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Sec. 2 Prohibited Acts 

a. You must not discharge or use 

firearms or other dangerous weapons for 

the purpose of target shooting. This does 

not include the discharge of firearms or 

dangerous weapons while person(s) are 

engaged in bona fide hunting activities 

during established hunting seasons and 

are properly licensed for these activities. 

b. You must not use or possess to use 

any glass containers outside of enclosed 

vehicles, camp trailers, or tents. 

c. You must not use or possess to use 

as firewood any materials containing 

nails, screws, or other metal hardware, 

including, but not limited to, wood 

pallets and/or construction debris. 

d. You must not use an accelerant for 

the purposes of igniting a campfire. 

However, you may ignite any campfire 

or other material used for cooking 

purposes, by using any commercially 

purchased charcoal igniter or other nonhazardous fuels. 

e. You must not drive a motor vehicle 

through any campfire, or through any 

flaming debris or other flaming 

material(s). 

f. You must not burn any potentially 

hazardous material including, but not 

limited to, gasoline, oil, plastic, and 

magnesium. 

g. You must not ignite a campfire 

outside the confines of a fire pan or 

other container. All ashes and unburned 

fuel from campfires may be disposed of 

in a small pit excavated with hand tools 

as long as the material being disposed 

of is mostly ash. You must not dispose 

of non-flammable materials in a fire on 

public lands. BLM may authorize large 

bonfires, which would go beyond the 

limit of a fire pan, by permit on a caseby-case basis. 

h. You must not operate a motorized 

vehicle in excess of the posted speed 

limit on any maintained roadway within 

the SRMA. 

i. You must not operate a motorized 

vehicle in excess of 15 m.p.h. off of 

established or maintained roadways 

within 50 feet of any animals, people, or 

vehicles. 

j. You must not operate or use any 

audio device, including, but not limited 

to, a radio, television, musical 

instrument, other noise producing 

device, or motorized equipment 

between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. 

in a manner that makes unreasonable 

noise that disturbs other visitors. 

k. You must not operate an offhighway vehicle without a properly 

installed spark arrestor. 

l. You must not use or possess any 

man-made ramp or jump, for the 

purposes of performing acrobatic or 

aerial stunts. 

m. You must not enter, camp, park or 

stay longer than one half hour within 

the SRMA without properly paying 

required permit fees. Permits must be 

purchased and visibly displayed in the 

windshield of all primary vehicles with 

the date side facing out. 

n. You must not camp or use 

motorized vehicles within 200 feet of 

any perennial water source or 

impoundment. 

Sec. 3 Penalties 

Any person who violates any of these 

supplementary rules may be tried before 

a United States Magistrate and fined no 

more than $1,000 or imprisoned for no 

more than 12 months, or both. 43 U.S.C. 

1733(a); 43 CFR 8360.0–7. Such 

violations may also be subject to the 

enhanced fines provided for by 18 

U.S.C. 3571. 

Dated: June 15, 2005. 

Sally Wisely, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. 05–17507 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–DK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

60-Day Notice of Intention To Request 

Clearance of Collection of Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) Volunteers-In-Parks (VIP) 

program (Pub. L. 91–357) is collecting 

information from volunteers in the form 

of a survey for the purposes of 

evaluating the program and its 

effectiveness. In order to effectively 

manage the increasing trend of 

volunteerism in the NPS, it is 

imperative that the agency assess its 

strengths and weaknesses and 

determine methods for improved 

efficiency. A servicewide volunteer 

program assessment has not been 

conducted to date. Current VIPs will be 

surveyed (mail-back/Internet-based 

questionnaire) during this process to 

collect information about the current 

status and needs of the program. In 

addition, follow-up focus groups (3 with 

up to 20 participants each) and 

telephone interviews (up to 40) will be 

conducted to acquire detailed data 

expanding on questionnaire results). 

Recommendations for improvements 

will be made based on the findings. This 

process will not only aid in creating an 

improved, streamlined program, but 

may also serve as a model for other 

Federal agencies. 

Estimated 

numbers of 

Responses Burden 

hours 

Volunteers-In-Parks 

Program Assessment 6,100 1,630 

Under provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR part 

1320, Reporting and Record Keeping 

Requirements, the NPS invites 

comments on the need for gathering the 

information in the proposed survey. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

practical utility of the information being 

gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden 

hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden to 

respondents, including use of 

automated information collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Public comments will be 

accepted on or before November 1, 

2005. 

Send Comments To: Joy M. 

Pietschmann, National Park Service, 

Servicewide Volunteer Program 

Coordinator, 1849 C Street NW., 2450, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy 

M. Pietschmann, 202–513–7141. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

National Park Service Volunteers-InParks Program Assessment. 

OMB Number: To be requested. 

Expiration Date: To be requested. 

Type of Request: Request for new 

clearance. 

Description of Need: The NPS 

Volunteers-In-Parks program is 

authorized by the Volunteers in the 

Parks Act of 1969 (16 U.S.C. 18g–18j). 

The Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969 

as originally enacted was Public Law 

91–357. Volunteering is an American 

tradition that over the years has made 

an immeasurable contribution to 

communities, organizations, and 

individuals throughout the country. 

Volunteers are vital to the success of the 

NPS. The VIP program can accept and 

use voluntary help and services from 

the public, in a way that is mutually 

beneficial to the NPS and the volunteer. 

In FY2004 140,000 volunteers donated 5 

million hours of service to their national 

parks at a value of $85.9 million. VIPs 

come from every state and many 

different countries to help preserve and 

protect America’s natural and cultural 

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heritage for the enjoyment of this and 

future generations. Over the past 35 

years, this program has consistently 

grown to become one of the 

government’s largest, most successful 

volunteer programs. Between FY2003 

and 2004, the program experienced its 

biggest increase in history: The number 

of VIPs increased by 14% and the 

number of hours by 11%. In order to 

effectively manage the increasing trend 

of volunteerism in the NPS, it is 

imperative that the organization assess 

its strengths and weaknesses and 

determine methods for improved 

efficiency. A servicewide volunteer 

program assessment has not been 

conducted to date. Volunteers (6,000) 

will be surveyed during this process 

(mail-back/Internet-based questionnaire) 

to collect information about the current 

status and needs of the program. In 

addition, follow-up focus groups (3 with 

up to 20 participants each) and 

telephone interviews (up to 40) will be 

conducted to acquire detailed data 

expanding on questionnaire results). 

Results will be reported at the 

servicewide level, the regional level 

(seven NPS regions), and the volunteer 

work category level (to include, at 

minimum, work in the areas of 

interpretation, natural resource 

management, park maintenance, 

campground hosting, and cultural 

resource management). 

Recommendations for improvements 

will be made based on the findings. This 

process will not only aid in creating an 

improved, streamlined program, but 

may also serve as a model for other 

Federal agencies. 

Automated data collection: This 

information will primarily be collected 

electronically through a designated, 

secure Web site. Non-automated 

methods (mail-back questionnaire) will 

be available for those without access to 

electronic means. 

Description of respondents: National 

Park Service Volunteers-In-Parks. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: Approximately 6,100 

respondents. 

Estimated average number of 

responses: Approximately 6,100 

responses. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

response: One-quarter burden hour per 

response to the mail-back/internet-based 

questionnaire (≈6,000 responses); One 

and one-half burden hour for 

participants in the follow-up focus 

groups (≈60 responses); One burden 

hour for participants in the follow-up 

interviews (≈responses). 

Frequency of Response: 1 time per 

respondent. 

Estimated annual reporting burden: 

1,630 hours. 

Dated: July 19, 2005. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

National Park Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17487 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ 

General Management Plan: Ebey’s 

Landing National Historical Reserve, 

Island County, WA; Notice of 

Availability 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4332(C), and the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR part 1500–1508), the National Park 

Service has prepared a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

proposed general management plan for 

Ebey’s Landing National Historical 

Reserve (Reserve) located in 

northwestern Washington. In addition 

to a ‘‘no-action’’ alternative (which 

would maintain current management), 

the Draft EIS describes and analyzes two 

‘‘action’’ alternatives which respond to 

public concerns and issues identified 

during the scoping process, as well as 

NPS’s conservation planning 

requirements. These alternatives present 

varying management strategies that 

address visitor use and preservation of 

cultural and natural resources that 

protect and reflect the rural community 

on Whidbey Island from 19th century 

exploration and settlement in Puget 

Sound to the present time. The potential 

environmental consequences of each 

alternative, and mitigation strategies, are 

identified and analyzed; a 

determination as to the 

‘‘environmentally preferred’’ alternative 

is also provided in the Draft EIS. 

Scoping: A Notice of Intent 

announcing preparation of the Draft EIS 

and general management plan was 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 22, 2000. Public involvement has 

included public meetings, presentations 

and meetings with organizations located 

within the Reserve and additional 

organizations, newsletter mailings, local 

press releases, website postings, and 

postcards. Preceding the formal EIS 

analysis process, the NPS had organized 

an interdisciplinary planning team to 

initiate the general management plan 

process for the Reserve. The team 

included the Reserve’s Trust Board and 

staff, representatives from Washington 

State, Island County and Town of 

Coupeville, and NPS staff from the 

Pacific West Region Office in Seattle, 

Washington. The purpose of these 

initial meetings was to help characterize 

the scale and extent of the planning 

process. 

The formal public scoping efforts 

began in June 2000 with release of a 

scoping newsletter to approximately 650 

people on the Reserve’s mailing list. In 

addition, over 2800 newsletters were 

distributed at local public places such 

as libraries, civic buildings, businesses, 

and parks. The planning team received 

36 letters during the official public 

scoping period ending August 15, 2000. 

In addition, during June 2000, three 

public scoping meetings were held in 

Seattle, Washington and Coupeville, 

Washington (in total, 141 verbal 

comments were recorded). Individual 

scoping meetings were also held 

between August 2000 and January 2001 

with organizations located within the 

Reserve to discuss issues of mutual 

interest. Other meetings with other 

interested organizations were also 

scheduled. 

Proposed Plan and Alternatives: 

Alternative A constitutes the No-Action 

alternative and serves as an 

environmental baseline to facilitate 

comparisons between the ‘‘action’’

alternatives. Alternative A assumes that 

existing programs, facilities, staffing, 

and funding would generally continue 

at their current levels. The NPS would 

dispose of NPS-owned and managed 

farms within the Reserve to the private 

sector after placing conservation 

easements on them. 

Alternative B is the ‘‘agency 

preferred’’ alternative. The Reserve’s 

Trust Board, and the NPS, in 

cooperation with partners, would 

enhance existing programs and 

resources management, as well as 

administrative, maintenance, and visitor 

services within the Reserve. To 

maintain and protect the rural 

landscape, the NPS would continue to 

purchase conservation easements on 

priority properties based upon a new 

land protection plan. The NPS would 

exchange NPS-owned farms to private 

farm owners for additional protection 

on other properties within the Reserve. 

Historic buildings would be 

rehabilitated to the Secretary of the 

Interior’s Standards. The county would 

be encouraged to develop a zoning 

overlay for the Reserve to aid in land 

use control. In addition, a minor 

boundary adjustment would be 

recommended. To orient and inform 

visitors about the Reserve, three gateway 

kiosks would be developed along State 

Route 20 and a visitor center/contact