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Michigan, 7:00 p.m., September 23,

1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

reading copies of the DEIS will be

available for review at the following

locations:

Park Headquarters, Keweenaw National

Historical Park, 100 Red Jacket Road,

Second Floor, Calumet, Michigan

Park Headquarters, Isle Royale National

Park, 800 East Lakeshore Drive,

Houghton, Michigan

Portage Lake District Library, 105

Huron, Houghton, Michigan

Calumet Public Library, 102 Calumet,

Calumet, Michigan

Hancock Public Library, Hancock High

School, Hancock, Michigan

Lake Linden-Hubbell Public Library,

601 Calumet, Lake Linden, Michigan

Michigan Technological University

Library, Houghton, Michigan

Village of Calumet Clerk’s Office, 106

Red Jacket Road, Calumet, Michigan

Village of Laurium Clerk’s Office, 310

Hecla, Laurium, Michigan

Hancock City Manager, City Hall,

Hancock, Michigan

Houghton City Manager, 616 Shelden

Ave., Houghton, Michigan

Peter White Public Library, 217 North

Front Street, Marquette, Michigan

Kelly Eastwood Olson Library, Northern

Michigan University, 1401 Presque

Isle, Marquette, Michigan

A limited number of copies of the

DEIS are available from:

Superintendent, Keweenaw National

Historical Park, 100 Red Jacket Road,

Second Floor, Calumet, Michigan

49913, (906) 337–3168

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Fiala, Superintendent, Keweenaw

National Historical Park at the above

address, or he can be reached at 906–

337–3168.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

William W. Schenk,

Regional Director, Midwest Region.

[FR Doc. 97–23323 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Final Environmental Impact Statement

for General Management Plan; San

Francisco Maritime National Historical

Park, San Francisco County,

California; Notice of Availability

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

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (P.L. 91–190, as amended), the

National Park Service has prepared a

Final Environmental Impact Statement

(FEIS) assessing the potential impacts of

the General Management Plan (GMP) for

San Francisco Maritime National

Historical Park, San Francisco,

California. Once approved, the plan will

guide management of the park over the

next 15 to 20 years.

The Draft Environmental Impact

Statement/General Management Plan

(DEIS/GMP) was released for public

review on July 25, 1996. A Notice of

Availability was published in the

Federal Register on August 2, 1996 to

formally initiate a 60 day public review

period (which closed on October 3,

1996). During this period, two public

meetings were held with the park’s

Advisory Commission and written

comments were also received. The FEIS/

GMP contains responses to the

comments received and minor

modifications or clarifications to the

document as needed in response to the

comments.

Alternative A (the proposed action)

would provide a plan for the

preservation and maintenance of the

park’s collection, including the fleet of

historic vessels, small watercraft,

historic structures, library, and archival

materials. Minimal measures to slow

down deterioration of the steam

schooner Wapama would be

implemented, but the vessel’s

underlying structural decay would not

be addressed. The ship would be

dismantled when it could no longer be

maintained in a safe condition.

However, before this action would be

taken, efforts would be made to seek out

other agencies or private organizations

interested in reconstructing or

preserving Wapama as a dryberth

exhibit. The park would pursue

multiple strategies for major ship

restoration, such as continued use of

commercial shipyards and appropriate

agreements with San Francisco Bay

Area dry dock facilities. Greater use of

the park’s collection by the public for

research and interpretive purposes

would be provided through the use of

additional facilities, including

rehabilitation of the Haslett Warehouse.

The intersection at Hyde and Jefferson

Streets would be redesigned to enhance

pedestrian access and visibility of the

pier and historic ships and to expand

interpretive opportunities. Aquatic Park

would be enhanced and maintained as

a public open space, and recreational

activities in the lagoon such as

swimming, rowing, and the temporary

mooring of sailboats would continue to

be provided to all users. Park volunteer

programs would be enhanced and

visitors would be encouraged to

experience other related sites in the San

Francisco Bay Area.

In addition to the proposed action,

two alternatives were considered.

Alternative B emphasized preservation

and maintenance of the historic ships,

small watercraft, historic structures,

library, and archival materials (as would

Alternative A). Space would be

upgraded and expanded for the park’s

collection. The park would pursue

multiple strategies for major ship

restoration work. Under Alternative B

the intersection of Hyde and Jefferson

Streets would be developed further as

an expanded-permanent pedestrian

plaza with public seating, unobstructed

views of the ships and Bay, and

additional space for interpretive

demonstrations, displays, and public

programs. Alternative C (No ActionMinimum Requirements) would

continue current management strategies,

with minimal actions implemented to

stabilize and preserve the park’s

collection and historic properties.

The environmental consequences of

the proposed action and the alternatives

were fully documented in the DEIS/

GMP, and mitigation provided as

appropriate to minimize impacts. The

FEIS/GMP provides additional

information on mitigation measures for

the Wapama and other historic

properties in the final Programmatic

Agreement between the California State

Historic Preservation Office, the

Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation, and the NPS.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It should

be noted that this FEIS/GMP is an

‘‘abbreviated’’ final environmental

impact statement (changes from the

DEIS/GMP are minor, with no

modification of the alternatives and no

new information which might have a

significant effect on the environment).

The FEIS/GMP was prepared in

accordance with environmental

regulations set forth at 40 CFR 1503.4(c).

It is recommended that readers of the

FEIS/GMP have available a copy of the

DEIS/GMP. The ‘‘no-action’’ period for

this FEIS/GMP will end thirty (30) days

after the Environmental Protection

Agency has listed the availability of the

document in the Federal Register. For

further information, please contact the

Superintendent, San Francisco Maritime

National Historical Park, National Park

Service, Building E, Fort Mason, San

Francisco, California, 94123; telephone

(415) 556–1659.

Copies of the FEIS/GMP will be

available for public inspection at the

headquarters office of San Francisco

Maritime National Historical Park

(contact info above), as well as at area
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libraries and at Offices of Public Affairs,

Washington Office of the National Park

Service (1849 C Street NW, Washington

DC) and Pacific West Regional Office of

the National Park Service (600 Harrison

Street, Suite 600, San Francisco,

California).

Dated: August 21, 1997.

Holly Bundock,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Announcement: Availability of

Environmental Assessment for the

Southside Barrier Project

The National Park Service, at the

request of the Department of the

Treasury, has prepared an

Environmental Assessment for a

construction project to replace

temporary security barriers around the

south side of the White House. The

document is available for review and

public comment through September 30,

1997.

Copies may be requested by calling

the National Park Service, White House

Liaison, at (202) 619-6344 weekdays

from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Written

requests may be sent to 1100 Ohio

Drive, SW., Room 344, Washington, D.C.

20242.

Dated: August 20, 1997.

Stan E. Lock,

Deputy Director, White House Liaison.

[FR Doc. 97–23327 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

National Capital Region; National

Capital Memorial Commission; Notice

of Public Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act that a meeting of the National

Capital Memorial Commission will be

held on Tuesday September 23, 1997, at

1:30, at the National Building Museum,

Room 312, 5th and F Streets, NW.

The Commission was established by

Pub. L. 99–652, the Commemorative

Works Act, for the purpose of preparing

and recommending to the Secretary of

the Interior; Administrator, General

Services Administration; and Members

of Congress broad criteria, guidelines,

and policies for memorializing persons

and events on Federal lands in the

National Capital Region (as defined in

the National Capital Planning Act of

1952, as amended), through the media

of monuments, memorials and statutes.

It is to examine each memorial proposal

for adequacy and appropriateness, make

recommendations to the Secretary and

Administrator, and to serve as

information focal point for those

persons seeking to erect memorials on

Federal land in the National Capital

Region.

The members of the Commission are

as follows:

Director, National Park Service

Chairman, National Capital Planning

Commission

The Architect of the Capitol

Chairman, American Battle Monuments

Commission

Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts

Mayor of the District of Columbia

Administrator, General Services

Administration

Secretary of Defense

The purpose of the meeting will be to

discuss currently authorized and

proposed memorials in the District of

Columbia and environs.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Any person may file with the

Commission a written statement

concerning the matters to be discussed.

Persons who wish to file a written

statement or testify at the meeting or

who want further information

concerning the meeting may contact the

Commission at (202)619–7097. Minutes

of the meeting will be available for

public inspection 4 weeks after the

meeting at the Office of Stewardship

and Partnerships, National Capital

Support Office, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW.,

Room 220, Washington, D.C., 20242.

Dated: August 25, 1997.

Joseph M. Mawler,

Acting Regional Director, National Capital

Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

San Francisco Maritime National

Historical Park Meeting

Agenda for the September 24, 1997

public meeting for the Advisory

Commission for the San Francisco

Maritime National Historical Park, Fort

Mason Center, Building F, 10:00 am–

12:00 pm.

10:00 AM

Welcome—Neil Chaitin, Chairman

Opening Remarks—Neil Chaitin,

Chairman; William G. Thomas,

Superintendent

Approval of Minutes—June 11, 1997

meeting

10:15 AM

Update—Haslett Warehouse, William

G. Thomas, Superintendent

10:30 AM

Update—General Management Plan,

William G. Thomas

10:45 AM

Status—Space needs/Presidio,

William G. Thomas

11:15 AM

Status—Ship Preservation Update,

Wayne Boykin and Staff

11:45 AM

WAPAMA—Status of Alarm System/

Telephone Lines, Marc Hayman,

Chief IRM

11:55 AM

Public comments and questions

12:00 PM

Agenda items/Date for next meeting

Jeanne Haugh,

Superintendent.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains from

Fort Stevenson, Dakota Territory in the

Possession of the Peabody Museum of

Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard

University, Cambridge, MA

AGENCY: National Park Service

ACTION: Notice

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003 (d), of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains from Fort Stevenson, Dakota

Territory in the possession of the

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and

Ethnology, Harvard University,

Cambridge, MA.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Peabody Museum

of Archaeology and Ethnology

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Cheyenne River

Sioux Tribe, Devil’s Lake Sioux Tribe,

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort

Peck Reservation, and the Standing

Rock Sioux Tribe.

In 1867, human remains representing

three individuals were removed from

Fort Stevenson, Dakota Territory by U.S.

Army Surgeon Charles C. Gray and

Acting Assistant Surgeon Washington

Matthews on behalf of the Smithsonian