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for the RTMP/EIS will continue to be

considered, and comments need not be

resubmitted. Any new comments on the

combined planning effort are welcome

and will be accepted anytime during the

planning process. Comments should be

submitted to the address below.

Dated: January 25, 2001.

W. Thomas Brown,

Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

General Management Plan; Santa

Monica Mountains National Recreation

Area; Notice of Extension of Public

Comment Period

SUMMARY: Pursuant to § 102(2)(C) of the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (P.L. 91–190 as amended), the

National Park Service, Department of

the Interior, has prepared a Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

assessing potential impacts of

alternative approaches for future

management of the Santa Monica

Mountains National Recreation Area, in

southern California. The original 60-day

public comment period has been

extended an additional month from the

original February 28, 2001 deadline.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested

individuals, organizations, and agencies

are encouraged to provide written

comments—to be considered any

response must now be postmarked no

later than May 31, 2000.

All responses should be addressed to

the Superintendent, Santa Monica

Mountains National Recreation Area,

401 West Hillcrest Dr., Thousand Oaks,

California 91360–4207. If individuals

submitting comments 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.

To obtain a copy of the DEIS please

contact the park at (805) 370–2341. Five

public meetings will be held in the area

during February 5–9, 2001; full details

are available by phone or via the

internet at www.nps.gov/samo.

Dated: January 23, 2001.

William C. Walters,

Deputy Regional Director, Pacific West

Region.

[FR Doc. 01–4008 Filed 2–15–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Urban Park and Recreation Recovery

Program

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of FY 2001 grant round—

UPARR rehabilitation grants.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

availability of grant funds under the

Rehabilitation phase of the Urban Park

and Recreation Recovery (UPARR)

Program and provides information on

the application process including

eligible recipients and deadlines for

submission of proposals.

DATES: NPS will accept preapplications

on or before June 18, 2001.

ADDRESSES: See Supplementary

Information section for NPS addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Strum, Chief, Recreation

Programs Division, National Park

Service, Department of the Interior,

1849 ‘‘C’’ Street, NW., Washington, DC

20240; (202) 565–1200 or 1129.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For Fiscal

Year 2001, $28,836,000 is available for

funding of Rehabilitation projects under

the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–625). NPS will

consider proposals for funding projects

with a dollar limit of $500,000 (Federal

share of total project cost). Grants made

in any one State shall not exceed in the

aggregate 15 percent of the total

available ($4,325,400). Preapplications

must be received by the appropriate

NPS field office by no later than (120

days from date of publication), 2001.

Rehabilitation grants will be targeted

to rehabilitate existing neighborhood

recreation areas and facilities which

have deteriorated to the point where

health and safety are endangered or the

community’s range of quality recreation

service is impaired. Proposals must be

designed to provide recreation services

within a specified area identified by the

applicant. Proposals may identify

improvements at multiple sites or

facilities, each of which must be

individually addressed. Grants may be

used to remodel, rebuild, or develop

existing outdoor or indoor recreation

areas and facilities.

Eligible Jurisdictions: Eligible urban

jurisdictions which have an approved

Recovery Action Program (RAP) on file

with and approved by NPS will be

eligible to compete for Rehabilitation

grant funds. If a jurisdiction’s RAP plan

expired since FY 1995, the chief elected

official of that jurisdiction may submit

either (1) a new or updated RAP for NPS

review and approval, or (2) a letter of

recertification. A letter of recertification

must state that no significant changes

have occurred in its assessment and

action plan, and that the RAP remains

current as a guide to community action

and decision-making. In those cases

where a jurisdiction has never

submitted a RAP for participation in the

UPARR program or its previously

approved RAP plan expired prior to FY

1995, the chief elected official of that

jurisdiction may submit either (1) a new

or updated RAP for NPS review and

approval, or (2) copies of current

budget, planning or other documents

that reflect the jurisdiction’s recreation

priorities, policies, actions and

decision-making processes; which when

taken together, either satisfactorily

update the pre-1995 RAP for the

purposes of recertification or otherwise

satisfies the RAP planning requirements

for participation in the FY 2001 grant

round. NPS may accept a recertification

or approve the alternative RAP

documentation through December 31,

2002, after which a new RAP is

required. Additional urban jurisdictions

meeting the criteria described in 36 CFR

Part 72, Appendix A, and having been

approved as discretionary applicants by

NPS, may also compete. All projects

must be in accord with the priorities

outlined in the recertified or approved

RAP document.

Grant Implementation and Timing:

Grantees must comply with all

applicable Federal laws and regulations

for the UPARR program, which includes

completion of a final grant agreement

within 120 days of a grant offer based

on NPS evaluation of preapplications

submitted for consideration.

Preapplication Requirements: The

chief elected officials applying for

UPARR grants will be required to

certify, in the preapplication, that the

grantee will comply with all

requirements of the UPARR program.

Applicants must certify that they have

adequate control and tenure over

properties to be assisted through

UPARR and must identify in their

applications the type of control they

have over those properties. Additional

requirements are outlined in the

‘‘UPARR Preappplication Handbook’’

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available from the NPS field offices (or

on the internet at http://

www.ncrc.nps.gov/uparr).

Matching Requirements: UPARR

Rehabilitation grants are awarded on a

70/30 (Federal/local) matching basis. As

an incentive for state involvement in the

program, the Federal Government will

match, dollar for dollar, state

contributions to the local share of the

total project cost, up to 15 percent of the

approved grant. The Federal share is

limited to no more than 85 percent of

the approved grant cost and the overall

dollar limitations established above for

Rehabilitation grants.

Pass-Through Funding: At the

discretion of the applicant jurisdiction,

grants may be transferred, in whole or

in part, to independent general or

special purpose local governments,

private nonprofit agencies or

community groups, and county or

regional park authorities that provide

recreation opportunities to the general

population within the jurisdictional

boundaries of the applicant jurisdiction.

In such situations, the applicant

jurisdiction will bear full legal

responsibility and liability for passedthrough funds.

Post-Completion Requirements: In

accordance with Section 1010 of the

UPARR Act of 1978, assisted properties

may not be converted to other than

public recreation use without the prior

approval of NPS and the replacement of

the converted site or facility with one of

reasonably equivalent usefulness and

location. This provision applies to all

Rehabilitation projects.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Interested jurisdictions should consult

their NPS field office for further

information including grant round

schedule and for technical assistance in

applying for funding. The NPS field

offices are listed below:

Northeast (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ,

NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV)

Stewardship and Partnerships Team,

Philadelphia Support Office, National

Park Service, 200 Chestnut Street, 3rd

Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Tele:

(215) 597–9195

Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, PR,

SC, TN, VI)

Recreation Programs, Southeast Regional

Office, National Park Service, Atlanta

Federal Center, 1924 Building, 100

Alabama Street, S.W., Atlanta, GA

30303, Tele: (404) 562–3175

Midwest (AR, AZ, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN,

MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, OH, OK, SD, TX,

UT, WI, WY)

Partnerships—Grants, Midwest Regional

Office, National Park Service, 1709

Jackson Street, Omaha, NE 68102–2571,

Tele: (402) 221–3358, 3292, 3205

Pacific West (AS, CA, CM, GU, HI, NV)

Planning and Partnerships Team, Pacific

Great Basin Support Office, National

Park Service, Suite 600, 600 Harrison

Street, San Francisco, CA 94107–1372,

Tele: (415) 427–1445 or 1324

(AK, ID, OR, WA)

Partnerships Programs, Columbia Cascades

Support Office, National Park Service,

909 First Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104–

1060, Tele: (206) 220–4126

Dated: January 25, 2001.

D. Thomas Ross,

Assistant Director, Recreation and

Conservation.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Boston Harbor Islands Advisory

Council; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (PL 92–463) that the Boston Harbor

Islands Advisory Council will meet on

Wednesday, March 7th, 2001. The

meeting will convene at 6 pm at the

Children’s Museum, 300 Congress

Street, Auditorium, Boston,

Massachusetts.

The Advisory Council was appointed

by the Director of National Park Service

pursuant to Public Law 104–333. The 28

members represent business,

educational/cultural, community and

environmental entities; municipalities

surrounding Boston Harbor; Boston

Harbor advocates; and Native American

interests. The purpose of the Council is

to advise and make recommendations to

the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership

with respect to the development and

implementation of a management plan

and the operation of the Boston Harbor

Islands National Recreation Area.

The Agenda for this meeting is as

follows:

1. Approval of minutes from

December 6, 2000.

2. Nomination and Election Process.

3. Annual Report.

4. Speaker series.

5. Guest Speaker.

6. Other business.

The meeting is open to the public.

Further information concerning Council

meetings may be obtained from the

Superintendent, Boston Harbor Islands.

Interested persons may make oral/

written presentations to the Council or

file written statements. Such requests

should be made at least seven days prior

to the meeting to: Superintendent,

Boston Harbor Islands NRA, 408

Atlantic Ave., Boston, MA, 02110,

telephone (617) 223–8667.

Dated: January 26, 2001.

George E. Price, Jr.,

Superintendent, Boston Harbor Islands NRA.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

CORRECTION-CORRECTION-Notice of

Inventory Completion for Native

American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the Anthropological

Studies Center, Archaeological

Collections Facility, Sonoma State

University, Rohnert Park, CA; and in

the Control of the California

Department of Transportation,

Sacramento, CA

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Anthropological

Studies Center (ASC), Archaeological

Collections Facility, Sonoma State

University, Rohnert Park, CA; and in the

control of the California Department of

Transportation (CALTRANS),

Sacramento, CA. This notice corrects

the contact address of the Correction to

the Notice of Inventory Completion

published December 5, 2000. The

correction paragraph of the December

5, 2000 notice is corrected as follows:

This notice has been sent to the officials

of the Santa Rosa Indian Community of

the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these human remains

should contact Tina Biorn,

Environmental Program, Department of

Transportation, P. O. Box 942874 (M.S.

27), Sacramento, CA 94274-0001,

telephone (916) 653-0013, before August

16, 2000. Repatriation of the human

remains to the Santa Rosa Indian

Community of the Santa Rosa

Rancheria, California may begin after

that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: January 19, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

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