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meet needs of the Reserve, the adjacent 

Castle Rocks State Park, and 

neighboring land managing agencies. 

Also, there are insufficient employee 

housing options on either Reserve 

administered land or in the local 

community. The GMP will guide 

planning for these facilities. 

Visitor Experience: Visitors come to 

the Reserve to enjoy the scenery, and to 

climb, hike, and recreate in other ways. 

Visitation to the Reserve is increasing, 

and the demographics of visitors are 

trending to younger adult visitors (25– 

35 years) and smaller group sizes. As 

the visiting population shifts, their 

interests and preferred activities may 

also change. The GMP will use current 

visitor survey data to comprehensively 

address available visitor facilities, 

activities, and programs. Day use and 

camping will be evaluated taking into 

consideration camping opportunities on 

adjacent public and private lands. A 

comprehensive look at the trail system 

with associated parking, picnicking, and 

trailheads will be completed as part of 

the GMP. The GMP will also provide 

guidance on other recreational uses, 

such as hunting and equestrian use, 

including locating staging areas and any 

related facilities. 

Evaluation of Boundaries: The 

National Parks and Recreation Act of 

1978, as amended, requires that GMPs 

consider adequacy of existing 

boundaries. When the Reserve was 

established, it was assumed that the 

private lands and associated ranching 

within the boundary would remain part 

of the Reserve. Since then, many of the 

landowners have opted to sell their land 

to the NPS. Planning for these acquired 

lands will be addressed in the GMP. The 

GMP will also determine if any changes 

to the boundary are appropriate based 

on resource protection, visitor use, and 

land management needs. National 

Historic Landmark and National Natural 

Landmark boundaries that overlay the 

Reserve are configured differently from 

each other and neither covers the entire 

Reserve. Also, the Cassia County 

Historic Preservation Zone does not 

cover the entire Reserve, and therefore 

may not fully protect the cultural and 

natural resources and presents some 

management challenges. The GMP will 

consider recommendations for these 

boundaries so that they might be 

consistent with the extent of the Reserve 

boundary. 

Transportation/Circulation: Access 

and transportation within and through 

the Reserve includes motorized use and 

people on foot, horses, and bicycles. 

Parking is available in both day use and 

overnight camping areas, but overflow 

parking often takes place on roadsides, 

creating safety concerns and causing 

erosion. Staging areas for equestrian use 

have similar issues. Some visitors 

merely pass through the Reserve on 

scenic drives along the City of Rocks 

road. City of Rocks Backcountry Byway 

is an unpaved road that runs through 

the Reserve; this route also has erosion 

issues, due to seasonal weather 

conditions and alignment on 

disintegrating granite soils. The road is 

currently managed by Cassia County, 

which poses some challenges for 

Reserve staff when maintenance is 

needed. The GMP will recommend 

appropriate road maintenance 

standards, including identifying 

appropriate practices for drainage and 

erosion control along the Byway. The 

GMP will also examine an array of 

potential management options for the 

City of Rocks Backcountry Byway, and 

consider all forms of motorized and 

non-motorized transportation and 

evaluate circulation patterns, parking, 

and other transportation options. 

Decision Process: Upon conclusion of 

the scoping phase and following due 

consideration of public concerns and 

comments from other agencies, a Draft 

EIS\GMP will be prepared and released 

for public review. Availability of the 

forthcoming Draft EIS for public review 

and written comment will be formally 

announced in the Federal Register, as 

well as through local and regional news 

media, direct mailing to the project 

mailing list, and via the Internet. 

Following careful consideration of all 

agency and public comment as may be 

received, a Final EIS will be prepared; 

at this time it is anticipated that the 

final plan will be available in 2013. As 

a delegated EIS, the official responsible 

for the final decision on the proposed 

plan is the Regional Director, Pacific 

West Region, National Park Service. 

Subsequently, the official responsible 

for implementation of the approved 

GMP would be the Superintendent, City 

of Rocks National Reserve. 

Dated: July 13, 2009. 

Patricia L. Neubacher, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–20438 Filed 8–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

New Merced Wild and Scenic River 

Comprehensive Management Plan; 

Yosemite National Park; Madera and 

Mariposa Counties, CA; Notice of 

Extension of Public Scoping Period for 

Environmental Impact Statement 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to § 102(2)(c) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (Pub. L. 91–190 as amended), the 

National Park Service, Department of 

the Interior, will prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

for a Comprehensive Management Plan 

which will guide future management of 

the Merced River corridor in Yosemite 

National Park during the next 10–15 

years. The Notice of Intent to prepare 

the EIS was published in the Federal 

Register on June 30, 2009 (with a 60-day 

public scoping period originally set to 

conclude on August 29, 2009). In 

deference to general public interest 

expressed to date by interested 

individuals, local entities, and 

concerned organizations, the scoping 

period has been extended. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

individual, organization, agency, or 

other interested parties are encouraged 

to provide written comments—any 

further responses must now be 

postmarked or transmitted no later than 

December 4, 2009. Comments already 

provided in response to the June 30, 

2009 Notice of Intent need not be 

resubmitted. All written responses 

should be addressed to the 

Superintendent, Attn: Merced River 

Plan, P.O. Box 577, Yosemite National 

Park, CA 95389, or may be sent via the 

Internet to yose_planning@nps.gov or 

submitted via FAX to (209) 379–1294. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information, 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. 

Public meetings originally planned to 

be hosted during late July and August 

will be rescheduled for September– 

October. To request meeting details 

(pending confirmation) or to be 

included on the Comprehensive 

Management Plan mailing list, contact 

the park at the address or e-mail noted 

above, or via telephone at (209) 379– 

1365. 


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Dated: July 22, 2009. 

George J. Turnbull, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–20435 Filed 8–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT926000–09–L19100000–BJ0000– 

LRCM08RS3469] 

Filing of Plat of Survey—Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Montana State Office, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of 

Survey. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, 

Montana, (30) days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor, 

Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of 

Land Management, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669, 

telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896– 

5009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky 

Mountain Region, Billings, Montana, 

and was necessary to determine 

Individual and Tribal Trust lands. 

The lands we surveyed are: 

Principal Meridian, Montana 

T. 27 N., R. 47 E. 

The plat, in 1 sheet, representing the 

dependent resurvey of a portion of the 

11th Guide Meridian East, the adjusted 

original meanders of the former left 

bank of the Missouri River, downstream, 

through section 31, the corrective 

dependent resurvey of the E–W center 

line of section 31, the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the subdivision 

of section 31, a certain division of 

accretion line, and the subdivision of 

section 31, and the survey of the 

meanders of the present left bank of the 

Missouri River, downstream, through a 

portion of section 31, the meanders of 

the left bank of a relicted channel of the 

Missouri River, downstream, through 

section 31, the medial line of a relicted 

channel of the Missouri River, 

downstream, through section 31, and a 

certain division of accretion and 

partition line, Township 27 North, 

Range 47 East, Principal Meridian, 

Montana, was accepted August 13, 

2009.We will place a copy of the plat, 

in 1 sheet, and related field notes we 

described in the open files. They will be 

available to the public as a matter of 

information. If BLM receives a protest 

against this survey, as shown on this 

plat, in 1 sheet, prior to the date of the 

official filing, we will stay the filing 

pending our consideration of the 

protest. We will not officially file this 

plat, in 1 sheet, until the day after we 

have accepted or dismissed all protests 

and they have become final, including 

decisions or appeals. 

Dated: August 18, 2009. 

Michael T. Birtles, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Division of 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. E9–20375 Filed 8–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural 

Items: Milwaukee Public Museum, 

Milwaukee, WI 

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 Milwaukee Public 

Museum, Milwaukee, WI, that meets the 

definitions of ‘‘sacred object’’ 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 three cultural items are one 

catlinite tube pipe (MPM A14350/ 

3639), one woven bag with water 

serpent motif (MPM E3170/14), and one 

wooden bowl with handles (MPM 

E56211/17617). The three cultural items 

are affiliated with the Ottawa tribe (also 

known as the Odawa) of Michigan. All 

cultural items were acquired in 

Michigan in an area long associated 

with the Odawa. It would be unlikely 

that other tribes may claim these 

cultural items since the associated 

geographical area makes a strong case 

for affiliation. The three items are 

associated with the categories in which 

they are claimed by the Little Traverse 

Bay Band of Odawa Indians, Michigan. 

The pipe is claimed as a sacred object. 

In 1913, the pipe was donated to the 

museum by George West, collector and 

Milwaukee Public Museum trustee. It 

was collected by Walter P. Wyman who 

obtained it in Emmet County, MI. It was 

found ‘‘by an Indian in 1900 in the field 

on the lake bank of L’Arbor Croche.’’ 

Pipes are considered to be sacred objects 

by Odawa religious leaders. 

The bag is claimed as an object of 

cultural patrimony. In 1905, the 

museum purchased the cultural item 

from Mrs. Wilkinson of Beloit, WI. In 

August 1889, the cultural item was 

collected by George Wilkinson at Cross 

Village, MI, from Mrs. Shartleff. The 

museum documentation states that the 

bag was given to Mrs. Shartleff’s father 

by an Indian princess in 1770. The bag 

is considered to be an object of cultural 

patrimony since it would have been 

used in ceremonies to protect the 

Odawa tribe, as a whole. Furthermore, 

this bag could not have been alienated 

by a single individual since its 

particular use was for the benefit of the 

entire tribe. 

The bowl is claimed as an object of 

cultural patrimony. In 1956, the bowl 

was purchased by the museum from the 

Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit 

College, WI. It was originally part of the 

Albert Green Heath Collection. Heath 

was an avid collector of Native 

American material. According to the 

Logan Museum records, the bowl was 

collected from Aniquam at Cross 

Village, MI. The Odawa traditionally 

had three types of wooden bowls: 

personal bowls, community bowls, and 

ceremonial bowls. This bowl is 

considered to be a communal bowl that 

is owned by the entire tribe. The bowl 

is used for special ceremonies and is 

believed by the Odawa to contain 

manidok (spirits) that are members of 

the community that help the Odawa 

maintain their cultural beliefs and 

traditions. 

Officials of the Milwaukee Public 

Museum have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C), the 

one cultural item described above is a 

specific ceremonial object needed by 

traditional Native American religious 

leaders for the practice of traditional 

Native American religions by their 

present-day adherents. Officials of the 

Milwaukee Public Museum also have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (3)(D), the two cultural items 

described above have ongoing historical, 

traditional, or cultural importance 

central to the Native American group or 

culture itself, rather than property 

owned by an individual. Lastly, officials 

of the Milwaukee Public Museum have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 


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