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BILLING CODE 4140-01-M DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [USCG-2001-9267] Workshop: Approval for Experimental Shipboard Installation of Ballast Water Treatment System AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of workshop. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is announcing a workshop for interested and affected parties regarding changes to the Shipboard Technology Evaluation Program
(STEP)for ballast water treatment systems. Our goal in this program is to facilitate the development of effective ballast water treatment
(BWT)technologies, through rigorous evaluations of prototype systems under shipboard conditions. This will create more options for vessel owners seeking alternatives to ballast water exchange for use in meeting the ballast water management
(BWM)requirements established by the Coast Guard. To aid in the development of applications to STEP, the Coast Guard will hold a workshop to expand public awareness of STEP and present recent changes to the guidance materials on applications. We encourage all interested and/or affected stakeholders to attend the workshop. DATES: The STEP workshop will be on March 21st, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The workshop may close early if all business is completed. Persons planning to attend are requested to notify Mr. Ronald Jackson by March 13th, 2006, at the address indicated in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Such notice is not a reservation and is not required, but will be used for general planning purposes. ADDRESSES: The STEP workshop will be at the Hotel Washington, 515 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20004,
(202)638-5900, *http://www.hotelwashington.com/.* This notice is available on the Internet at *http://dms.dot.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning this notice and the workshop, contact Mr. Ronald Jackson, STEP Applications Manager, Environmental Standards Division, U.S. Coast Guard, by telephone 202-267-2716 or via e-mail at *rjackson@comdt.uscg.mil.* If you have any questions on viewing material in the docket, call Ms. Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, Docket Operations, Department of Transportation, telephone 202-493-0402. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of STEP Materials The Coast Guard encourages interested persons to review the STEP program documentation, available for download from the docket ( *http://dms.dot.gov* , docket number USCG-2001-9267) or from the Coast Guard's STEP Web page ( *http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mso/step.htm* ). Copies may be requested via e-mail at *environmentalstandards@comdt.uscg.mil* or by leaving a message on the Coast Guard's Ballast Water Information Line telephone number (202-267-2716). When requesting mailed copies, please provide full name and mailing address, and specify that you are requesting STEP application guidance materials. Questions about the application process may be asked at the workshop, or directed to Mr. Ronald Jackson at the address listed under the section of this announcement titled FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . The Hotel Washington is holding a block of rooms for the meeting. In order to receive the group rate of $180, reservations need to be made directly with the Hotel Washington by February 28, 2006. After this date, rooms will be available at the best available rate. Reservations can me made by calling the Hotel Washington at 1-800-424-9540 or at *http://www.hotelwashington.com http://www.hotelwashington.com* /. Please mention or enter the group booking ID # 31241 to receive the block rate. Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities If you plan to attend the workshop and require special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, please contact us as indicated in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT . Workshop The Coast Guard encourages potential applicants to STEP, and interested and affected stakeholders, to attend the workshop and learn about the Program in general, and the specifics of the application process. The workshop is open to the public, but space may be limited. Any updates about the workshop will be posted on the Coast Guard's STEP Web site ( *http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-m/mso/step.htm* ). Regulatory History The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990, as reauthorized and amended by the National Invasive Species Act of 1996, authorized the Coast Guard to develop regulations to prevent the introduction of nonindigenous species
(NIS)via ballast water discharges. The Coast Guard most recently promulgated ballast water related regulations in the **Federal Register** on June 14, 2004, entitled, “Penalties for Non-submission of Ballast Water Management Reports” (68 FR 32864) and on July 28, 2004, entitled “Mandatory Ballast Water Management for U.S. Waters” (69 FR 44952). Together, these most recent regulations established penalties for noncompliance with BWM reporting requirements, made the formerly voluntary BWM program a mandatory program, and extended the mandatory BWM program to include all vessels equipped with ballast tanks bound for ports and places in the U.S., and/or entering U.S. waters. The Great Lakes Ballast Water Management Program that became effective on May 10, 1993 (58 FR 18330), has remained unchanged, with the exception that all vessels equipped with ballast water tanks that enter the Great Lakes must now submit their ballast water reporting forms as of August 13, 2004 (68 FR 32864). Description of Issue The BWM regulations established by the Coast Guard have created a need for BWT systems that can be used in lieu of mid-ocean ballast water exchange to reduce the risk of introducing nonindigenous species to U.S. waters via ballast water discharges. Vessel owners and the BWT technology industry have expressed the need for incentives to encourage the development of prototype BWT systems and shipboard testing methods. Vessel owners have expressed a reluctance to invest the resources to install and operate experimental equipment for fear that this equipment might not meet discharge standards mandated by future regulations. To address this concern, vessels accepted to the STEP may be granted an equivalency to future ballast water discharge regulations—for up to the life of the vessel or the BWT system—while they operate satisfactorily. Collaboration between government agencies, the shipping industry, the scientific community, as well as other stakeholders is essential for the development of effective and practical BWT technology to reduce the threat posed by NIS in discharged ballast water. The Coast Guard will use this workshop to inform stakeholders of the STEP approval process, as well as recent changes in certain details of the program. Following announcement of STEP in 2004, the Coast Guard and its partners have developed a revised set of application guidelines. The new guidelines are intended to help clarify for potential applicants the specific information required and the format for its presentation in a STEP application. Dated: February 14, 2006. Howard Hime, Acting Director of Standards, Prevention. [FR Doc. E6-2826 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard [USCG-2006-23962] National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (NOSAC) will meet to discuss various issues relating to offshore safety and security. The meeting will be open to the public. DATES: NOSAC will meet on Thursday, April 6, 2006, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The meeting may close early if all business is finished. Written material and requests to make oral presentations should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 23, 2006. Requests to have a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee should reach the Coast Guard on or before March 23, 2006. ADDRESSES: NOSAC will meet in room 2415 of the Coast Guard Headquarters Bldg., 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC. Send written material and requests to make oral presentations to Commander J.M. Cushing, Commandant (G-PSO-2), U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001. This notice is available on the Internet at *http://dms.dot.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commander J.M. Cushing, Executive Director of NOSAC, or Mr. Jim Magill, Assistant to the Executive Director, telephone 202-267-1082, fax 202-267-4570. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the meeting is given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. Agenda of Meeting *National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee. The agenda includes the following:*
(1)Report on issues concerning the International Maritime Organization
(IMO)and the International Organization for Standardization.
(2)SOLAS compliance for foreign operation of U.S. flagged Offshore Support Vessels
(OSVs)including Liftboats.
(3)Revision of IMO guidelines for OSVs.
(4)Revision of IMO MODU Code.
(5)Towing vessel rulemaking.
(6)MODU mooring in GOM during hurricane season.
(7)Automatic Identification System
(AIS)rulemaking.
(8)Revision of 33 CFR, Subchapter N, Outer Continental Shelf activities.
(9)33 CFR, Subchapter NN, Temporary Final Rule on Deepwater Ports, and status of license submissions for LNG deepwater ports. Procedural The meeting is open to the public. Please note that the meeting may close early if all business is finished. At the Chair's discretion, members of the public may make oral presentations during the meeting. If you would like to make an oral presentation at the meeting, please notify the Executive Director no later than March 23, 2006. Written material for distribution at the meeting should reach the Coast Guard no later than March 23, 2006. If you would like a copy of your material distributed to each member of the committee in advance of the meeting, please submit 25 copies to the Executive Director no later than March 23, 2006. Information on Services for Individuals With Disabilities For information on facilities or services for individuals with disabilities or to request special assistance at the meeting, contact the Executive Director as soon as possible. Dated: February 22, 2006. Howard L. Hime, Acting Director of Standards. [FR Doc. E6-2886 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-15-P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Transportation Security Administration Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Security Programs for Indirect Air Carriers AGENCY: Transportation Security Administration (TSA), DHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces that TSA has forwarded the Information Collection Request
(ICR)abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and approval of an extension of the currently approved collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. TSA published a **Federal Register** notice, with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments, of the following collection of information on December 16, 2005, 70 FR 74836. DATES: Send your comments by March 31, 2006. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. ADDRESSES: Comments may be faxed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: DHS-TSA Desk Officer, at
(202)395-5806. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katrina Wawer, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Chief Counsel, TSA-02, Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 22202-4220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information, unless it displays a valid OMB control number. Therefore, in preparation for OMB review and approval of the following information collection, TSA is soliciting comments to—
(1)Evaluate whether the proposed information requirement is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden;
(3)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4)Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Information Collection Requirement *Title:* Security Programs for Indirect Air Carriers. *Type of Request:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *OMB Control Number:* 1652-0004. *Forms(s):* NA. *Affected Public:* Indirect air carriers regulated under 49 CFR part 1548. *Abstract:* Part 1548 of 14 CFR establishes aviation security requirements for each person (including air freight forwarder and any cooperative shippers' association) engaged, or who intends to be engaged, indirectly in the air transportation of package cargo that is intended for carriage aboard a passenger-carrying air carrier aircraft inside the United States. This collection of information allows TSA to determine compliance with this rule through inspections of each security program and related records to ensure that the contents are current, complete, and correct. This collection directly supports TSA's mission to protect the nation's transportation systems to ensure freedom of movement for people and commerce. *Number of Respondents:* 3608. *Estimated Annual Burden Hours:* An estimated 1306 hours annually. *Estimated Annual Cost Burden:* $56,158. Lisa S. Dean, Privacy Officer. [FR Doc. E6-2922 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-62-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5041-N-05] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Multifamily Project Applications and Construction Prior to Initial Endorsement AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* May 1, 2006. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number (2502-0029) and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Plaza Building, Room 8003, Washington, DC 20410 or *Lillian_Deitzer@hud.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe E. Malloy, Acting Director, Office of Multifamily Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone
(202)708-1142 (this is not a toll free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:
(1)Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;
(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;
(3)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(4)Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: *Title of Proposal:* Multifamily Project Applications and Construction Prior to Initial Endorsement. *OMB Control Number, if applicable:* 2502-0029. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* This information collection is the application for HUD/FHA multifamily mortgage insurance. The information from sponsors and general contractors, submitted by a HUD-approved mortgagee, is needed to determine project feasibility, mortgagor/contractor acceptability, and construction costs. In addition, documentation from operators/managers of health care facilities is also required as part of the application for firm commitment for mortgage insurance. HUD analyzes financial data, cost data, drawings, specifications and other documentation to determine whether the proposed project meets program requirements for mortgage insurance. Project owners/sponsors may apply to commence construction prior to HUD's initial endorsement of the loan. *Agency form numbers, if applicable:* HUD-92013, HUD-92013-SUPP, HUD-92013-NHICF, HUD-92013-E, HUD-92264, HUD-92264-A, HUD-92264-HCF, HUD-92264-T, HUD-92273, HUD-92274, HUD-92326, HUD-92329, HUD-92331, HUD-92485, FM-1006, FHA-2415, and FHA-2447. *Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:* The estimated total number of burden hours needed to prepare the information collection is 438,307. The number of respondents is 1,284, generating approximately 19,531 annual responses; the frequency of response is on occasion, required with each project application and annually for health care facilities. The estimated time to prepare the responses varies from 30 minutes to 114 hours. *Status of the proposed information collection:* Revision of a currently approved collection, to incorporate information collected under OMB control number 2502-0331. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: February 23, 2006. Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing—Deputy Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E6-2807 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered and Threatened Species Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications. SUMMARY: The following applicants have applied for scientific research permits to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments must be received on or before March 31, 2006. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to the Chief, Endangered Species Division, Ecological Services, P.O. Box 1306, Room 4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. Documents and other information submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act. Documents will be available for public inspection, by appointment only, during normal business hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave., SW., Room 4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Please refer to the respective permit number for each application when submitting comments. All comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the official administrative record and may be made available to the public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief, Endangered Species Division,
(505)248-6920. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Permit No. TE-116411 *Applicant:* Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and enhance propagation for Rio Grande silvery minnow (Hybognathus amarus) within and alongside the Rio Grande River within Pueblo of Isleta boundaries. Permit No. TE-117748 *Applicant:* Dale M. Heindel, Utopia, Texas. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapillus) within Texas. Permit No. TE-064085 *Applicant:* Iris Rodden, Tucson, Arizona. Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to conduct presence/absence surveys for lesser long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae yerbabuenae) within Arizona and New Mexico, northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis septentrionalis) within New Mexico and Texas, interior least tern (Sterna antillarum) within New Mexico and Texas, and Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) within Arizona and California. Permit No. TE-118414 *Applicant:* Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) within the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. Permit No. TE-009792 *Applicant:* The Arboretum at Flagstaff, Flagstaff, Arizona. Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to conduct presence/absence surveys and to collect seed and/or cuttings for Coryphantha sneedii var. sneedii (Sneed pincushion cactus) within Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico and Purshia subintegra (Arizona cliffrose) within Arizona. Permit No. TE-116839 *Applicant:* Texas Department of Transportation, San Angelo, Texas. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapillus) within Texas. Additionally, applicant requests authorization to survey for, collect, and relocate the following endangered plant species within Texas: Ancistrocactus tobuschii (Tobush fishhook cactus), Callirhoe scabriuscula (Texas poppy mallow), and Styrax texanus (Texas snowbells). Permit No. TE-798998 *Applicant:* Horizon Environmental Services, Inc., Austin, Texas. Applicant requests an amendment to an existing permit to conduct presence/absence surveys for the following species within Texas: jaguarundi (Herpailurus yagouaroundi cacomitli), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola), Clear Creek Gambusia (Gambusia heterochir), and San Marcos gambusia (Gambusia georgei) within Texas. Permit No. TE-119951 *Applicant:* SAGE Landscape Architecture and Environmental, Tempe, Arizona. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to conduct presence/absence surveys for southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) and Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris yumanensis) within Arizona. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1531, *et seq.* Dated: February 17, 2006. Geoffrey L. Haskett, Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico. [FR Doc. E6-2840 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [OR-957-00-1420-BJ: GP06-0071] Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/Washington AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The plat of survey of the following described lands was officially filed in the Oregon State office, Portland, Oregon, on August 23, 2005. Willamette Meridian Oregon T. 35 S., R. 32 E., accepted August 16, 2005. The plats of survey of the following described lands were officially filed in the Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, on October 18, 2005. Willamette Meridian Oregon T. 27 S., R. 12 W., accepted September 2, 2005. T. 26 S., R. 10 W., accepted September 2, 2005. T. 9 S., R. 7 W., accepted September 2, 2005. T. 25 S., R. 13 W., accepted September 2, 2005. T. 34 S., R. 14 W., accepted September 2, 2005. Willamette Meridian Washington T. 29 N., R. 38 E., accepted September 2, 2005. T. 23 N., R. 10 W., accepted September 2, 2005. T. 22 N., R. 11 W., accepted September 2, 2005. The plats of survey of the following described lands were officially filed in the Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, on October 21, 2005. Willamette Meridian Oregon T. 27 S., R. 9 W., accepted September 27, 2005. Willamette Meridian Washington T. 12 N., R. 24 E., accepted September 29, 2005. T. 10 N., R. 27 E., accepted September 29, 2005. T. 10 N., R. 26 E., accepted September 29, 2005. T. 11 N., R. 26 E., accepted September 29, 2005. T. 11 N., R. 25 E., accepted September 29, 2005. T. 11 N., R. 24 E., accepted September 29, 2005. T. 13 N., R. 24 E., accepted September 29, 2005. The plats of survey of the following described lands were officially filed in the Oregon State Office, Portland, Oregon, on January 13, 2006. Willamette Meridian Oregon T. 3 N., R. 3 W., accepted September 30, 2005. T. 10 S., R. 1 E., accepted September 30, 2005. T. 7 S., R. 3 E., accepted September 30, 2005. T. 8 S., R. 7 W., accepted September 30, 2005. Willamette Meridian Washington T. 30 N., R. 31 E., accepted October 28, 2005. T. 30 N., R. 30 E., accepted October 28, 2005. T. 31 N., R. 30 E., accepted October 28, 2005. T. 9 N., R. 10 W., accepted November 10, 2005. A copy of the plats may be obtained from the Public Room at the Oregon State Office, Bureau of Land Management, 333 SW., 1st Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required payment. A person or party who wishes to protest against a survey must file a notice that they wish to protest. (at the above address) with the State Director, Bureau of Land Management, Portland, Oregon. For further information contact: Chief, Branch of Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land Management, (333 SW., 1st Avenue) P.O. Box 2965, Portland, Oregon 97208. Dated: February 17, 2006. Robert D. DeViney, Jr., Branch of Lands and Minerals Resources [FR Doc. E6-2887 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-33-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Environmental Statements; Availability, etc: Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site, OH; General Management Plan AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site, Ohio. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 U.S.C. 4332(a)(c), the National Park Service
(NPS)announces the availability of the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS), Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site (the park). DATES: The required no-action period on the Final GMP/EIS will expire 30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency has published a notice of availability in the **Federal Register** . ADDRESSES: Copies of the Final GMP/EIS are available by request by writing to the Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site, c/o Director of Planning, Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, 5100 West Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio 43615-2100, by telephoning 419-270-7513 or by e-mail ( *james.speck@metroparkstoledo.com* ). The document is also available to be picked-up in person at Metropolitan Park District offices, 5100 West Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio. The document can be found on the Internet in the NPS Planning, Environment, and Public Comment Web site at: ( *http://parkplanning.nps.gov/* ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Speck, Director of Planning, Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area, 5100 West Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio, telephone 419-270-7513. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site is an affiliated area of the national park system, managed by the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area. The park consists of three units, the Fallen Timbers Battlefield, the Fallen Timbers State Monument, and Fort Miamis. The park commemorates an important period in the development of the United States and the opening of the northwest frontier. It represents the culminating event that demonstrated the tenacity of the American people in their quest for western expansion and the struggle for dominance in the Old Northwest Territory. The purpose of the general management plan is to set forth the basic management philosophy for the park and to provide strategies for addressing issues and achieving identified management objectives. The GMP/EIS describes and analyzes the environmental impacts of the proposed action and two other action alternatives for the future management direction of the park. A no action alternative is also evaluated. A notice of availability of the draft document was published in the **Federal Register** on March 31, 2004 (69 FR 16, 948). Public meetings to clarify the document and discuss any concerns were held at the Maumee Branch of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library on March 10 and April 26, 2004. The local press, including television, radio and newspaper, were sent news releases of all public meetings and each meeting was reported on by these sources. In addition, advertisements of the meetings were placed in local daily and weekly newspapers. Written comments were accepted through May 31, 2004. The NPS considered all written comments in accordance with guidance provided by Director's Order 12 and the regulations of Council on Environmental Quality at 40 CFR part 1503. The local Congressional delegation was kept informed. The Final GMP/EIS document responds to agency and public comments received on the draft document. Dated: January 20, 2006. Ernest Quintana, Regional Director, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. 06-1897 Filed 2-28-06; 8:45 am]
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