for the subcommittee to address. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BLM Folsom Field Office Manager Bill Haigh or BLM Central California Public Affairs Officer David Christy, both at (916) 985–4474. The twelve-member Central California RAC advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the BLM, on a variety of public land issues associated with public land management in the Central California. The RAC approved formation of an OHV Subcommittee in April 2007. The meeting is open to the public. Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations should contact the BLM as indicated above. ebenthall on PRODPC60 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: June 17, 2008. David Christy, Public Affairs Officer. [FR Doc. E8–14235 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 Bureau of Land Management, 12:39 Jun 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 Terrie D. Evarts, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 W. 7th Avenue, No. 13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7504, 907–271–5630. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Land Order No. 7682 partially revoked 63 acres and the acreage in this extension order reflects that revocation. The withdrawal extended by this order will expire on February 14, 2029, unless, as a result of a review conducted prior to the expiration date pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (2000), the Secretary determines that the withdrawal shall be further extended. Order By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Interior by Section 204 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714 (2000), it is ordered as follows: Public Land Order No. 3708 (30 FR 8753 (1965)), as modified by Public Land Order No. 6709 (54 FR 6919 (1989)), and partially revoked by Public Land Order No. 7682 (72 FR 71940 (2007)), which withdrew approximately 8,437 acres of public lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws, including the mining laws, but not from leasing under the mineral leasing laws, is hereby extended for an additional 20-year period until February 14, 2029. Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and Scoping FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Dated: June 4, 2008. C. Stephen Allred, Assistant Secretary—Land and Minerals Management. [FR Doc. E8–14216 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am] National Park Service, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment and scoping for transferring jurisdiction of a portion of Fort Dupont Park to the District of Columbia for recreational development and uses and possible amendment of the 2004 Final Management Plan for Fort Circle Parks. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with § 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq.), the National Park Service (NPS) will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for transferring jurisdiction of a portion of NPS property within Fort Dupont Park, part of the Fort Circle Parks, to the District of Columbia (the District) for development of recreational facilities which may result in amending the NPS’ 2004 Final Management Plan for Fort Circle Parks. This also serves as an announcement of a public scoping comment period to run until July 24, 2008. Comments submitted to the Park or through Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) during the public scoping period and at public meetings for this EA will be considered as part of the planning process for the current proposed action. Comments submitted at the public meeting held May 12, 2008, will be considered as part of the planning process for the current proposed action and do not need to be resubmitted. There is the possibility that the NPS might proceed to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in which case written comments submitted now on the scope of the alternatives and impacts will continue to be considered. DATES: NPS is soliciting public input for the subject Proposed Action until July 24, 2008. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through the Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at https:// E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1 ebenthall on PRODPC60 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 122 / Tuesday, June 24, 2008 / Notices parkplanning.nps.gov/NACE or by mail to: Superintendent, National Capital Parks-East, RE: Fort Dupont Park Land Transfer Proposal, 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Hazelwood, Superintendent, National Capital Parks-East, RE: Fort Dupont Park Land Transfer Proposal, at 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020, by telephone at (202) 690– 5127, or by e-mail at gayle_hazelwood@nps.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 376acre Fort Dupont Park is one of the Civil War Defenses of Washington and is one of the Fort Circle Parks managed by the NPS. In 2004, the NPS completed the Final Management Plan for Fort Circle Parks and an action to transfer these lands to the District will likely result in amendment of that plan. The transfer is to facilitate the development of new recreational facilities and programs on the subject property by the District, including a proposal to create a baseball academy and another to expand an existing indoor ice skating arena. The District’s proposal would involve the help of private-sector partners. The current Proposed Action is to transfer approximately 14 acres of NPS property situated on the north side of Fort Dupont Park along Ely Place in Southeast Washington, DC, to the District. This land is not in an area associated with the Civil War Defense of Washington, and does not contain earthworks or other historic or archeological resources. Once transferred, this property will no longer be part of the Park and no longer be managed or administered by the NPS. This transfer is part of an effort by the District to expand public facilities and recreational opportunities for area youth the NPS supports. The new recreational facilities and programs would be developed and operated by the District and its partners. Information and comments gathered during scoping and public meetings will be used to identify the range of issues and potential impacts of this proposed action. It may also be used for other planning and decision-making. VerDate Aug<31>2005 12:39 Jun 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 Dated: April 23, 2008. Joseph M. Lawler, Regional Director, National Capital Region. [FR Doc. E8–14213 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–JK–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Inventory Completion: Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice is here given in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the completion of an inventory of human remains in the possession of the Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA. The human remains were removed from Yachats, Lincoln County, OR. This notice is published as part of the National Park Service’s administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native American human remains. The National Park Service is not responsible for the determinations in this notice. A detailed assessment of the human remains was made by Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound professional staff and a consultant in consultation with representatives of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; and Coquille Tribe of Oregon. At an unknown date, human remains representing a minimum of one individual were removed from the vicinity of Yachats, Lincoln County, OR, by Dr. L. E. Hibbard. Dr. Hibbard gave the human remains to Stanley G. Jewett. Mr. Jewett donated the human remains to the Slater Museum in 1955. No known individual was identified. No associated funerary objects are present. The individual is most likely of Native American ancestry as indicated by morphological features. Writing on the skull indicates that the human remains were removed from the vicinity of ‘‘Yahats,’’ which is reasonably believed to be a misspelling of Yachats. The geographical location where the human remains were recovered is consistent with the historically PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35709 documented territory of the tribes now represented by the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon. Members of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon and Coquille Tribe of Oregon were moved to the Yachats area where they lived from 1859–1875. Absent additional information about the burial period, officials of the Slater Museum of Natural History reasonably believe that the human remains are most likely affiliated with the Alsea Tribe who had villages in the vicinity of Yachats, which had inhabited the area prior to the arrival of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon and Coquille Tribe of Oregon, and continued to inhabit the area afterwards. The Alsea Tribe from the Yachats area are now members of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon. Furthermore, based on information provided during consultation with tribal representatives, there is a reasonable belief that the human remains share a common ancestry with members of tribes now represented by the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon. Officials of the Slater Museum of Natural History have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains described above represent the physical remains of one individual of Native American ancestry. Officials of the Slater Museum of Natural History also have determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is a relationship of shared group identity that can be reasonably traced between the Native American human remains and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon. Representatives of any other Indian tribe that believes itself to be culturally affiliated with the human remains should contact Peter Wimberger, Slater Museum of Natural History, University of Puget Sound, 1500 N. Warner, Tacoma, WA 98416, telephone (253) 879–2784, before July 24, 2008. Repatriation of the human remains to the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon may proceed after that date if no additional claimants come forward. The Slater Museum of Natural History is responsible for notifying the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon; Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon; and Coquille Tribe of Oregon that this notice has been published. E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35708-35709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14213]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment and 
Scoping

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Assessment and 
scoping for transferring jurisdiction of a portion of Fort Dupont Park 
to the District of Columbia for recreational development and uses and 
possible amendment of the 2004 Final Management Plan for Fort Circle 
Parks.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Sec.  102(2)(C) of the National 
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq.), the National Park 
Service (NPS) will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) for 
transferring jurisdiction of a portion of NPS property within Fort 
Dupont Park, part of the Fort Circle Parks, to the District of Columbia 
(the District) for development of recreational facilities which may 
result in amending the NPS' 2004 Final Management Plan for Fort Circle 
Parks.
    This also serves as an announcement of a public scoping comment 
period to run until July 24, 2008. Comments submitted to the Park or 
through Planning, Environment and Public Comment (PEPC) during the 
public scoping period and at public meetings for this EA will be 
considered as part of the planning process for the current proposed 
action. Comments submitted at the public meeting held May 12, 2008, 
will be considered as part of the planning process for the current 
proposed action and do not need to be resubmitted.
    There is the possibility that the NPS might proceed to prepare an 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in which case written comments 
submitted now on the scope of the alternatives and impacts will 
continue to be considered.

DATES: NPS is soliciting public input for the subject Proposed Action 
until July 24, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through the Planning, Environment 
and Public Comment (PEPC) Web site at https://

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parkplanning.nps.gov/NACE or by mail to: Superintendent, National 
Capital Parks-East, RE: Fort Dupont Park Land Transfer Proposal, 1900 
Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020.
    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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Hazelwood, Superintendent, 
National Capital Parks-East, RE: Fort Dupont Park Land Transfer 
Proposal, at 1900 Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020, by 
telephone at (202) 690-5127, or by e-mail at gayle_hazelwood@nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 376-acre Fort Dupont Park is one of the 
Civil War Defenses of Washington and is one of the Fort Circle Parks 
managed by the NPS. In 2004, the NPS completed the Final Management 
Plan for Fort Circle Parks and an action to transfer these lands to the 
District will likely result in amendment of that plan. The transfer is 
to facilitate the development of new recreational facilities and 
programs on the subject property by the District, including a proposal 
to create a baseball academy and another to expand an existing indoor 
ice skating arena. The District's proposal would involve the help of 
private-sector partners.
    The current Proposed Action is to transfer approximately 14 acres 
of NPS property situated on the north side of Fort Dupont Park along 
Ely Place in Southeast Washington, DC, to the District. This land is 
not in an area associated with the Civil War Defense of Washington, and 
does not contain earthworks or other historic or archeological 
resources. Once transferred, this property will no longer be part of 
the Park and no longer be managed or administered by the NPS. This 
transfer is part of an effort by the District to expand public 
facilities and recreational opportunities for area youth the NPS 
supports. The new recreational facilities and programs would be 
developed and operated by the District and its partners.
    Information and comments gathered during scoping and public 
meetings will be used to identify the range of issues and potential 
impacts of this proposed action. It may also be used for other planning 
and decision-making.

    Dated: April 23, 2008.
Joseph M. Lawler,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
[FR Doc. E8-14213 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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