99-27556. Going-to-the-Sun Road Advisory Committee

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 56803]
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[FR Doc No: 99-27556]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Going-to-the-Sun Road Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Establishment.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior is establishing the Going-to-
the-Sun Road Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the National 
Park Service concerning alternatives for the reconstruction of the 
Going-to-the-Sun Road, Glacier National Park.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John K. Kilpatrick, Chief of Facility 
Management, Glacier National Park, P.O. Box 128, West Glacier, Montana 
59936-0128; telephone [phone]; fax--406-888-7808.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the intent of Congress as 
expressed in Public Law 105-277 (The Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999), October 21, 1998, and in House 
Report 105-825, the Secretary of the Interior is administratively 
establishing the Going-to-the-Sun Road Advisory Committee to advise the 
National Park Service in the development of alternatives for 
reconstruction of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, 
focusing on road condition, reconstruction strategies, including 
scheduling, cost and measures to mitigate impacts on visitors, 
resources, and local economies. These alternatives will then be 
analyzed in an environmental document that will provide the basis for 
the agency decision.
    Composition: The Committee will be comprised of 17 members 
appointed by the Secretary of the Interior as follows:
    (a) One member representing the interests of the Blackfeet Tribe, 
as recommended by the Blackfeet Tribal Council;
    (b) One member representing the interests of the Confederated 
Salish-Kootenai Tribes, as recommended by the Confederated Salish-
Kootenai Tribal Government;
    (c) One representative of local government within the area 
immediately east of Glacier National Park;
    (d) One representative of local government within the area 
immediately west of Glacier National Park;
    (e) One representative from recommendations of the Governor of 
Montana;
    (f) Two representatives of local business within the multiple 
county area immediately east of Glacier National;
    (g) Two representatives of local business within the multiple 
county area immediately west of Glacier National Park;
    (h) One representative from recommendations of a State and/or 
national tourism (marketing) organization;
    (i) One representative from recommendations of a national 
environmental organization;
    (j) One representative from recommendations of a national historic 
preservation organization;
    (k) One representative having engineering expertise of a national 
reputation;
    (l) One representative having economic expertise of a national 
reputation;
    (m) One representative, at large; and,
    (n) Two representatives from Canada, from recommendations of the 
tourism and business communities of Southern Alberta.
    Copies of the Committee's charter will be filed with the 
appropriate committees of the Congress and with the Library of Congress 
in accordance with section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. appx.
    Records of Meetings: In accordance with requirements of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appx. 1994, the NPS will keep a record 
of all Committee meetings.
    Administrative Support: To the extent authorized by law, the NPS 
will fund the costs of the Committee and provide administrative support 
and technical assistance for the activities of the Committee.

Certification

    I hereby certify that the administrative establishment of the 
Going-to-the-Sun Road Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public 
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on the 
Department of the Interior by the Act of October 2, 1968, as amended, 
16 U.S.C. 1241 et seq.

    Dated: September 28, 1999.
Bruce Babbitt,
Secretary of the Interior.
[FR Doc. 99-27556 Filed 10-20-99; 8:45 am]
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