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BLM’s Northern District Manager is

prohibited.

g. Camping and/or campfires are

prohibited within twenty-five (25) feet

of trails.

The foregoing provisions are not

applicable to any federal, state, or local

employee or law enforcement officer, or

any member of any organized rescue or

fire suppression force in the

performance of an official duty.

Maps identifying designated areas are

available at the office listed below. Any

person convicted of violating this order

is subject to the penalties prescribed in

43 CFR subpart 8340.0–7 and/or 43 CFR

8360.0–7.

Direct questions and responses to:

Northern District Manager, Bureau of

Land Management, 1150 University

Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska 99709–3899,

(907) 474–2200.

Dated: August 19, 1997.

Richard Bouts,

Associate Manager, Northern District Office.

[FR Doc. 97–24300 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

60-day Notice of Intention to Request

Clearance of Collection of

Information—Opportunity for Public

Comment

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,

National Park Service, and 16 Units of

the National Park System.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

Visitor Services Project is proposing to

conduct visitor studies at up to 16 parks

during 1998:

Estimated numbers of

Responses Burden

hours

Denali National Park ........................................................................................................................................................ 600 120

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area .............................................................................................................. 700 140

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve ............................................................................................................ 800 160

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park .................................................................................................................. 500 100

Glacier Bay National Park ................................................................................................................................................ 600 120

National Capital Parks Central (Lincoln, Jefferson, etc.) ................................................................................................. 800 160

George Washington Memorial Parkway—Theodore Roosevelt Island ........................................................................... 500 100

Acadia National Park ....................................................................................................................................................... 800 160

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area .......................................................................................................................... 800 160

Cumberland Island National Seashore ............................................................................................................................ 500 100

Cape Cod National Seashore .......................................................................................................................................... 600 120

Andersonville National Historic Site ................................................................................................................................. 500 100

Eisenhower National Historic Site .................................................................................................................................... 500 100

Big Cypress National Preserve ........................................................................................................................................ 500 100

Lassen Volcanic National Park ........................................................................................................................................ 700 140

Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve ................................................................................................................. 400 80

Annual totals ............................................................................................................................................................. 9800 1960

Under provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part

1320, Reporting and Record Keeping

Requirements, the National Park Service

is soliciting comments on the need for

gathering the information in the

proposed visitor studies listed above.

The NPS is also asking for comments on

the practical utility of the information

being gathered; the accuracy of the

burden hour estimate; ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and ways to

minimize the burden to respondents,

including use of automated information

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

The NPS goal in conducting these

surveys is to learn visitor demographics

and visitors’ opinions about services

and facilities in these parks. Results of

the surveys will be used by NPS

managers to improve services, protect

resources, and thereby better serve the

visitors.

DATES: Public comments will be

accepted on or before November 14,

1997.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Margaret Littlejohn,

Visitor Services Project Coordinator,

Cooperative Part Studies Unit, College

of Forestry, Wildlife and Range

Sciences, University of Idaho, Moscow,

Idaho 83844–1133, phone: 208–885–

7863.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margaret Littlejohn. Voice: 208–885–

7863, Fax: 208–885–4261, Email:

<littlej@uidaho.edu>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Visitor Services Project Visitor

Surveys at 16 Parks.

Bureau Form Number: None.

OMB Number: To be requested.

Expiration date: To be requested.

Type of request: Request for new

clearance.

Description of need: The National

Park Service needs information

concerning visitor demographics and

visitor opinions about the services and

facilities that the National Park Service

provides in each of the parks proposed

to be surveyed. The proposed

information to be collected from visitors

in these parks is not available from

existing records, sources, or

observations.

Automated data collection: At the

present time, there is no automated way

to gather this information, since it

includes asking visitors to evaluate

services and facilities that they used

during their park visit. The intrusion on

visitors in each park is minimized by

only contacting visitors during one 7

day period at that park.

Description of Respondents: A sample

of visitors to each of these parks.

Estimated average number of

respondents: The number depends on

the size of the park being surveyed and

is estimated to range from 400 to 800

respondents per park.

Estimated average number of

responses: Each respondent will
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respond only one time, so the number

of responses will be the same as the

number of respondents.

Estimated average burden hours per

response: 12 minutes.

Frequency of response: 1 time per

respondent.

Estimated annual reporting burden:

The number depends on the size of the

park being surveyed and is estimated to

range from 80 to 160 hours per park.

Diane M. Cooke,

Information Collection Clearance Officer,

WASO Administrative Program Center,

National Park Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Facility Development Plan/Final

Environmental Impact Statement,

Shenandoah National Park, VA

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Council on

Environmental Quality regulations and

National Park Service policy, the

National Park Service (NPS) announces

the availability of the Facility

Development Plan/Final Environmental

Impact Statement (INT–FES–97–21) for

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia.

The plan and final EIS were prepared by

the National Park Service in accordance

with section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

The Facility Development Plan/Final

Environmental Impact Statement is

abbreviated. The draft and final

environmental impact statements

together describe the final plan, its

alternatives, and all significant

environmental impacts. Comments

received on the draft environmental

impact statement are included, as well

as appropriate responses. No comments

resulted in significant changes in the

proposed action.

Copies of the plan and final EIS will

be distributed to cooperating agencies,

interested groups, individuals and

institutions, and local libraries. The

plan will also be available at

Shenandoah National Park

administrative offices.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Connie Rudd, Assistant Superintendent,

Shenandoah National Park, Route 4, Box

348, Luray, Virginia 22835. Telephone:

(703) 999–3400.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A range of

issues and preliminary alternatives for

the Facility Development Plan were

developed and analyzed. Alternatives

considered included ‘‘no action’’;

development of facilities and housing in

accordance with the General

Management Plan (1983); moving all

housing and development out of the

park; and a mixture of new or

rehabilitated housing and facilities at

selected locations throughout the park

combined with leased housing in

adjacent towns. For copies of the

Facility Development Plan/Final

Environmental Impact Statement please

contact the Assistant Superintendent at

the above address.

Marie Rust,

Regianl Director, Northeast Area.

[FR Doc. 97–24330 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Keweenaw National Historical Park

Advisory Commission

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces an

upcoming meeting of the Keweenaw

National Historical Park Advisory

Commission. Notice of this meeting is

required under the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Public Law 92–463).

DATES: Tuesday, October 28, 1997; 8:30

a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Keweenaw National

Historical Park Headquarters, 100 Red

Jacket Road (2nd floor), Calumet,

Michigan 49913–0471.

This meeting is open to the public.

We will begin with the Chairman’s

welcome; minutes of the previous

meeting; update on the general

management plan; update on park

activities; old business; new business;

next meeting date; adjournment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent, Keweenaw National

Historical Park, P.O. Box 471, Calumet,

Michigan 49913–0471, or telephone

906–337–3168.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Keweenaw National Historical Park was

established by Public Law 102–543 on

October 27, 1992.

Dated: August 26, 1997.

William W. Schenk,

Regional Director, Midwest Region.

[FR Doc. 97–24333 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Sleeping Bear Dunes National

Lakeshore Advisory Commission

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of final meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets the schedule

for the final meeting of the Sleeping

Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Advisory Commission. Notice of this

meeting is required under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law

92–463).

DATE, TIME, AND ADDRESS: Friday,

October 17, 1997; 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon.

AGENDA: Sleeping Bear Dunes National

Lakeshore Headquarters Empire,

Michigan. The Chairman’s welcome;

minutes of the previous meeting; update

on park activities; old business; public

input; adjournment. The meeting is

open to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent, Sleeping Bear Dunes,

Ivan Miller, 9922 Front Street, Empire,

Michigan 49630; or telephone 616–326–

5134.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Advisory Commission was established

on October 21, 1970, by Public Law 91–

479 and terminated on October 21,

1987. The Commission was

reestablished and extended by Public

Law 100–558, dated October 28, 1988.

This charter will officially expire on

October 21, 1997. The purpose of the

commission, according to its charter,

was to advise the Secretary of the

Interior with respect to matters relating

to the administration, protection, and

development of the Sleeping Bear Dunes

National Lakeshore, including the

establishment of zoning by-laws,

construction, and administration of

scenic roads, procurement of land,

condemnation of commercial property,

and the preparation and implementation

of the land and water use management

plan.

Dated: August 27, 1997.

David N. Given,

Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.

[FR Doc. 97–24332 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

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