Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 191 / Monday, October 2, 2000 / Notices 58791

effective immediately, except on

designated roads and trails, to protect

vegetation, soils, watershed, wildlife

values, and to minimize conflicts among

various uses of the Public Lands. This

order is issued under the authority of 43

CFR 8341.2 and 43 CFR 8364.1(a) as a

temporary measure while the off

highway vehicle (OHV) portion of the

Little Snake Resource Management Plan

is reviewed and modified. Designated

roads and trails affected by this order

will be posted with appropriate

regulatory signs. Maps will be available

at the Little Snake Field Office, 455

Emerson Street, Craig, CO 81625–1129.

Exemptions from this order include:

1. Any Federal , State, or local officers

or agencies engaged in fire suppression,

emergency, or official law enforcement

activities.

2. Bureau of Land Management

employees engaged in official duties.

3. Persons or agencies holding a

special use permit or right-of-way which

specifically allows for access to the area

for maintenance and operation of said

authorized facilities, provided such

motorized use is limited to the routes

specifically identified in the special use

permit or right-of-way.

4. Designated county roads, or rightsof-way associated with designated

county roads.

5. Grazing permittee(s) during the

permitted grazing season on existing

roads and trails, where such use is

necessary to the conduct of grazing

operations, with the exception

described below. Grazing permittee in

emergency situations, such as sick or

injured animals, to recover the animal(s)

throughout the public lands described

in this designation, with as little

disturbance to the area as possible. The

grazing permittee must notify the

Authorized Officer by telephone and in

writing within 5 days of such actions

describing the location and reason for

such action. Exception to Use by

Permittee: No use of motorized vehicles,

except on public and designated roads,

will be allowed for patrolling of the area

as related to hunting use before, during,

or after hunting seasons, or for conduct

of hunting or outfitting by the permittee,

whether such use is in conjunction with

livestock grazing operations or not.

Penalties: Violations of this

designation order are punishable by

fines not to exceed $1,000 and/or

imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

Dated: September 15, 2000.

John E. Husband,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–24251 Filed 9–29–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Missouri National Recreational River;

Availability of Final Boundary Map

AGENCY: National Park Service

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

3(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

(62 Stat. 906 as amended; 16 U.S.C.

1274), notice is hereby given that the

official, detailed boundary maps,

drawing number 651–80000, dated

March 6, 2000, for the Missouri National

Recreational River are completed and

available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent Missouri National

Recreational River, P.O. Box 591,

O’Neill, Nebraska 68763–0591,

telephone 402–336–3970.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 10, 1978, the 59-mile

segment of the Missouri River from

Gavins Point Dam, South Dakota to

Ponca State Park, Nebraska, was

designated a recreational river by Public

Law 95–625, an amendment to the Wild

and Scenic Rivers Act. In accordance

with section 3 (c) of the Wild and

Scenic Rivers Act, notice is hereby

given that the above said maps are now

available for inspection at the following

locations: The Department of the

Interior, National Park Service, Land

Resources Division, 1849 C Street NW,

Room 2444, Washington, D.C.; National

Park Service, Midwest Regional Office,

Office of Planning, 1709 Jackson St.,

Omaha, Nebraska; Missouri National

Recreational River Headquarters, 114 N.

6th St., O’Neill, Nebraska; Cedar County

Courthouse, County Clerk’s Office, 101

S. Broadway Hartington, Nebraska; Clay

County Courthouse, County Clerk’s

Office, 211 W. Main St., Vermillion,

South Dakota; Dixon County

Courthouse, County Clerk’s Office, 302

3rd St., Ponca, Nebraska; Union County

Courthouse, County Clerk’s Office, 209

E. Main, Elk Point, South Dakota;

Yankton County Courthouse, County

Clerk’s Office, 321 W. 3rd St., Yankton,

South Dakota. Copies of the maps are

also available in public libraries in

Hartington and Ponca, Nebraska, and

Yankton, Vermillion, and Elk Point,

South Dakota. Please address any

questions or requests to the

Superintendent at the address given

above.

Dated: September 22, 2000.

Catherine A. Damon,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–25252 Filed 9–29–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Extension of Public

Comment Period for the Draft General

Management Plan/Visitor Use and

Facilities Plan and the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2) of

the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969, the National Park Service has

prepared a Draft General Management

Plan/Visitor Use and Facilities Plan and

a Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DGMP/DEIS) for Voyageurs National

Park. Because of strong public interest

in the project, the comment period for

this document has been extended an

additional 30-days.

DATES: The comment period will now

end on October 23, 2000. All written

comments should be postmarked by this

date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Przybylski, Voyageurs

National Park, 3131 Highway 53,

International Falls, MN 56649,

telephone: 218–283–9821. E-mail:

Kathleen_Przybylski@nps.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may

mail comments on the DMGP/DEIS to:

General Management Plan, Voyageurs

National Park, 3131 Highway 53,

International Falls, MN 56649. You also

may comment via e-mail to

Kathleen_Przybylski@nps.gov.

The purpose of the General

Management Plan/Visitor Use and

Facilities Plan is to set forth the basic

management philosophy for the Park

and to provide the strategies for

addressing issues and achieving

identified management objectives. The

DGMP/DEIS describes and analyzes the

environmental impacts of a proposed

action and two action alternatives for

the future management direction of the

Park. A no action alternative is also

evaluated.

The initial Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) notice of availability for

this document appeared in the Federal

Register on June 23, 2000 (65 FR 39146).

An amended EPA notice reflecting the

first 30-day extension for public

comment was published in the Federal

Register on August 11, 2000 (65 FR

49237).

September 22, 2000.

Catherine A. Damon,

Acting Regional Director, Midwest Region.

[FR Doc. 00–25255 Filed 9–29–00; 8:45 am]

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