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and planning. Though many new 

actions and ideas were suggested by the 

public during this comment period, no 

new issues were identified. 

Proposed Plan and Alternatives: 

Alternative A constitutes the ‘‘baseline’’

No Action Alternative and assumes a 

continuation of existing management 

and trends at San Juan Island National 

Historical Park. The primary emphasis 

would continue to be placed on 

protection and preservation of cultural 

resources. Since 1966, the park has been 

listed in the National Register of 

Historic Places and is a National 

Historic Landmark. Management of 

cultural landscapes around the 

immediate encampment areas at 

American Camp and English Camp 

would continue to emphasize cultural 

landscape management while respecting 

the natural environment and natural 

processes. No new construction would 

be authorized. 

Alternative B would increase visitor 

opportunities and outreach at both 

English Camp and American Camp, as 

well as in the town of Friday Harbor, 

through additional visitor facilities, 

recreational opportunities, programs, 

and services. Natural and cultural 

resources interpretation would be 

enhanced through more extensive 

facilities and programs. Off-island 

interpretation would be enhanced 

through partnerships. The park would 

propose boundary adjustments at both 

camps to include important natural and 

cultural resources related to the purpose 

of the park. 

At English Camp, the road system 

would be reconfigured as a one-way 

loop road by connecting a road segment 

approximately one-fifth mile long from 

the entrance road to the administrative 

road. The road would follow the 

existing historic road alignment where 

possible. The Crook house would be 

rehabilitated as a visitor contact facility 

on the ground floor and for 

administrative use on the second floor. 

At American Camp, the 1979 doublewide trailer that serves as the temporary 

visitor center at American Camp would 

be removed, the site restored to natural 

conditions, and a new enlarged visitor 

center would be constructed north of 

the redoubt. The new visitor center 

would include space for a collections 

study room for natural and cultural 

resource items, including a portion of 

the military-era collections. The existing 

road to the redoubt off Pickett’s Lane 

would be removed and converted to a 

trail. The cultural landscapes would be 

enhanced to aid visitor understanding 

and interpretation through a variety of 

techniques. The prairie would be 

restored to native plant species. 

Alternative C is the NPS Preferred 

Alternative and would broaden the 

scope of resource management and 

interpretation programs to emphasize 

the connections and interrelationships 

between the park’s natural and cultural 

resources. New facilities, trails and 

programs would provide opportunities 

for visitors to understand the 

importance of the park’s natural 

resources in defining the cultural 

landscapes and influencing the 

settlement and historic events of San 

Juan Island. 

At English Camp, the Crook house 

would be retained, stabilized, and used 

as an exterior exhibit while the hospital 

would be rehabilitated and opened to 

the public for interpretation. The 1979 

double-wide trailer that serves as the 

temporary visitor center at American 

Camp would be removed and replaced 

with a permanent, enlarged visitor 

center at the existing site, allowing for 

improved exhibits and staff space. A 

collections study room for natural and 

cultural resource items, including a 

portion of the military-era collections 

would be relocated to the park. 

Additional buildings would be open 

to the public for interpretation as well 

as research and academic study. As in 

Alternative B, the existing road to the 

redoubt would be removed and 

converted to a trail and the prairie 

would be restored to native plant 

species. Historic buildings from the 

encampment period still existing on the 

island would be repatriated back to their 

original locations within the camps. Offisland interpretation would be 

enhanced through partnerships. The 

park would propose boundary 

adjustments at both camps to include 

important natural and cultural resources 

related to the purpose of the park. As 

documented in the DEIS, Alternative C 

is deemed to be the ‘‘environmentally 

preferred’’ alternative. 

Public Review and Comment: The 

DEIS/GMP is now available for public 

review. All written comments must be 

postmarked or transmitted not later than 

60 days from the date of publication in 

the Federal Register of the EPA’s notice 

of filing of the EIS; as soon as this date 

is confirmed, it will be announced on 

the project website and via local and 

regional media. During the review 

period, several options are available for 

providing written comments: (1) Online 

via an electronic comment form 

provided on the NPS Planning, 

Environment and Public Comment 

System at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ 

sajh; (2) A postage-paid comment 

response form is included in the Draft 

General Management Plan Alternatives 

Newsletter; additional pages may be 

attached to this form as necessary; (3) 

Written letters can also be directly 

mailed to: Superintendent, San Juan 

Island National Historical Park, 650 

Mullis Street, Suite 100, Friday Harbor, 

Washington 98250. In addition, 

comments may be made in person at 

one of the upcoming public workshops 

that the NPS will conduct in midFebruary 2008. Confirmed details on 

dates, locations and times for these 

workshops will be announced in local 

newspapers, in the Draft General 

Management Plan Alternatives 

Newsletter, online at the above Web 

site, or may be obtained via telephone 

at (360) 378–2240. A limited number of 

printed copies of the Draft EIS/GMP can 

be obtained at the address noted above. 

In addition, the document is available 

for review at the public library in Friday 

Harbor, Washington. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Decision: Following the opportunity 

to review the DEIS/GMP, all comments 

received will be carefully considered in 

preparing the final document. This 

document is anticipated to be 

completed during the fall of 2008 and 

its availability will be similarly 

announced in the Federal Register and 

via local and regional press media. As 

a delegated EIS, the official responsible 

for the final decision is the Regional 

Director, Pacific West Region; 

subsequently the official responsible for 

implementation would be the 

Superintendent, San Juan Island 

National Historical Park. 

Dated: October 12, 2007. 

Cynthia Ip, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Meetings for the National 

Park Service (NPS) Subsistence 

Resource Commission (SRC) Program 

Within the Alaska Region 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

SUMMARY: The NPS announces the SRC 

meeting schedule for the following 

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areas: Aniakchak National Monument, 

Cape Krusenstern National Monument, 

Denali National Park, Kobuk Valley 

National Park, Gates of the Arctic 

National Park, Lake Clark National Park, 

and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. 

The purpose of each meeting is to 

develop and continue work on NPS 

subsistence hunting program 

recommendations and other related 

subsistence management issues. Each 

meeting is open to the public and will 

have time allocated for public 

testimony. The public is welcomed to 

present written or oral comments to the 

SRC. Each meeting will be recorded and 

meeting minutes will be available upon 

request from each Superintendent for 

public inspection approximately six 

weeks after each meeting. The NPS SRC 

program is authorized under Title VIII, 

Section 808 of the Alaska National 

Interest Lands Conservation Act, Pub. L. 

96–487, to operate in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

Dates: The Lake Clark National Park 

SRC meeting will be held on Tuesday, 

February 12, 2008, from 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m., Alaska Standard Time. 

Location: Lake Clark National Park 

and Preserve Visitor Center, Port 

Alsworth, AK. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Adkisson, Subsistence Manager, 

telephone (907) 443–2522, or Willie 

Goodwin, Subsistence Manager, and 

George Helfrich, Superintendent, 

telephone: (907) 442–3890, at Western 

Arctic Parklands, P.O. Box 1029, 

Kotzebue, AK 99752. 

Date: The Kobuk Valley National Park 

SRC meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, February 27, 2008, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard Time. 

Location: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Office, Conference Room, 

Kotzebue, AK. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ken 

Adkisson, Subsistence Manager, 

telephone (907) 443–2522, or Willie 

Goodwin, Subsistence Manager, and 

George Helfrich, Superintendent, 

telephone: (907) 442–3890, at Western 

Arctic Parklands, P.O. Box 1029, 

Kotzebue, AK 99752 

Date: The Gates of the Arctic National 

Park SRC meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, February 27, 2008, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard Time. 

Location: Sophie Station Hotel, 1717 

University Ave. Fairbanks, AK, 

telephone (907) 479–3650. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Krupa, Subsistence Manager, or 

Greg Dudgeon, Superintendent, 

telephone: (907) 457–5752, at Gates of 

the Arctic National Park and Preserve, 

4175 Geist Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709. 

Date: The Wrangell-St. Elias National 

Park SRC meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 and 

Wednesday, March 26, 2008, from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m., Alaska Standard Time. 

Location: Mentasta Lake—Katie John 

School, 6 Mile Main Village Road in 

Mentasta Lake, AK, telephone (907) 

291–2327. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Cellarius, Subsistence Manager, 

telephone: (907) 822–7236, or Meg 

Jensen, Superintendent, telephone: 

(907) 822–5234, at Wrangell-St. Elias 

National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 

439, Copper Center, AK 99573. 

SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION: SRC 

meeting locations and dates may need to 

be changed based on weather or local 

circumstances. If meeting dates and 

locations are changed notice of each 

meeting will be published in local 

newspapers and announced on local 

radio stations prior to the meeting dates. 

The meetings may end early if all 

business is completed. 

The agendas for each meeting include 

the following: 

1. Call to order (SRC Chair). 

2. SRC Roll Call and Confirmation of 

Quorum. 

3. SRC Chair and Superintendent’s 

Welcome and Introductions. 

4. Review and Approve Agenda. 

5. Status of SRC Membership. 

6. Election of Chair and Vice Chair 

(New charter requires annual elections). 

7. SRC Member Reports. 

8. Superintendent and NPS Staff 

Reports. 

9. Federal Subsistence Board Update 

(Review Proposals, Board Actions). 

10. State of Alaska Board Actions 

Update. 

11. New Business. 

A. Collection of shed horns and 

antlers on NPS lands and their use as 

handicrafts. 

B. Status Report: Gates of the Arctic 

National Park SRC Hunting Plan 

Recommendation #20. 

12. Agency and Public Comments. 

13. SRC Work Session. 

14. Set time and place of next SRC 

meeting. 

Adjournment. 

Dated: December 13, 2007. 

Judith C. Gottlieb, 

Associate Regional Director, Subsistence and 

Partnerships. 

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BILLING CODE 4312–HE–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Flight 93 National Memorial Advisory 

Commission; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, Flight 93 

Advisory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is given that a meeting 

of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission 

(the Commission) will be held on 

Saturday, February 2, 2008 from 10 a.m. 

to 1 p.m. (Eastern). The Commission 

will meet jointly with the Flight 93 

Memorial Task Force. The joint meeting 

will be held at the Somerset County 

Courthouse, Courtroom #1; 2nd floor, 

111 East Union Street, Somerset, 

Pennsylvania, 15501. 

The agenda of the meeting will 

include review and approval of 

Commission minutes from October 7, 

2007; reports from the Flight 93 

Memorial Task Force and National Park 

Service; old business; and new business. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Comments from the public will 

be taken at the end of the meeting. Any 

person may file with a Commission a 

written statement concerning the 

matters to be discussed. Persons who 

wish to file a written statement or testify 

at the meeting, or who want further 

information concerning the meeting 

may contact Superintendent Joanne 

Hanley at 814.443.4557. Address all 

statements to: Flight 93 Advisory 

Commission, 109 West Main Street, 

Somerset, PA 15501. 

DATES: February 2, 2008 at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Somerset County 

Courthouse, Courtroom #1; 2nd floor; 

111 East Union Street, Somerset, 

Pennsylvania, 15501. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Superintendent Joanne M. Hanley, 

814.443.4557. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission was established by Public 

Law 107–226 to advise the Secretary of 

the Interior on the planning, design, 

construction and long-term management 

of a permanent memorial at the crash 

site of Flight 93. 

Dated: December 14, 2007. 

Joanne M. Hanley, 

Superintendent, Flight 93 National Memorial. 

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