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questions designed to evaluate the Dated: September 10, 2007. National Monument, 301 River Road, respondents’ motivation in selecting a Leonard E. Stowe, Harrison, Nebraska 69346–2743, by preferred program. Surveys will be NPS, Information Collection Clearance telephone 308–668–2211 or by e-mail to conducted with approximately 800 Officer. [email protected]. individuals. [FR Doc. 07–4589 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am] Before including your address, For this pilot study, 16 neighborhoods BILLING CODE 4312–53–M telephone number, e-mail address, or will be selected in two metropolitan other personal identifying information areas (Phoenix, AZ and Syracuse, NY). DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR in your comments, you should be aware Each neighborhood sample will be split that your entire comments (including into two groups, with 50 households your personal identifying information) assigned to a mail survey group and 50 may be made publicly available at any households assigned to an in-person Notice of Intent To Prepare a General time. While you can ask us in your survey group. The in-person survey will Management Plan and Environmental comments to withhold your personal be conducted in a manner that Impact Statement for Agate Fossil identifying information from public minimizes the differences between the Beds National Monument, Nebraska two survey modes. review, we cannot guarantee that we AGENCY: National Park Service, will be able to do so. We will make all Comments are invited on: (1) The submissions from organizations or practical utility of the information being Department of the Interior. businesses, from individuals identifying gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the themselves as representatives or hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the National Environmental Policy Act of officials, or organizations or businesses, quality, utility, and clarity of the 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the information to be collected; and (4) National Park Service (NPS) is preparing available for public inspection in their ways to minimize the burden to an Environmental Impact Statement entirety. respondents, including use of (EIS) for a General Management Plan FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: automated information collection (GMP) for the Agate Fossil Beds Superintendent Blanca Stransky, Agate National Monument (Monument). The techniques or other forms of information Fossil Beds National Monument, 301 GMP will prescribe the resource technology. Before including your River Road, Harrison, Nebraska 69346– conditions and visitor experiences that address, phone number, e-mail address, 2743, telephone 308–668–2211. or other personal identifying are to be achieved and maintained at the information in your comment, you Monument over the next 15 to 20 years. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agate should be aware that your entire To facilitate sound planning and Fossil Beds National Monument, located comment—including your personal environmental assessment, the NPS in western Nebraska, was established in identifying information—may be made intends to gather information necessary 1965 to preserve paleontological and publicly available at any time. While for the preparation of the EIS and obtain geological sites and to protect and you can ask us in your comment to suggestions and information from other exhibit a collection of American Indian withhold your personal identifying Agencies and the public on the scope of artifacts. The park is currently operating information from public review, we issues to be addressed in the EIS. under a 1965 Master Plan, which is Comments and participation in this cannot guarantee that we will be able to outdated because of several additions to scoping process are invited. do so. the infrastructure that require new Participation in the planning process Frequency of collection: Once. will be encouraged and facilitated by management direction. The park also Description of Respondents: Residents various means, including newsletters needs to identify major program areas, of Atlanta, GA, , IL, Sacramento, and public meetings. The NPS will provide a context for activities, and CA (focus groups) and Phoenix, AZ and conduct public scoping meetings to program planning. Syracuse, NY (response rate pilot explain the planning process and to The GMP will prescribe the resource study). solicit opinion about issues to address conditions and visitor experiences that Estimated average number of in the GMP/EIS. Notification of all such are to be achieved and maintained in respondents: Focus groups: 1,200 in meetings will be announced in the local the Monument over the next 15 to 20 recruitment and 120 in pre-testing press and in NPS newsletters. years. The clarification of what must be activities. Pilot study: 480 mail refusals, ADDRESSES: Additionally, if you wish to achieved according to law and policy 320 in-person refusals, and 800 comment on any issues associated with will be based on review of the unit’s respondents. the GMP, you may submit your purpose, significance, special mandates, Estimated average number of comments by any one of several and the body of laws and policies responses: 900 (120 responses for focus methods. You may mail or hand-deliver directing park management. Based on groups; 800 responses for pilot study). comments to the Superintendent, Agate determinations of desired conditions, Estimated average time burden per Fossil Beds National Monument, 301 the GMP will outline kinds of resource respondent: Focus groups: 3 minutes River Road, Harrison, Nebraska 69346– management activities, visitor activities, per recruitment, 30 minutes traveling to 2743. You also may provide comments and appropriate future development. A focus group, and 2 hours for electronically by entering them into the range of reasonable management NPS’s Planning, Environment, and participating in focus group. Pilot study: alternatives will be developed through Public Comment Web site http:// 5 minutes per mail refusal, 3 minutes this planning process and will include, parkplanning.nps.gov. Information will per in-person refusal, and 24 minutes at a minimum, a no-action alternative, per respondent. be available for public review and comment from the Office of the and a preferred alternative. To facilitate Frequency of response: 1 time per Superintendent at the above address. sound analysis of environmental respondent. Requests to be added to the project impacts, the NPS is gathering Estimated total annual reporting mailing list should be sent by mail to information necessary for the burden: 736 hours. Pamela Carey, Agate Fossil Beds preparation of an associated EIS.

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Dated: July 20, 2007. 7097, by e-mail at States Postal Service, to the National Ernest Quintana, [email protected], by telefax at Register of Historic Places, National Regional Director, Midwest Region. (202) 619–7420, or by mail at the Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280, [FR Doc. E7–18219 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am] National Capital Memorial Advisory Washington, DC 20240; by all other BILLING CODE 4312–BR–P Commission, 1100 Ohio Drive, SW., carriers, National Register of Historic Room 220, Washington, DC 20242. Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The St., NW., 8th floor, Washington DC DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Commission was established by Public 20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written Law 99–652, the Commemorative Works or faxed comments should be submitted National Park Service Act (40 U.S.C. Chapter 89 et seq.), to by October 2, 2007. National Capital Memorial Advisory advise the Secretary of the Interior (the J. Paul Loether, Commission; Notice of Public Meeting Secretary) and the Administrator, Chief, National Register of Historic Places/ General Services Administration, (the National, Historic Landmarks Program. AGENCY: National Park Service, Administrator) on policy and Department of the Interior. procedures for establishment of, and DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ACTION: Notice of meeting. proposals to establish, commemorative District of Columbia works in the District of Columbia and its Asbury, Francis, Memorial, (Memorials in SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a environs, as well as such other matters Washington, DC) Reservation 309-b, 16th & meeting of the National Capital as it may deem appropriate concerning Mt. Pleasant Sts., NW., Washington, Memorial Advisory Commission (the commemorative works. 07001052. Commission) will be held on Tuesday, The Commission examines each , (Memorials in October 23, 2007, at 1:30 p.m., at the memorial proposal for conformance to Washington, DC) Reservation 332, Ohio Dr. National Building Museum, Room 312, the Commemorative Works Act, and at 14th St. Bridge SW., Washington, 401 F Street, NW., Washington, DC. makes recommendations to the 07001053. The purpose of the meeting will be to Secretary and the Administrator and to Gibbons, James, Cardinal, (Memorials in Washington, DC) Reservation 309–G, 16th discuss currently authorized and Members and Committees of Congress. St. & Park Rd., NW., Washington, proposed memorials in the District of The Commission also serves as a source Columbia and its environs. In addition 07001051. of information for persons seeking to Gompers, Samuel, Memorial, (Memorials in to discussing general matters and establish memorials in Washington, DC conducting routine business, the Washington, DC) Massachusetts Ave., 10th and its environs. & L Sts., NW., Reservation 69, Washington, Commission will review the status of The members of the Commission are 07001054. legislative proposals intoduced in the as follows: Hahnemann, Samuel, Monument, (Memorials 110th Congress to establish memorials Director, National Park Service. in Washington, DC) Reservation 64, in the District of Columbia and its Administrator, General Services Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves. at environs, as follows: Administration. Scott Cir., NW., Washington, 07001055. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, Memorial, Action Items Chairman, National Capital Planning (Memorials in Washington, DC) (1) Legislation currently under Commission. Reservation 150, Connecticut Ave., M & consideration by the 110th Congress. Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts. 18th Sts., NW., Washington, 07001056. H.R. 3026, to authorize the Military Mayor of the District of Columbia. Marconi, Guglielmo, Memorial, (Memorials Spouse Legacy Association, Inc., to Architect of the Capitol. in Washington, DC) Reservation 309A, 16th establish a commemorative work on Chairman, American Battle Monuments & Lamont Sts., NW., Washington, Federal land in the District of Columbia Commission. 07001057. and its environs to honor all those who Secretary of Defense. Newlands, Francis Griffith, Memorial Fountain, (Memorials in Washington, DC) Dated: August 24, 2007. have put their country first as military Chevy Chase Cir., Connecticut & Western spouses throughout our Nation’s Joseph M. Lawler, Aves., NW., (Res. 335A), Washington, history. Regional Director, National Capital Region. 07001058. Other Business [FR Doc. 07–4588 Filed 9–14–07; 8:45 am] Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site, BILLING CODE 4312–JK–M Roughly bounded by Constitution Ave., (1) General matters and routine 15th, F & 3rd Sts., Washington, 07001050. business. Temperance Fountain, (Memorials in The meeting will be open to the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Washington, DC) 7th St. & Indiana Ave., public. Any person may file with the NW., Washington, 07001061. Commission a written statement National Park Service Titanic Memorial, (Memorials in concerning the matters to be discussed. Washington, DC) Reservation 717, SW Persons who wish to file a written National Register of Historic Places; Waterfront Park, Water & P Sts., SW., statement or testify at the meeting or Notification of Pending Nominations Washington, 07001060. who want further information and Related Actions Union Station Plaza and Columbus Fountain (Boundary Increase), (Memorials in concerning the meeting may contact Ms. Nominations for the following Washington, DC) Massachusetts, Louisiana Nancy Young, Secretary to the & Delaware Aves. & 1st St., NW., Commission. properties being considered for listing or related actions in the National Washington, 07001062. DATES: Tuesday, October 23, 2007. Register were received by the National Webster, Daniel, Memorial, (Memorials in Washington, DC) Reservation 62, ADDRESSES: National Building Museum, Park Service before September 1, 2007. Room 312, 401 F Street, NW., Massachusetts & Rhode Island Aves. at Pursuant to § 60.13 of 36 CFR Part 60 Scott Cir., NW., Washington, 07001063. Washington, DC 20001. written comments concerning the de San Martin, General Jose, Memorial, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. significance of these properties under (Memorials in Washington, DC) Nancy Young, Secretary to the the National Register criteria for Reservation 106, Virginia Ave. & 20th St., Commission, by telephone at (202) 619– evaluation may be forwarded by United NW., Washington, 07001059.

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