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Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the Jackson Field 

Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Gary Taylor, telephone (601) 977–5413; 

or e-mail Gary_Taylor@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document provides notice that the BLM 

Field Office, Jackson, Mississippi, 

intends to prepare a RMP with an 

associated EIS for the BLM resources 

located in the Southeastern United 

States and intends to hold public 

scoping meetings that will be 

announced at a later date with public 

notice prior to those meetings. 

The planning area is located in the 

States of: Florida, Georgia, South 

Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, 

Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, and 

Louisiana. This planning activity 

encompasses approximately 2,000,000 

acres of public lands and resources. The 

plan will fulfill the needs and 

obligations set forth by the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA), and BLM management 

policies. The BLM will work 

collaboratively with interested parties to 

identify the management decisions that 

are best suited to local, regional, and 

national needs and concerns. Coal 

resources exist in the State of Kentucky. 

This notice serves as a call for coal 

reserve information. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis and EIS 

alternatives. These issues also guide the 

planning process. You may submit 

comments on issues and planning 

criteria in writing to the BLM at any 

public scoping meeting, or you may 

submit them to the BLM using one of 

the methods listed in the ADDRESSES

section above. To be most helpful, you 

should submit formal scoping 

comments within 30 days after the last 

public meeting. The minutes and list of 

attendees for each scoping meeting will 

be available to the public and open for 

30 days after the meeting to any 

participant who wishes to clarify the 

views he or she expressed. Individual 

respondents may request 

confidentiality. If you wish to withhold 

your name and/or address from public 

review or disclosure under the Freedom 

of Information Act, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

written comment. The BLM will honor 

such requests to the extent allowed by 

law. All submissions from organizations 

or businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, are 

available for public inspection in their 

entirety. Preliminary issues and 

management concerns have been 

identified by BLM personnel, other 

agencies, and in meetings with 

individuals and user groups. They 

represent the BLM’s knowledge to date 

regarding the existing issues and 

concerns with current land 

management. The major issues that will 

be addressed in this planning effort 

include: future management of the 

Federal resources in the southeast; 

protection of resources such as 

wetlands, sensitive species habitat and 

historic properties while allowing oil 

and gas development and mining; and 

management of surface lands within the 

planning area. Because of the scattered 

public land ownership pattern and 

small size of most parcels, land tenure 

adjustments have the potential to 

provide greater efficiencies in 

management and reduce workloads and 

costs. Some of the lands may be suitable 

for disposal under a variety of 

authorities. Some may be retained in 

public ownership and possibly 

transferred to other agencies. 

After public comments as to what 

issues the plan should address are 

gathered, they will be placed in one of 

three categories: 

1. Issues to be resolved in the plan; 

2. Issues to be resolved through policy 

or administrative action; or 

3. Issues beyond the scope of this 

plan. 

The BLM will provide an explanation 

in the plan as to why we placed an issue 

in category two or three. In addition to 

these major issues, a number of 

management questions and concerns 

will be addressed in the plan. The 

public is encouraged to help identify 

these questions and concerns during the 

scoping phase. 

The BLM will use an interdisciplinary 

approach to develop the plan in order 

to consider the variety of resource issues 

and concerns identified. Specialists 

with expertise in the following 

disciplines will be involved in the 

planning process: minerals and geology, 

outdoor recreation, archaeology, 

paleontology, wildlife and fisheries, 

lands and realty, hydrology, soils, 

sociology and economics. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

Juan Palma, 

State Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–23803 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

National Capital Region 

ACTION: Notice/Request for Comments— 

The Lighting of the National Christmas 

Tree and the subsequent 27 day event. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

seeking public comments and 

suggestions on the planning of the 2008 

Lighting of the National Christmas Tree 

and the subsequent 27 day event. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Park Service is seeking public 

comments and suggestions on the 

planning of the 2008 Lighting of the 

National Christmas Tree and the 

subsequent 27 day event, which opens 

on December 4, 2008, on the Ellipse 

(President’s Park), south of the White 

House. The meeting will be held at 9 

a.m. on November 12, 2008 in Room 234 

of the National Capital Region 

Headquarters Building, at 1100 Ohio 

Drive, SW., Washington, DC (East 

Potomac Park). 

Persons who would like to comment 

at the meeting should notify the 

National Park Service by November 7, 

2008 by calling the White House Visitor 

Center weekdays between 9 a.m., and 4 

p.m., at (202) 208–1631. Written 

comments may be sent to the Park 

Manager, White House Visitor Center, 

1100 Ohio Drive, SW., Washington, DC 

20242, and will be accepted until 

November 12, 2008. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 12, 2008. Written comments 

will be accepted until November 12, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

9:00 a.m. on November 12, 2008, in 

room 234 of the National Capital Region 

Headquarters Building, at 1100 Ohio 

Drive, SW., Washington, DC (East 

Potomac Park). Written comments may 

be sent to the Park Manager, White 

House Visitor Center, 1100 Ohio Drive, 

SW., Washington, DC 20242. Due to 

delays in mail delivery, it is 

recommended that comments be 

provided by telefax at 202–208–1643 or 

by e-mail to Scott_Tucker@nps.gov. 

Comments may also be delivered by 

messenger to the White House Visitor 

Center at 1450 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., in Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Tucker at the White House Visitor 

Center weekdays between 9 a.m., and 4 

p.m., at (202) 208–1631. 


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Dated: September 18, 2008. 

Maria Santo, 

Acting Deputy National Park Service Liaison 

to the White House. 

[FR Doc. E8–23773 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Notice of Recreation User Fee for 

Tours at Glen Canyon Dam 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Recreation User Fee 

for Tours at Glen Canyon Dam, 

Coconino County, Arizona. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) will begin charging a 

recreation user fee to take the guided 

tour of Glen Canyon Dam and 

Powerplant. Reclamation has 

determined that the new fee is 

reasonable and appropriate to 

specifically offset at least, in part, 

increased costs associated with public 

visitation to the Carl Hayden Visitor 

Center. The Visitor Center, located 700 

feet above the Colorado River 

overlooking Glen Canyon Dam and 

Bridge, accommodates about one 

million visitors each year. The Visitor 

Center is jointly operated by 

Reclamation and the National Park 

Service. 

The new fee will initially be $5.00 per 

adult with a reduced fee schedule for 

certain groups as follows: seniors (age 

62 and over) will be $4.00, children ages 

7–16 will be $2.50, members of the U.S. 

military will be $4.00, and school 

groups will be $0.50 per person. There 

will be no fee charged for children six 

years of age and under. These fees will 

be reviewed and adjusted, as 

appropriate, in subsequent years. 

DATES: The new recreation user fee for 

tours at Glen Canyon Dam will become 

effective on Monday, January 5, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kay Cowan, Administrative Officer, 

Bureau of Reclamation, Glen Canyon 

Field Division, Page, Arizona, at (928) 

645–0403. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Glen 

Canyon Natural History Association, a 

non-profit educational organization, in 

cooperation with Reclamation, provides 

guided tours through Glen Canyon Dam 

on a year-round basis. Tours are 

approximately 45 minutes long and are 

limited to 20 persons per tour 

(including infants and children). Before 

the scheduled tour, each person or party 

must register at the reservation desk 

located inside the Visitor Center. Group 

tours are available for large parties 

including schools, travel clubs, 

universities, and other organizations. 

Group tours are limited to 40 persons 

per tour and reservations must be made 

in advance. For additional information 

about tours at Glen Canyon Dam, you 

may contact the Glen Canyon Natural 

History Association Tour Program at 

(928) 608–6072. 

The Reclamation Recreation 

Management Act of 1992 (Title XXVIII, 

Pub. L. 102–575, Sec. 2805) gives 

Reclamation the authority to charge a 

recreation user fee for public tours at 

Glen Canyon Dam. Fees collected from 

the dam tours will be deposited in the 

Basin Fund account as directed by the 

Colorado River Storage Project Act of 

1956. 

Dated: September 18, 2008. 

Larry Walkoviak, 

Regional Director, Upper Colorado Region. 

[FR Doc. E8–23804 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation and Liability Act 

Notice is hereby given that on 

September 25, 2008, a proposed Consent 

Decree with Livingston & Company, Inc. 

(‘‘Consent Decree’’) in United States v. 

A-L Processors, f.k.a. Atlas-Lederer Co., 

et al., Civil Action No. C–3–91–309 was 

lodged with the United States District 

Court for the Southern District of Ohio. 

In this action, the United States 

sought reimbursement of response costs 

in connection with the United Scrap 

Lead Superfund Site in Troy, Miami 

County, Ohio (‘‘the Site’’) pursuant to 

the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. 

The Consent Decree resolves the United 

States’ claims against Defendant 

Livingston & Company, Inc. 

(‘‘Livingston’’) for response costs 

incurred as a result of the release or 

threatened release of hazardous 

substances at the Site. This is an 

‘‘ability-to-pay’’ settlement based on 

financial analyses conducted by the 

Department’s Antitrust Corporate 

Finance Unit. Livingston will pay the 

United States $1,609,732 over a threeyear period with half of the payment 

($847,228) being paid within 20 days of 

entry of the settlement. The United 

States’ remaining outstanding costs 

exceed $7.5 million and are being 

sought from the remaining defendants 

in this case. The Consent Decree also 

resolves the United Scrap Lead 

Respondent Group’s (‘‘Respondent 

Group’’) CERCLA claims against 

Livingston for response costs incurred 

by the Respondent Group in cleaning up 

the Site under an earlier Consent 

Decree. Livingston will pay the 

Respondent Group $290,268 over 

approximately a one-year period. 

The Department of Justice will receive 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of this publication comments 

relating to the Consent Decree. 

Comments should be addressed to the 

Assistant Attorney General, 

Environment and Natural Resources 

Division, and either e-mailed to 

pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or 

mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611, and should refer United 

States v. A-L Processors, f.k.a. AtlasLederer Co., et al., D.J. Ref. 90–11–3– 

279B. 

The Consent Decree may be examined 

at the Office of the United States 

Attorney, Southern District of Ohio, 

Federal Building Room 602, 200 West 

Second Street, Dayton, Ohio, or at the 

Region 5 Office of the Environmental 

Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60604–3590. 

During the public comment period, the 

proposed Consent Decree may also be 

examined on the following Department 

of Justice Web site, to http:// 

www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ 

Consent_Decrees.html . A copy of the 

proposed Consent Decree may also be 

obtained by mail from the Consent 

Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. 

Department of Justice, Washington, DC 

20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a 

request to Tonia Fleetwood 

(tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov), fax no. 

(202) 514–0097, phone confirmation 

number (202) 514–1547. In requesting a 

copy from the Consent Decree Library, 

please enclose a check in the amount of 

$6.25 (25 cents per page reproduction 

cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if 

by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that 

amount to the Consent Decree Library at 

the stated address. 

William Brighton, 

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement 

Section, Environment and Natural Resources 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E8–23744 Filed 10–7–08; 8:45 am] 

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