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consideration of the protest. A plat will

not be officially filed until the day after

all protests have been dismissed and

become final or appeals from the

dismissal afirmed.

A person or party who wishes to

protest against any of these surveys

must file a written protest with the State

Director, Bureau of Land Management,

stating that they wish to protest.

A statement of reasons for a protest

may be filed with the notice of protest

to the State Director, or the statement of

reasons must be filed with the State

Director within thirty (30) days after the

protest is filed.

The above-listed plat represents

dependent resurveys, surveys, and

subdivisions.

This plat will be in the New Mexico

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87502–0115. Copies may

be obtained from this office upon

payment of $1.10 per sheet.

Dated: November 12, 1997.

John P. Bennett,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor For New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 97–31289 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Extension of Concession Contract

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Act of October

9, 1965 (79 STAT. 969; 16 U.S.C. 20 et

seq.), notice is hereby given that the

National Park Service intends to extend

a concession contract. This extension is

necessary to allow the continuation of

public services during the completion of

the planning for the park. The following

concession contract will be extended for

a period of one year through December

31, 1998: LIBBEY MEMORIAL

PHYSICAL MEDICINE CENTER, CC–

HOSP004–88.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

concession contract will expire on or

before December 31, 1997, unless

extended. The National Park Service

will not renew this contract for an

extended period until planning can be

conducted to determine the future

direction for concession services at this

park. The necessary planning process is

expected to begin shortly and will affect

the future of his concessions. The

planning process is expected to take one

year to complete. Until the planning

process is completed, it will not be in

the best interest of the National Park

Service to enter into long-term

concession contracts and permits. For

these reasons, it is the intention of the

National Park Service to extend the

current contract for a period of one year,

beginning on or before January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chief, Concessions Management,

Midwest Region, George Frederick,

National Park Service, 1709 Jackson

Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102 or at

telephone number 402–221–3612.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

William W. Schenk,

Regional Director, Midwest Region.

[FR Doc. 97–31258 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Concession Contracts and Permits,

Existing Extensions

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Extension of concession

contract/permit.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Act of October

9, 1965 (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C. 20 et

seq.), notice is hereby given that the

National Park Service intends to extend

a concession contract and permit. These

extensions are necessary to allow the

continuation of public services during

the completion of the planning for the

parks. The current concessionaires have

performed their obligations to the

satisfaction of the Secretary of the

Interior and retain their rights of

preference under this administrative

action of extending the existing contract

and permit.

The following concession contract

and permit will be extended for a period

of one year through December 31, 1998:

AKER’S FERRY CANOE RENTAL, CC–

OZAR012–88, and DUNE CLIMB

STAND, CP–SLBE004–92.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

concession contact and permit will

expire on or before December 31, 1997,

unless extended. The National Park

Service will not renew these contracts

and permits for an extended period

until planning can be conducted to

determine the future direction for

concession services at these parks. The

necessary planning processes are

expected to begin shortly and will affect

the future of these concessions. The

planning processes are expected to take

one year to complete. Until the planning

process is completed, it will not be in

the best interest of the National Park

Service to enter into long term

concession contracts and permits. For

these reasons, it is the intention of the

National Park Service to extend the

current contract and permit for a period

of one year beginning on or before

January 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Chief, Concessions Management,

Midwest Region, George Frederick,

National Park Service, 1709 Jackson

Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102 or at

telephone number 402–221–3612.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

William W. Schenk,

Regional Director, Midwest Region.

[FR Doc. 97–31259 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Draft Alternative Design Scenarios; Air

Force Memorial

ACTION: Announcement of a public open

house to present draft alternative design

scenarios for the development of the 25

acres of park land containing the site of

the proposed United States Air Force

memorial within the boundary of the

George Washington Memorial Parkway

in further compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Council on

Environmental Quality regulations and

National Park Service policy, the

National Park Service (NPS) announces

the presentation for public review, draft

alternative design scenarios for the

further development of the 25 acres of

park land within the George Washington

Parkway, in Arlington, Virginia, on

North Meade Street, which contains the

site of the proposed United States Air

Force Memorial and the Iwo Jima

Memorial and the Netherlands Carillon.

Public comment on the draft design

scenarios is requested to assist the

National Park Service to identify and

analyze such environmental issues as

traffic, pedestrian and vehicular

circulation, parking, access from the

Rosslyn Metro station, landscaping, and

protection of the vistas of and between

the existing memorials. This is to ensure

that the erection of the proposed Air

Force Memorial will not detract from

the other memorials, diminish other

park resources, or intrude on the

community.

A public open house to review and

comment upon the draft alternative

design scenarios will be held December

17, 1997 in the auditorium of the

Arlington County Central Library, 1015

North Quincy Street, Arlington, Virginia

between 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

Officials of the National Park Service

and representatives of the Air Force

Memorial Foundation will be in

attendance to describe the draft