61174 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 191 / Monday, October 4, 2010 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Warner Valley Comprehensive Site 

Plan, Final Environmental Impact 

Statement, Lassen Volcanic National 

Park, Plumas County, CA; Notice of 

Availability 

Summary: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

of 1969 (Pub. L. 81–190 as amended), 

the National Park Service (NPS), 

Department of the Interior, has prepared 

a Final Environmental Impact Statement 

(Final EIS) for the Warner Valley 

Comprehensive Site Plan. This 

conservation planning effort has four 

main objectives: (1) Improving visitor 

experience and enhancing public safety 

through improvements to infrastructure 

and relocating infrastructure so it is less 

visible; (2) Ecological restoration of 

Warner Valley fen and wetland areas; 

(3) Removal or repair of Dream Lake 

Dam and restoration of associated 

riparian/wetland complex; (4) Protect 

and enhance the Drakesbad Historic 

District through removal of noncontributing structures and functions. 

The Final EIS evaluates alternative 

methods for accomplishing ecological 

restoration and cultural resource 

protection; appropriate mitigation 

measures are incorporated, and an 

‘‘environmentally preferred’’ course of 

action is identified. 

Background: Warner Valley is located 

in the south central part of the Lassen 

Volcanic National Park, and 

encompasses the 400-acre project 

planning area. This area includes Dream 

Lake Dam, built in 1932 by Alex Sifford, 

which impounds an approximately 

2.7-acre lake. The center of the valley 

features a large meadow that contains 

one of the largest known fens in the 

Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains. 

The upper valley area was originally 

developed for cattle ranching in the late 

1800s by E.R. Drake, who initiated 

efforts to ditch and dry out the wet 

meadow to improve the grazing for 

cattle. In 1900, Mr. Drake sold his 

Warner Valley property to the Sifford 

family who focused on developing a 

summer guest ranch for the next 50 

years. The Siffords built the 10 

structures which now form the core of 

Drakesbad Guest Ranch Historic District 

(both Dream Lake and the meadow are 

contributing features). They transformed 

overnight accommodations from tent 

camping near hot springs into a guest 

ranch. The Siffords also built or 

improved trails, created a hot spring-fed 

pool, constructed corrals, further 

dewatered the meadow, and constructed 

the impoundment to create the lake for 

their guests. 

In 1958 the facilities and land were 

sold to the NPS. The Guest Ranch 

continues today as a concession 

operated by California Guest Services. 

The current Drakesbad wetland 

conditions include a fen which is drying 

out and ceasing to function as a fen, and 

Dream Lake, which has submerged a 

natural wetland. The Historic District 

has accumulated many features and 

structures which diminish its historic 

character. Lack of clearly demarcated 

parking affects natural resources by 

allowing car traffic to encroach in 

sensitive areas. Hikers traveling the 

Pacific Crest Trail must walk on the 

unimproved Warner Valley Road, which 

also passes through the nearby 

campground. 

Range of Alternatives: The Final EIS 

describes and analyzes a ‘‘no action’’ 

alternative (Alternative 1) which would 

continue current management practices, 

and two ‘‘action’’ alternatives. 

Alternatives 2 and 3 contain a varying 

mix of three major components: (1) 

Enhancing visitor experience and safety 

through improving or relocating nonessential infrastructure so it has less 

impact on park visitor experience and 

historic district qualities; (2) ecological 

restoration of wetlands including 

Drakesbad fen, the larger Warner Valley 

fen wetland, and Dream Lake 

submerged riparian/wetland complex; 

(3) protecting and enhancing the 

Historic District by removing noncontributing structures and functions. 

Both ‘‘action’’ alternatives include the 

following common elements: 

• Move concession employee 

housing, storage, generator, and propane 

tanks out of the Historic District and 

into a new service area. 

• Create a Pacific Crest Trail 

connection so hikers may avoid walking 

along Warner Valley road. 

• Renovate and slightly expand the 

non-historic bathhouse adjacent to the 

swimming pool. 

• Reduce parking sprawl by replacing 

inadequate wheel stops. 

• Make minor changes to the 

campground and fee station location, 

including relocation of the day use/ 

trailhead parking from a meadow to the 

campground. 

Alternative 2 (agency preferred) 

components include: (a) Ecological 

restoration of Warner Valley fen through 

permanently filling ditches with 

appropriate soil and native material; (b) 

creation of a concession housing and 

service center outside of the Historic 

District composed of tent cabins 

surrounding a single-story bathroom 

building; (c) removal of Dream Lake 

Dam and allowing the area to revert to 

a riparian/wetland complex. In 

addition, a change to Alternative 2 (as 

was presented in the Draft EIS) has been 

incorporated, in response to public 

comment and further staff analysis, 

which is as follows: relocate, rather than 

eliminate, the volleyball court to a 

location adjacent to the pool. This 

change is intended to protect historic 

viewsheds yet maintain a range of 

recreational activities for Guest Ranch 

visitors. This alternative has also been 

deemed to be ‘‘environmentally 

preferred’’. 

Alternative 3 includes: (a) Restoration 

of Warner Valley fen through selective 

damming of ditches; (b) creation of a 

concession housing and service center 

outside the Drakesbad Historic District 

composed of a two-story dormitory 

building with bathrooms; (c) 

reconstruction of Dream Lake Dam to 

Bureau of Reclamation engineering 

standards. There are no changes to this 

alternative. 

Public Involvement and Agency 

Coordination: The original public 

scoping effort focused on a proposed 

Dream Lake Dam Management Plan. 

Preliminary meetings were held during 

November 4–7, 2002, in Chico, Red 

Bluff, Redding, and Chester. Meeting 

announcements were printed in the Red 

Bluff Daily News, Chester Progressive, 

Redding Record Searchlight, and the 

Sacramento Bee (twenty additional 

media outlets, including newspaper, 

radio stations, and television stations 

were also notified). Formal public 

scoping for this Management Plan was 

announced in the Federal Register on 

April 4, 2003. This initial conservation 

planning effort was expanded into the 

broader Warner Valley Comprehensive 

Site Plan as it became apparent that 

separate planning projects would be 

more time consuming to accomplish. 

Preliminary scoping for the Warner 

Valley Comprehensive Site Plan was 

initiated on June 1, 2004, with 

solicitations at the Drakesbad Guest 

Ranch Lodge for comments about 

potential future management options for 

the upper valley area. Public meetings 

for the Comprehensive Site Plan were 

held during June 13–15, 2005, in Red 

Bluff, Chester, and Vacaville. The same 

media outlets mentioned above were 

notified, and approximately 700 public 

scoping announcements were 

distributed. Formal scoping was 

initiated on June 24, 2005, with 

publication in the Federal Register of 

the Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS. 

These outreach activities elicited 

information from individuals, agencies, 

and organizations, which aided the 

alternatives formulation and 


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 191 / Monday, October 4, 2010 / Notices 61175 

1For purposes of this investigation, the 

Department of Commerce has defined the subject 

merchandise as all PVA hydrolyzed in excess of 80 

percent, whether or not mixed or diluted with 

commercial levels of defoamer or boric acid. PVA 

in fiber form and PVB-grade low-ash PVA are not 

included in the scope of this investigation. PVBgrade low-ash PVA is defined to be PVA that meets 

the following specifications: Hydrolysis, Mole % of 

98.40 ± 0.40, 4% Solution Viscosity 30.00 ± 2.50 

centipois, and ash—ISE, wt% less than 0.60, 4% 

solution color 20mm cell, 10.0 maximum APHA 

units, haze index, 20mm cell, 5.0, maximum. The 

merchandise under investigation is currently 

classifiable under subheading 3905.30.00 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS). Although the HTSUS subheading is 

provided for convenience and customs purposes, 

the written description of the merchandise under 

investigation is dispositive. 

environmental impact analysis 

processes; all comments obtained 

throughout the extended scoping effort 

are available in the administrative 

record. 

On August 21, 2009, the Warner 

Valley Comprehensive Site Plan/Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (Draft 

EIS) was released for a 90-day public 

review period, closing on November 21, 

2009. Three public open houses were 

hosted; on September 2 in Chester, 

September 3 in Anderson, and 

September 8 in Vacaville. Copies of the 

Draft EIS were available for review at 

local libraries and the open houses, and 

an electronic version was posted at both 

Lassen Volcanic National Park’s Web 

site http://www.nps.gov/lavo/

parkmgmt/index.htm and the NPS 

Planning, Environment and Public 

Comment Web site http://parkplanning.

nps.gov. A total of 33 comment letters 

were received, including from 

Greenville Rancheria, the 

Environmental Protection Agency, the 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, the California Regional Water 

Quality Control Board, the Northern 

Sierra Air Quality District, the Almanor 

Basin Fire Safe Council, and assorted 

letters from groups and individuals. 

Topics mentioned most frequently 

included: Restoration of Drakesbad 

Meadow; removal of Dream Lake Dam; 

alternative energy use; changes to 

campgrounds and redesign of trails and 

pathways; proposed new concessioner 

employee housing; and relocation of the 

volleyball court. Personal letters 

conveyed opinions both in favor and 

against actions proposed—some of these 

comments arose out of interest in 

preserving Drakesbad Guest Ranch in its 

present condition without any 

significant changes. Agencies provided 

information regarding regulatory 

requirements and permitting. Comments 

and responses are detailed in Chapter 6 

of the Final EIS. 

Supplementary Information: The 

Final EIS will be distributed in the same 

manner as the Draft EIS. In addition to 

this announcement, availability of the 

document will be publicized through 

local and regional press media. The 

document will be available at park 

headquarters and at local public 

libraries, and an electronic version will 

also be posted on the Lassen Volcanic 

National Park and NPS Web sites (see 

above). New requests for the document 

can be made at (530) 595–4444 

extension 5101 or 

lavo_planning@nps.gov. Not sooner 

than thirty days after the Federal 

Register notice by the Environmental 

Protection Agency of availability of the 

Final EIS, a Record of Decision may be 

prepared. As a delegated EIS, the official 

responsible for approval of the 

Comprehensive Site Plan is the Regional 

Director, Pacific West Region. The 

official subsequently responsible for 

implementation will be the 

Superintendent, Lassen Volcanic 

National Park. 

Dated: March 19, 2010. 

Patricia L. Neubacher, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24790 Filed 10–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–GD–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–FHC–2010–N211; 94140–1341– 

0000–N5] 

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Aquatic Nuisance 

Species (ANS) Task Force. The meeting 

is open to the public. The meeting 

topics are identified in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

DATES: The ANS Task Force will meet 

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 

November 3 through Thursday, 

November 4, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: The ANS Task Force 

meeting will take place at the Holiday 

Inn—Arlington at Ballston, 4610 N. 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 

(703–243–9800). You may inspect 

minutes of the meeting at the office of 

the Chief, Division of Fisheries and 

Aquatic Resource Conservation, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203, 

during regular business hours, Monday 

through Friday. You may also view the 

minutes on the ANS Task Force Web 

site at: http://anstaskforce.gov/ 

meetings.php. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Mangin, Executive Secretary, 

ANS Task Force, by phone at (703) 358– 

2466, or by e-mail at 

Susan_Mangin@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), this 

notice announces meetings of the ANS 

Task Force. The ANS Task Force was 

established by the Nonindigenous 

Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and 

Control Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 106–580, as 

amended). 

Topics that the ANS Task Force plans 

to cover during the meeting include: 

Regional Panel issues and 

recommendations, updates on ANSTFapproved species management and 

control plans, vector management, and 

consideration for approval of State ANS 

management plans. The agenda and 

other related meeting information are on 

the ANS Task Force Web site at: 

http://anstaskforce.gov/meetings.php. 

Dated: September 24, 2010. 

Bryan Arroyo, 

Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 

Force, Assistant Director—Fisheries & Habitat 

Conservation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24807 Filed 10–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–1088 (Final)] 

Polyvinyl Alcohol From Taiwan 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of 

an antidumping investigation. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of antidumping investigation No. 

731–TA–1088 (Final) under section 

735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 

U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) to determine 

whether an industry in the United 

States is materially injured or 

threatened with material injury, or the 

establishment of an industry in the 

United States is materially retarded, by 

reason of less-than-fair-value imports 

from Taiwan of polyvinyl alcohol, 

provided for in subheading 3905.30.00 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States.1

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

investigation, hearing procedures, and 

rules of general application, consult the 


jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES