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COMMENTS: Comments on the DEIS must

be postmarked no later than July 10,

1995. Public meetings regarding the

DEIS will be held in several

communities in southern Arizona and

northern Sonora, Mexico, and the

Tohono O’odham reservation. Written

responses to the DEIS should be

submitted to the Superintendent, Organ

Pipe Cactus National Monument, Route

1, Box 100, Ajo, AZ 85321.

Public Meetings: Public meetings will

be held May 8–11, 1995, in Sonoyta,

Mexico, and Ajo, Phoenix, and Tucson,

Arizona. Meetings to be held on the

Tohono O’odham reservation will be

scheduled before July 10, 1995.

Meetings will be advertised via local

media including newspapers and radio.

Information can also be obtained from

the superintendent of Organ Pipe Cactus

National Monument, or the Planning

Team Leader, Organ Pipe Cactus

General Management Plan, National

Park Service, Denver Service CenterTWE, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO

80225–0287, (303) 969–2210.

Review Copies: Copies of the DEIS

will be available for review at three

locations: (1) Office of Public Affairs,

National Park Service, Department of

the Interior, 18th and C Streets, NW,

Washington, DC 20240, (202) 208–6843;

(2) Western Regional Office, National

Park Service, 600 Harrison St., Suite

600, San Francisco, CA 94107–1372,

(415) 744–3968; (3) Headquarters, Organ

Pipe Cactus National Monument, Route

1, Box 100, Ajo, AZ 85321, (520) 387–

7661. A limited number of copies of the

DEIS are available on request from

either the superintendent or planning

team leader.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft

General Management Plan/Development

Concept Plans/Environmental Impact

Statement presents a proposed action

and an alternative strategy for the

management, use, and preservation of

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.

The proposed action, designated in the

DEIS as Alternative 1, The Preferred

Future, recognizes the full range of

scientific, wilderness, and recreational

values of the Sonoran Desert. The

proposal seeks to ensure the continued

existence of threatened and endangered

species and their habitat; reduce

impacts to historic properties; provide

facilities that would more adequately

serve the needs of visitors and staff;

establish trails that minimize impacts

on natural and cultural resources; and

reduce vandalism and the threat of

vandalism, especially in the southern

sections of the monument.

Major features of the proposal include

increased regional, tri-national, and

inter-agency cooperative efforts,

preservation treatments for several

significant cultural resources, new

facilities and other improvements in the

Twin Peaks, Lukeville, and

Quitobaquito Springs areas, and

redesignation of the monument to

Sonoran Desert National Park. The

National Park Service also proposes to

facilitate a cooperative planning effort to

make the portion of State Route 85

within the monument more compatible

with the wildland setting, enhance

protection of monument resources, and

increase visitor safety. Major

consequences of implementing the

proposal would be to enhance

protection, understanding, and

recognition of the Sonoran Desert and

further strengthen relations with local

communities, the Tohono O’odham

Nation and Mexico. Implementing the

proposed actions could also lead to an

expansion of the National Wilderness

Preservation System by 2,130 acres and

help perpetuate the existence of

endangered and sensitive species,

including the Quitobaquito desert

pupfish and Quitobaquito snail.

Alternative 2, A Continuation of

Existing Conditions, continues the

present course of action as specified in

approved documents guiding park

management and development. Many

actions are similar to Alternative 1,

except that fewer developments and

programs are proposed. In general, the

consequences of this alternative are also

similar, but with two major exceptions.

The persistent degradation of the only

known habitat for the Quitobaquito

desert pupfish and Quitobaquito snail

could potentially jeopardize their

continued existence. Secondly,

unregulated traffic along State Route 85

would continue to eliminate wildlife

along this corridor. Although the

National Park Service would work with

the state of Arizona to reduce adverse

impacts, this alternative would not

result in a cooperative planning effort

that addresses reductions in traffic

speed and volume within the

monument.

The official responsible for a decision

on the proposed action is the Regional

Director, Western Region, National Park

Service.

Dated: April 18, 1995.

Stanley T. Albright

Regional Director, Western Region.

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Gates of Arctic National Park

Subsistence Resource Commission;

Meetings

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Subsistence Resource

Commission meeting.

SUMMARY: The Superintendent of Gates

of the Arctic National Park and the

Chairperson of the Subsistence Resource

Commission for Gates of the Arctic

National Park announce a forthcoming

meeting of the Gates of the Arctic

National Park Subsistence Resource

Commission.

The following agenda items will be

discussed:

(1) Call to order.

(2) Roll call.

(3) Approval of summary of minutes.

(4) Review agenda.

(5) Superintendent’s introductions

and review of SRC function and

purpose.

(6) Superintendent’s management/

research reports.

(7) Public and Agency comments.

(8) Old business:

a. Correspondence.

b. Federal Subsistence Program

update.

c. Regions 6 and 10 boundary

adjustment.

d. Review existing NPS trapping

regulations.

e. Hunting Plan Recommendation #11.

(9) New business:

a. Harvest monitoring strategies.

b. Hunting plan work session.

c. Recommendations to Region 10

Council on vacant SRC seat.

(10) Set time and place of next SRC

meeting.

(11) Adjournment.

DATES: The meeting will be held

Tuesday through Thursday, May 16–18,

1995. The meeting will begin at 7:00

p.m. on Tuesday and end at

approximately 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.

LOCATION: The meeting will be held at

Commack’s Lodge in Shungnak, Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dave Mills, Acting Superintendent,

Gates of the Arctic National Park, P.O.

Box 74680, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707.

Phone (907) 456–0281.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Subsistence Resource Commissions are

authorized under Title VIII, Section 808,

of the Alaska National Interest Lands

Conservation Act, Pub. L. 96–487, and

operate in accordance with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committees Act.

Ralph Tingey,

Acting Regional Director.

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