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declaration. One was occupied by the 

previous owner under a ‘‘Life Estate 

Agreement’’ while the other was 

occupied under a ‘‘Use and Occupancy’’ 

agreement. The former expired upon the 

death of the occupant in 1995 while the 

latter’s term expired in 1999. 

Subsequently each unit reverted to the 

exclusive control of the government and 

the non-conforming uses were 

eliminated. Additionally, improvements 

existing on one of the units were 

removed and the area restored to a 

natural state. 

The other two units were privately 

held, accessible by motor vehicle, and 

with potential further development. One 

40 acre tract was purchased in 2000 and 

the remaining lands purchased in 2004. 

Subsequently, the government holds all 

rights and privileges to the land 

including mineral rights (which never 

passed from the government in the first 

place). 

Note that Public Law 106–530, dated 

Nov 22, 2000, abolished Great Sand 

Dunes National Monument and instead 

established Great Sand Dunes National 

Park and Preserve. The potential 

wilderness lands hereby designated as 

wilderness total 2,505 acres more or less 

and are described as: 

Sixth Principal Meridian 

T. 25 S., R. 73 W., 

Section 31, surveyed, that portion of 

Segregated Tract 39 in the N1⁄2 according 

to Government Independent Resurvey 

approved October 7, 1943; 

Section 32, surveyed, that portion of 

Segregated Tract 39 in the W1⁄2 NW1⁄4

NE1⁄4, N1⁄2 NW1⁄4, and W1⁄2 SW1⁄4 NW1⁄4

according to Government Independent 

Resurvey approved October 7, 1943. 

T. 26 S., R. 73 W., 

Section 11, surveyed, those portions of E1⁄2

lying northwesterly beyond 50 feet of the 

centerline of that portion of the Medano 

Pass Primitive Road northeasterly of 

Little Medano Road, northwesterly of the 

center of that portion of the intermittent 

stream leading into Medano Creek 

southwesterly of said Little Medano 

Road and northerly of the center of that 

portion of Medano Creek below the 

confluence thereof with said intermittent 

stream and excluding in said E1⁄2 a strip 

of land 50 feet on each side of the 

centerline of said Little Medano Road; 

Section 14, surveyed, that portion of E1⁄2

W1⁄2 lying west of the center of Medano 

Creek; 

Section 23, surveyed, that portion of W1⁄2

NW1⁄4 lying west of the center of Medano 

Creek; 

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

That southeasterly portion of the former Luis 

Maria Baca No. 4 Grant lying within the 

authorized boundaries of the former Great 

Sand Dunes National Monument in 

Saguache County. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Bowman, Chief Ranger, Great Sand 

Dunes National Park and Preserve, 

11500 Highway 150, Mosca, CO 81146, 

(719) 378–6321, jim_bowman@nps.gov. 

Dated: February 4, 2009. 

Michael D. Snyder, 

Director Intermountain Region, National Park 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7936 Filed 4–7–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Environmental Impact Statement/ 

General Management Plan; Channel 

Islands National Park, Ventura County, 

California; Notice of Intent To Expand 

Scope of the Environmental Impact 

Statement 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(C) of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), 

and in accord with Council on 

Environmental Quality (CEQ) 

regulations including 40 CFR 1501.7, 

the National Park Service is expanding 

the scope of the Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) which is being prepared 

for the General Management Plan (GMP) 

for Channel Islands National Park. As 

part of this conservation planning effort, 

the EIS will include a wilderness study 

to determine if any portions of the park 

should be recommended for inclusion 

in the National Wilderness Preservation 

System as defined in the Wilderness Act 

of 1964. This new element will be 

included as part of the EIS currently in 

preparation. Accordingly this notice 

supplements and updates the original 

Notice of Intent published with regard 

to initiation of the GMP project in the 

Federal Register on November 8, 2001. 

As a result, the scope of the EIS will be 

expanded to include an evaluation of 

foreseeable effects associated with 

possible designation of wilderness 

within the park. 

As noted previously, the GMP will 

establish the overall direction for the 

park, setting broad management goals 

for managing the area over the next 15 

to 20 years. The GMP will prescribe 

desired resource conditions and visitor 

experiences that are to be achieved and 

maintained throughout the park. Based 

on the desired conditions, the GMP will 

outline what resource management and 

visitor activities, and what limited 

developments, that would be 

appropriate in the park. Among the 

topics that have been addressed thus far 

are ecosystem management, 

preservation of natural and cultural 

resources, landscape restoration, island 

access, road and trail systems, facility 

and staff needs, research needs, and 

education and interpretive efforts. A 

range of reasonable alternatives for 

managing the park, including ‘‘noaction’’ and ‘‘preferred’’ alternatives, 

will be developed through the planning 

process and included in the EIS. The 

EIS will evaluate the potential 

environmental consequences of all 

alternatives, and identify appropriate 

mitigation strategies. An 

‘‘environmentally preferred’’ alternative 

will be identified, and any potential for 

unacceptable impacts or impairments to 

park values will also be disclosed. 

Scoping Process: To facilitate full and 

complete conservation planning and 

analysis of environmental impact, the 

National Park Service (NPS) is gathering 

information relevant to the GMP/ 

Wilderness Study and the associated 

EIS, and is obtaining new suggestions 

and relevant information from the 

public on the scope of issues to be 

addressed (comments previously 

provided to the planning team need not 

be re-submitted). In concert with local, 

state, tribal, and other federal agencies, 

consideration will also be made for 

cooperative management of resources 

outside park boundaries that affect the 

integrity of the park. Comments and 

participation in this final phase of the 

scoping process are encouraged. Persons 

not previously participating and now 

wishing to provide relevant information 

or comment about issues or concerns 

may do so as follows: written comments 

may be sent via regular mail to Channel 

Islands NP Planning Team, NPS–Denver 

Service Center, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, 

Colorado 80225 (or transmitted via the 

Internet at http://parkplanning.nps.gov). 

They may express their concerns at 

public meetings to be held in Santa 

Barbara and Ventura (to be scheduled 

during spring-summer, 2009). Finally, 

they may hand-deliver written 

comments to the park headquarters in 

Ventura, California. Before including 

your address, phone number, e-mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

DATES: All written comments on the 

scope of the GMP/Wilderness Study/EIS 

must be postmarked, hand delivered, or 

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2009. An update will also be posted on 

the project Web site. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As noted 

above, persons who previously 

submitted comments on the proposed 

GMP need not resubmit those 

comments. The NPS already is 

considering that input as planning 

continues. However, persons who have 

not previously submitted comments on 

the scope of the EIS, or who wish to 

submit additional comments related to 

consideration of the Wilderness Study 

are encouraged to do so. 

Previously three public scoping 

sessions were held at Ventura, Santa 

Barbara, and Los Angeles during the 

week of November 12, 2001. Additional 

public meetings will be held during 

spring-summer, 2009, in Santa Barbara 

and Ventura to address the new 

wilderness study and to provide a GMP 

project update (a summary of all 

scoping results will also be available). 

The confirmed dates, times and 

locations of these meetings will be 

posted on the park’s web site, 

announced via local and regional news 

media, or may be obtained by telephone 

at (805) 658–5730. 

The conservation planning and 

environmental impact analysis 

supporting preparation of the GMP/ 

Wilderness Study will be conducted as 

noted above in accord with 

requirements of NEPA, CEQ and other 

appropriate Federal regulations, and 

NPS Director’s Order 12, Director’s 

Order 41, and other NPS procedures and 

policies. For further information, please 

contact the Superintendent, Channel 

Islands National Park, 1901 Spinnaker 

Drive, Ventura, CA 93001–4354; 

telephone (805) 658–5730. General 

information about Channel Islands 

National Park is available on the 

Internet at http://www.nps.gov/chis. 

Decision Process: Following final 

completion of the scoping phase and 

consideration of all public concerns and 

other agency comments, a Draft EIS and 

proposed GMP will be prepared and 

released for public review. The 

subsequent availability of the Draft EIS/ 

GMP will be announced by Federal 

Register notice and in local and regional 

news media. As a delegated EIS, the 

official responsible for the final decision 

on the GMP is the Regional Director, 

Pacific West Region, National Park 

Service. Following approval of the GMP 

the official responsible for 

implementation will be the 

Superintendent, Channel Islands 

National Park. 

Dated: February 19, 2009. 

Jonathan B. Jarvis, 

Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–7921 Filed 4–7–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Monocacy National Battlefield, 

Maryland 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability, Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

General Management Plan, Monocacy 

National Battlefield. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

announces the availability of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

General Management Plan for Monocacy 

National Battlefield, Maryland. This 

document will be available for public 

review and comment pursuant to 

section 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321) and National Park Service 

policy. 

DATES: A 60-day public comment period 

will begin with the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s publication of its 

notice of availability in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

the General Management Plan are 

available at Monocacy National 

Battlefield, 4801 Urbana Pike, Frederick, 

Maryland 21701. An electronic copy of 

the DEIS and GMP is also available on 

the National Park Service Web site at 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/mono. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Trail, Superintendent, Monocacy 

National Battlefield, at 4801 Urbana 

Pike, Frederick, Maryland 21701, and by 

telephone at (301) 694–3147. The 

responsible official for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement is 

Margaret O’Dell, Regional Director, 

National Capital Region, National Park 

Service, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW., 

Washington, DC 20242. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

document provides a framework for 

management, use, and development 

options for Monocacy National 

Battlefield by the National Park Service 

for the next 15 to 20 years. The 

document describes four management 

alternatives for consideration, including 

a no-action alternative, and analyzes the 

environmental impacts of those 

alternatives for all units of Monocacy 

National Battlefield. 

Alternative 4, the preferred 

alternative, would move park 

administration into the Thomas House 

and maintenance would continue at the 

Gambrill Mill site. Visitors would 

transit the battlefield in their 

automobiles. All historic structures 

would be preserved with exhibits in the 

Worthington House and Thomas 

outbuilding. New trails would be 

constructed and commemorative 

memorial locations would be upgraded. 

A pedestrian-only deck would be 

constructed over Interstate 270 between 

the Worthington and Thomas farms. 

The public is welcome to comment on 

the draft plan at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/mono or by mail 

at Monocacy National Battlefield, 4801 

Urbana Pike, Frederick, Maryland 

21701. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: January 14, 2009. 

Margaret O’Dell, 

Regional Director, National Capital Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–7951 Filed 4–7–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Cle Elum Dam Fish Passage Facilities 

and Fish Re-Introduction Project; 

Kittitas County, WA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

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

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, as amended, the Bureau of 

Reclamation (Reclamation) proposes to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) on the Cle Elum Dam 

Fish Passage Facilities and Fish ReIntroduction Project. The Washington 

State Department of Ecology (Ecology) 

will be a joint lead with Reclamation in 

the preparation of this EIS, which will 

also be used to comply with 

requirements of the Washington State 

Environmental Policy Act (SEPA). 

Reclamation is evaluating the 

construction of downstream juvenile 


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