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ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

General Management Plan, Frederick 

Law Olmsted National Historic Site 

(NHS). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park 

Service is preparing an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the General 

Management Plan (GMP) for the 

Frederick Law Olmsted National 

Historic Site, Massachusetts. The 

existing GMP dates from 1983, when the 

park started operations, and needs major 

updates. An updated GMP will provide 

fundamental management guidance to 

enable the park to strategically plan for 

long-term resource management, visitor 

use, and partnerships. In cooperation 

with the Town of Brookline, MA, 

attention will also be given to resources 

outside the boundaries that affect the 

integrity of the Frederick Law Olmsted 

National Historic Site. The plan will 

identify management alternatives for the 

site. Major issues include: (1) 

Developing strategies for the ongoing 

preservation of the structures, grounds, 

and collections; (2) providing functional 

dedicated space for interpretive and 

educational programs and media; (3) 

resolving parking and public access 

issues; (4) developing strategies for 

reaching diverse audiences; (5) 

providing archives reference facilities 

and services that meet present and 

future demands; (6) providing readily 

accessible archives storage facilities that 

meet the needs of the collection; (7) 

addressing facility needs for park 

headquarters and the shared park 

maintenance building; (8) developing 

strategies for conserving the adjacent 

historic setting and the larger historic 

context; (9) strengthening partnerships 

with related national and local 

nonprofit organizations and 

communities. 

The Draft EIS/General Management 

Plan is expected to be available for 

public review in 2010. After public and 

interagency review of the draft 

document, comments will be considered 

and a final GMP/EIS report will be 

prepared that contains a preferred 

alternative for management of the 

Frederick Law Olmsted NHS, followed 

by a Record of Decision. 

DATES: The NPS will hold a public 

scoping meeting, which will provide 

opportunities to ask questions and raise 

issues concerning the General 

Management Plan for the Frederick Law 

Olmsted National Historic Site. 

Information on the time and place of the 

public scoping meeting will be 

publicized through the local news 

media serving the region around the 

historic site and the NPS Planning, 

Environment, and Public Comment Web 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Further Information and Addresses: 

Persons who wish to comment orally or 

in writing, or who require further 

information are invited to contact James 

O’Connell, Project Manager, National 

Park Service, Northeast Region Boston 

Office, 15 State Street, Boston, MA 

02109–3572, (617) 223–5222; fax -5164; 

e-mail at Jim_O’Connell@nps.gov. 

Dated: July 14, 2008. 

Michael T. Reynolds, 

Deputy Regional Director, Northeast Region, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–20982 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–AW–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park Advisory Commission; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, Chesapeake and 

Ohio Canal National Historical Park. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

meeting of the Chesapeake and Ohio 

Canal National Historical Park Advisory 

Commission will be held at 9:30 a.m., 

on Friday, October 17, 2008, at the 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park Headquarters, 1850 Dual 

Highway, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. 

DATES: Friday, October 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park Headquarters, 

1850 Dual Highway, Hagerstown, 

Maryland 21740. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin Brandt, Superintendent, 

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 

Historical Park, 1850 Dual Highway, 

Suite 100, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740, 

telephone: (301) 714–2201. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission was established by Public 

Law 91–664 to meet and consult with 

the Secretary of the Interior on general 

policies and specific matters related to 

the administration and development of 

the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park. 

The members of the Commission are 

as follows: 

Mrs. Sheila Rabb Weidenfeld, 

Chairperson; 

Mr. Charles J. Weir; 

Mr. Barry A. Passett; 

Mr. James G. McCleaf II; 

Mr. John A. Ziegler; 

Mrs. Mary E. Woodward; 

Mrs. Donna Printz; 

Mrs. Ferial S. Bishop; 

Ms. Nancy C. Long; 

Mrs. Jo Reynolds; 

Dr. James H. Gilford; 

Brother James Kirkpatrick; 

Dr. George E. Lewis, Jr.; 

Mr. Charles D. McElrath; 

Ms. Patricia Schooley; 

Mr. Jack Reeder; 

Ms. Merrily Pierce. 

Topics that will be presented during 

the meeting include: 

1. Update on park operations. 

2. Update on major construction/ 

development projects. 

3. Update on partnership projects. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Any member of the public may 

file with the Commission a written 

statement concerning the matters to be 

discussed. Persons wishing further 

information concerning this meeting, or 

who wish to submit written statements, 

may contact Kevin Brandt, 

Superintendent, Chesapeake and Ohio 

Canal National Historical Park. Minutes 

of the meeting will be available for 

public inspection six weeks after the 

meeting at Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park Headquarters, 

1850 Dual Highway, Suite 100, 

Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. 

Dated: July 28, 2008. 

Kevin D. Brandt, 

Superintendent, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park. 

[FR Doc. E8–21132 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–6U–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Temporary Concession Contract for 

Great Basin National Park, NV 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed award of 

temporary concession contract for the 

operation of Lehman Caves Gift and 

Cafe within Great Basin National Park, 

NV. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 36 CFR 51.24, 

public notice is hereby given that the 

National Park Service proposes to award 

a temporary concession contract for the 

operation of a gift shop and cafe 

available to the public visiting Great 

Basin National Park, Nevada for a term 

of three (3) years. This action is 

necessary to avoid continued 

interruption of visitor services. 


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DATES: The term of the temporary 

concession contract will commence on 

July 1, 2008 and end on June 30, 2011. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

temporary concession contract is 

proposed to be awarded to Half Year, 

Inc., a qualified person, and will 

authorize Half Year Inc., to provide food 

and beverage service as well as a retail 

outlet for the sales of gifts and souvenirs 

at the Lehman Caves Visitor Center 

within Great Basin National Park. All of 

these services are seasonal and are 

provided during only half of the year, 

from approximately April 1 through 

mid-October. 

Previously, these services had been 

provided by another concessioner, who 

had been authorized by Concession 

Contract CC–GRBAOO1–98 to conduct 

visitor services during the period 

January 1, 1998, through December 31, 

2007. 

Prior to the expiration of CC–

GRBAOO1–98, the National Park 

Service had taken a number of 

reasonable and appropriate steps in 

order to avoid any interruption of visitor 

services. A public solicitation process 

inviting the general public to submit 

proposals for a new concession contract 

began in the spring of 2007, with the 

issuance, on April 9th 2007, of a 

prospectus for CC–GRBAOO1–07. That 

solicitation closed on August 16th 2007, 

but subsequently had to be cancelled, 

pursuant to 36 CFR 51.11, in late 2007. 

The National Park Service then 

proceeded with a second solicitation for 

a new concession contract, issuing a 

new prospectus on January 11th 2008 

for CC–GRBAOO1–08. This second 

solicitation closed on March 18th 2008; 

however, no responsive offers were 

received. 

Another public solicitation for 

proposals cannot be completed prior to 

the end of the limited operating season 

available for these services during 2008. 

At this time, however, a qualified 

person is willing to provide these 

services on a temporary basis. 

Therefore, the National Park Service 

has determined that a temporary 

contract is necessary in order to avoid 

an interruption of visitor services and 

has taken all reasonable and appropriate 

steps to consider alternatives to avoid 

this interruption of visitor services. 

This action is issued pursuant to 36 

CFR 51.24(a). This is not a request for 

proposals. 

Daniel N. Wen, 

Deputy Director, Operations. 

[FR Doc. E8–20981 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–53–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0092 and 1029–

0107 

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 

its intention to request approval for the 

collections of information for 30 CFR 

745, State-Federal cooperative 

agreements; and 30 CFR Part 887, 

Subsidence Insurance Program Grants. 

These collection requests have been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

comment. The information collection 

requests describe the nature of the 

information collections and the 

expected burden and cost. 

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to 

approve or disapprove the information 

collections but may respond after 30 

days. Therefore, public comments 

should be submitted to OMB by October 

14, 2008, in order to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Department of 

Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202) 

395–6566 or via e-mail to 

OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov. Also, 

please send a copy of your comments to 

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 

1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 202–

SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 

electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of either information 

collection request, explanatory 

information and related forms, contact 

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783, or 

electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSM has 

submitted two requests to OMB to 

renew its approval of the collections of 

information contained in: 30 CFR 745, 

State-Federal cooperative agreements; 

and 30 CFR Part 887, Subsidence 

insurance program grants. OSM is 

requesting a 3-year term of approval for 

each information collection activity. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

numbers for these collections are 1029–

0092 for Part 745, and 1029–0107 for 

Part 887. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on these collections of 

information was published on April 27, 

2005 (70 FR 21811). No comments were 

received. This notice provides the 

public with an additional 30 days in 

which to comment on the following 

information collection activities: 

Title: State-Federal cooperative 

agreements—30 CFR 745. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0092. 

Summary: 30 CFR 745 requires that 

States submit information when 

entering into a cooperative agreement 

with the Secretary of the Interior. OSM 

uses the information to make findings 

that the State has an approved program 

and will carry out the responsibilities 

mandated in the Surface Mining Control 

and Reclamation Act to regulate surface 

coal mining and reclamation activities 

on Federal lands. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: State 

governments that regulate coal 

operations. 

Total Annual Responses: 11. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 600. 

Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: $0. 

Title: Subsidence Insurance Program 

Grants—30 CFR 887. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0107. 

Summary: States and Indian tribes 

having an approved reclamation plan 

may establish, administer and operate 

self-sustaining State and Indian Tribeadministered programs to insure private 

property against damages caused by 

land subsidence resulting from 

underground mining. States and Indian 

tribes interested in requesting monies 

for their insurance programs would 

apply to the Director of OSM. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: States 

and Indian tribes with approved coal 

reclamation plans. 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 8. 

Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: $0. 

Send comments on the need for the 

collections of information for the 


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