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notice * * * and otherwise consult

with members of the public and affected

agencies concerning each proposed

collection of information * * *’’

Agencies must specifically solicit

comments to: (a) evaluate whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the agency to perform its

duties, including whether the

information is useful; (b) evaluate the

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (c) enhance the quality,

usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

minimize the burden on the

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

We will summarize written responses

to this notice and address them in our

submission for OMB approval. As a

result of your comments, we will make

any necessary adjustments to the burden

in our submission to OMB.

Dated: June 12, 2000.

John V. Mirabella,

Acting Chief, Engineering and Operations

Division.

[FR Doc. 00–15801 Filed 6–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Availability for a Draft

General Management Plan

Amendment/Environmental Impact

Statement, Dry Tortugas National Park,

Monroe County, FL

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (Public Law 91–190, as

amended), the National Park Service

(NPS) has prepared a Draft General

Management Plan Amendment/

Environmental Impact Statement

(DGMPA/EIS) that evaluates five

alternatives for Dry Tortugas National

Park. The document describes and

analyzes the environmental impacts of a

proposed action, three action

alternatives and a no-action alternative.

When approved, the plan will guide

management actions during the next 15–

20 years. This document was completed

in cooperation with the Florida Keys

National Marine Sanctuary, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration. However, the National

Park Service planning document and

process are separate from the Marine

Sanctuary’s process and document.

DATES: There will be a 60-day public

review period for comment on the draft

document which will begin when the

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

publishes their notice in the Federal

Register.

ADDRESSES: Public reading copies of the

DGMPA/EIS will be available for review

at the following locations:

• Everglades National Park, 40001

State Road 9336, Homestead;

• Offices of Florida National Marine

Sanctuary at 216 Ann Street, Key West;

5550 Overseas Highway, Marathon; and

95200 Overseas Highway, Key Largo;

• Miami-Dade Public Library,

Homestead Branch, 700 N. Homestead

boulevard, Homestead;

• Collier County Public Library, 650

Central Avenue, Naples; and

• St. Petersburg Public Library, 3745

9th Avenue North, St. Petersburg.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of

the availability of the final document

will be published in the Federal

Register. Subsequently, notice of an

approved Record of Decision will be

published in the Federal Register not

sooner than 30 days after the final

document is distributed. The official

responsible for the decision is the

Regional Director, Southeast Region,

National Park Service; the official

responsible for implementation is the

Superintendent, Dry Tortugas National

Park.

In order to facilitate the review

process, public meetings will be held

from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the following

Florida locations:

• Homestead Senior High School, S.E.

12th Avenue, Homestead—June 12;

• Comfort Inn Executive Suites, 3860

Toll Gate Boulevard, Naples—June 13;

• University of South Florida at St.

Petersburg, Campus Activities Center,

2nd Street and 6th Avenue South, St.

Petersburg—June 14;

• The Sombrero Country Club, 4000

Sombrero Boulevard, Marathon—June

21;

• Holiday Inn Beach Side, 3841 North

Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West—June

22.

A public meeting also will be held in

Washington, DC from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

in the first floor HCHB Auditorium of

the U.S. Commerce Building on July 11,

2000.

For the convenience of the public,

these meetings will be held jointly with

the Florida Keys National Marine

Sanctuary, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration. Detailed

information for each public meeting will

be published in local and regional

newspapers in advance, broadcast via

radio and television stations, and listed

on the park’s Webpage. Dry Tortugas

National Park management and

planning officials will attend all

sessions to present the draft document,

to receive oral and written comments,

and to answer questions.

Comments on the DGMPA/EIS should

be received (or transmitted by e-mail) no

later than 60 days after publication of

EPA’s Federal Register notice. Written

comments may be submitted to

Superintendent Richard G. Ring,

Everglades National Park and Dry

Tortugas National Park, 40001 State

Road, 9336, Homestead, Florida 33034

or e-mailed to jeffery_scott@nps.gov.

All comments received will be

available for public review at Everglades

National Park. If individuals submitting

comments request that their name and/

or address be withheld from public

disclosure, it will be honored to the

extent allowable by law. Such requests

must be stated prominently in the

beginning of the comments. There also

may be circumstances wherein the NPS

will withhold a respondent’s identity as

allowable by law. As always, NPS will

make available for public inspection all

submissions from organizations or

businesses and from persons identifying

themselves as representatives or

officials of organizations and

businesses. Anonymous comments may

not be considered.

In addition, the document will be

posted on the Dry Tortugas National

Park Webpage (www.nps.gov/drto/). A

limited number of printed copies will be

available on request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffery Scott, Supervisory Community

Planner, Everglades National Park,

40001 State Road 9336, Homestead,

Florida 33034, (Phone: 305–242–7706;

FAX: 305–242–7711; email:

jeffery_scott@nps.gov).

Dated: June 14, 2000.

Daniel W. Brown,

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.

[FR Doc. 00–15729 Filed 6–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Final Environmental Impact Statement

and Fort Baker Plan, Golden Gate

National Recreation Area, Marin

County, California; Notice of Approved

Record of Decision

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

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969, Pub. L. 91–190, as amended, and

the regulations promulgated by the

Council on Environmental Quality (40

CFR 1505.2), the Department of the

Interior, National Park Service (NPS)

has prepared the Fort Baker Plan and