Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 19, 1996 / Notices 31145

clarified August 31, 1976, will be issued

to Cook Inlet Region, Inc., for

approximately 4,027 acres. The lands

involved are in the vicinity of

Salamatof, Alaska.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 4 N., R. 11 W., T. 7 N., R. 11 W., T. 4 N.,

R. 12 W., T. 6 N., R. 12 W., T. 7 N., R.

12 W., T. 8 N., R. 12 W., T. 7 N., R. 14

W.

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, for four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Anchorage

Daily News. Copies of the decision may

be obtained by contacting the Alaska

State Office of the Bureau of Land

Management, 222 West Seventh

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599 ((907) 271–5960).

Any party claiming a property interest

which is adversely affected by the

decision, an agency of the Federal

government or regional corporation,

shall have until July 19, 1996, to file an

appeal. However, parties receiving

service by certified mail shall have 30

days from the date of receipt to file an

appeal. Appeals must be filed in the

Bureau of Land Management at the

address identified above, where the

requirements for filing an appeal may be

obtained. Parties who do not file an

appeal in accordance with the

requirements of 43 CFR part 4, subpart

E, shall be deemed to have waived their

rights.

Gary L. Cunningham,

Land Law Examiner, ANCSA Team, Branch

of 962 Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 96–15553 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P

[WY–040–05–1310–01]

Expanded Moxa Arch Area Natural Gas

Development Project, Sweetwater,

Lincoln, and Uinta Counties, WY;

Availability of Final Environmental

Impact Statement

AGENCY: Lead Agency—Interior, Bureau

of Land Management; Cooperating

Agencies—Interior, Bureau of

Reclamation and Fish and Wildlife

Service; Agriculture, Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces the

availability of the Expanded Moxa Arch

Area Natural Gas Development Project

Final EIS. The draft EIS was released

April 14, 1995, for a 60-day public

review. Over 300 copies of the draft EIS

were issued and 23 comment letters

were received. Some comments received

expressed concern that the analysis of

cumulative effects of mineral

development on the non-mineral

resources of southwestern Wyoming

was lacking, including wildlife, and air

quality; some felt a regional, cumulative

EIS should be prepared before any

further development is authorized; and

some felt land use changes would occur

causing industrialization of southwest

Wyoming. The final EIS contains a

cumulative air quality analysis

addendum to the draft EIS and Errata

addressing all concerns expressed by

commentors.

DATES: Comments on the final EIS will

be accepted for 30 days following the

date that the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) publishes their Notice of

Availability in the Federal Register. The

EPA notice is expected to be published

on June 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the final EIS

should be sent to Bureau of Land

Management, Bill McMahan (Project

Coordinator), 280 Highway 191 North,

Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Moxa

Arch Operators (Amoco Production

Company, Union Pacific Resources

Company, Wexpro/Celsius Energy

Company, Bannon Energy, Marathon Oil

Company, Presidio Exploration, and

other companies) propose to continue to

infill drill additional development wells

in their leased acreage within the Moxa

Arch oil and gas development area

(approximately 476,261 acres) of

southwestern Wyoming. The expanded

area, combined with the lands analyzed

in two previous environmental analysis

documents, forms the Expanded Moxa

Arch Natural Gas Development (Moxa)

analysis area.

Collectively, the Moxa Operators’

proposal would continue to infill drill

in the Moxa natural gas field, where 957

wells are presently active and up to

1,325 additional wells could be drilled

over the next 10 years. The Moxa

Operators’ plans and drilling schedules

would be contingent upon both an

increased demand for natural gas

supplies in response to the Clean Air

Act amendments of 1990 and an

adequate price for the gas at the

wellhead.

The Moxa Arch EIS analyzes the

impacts of the Proposed Action—which

would allow up to 1,325 new wells,

Alternative A—which would allow up

to 795 new wells (530 fewer than the

Proposed Action), and Alternative B—

the No Action Alternative. The draft and

final EIS impact analysis focuses on the

resource issues and concerns identified

during public scoping and in response

to comments received on the draft EIS.

This draft EIS, in compliance with

Section 7(c) of the Endangered Species

Act (as amended), includes the

Biological Assessment for the purpose

of identifying any endangered or

threatened species which are likely to

be affected by the proposed action.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Alan L. Kesterke,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 96–15579 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

[AZ-054–06–1990–00; AZA 25589]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification; Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public lands

were examined and found suitable for

classification and lease under the R&PP

Act of June 14, 1926, as amended, 43

U.S.C. 869 et seq. (see 56 FR 43034,

August 30, 1991). The lands have now

been found suitable for conveyance

under the same act:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 19 N., R. 22 W.,

Sec. 2, S1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4, N1⁄2N1⁄2SE1⁄4.

The area described contains 80 acres.

The land is not needed for Federal

purposes. Conveyance is consistent with

current BLM land use planning and

would be in the public interest.

The patent, when issued, will reserve

ditches and canals and all minerals to

the United States and be subject to the

terms, conditions and reservations

contained in the R&PP Act, all

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior, and all existing thirdparty rights.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janice Easley, Land Law Examiner,

Havasu Resource Area, 3189 Sweetwater

Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

86406, Phone: (520) 855–8017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land

will remain segregated from all other

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the general mining

laws, except for conveyance under the

R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral

leasing laws.

In the absence of any adverse

comments, the classification will

become effective 60 days from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register.
31146 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 19, 1996 / Notices

Dated: June 12, 1996.

Mary Jo Yoas,

Chief, Lands and Minerals Adjudication

Section.

[FR Doc. 96–15572 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

Notice of Availability of the Draft

Development Concept Plan/

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Entrance Area/Road Corridor,

Denali National Park and Preserve

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the

Draft Development Concept Plan/

Environmental Impact Statement for the

Entrance Area/Road Corridor, Denali

National Park and Preserve.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

announces the availability of a Draft

Development Concept Plan/

Environmental Impact Statement (DCP/

EIS) for the Entrance Area/Road

Corridor (Front Country) of Denali

National Park and Preserve. The

document describes and analyzes the

environmental impacts of a proposed

action and three other action

alternatives for visitor facilities and

services. A no action alternative also is

evaluated. This notice announces the

dates and locations of public hearings to

solicit comments on the draft DCP/EIS.

DATES: Comments on the draft DCP/EIS

must be received no later than August

19, 1996. Hearing dates, times, and

locations are listed under

Supplementary Information, below.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft

DCP/EIS should be submitted to the

Superintendent, Denali National Park

and Preserve, Post Office Box 9, Denali

Park, Alaska 99755. Copies of the draft

DCP/EIS are available by request from

the aforementioned address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Tranel, Denali National Park and

Preserve. Telephone: (907) 683–9552

FAX: (907) 683–9612.

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 DCP/EIS

for proposed visitor facilities and

services on the front country Denali

National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

Information meetings and public

hearings are scheduled in Alaska on the

dates and at the times and locations

indicated below.

• August 5 (Monday), Anchorage,

Egan Center, Room 56, 6:30 to 10:00 pm.

• August 6 (Tuesday), Talkeetna/

Trapper Creek, Upper Susitna Valley

Senior Center, 6:30 to 10:30 pm.

• August 7 (Wednesday), Healy, TriValley Community Center, 6:30 to 10:00

pm.

• August 8 (Thursday), Fairbanks,

Westmark Hotel, 6:30 to 10:00 pm.

• August 13 (Tuesday), Cantwell,

Community Hall, 6:30 to 10:00 pm.

• August 14 (Wednesday), Denali

Park, Denali Park Hotel, 6:30 to 10:00

pm.

The first hour of each meeting will be

a discussion session. Representatives of

the NPS planning team will be available

to answer questions and hear your

comments in a more informal setting.

The rest of the meeting will be a public

hearing; a brief introduction by the

planning team will be followed by

public testimony on the plan.

The draft DCP/EIS includes five

alternatives for providing for visitor use

and resource protection and related

facility development in the front

country of Denali National Park and

Preserve. The front country includes all

non-wilderness areas along the Parks

Highway, the Riley Creek/headquarters

area, and the park road corridor to the

Kantishna airstrip. The five alternatives

include a no action alternative and four

action alternatives. The proposed action

is based on the recommendations of the

Denali Task Force, a committee formed

at the request of the Secretary of the

Interior in 1994, on proposals received

during public scoping, on previous

plans, and on planning team work and

impact analysis.

Facilities and services considered in

the proposed action and in each

alternative include visitor

accommodations, campgrounds, camper

conveniences, interpretive facilities,

transportation, parking, bus tours,

bicycle use, rest and picnic areas,

concessions, road maintenance, trails,

employee housing, administrative and

support facilities, airstrips, and utility

systems. The alternatives differ in

construction costs, extent and location

of visitor facilities, and corresponding

environmental, social, and economic

impacts.

The Proposed Action (Alternative D)

would provide visitor facilities and

services in the front country to meet a

wide range of visitor needs and

interests. Front country developments

would be limited to actions in which

the NPS has traditionally specialized,

such as interpretive centers,

environmental education opportunities,

trails, and campgrounds. The park hotel

would be closed, and the NPS would

encourage the private sector to develop

visitor service facilities

(accommodations, food service, and

other commercial services) outside the

park. The existing Visitor Access Center

would be remodeled and expanded to

serve as an interpretive/science center,

and a new visitor services building and

parking would be constructed nearby.

Camper convenience services would be

provided in this same area and the

existing store and temporary shower

building removed. Some buildings in

the former hotel area would be

adaptively used to provide an

environmental education facility. New

permanent rest areas would be

constructed at Savage and Toklat.

Additional trails would be constructed

primarily in the Nenana River and

Savage River areas. New campsites

would be developed in the entrance

area, the Nenana River corridor, and in

the Kantishna area. Road maintenance

and repair would be upgraded to

address safety concerns and major

structural failures along the park road.

These actions would be phased in over

the 15- to 20-year life of the plan.

Alternative A (No Action—Continue

Current Management Direction)

represents no change from current

management direction. With the

exception of development concepts not

yet implemented, it continues the

present course of action set forth in

existing management plans and

guidance documents including the

Statement for Management (1995) and

the General Management Plan/Land

Protection Plan/Wilderness Suitability

Review (1986). This alternative

represents the existing situation in the

park, so existing facilities and services

would remain. For example, the

temporary park hotel would be

rehabilitated as funds allow, adaptive

use of historic structures and

overcrowding of administrative space

would continue, campgrounds would

not be expanded, and no new trail

construction or additional trail

maintenance would be done.

Alternative B (Implement

Development Concepts from Previous

Plans) would fully implement previous

planning decisions and development

concepts contained in approved plans

such as the 1986 General Management

Plan and the 1992 Amendment to the

1983 Development Concept Plan/

Environmental Assessment for the park

road corridor and 1987 addendum (1992

Riley Creek Amendment). These

documents not only propose additional

facilities throughout the park to support

NPS operations; they also propose

increased visitor services and facilities

within the park entrance area. Examples

of new facilities proposed include a new

hotel and camper convenience center to