31690 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 12, 2001 / Notices

We are initiating this request for status

and trade information on species with

ample time to seek greater involvement

of State wildlife and natural resource

agencies and the public in the review

process. Thus, after this initial request

for species to consider, the State animal

and plant conservation agencies will be

asked for specific status and

management information on those

native species that warrant further

consideration. After review of any

information received, we will make

some preliminary decisions and will

seek assistance in developing more

complete proposals during the summer

and fall of 2001.

We plan to publish a Federal Register

notice in December 2001 to announce

tentative species proposals to be

submitted by the United States and to

solicit further information and

comments on them, as well as to

provide summary comments on

information provided in response to this

notice. In January 2002, we plan to hold

a public meeting to allow for additional

input. We will consult all CITES Parties

within the geographic range of species

we are considering proposing for

amendments to the Appendices by

March 2002, so that final proposals will

have the benefit of their consideration

and comments. This is consistent with

CITES Resolution Conf. 8.21. Another

Federal Register notice in July 2002 will

announce our final decisions and those

species proposals submitted by the

United States to the CITES Secretariat.

Through a series of additional notices

in advance of COP12, we will solicit

recommendations for possible agenda

items and resolutions designed to

improve the implementation of the

Convention, inform the public about

preliminary and final negotiating

positions on resolutions and

amendments to the Appendices

proposed by other Parties for

consideration at COP12, and explain

how observer status is obtained for nongovernmental organizations that plan to

attend. We will also publish

announcements of public meetings

expected to be held in January 2002 and

August 2002, to receive public input on

U.S. positions regarding COP12 issues.

Authors: This notice was prepared by

staff of the Division of Scientific

Authority.

Dated: May 22, 2001.

Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,

Acting Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare a General

Management Plan/Draft Environmental

Impact Statement for Big Cypress

National Preserve, Florida

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969, the National Park

Service is preparing a General

Management Plan/Draft Environmental

Impact Statement for the Addition lands

portion of Big Cypress National Preserve

in Collier County, Florida, and is

initiating the scoping process for this

document.

DATES: Open houses will be held on the

following dates:

1. July 30, 2001, 3:30–7:30 p.m.,

Everglades City, Florida

2. July 31, 2001, 3:30–7:30 p.m., Naples,

Florida

3. August 1, 2001, 3:30–7:30 p.m.,

Seminole Reservation, Florida

4. August 2, 2001, 3:30–7:30 p.m.,

Miami, Florida

Comments on this scoping process

should be received by August 17, 2001.

A General Management Plan/Draft

Environmental Impact Statement should

be available for review by January 2003.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting

locations are:

1. Everglades City School, 415 School

Drive, Everglades City, Florida, 34139

2. The Conservancy of Southwest

Florida, 1450 Merihue Drive, Naples,

Florida, 34102

3. Frank Billie Center, Seminole Tribe of

Florida Reservation, CR 833, Florida,

33440

4. Miami-Dade County Fair and

Exposition, 10901 Coral Way, Miami,

Florida, 33165–2398

Send requests to be placed on the

mailing list to Susan Kaynor, EIS

Coordinator, Big Cypress National

Preserve, HCR 61, Box 110, Ochopee,

Florida, 34141.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent, Big Cypress National

Preserve, HCR 61, Box 110, Ochopee,

Florida, 34141, telephone 941–695–

2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Addition Lands General Management

Plan/Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (GMP/DEIS) is needed to

address how the National Park Service

can protect its resources and values,

provide for recreational and other

opportunities, and ensure public safety

in the Addition Lands. Big Cypress

National Preserve was established in

1974. In 1988, 147,280 acres, known as

the Addition, were added to the

Preserve, increasing the Preserve by

30%. The current management plan for

the Preserve does not address the lands

in the Addition and the complex visitor

management and resource issues and

needs of this area. In the GMP/DEIS and

its accompanying public involvement

process, the National Park Service will

formulate and evaluate the

environmental impacts of a reasonable

range of alternatives that will provide

protection for resources and values at

Big Cypress National Preserve.

A public scoping newsletter will be

mailed in June 2001 to invite public

participation in the scoping process and

to describe the planning process. The

general public and affected or interested

parties are encouraged to provide

comments and suggestions, and to

identify issues and other reasonable

alternatives that should be addressed in

the General Management Plan/Draft

Environmental Impact Statement.

Our practice is to make comments,

including names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public review

during regular business hours. If you

wish for us to withhold your name and/

or address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comment. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. 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.

Dated: April 25, 2001.

Patricia A. Hooks,

Regional Director, Southeast Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve;

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets the schedule

for a meeting of the Tallgrass Prairie

National Preserve Advisory Committee.

Notice of this meeting is required under

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463).

DATE, TIME, AND ADDRESS: Wednesday,

June 27, 2001; 9:00 a.m. until business

and public comments are complete;

Bazaar Schoolhouse, State Highway 177,

Bazaar, Kansas.

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This business meeting is open to the

public. Space and facilities to

accommodate members of the public are

limited and people will be

accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis. An agenda will be

available from the Superintendent 1

week prior to the meeting. Attendees are

encouraged to participate in these

meetings. If you would like to address

the committee, please contact the

Superintendent by June 22, 2001, at the

address or telephone number listed

below requesting that your name be

added to the agenda. Depending on the

number of requests, the Superintendent

has the right to limit the amount of time

each participant is allowed to address

this committee.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steve Miller, Superintendent, Tallgrass

Prairie National Preserve, P.O. Box 585,

Cottonwood Falls, Kansas 66845; or

telephone him at 620–273–6034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve was

established by Public Law 104–333,

dated November 12, 1996.

Dated: May 29, 2001.

William W. Schenk,

Regional Director, Midwest Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

National Register of Historic Places;

Notification of Pending Nominations

Nominations for the following

properties being considered for listing

in the National Register were received

by the National Park Service before May

26, 2001.

Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR

part 60 written comments concerning

the significance of these properties

under the National Register criteria for

evaluation may be forwarded to the

National Register, National Park Service,

1849 C St. NW, NC400, Washington, DC

20240. Written comments should be

submitted by June 27, 2001.

Carol D. Shull,

Keeper of the National Register Of Historic

Places.

California

Orange County

Ebell Society of Santa Ana Valley, 625

N. French St., Santa Ana, 01000682

Florida

Sarasota County

Appleby Building, 501–513 Kumquat

Court, Sarasota, 01000683

Missouri

Bates County

Bates County Courthouse, 1 North

Delaware, Butler, 01000684

South Dakota

Hanson County

Saint Peter’s Grotto, O.5 mi N of

Chicago and North Western

Railroad Tracks, Farmer, 01000686

Wisconsin

Brown County

Holy Cross Church and Convent, 3001

Bay Settlement Rd., Green Bay,

01000685

In order to preserve the following

resource the comment period for the

following resource has been shortened

to three (3) days:

A request for a MOVE has been made

for the following resource:

Iowa

Polk County

Vail, Mrs. Marian D.-Prof. Charles

Noyes Kinney House (Drake

University and Related Properties

in Des Moines, Iowa, 1881–1918

MPS) 1318 27th St., Des Moines,

88001340

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Oil and

Gas Management Plan/Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969, the National Park

Service is preparing an Oil and Gas

Management Plan/Draft Environmental

Impact Statement for Big Cypress

National Preserve in Collier, MiamiDade and Monroe Counties, Florida, and

is initiating the scoping process for this

document.

DATES: Open houses will be held on the

following dates:

July 12, 2001, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., Miami,

Florida,

July 11, 2001, 3:30 to 7:30 p.m., Naples,

Florida.

Comments on this scoping process

should be received by July 27, 2001. An

Oil and Gas Management Plan/Draft

Environmental Impact Statement should

be available for review by Fall 2002.

ADDRESSES: The meeting locations are:

1. Miami—Florida International

University, Graham Center Ballroom

West, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami,

Florida 33199.

2. Naples—The Conservancy of

Southwest Florida, 1450 Merihue Drive,

Naples, Florida 33440.

Send requests to be placed on the

mailing list to Susan Kaynor, EIS

Coordinator, Big Cypress National

Preserve, HCR 61, Box 110, Ochopee,

Florida 34141, telephone 941–695–

2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Oil

and Gas Management Plan/Draft

Environmental Impact Statement is

needed to address the issues of how the

National Park Service can protect its

resources and values, ensure public

safety, and minimize conflicts with

visitors and park management while

recognizing the rights of private mineral

owners to develop their oil and gas

resources. In the Oil and Gas

Management Plan/Draft Environmental

Impact Statement and its accompanying

public involvement process, the

National Park Service will formulate

and evaluate the environmental impacts

of a reasonable range of alternatives that

will provide protection for resources

and values at Big Cypress National

Preserve while allowing for exploration

and development of the private mineral

estate. Distinct management issues

include identifying which park

resources and values are most sensitive

to oil and gas exploration and

development disturbances, defining

impact mitigation requirements to

protect such resources and values,

establishing reasonable performance

standards and providing pertinent

information to oil and gas owners and

operators that will facilitate operations

planning.

A public scoping newsletter will be

mailed in May 2001 to invite public

participation in the scoping process and

to describe the planning process. The

general public and affected or interested

parties are encouraged to provide

comments and suggestions, and to

identify issues and other reasonable

alternatives that should be addressed in

the Oil and Gas Management Plan/Draft

Environmental Impact Statement.

Our practice is to make comments,

including names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public review

during regular business hours. If you

wish for us to withhold your name and/

or address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comment. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. We

will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of