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governments. Therefore, BLM is not

required to prepare a statement

containing the information required by

the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)

Executive Order 12630, Governmental

Actions and Interference with

Constitutionally Protected Property

Rights (Takings)

The supplementary rules do not

represent a government action capable

of interfering with constitutionally

protected property rights. The

supplementary rules do not address

property rights in any form, and do not

cause the impairment of anyone’s

property rights. Therefore, the

Department of the Interior has

determined that the supplementary

rules would not cause a taking of private

property or require further discussion of

takings implications under this

Executive Order.

Executive Order 13132, Federalism

The supplementary rules will not

have a substantial direct effect on the

States, on the relationship between the

national government and the States, or

on the distribution of power and

responsibilities among the various

levels of government. The

supplementary rules affect land in only

one State, Nevada, and do not address

jurisdictional issues involving the State

government. Therefore, in accordance

with Executive Order 13132, BLM has

determined that these proposed

supplementary rules do not have

sufficient Federalism implications to

warrant preparation of a Federalism

assessment.

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice

Reform

Under Executive Order 12988, the

Office of the Solicitor has determined

that these proposed supplementary

rules would not unduly burden the

judicial system and that they meet the

requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)

of the Order.

Paperwork Reduction Act

These proposed supplementary rules

do not contain information collection

requirements that the Office of

Management and Budget must approve

under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Author

The principal author of these

supplementary rules is Chris Miller of

the Carson City Field Office, Bureau of

Land Management, Department of the

Interior.

Under the authority of 43 CFR chapter

II, part 8360, sections 8364.1, 8365,

8365.1–2, and 8365.1–6, the Nevada

State Director proposes supplemental

rules applicable to these areas, to read

as follows:

Supplementary Rules for the Silver

Saddle Ranch and the Ambrose Carson

River Natural Area

Sec. 1 Motor vehicle rules

a. You may use motorized vehicles

only in parking areas and on designated

routes of travel.

b. Motorized vehicles must be

equipped with an approved spark

arrester, as required and specified by 43

CFR 8343.1(c)

Sec. 2 Closed and limited use areas.

a. You may enter the area of the Silver

Saddle Ranch (SSR) west of the Carson

River only between the posted hours of

sunrise to sunset, except during special

events permitted by the BLM. This

restriction also applies to SSR lands east

of the Carson River and the Ambrose

Carson River Natural Area (ACRNA)

which are open sunrise to sunset.

b. Except during BLM guided or

permitted activities, along the river

corridor a three quarter (3⁄4) mile long

portion of riparian area west of the

banks of the Carson River at the Silver

Saddle Ranch, south of the Carson River

Park and north of the Mexican Ditch

trail, is closed to public use in order to

protect both wildlife and riparian

vegetation.

c. All agricultural fields are closed to

the public while in farming/grazing

operational use.

Sec. 3 Other restrictions on recreation

use.

a. You may ride bicycles, or horses

only on designated trails.

b. West of the Carson River, on the

Silver Saddle Ranch, you must keep

your dog on a leash at all time.

c. You must remove and properly

dispose of any manure created by your

pets.

d. To fish, you must possess a valid

State of Nevada fishing license.

Sec. 4 Prohibited acts.

You must not:

a. Drive a motorized vehicle except in

parking areas in designated routes of

travel;

b. Drive a motorized vehicle not

equipped with an approved spark

arrester;

c. Enter areas that are closed under

Sec. 2 of these supplementary rules;

d. Camp at the ACRNA or at the SSR

without a permit from BLM-.

e. Discharge any firearms, fireworks,

or projectiles.

f. Start or use a campfire without

specific BLM authorization. You may

use portable stoves using gas, kerosene,

jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid

fuel. Until such time as BLM installs

permanent fire rings, grates, and/or

other appropriate facilities, charcoal

fires are allowed only if you first obtain

a BLM permit.

g. Ride bicycles or horses except on

designated trails;

h. Allow dogs and other pets to run

unrestricted in areas specified in Sec. 3b

of these supplementary rules;

i. Fail to remove manure deposited by

your pet.

Sec. 5 Penalties.

Under the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.

1733(a)), any person failing to comply

with the supplemental rules provided in

the notice, may be subject to

imprisonment for not more than 12

months, or a fine in accordance with the

applicable provisions of 18 U.S.C. 3571,

other penalties in accordance with 43

U.S.C. 1733 or both.

Sec. 6 Administrative and emergency

use.

These supplementary rules do not

apply to emergency or law enforcement

personnel, or BLM employees engaged

in the performance of their official

duties.

Dated: November 3, 2000.

Jean Rivers-Council,

Associate State Director, Nevada.

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Draft General Management Plan,

Environmental Impact Statement,

Mount Rainier National Park,

Washington

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Draft

Environmental Impact Statement and

General Management Plan.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, the National Park Service

(NPS) announces the availability of a

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

and General Management Plan (DEIS/

GMP) for Mount Rainier National Park,

Washington.

DATES: Comments on the DEIS/GMP

will be accepted through February 9,

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2001. Public meetings concerning the

DEIS/GMP will be held at the following

locations and dates: Seattle: Sunday,

December 3, 2000, 2:00–5:00 PM,

Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI),

North Conference Room, 222 Yale N;

Olympia: Monday, December 4, 2000,

10:00 AM–12:30 PM, Department of

Ecology, Main Auditorium, 300

Desmond Drive; Tacoma: Monday,

December 4, 2000: 5:00 PM–9:00 PM,

Washington State History Museum,

1911 Pacific Avenue; Enumclaw:

Tuesday, December 5, 2000, 5:00–9:00

PM, Green River Community College

Center, 1414 Griffin; Packwood:

Wednesday, December 6, 2000, 5:00–

9:00 PM, Packwood Senior Center,

12931 U.S. Highway 12; Yakima:

Thursday, December 7, 2000, 5:00–9:00

PM, Doubletree Hotel, 1507 North First

Street; Eatonville: Friday, December 8,

2000, 5:00–9:00 PM, Pack Forest, 9010

453rd St. E.

Comments: If you wish to comment

on the DEIS/GMP, you may mail your

comments to the Mount Rainier Team,

Denver Service Center, P.O. Box 25287,

Denver, CO 80225–0287. You may also

send your comments via the Internet to

www.mountainercomments@nps.gov.

Note that there are no spaces between

the words. Capitalization does not

matter. Please submit Internet

comments as a text file avoiding the use

of special characters and any form of

encryption. Be sure to include your

name and return street address in your

Internet message.

Please be aware that names and

addresses of respondents may be

released if requested under the Freedom

of Information Act. Our practice is to

make comments, including names and

home addresses of respondents,

available for public review during

regular business hours. Individual

respondents may request that we

withhold their home address from the

record, which we will honor to the

extent allowable by law. There also may

be circumstances in which we would

withhold from the record a respondent’s

identity, as allowable by law. If you

wish us to withhold your name and/or

address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comment. We will make all submissions

from organizations or businesses, and

from individuals identifying themselves

as representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

Anonymous comments may be included

in the public record. However, the NPS

is not legally required to consider or

respond to anonymous comments.

ADDRESSES: The DEIS/GMP will be

available for review on the Internet at

www.hps.gov/planning. and

www.nps.gov/mora. Copies of the DEIS/

GMP are available from the

Superintendent, Mount Rainier National

Park, Star Route, Tahoma Woods, WA

98304. Public reading copies of the

DEIS/GMP will be available for review

at the following locations: Office of the

Superintendent, Mount Rainier National

Park, Tahoma Woods, Washington

98304, phone (360) 569–2211; NPS

Library, Columbia Cascades Support

Office, 909 First Avenue, Seattle, WA

98104–1060, phone (206) 220–4114;

Office of Public Affairs, Pacific West

Region, NPS, 600 Harrison St., Suite

600, San Francisco, CA 94107–1372,

phone (415) 427–1320; Office of Public

Affairs, NPS, 18th and C Streets NW,

Washington, DC 20240, phone (202)

208–6843.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DEIS/

GMP analyzes three alternatives for

managing the resources, visitors, and

facilities in Mount Rainier National

Park. The plan is intended to provide a

foundation to help park managers guide

park programs and set priorities. The

alternative that is finally chosen as the

plan will guide the management of

Mount Rainier National Park over the

next 20 years.

The ‘‘no-action’’ alternative is a

continuation of the present management

course regarding the management of

visitor use. The NPS’s proposed action,

alternative 2, would continue focusing

on protecting the park’s natural and

cultural resources, while improving the

quality of visitor experiences. Among

other actions, shuttle service would be

provided to Paradise, White River

campground, Sunrise, Mowich Lake,

and the Westside Road; overflow

parking would be eliminated throughout

the park; the Henry M. Jackson

Memorial Visitor Center at Paradise

would be replaced with a smaller

facility; the Carbon River Road would

eventually be closed to private vehicles;

and private vehicles would park 0.5

mile from Mowich Lake. Alternative 3

would offer a different combination of

visitor opportunities than those offered

in the proposed action. Under this

alternative more designated parking

spaces would be provided at several

popular facilities, visitors would be able

to drive high-clearance vehicles on the

Westside Road, the last 0.75 mile of the

Mowich Lake Road would be surfaced,

and State Road 410 would be plowed in

the winter up to the White River

entrance. None of the alternatives would

propose major new developments

within the park. Both alternatives 2 and

3 would establish a visitor carrying

capacity framework, provide shuttles,

eliminate overflow parking, provide

new visitor information services and

facilities, and recommend a boundary

adjustment near the Carbon River

entrance.

The DEIS/GMP evaluates the

environmental consequences of the

proposed action and the other

alternatives on natural resources (e.g.,

air and water quality, soils, special

status species), geologic (volcanic and

nonvolcanic) hazards, cultural resources

(e.g., historic resources, archeological

resources), visitor experiences (e.g.,

visitor access, the range of activities

available, wilderness values and

experiences), and the socioeconomic

environment (e.g., regional context,

gateway communities).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric

Walkenshaw, Mount Rainier National

Park, at the above address and

telephone number, or Larry Beal,

Denver Service Center, P.O. Box 25287,

Denver, CO 80225–0287, phone (303)

969–2454.

Dated: November 1, 2000.

William C. Walters

Deputy Regional Director, Pacific West

Region.

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BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Management Plan/Special Resource

Study/Record of Decision Shenandoah

Valley Battlefields National Historic

District, VA

AGENCIES: Shenandoah Valley

Battlefields National Historic District

Commission and National Park Service;

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, the Shenandoah Valley

Battlefields National Historic District

Commission and the National Park

Service have signed a Record of

Decision for the Management Plan/

Special Resource Study for the

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields National

Historic District.

The NPS and the Commission will

implement the proposed action

identified in the Abbreviated Final

Environmental Impact Statement

(Alternative B: ‘‘Clusters’’). A new nonprofit organization, the Shenandoah

Valley Battlefields Foundation, will be

created to manage the District.