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motorized watercraft access only in that

portion of the Wild and Scenic River

that is the recognized ‘‘slack water’’ of

the Owyhee Reservoir (approximately 4

miles upstream from the existing

boundary). The amended closures or

restrictions are the minimum necessary

to protect and enhance ORVs and are

consistent with the approved plan.

Pursuant to 43 CFR 8351.2–1, the

following acts are prohibited on all

public lands within the boundaries at

the Owyhee River component of the

National Wild and Scenic River System

administered by the Bureau of Land

Management:

Violation of these prohibitions is

punishable by a fine of not more than

$500 or imprisonment for not more than

6 months or both. (Title 16 U.S.C. 1281).

1. Fire.

a. Failure, on any float trip, to carry

and use a firepan or similar device to

contain campfires.

4. Boating.

a. Operation of any motor-driven

(including electric motor-driven)

watercraft upstream of T.26S., R.43E.,

section 29 NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cathi Wilbanks, Bureau of Land

Management, Vale District, 100 Oregon

Street, Vale, OR 97918, (Telephone 541–

473–3144).

Lynn P. Findley,

Assistant District Manager, Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–3303 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Public Use Statistics Program Center;

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: DOI, National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the National Park

Service (NPS) intention to request an

extension for a currently approved

information collection in support of the

Public Use Statistics Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by April 14, 1997 to be assured

of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Albert A. Galipeau, Statistician

or Sandra D. Valdez, Program

Administrator, U.S. Department of

Interior, Park Operations and Education,

National Park Service, Public Use

Statistics Program Center, 12795 W.

Alameda Parkway, Denver, CO, 80225–

0287, (303) 987–6950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: .

Title: Public Use Reporting.

OMB Number: 1024–0036.

Expiration Date of Approval: February

28, 1997.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The survey is used by NPS

for the purpose of collecting public

interview data which are used to

determine conversion factors used in

converting electro-mechanical visitor

counts into recreation visits.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 3 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Individuals visiting

parks.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

18,000.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 7.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 900 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Sandra D. Valdez,

Program Administer.

Send comments regarding the

accuracy of the burden estimate, ways to

minimize the burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, or any other aspect of this

collection of information to:

Sandra D. Valdez, Program

Administrator, U.S. Department of

Interior, National Park Service, Park

Operations and Education, Public Use

Statistics Program Center, 12795 W.

Alameda Parkway, Denver, CO, 80225–

0287, (303) 987–6950.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: February 4, 1997.

Terry N. Tesar,

Information Collection Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–3248 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Intent To Issue a Prospectus

for Operation of Marina Facilities at

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation

Area

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will be releasing a concession

prospectus authorizing continued

operation of marina services, which

includes seasonal moorage, rental of

boats and houseboats, sale of marina

supplies and general merchandise,

limited grocery and camping supplies,

and marina fuel and oil, for the public

at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation

Area for a period of ten years from May

1, 1997 through April 30, 2007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

existing concessioner, Lake Roosevelt

Vacations, Inc., has performed its

obligations to the satisfaction of the

Secretary under an existing permit

which expires by limitation of time on

December 31, 1997, and therefore

pursuant to the provisions of Section 5

of the Act of October 9, 1965 (79 Stat.

969 U.S.C. 20), is entitled to be given

preference in the renewal and execution

of a new contract providing that the

existing concessioner submits a

responsive offer (a timely offer which

meets the terms and conditions of the

Prospectus). This means that the

contract will be awarded to the party

submitting the best offer, provided that

if the best offer was not submitted by

the existing concessioner, then the

existing concessioner will be afforded

the opportunity to match the best offer.

If the existing concessioner agrees to

match the best offer, then the contract

will be awarded to the existing

concessioner.

If the existing concessioner does not

submit a responsive offer, the right of

preference in renewal shall be

considered to have been waived, and

the contract will then be awarded to the

party that has submitted the best

responsive offer.

The Secretary will consider and

evaluate all proposals received as a

result of this notice.

The cost for purchasing a prospectus

is $30.00. Parties interested in obtaining

a copy should send a check payable to

‘‘National Park Service’’ to the following

address: National Park Service, Office of

Concession Program Management,

Pacific Great Basin Support Office, 600

Harrison St., Suite 600, San Francisco,

California 94107–1372. The front of the

envelope should be marked ‘‘Attention:

Office of Concession Program

Management—Mail Room Do Not

Open’’. Please include a mailing address

indicating where to send the prospectus.

Inquiries may be directed to Ms. Teresa

Jackson, Secretary, Office of Concession

Program Management at (415) 744–

3981.
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Dated: January 21, 1997.

Patricia L. Neubacher,

Acting Field Director, Pacific West Area.

[FR Doc. 97–3246 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Final General Management Plans/

Environmental Impact Statements,

Manhattan Sites, New York; Notice of

Availability of Final Plans and

Environmental Impact Statements

Pursuant to Council on

Environmental Quality regulations and

National Park Service policy, the

National Park Service (NPS) announces

the release of the Final General

Management Plans/Environmental

Impact Statements, Manhattan Sites,

New York. The National Park Service,

Manhattan Sites, New York, has

prepared the Final General Management

Plans/Environmental Impact Statements

for the park unit. These plans provide

the analysis necessary to determine the

alternatives for future management and

use of each of the sites including Castle

Clinton National Monument, Federal

Hall and General Grant National

Memorials, and Saint Paul’s Church and

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National

Historic Sites, New York and

Westchester Counties, New York. In

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

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969, the National Park Service is

required to prepare an environmental

impact statement to assess the impacts

of the proposed action(s). The National

Park Service is the responsible federal

agency.

The 45-day no-action period

following the Environmental Protection

Agency notice of availability of the final

Environmental Impact Statement will

end March 31, 1997. At that time, a

Record of Decision will be prepared,

and released soon thereafter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent, Joseph T. Avery,

Manhattan Sites, National Park Service,

26 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005

(212–825–6990).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Alternatives for future management and

use of each of the sites listed (Castle

Clinton National Monument, Federal

Hall and General Grant National

Memorials, and Saint Paul’s Church and

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National

Historic Sites, New York and

Westchester Counties, New York) are

presented and analyzed in the final

document. Under each site there is a

‘‘no-action’’ alternative that presents a

continuation of existing trends and

management, meets the minimum

requirements, and provides a basis to

evaluate the other alternatives. Three

alternatives are proposed for Castle

Clinton National Monument which

range from continuing existing

conditions, provisions for a new Statue

of Liberty/Ellis Island ticketing sales

structure outside of the fort, and one

alternative analyzing preservation of the

old fort walls while providing for an

auditorium and seating for the

performing arts at the site. At Federal

Hall, three alternatives are proposed

which range from continuing existing

management, to preserving and

restoring the structure and installing a

visitor information center, to converting

the use of Federal Hall exclusively to

the public and for collection storage,

with a state-of-the-art visitor

information center and the relocation of

offices to another facility. The proposals

for General Grant National Memorial

include three alternatives which ranged

from providing for the rehabilitation,

security, and maintenance of the

structure and site, to restoring the

structure and site to the original design

intent of the architect and continuing

interpretation through handbooks and

occasional living history programs, to

preserving the tomb and site as they are

and building a visitor center in the

pavilion across Riverside Drive. At Saint

Paul’s Church National Historic Site,

two alternatives are proposed which

range from continuing the interpretive

programs and existing site management

through the cooperators, to changing

park management to the National Park

Service with assistance from the

cooperating association and renting a

facility for curatorial storage and

preservation. Three alternatives are

proposed for Theodore Roosevelt

Birthplace National Historic Site which

include the continuation of interpretive

and site/resource preservation, to

installing a central air-conditioning

system and a closet elevator from the

third to fourth floor.

For copies of the Final General

Management Plans/Final Environmental

Impact Statements for the Manhattan

Sites, New York, please contact the

Superintendent at the above address.

Dated: February 4, 1997.

Joseph T. Avery,

Superintendent, Manhattan Sites.

[FR Doc. 97–3247 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Availability of a Plan of Operations and

Environmental Assessment for a Plan

of Operations; Williams Field Services

Company, North Padre Island Lateral

Natural Gas Pipeline, Padre Island

National Seashore, Kenedy County,

Texas

The National Park Service has

received from Williams Field Services

Company, a Plan of Operations for the

existing North Padre Island Lateral

Natural Gas Pipeline at Padre Island

National Seashore, Kenedy County,

Texas.

Pursuant to § 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the

Code of Federal Regulations, Part 9,

Subpart B (36 CFR 9B); the Plan of

Operations and Environmental

Assessment are available for public

review and comment for a period of 30

days from the publication date of this

notice in the Office of the

Superintendent, Padre Island National

Seashore, 9405 South Padre Island

Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas. Copies of

the documents are available from the

Superintendent, Padre Island National

Seashore, 9405 South Padre Island

Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78418, and

will be sent upon request.

Dated: February 3, 1997.

Patrick C. McCrary,

Superintendent, Padre Island National

Seashore.

[FR Doc. 97–3245 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Subsistence Resource Commission

meeting

SUMMARY: The Superintendent of Denali

National Park and the Chairperson of

the Subsistence Resource Commission

for Denali National Park announce a

forthcoming meeting of the Denali

National Park Subsistence Resource

Commission.

The following agenda items will be

discussed:

(1) Call to order by Chair.

(2) Roll call and confirmation of

quorum.

(3) Superintendent’s welcome and

introductions.

(4) Approval of minutes of last meeting.

(5) Additions and corrections to agenda.

(6) Old business:

a. Wildlife studies.

b. NPS Subsistence Issue Paper report.

c. Park planning and North Access

updates.

(7) New business:

a. Federal subsistence proposals.

b. Regional Advisory Council actions.

c. Denali subsistence resource

management plan.

(8) Public and other agency comments.