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Status: Revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as 

amended. 

Dated: December 8, 2010. 

Colette Pollard, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31362 Filed 12–13–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[5284–TT02–371] 

Notice of Availability: Tamiami Trail 

Modifications: Next Steps Project, 

Final Environmental Impact Statement, 

Everglades National Park, Florida 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability. 

The Notice of Intent (NOI) for this 

project referred to it as a ‘‘Feasibility 

Study and Report’’ based on language in 

the authorizing legislation. This new 

appellation was a result of public 

scoping and internal National Park 

Service discussions. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

4332(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

National Park Service (NPS) policy in 

Director’s Order Number 2 (Park 

Planning) and Director’s Order Number 

12 (Conservation Planning, 

Environmental Impact Analysis, and 

Decision-making), the NPS announces 

the availability of a Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) for the 

Tamiami Trail (U.S. Highway 41) 

Modifications: Next Steps Project for 

Everglades National Park, Florida. 

The 2009 Omnibus Appropriations 

Act (Pub. L. 111–008, dated March 11, 

2009) directed the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers (USACE) to construct 

modifications to Tamiami Trail (U.S. 

Highway 41) that were approved in the 

2008 Limited Reevaluation Report and 

Environmental Assessment. The 2009 

Omnibus Appropriations Act also 

directed the NPS to ‘‘immediately 

evaluate the feasibility of additional 

bridge length, beyond that to be 

constructed pursuant to the Modified 

Water Deliveries to Everglades National 

Park Project (16 U.S.C. 410r–8), 

including a continuous bridge, or 

additional bridges or some combination 

thereof, for the Tamiami Trail (U.S. 

Highway 41) to restore more natural 

water flow to Everglades National Park 

and Florida Bay and for the purpose of 

restoring habitat within the Park and the 

ecological connectivity between the 

Park and the Water Conservation Areas.’’ 

DATES: The NPS will execute a Record 

of Decision (ROD) no sooner than 30 

days following publication by the 

Environmental Protection Agency of the 

Notice of Availability of the FEIS. 

ADDRESSES: The document will be 

available for public review online at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ever. A 

limited number of compact discs (CDs) 

and hard copies are available at Park 

headquarters. You may request a hard 

copy or CD by contacting Everglades 

National Park, Attn: Bruce Boler, 950 N. 

Krome Avenue, Homestead, FL 33030– 

6733; telephone 305–224–4234. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

scoping was initiated in the summer of 

2009. A newsletter was distributed on 

May 31, 2009, and a public meeting was 

held on June 2, 2009, to keep the public 

informed and involved throughout the 

planning process. As the lead agency, 

the NPS conducted several inter-agency/ 

Tribal meetings and one workshop to 

develop project objectives, identify 

alternatives, evaluate the benefits of 

alternatives, and identify a preferred 

alternative. The draft document was 

revised as a result of public and agency 

feedback received during the public 

comment period. The FEIS provides 

historical information, existing 

conditions, alternatives for 

infrastructure modifications, and related 

impacts of the alternatives. The FEIS 

describes six alternatives for 

consideration, including a no-action 

alternative that provides for the 

continuation of the current Tamiami 

Trail infrastructure configuration. The 

five action alternatives present a range 

of infrastructure modification 

opportunities. The environmental 

impacts of each alternative, including 

the no-action alternative, are 

systematically analyzed in the 

document. 

The six analyzed alternatives (with 

corresponding identifiers as they appear 

in the document) are as follows: 

• No-Action Alternative: The NoAction Alternative consists of a 1-mile 

eastern bridge and elevation of the 

remaining roadway to allow for 8.5 feet 

stages in the L–29 Canal. This 

alternative continues the status quo. 

• Alternative 1: 2.2 miles of bridges 

and remaining roadway elevated: 

Alternative 1 would involve creating 

conveyance openings through Tamiami 

Trail by removing 2.2 miles of the 

existing highway and embankment. 

Four bridges would be constructed in 

the openings to replace the removed 

section of road and maintain vehicle 

traffic across the openings. This 

alternative would create 2.2 miles of 

ecological connectivity and better 

distribute flows in the western area of 

the 11-mile project corridor. 

• Alternative 2a: 3.3 miles of bridges 

and remaining roadway elevated: 

Alternative 2a would involve creating 

conveyance openings through Tamiami 

Trail by removing 3.3 miles of the 

existing highway and embankment. Six 

bridges would be constructed in the 

openings to replace the removed section 

of road and maintain vehicle traffic 

across the openings. This alternative 

would create 3.3 miles of ecological 

connectivity and moderately reduce the 

adverse effects of high velocity 

discharges associated with the existing 

culverts. 

• Alternative 4: 1.0 miles of bridging 

and remaining roadway elevated: 

Alternative 4 would involve creating 

conveyance openings through Tamiami 

Trail by removing 1.0 mile of the 

existing highway and embankment 

where the bridging is proposed. Two 

bridges would be constructed in the 

opening to replace the removed section 

of road and maintain vehicle traffic. 

This alternative would increase 

ecological connectivity by 1.0 mile. 

• Alternative 5: 1.5 miles of bridging 

and remaining roadway elevated: 

Alternative 5 would involve creating 

conveyance openings through Tamiami 

Trail by removing 1.5 miles of the 

existing highway and embankment. 

Three bridges would be constructed in 

the opening to replace the removed 

section of road and maintain vehicle 

traffic. This alternative would increase 

ecological connectivity by 1.5 miles. 

• Alternative 6e: 5.5 miles of bridging 

and remaining roadway elevated. 

Alternative 6e is the maximum bridging 

option and involves creating 

conveyance openings through Tamiami 

Trail by removing 5.5 miles of the 

existing highway and embankment. 

Four bridges would be constructed in 

the opening to replace the removed 

section of road and maintain vehicle 

traffic. Bridge down-ramp (access 

ramps) options were also developed for 

Alternative 6e to maintain access to two 

commercial airboat facilities: Everglades 

Safari Park and Coopertown. Option 4 

(Modified Parallel Down Ramp) was 

selected as the preferred option for 

Everglades Safari and Option 5 (Parallel 

Down Ramp with Existing Frontage 

Road) was selected as the preferred 

option for Coopertown. Alternative 6e 

would increase ecological connectivity 

by 5.5 miles, reduce flow velocities 

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threshold that causes harm to marshes, 

and substantially restore the flow 

patterns associated with a healthy ridge 

and slough landscape in Northeast 

Shark River Slough. 

• Common to all action alternatives: 

The remaining highway embankments 

along stretches of the road that are not 

bridged would be reconstructed to raise 

the crown elevation to 12.3 feet, the 

minimum required based on the design 

high water of 9.7 feet and the roadway 

cross-section geometry. 

Preferred Alternative: Alternative 6e 

was determined to be the preferred 

alternative (and environmentally 

preferable alternative) by the NPS and 

the U.S. Department of the Interior. 

Authority: The authority for publishing 

this notice is 40 CFR 1506.6. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Everglades National Park at the 

address and telephone number shown 

above. 

The responsible official for this Final 

EIS is the Regional Director, Southeast 

Region, NPS, 100 Alabama Street, SW., 

1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 

Dated: December 2, 2010. 

Gordon Wissinger, 

Deputy Regional Director, Chief of Staff, 

Southeast Region, National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31307 Filed 12–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–XH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[7700–1104–SZS] 

Long Walk National Historic Trail 

Feasibility Study, Abbreviated Final 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

National Trails Intermountain Region, 

NM 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Abbreviated Final Environmental 

Impact Statement for the Long Walk 

National Historic Trail Feasibility 

Study. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 

(NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the 

National Park Service announces the 

availability of the Abbreviated Final 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Long Walk National Historic Trail 

Feasibility Study, National Trails 

Intermountain Region, New Mexico. 

Four alternatives and their respective 

environmental consequences were 

presented in the feasibility study. Under 

alternative A, the no-action alternative, 

current practices and policies would 

continue. A national historic trail would 

not be designated, and interpretation 

and protection of Long Walk-related 

events and resources would not be 

coordinated. Under alternative B, 

Congress would designate two national 

historic trails (dual designations) to 

emphasize the unique removal 

experiences of the Mescalero Apache 

and Navajo tribes within the contextual 

history. An auto tour route would be 

established. Interpretation and 

education would emphasize the 

distinctive tribal and individual 

removal histories. Under alternative C 

(Environmentally Preferable 

Alternative) one national historic trail 

would be designated, emphasizing the 

removal experiences common to both 

tribes. An auto tour route would be 

established. Interpretation and 

education would emphasize overviews 

of the Long Walk events. Under 

alternatives B and C, the Secretary of the 

Interior would administer the trail 

through partnerships, primarily with the 

Mescalero Apache Tribe and Navajo 

Nation. Under alternative D, Congress 

would provide a grant program to the 

tribes focusing on interpretation and 

education projects and resource 

protection on tribal lands. All decisions 

about strategy, level of protection, etc., 

would be made by the tribes. A national 

historic trail would not be designated. 

No other alternatives were considered 

during the course of the study. 

The feasibility study determined the 

Long Walk routes fully meet the criteria 

for designation as national historic 

trails. The overall nature of public 

comments during the review period for 

the draft study supported designation. 

Neither the draft feasibility study nor 

the abbreviated final environmental 

impact statement identified a preferred 

alternative. The National Park Service 

has subsequently identified Alternative 

A, the no-action alternative, to be the 

preferred alternative after requesting 

and considering comments on the draft 

plan from the Navajo Nation. 

DATES: The National Park Service will 

execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no 

sooner than 30 days following 

publication by the Environmental 

Protection Agency of the Notice of 

Availability of the Abbreviated Final 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

ADDRESSES: Information will be 

available for public inspection online at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ntir, in the 

office of the Superintendent, Aaron 

Mahr, National Trails Intermountain 

Region, National Park Service, PO Box 

728, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504–0728; 

(505) 988–6098. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharon A. Brown, National Trails 

Intermountain Region, National Park 

Service, PO Box 728, Santa Fe, New 

Mexico 87504–0728; (505) 988–6717. 

Dated: November 26, 2010. 

John Wessels, 

Regional Director, Intermountain Region, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31308 Filed 12–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–36–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[2253–665] 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: University of Pennsylvania 

Museum of Archaeology and 

Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent 

to repatriate cultural items in the 

possession of the University of 

Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology 

and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, 

that meet the definitions of sacred 

objects and/or objects of cultural 

patrimony under 25 U.S.C. 3001. 

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 cultural 

items. The National Park Service is not 

responsible for the determinations in 

this notice. 

The eight Tlingit objects are one 

wooden box drum (catalogue number 

NA6828); one hide robe (catalogue 

number NA6829); two carved wooden 

masks (catalogue numbers NA6831 and 

NA6832); one carved wooden headdress 

(catalogue number NA6835); one head 

cover (catalogue number NA6836); one 

carved wooden rattle (catalogue number 

NA6845); and one carved wooden pipe 

(catalogue number NA6862). 

The first cultural item is a drum 

(NA6828) made of two pieces of cedar 

wood, called Old-Man-of-War Box 

Drum. One narrow side is carved to 

represent the ‘‘old-man-of-war’’ and the 

opposing side is open; the broad sides 

are painted in geometric figures in red 

and black. The drum measures 

approximately 65.0 cm long, 32.0 cm 

wide and 85.0 cm high. 


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