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Office, 312 Highway 189 North, 

Kemmerer, Wyoming 83101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Christensen, Field Manager, Bureau of 

Land Management, Kemmerer Field 

Office, at (307) 828–4502. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor 

Grazing Act, (43 U.S.C. 315f), and 

Executive Order No. 6910, the following 

described public land in Lincoln 

County, Wyoming, has been examined 

and found suitable for classification for 

lease and conveyance under the 

provisions of the R&PP Act, as 

amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.): 

Sixth Principal Meridian, Wyoming 

T. 34 N., R. 118 W., 

Sec. 6, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

The land described contains 40.00 acres, 

more or less. 

In accordance with the R&PP Act, the 

Town of Star Valley Ranch filed an 

application for the above-described 

40.00 acres of public land to be 

developed for municipal facilities and 

recreational activities. The municipal 

facilities include town offices and a 

maintenance building, equipment 

storage shed building, and parking 

areas. The recreation facilities include 

walking/bicycle pathways, sheltered 

picnic tables, health and fitness stations, 

and flora and fauna viewing areas. 

Additional detailed information 

pertaining to this application, plan of 

development, and site plan is in case 

file WYW–171184, located in the BLM 

Kemmerer Field Office at the above 

address. 

The land is not needed for any 

Federal purpose. The lease and 

conveyance is consistent with the 

Kemmerer Resource Management Plan 

dated April 29, 1986, and would be in 

the public interest. The patent, when 

issued, will be subject to the provisions 

of the R&PP Act and applicable 

regulations of the Secretary of the 

Interior, and will contain the following 

reservations to the United States: 

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches 

or canals constructed by the authority of 

the United States, Act of August 30, 

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945); and 

2. All minerals, together with the right 

to prospect for, mine, and remove such 

deposits from the same under applicable 

law and such regulations as the 

Secretary of the Interior may prescribe. 

The patent will be subject to all valid 

existing rights documented on the 

official public land records at the time 

of patent issuance. 

On August 18, 2008, the land 

described above will be 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, leasing 

under the mineral leasing laws, and 

disposals under the mineral material 

disposal laws. 

Classification Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments involving 

the suitability of the land for municipal 

and recreation uses. Comments on the 

classification are restricted to whether 

the land is physically suited for the 

proposal, whether the use will 

maximize the future use or uses of the 

land, whether the use is consistent with 

local planning and zoning, or if the use 

is consistent with State and Federal 

programs. 

Application Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments regarding 

the specific use proposed in the 

application and plan of development, 

whether the BLM followed proper 

administrative procedures in reaching 

the decision to convey under the R&PP 

Act, or any other factor not directly 

related to the suitability of the land for 

R&PP use. 

Confidentiality of Comments: 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. Only written comments 

submitted by postal service or overnight 

mail to the Field Manager—BLM 

Kemmerer Field Office will be 

considered properly filed. Electronic 

mail, facsimile or telephone comments 

will not be considered properly filed. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the State Director. In the 

absence of any adverse comments, the 

classification of the land described in 

this notice will become effective 

October 17, 2008. The lands will not be 

available for lease or conveyance until 

after the classification becomes 

effective. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2740. 

Dated: August 4, 2008. 

Nancy Baker, 

Acting Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E8–19170 Filed 8–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Special 

Resource Study of the River Raisin 

Battlefield in Monroe, MI 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

Special Resource Study of the River 

Raisin Battlefield in Monroe, Michigan. 

This study will be accompanied by 

either an Environmental Impact 

Statement or an Environmental 

Assessment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)), the 

National Park Service (NPS) is 

announcing its intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for a Special Resource Study (SRS) of 

the River Raisin Battlefield. Public Law 

109–429, passed on December 20, 2006, 

directed the Secretary of the Interior to 

conduct an SRS of sites in Monroe 

County, Michigan, relating to the Battles 

of the River Raisin on January 18 and 

22, 1813, and their aftermath. 

To facilitate sound planning and 

environmental assessment, the NPS 

intends to gather information necessary 

for the preparation of an BIS and obtain 

suggestions and information from other 

Agencies and the public on the scope of 

issues to be addressed in the 515. 

Comments and participation in this 

scoping process are invited. 

Participation in the planning process 

will be encouraged and facilitated by 

various means, including newsletters 

and open house meetings. The NPS will 

conduct public scoping meetings to 

explain the planning process and to 

solicit opinions about issues to address 

in the SRS/EIS. Notification of all such 

meetings will be announced in the local 

press and in the NPS newsletters. Based 

on the information received during 

scoping, and the development of 

preliminary alternatives and impact 

analysis, the NPS may decide that an 

environmental assessment would better 

suit the process. The NPS would 

announce that decision publicly. 

ADDRESSES: Additionally, if you wish to 

comment on any issues associated with 

the SRS, you may submit your 

comments by any one of several 

methods. You may mail or hand-deliver 

comments to Ruth Heikkinen, Project 

Manager for the River Raisin Special 

Resource Study, National Park Service 

Midwest Regional Office, 601 Riverfront 

Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68102–4226. 

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electronically by entering them into the 

NPS’s Planning, Environment and 

Public Comment Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov). Information will 

be available for public review and 

comment from the Midwest Regional 

Office of the NPS at the above address. 

Requests to be added to the project 

mailing list should also be sent to Ruth 

Heikkinen, Project Manager for the 

River Raisin Special Resource Study, at 

the above address or e-mailed to 

Ruth_Heikkinen@nps.gov. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, e-mail address, or 

other: personal identifying information 

in your comments, 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 

comments to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. We will make all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, from individuals identifying 

themselves as representatives or 

officials, or organizations or businesses 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ruth Heikkinen, Project Manager for the 

River Raisin Special Resource Study, 

National Park Service Midwest Regional 

Offices, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, 

Nebraska 68102–4226, at telephone 

402–661–1846. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS 

is conducting this study in response to 

Public Law 109–249 which required a 

determination of the national 

significance of sites related to the battles 

of the River Raisin as well as the 

suitability and feasibility of including 

them in the National Park System. 

The significance of the River Raisin 

Battlefield derives from events early 

in1813 when, angry at the American 

surrender of Detroit to the British in 

August of 1812, militia from Kentucky 

marched to Frenchtown (today, Monroe) 

on the River Raisin south of Detroit. The 

town was occupied by predominantly 

French-Canadians who, threatened by 

the British, had asked for military 

protection. On January 18, 1813, 667 

Kentuckians successfully defended 

Frenchtown against a much smaller 

force of Canadian militia and Indians. 

Four days later, a British and Indian 

force launched a counterattack on the 

Kentuckians, together with a force of 

250 American regulars who had joined 

them, and inflicted tremendous harm. 

At the end of the battle, American 

casualties totaled 220 killed, 80 

wounded, and more than 500 taken 

prisoner. However, it was the attack on 

the wounded by the Indians the 

following day that most shocked the 

American conscience. While the 

wounded waited in Frenchtown for the 

British to bring sleds to carry them 

away, they were attacked by Indians 

who, came into the town to seek 

revenge. The Indians brutally murdered 

most of the wounded and burned down 

the town. The phrase ‘‘Remember the 

River Raisin’’ became a rallying cry for 

the later Battle of the Thames, the last 

battle of the War of 1812, which 

cemented the American victory. 

A portion of the River Raisin 

Battlefield was placed on the National 

Register in 1982. In the last few years, 

the city of Monroe has worked to secure 

grants to remove former industrial 

buildings on the site with the goal of 

reclaiming the historic integrity of the 

Battlefield. 

Dated: July 8, 2008. 

Ernest Quintana, 

Regional Director, Midwest Region. 

[FR Doc. E8–19047 Filed 8–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–M 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–499] 

Property and Casualty Insurance 

Services: Competitive Conditions In 

Foreign Markets 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of investigation and 

scheduling of hearing. 

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request 

on June 18, 2008 from the Office of the 

United States Trade Representative 

(USTR), the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (Commission) instituted 

investigation No. 332–499, Property and 

Casualty Insurance Services: 

Competitive Conditions in Foreign 

Markets, under section 332(g) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). 

Important Dates 

September 2, 2008—Deadline for 

filing requests to appear at the public 

hearing. 

September 5, 2008—Deadline for 

filing pre-hearing briefs and statements. 

September 23, 2008—Public hearing. 

September 30, 2008—Deadline for 

filing post-hearing briefs and 

submissions. 

October 7, 2008—Deadline for filing 

all other written statements. 

March 18, 2009—Transmittal of final 

report to the Office of the U.S. Trade 

Representative. 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the United States 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, 

DC. All written submissions should be 

addressed to the Secretary, United 

States International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 

20436. The public record for this 

investigation may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/ 

edis.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project Leader Eric Forden (202–205–

3235 or eric.forden@usitc.gov), Deputy 

Project Leader Jeremy Wise (202–205–

3190 or jeremy.wise@usitc.gov), or 

Chief, Services Division, Richard Brown 

(202–205–3438 or 

richard.brown@usitc.gov) for 

information specific to this 

investigation. For information on the 

legal aspects of this investigation, 

contact William Gearhart of the 

Commission’s Office of the General 

Counsel (202–205–3091 or 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media 

should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, 

Office of External Relations (202–205–

1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 

Hearing-impaired individuals may 

obtain information on this matter by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal at 202–205–1810. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Internet site (http://www.usitc.gov). 

Persons with mobility impairments who 

will need special assistance in gaining 

access to the Commission should 

contact the Office of the Secretary at 

202–205–2000. 

Background: As requested by the 

USTR, the Commission will conduct an 

investigation and prepare a report on 

property and casualty (P&C) insurance 

markets that (1) provides an overview of 

global and selected foreign markets for 

P&C insurance services, including 

factors affecting supply and demand in 

these markets; (2) examines the nature 

and extent of cross-border trade and 

affiliate sales in the global market for 

P&C insurance services; and (3) 

identifies and examines policies and 

practices that affect U.S. firms’ access 

to, and competitiveness in, foreign 

markets for such services. In terms of 

geographic coverage, the USTR has 

requested that the Commission include 

examples of both developed- and 

developing-country markets. The USTR 

requested that the Commission deliver 

its report by March 18, 2009. 

Public Hearing: A public hearing in 

connection with this investigation will 


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