61440 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 201 / Thursday, October 16, 2008 / Notices 

occur pursuant to U.S. Code Title 40 

Section 8124 (40 U.S.C. 8124), which 

authorizes transfers of jurisdiction in 

the District of Columbia. The 376-acre 

Fort Dupont Park is one of the Civil War 

Defenses of Washington and is one of 

the Fort Circle Parks managed by the 

NPS. In 2004, the NPS completed the 

Management Plan and an action to 

transfer these lands to the District 

would likely result in amendment of 

that plan. 

The EA studies the potential impacts 

of the proposed transfer to the District, 

of the approximately 15 acres situated 

on the north side of Fort Dupont Park 

along Ely Place in Southeast 

Washington, DC. In addition to the 

indoor ice skating arena, the Project 

Area contains ballfields, basketball and 

tennis courts and a parking lot, among 

other features. The Project Area is not in 

an area of Fort Dupont Park that is 

associated with the Civil War Defense of 

Washington, and does not contain 

earthworks or other historic or 

archeological resources. Once 

transferred, the Project Area would no 

longer be part of the Park and no longer 

be managed or administered by the NPS. 

The NPS is using this EA to decide 

whether to go forward with this transfer 

to the District, and the EA contains the 

information currently known about the 

District’s plans for the Project Area if 

the transfer does occur. The EA 

evaluates two alternatives: The no 

action alternative (Alternative 1), and 

the preferred alternative (Alternative 2), 

which proposes to transfer jurisdiction 

of the Project Area to the District. 

Alternative 2, to transfer jurisdiction, 

provides four separate options for the 

possible configuration of the Fort 

Dupont Ice Arena expansion and three 

separate options on how the proposed 

Youth Baseball Academy facilities could 

be configured on the site, with one 

option that maintains the multi-purpose 

sports field within the Project Area. 

Under Alternative 2, the Fort Dupont 

Ice Arena would be expanded to 

approximately twice its current size and 

a Youth Baseball Academy would be 

established on site. The Youth Baseball 

Academy would require the 

construction of a building to support 

administrative functions and three ball 

fields, including one regulation sized 

baseball field, two softball fields, and 

associated parking. One of the options 

presented under Alternative 2 also 

includes a multi-purpose sports field 

such as a football/soccer field. The three 

existing basketball courts and four 

existing tennis courts located within the 

Project Area would remain, with 

responsibility for the facilities there, 

including the indoor ice skating arena 

transferred from NPS to the District 

along with the land which would no 

longer be part of Fort Dupont Park. The 

transfer of jurisdiction would 

necessitate amending the Management 

Plan, which provides a managerial 

framework for decisions about use and 

development within the Fort Circle 

Parks, including Fort Dupont Park. On 

the other hand, under Alternative 1, 

which is the no action alternative, the 

current layout, condition, and 

management of Fort Dupont Park would 

not change. The proposed development 

would not occur and the Management 

Plan would not be amended. 

Information and comments gathered 

during public meetings and an extended 

scoping period were considered in the 

preparation of this EA to identify the 

range of issues and potential impacts of 

this proposed action. The NPS also 

coordinated and consulted with the 

District and federal agencies to identify 

issues and concerns related to the 

natural and cultural resources. 

Dated: October 6, 2008. 

Lisa A. Mendelson-Ielmini, 

Regional Director, National Capital Region. 

[FR Doc. E8–24500 Filed 10–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–JU–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

General Management Plan: Lava Beds 

National Monument, Siskiyou and 

Modoc Counties, CA; Notice of 

Termination of the Environmental 

Impact Statement 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service is 

terminating the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the General Management Plan, Lava 

Beds National Monument, Tulelake, 

California. A Notice of Intent to prepare 

an EIS was published in the Federal 

Register on July 10, 2006. The National 

Park Service has since determined that 

an Environmental Assessment (EA) 

rather than an EIS is the appropriate 

environmental documentation for the 

GMP; this determination includes 

careful consideration of all public and 

other agencies’ comments during the 

scoping period. The new GMP for Lava 

Beds National Monument will update 

long-term guidance for resource 

management, visitor services and 

interpretive programming. 

Background: The planning team 

originally scoped the GMP update as an 

EIS, however no concerns or issues 

expressed during public scoping and 

preliminary development of the GMP 

alternatives convey either the potential 

for controversy or identify potential 

significant impacts. In summer of 2007, 

the planning team drafted three 

‘‘action’’ alternatives for the GMP. These 

preliminary alternatives explored ways 

to enhance long-term preservation of 

park resources and provide new 

recreational and educational 

opportunities. The planning team 

produced a newsletter and comment 

form to seek public input on the 

preliminary alternatives in winter of 

2008. All feedback consistently affirmed 

that the planning team provided an 

appropriate range of future management 

directions for the monument. Most of 

the public comments on the preliminary 

alternatives were supportive of various 

aspects of the proposed ‘‘action’’ 

concepts and desired conditions. 

To date, no major concerns or issues 

have been expressed during public 

involvement for the GMP that would 

convey the potential for public 

controversy. Initial analysis of the 

alternatives has revealed potential for 

neither major nor significant effects on 

the human environment or any potential 

for impairing park resources and values. 

Most of the potential impacts from the 

alternatives are expected to be negligible 

to moderate in magnitude. Many of the 

actions proposed in the GMP will have 

benefits to the monument’s ecosystems, 

cultural landscapes and visitor 

experiences. For these reasons, the NPS 

determined the appropriate level of 

conservation planning and 

environmental impact analysis for the 

GMP is an EA. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft 

GMP and EA will be integrated. The 

combined document is expected to be 

distributed for a 60-day public review 

period by spring/summer of 2009. The 

NPS will notify the public by mail, Web 

site postings, local and regional media, 

and other means, to provide regularly 

updated information on where and how 

to obtain a copy of the GMP/EA, how to 

provide comments, and the confirmed 

dates and locations for local public 

meetings. For further information 

contact Dave Kruse, Superintendent, 

Lava Beds National Monument, 1 Indian 

Well Headquarters, Tulelake, CA 96134 

(telephone: 530–667–8101; e-mail: 

Dave_Kruse@nps.gov). 

Following release of the GMP/EA and 

due consideration of all comments as 

may be received, a decision regarding 

selection of a preferred vision for the 

new GMP is expected to be made in 

winter 2009/2010. The official 

responsible for the final decision is the 

Regional Director, Pacific West Region, 

National Park Service. Subsequently the 

official responsible for implementing 
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the new GMP would be the 

Superintendent, Lava Beds National 

Monument. 

Dated: August 14, 2008. 

Cicely A. Muldoon, 

Acting Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–24503 Filed 10–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 337–TA–641] 

In the Matter of Certain Variable Speed 

Wind Turbines and Components 

Thereof; Notice of Commission 

Decision Not To Review an Initial 

Determination Granting Complainant’s 

Motion To Amend the Complaint and 

Notice of Investigation and Extending 

the Target Date 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has determined not to 

review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) 

(Order No. 10) issued by the presiding 

administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) 

granting complainant’s motion to amend 

the complaint and notice of 

investigation and extending the target 

date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Walters, Office of the General 

Counsel, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

708–5468. Copies of non-confidential 

documents filed in connection with this 

investigation are or will be available for 

inspection during official business 

hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the 

Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

International Trade Commission, 500 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, 

telephone (202) 205–2000. General 

information concerning the Commission 

may also be obtained by accessing its 

Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov. 

The public record for this investigation 

may be viewed on the Commission’s 

electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// 

edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired 

persons are advised that information on 

this matter can be obtained by 

contacting the Commission’s TDD 

terminal on (202) 205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission instituted this investigation 

on March 31, 2008, based on a 

complaint filed by General Electric 

Company (‘‘GE’’). The complaint alleged 

violations of section 337 of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the 

importation into the United States, the 

sale for importation, and the sale within 

the United States after importation of 

certain variable speed wind turbines 

and components thereof that allegedly 

infringe certain claims of United States 

Patent Nos. 5,083,039 and 6,921,985. 

The complaint, as amended, named 

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., 

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America, 

Inc., and Mitsubishi Power Systems 

Americas, Inc. (collectively, ‘‘MHI’’) as 

respondents. 

On July 31, 2008, GE filed a motion 

to amend the complaint and notice of 

investigation to add allegations of 

infringement for claims 1–19 of U.S. 

Patent No. 7,321,221. MHI opposed the 

motion, but requested that, in the event 

complainant’s motion was granted, the 

procedural schedule deadlines be 

pushed back a minimum of three 

months. The Commission investigative 

attorney supported complainant’s 

motion on the condition that the target 

date be extended. 

On September 16, 2008, the ALJ 

issued the subject ID, granting GE’s 

motion to amend the complaint and 

notice of investigation and extending 

the target date by four months from June 

30, 2009 to October 30, 2009. No 

petitions for review of this ID were filed. 

The Commission has determined not 

to review the ALJ’s ID. 

The authority for the Commission’s 

determination is contained in section 

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in 

section 210.42 of the Commission’s 

Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

210.42). 

Issued: October 8, 2008. 

By order of the Commission. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–24554 Filed 10–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Antitrust Division 

Notice Pursuant to the National 

Cooperative Research and Production 

Act of 1993—ASTM International— 

Standards 

Notice is hereby given that, on 

September 9, 2008, pursuant to Section 

6(a) of the National Cooperative 

Research and Production Act of 1993, 

15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), 

ASTM International (‘‘ASTM’’) has filed 

written notifications simultaneously 

with the Attorney General and the 

Federal Trade Commission disclosing 

additions or changes to its standards 

development activities. The 

notifications were filed for the purpose 

of extending the Act’s provisions 

limiting the recovery of antitrust 

plaintiffs to actual damages under 

specified circumstances. Specifically, 

ASTM has provided an updated list of 

current, ongoing ASTM standards 

activities originating between May 2008 

and September 2008 designated as Work 

Items. A complete listing of ASTM 

Work Items, along with a brief 

description of each, is available at 

http://www.astm.org. 

On September 15, 2004, ASTM filed 

its original notification pursuant to 

Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department 

of Justice published a notice in the 

Federal Register pursuant to Section 

6(b) of the Act on November 10, 2004 

(69 FR 65226). 

The last notification was filed with 

the Department on May 16, 2008. A 

notice was published in the Federal 

Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the 

Act on June 17, 2008 (73 FR 34327). 

Patricia A. Brink, 

Deputy Director of Operations, Antitrust 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E8–24288 Filed 10–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration 

[Docket No. OSHA–2007–0042] 

Canadian Standards Association; 

Reinstated Recognition for Product 

Test Standard 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration (OSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Reinstating recognition for 

product test standard. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Occupational Safety and Health 

Administration’s continued recognition 

of the Canadian Standards Association 

for a test standard. 

DATES: Recognition for the reinstated 

standard is effective July 3, 2001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

MaryAnn Garrahan, Director, Office of 

Technical Programs and Coordination 

Activities, NRTL Program, Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room N–3655, 

Washington, DC 20210, or phone (202) 

693–2110. Our Web page includes 

information about the NRTL Program