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LOCATION: The meeting will be held at

Sophie Station Hotel, 1717 University

Ave., Fairbanks, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dave Mills, Superintendent and Jeff

Mow, Subsistence Manager, 201 First

Avenue, Doyon Bldg., Fairbanks, Alaska

99701. Phone (907) 456–0578.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Subsistence Resource Commissions are

authorized under Title VIII, section 808,

of the Alaska National Interest Lands

Conservation Act, Public Law 96–487

and operate in accordance with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committees Act.

John Quinley,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–28575 Filed 11–6–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Joshua Tree National Park Advisory

Commission; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act that a meeting of the Joshua Tree

National Park Advisory Commission

(Commission) will be held from 10 am

(PDT) until 2 pm on Friday, December

1, 2000, at the Black Rock Interagency

Fire Center at 9800 Black Rock Canyon

Road, Black Rock Campground, in the

city of Yucca Valley, California. The

Commission will hear reports by the

Climbing Committee, the Park

Wilderness Steering Committee, the

Park Trails Program, the Park Road

Construction Project, the Park FY2001

Budget and the Joshua Tree Fund.

The Commission was established by

Public Law 103–433, section 107 to

advise the Secretary concerning the

development and implementation of a

new or revised comprehensive

management plan Joshua Tree National

Park.

Members of the Commission include:

Mr. Chuck Bell ................................................................................. Planner.

Ms. Cyndie Bransford ...................................................................... Recreational Climbing Interest.

Ms. Marie Brashear .......................................................................... Mining Interest.

Mr. Gary Daigneault ......................................................................... Property Owner/Business Interest.

Hon. Kathy Davis ............................................................................. County of San Bernardino.

Mr. John Freter ................................................................................. Property Owner Interest.

Mr. Brian Huse ................................................................................. Conservation.

Mr. Julian McIntyre .......................................................................... Conservation.

Mr. Roger Melanson ......................................................................... Equestrian Interest.

Mr. Ramon Mendoza ........................................................................ Native American Interest.

Ms. Leslie Mouriquand .................................................................... Planner.

Mr. Richard Russell .......................................................................... All Wheel Drive Vehicle Interest.

Ms. Lynne Shmakoff ........................................................................ Property Owner Interest.

Hon. Roy Wilson .............................................................................. County of Riverside.

Mr. Gilbert Zimmerman ................................................................... Tourism.

The meeting is open to the public and

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. For copies,

please contact Superintendent, Joshua

Tree National Park, 74485 National Park

Drive, Twentynine Palms, California

92277 at (760)367–5502.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

Ernest Quintana,

Superintendent.

[FR Doc. 00–28573 Filed 11–6–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Meeting: The Christmas Pageant of

Peace

The National Park Service is seeking

public comments and suggestions on the

planning of the 2000 Christmas Pageant

of Peace, which opens on December 11,

2000, on the Ellipse (President’s Park),

south of the White House. The meeting

will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday,

November 17, in room 234 of the

National Capital Region Building, at

1100 Ohio Drive, SW, Washington, DC

(East Potomac Park).

Persons who would like to comment

at the meeting should notify the

National Park Service by November 15

by calling the White House Visitor

Center weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4

p.m. at (202) 208–1631. Written

comments may be sent to the Park

Manager, White House Visitor Center,

1100 Ohio Drive, SW, Washington, DC

20252, and can be accepted until

November 14.

Dated: November 1, 2000.

Stan E. Lock,

Deputy Director, White House Liaison.

[FR Doc. 00–28574 Filed 11–6–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Solano Project—Lake Berryessa;

Napa, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969, as amended, the Bureau of

Reclamation (Reclamation) is initiating

a formal Visitor Services Planning effort

for the Lake Berryessa Recreation Area.

Reclamation intends to prepare an

environmental impact statement (EIS)

for implementing the provisions of the

plan. The purpose of the Visitor

Services Plan is to determine the type

and level of commercial facilities and

services that are necessary and

appropriate for future long term

operations. The current concession

contracts expire in 2009 and the Visitor

Services Plan will be used as a basis for

future concession prospectuses.

DATES: Formal public scoping meetings

are scheduled for May 2001. Notice of

the specific dates and locations of the

meetings will appear at future date.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments on the

existing facilities, possible issues and

alternatives and requests to participate

in public scoping meetings to Mr. Bruce

Wadlington at the address below. You

may also submit requests and comments

by sending electronic mail (e-mail) to:

bwadlington@mp.usbr.gov.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Bruce Wadlington, Mid-Pacific Regional

Concessions Manager, Central California

Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation,

7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA

95630; telephone: Folsom (916) 989–

7175, Berryessa (707) 966–2111 ext. 108

(TDD (916) 989–7285).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Lake Berryessa was created as part of

the Solano Project with the completion

of Monticello Dam in 1957. In 1958,

Reclamation and the County of Napa

entered into an agreement for the

County to assume management

responsibilities for the lake. A Public

Use Plan (PUP) was developed by the

National Park Service in 1959 to guide

Reclamation and the County in

development of the recreational

facilities at the lake. In 1975,

Reclamation resumed direct

management of Lake Berryessa as a

result of Title VI of the Reclamation

Development Act of October 27, 1974

(Public Law 93–493), which authorizes

Reclamation to provide for the

protection, use, and enjoyment of the

aesthetic and recreational values at Lake

Berryessa. In 1987 a new planning

process began to develop an updated

management document for the lake. A

Reservoir Area Management Plan

(RAMP) was developed to provide

guidance for Reclamation in

management issues which were not

mentioned in the PUP and to assist

Reclamation in administering the lake

and concession areas. Reclamation

completed a final EIS for the RAMP in

1993.

Presently there are seven (7)

concessionaires authorized by

Reclamation to provide commercial

support services to visitors to Lake

Berryessa. These concession contracts

have been in effect since the late 1950’s.

All the contracts will expire by 2009.

Reclamation also administers two dayuse areas and a public launching

facility, as well as numerous roadside

turnouts and trails. The eastside of the

lake has been designated a State

Wildlife Area and is managed

cooperatively by Reclamation and the

California Department of Fish and

Game.

Visitor Services Plan

The Visitor Services Plan will identify

and develop the requirements, terms,

and conditions for new competitive

concession contracts that will be

developed by the Federal Government.

Some of the issues to be addressed in

the plan include day-use needs, longterm and short-term recreational vehicle

and trailer sites, campground

development, marina development,

consolidation or expansion of

operations, new services development

and construction, retention or removal

of existing facilities, food and beverage

service needs, overnight lodging

facilities, and support for marine based

activities, i.e., fishing (individual and

tournament), swimming, water skiing,

etc.

Public Involvement and Planning

Schedule

The time frame for completion of this

plan is 18 to 24 months. Formal Public

Scoping meetings are scheduled to be

held in May 2001. The draft EIS is

expected to be completed by November

2001. The final EIS is scheduled to be

released in March 2002.

Anyone interested in more

information concerning the plan, or who

has an interest in the future

development of Lake Berryessa as

related to this planning effort or has

suggestions as to significant

environmental issues, should contact

Mr. Bruce Wadlington as provided

above. A web site has been established

to provide additional information

regarding plan progress and public

comment at: http://www.mp.usbr.gov/

berryessa.

Dated: October 20, 2000.

Frank Michny,

Regional Environmental Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–28454 Filed 11–06–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

its intention to request approval for the

collection of information for the

exemption of coal extraction incidental

to the extraction of other minerals at 30

CFR Part 702.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by January 8, 2001, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Ave., NW, Room

210—SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to jtreleas@smre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

John A. Trelease, at (202) 208–2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implementing provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13), require that interested

members of the public and affected

agencies have an opportunity to

comment on information collection and

recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR

1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies an

information collection that OSM will be

submitting to OMB for extension. This

collection is contained in 30 CFR 702,

Exemption for Coal Extraction

Incidental to the Extraction of Other

Minerals.

OSM has revised burden estimates,

where appropriate, to reflect current

reporting levels or adjustments based on

reestimates of burden or respondents.

OSM will request a 3-year term of

approval for each information collection

activity.

Comments are invited on: (1) The

need for the collection of information

for the performance of the functions of

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility and clarity

of the information collection; and (4)

ways to minimize the information

collection burden on respondents, such

as use of automated means of collection

of the information. A summary of the

public comments will accompany

OSM’s submission of the information

collection request to OMB.

This notice provides the public with

60 days in which to comment on the

following information collection

activity:

Title: Exemption for Coal Extraction

Incidental to the Extraction of Other

Minerals, 30 CFR Part 702.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0089.

Summary: This part implements the

requirement in Section 701(28) of the

Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA),

which grants an exemption from the

requirements of SMCRA to operators

extracting not more than 162⁄3

percentage tonnage of coal incidental to

the extraction of other minerals. This

information will be used by the

regulatory authorities to make that

determination.