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DATES: The MMS has extended the 

deadline for submission of written 

scoping comments for the EIS to 

October 17, 2008. Scoping comments 

must be received no later than October 

17, 2008, to be included in the Scoping 

Report. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for public scoping meeting 

dates. 

ADDRESSES: Written scoping comments 

should be mailed to: Minerals 

Management Service, Alaska Region, 

3801 Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500, 

Anchorage, AK 99503–5823. Submittals 

should be labeled ‘‘Attn: Sale 214 NOI.’’

Comments may also be submitted via email to: sale214NOI@mms.gov. Please 

include ‘‘Attn: NAB Lease Sale 214 

NOI’’ in the subject line and your name 

and return address in the body of the 

message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Cleve Cowles, Regional Supervisor, 

Office of Leasing and Environment, 

Minerals Management Service, Alaska 

OCS Region, 3801 Centerpoint Drive 

#500, Anchorage, Alaska 99503–5820, 

phone (907) 334–5230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION FOR THE

SCOPING PROCESS: The Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) announced 

a Call for Information and Nominations 

(Call) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to 

prepare an EIS for Sale 214 in the North 

Aleutian Basin in Federal Register 

Notice Vol. 73, No. 68, Page No. 19095, 

dated April 8, 2008. Proposed lease sale 

214 is that subarea of the larger North 

Aleutian Basin Planning Area identified 

in the OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program 

for 2007–2012. Readers are cautioned 

that this announcement is not a decision 

to hold a lease sale, but rather a 

continuation of the information 

gathering and evaluation process. 

The EIS analysis will focus on the 

potential environmental effects of oil 

and gas exploration, development, and 

production in the proposed sale area 

and its vicinity. The Notice of Intent 

announced the initiation of the scoping 

process for the EIS, with public 

comments due July 7, 2008. The MMS 

has extended the deadline for 

submission of written scoping 

comments for the EIS to October 17, 

2008 and has scheduled public scoping 

meetings to provide opportunity for 

public participation in the NEPA 

process. 

Although the formal public scoping 

process will conclude on October 17, 

2008, the MMS will continue to 

consider new information throughout 

the preparation of the EIS. Information 

about proposed OCS Oil and Gas Lease 

Sale 214 in the North Aleutian Basin 

Planning Area offshore of the State of 

Alaska was published in Federal 

Register Notice Vol. 73, No. 68, No. 

19095, dated April 8, 2008. Additional 

information on proposed lease sale 214 

is on the MMS Web site: http:// 

www.mms.gov. 

1. Notice of Public Scoping Meetings. 

The MMS has scheduled seven public 

scoping meetings on the following dates 

and locations: 

(1) August 18, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9:30 

p.m., King Salmon, AK, Lake and 

Peninsula Borough Administration 

Building. 

(2) August 19, 2008, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., 

Naknek, AK, Bristol Bay Borough 

Assembly Chambers. 

(3) September 2, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9:30 

p.m., Dillingham, AK, City Council 

Chambers. 

(4) September 15, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9:30 

p.m., Sand Point, AK, Aleutians East 

Borough Offices. 

(5) September 16, 2008, 11 a.m. to 1 

p.m., Nelson Lagoon, AK, Nelson 

Lagoon Community Building. 

(6) September 16, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9:30 

p.m., Cold Bay, AK, Cold Bay 

Community Center. 

(7) September 17, 2008, 7 p.m. to 9:30 

p.m., King Cove, AK, King Cove City 

Council Chambers. 

Federal, State, Tribal, and local 

governments and other interested 

parties help the MMS to determine 

significant issues, reasonable 

alternatives, potential mitigation 

measures to be analyzed in the EIS, as 

well as relevant information sources and 

recommendations for additional 

information. Alternatives include, at a 

minimum, the proposed action and 

taking no action. Alternatives developed 

through the scoping and analytical 

processes would be considered in the 

decision-making process. 

2. Background Information. In 

addition to the seven public scoping 

meetings planned for August and 

September 2008, the MMS held three 

public scoping meetings for proposed 

Lease Sale 214 in the communities of 

Dutch Harbor/Unalaska, Kodiak, and 

Anchorage in May and June 2008. 

The MMS makes comments, 

including names and addresses of 

respondents, available for public 

review. Individual commenters may 

request that MMS withhold their 

addresses from the public record. MMS 

will honor such requests to the extent 

allowable by law. There may also be 

circumstances in which the MMS would 

withhold identity, as allowable by law. 

If an individual would like the MMS to 

withhold their name and/or address, 

this must be stated prominently at the 

beginning of the comment. The MMS 

will not consider anonymous 

comments. Submissions from 

organizations, businesses, individuals 

identified as representatives, or officials 

of organizations and/or businesses will 

be made available for public inspection 

in their entirety. 

Additional information may be found 

at the following Web site: http:// 

www.mms.gov/alaska/re/index.htm. 

Dated: July 3, 2008. 

John T. Goll, 

Regional Director, Alaska OCS Region. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Cottonwood Cove and Katherine 

Landing Development Concept Plans; 

Lake Mead National Recreation Area; 

Clark County, NV and Mohave County, 

AZ 

AGENCY: National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

initiating the conservation planning and 

environmental impact analysis process 

for new development concept plans for 

the Cottonwood Cove and Katherine 

Landing developed areas at Lake 

Mohave in the Lake Mead National 

Recreation Area. A range of reasonable 

alternatives will be developed through 

this EIS process and will include, at a 

minimum, a no-action (baseline) 

alternative and the agency-preferred 

alternative: the ‘‘environmentally 

preferred’’ course of action will also be 

identified. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

postmarked or transmitted no later than 

October 14, 2008. We will announce the 

dates and places of public meetings in 

the local media. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments to the planning team by 

mailing comments to Lake Mead 

National Recreation Area, Attn: DCP–

EIS, 601 Nevada Highway, Boulder City, 

NV 89005 (you may also comment 

electronically at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/lame). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jim Holland, Park Planner, Lake Mead 

National Recreation Area, (702) 293–

8986. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION; 

Background: The National Recreation 

Area encompasses Lake Mead to the 

north formed by Hoover Dam and Lake 


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Mohave to the south created by Davis 

Dam. Cottonwood Cove and Katherine 

Landing are two of the major developed 

areas on Lake Mohave. Cottonwood 

Cove is located on the Nevada shore of 

the lake, approximately 22 miles north 

of Davis Dam. The development was 

designed in a somewhat linear fashion 

up the wash (a dry streambed subject to 

occasional water flows), away from the 

lakefront, rather than along the shore. 

Katherine Landing is located near the 

southern end of the lake in Arizona, 

approximately 1.5 miles north of the 

Davis Dam. The majority of 

development lies within Katherine 

Wash, but also extends to the north, 

encompassing South and North 

Telephone Cove, Cabinsite Cove, and 

Princess Cove. Both developments 

accommodate a wide variety of 

recreational activities and provide 

public launch facilities and commercial 

marina services as well as other public 

use and support facilities. 

Purpose and Need: The 1986 Lake 

Mead National Recreation Area General 

Management Plan (1986 GMP) addresses 

the need to provide recreational 

opportunities while preserving and 

protecting natural and cultural 

resources. The 1986 GMP established 

land-based management zones and 

included development concept plans for 

the Cottonwood Cove and Katherine 

Landing that identify limits on the 

development, establish the number and 

type of facilities for the development, 

and address flood hazards. The 1986 

GMP’s vision for both areas is to 

accommodate increasing use, enhance 

the visitor experience, and mitigate 

flood hazards. 

The 2003 Lake Mead National 

Recreation Area Lake Management Plan 

(2003 LMP) further refined management 

of Lakes Mead and Mohave, the 

associated shorelines, and developed 

areas to ensure protection of park 

resources while allowing a range of 

recreational opportunities to support 

visitor needs. At Cottonwood Cove, the 

2003 LMP authorized an increase in 

boating capacity and called for 

separation of public and commercial 

marina operations. At Katherine 

Landing, the 2003 LMP maintained 

existing boating capacities and provided 

for separating recreational activities. 

The purpose of the subject 

Cottonwood Cove and Katherine 

Landing development concept plans is 

to revisit the implementation strategies 

identified in the 1986 GMP end 2003 

LMP. A number of the management 

actions identified in both approved 

plans require more site specific 

development planning, including a 

transportation analysis to evaluate 

parking and traffic circulation and an 

economic feasibility study of concession 

operations, prior to implementation. 

The subject development concept plans 

will be consistent with the management 

direction established in both previous 

plans, including the purpose and 

significance statements, management 

zoning designations, and overall 

strategies for managing each developed 

area, although specific actions (e.g., 

facility locations, roadway circulation) 

could differ from those recommended in 

the previous plans. 

Preliminary Issues: The park’s 

preliminary assessment of issues and 

conditions which warrant a new and 

detailed examination of development 

and operational needs for Cottonwood 

Cove and Katherine Landing include the 

following: 

Æ Congestion and conflicts between 

users is a key issue to be resolved, 

which derives from numerous people, 

facilities, and activities occurring within 

the limited land based areas of both 

developments. The areas require a 

focused analysis of development needs, 

including a parking and circulation 

assessment, to identify possible facility 

improvement, relocation, and 

expansion. Facility development must 

be consistent with the approved lake 

carrying capacity. 

Æ Both developed areas contain 

Mission 66-era historic districts, 

structures, and cultural landscapes 

eligible for inclusion in the National 

Register of Historic Places. The Mission 

66 program was a large scale effort by 

the NPS to upgrade national park 

infrastructure after World War II. 

Planning must evaluate strategies to 

balance the need for preserving cultural 

resources while providing a more 

functional development layout end 

facilities in keeping with contemporary 

design standards and visitor needs. 

Æ With the growth of communities 

outside of the park near both 

development areas, there is a need to 

evaluate which services and support 

facilities are necessary and appropriate 

at Cottonwood Cove and Katharine 

Landing, and which services should be 

accommodated outside of the park. 

Æ Concession services and facilities 

support a variety of visitor activities. 

Economic feasibility of all concession 

operations needs to be evaluated for any 

preliminary development proposals that 

may affect facilities operated by the 

park’s concession. 

Æ Cottonwood Cove and Katherine 

Landing are both high hazard areas for 

flash flooding. Flood mitigation is of 

paramount importance to assure public 

safety and protection of property. 

Design for structural flood protection at 

both developments has been updated 

and needs to be integrated into the 

implementation planning. 

Public Involvement: Public and 

agency involvement will be solicited at 

key steps in the overall EIS process 

including initial scoping, drafting of 

preliminary alternatives, and review of 

the draft development concept plan/EIS. 

The objectives of the public scoping 

phase include: (1) Encourage broad 

participation from federal, tribal, state, 

local governments and other interested 

parties; (2) Inform all interested parties 

about the scope of the problem and the 

need to find solutions; (3) Identify a 

preliminary range of management 

options (in addition to a no-action 

alternative that maintains existing 

conditions, and which serves a baseline 

from which proposed management 

changes can be compared and 

evaluated); (4) Identify relevant natural 

and cultural resources, recreational 

uses, socioeconomic and other factors 

which warrant detailed environmental 

impact analysis, and eliminate issues or 

topics which do not require analysis; (5) 

Identify potential environmental 

impacts and suitable mitigation 

strategies sufficient to avoid 

unacceptable impacts and impairment 

of park resources and values. 

The NPS encourages early 

participation from federal and state 

agencies, Native Americans, local 

governments, private organizations, 

businesses, recreational users, and the 

public in identifying the spectrum of 

issues which should be addressed in 

this ElS. If you wish to comment on any 

issues or provide relevant 

environmental information, you may 

submit written comments to the 

planning team at the address as noted 

above. 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 from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

At this time, it is anticipated that a 

series of public meetings will be hosted 

in neighboring communities during 

August–September, 2008; confirmed 

dates and locations will be announced 

through local and regional media, direct 

park mailings, and via updates posted 

on the park’s Web site and on the NPS 

Planning, Environment & Public 

Comment Web site (http:// 

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Decision Process: Formal 

announcement of the availability of the 

Draft EIS will be published in the 

Federal Register, through local and 

regional media and the park and NPS 

Web sites and through distribution of 

the document to public libraries. 

Following due consideration of all 

comments received, a Final EIS will be 

prepared. As a delegated EIS, the official 

responsible for a final decision is the 

Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

Subsequently the official responsible for 

implementing the approved 

development concept plans and for 

monitoring results is the 

Superintendent, Lake Mead National 

Recreation Area. 

Dated: May 15, 2008. 

George J. Turnbull, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

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BILLING CODE 4312–A7–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Alaska 

State Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, Anchorage, AK; and 

Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska, 

AK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains in the control of the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management, Alaska State Office, 

Anchorage, AK, and in the possession of 

the Museum of the Aleutians, Unalaska, 

AK. The human remains were removed 

from Umnak Island, AK. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Alaska State 

Office, Bureau of Land Management, 

Museum of the Aleutians, and 

Smithsonian Institution professional 

staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Native Village of 

Nikolski. 

Between 1950 and the 1980s, human 

remains representing a minimum of 212 

individuals were removed from various 

sites in the southwestern part of Umnak 

Island, located in the Fox Island group 

of the eastern Aleutian Islands, AK. 

These sites included the Chaluka site at 

the Native Village of Nikolski, Ogalodox 

site, Sandy Beach site, and other nearby 

smaller sites. The exact provenience for 

each individual can not be determined. 

All of the human remains were probably 

removed at the direction of the late Dr. 

William Laughlin from Umnak Island, 

as they were later found to be among his 

collections. No known individuals were 

identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

According to museum records, the 

212 sets of human remains were 

probably first sent to the University of 

Wisconsin, but then removed by Dr. 

William Laughlin to the University of 

Connecticut at an unknown date. From 

there, they were shipped by Dr. 

Laughlin to the Museum of the 

Aleutians in 1998, where they are 

presently located. 

During 1961–62, human remains 

representing a minimum of nine 

individuals were removed from the 

Chaluka site at the Native Village of 

Nikolski, on Umnak Island in the Fox 

Island group of the eastern Aleutian 

Islands, AK. The human remains were 

also probably removed at the direction 

of the late Dr. William Laughlin from 

Umnak Island, as they were later found 

to be among his collections. No known 

individuals were identified. No 

associated funerary objects are present. 

The remains of the nine individuals 

were shipped to the University of 

Wisconsin for study by Dr. William 

Laughlin and remained there until after 

his death. In 2006, the human remains 

were sent to the Smithsonian Institution 

for inventory, where they are presently 

located. 

Umnak Island has been inhabited for 

over 8,000 years by Aleut (Unangan) 

people. Based on geographical location, 

oral history, and archeological evidence, 

the human remains from this island are 

of Aleut (Unangan) origin. The Aleut 

(Unangan) are ancestors of inhabitants 

of the Native Village of Nikolski, the 

current and only Indian tribe and 

settlement on Umnak Island, AK. 

Officials of the Bureau of Land 

Management have determined that, 

pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the 

human remains described above 

represent the physical remains of a 

minimum of 221 individuals of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of the 

Bureau of Land Management have also 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (2), there is a relationship of 

shared group identity that can be 

reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and the 

Native Village of Nikolski. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Dr. Robert E. King, 

Alaska State NAGPRA Coordinator, 

Bureau of Land Management, 222 W. 

7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 

99513–7599, telephone (907) 271–5510, 

before September 12, 2008. Repatriation 

of the human remains to the Native 

Village of Nikolski may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

The Bureau of Land Management is 

responsible for notifying the Chaluka 

Corporation and Native Village of 

Nikolski that this notice has been 

published. 

Dated: July 8, 2008 

Daniel Odess, 

Assistant Associate Director, Park Cultural 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. E8–18698 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: Alutiiq 

Museum and Archaeological 

Repository, Kodiak, AK 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act 

(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3003, of the 

completion of an inventory of human 

remains in the possession of Alutiiq 

Museum and Archaeological Repository, 

Kodiak, AK. The human remains were 

removed from Anton Larsen Bay, 

Kodiak Island, AK. 

This notice is published as part of the 

National Park Service’s administrative 

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 

U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations 

in this notice are the sole responsibility 

of the museum, institution, or Federal 

agency that has control of the Native 

American human remains. The National 

Park Service is not responsible for the 

determinations in this notice. 

A detailed assessment of the human 

remains was made by the Alutiiq 

Museum and Archaeological Repository 

professional staff in consultation with 

representatives of the Afognak Native 

Corporation; Native Village of Afognak 

(formerly the Village of Afognak); Anton 

Larsen, Inc.; Koniag, Inc.; Ouzinkie 


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