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lying outside of the Absaroka-Beartooth

Wilderness and Yellowstone National

Park boundaries.

T. 8 S., R. 15 E.,

Secs. 30 to 32, those portions lying outside

of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

Boundary.

T. 9 S., R. 15 E.,

Sec. 5, that portion lying outside of the

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

Boundary;

Secs. 6 and 7;

Secs. 8 and 17, those portions lying outside

of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

Boundary;

Secs. 18 to 21, inclusive;

Sec. 22, lots 1, 2, and 3, N1⁄2, SW1⁄4, and

bed of Kersey Lake riparian to lots 1, 2,

and 3;

Sec. 23, lots 2 and 3, N1⁄2, E1⁄2SE1⁄4, and

bed of Kersey Lake riparian to lots 2 and

3;

Sec. 26, bed of Kersey Lake riparian to the

NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 27, lots 1 and 2, S1⁄2NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4, and

bed of Kersey Lake riparian to lots 1 and

2;

Sec. 28, lots 1 to 4, inclusive, lots 6 to 9

inclusive, S1⁄2NW1⁄4, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, and

those portions of lot 5 and SE1⁄4SE1⁄4

lying outside of the Absaroka-Beartooth

Wilderness Boundary;

Secs. 29 to 32, inclusive;

Secs. 33 and 34, those portions lying

outside of the Absaroka-Beartooth

Wilderness Boundary.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 22,065 acres in Park County.

2. All non-Federal lands lying within

the area described in paragraph 1, if

subsequently acquired by the United

States, will be subject to the terms and

conditions of this withdrawal. The areas

aggregate approximately 4,158 acres in

Park County.

3. The withdrawal made by this order

does not alter the applicability of those

public land laws governing the use of

lands under lease, license, or permit, or

governing the disposal of their mineral

or vegetative resources other than under

the mining and mineral leasing laws,

except oil and gas.

4. This withdrawal will expire 20

years from the effective date of this

order unless, as a result of a review

conducted before the expiration date

pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1994), the

Secretary determines that the

withdrawal shall be extended.

Dated: August 14, 1997.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–21969 Filed 8–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Scoping; Fort Baker

Comprehensive Plan, Golden Gate

National Recreation Area, San

Francisco County, California

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in

accordance with the provisions of the

National Environmental Policy Act (42

U.S.C. 4321 et. seq.) that a public

scoping process has been initiated to

prepare a comprehensive planenvironmental document for the

developed area at Fort Baker. The

purpose of the scoping process is to

elicit advance public comment

regarding pertinent issues and concerns,

suitable range of alternatives, nature and

extent of potential environmental

impacts, and other factors which should

be addressed.

The responsible official is John J.

Reynolds, Regional Director, Pacific

West Region, National Park Service. At

this time, it is anticipated the draft

comprehensive plan-environmental

document will be available for public

review in spring, 1998, and that the

final comprehensive planenvironmental document will be

completed in summer, 1998.

Background

Fort Baker is a site within the

boundary of Golden Gate National

Recreation Area (GGNRA), a unit of the

National Park System. Portions of the

site, including over 70 acres of land and

50 historic buildings currently under

the jurisdiction of the Army, will be

transferred to the National Park Service

(NPS) by 2001.

Current concepts for use of this area

which were approved in the 1980

General Management Plan (GMP)

include: use of the historic buildings as

a conference center; removal of a

wooden bulkhead to restore a portion of

beach; and waterfront landscape

improvements to better accommodate

park visitors. The GMP also envisioned

removing non-historic buildings and

providing parking.

As one of the initial steps in this

comprehensive plan-environmental

analysis process, a Scoping Document

will be distributed on August 13, 1997.

The main topics addressed in the

document are: pertinent background

information; identification of issues

related to the planning process (such as

reuse options for historic buildings

which will be transferred); possible site

improvements in a 6 (six) acre

waterfront area; and re-evaluation of key

Fort Baker concepts set forth in the 1980

GMP.

Comments

As noted, the NPS will undertake a

Fort Baker area environmental analysis

effort to address new building uses,

possible site improvements, and

potential impacts. At this time, it has

not been determined whether an

Environmental Assessment or an

Environmental Impact Statement shall

subsequently be prepared. However,

this scoping process will aid in the

preparation of either document.

Interested individuals, organizations,

and agencies are invited to provide

comments or suggestions. Written

comments about the Scoping Document

must be postmarked no later than

September 13, 1997. To request a copy

of the document or to provide

comments, please contact: General

Superintendent, GGNRA at Fort Mason,

Building 201, San Francisco, California

94123 (telephone (415) 561–4844 or

email fortbaker@NPS.gov.)

Dated: August 1, 1997.

Sondra S. Humphries,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West.

[FR Doc. 97–21905 Filed 8–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare;

Environmental Impact Statement &

General Management Plan; Santa

Monica Mountains National Recreation

Area; Los Angeles & Ventura Counties,

CA

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) in partnership with the California

Department of Parks and Recreation

(CDPR) and Santa Monica Mountains

Conservancy (SMMC) is initiating a

conservation planning and impact

analysis process to identify strategies for

future management of Santa Monica

Mountains National Recreation Area. As

part of this process and in accordance

with § 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act (Pub. L. 91–

90, as amended), the NPS will be

preparing an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) and General

Management Plan (GMP) to present

information on the natural, cultural, and

socioeconomic resources in the park, to

outline alternative management

strategies, to analyze potential impacts

that may result from implementing

these strategies, and to identify

appropriate mitigation measures.

The GMP will establish a framework

for how natural and cultural resources,
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public use, and park operations will be

managed over the next 10–15 years and

document agreements developed in

partnership with CDPR, SMMC, and

other land management entities.

Following publication of this Notice,

CDPR as a cooperating agency will issue

a Notice of Preparation to initiate a

complementary environmental process;

the official responsible is Donald W.

Murphy, Director, CDPR.

Santa Monica Mountains National

Recreation Area is composed of a

complex pattern of public and private

land ownership. Multiple political

jurisdictions cross important natural

features and wildlife and recreation

corridors throughout the park’s

boundary. Effective planning and

management require coordination and

cooperation among all of the entities

with responsibility for the lands and

waters both inside and immediately

outside of the park. Past NPS planning

efforts have given general guidance on

land protection, resource management

and visitor facilities. However,

pressures on the park from the number

of visitors, types of uses, and urban

encroachment combined with new fiscal

and political environments dictate that

past planning efforts be revisited.

In the proposed planning process, the

purpose of the park will be reaffirmed.

The desired future conditions of natural

and cultural resources will be

envisioned and appropriate types,

locations, and levels of activities in the

park will be determined. Of special

concern to park managers is the balance

between resource preservation and use

by the visiting and resident publics.

This balance will be considered and

established in a regional context in

concert with the other public agencies’

missions and mandates.

Specific outcomes of the planning

process and the subsequent GMP will

include:

(1) Articulation of a clear vision

among all partners for the future

conditions of natural and cultural

resources and activities on the lands

and waters in the legislated park

boundary;

(2) Enhanced connections to the

community through joint planning,

cooperative management, leadership in

stewardship, and the expression of the

cultural history of the region;

(3) Criteria for determining

appropriateness of current or future

activities including types, locations, and

levels of use. Appropriateness will be

based on park purpose, resource

concerns, and potential conflicts with

other uses;

(4) Strategies to serve a diverse park

visitor population, especially with

urban residents and nontraditional

visitors;

(5) A coordinated, seamless approach

to the provision of information and

recreation opportunities for visitors

among the various providers.

Comments

As the first phase of the planning and

EIS process, the NPS is beginning

project scoping activities. Interested

individuals, organizations, and agencies

are invited to provide comments or

suggestions on the planning process or

on specific issues that should be

addressed within the draft EIS (DEIS).

Written comments may be mailed to the

Superintendent, Santa Monica

Mountains National Recreation Area,

30401 Agoura Road, Suite 100, Agoura

Hills, CA 91301–2085. All comments

should be postmarked not later than 90

days from the date of the publication of

this notice. Public input will also be

solicited at major milestones throughout

the planning process, thus additional

opportunities to comment will be

provided in the future.

In addition, several public meetings

will be held, affording an additional

opportunity to voice issues and

concerns. These meetings are scheduled

during September 22–26, 1997 in

locations throughout the greater Los

Angeles area. The NPS will share the

purpose and significance of Santa

Monica Mountains National Recreation

Area and solicit input on managing park

resources. The dates and locations of

meetings are listed below. Additional

information may be obtained by

contacting the park at (818) 597–1036,

extension 201.

(1) Los Angeles—Sept. 22, UCLA

Ackerman Hall, 7–10 pm;

(2) Malibu—Sept. 23, Webster

Elementary, 6–9 pm;

(3) Santa Monica—Sept. 24, Santa

Monica Library, 2–5 pm;

(4) Ventura—Sept. 25, Ventura

County Building, 2–5 pm;

(5) Agoura—Sept. 26, Radisson Hotel,

3–6 pm.

General information about Santa

Monica Mountains National Recreation

Area is currently available on the

Internet at http://www.nps.gov/samo. In

the near future, information about the

planning process and EIS/GMP will be

available via the NPS planning page at

http://www.nps.gov/planning.

Decision Process

The subsequent availability of the

DEIS/GMP will be announced by formal

notice and in local and regional news

media. The DEIS/GMP is anticipated to

be completed and available for public

review during the summer of 1999. A

final EIS/GMP is anticipated to be

completed approximately one year later.

A Record of Decision will be published

in the Federal Register not sooner than

thirty (30) days after distribution of the

FEIS/GMP. The responsible official is

John J. Reynolds, Regional Director,

Pacific West Region, National Park

Service.

Dated: August 1, 1997.

Sondra S. Humphries,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West.

[FR Doc. 97–21904 Filed 8–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

United States v. Allied Waste

Industries, Inc.; Proposed Final

Judgment and Competitive Impact

Statement

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the

Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act,

15 U.S.C. §§ 16 (b) through (h), that a

Complaint, Stipulation and Order and a

proposed Final Judgment, an Amended

Complaint, Notice of Filing an

Amended Complaint and proposed

Final Judgment, and a Competitive

Impact Statement have been filed with

the United States District Court for the

Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth

Division in United States and State of

Texas v. Allied Waste Industries, Inc.,

Civil Action No. 497–CV 564 E.

On July 14, 1997, the United States

and State of Texas filed a Complaint

naming Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

and USA Waste Services, Inc. as

defendants. On July 15, 1997, a

Stipulation and Order were filed and

entered along with a proposed Final

Judgment. Pursuant to the Stipulation

and Order, an Amended Complaint, and

an amended proposed Final Judgment

both of which dropped USA Waste

Service, Inc. as a defendant, were filed

on July 29, 1997. A Competitive Impact

Statement was also filed on July 29,

1997. The Complaint and Amended

Complaint alleged that the proposed

acquisition by Allied Waste Industries,

Inc. (‘‘Allied’’) of the Crow Landfill in

Tarrant County, Texas from USA Waste

Services, Inc. would violate Section 7 of

the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. § 18. The

amended proposed Final Judgment,

filed the same time as the Amended

Complaint, requires Allied to, among

other things, to divest more than 1.4

million cubic yards of landfill space

over a five-to-ten year period at the two

landfills Allied will own in the Tarrant

County area after the acquisition; to

accept waste at each of the two Allied