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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / Notices6267Dated: January 21, 1997.Patricia L. Neubacher,Acting Field Director, Pacific West Area.[FR Doc. 97–3246 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4310–70–PFinal General Management Plans/Environmental Impact Statements,Manhattan Sites, New York; Notice ofAvailability of Final Plans andEnvironmental Impact StatementsPursuant to Council onEnvironmental Quality regulations andNational Park Service policy, theNational Park Service (NPS) announcesthe release of the Final GeneralManagement Plans/EnvironmentalImpact Statements, Manhattan Sites,New York. The National Park Service,Manhattan Sites, New York, hasprepared the Final General ManagementPlans/Environmental Impact Statementsfor the park unit. These plans providethe analysis necessary to determine thealternatives for future management anduse of each of the sites including CastleClinton National Monument, FederalHall and General Grant NationalMemorials, and Saint Paul’s Church andTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace NationalHistoric Sites, New York andWestchester Counties, New York. Inaccordance with section 102(2)(C) of theNational Environmental Policy Act of1969, the National Park Service isrequired to prepare an environmentalimpact statement to assess the impactsof the proposed action(s). The NationalPark Service is the responsible federalagency.The 45-day no-action periodfollowing the Environmental ProtectionAgency notice of availability of the finalEnvironmental Impact Statement willend March 31, 1997. At that time, aRecord of Decision will be prepared,and released soon thereafter.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Superintendent, Joseph T. Avery,Manhattan Sites, National Park Service,26 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005(212–825–6990).SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:Alternatives for future management anduse of each of the sites listed (CastleClinton National Monument, FederalHall and General Grant NationalMemorials, and Saint Paul’s Church andTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace NationalHistoric Sites, New York andWestchester Counties, New York) arepresented and analyzed in the finaldocument. Under each site there is a‘‘no-action’’ alternative that presents acontinuation of existing trends andmanagement, meets the minimumrequirements, and provides a basis toevaluate the other alternatives. Threealternatives are proposed for CastleClinton National Monument whichrange from continuing existingconditions, provisions for a new Statueof Liberty/Ellis Island ticketing salesstructure outside of the fort, and onealternative analyzing preservation of theold fort walls while providing for anauditorium and seating for theperforming arts at the site. At FederalHall, three alternatives are proposedwhich range from continuing existingmanagement, to preserving andrestoring the structure and installing avisitor information center, to convertingthe use of Federal Hall exclusively tothe public and for collection storage,with a state-of-the-art visitorinformation center and the relocation ofoffices to another facility. The proposalsfor General Grant National Memorialinclude three alternatives which rangedfrom providing for the rehabilitation,security, and maintenance of thestructure and site, to restoring thestructure and site to the original designintent of the architect and continuinginterpretation through handbooks andoccasional living history programs, topreserving the tomb and site as they areand building a visitor center in thepavilion across Riverside Drive. At SaintPaul’s Church National Historic Site,two alternatives are proposed whichrange from continuing the interpretiveprograms and existing site managementthrough the cooperators, to changingpark management to the National ParkService with assistance from thecooperating association and renting afacility for curatorial storage andpreservation. Three alternatives areproposed for Theodore RooseveltBirthplace National Historic Site whichinclude the continuation of interpretiveand site/resource preservation, toinstalling a central air-conditioningsystem and a closet elevator from thethird to fourth floor.For copies of the Final GeneralManagement Plans/Final EnvironmentalImpact Statements for the ManhattanSites, New York, please contact theSuperintendent at the above address.Dated: February 4, 1997.Joseph T. Avery,Superintendent, Manhattan Sites.[FR Doc. 97–3247 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4310–70–PAvailability of a Plan of Operations andEnvironmental Assessment for a Planof Operations; Williams Field ServicesCompany, North Padre Island LateralNatural Gas Pipeline, Padre IslandNational Seashore, Kenedy County,TexasThe National Park Service hasreceived from Williams Field ServicesCompany, a Plan of Operations for theexisting North Padre Island LateralNatural Gas Pipeline at Padre IslandNational Seashore, Kenedy County,Texas.Pursuant to § 9.52(b) of Title 36 of theCode of Federal Regulations, Part 9,Subpart B (36 CFR 9B); the Plan ofOperations and EnvironmentalAssessment are available for publicreview and comment for a period of 30days from the publication date of thisnotice in the Office of theSuperintendent, Padre Island NationalSeashore, 9405 South Padre IslandDrive, Corpus Christi, Texas. Copies ofthe documents are available from theSuperintendent, Padre Island NationalSeashore, 9405 South Padre IslandDrive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78418, andwill be sent upon request.Dated: February 3, 1997.Patrick C. McCrary,Superintendent, Padre Island NationalSeashore.[FR Doc. 97–3245 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4310–70–PSubsistence Resource CommissionmeetingSUMMARY: The Superintendent of DenaliNational Park and the Chairperson ofthe Subsistence Resource Commissionfor Denali National Park announce aforthcoming meeting of the DenaliNational Park Subsistence ResourceCommission.The following agenda items will bediscussed:(1) Call to order by Chair.(2) Roll call and confirmation ofquorum.(3) Superintendent’s welcome andintroductions.(4) Approval of minutes of last meeting.(5) Additions and corrections to agenda.(6) Old business:a. Wildlife studies.b. NPS Subsistence Issue Paper report.c. Park planning and North Accessupdates.(7) New business:a. Federal subsistence proposals.b. Regional Advisory Council actions.c. Denali subsistence resourcemanagement plan.(8) Public and other agency comments.