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ACTION: Notice; FACA meeting.

SUMMARY: The Hanford Reach National

Monument Federal Advisory Committee

will conduct its first meeting on

Wednesday, June 20, 2001 from 1 to

5:30 pm and Thursday, June 21, from 8

to 9:30 am in the Consolidated

Information Center (CIC)/Library, rooms

120 and 120A on the Washington State

University, Tri-Cities campus, 2770

University Dr., Richland, WA. The

meeting is open to the public and press.

DATES: The meeting will take place

Wednesday, June 20, 2001 from 1 to

5:30 pm and Thursday, June 21, from 8

to 9:30 am. Time will be made available

for public comments to be heard during

the meeting. Written comments received

by June 21, 2001, 9:30 am, will be

incorporated into the meeting notes.

Written comments received after the

deadline will be accepted, but will not

be incorporated into the meeting notes.

ADDRESSES: Any member of the public

wishing to submit written comments

may submit them during the meeting or

send them to Mr. Greg Hughes,

Designated Federal Official for the

Hanford Reach National Monument

(HRNM) Federal Advisory Committee,

Hanford Reach National Monument/

Saddle Mountain National Wildlife

Refuge, 3250 Port of Benton Blvd.,

Richland, WA 99352; fax (509) 375–

0196. Copies of the draft meeting agenda

can be obtained from the Designated

Federal Official.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any

member of the public wishing further

information concerning the meeting

should contact Mr. Greg Hughes,

Designated Federal Official for the

Hanford Reach National Monument

(HRNM) FACA; phone (509) 371–1801,

fax (509) 375–0196.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During

this meeting, the Hanford Reach

National Monument Federal Advisory

Committee will hold introductions of

Committee Members and Alternates,

Facilitators, and the Designated Federal

Official. Introductory statements will be

made by U.S. Department of the Interior

Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S.

Department of Energy authorities. The

Committee will hear informational

presentations about Presidential

Proclamation #7319, the Advisory

Committee Charter, Department of

Energy requirements, and National

Wildlife Refuge System mandates and

organization. Additionally, the

Committee will discuss groundrules,

selection of a Committee Chair and

process design.

Dated: May 24, 2001.

Greg Hughes,

Project Leader, Hanford Reach National

Monument.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–670–5101–ER–B140/CACA–42662]

Proposed Plan Amendments and

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report for the

North Baja Pipeline Project, California,

in Accordance With 43 CFR 1610.5–5

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to consider

proposed amendments to the California

Desert Conservation Area Plan and the

Yuma District Resource Management

Plan in conjunction with the North Baja

Pipeline project.

SUMMARY: This notice supplements the

notice published by the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the

Federal Register in the issue of May 22,

2001 at page 28160 (66 FR 28160). That

notice requested comments on

environmental issues related to the

Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM)

consideration of amendments to the

Yuma Resource Management Plan

(RMP) and the California Desert

Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan. The

proposed North Baja Pipeline project

extends from Ehrenberg, Arizona

through Riverside and Imperial

Counties south to the Mexican border.

All federal lands affected by the

proposed plan amendments are located

in eastern Imperial County, California.

FERC and the California State Lands

Commission are jointly preparing an

Environmental Impact Statement and an

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)

that will analyze the environmental

impacts of the proposed project. An

amendment to the CDCA Plan is

required because part of the proposed

project is not within a CDCA designated

Utility Corridor. An amendment to the

Yuma RMP is required because the

proposed project would cross portions

of the Milpitas Wash Natural Area, and

that plan does not allow for new

utilities within this area. BLM will

attempt to use the EIS/EIR to consider

the plan amendments. If the Plan(s) are

not amended, BLM may authorize

installation of the project within

existing corridors only, or BLM may

deny the project if the existing corridor

option does not prove feasible. The

currently identified environmental

issues are listed in the notice previously

published by FERC in the Federal

Register in the issue dated December 18,

2000 at page 79097 (65 FR 79097).

DATES: Submit comments, concerning

the scope of the proposed amendments,

on or before July 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed by Lynda Kastoll, Project

Manager, Bureau of Land Management,

El Centro Field Office, 1661 So. 4th

Street, El Centro, CA 92243.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynda Kastoll at the above address or at

(760) 337–4421.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: North Baja

Pipeline Project’s proposed action

consists of the construction and

operation of about 79.8 miles of

pipeline, including 11.5 miles of 36-

inch-diameter and 68.3 miles of 30-

inch-diameter pipe, extending from an

interconnection with El Paso Natural

Gas Company in La Paz County,

Arizona, through Riverside and Imperial

Counties, California, to an

interconnection at the international

border between the United States and

Mexico. It includes the construction of

a new compressor station (with

associated metering facilities) in

Ehrenberg, Arizona, a meter station near

the Ogilby Road-Interstate 8 interchange

in Imperial County, CA and a pig

launcher and receiver facility near

Rannel’s Drain and 18th Avenue in

Riverside County, California. A pig is an

internal tool used to inspect the

pipeline for potential leaks or damage.

The nominal construction right-ofway (construction corridor) for the

pipeline would be 80 feet wide, with 50

feed retained as permanent right-of-way.

About 63 percent of the pipeline route

would abut or overlap existing road or

powerline rights-of-way.

The first 11.5 miles of the project are

in or adjacent to agricultural lands in

the Blythe and Palo Verde Valley areas.

The alignment then parallels an electric

transmission line and Stallard Road on

the Palo Verde Mesa from Mile Post

(MP) 11.5 to MP 28. From MP 28 to MP

39 it parallels Highway 78, then from

MP 39 to MP 75 it parallels either an

electric transmission line or public

roadways for all but about 5.4 miles,

across desert habitats. It crosses

Interstate 8 at MP 75, then parallels the

edge of sand dunes to its crossing of the

All American Canal at MP 79.5 and its

termination in Mexico at MP 79.6.

The combined United States and

Mexico pipeline system is initially

designed to carry 500 million cubic feet

per day of natural gas. As designed, the

new pipeline system will serve existing

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and planned power plants in Mexico

and in the United States that in turn

serve electric power demand in

northern Baja California, Mexico and

western United States’ markets.

The total project configuration, as

proposed and including measures to

avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts on

the environment, is being considered

along with several alternatives,

including building the pipeline entirely

within existing corridors as designated

in the California Desert Conservation

Area Plan, and a ‘‘No Action’’

alternative.

Dated: May 22, 2001.

MarLynn Spears,

Acting Chief, Branch of Lands (CA–931).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Availability of the Final Maurice

National Scenic and Recreational River

Comprehensive Management Plan and

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the

Final Maurice National Scenic and

Recreational River Comprehensive

Management Plan and Environmental

Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service has

finalized the Comprehensive

Management Plan and Environmental

Impact Statement for the management,

protection, and use of the Maurice

National Scenic and Recreational River

in New Jersey. Comments will be

accepted for 30 days from the date of

this notice. Please be advised that, if

requested, the National Park Service is

required to supply the names and

addresses of individuals providing

comments. For more information about

this document, contact Mary Vavra,

National Park Service Program Manager,

by letter or telephone:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Vavra, Program Manager, National

Park Service, Philadelphia Support

Office, 200 Chestnut Street, 3rd Floor,

Philadelphia, PA 19106, (215) 597–

9175.

Dated: March 25, 2001.

Marie Rust,

Regional Director, Northeast Region, National

Park Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Boston Harbor Islands Advisory

Council; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92–463) that the Boston

Harbor Islands Advisory Council will

meet on Wednesday, June 20, 2001. The

meeting will convene at 3 p.m. at the

New England Aquarium Conference

Center, Central Wharf, Boston, MA.

The Advisory Council was appointed

by the Director of National Park Service

pursuant to Public Law 104–333. The 28

members represent business,

educational/cultural, community and

environmental entities; municipalities

surrounding Boston Harbor; Boston

Harbor advocates; and Native American

interests. The purpose of the Council is

to advise and make recommendations to

the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership

with respect to the development and

implementation of a management plan

and the operation of the Boston Harbor

Islands National Recreation Area.

The Agenda for this meeting is as

follows:

1. Call to Order, Introductions of

Advisory Council members present

2. Review and Approval of Minutes of

March meeting

3. Update on Activites since the March

Meeting

4. Presenation of GMP status by NPS

5. Report from the Co-chairs

6. Island Events this season

7. Public Comment

8. Next Meeting

9. Adjourn

The meeting is open to the public.

Further information concerning Council

meetings may be obtained from the

Superintendent, Boston Harbor Islands.

Interested persons may make oral/

written presentations to the Council or

file written statements. Such requests

should be made at least seven days prior

to the meeting to: Superintendent,

Boston Harbor Islands NRA, 408

Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA, 02110,

telephone (617) 223–8667.

May 17, 2001.

George E. Price, Jr.,

Superintendent, Boston Harbor Islands NRA.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Announcement of Subsistence

Resource Commission meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

SUMMARY: The Superintendent of Cape

Krusenstern National Monument and

Kobuk Valley National Park and the

Chairpersons of the Subsistence

Resource Commissions for Cape

Krusenstern National Monument and

Kobuk Valley National Park announce a

forthcoming joint meeting of the Cape

Krusenstern National Monument and

Kobuk Valley National Park Subsistence

Resource Commissions. The following

agenda items will be discussed:

(1) SRC Chairs Welcome—

Introduction of commission members

and guests. Review and approve agenda.

(2) Review and approve minutes from

last meeting.

(3) SRC review of regional issues.

(4) SRC review Subsistence Hunting

Plan/and work session.

(5) Public and other agency

comments.

(6) Identify agenda topics, set time

and place of next SRC meeting.

(7) Adjournment.

DATES: The meeting will be held from

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday

June 6 and 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on

Thursday, June 7. If needed, the Chairs

may schedule evening sessions.

LOCATION: The meeting will be held at

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

conference room in Kotzebue, Alaska.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Office in Kotzebue is located at 160 2nd

Street, Telephone (907) 442–3799.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David W. Spirtes, Superintendent, P.O.

Box 1029, Kotzebue, Alaska 99752,

Telephone (907) 442–3890 or Ken

Adkisson at (800) 471–2352 or 443–

2522.

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.

Robert L. Arnberger,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 01–14067 Filed 6–4–01; 8:45 am]

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