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Paperwork Reduction Act 

These proposed supplementary rules 

do not contain information collection 

requirements that the Office of 

Management and Budget must approve 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 

Title 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Supplementary Rules for the Hot Well 

Dunes Recreation Area, Graham 

County, Arizona 

1. Vehicle Rider Capacity 

A person operating an off-road vehicle 

within the HWD Recreation Area shall 

ride only on the permanent, regular seat 

attached to the off-road vehicle. The 

operator of an off-road vehicle shall not 

carry any additional person(s) on an offroad vehicle unless the vehicle is 

designed and manufactured to carry 

such additional person(s). No person 

shall ride an off-road vehicle unless the 

vehicle is designed and manufactured to 

carry that person. 

2. Clinging to or Being Towed by a 

Vehicle 

No person operating an off-road 

vehicle within the HWD Recreation 

Area shall attach the off-road vehicle to 

any object or person and tow such 

object or person. No person shall cling 

to, or be towed by, an off-road vehicle. 

3. Safety Flags 

Safety flags are required on all offroad vehicles used within the HWD 

Recreation Area. An exception to this 

requirement is made for Recreation 

Vehicles (RVs), Sport Utility Vehicles 

(SUVs), pickup trucks, and passenger 

sedans. Safety flags must be brilliant 

orange or red in color, and at least six 

(6) inches by 12 inches in size. Masts 

must be securely mounted on the offroad vehicle and extend eight (8) feet 

from the ground to the mast tip. Safety 

flags must be firmly attached to the top 

portion of a mast. 

4. Vehicle Use 

No off-road vehicle within the HWD 

Recreation Area will be allowed within 

areas enclosed by the metal, tube 

railings there or where signed as 

prohibited. 

5. Nudity 

Public nudity within the HWD 

Recreation Area and, in particular, in 

the hot tubs there, is prohibited. 

6. Firearms and Archery 

Archery and the discharge of firearms 

or other weapons, including pneumatic 

and spring-loaded BB guns and pellet 

guns, are prohibited within the HWD 

Recreation Area. 

7. Pets 

Pets must be leashed or otherwise 

physically restricted at all times within 

the HWD Recreation Area. 

8. Speed Limit 

The speed limit for off-road vehicles 

within the HWD Recreation Area is 10 

miles per hour on the main access road 

and within 50 feet on either side of the 

main access road. The speed limit is 

also 10 miles per hour within 50 feet of 

a campsite or any concentration of three 

(3) or more people. Operating an offroad vehicle above this speed is 

prohibited. 

9. Camping 

Camping within the HWD Recreation 

Area is not allowed within the 

designated parking area; within areas 

enclosed by metal, tube railings; or 

where signed as prohibited. 

10. Waste Disposal 

Dumping of sewage or gray water is 

prohibited within the HWD Recreation 

Area. 

11. Length of Stay 

To ensure that everyone has an 

opportunity to enjoy the area, camping 

is limited to 14 days within any 28-day 

period. 

Penalties 

Under the Federal Land Policy and 

Management Act of 1976 (Title 43 

U.S.C. 1733(a)), 43 CFR 8365.1–6, and 

43 CFR 8360.0–7, persons who violate 

any of these supplementary rules are 

subject to arrest and, upon conviction, 

may be fined up to $1,000 and/or 

imprisoned for not more than 12 

months, and may be subject to the 

enhanced penalties under Title 18 

U.S.C. 3571. 

Dated: October 8, 2008. 

Helen M. Hankins, 

Acting Arizona State Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–24580 Filed 10–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment on a 

Proposed Transfer of Jurisdiction of a 

Portion of Fort Dupont Park, 

Washington, DC 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of an 

Environmental Assessment for the 

transfer of jurisdiction to the District of 

Columbia of a portion of Fort Dupont 

Park. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Sec. 

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., 

(NEPA), and the National Park Service’s 

Director’s Order 12: Conservation 

Planning, Environmental Impact 

Analysis, and Decision-making, the 

National Park Service (NPS) has 

prepared an Environmental Assessment 

(EA) for transferring jurisdiction of a 

portion of NPS property within Fort 

Dupont Park, one of the Fort Circle 

Parks, to the District of Columbia 

(District) for recreational development 

and uses, and resulting in the possible 

amendment of the NPS’ 2004 Final 

Management Plan for Fort Circle Parks 

(Management Plan). 

DATES: Public comment on the EA will 

be accepted until November 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through the Planning, 

Environment and Public Comment 

(PEPC) Web site at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/NACE or by mail 

to: Superintendent, National Capital 

Parks-East, RE: Fort Dupont Park Land 

Transfer Proposal, 1900 Anacostia 

Drive, SE., Washington, DC 20020. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gayle Hazelwood, Superintendent, 

National Capital Parks-East, RE: Fort 

Dupont Park Land Transfer Proposal, at 

1900 Anacostia Drive, SE., Washington, 

DC 20020 or by telephone at (202) 690– 

5127, or by e-mail at 

gayle_hazelwood@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS 

is considering transferring jurisdiction 

to the District over a 15-acre parcel at 

one end of Fort Dupont Park (the Project 

Area), that is currently used for 

recreational purposes. The transfer 

would facilitate the development of new 

recreational facilities and programs in 

the Project Area by the District, 

including a proposal to create a baseball 

academy for area youth and another to 

expand an existing indoor ice skating 

arena. The District’s proposal would 

involve the help of private-sector 

partners. If the decision is made to go 

forward with this transfer, it would 
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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