48300 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 178 / Monday, September 15, 1997 / Notices

Office of the Bureau of Land

Management, Las Vegas Field Office,

4765 W. Vegas Drive, Las Vegas,

Nevada.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the above described

land will be segregated from all other

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the general mining

laws, except for lease/conveyance under

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act,

leasing under the mineral leasing laws

and disposal under the mineral material

disposal laws.

For a period of 45 days from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, interested parties may

submit comments regarding the

proposed lease/conveyance for

classification of the lands to the District

Manager, Las Vegas Field Office, 4765

Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89108.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments involving the suitability of

the land for a community park facility.

Comments on the classification are

restricted to whether the land is

physically suited for the proposal,

whether the use will maximize the

future use or uses of the land, whether

the use is consistent with local planning

and zoning, or if the use is consistent

with State and Federal programs.

Application Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments regarding the specific use

proposed in the application and plan of

development, whether the BLM

followed proper administrative

procedures in reaching the decision, or

any other factor not directly related to

the suitability of the land for a

community park facility.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification of the land described in

this Notice will become effective 60

days from the date of the publication in

the Federal Register. The lands will not

be offered for lease/conveyance until

after the classification becomes

effective.

Dated: August 27, 1997.

Michael F. Dwyer,

District Manager, Las Vegas, NV.

[FR Doc. 97–24302 Filed 9–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

[AK–020–07–1220–00–241A]

Notice of Special Rules and

Regulations for the White Mountains

National Recreation Area (WMNRA)

and Associated Recreation Facilities

This notice rescinds and replaces the

White Mountains National Recreation

Area Special Rules and Regulations

previously published in the Federal

Register (53 FR 25696, July 8, 1988).

This notice corrects omissions made in

the original notice and has been

updated pursuant to the White

Mountains Gateway Project

environmental assessment.

These special rules and regulations

apply to all lands and water surfaces

within the White Mountains National

Recreation Area, that portion of BLMmanaged lands between the WMNRA

and the Steese and Elliott Highways, the

Colorado Creek Trailhead, the Fred Blixt

Cabin, and the Cripple Creek

Campground and Cabin, as shown on

the White Mountains National

Recreation Area Off-Road Vehicle

Designations Map. These rules and

regulations are subject to valid existing

rights.

This order is issued pursuant to 43

CFR subpart 8364.1 and implements

provisions of the White Mountains NRA

Resource Management Plan signed on

February 2, 1986. This order will remain

in effect until rescinded or modified by

BLM’s Northern District Manager.

1. Motorized Equipment

a. Operating off-road vehicles (ORVs)

is restricted in some areas. See the

White Mountains National Recreation

Area Off-Road Vehicle Designations

Map available at BLM’s Northern

District Office for information on

designated ORV use areas.

b. Using motorized equipment for

mineral collection for personal use is

prohibited. Mineral collection for

personal recreation, using a gold pan,

shovel, portable sluice box (maximum

size 16 inches x 5 feet), rocker box or

other non-motorized means is allowed

without written authorization in areas

where there are no existing mining

claims or private lands, provided such

use does not cause unnecessary or

undue damage to the environment. The

use of motorized equipment permitted

under 43 CFR subpart 3809 shall require

written authorization from BLM’s

Northern District Manager.

c. Launching boats with motors

exceeding 15 horsepower without

written authorization from BLM’s

Northern District Manager is prohibited

in the Nome Creek valley.

d. Using motorized equipment,

including generators and chainsaws, in

the Nome Creek valley must be in

accordance with posted rules.

e. Using hovercraft or airboats is

prohibited.

2. Occupancy and Use

a. Camping at one site within the area

covered by this order for a period longer

than ten (10) days in any one calendar

year without written authorization from

BLM’s Northern District Manager is

prohibited. Camping in a campground

within the area covered by this order for

a period longer than ten (10)

consecutive days in any one calendar

year without written authorization from

BLM’s Northern District Manager is

prohibited.

b. Under the authorities of 36 CFR

part 71 and 43 CFR 8372.1, a daily use

fee will be collected in advance for

overnight occupancy of public

recreation fee sites located in, and

associated with, the White Mountains

National Recreation Area.

c. Users must register prior to

occupying a public recreation cabin.

Reservations may be made up to 30 days

in advance and must be paid for at the

time they are made. The original permit

must accompany the user(s) during their

stay at the cabin(s). Maximum stay is

three consecutive nights per cabin.

The following recreation facilities

located within or near the White

Mountains National Recreation Area are

specialized sites requiring recreation

use permits and site fees:

Borealis-LeFevre Cabin

Cache Mountain Cabin

Caribou Bluff Cabin

Colorado Creek Cabin

Cripple Creek Cabin

Crowberry Cabin

Fred Blixt Cabin

Lee’s Cabin

Moose Creek Cabin

Windy Gap Cabin

Wolf Run Cabin

Cripple Creek Campground

Mount Prindle Campground

Ophir Creek Campground

d. Discharging firearms within onequarter (1⁄4) mile of campgrounds and

public recreation cabins, as well as

across or along roads and trails, is

prohibited.

e. Leaving burning or smoldering

campfires unattended is prohibited.

f. Subject to valid existing rights,

constructing permanent or semipermanent structures (including cabins,

caches, water dams, or diversions)

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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]

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P

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