Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 4, 1996 / Notices 28231

Dated: May 28, 1996.

Matthias A. Kerschbaum,

Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services, Region 3, Fish and Wildlife Service,

Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 96–13903 Filed 6–3–96; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Notice of Availability of the Draft

General Management Plan/

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Klondike Gold Rush National

Historical Park

AGENCIES: National Park Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft

general management plan/

environmental impact statement for the

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical

Park.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

announces the availability of the draft

General Management Plan/

Environmental Impact Statement for the

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical

Park. The draft General Management

Plan and Environmental Impact

Statement describes a proposed action

for the three Alaska units and one

Seattle unit of the park and three

alternatives (two in Seattle) to provide

additional opportunities for residents

and visitors to enjoy the park units

while protecting the park’s cultural and

natural resources. A no action

alternative also is evaluated. This notice

announces the dates and locations of

public meetings to solicit comments on

the draft GMP/EIS.

DATES: Public comment on the draft

GMP/EIS is from May 31 to July 31,

1996. Comments must be postmarked by

July 31. Hearing dates, times, and

locations are listed under

Supplementary Information, below.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft

GMP/EIS should be submitted to the

General Management Plan, Klondike

Gold Rush National Historical Park,

2525 Gambell Street, Anchorage, AK

99508–2892. Comments may also be

sent via electronic mail by July 31 to:

KLGO/KLSE GMP Comments@nps.gov.

Copies of the draft GMP/EIS are

available by request from the

aforementioned address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

Mosby, National Park Service, Alaska

System Support Office. Telephone:

(907) 257–2650 FAX: (907) 257–2510.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 102(2)(C) of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L.

91–190, as amended), the National Park

Service, has prepared a draft GMP/EIS

that describes a proposed action for the

three Alaska units and one Seattle unit

of the park and three alternatives (two

in Seattle) to provide additional

opportunities for residents and visitors

to enjoy the park units while protecting

the park’s cultural and natural

resources. Public meetings are

scheduled on the dates and at the times

and locations indicated below.

• June 18—Seattle, Park Office, 117

South Main Street, 7:00 p.m.

• July 8—Skagway, Public Library,

8th & State Streets, 7:00 p.m.

• July 9—Whitehorse, Public Library,

2071 2nd Avenue, 7:00 p.m.

The proposed action (alternative C) in

Alaska includes development concept

plans for Dyea and the Chilkoot Trail

and would expand park management,

development, resource (cultural and

natural) protection, and maintenance

components to meet most, but not all, of

the expected visitor-use increases and

interests in the park. A Klondike History

Research Center would be established,

in cooperation with the city of Skagway

and State of Alaska, to process, study,

conserve, and store historical,

ethnographic, and natural history

artifacts. Part of the center’s function

would be to provide interpretive and
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educational programs, as well as the

opportunity for interagency training and

academic research within Skagway.

Specialized historic-restoration skills

would be made available to others on a

cost-reimbursable basis. Access to the

Dyea area would be improved with a

rerouted, wider gravel road, and

parking, picnic, interpretive, and trail

opportunities. Selected Dyea townsite

streets would be cleared and signed.

Archaeological inventory, surveys, and

mapping; marking the historical

segments; minor trail rerouting; and

increased interpretive programs would

occur along the Chilkoot Trail. White

Pass archaeological inventory,

surveying, mapping, and marking the

historic trail route would be completed;

but no facilities are proposed in the

unit.

In Seattle, the proposed action would

lead eventually to acquiring a

permanent location for the park visitor

center, park offices, and historic

collections. In the interim, expanded

lease space at the present location

would allow park offices to move to

accessible space on the third floor; and

park collections would be moved to the

mezzanine level of the building. The

interpretive focus would shift with more

emphasis toward the role of the Pacific

Northwest in the gold rush. Additional

interpretive information (exhibits and

walking tours) would be developed

within the Pioneer Square area.

Interpretive exhibits, in cooperation

with the city of Seattle, would be added

to the waterfront area at Washington

Street Landing. Contacts with the

Skagway office would be expanded with

staff cross training. A Friends of the

Park group would be organized.

Under the No-Action Alternative

(alternative A), the development of a

new general management plan would

not take place. Management actions

would react to situations as needed. In

Alaska, work toward a new crossing of

Nelson Slough and beach area access

would continue, and the existing park

management and operations would

continue. In Seattle, the basic operation

would continue unchanged.

Under alternative B (minimal

alternative), some actions would take

place in the park units. In Alaska, the

park boundary in Dyea would be

marked. Work toward a new crossing of

Nelson Slough and beach area access

would continue. The existing road along

Nelson Slough would be graveled, but

remain one lane. The campground,

picnic area, and ranger station would be

moved to be within the park boundary

and the historic segments of the

Chilkoot Trail would be marked. In

Skagway interpretive programs would

be slightly increased, as would the

visitor center operation. Site bulletins

would be developed for each restored

building. There would be an increased

emphasis on maintaining the restored

historic buildings as that program is

completed. In Seattle about 2,800 ft 2 of

additional lease space would be

acquired and improvements would be

made to storage capabilities and the

mezzanine area. Collections would be

moved out of the basement and minor

improvements made to existing exhibits.

Pioneer Square and Washington Street

Landing and other appropriate

waterfront locations interpretive

exhibits would be developed and sited.

A park friends group would be

established.

Under alternative D for Alaska, park

management, development, resource

protection, and maintenance needs

would expand to meet all of the

expected visitor use increases and

interests in the park well into the next

century. To accommodate the additional

visitor use, there would be an increase

in operational activities, maintenance,

interpretation, and resources

management, while protecting park

resources from degradation. Park

facilities would be upgraded with

improvements to the visitor and

administrative facilities in Skagway and

the development of new facilities in

Dyea and along the Chilkoot Trail. The

day-use education center proposed in

Alternative C would be expanded to

provide for overnight use. This would

provide visitors with additional activity

options for a better understanding of

park themes. Additional historic

buildings would be acquired for

restoration and lease for commercial

activities, or retention for administrative

purposes. Both an historical restoration

center and a Klondike History Research

Center would be established in

Skagway.

The park would work with the state

of Alaska and city of Skagway to

provide better access for the Dyea and

Chilkoot Trail areas. The park would

also initiate and maintain additional

cooperation with the city of Skagway,

Parks Canada, and state and federal land

management agencies to assure

compatible uses in areas adjacent to the

park. Maximum protection of cultural

and natural resources would be

provided. Connections with the Brackett

Wagon Road and Canadian trails would

be examined, as would additional trail

opportunities along the Chilkoot Trail.

No alternative D (Substantial Change)

was developed for Seattle unit.

This document is a collaborative

effort between two vastly separated

National Park system support offices

and two park locations along with input

from the city of Skagway, state of

Alaska, and international assistance

from Parks Canada.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

Judith Gottlieb,

Field Director, Alaska.

[FR Doc. 96–13830 Filed 6–3–96; 8:45 am]

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Everflow Eastern, Inc., Cuyahoga

Valley National Recreation Area,

Summit County, OH; Availability of

Plan of Operations and Environmental

Assessment; Drilling Two Oil/Gas

Wells

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with Section 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the

Code of Federal Regulations that the

National Park Service has received from

Everflow Eastern, Incorporated, a Plan

of Operations to drill two oil/gas wells

in Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation

Area, located within Summit County,

Ohio.

The Plan of Operations and

Environmental Assessment are available

for public review and comment for a

period of 30 days from the publication

date of this notice. The documents can

be viewed during normal business hours

at the Office of the Superintendent,

Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation

Area, 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville,

Ohio. Copies can be requested from the

Superintendent, Cuyahoga Valley

National Recreation Area, 15610

Vaughn Road, Brecksville, Ohio, 44141.

Dated: May 28, 1996.

John P. Debo, Jr.,

Superintendent, Cuyahoga Valley National

Recreation Area.

[FR Doc. 96–13867 Filed 6–3–96; 8:45 am]

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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

that the information collection requests

for the titles described below have been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The information collection

requests describe the nature of the