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assessing the potential impacts of

amending the current General

Management Plan (approved in 1995).

The DEIS includes a draft Backcountry

and Wilderness Management Plan, and

identifies and evaluates the

environmental consequences of a

proposed action and three alternatives.

Mitigation measures are noted and

evaluated. No significant adverse

environmental impacts are anticipated.

Once approved, the plan will guide

wilderness management and other

operations for the next 10–15 years.

Proposal

As described under Alternative A, the

National Park Service (NPS) proposes to

amend the General Management Plan

(GMP) for Joshua Tree National

Monument, including but not limited to

the following changes: designate a trail

system with prescriptions for specific

uses; designate unpaved roads newly

added to the park as part of the

Development Zone (allowing limited

motor vehicle use); designate places

where installing fixed anchors for rock

climbing may or may not be permitted;

and designate locations where roadside

vehicle-camping may or may not be

permitted. The DEIS also analyzes the

artificial water sources installed for

wildlife in designated Wilderness and

would determine where such sources

should be removed or maintained. The

draft plan would designate areas closed

to public access and establish group size

limits for overnight stays in the

backcountry and Wilderness. Finally,

the draft plan would implement the

Department of the Interior’s Desert

Tortoise Recovery Plan of June 1994.

Implementing Alternative A would

result in the protection of (with no

additional disturbance) park lands, and

the reclamation of some previously

disturbed lands. User conflicts would be

minimized by providing for a variety of

visitor experiences, groups sizes, trail

allocations and designations, and a

climbing bolt permit system.

Alternatives

Alternatives to the actions proposed

include No Action (Alternative B),

Maximum Protection (Alternative C),

and Minimum Requirements

(Alternative D). Under Alternative B the

park would maintain existing programs

and operations. Alternative C would

impose greater restrictions upon all uses

in the park and afford the most rigorous

and strict protection to the resources, in

particular the wilderness resource. Also,

those lands in the Natural Zone that are

not Wilderness would be treated and

managed as if they were so designated.

Alternative D would impose no

restrictions on use of the old monument

lands other than those that already exist.

The public could use the newly added

lands much as the lands were used prior

to their inclusion within the park. Only

those public recreational activities that

are illegal in NPS or other regulations,

such as hunting or operating vehicles in

wilderness, would be prohibited.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS

is now available for public review;

review copies are available at park

headquarters, as well as at local public

libraries. Inquiries and comments on the

DEIS should be directed to:

Superintendent, Joshua Tree National

Park, 74485 National Park Drive,

Twentynine Palms, California 92277.

The telephone number for the park is

(760) 367–5503. All written comments

must be postmarked not later January

31, 1998.

Public Meetings

A series of public workshops will be

held to provide NPS staff an

opportunity to hear concerns and

suggestions from the public. In contrast

to a traditional formal hearing,

interested individuals and organization

representatives will have the

opportunity to offer informal input and

engage in dialog about the range of

alternatives, elements of the

alternatives, and issues involved. This

dialog is intended to provide additional

guidance to the NPS in preparing a final

EIS and plan amending the GMP. These

workshops are scheduled as follows:

December 2, Santa Monica area—6:00–

9:00 p.m.

December 11, Palm Desert area—6:00–

9:00 p.m.

January 16, Moronga Basin area—6:00–

9:00 p.m.

Complete details about locations for

the meetings may be obtained via

written or telephone inquiry as noted

above.

Decision

After the formal DEIS review period

has concluded, all comments and

suggestions received will be considered

in preparing a final plan. Currently the

final EIS and plan amending the GMP

are anticipated to be completed during

summer 1998; their availability will be

similarly announced in the Federal

Register. Subsequently a Record of

Decision would be executed no sooner

than 30 (thirty) days after release of the

final EIS. The responsible officials are

John Reynolds, Regional Director,

Pacific West Region and Ernest

Quintana, Superintendent, Joshua Tree

National Park.

Dated: November 4, 1997.

Sondra S. Humphries,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.

[FR Doc. 97–30648 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Kaloko Honokohau National Historical

Park Advisory Commission; Notice of

Meeting

Notice is given in accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act that a

meeting of the Na Hoa Pili O Kaloko

Honokohau, Kaloko Honokohau

National Historical Park Advisory

Commission will be held at 9:00 a.m.,

December 13, 1997, the Coffee Mill

Room, Keauhou Beach Hotel in Kona,

Hawaii.

On Saturday, December 13, the

Commission will begin its first meeting

with a formal swearing in ceremony.

The business meeting will begin

immediately following and last until 3

p.m.

The Advisory Commission was

established by Pub. L. 95–625 and has

been re-established by Title I, Section

503, of Pub. L. 104–333 to advise the

park superintendent with respect to the

historical, archeological, cultural, and

interpretive programs of the park.

Members of the Commission are as

follows:

David Roy, chairperson

Henry Auwae

Abbie Napeahi

George Naope

Hannah Kihalani Springer

Francis Kuailani

Bryan Harry

Angel Pilago

Stephen Kane–A–I Morse

Mervyn Thompson

Pualani Kanahele

Fred Cachola

Duane Hanakeawe

The regulations involving nude

bathing and the use of the fish ponds

and traps will be the principal

discussion topics at the Saturday

meeting.

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

public after approval of the full

Advisory Commission. A transcript will

be available after December 30, 1997.

For copies of the minutes, contact the

Park Superintendent at 808–329–6881.
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Dated: November 7, 1997.

Patricia L. Neubacher,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West.

[FR Doc. 97–30650 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Maine Acadian Culture Preservation

Commission; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92–463) that the Maine

Acadian Culture Preservation

Commission will meet on Friday,

December 12, 1997. The meeting will

convene at 7:00 p.m. in the basement

meeting hall, St. David Church, on U.S.

Route 1, Madawaska, Aroostook County,

Maine.

The Maine Acadian Culture

Preservation Commission was

appointed by the Secretary of the

Interior pursuant to the Maine Acadian

Culture Preservation Act (Pub. L. 101–

543). The purpose of the Commission is

to advise the National Park Service with

respect to:

• the development and implementation

of an interpretive program of Acadian

culture in the state of Maine.

• the selection of sites for interpretation

and preservation by means of

cooperative agreements.

The Agenda for this meeting is as

follows:

1. Review and approval of the

summary report of the meeting held

October 17, 1997.

2. A talk by Steven White of Moncton,

New Brunswick, on ‘‘Acadian

Genealogy’’.

3. Report of the National Park Service

Maine Acadian project staff.

4. Opportunity for public comment.

5. Proposed agenda, place, and date of

the next Commission meeting.

The meeting is open to the public.

Further information concerning

Commission meetings may be obtained

from the Superintendent, Acadia

National park. Interested persons may

make oral/written presentations to the

Commission or file written statements.

Such requests should be made at least

seven days prior to the meeting to:

Superintendent, Acadia National Park,

P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, ME 04609–

0177; telephone (207) 288–5472.

Dated: November 5, 1997.

Norm Dodge,

Acting Superintendent, Acadia National

Park.

[FR Doc. 97–30649 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COOPERATION AGENCY

Overseas Private Investment

Corporation; Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment

Corporation, IDCA.

ACTION: Request for comments.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35), Agencies are required to

publish a Notice in the Federal Register

notifying the public that the Agency has

prepared an information collection

request for OMB review and approval

and has requested public review and

comment on the submission. OPIC

published its first Federal Register

Notice on this information collection

request on September 2, 1997, in 62 FR

169, p. 46372, at which time a 60-

calendar day comment period was

announced. This comment period ended

November 3, 1997. No comments were

received in response to this Notice.

This information collection

submission has now been submitted to

OMB for review. Comments are again

being solicited on the need for the

information, its practical utility, the

accuracy of the Agency’s burden

estimate, and on ways to minimize the

reporting burden, including automated

collection techniques and uses of other

forms of technology. The proposed form

under review is summarized below.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form

and the request for review submitted to

OMB may be obtained from the Agency

Submitting Officer. Comments on the

form should be submitted to the OMB

Reviewer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

OPIC Agency Submitting Officer

Carol Brock, Records Manager,

Overseas Private Investment

Corporation, 1100 New York Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20527; 202/336–

8563.

OMB Reviewer

Victoria Wassmer, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20503, 202/395–

5871.

Summary of Form Under Review

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Title: Contractors & Exporters

Program: Application for Political Risk

Investment Insurance.

Form Number: OPIC–81.

Frequency of Use: One per investor

per project.

Type of Respondents: Business or

other institutions (except farms);

individuals.

Standard Industrial Classification

Codes: All.

Description of Affected Public: U.S.

companies or citizens investing

overseas.

Reporting Hours: 4 hours per form.

Number of Responses: 15 per year.

Federal Cost: $300 annually.

Authority for Information Collection:

Sections 231, 234(a), 239(d), and 240A

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,

as amended.

Abstract (Needs and Uses): The

application for the contractors and

exporters program is the principal

document used by OPIC to determine

the investor’s and project’s eligibility,

assess the environmental impact and

developmental effects of the project,

measure the economic effects for the

United States and the host country

economy, and collect information for

underwriting analysis.

Dated: November 7, 1997.

James R. Offutt,

Assistant General Counsel, Department of

Legal Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–30579 Filed 11–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decrees

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

In accordance with Departmental

policy, 28 CFR 50.7, and 42 U.S.C.

9622(d), notice is hereby given that on

October 31, 1997, the trustees for

natural resources at the Tulalip Landfill

Superfund Site on Ebey Island in Puget

Sound, Washington (‘‘the Site’’) lodged

with the United States District Court for

the Western District of Washington

consent decrees against defendants

Seattle Goodwill Industries and R.W.

Rhine, Inc. in the civil action styled

United States v. The Boeing Company,

et al., Civil Action No. C97–1648–WD.

The consent decrees require the

defendants to compensate the trustees

for natural resource damages resulting

from the release of hazardous

substances at the Site. The trustees

consist of the State of Washington

Department of Ecology, the Tulalip