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process, including comments on the

Draft and Final GMP/EIS, the selected

action best accomplishes the legislated

purpose of the park and battlefield. This

includes facilitating the protection and

interpretation of sites in Idaho, Oregon,

Washington, and Montana that have

exceptional value in commemorating a

portion of the history of the United

States and that balances the statutory

mission of the National Park Service to

provide long-term protection of the

units’ resources and significance while

allowing for appropriate levels of visitor

use and appropriate means of visitor

enjoyment. The selected action also best

accomplishes identified management

goals and desired future conditions,

with the fewest environmental impacts.

Environmentally Preferable Alternative

The alternative which causes the least

damage to the cultural and biological

environment, and that best protects,

preserves, and enhances resources is

Alternative 2.

Measures To Minimize Environmental

Harm

All practicable measures to avoid or

minimize environmental impacts that

could result from implementation of the

selected action have been identified and

incorporated into the selected action.

Implementation of the selected action

would avoid any adverse impacts on

wetlands and any endangered or

threatened species or that would result

in the destruction or adverse

modification of critical habitat of such

species. Protection of viewsheds and

cultural resources not currently owned

by the National Park Service would be

done through cooperative agreements,

memorandums of understanding, scenic

easements, or purchase on a willingseller basis.

Public Involvement

Public comment has been requested,

considered, and incorporated

throughout this planning process in

numerous ways. The National Park

Service held 21 public scoping meetings

in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and

Montana in January and February 1995.

A newsletter was mailed to

approximately 1,600 addresses

announcing these meetings and that

presented the purpose, significance, and

interpretive themes for the park. A

second newsletter presenting the

desired future for the park was

distributed. A 50-page Alternatives

Newsbook was distributed in April

1996. Informal meetings on the

alternatives were also held. In July 1996,

postcards indicating which alternative

was selected for the proposed action

park-wide and for each individual site

were distributed. Workshops were held

in 16 communities near park sites, on

the draft EIS. Consultation was also

completed with the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, the U.S. Forest Service, the

Advisory Council on Historic

Preservation, the Oregon, Montana,

Idaho and Washington State Historic

Preservation Offices, Native American

tribes, state and local governments and

organizations.

Dated: October 2, 1997.

Rory D. Westberg,

Superintendent, Columbia Cascades Support

Office, Pacific West Region.

[FR Doc. 97–27408 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor,

Maine; Acadia National Park Advisory

Commission; Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 5

U.S.C. App. 1, Sec. 10), that the Acadia

National Park Advisory Commission

will hold a meeting on Monday, October

27, 1997.

The Commission was established

pursuant to Pub. L. 99–420, sec. 103.

The purpose of the commission is to

consult with the Secretary of the

Interior, or his designee, on matters

relating to the management and

development of the park, including but

not limited to the acquisition of lands

and interests in lands (including

conservation easements on islands) and

termination of rights of use and

occupancy.

The meeting will convene in the Chart

Room, Youth Center Bldg., U.S. Navy

Base, Winter Harbor, Maine, at 1 p.m. to

consider the following agenda:

1. Review and approval of minutes

from the meeting held July 28, 1997.

2. Tour of Schoodic Peninsula.

3. Land Conservation Committee

report.

4. U.S. Naval Security Group Activity

current mission and future projections.

5. Old business.

6. Superintendent’s report.

7. Public comments.

8. Proposed agenda and date of next

Commission meeting.

The meeting is open to the public.

Interested persons may make oral/

written presentations to the Commission

or file written statements. Such requests

should be made to the Superintendent

at least seven days prior to the meeting.

Further information concerning this

meeting may be obtained from the

Superintendent, Acadia National Park,

P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609,

tel: (207) 288–3338.

Dated: October 3, 1997.

Paul F. Haertel,

Superintendent, Acadia National Park.

[FR Doc. 97–27406 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Manzanar National Historic Site

Advisory Commission; Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act that a meeting of the Manzanar

National Historic Site Advisory

Commission will be held at 1 p.m. on

Saturday, October 25, 1997, at the Inyo

County Administrative Center, Board of

Supervisors’ Chambers, 224 N. Edwards

Street (U.S. Highway 395),

Independence, California, to hear

presentations on issues related to the

planning, development, and

management of Manzanar National

Historic Site.

The Advisory Commission was

established by Pub. L. 102–248, to meet

and consult with the Secretary of the

Interior or his designee, with respect to

the development, management, and

interpretation of the site, including the

preparation of a general management

plan for the Manzanar National Historic

Site. Members of the Commission are as

follows:

Ms. Sue Kunitomi Embrey, Chairperson

Mr. William Michael, Vice Chairperson

Mr. Keith Bright

Ms. Martha Davis

Mr. Ronald Izumita

Mr. Gann Matsuda

Mr. Vernon Miller

Mr. Mas Okui

Mr. Glenn Singley

Mr. Richard Stewart

The main agenda items at this

meeting of the Commission will include

the following:

(1) Status report on the development

of Manzanar National Historic Site by

Superintendent Ross R. Hopkins.

(2) General discussion of

miscellaneous matters pertaining to

future Commission activities and

Manzanar National Historic Site

development issues.

(3) Public comment period.

This meeting is open to the public. It

will be recorded for documentation and

transcribed for dissemination. Minutes

of the meeting will be available to the