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1. Fees for campground use at Mattole

Campground are in effect from one hour

after sunset to one hour before sunrise.

2. Fees for campground use at the

Honeydew Creek Campground are in

effect from sunset to 8 a.m.

b. You may occupy a campsite with

no more than 2 vehicles and 8 persons

per site.

Section 3 Nighttime Use of Black

Sands Beach Parking Area/Recreation

Site

a. The Black Sands Beach Parking

Area/Recreation Site is closed to all

overnight camping. The developed

parking area/recreation site is intended

for day use and vehicle parking for

beach access. This developed recreation

site includes approximately 5 acres of

public lands and easements on the

bluffs above the wave slope north of

Humboldt Creek and south of Telegraph

Creek. This supplementary rule affects

the developed site only and does not

pertain to nighttime use of the beach.

b. Nighttime use is limited to vehicle

parking and unloading for off-site public

land visits. You may use the parking

area/recreation site for no more than 30

minutes for unloading/loading purposes

during the nighttime period. This

supplementary rule does not affect day

use.

c. For the purpose of this

supplementary rule, the nighttime

period is defined as 1 hour after sunset

to 1 hour before sunrise.

Section 4 Prohibited Acts

You must not—

a. Camp overnight at the Mattole

Campground or within 500 feet of the

campground perimeter other than at

developed campsites;

b. Fail to pay the campground use fee

of $5.00 per campsite per night at the

Mattole and Honeydew Creek

Campgrounds;

c. Occupy a campsite at the Mattole

and Honeydew Creek Campgrounds

with more than 2 vehicles or 8 persons

per site; or

d. Camp or engage in activities other

than parking and unloading or loading

at the Black Sands Beach Parking Area/

Recreation Site during the nighttime

hours.

Section 5 Penalties

Under the Federal Land Policy and

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

1733(a)), is you knowingly and willfully

violate or fail to comply with any of the

supplementary rules provided in this

notice, you may be subject to a fine

under 18 U.S.C. 3571 or other penalties

in accordance with 43 U.S.C. 1733.

Michael Pool,

California State Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management/National

Park Service

[NM–930–01–1050–DS–005G]

Notice of Intent To Prepare a

Comprehensive Management Plan,

Including Possible Resource

Management Plan Amendments for the

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

National Historic Trail; New Mexico

and Texas

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

Comprehensive Management Plan,

including possible Resource

Management Plan Amendments and an

invitation to the public to participate in

the planning process.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National

Trails System Act, as amended (Pub. L.

90–543), the National Park Service

(NPS) and the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) are initiating

preparation of a Comprehensive

Management Plan (CMP) for the El

Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National

Historic Trail in New Mexico and Texas.

The trail passes through four BLM Field

Office administrative areas with five

existing Resource Management Plans

(RMPs) and there may be a need to

amend one or more of these Plans. The

RMPs that have the possibility of being

amended are: (1) Taos RMP, (2) Rio

Puerco RMP, (3) Socorro RMP, (4) White

Sands RMP, and (5) Mimbres RMP.

The public is invited to participate in

each stage of the planning process, and

public meetings will be held. The initial

scoping meetings will occur at 6:30 p.m.

at the following locations: Alcalde, New

Mexico (On ̃ ate Visitor Center, State

Road 68,)—June 25, 2001; Santa Fe,

New Mexico (Genoveva Chavez

Community Center, 3221 Rodeo Road)—

June 28, 2001; Albuquerque, New

Mexico (National Hispanic Cultural

Center of New Mexico, 1701 Fourth

Street, N.W.)—June 22, 2001; Socorro,

New Mexico (Holiday Inn Express, 1100

California Avenue)—June 19, 2001;

Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (T

or C Civic Center, 505 Sims Street)—

June 18, 2001; Las Cruces, New Mexico

(Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum,

Dripping Springs Road)—June 13, 2001;

El Paso, Texas (Chamizal National

Memorial, 800 S. San Marcial)—June 14,

2001.

DATES: Written comments relating to the

planning process will be accepted on or

before July 16, 2001, and should be

addressed to Harry Myers at the address

below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harry Myers, National Park Service,

P.O. Box 728, Santa Fe, NM 87504–

0728, phone (505) 988–6717, fax (505)

986–5214 or Terry Humphrey, Bureau of

Land Management, 226 Cruz Alta Road,

Taos, NM 87571; phone (505) 758–8851,

fax (505) 758–1620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Park Service Long Distance

Trails Group Office—Santa Fe and the

Bureau of Land Management, New

Mexico State Office, are the lead offices

for preparation of the plan, and both are

responsible for administering the trail as

per agency agreement. They will

coordinate with the public, various

Federal agencies, tribal governments,

and local and state governments in the

plan’s development. Consultation will

be an important factor to the process

and should be an integral part of the

planning team’s efforts. Once an

advisory council has been formed as

required by section 5(d) of the National

Trails System Act, the study team will

work closely with that body.

The purpose of the Comprehensive

Management Plan will be to establish

the administrative objectives, policies,

processes, and management actions

needed to fulfill the preservation and

public use goals of the El Camino Real

de Tierra Adentro National Historic

Trial. It will be comprehensive in

nature, and will resolve or address

issues along the El Camino Real de

Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail

which are identified through agency,

interagency, and public scoping efforts.

The purpose of a National Historic

Trail is the identification and protection

of the historic route and its historic

remnants and artifacts for public use

and enjoyment. National Historic Trails

are extended trails that follow as closely

as possible and practicable original

routes of travel that are historically

significant. The designation of such

trails or routes is to be continuous, but

the established or developed trails are

not necessarily continuous land areas;

they may include portions or sections of

land areas, land and water segments, or

other specific sites.

Existing trail segments already in

Federal ownership will become the

initial components of the National Trail.

Other trail segments could be developed

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and protected through various means

such as cooperative and certification

agreements, easements, and actions by

private organizations. Generally, there

would be little if any acquisition of

private lands, and then only with the

landowner’s consent.

The plan will explain or identify the

desired future conditions to be

maintained or achieved, administrative

and management actions necessary to

achieve objectives, and a schedule and

a cost estimate for implementing the

actions for achieving those goals.

Through these actions, the El Camino

Real de Tierra Adentro Historic Trail

will be administered and managed

according to the intent of Congress, as

expressed in the establishing legislation

and the National Trails System Act.

The joint BLM/NPS administration of

the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

National Historic Trail must rely on the

cooperative management efforts and

support of state, local, and private

interests, including landowners, to

ensure the protection of trail-related

resources, to provide outdoor

recreational opportunities, and to

accomplish the objectives of the

interpretive programs.

Consistent with the National Trails

System Act, the NPS/BLM

administrative role will be to set goals,

stimulate public support and

partnerships, provide technical and

limited financial assistance and other

incentives, manage trail marker use, and

otherwise coordinate, facilitate, and

monitor management and use of the

trail. Therefore, public agencies and

private interests at the grassroots will be

encouraged to mark the trail route, seek

certification, secure necessary interests

in lands, provide for the preservation of

the trail’s resources, ensure the upkeep

and accessibility of sites and segments

for public educational and recreational

benefits, and perform the day-to-day

management of their own sites and

areas.

Within this partnership both agencies

will work to ensure that the trail is

managed as a single, integrated

resource, with the Comprehensive

Management Plan providing overall

guidance for trail management. The

Comprehensive Management Plan will

identify the various tasks of

administration and the means of

carrying out those tasks. It will define

the relationships between

administration and the day-to-day

management of the trail and outline

effective strategies for achieving plan

implementation.

The Comprehensive Management

Plan will identify objectives to guide the

establishment of a cooperative

management system for the El Camino

Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic

Trail. It will also describe a certification

process for non-Federal trail sites/

segments and identify the role that

existing Federal land management

agencies along the trail will play in the

plan implementation.

The plan will define the criteria that

will be used to select sites suitable for

interpretation, preservation, recreational

retracement, and potential development

support. It will tell how to define

priorities for marking, protection, and

potential public use and it will describe

what strategies are most appropriate for

resource protection. The issue of

potential liability and impacts upon

landowners will be addressed. The

promotion and coordination of the

tourism potential of the trail will also be

addressed.

The establishment law authorizes

cooperation with United States and

Mexican public and nongovernmental

organizations, academic institutions,

and, in consultation with the Secretary

of State, the government of Mexico and

its political subdivisions, for the

purpose of exchanging trail information

and research, fostering trail preservation

and educational programs, providing

technical assistance, and working to

establish an international historic trail

with complementary preservation and

education programs in each nation.

The legislation also stated that: (1)

The El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

(the Royal Road to the Interior Lands),

served as the primary route between the

colonial Spanish capital of Mexico City

and the Spanish provincial capitals at

San Juan de Los Caballeros (1598–1600),

San Gabriel (1600–1609) and then Santa

Fe (1610–1821); (2) The portion of the

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro that

resided in what is now the United States

extended between El Paso, Texas, and

present San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico,

a distance of 404 miles; (3) The El

Camino Real is a symbol of the cultural

interaction between nations and ethnic

groups and of the commercial exchange

that made possible the development and

growth of the borderland; (4) American

Indian groups, especially the Pueblo

Indians of the Rio Grande, developed

trails for trade long before Europeans

arrived; (5) In 1598, Juan de Ona ̃te led

a Spanish military expedition along

those trails to establish the northern

portion of the El Camino Real; (6)

During the Mexican National Period and

part of the U.S. Territorial Period, the El

Camino Real de Tierra Adentro

facilitated the emigration of people to

New Mexico and other areas that would

become the United States; (7) The

exploration, conquest, colonization,

settlement, religious conversion, and

military occupation of a large area of the

borderlands was made possible by this

route, whose historical period extended

from 1598 to 1882; (8) American

Indians, European emigrants, miners,

ranchers, soldiers, and missionaries

used the El Camino Real during the

historic development of the

borderlands. These travelers promoted

cultural interaction among Spaniards,

other Europeans, American Indians,

Mexicans, and Americans; (9) The El

Camino Real fostered the spread of

Catholicism, mining, an extensive

network of commerce, and ethnic and

cultural traditions including music,

folklore, medicine, foods, architecture,

language, place names, irrigation

systems, and Spanish law.

The following preliminary criteria

were developed internally and will be

reviewed by the public before used in

the Comprehensive Management Plan/

RMP Amendment/Environmental

Impact Statement process. After public

input analysis, they become proposed

criteria, and can be added to or changed

as the issues are addressed or new

information is presented: (1) The plan

should be completed in compliance

with Sec. 5(a) of the National Trails

System Act and all other applicable

laws. It will meet the requirements of

P.L. 106–307 to protect the trail’s

natural and historic resources and

recreation opportunities; (2) The

planning team should work

cooperatively with the State of New

Mexico, tribal governments, county and

municipal governments, other Federal

agencies, and all other interested

groups, agencies, and individuals.

Public participation will be encouraged

throughout the process; (3) The

planning process will include an

Environmental Impact Statement that

will comply with NEPA and Council on

Environmental Quality guidelines; (4)

The plan will emphasize the protection

and enhancement of the historic values

of the Trail, while providing the public

with opportunities for compatible

recreation activities; (5) Development

and management of each segment of the

National Trails System shall be

designed to harmonize with, and

complement, any established multipleuse plans for the specific area in order

to ensure continued maximum benefits

from the land (National Trails System

Act, Sec 7. (a)(2); (6) The lifestyles and

concerns of area residents, including the

activities of grazing and hunting, will be

recognized in the plan; (7) Any lands

along the trail which are acquired by

federal agencies from willing sellers to

accomplish purposes for which the trail

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was designated will be managed

consistent with the National Trails

System Act; (8) The planning process

will involve American Indian tribal

governments and will provide strategies

for the protection of recognized

traditional uses; (9) Decisions in the

plan should strive to be compatible with

the existing plans and policies of

adjacent local, State and Federal

agencies as long as the decisions are in

conformance with Congressional

direction and federal laws, regulation

and policy; (10) The location of the trail

has been determined by historical

information and actual field surveys and

will be further refined using Geographic

Information Systems.

A range of alternatives, including a

No Action alternative, will be developed

to respond to the issues identified at the

outset of the process. Each alternative

will provide different solutions to the

issues and concerns brought out. The

objective in alternative formulation will

be to develop realistic, implementable

solutions that represent a complete

plan, in and of themselves. The public

will assist in the development of a range

of alternatives during the community

workshops. Preliminary issues and

management concerns include: (1) How

the historic, scenic and natural

resources of the trail will be preserved;

(2) How management of the trail will

affect activities and use by the public;

(3) How trail management will be

integrated with tribal and other

government agency and community

plans; (4) Availability of opportunities

to provide visitor services, education

and/or recreation; (5) Incorporation of

international interest in the trail; and (6)

Effect of National Historic Trail

designation on private property.

A preliminary public participation

plan has been developed and sets forth

the methods by which the public has

the opportunity to be informed and

involved so they can participate

effectively in the planning and NEPA

process. The public involvement

process will focus on an interactive

dialogue of information that will result

in the exchange of constructive ideas,

alternatives and new possibilities for

mitigating potential environmental

impact associated with this project.

The plan will also be responsive to

the requirements of Presidential

Executive Order 12898 on

Environmental Justice. This Executive

Order requires Federal agencies to

identify potential disproportionate

impacts on low income and minority

communities. In addition, the Executive

Order requires each Federal agency to

provide opportunities for community

input in the NEPA process, including

identifying potential effects and

mitigation measures in consultation

with affected communities and

improving accessibility of meetings,

crucial documents and notices.

This project impacts multiple

agencies and local governmental

jurisdictions. It is important to have

roles and responsibilities, as well as

input of the affected entities, established

at the outset. The BLM and NPS will

engage other affected or potentially

interested Federal agencies, North

American Indian tribes, state and

county government, and international

partners, early in the EIS process. Their

opinions on issues, scope of work,

decisions to be made, and process are

essential to the EIS process. Documents

pertinent to the Environmental Impact

Statement, such as Land and Resource

Management Plans, Resource

Management Plans, State codes and

regulations, County and City zoning,

and land use policies, need to be

identified during this stage. Ongoing

communication throughout the project

is vital. The Bureau of Land

Management and the National Park

Service are committed to a collaborative

planning approach.

Contact Terry Humphrey, BLM, El

Camino Real Planning Team Leader at

Taos Field Office, 226 Cruz Alta Road,

Taos, New Mexico 87571 or Harry

Myers, NPS, El Camino Real Planning

Team Leader at P.O. Box 728, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87504–0728 for additional

information.

Dated: May 9, 2001.

Carsten F. Goff,

Acting State Director, BLM—New Mexico.

Michael D. Snyder,

Acting Director, NPS, Intermountain Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Bay-Delta Advisory Council’s

Ecosystem Roundtable Amendments

Subcommittee Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council’s (BDAC) Ecosystem

Roundtable Amendments Subcommittee

will meet on May 23, 2001 to discuss

proposed contract modifications for

several ongoing ecosystem restoration

projects. This meeting is open to the

public. Interested persons may make

oral statements to the Amendments

Subcommittee or may file written

statements for consideration.

DATES: The BDAC’s Ecosystem

Roundtable Amendments Subcommittee

meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 12

p.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The Amendments

Subcommittee will meet at the

Resources Building, 1416 Ninth Street,

Room 1131, Sacramento, CA 95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terry Mills, CALFED Bay-Delta

Program, at (916) 657–2666. If

reasonable accommodation is needed

due to a disability, please contact the

Equal Employment Opportunity Office

at (916) 653–6952 or TDD (916) 653–

6934 at least one week prior to the

meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San

Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin

Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta system) is a

critically important part of California’s

natural environment and economy. In

recognition of the serious problems

facing the region and the complex

resource management decisions that

must be made, the state of California

and the Federal government are working

together to stabilize, protect, restore,

and enhance the Bay-Delta system. The

State and Federal agencies with

management and regulatory

responsibilities in the Bay-Delta system

are working together as CALFED to

provide policy direction and oversight

for the process.

One area of Bay-Delta management

includes the establishment of a joint

State-Federal process to develop longterm solutions to problems in the BayDelta system related to fish and wildlife,

water supply reliability, natural

disasters, and water quality. The intent

is to develop a comprehensive and

balanced plan that addresses all of the

resource problems. This effort, the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program),

is being carried out under the policy

direction of CALFED. The Program is

exploring and developing a long-term

solution for a cooperative planning

process that will determine the most

appropriate strategy and actions

necessary to improve water quality,

restore health to the Bay-Delta

ecosystem, provide for a variety of

beneficial uses, and minimize Bay-Delta

system vulnerability. A group of citizen

advisors representing California’s

agricultural, environmental, urban,

business, fishing, and other interests

who have a stake in finding long-term

solutions for the problems affecting the

Bay-Delta system has been chartered

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA). The BDAC provides advice

CALFED on the program mission,