Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2001 / Notices 65989

Dated: November 30, 2001.

Milton K. Dial,

Acting Associate Director for Minerals

Revenue Management.

[FR Doc. 01–31532 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Final Environmental Impact Statement/

General Management Plan, Mount

Rainier National Park, Pierce and

Lewis Counties, WA; Notice of

Availability

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)

the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969, the National Park Service

announces the availability of a Final

Environmental Impact Statement and

General Management Plan (FEIS/GMP)

for Mount Rainier National Park,

Washington. Upon approval, the GMP

will serve as a ‘‘blueprint’’ to guide park

managers in implementing park

programs and management activities for

Mount Rainier National Park over the

next 15–20 years.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS/

GMP identifies and analyzes three

alternatives for managing resources and

visitors in Mount Rainier National Park.

The ‘‘no-action’’ alternative is a

continuation of the present management

course regarding the management of

visitor use and facilities. The National

Park Service’s preferred alternative

(Alternative 2) would provide a range of

high-quality visitor experiences and

improve stewardship of park resources.

The primary goals of this alternative are

to better manage peak-period visitation

so that it does not adversely affect park

resources and visitor experiences, and

encourage more off-peak use of the park.

Alternative 3 would offer a different

combination of visitor opportunities

than those offered in the preferred

alternative, while still protecting

resources. None of the alternatives

would propose major new

developments within the park, and no

park resources or values would be

impaired.

The FEIS/GMP evaluates the

environmental consequences of the

preferred alternative and the other

alternatives on natural resources (e.g.,

air and water quality, soils and

vegetation, special status species),

geologic (volcanic and nonvolcanic)

hazards, cultural resources (e.g.,

archeological resources, ethnographic

resources), visitor experiences (e.g.,

visitor access, the range of visitor

activities), Wilderness, and the

socioeconomic environment (e.g.,

regional context, gateway communities).

A range of mitigation measures

appropriate to each alternative are

identified and evaluated. It was

determined that Alternative 2 is the

Aenvironmentally preferred’’

alternative.

Public Comment: A Notice of Intent to

prepare an EIS was published in the

Federal Register on September 27, 1994.

During the subsequent scoping phase

leading to development of the Draft EIS,

the NPS conducted six public meetings.

The results of these meetings were

published in the first of a series of

public newsletters (Newsletter 1 was

distributed during winter 1995). Also

throughout the conservation planning

and environmental impact analysis

process, numerous county, state and

federal agency meetings and

consultations with five Tribes were

conducted. A Notice of Availability of

the Draft EIS/GMP was published in the

Federal Register on November 20, 2000;

the document was on public review

through February 9, 2001. The NPS

received 143 written responses and

many oral comments during seven

public meetings held in various

Washington towns and cities; all were

duly considered in preparing the FEIS/

GMP. All comments obtained are filed

in the administrative record.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the FEIS/GMP are

available from the Superintendent,

Mount Rainier National Park, Tahoma

Woods, Star Route, Ashford,

Washington 98304–9751; (360) 589–

2211. Public reading copies of the FEIS/

GMP will also be available for review at

the following locations:

Office of the Superintendent, Tahoma

Woods, Mount Rainier National Park,

Ashford, Washington 98304–9751;

Telephone (360) 589–2211.

NPS Library, Columbia Cascades

Support Office, 909 First Avenue South,

Seattle, WA 98104–1060; Telephone:

(206) 220–4114.

Office of Public Affairs, National Park

Service, Department of the Interior, 18th

and C Streets NW., Washington, DC

20240; Telephone: (202) 208–6843.

If individuals responding to this

Notice request that their name or and

address be withheld from public

disclosure, it will be honored to the

extent allowable by law. Such requests

must be stated prominently in the

beginning of the comments. There also

may be circumstances wherein the NPS

will withhold a respondent’s identity as

allowable by law. As always: NPS will

make available to public inspection all

submissions from organizations or

businesses and from persons identifying

themselves as representatives or

officials of organizations and

businesses; and, anonymous comments

may not be considered.

Decision: A Record of Decision may

be approved by the Regional Director,

Pacific West Region, no sooner than 30

days after publication by the

Environmental Protection Agency of the

Notice of filing of this Final EIS in the

Federal Register. The official

responsible for the final decision is the

Regional Director; subsequently the

official responsible for implementation

of the plan is the Superintendent, Mt.

Rainier National Park.

Dated: October 25, 2001.

Martha K. Leicester,

Acting Regional Director, Pacific West Region.

[FR Doc. 01–31398 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Intent To Prepare a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Stiltsville, Management Plan,

Biscayne National Park, FL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

draft environmental impact statement

for the Stiltsville Management Plan,

Biscayne National Park, Florida.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969, the National Park Service (NPS) is

preparing a draft environmental impact

statement (DEIS) for the Stiltsville

Management Plan for Biscayne National

Park. This effort will result in a

management plan to guide public use

and management of 7 stilt structures

located in the northern end of Biscayne

National Park in Biscayne Bay, Florida.

Management options being considered

include public use of the structures

consistent NPS policy and best

management practices for

environmental protection (the preferred

alternative), and private lease under

NPS management.

Major issues include potential

impacts on water quality, biological

resources, soundscape, visual resources,

cultural resources, and the visitor

experience.

To facilitate sound planning and

consideration of environmental

resources, the NPS intends to gather

information necessary for the

preparation of the Management Plan/

DEIS and to obtain suggestions and

information from other agencies and the

public on the scope of issues to be

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addressed in the Management Plan/

DEIS. Comments and participation in

this scoping process are invited.

Participation in the planning process

will be encouraged and facilitated by

various means, including newsletters

and open houses or meetings.

DATES: The NPS will conduct public

scoping meetings to explain the

planning process and to solicit opinions

about issues to be addressed in the

Stiltsville Management Plan/DEIS.

Locations, dates, and times of public

scoping meetings will be announced in

the local press, in NPS newsletters and

on the park website, http://

www.nps.gov/bisc and may also be

obtained by contacting Biscayne

National Park.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

information concerning the scope of the

Management Plan/DEIS and other

matters should be sent to the following

address, Stiltsville Management Plan,

Biscayne National Park, 9700 SW 328th

St., Homestead, Florida 33033. Requests

to be added to the project mailing list

should be directed to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent, Biscayne National Park,

305–230–1144 ext. 3002

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS

is developing a management plan for the

7 stilt structures located in the northern

part of Biscayne National Park in

Biscayne Bay. In 1980, the park’s

northern boundary expanded and

Biscayne National Monument became

Biscayne National Park. In 1985, when

the State of Florida transferred

ownership of the bay bottom within the

expansion area to the park, it also

transferred the leases for the property,

which the structures occupy. The leases

expired in July 1999. The park’s 1983

General Management Plan,

Development Concept Plan, Wilderness

Study, and Environmental Assessment

recommended removing the structures

before the leases expired. Because of

numerous expressions of public interest

in maintaining the structures, the NPS

initiated a multi-stage planning process

to identify and recommend future

public uses of the structures consistent

with NPS policy.

In January 2001, the National Park

System Advisory Board established the

Stiltsville Committee directing it to

identify and recommend future public

use of Stiltsville and to develop

recommendations to guide the future

operations of the structures. The

committee made several

recommendations based upon an

understanding that the structures and

the surrounding aquatic environment

are critical and important to the citizens

of south Florida and to the visitors to

Biscayne National Park. These

comments are available on the Biscayne

National Park web site: http://

www.nps.gov/bisc

Our practice is to make comments,

including names and addresses of

respondents, available for public review

during regular business hours. If you

wish for us to withhold your name and/

or address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comment. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. We

will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

Dated: August 24, 2001.

Paul Winegar,

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

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 under 30 CFR

parts 750 and 877 which relate the

surface coal mining and reclamation

operations on Indian Lands; and use of

police power, if necessary, to effect

entry upon private lands to conduct

reclamation activities or exploratory

studies if the landowner refuses consent

or is not available, respectively.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by February 19, 2002, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room

210—SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to jtrelease@smre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

John A. Trelease, at (202) 208–2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which

implementing 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)]. This notice identifies

information collections that OSM will

be submitting to OMB for approval.

These collections are contained in (1) 30

CFR part 750, Requirements for surface

coal mining and reclamation operations

on Indian Lands; and (2) 30 CFR part

877, Rights of entry. OSM will request

a 3-year term of approval for each

information collection activity.

Comments are invited on: (1) The

need for the collection of information

for the performance of the functions of

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility and clarity

of the information collection; and (4)

ways to minimize the information

collection burden on respondents, such

as use of automated means of collection

of the information. A summary of the

public comments will accompany

OSM’s submission of the information

collection request to OMB.

The following information is provided

for the information collection: (1) Title

of the information collection; (2) OMB

control number; (3) summary of the

information collection activity; and (4)

frequency of collection, description of

the respondents, estimated total annual

responses, and the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

the collection of information.

Title: Requirements for surface coal

mining and reclamation operations on

Indian Lands—30 CFR part 750.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0091.

Summary: Operators who conduct or

propose to conduct surface coal mining

and reclamation operations on Indian

lands must comply with the

requirements of 30 CFR part 750

pursuant to Section 710 of SMCRA.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents:

Applicants for coal mining permits.

Total Annual Responses: 75.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,400.

Title: Rights of Entry—30 CFR part

877.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0055.

Summary: This regulation establishes

procedures for non-consensual entry

upon private lands for the purpose of