Addition of Thermal Features Within Valles Caldera National Preserve to the List of Significant Thermal Features Within Units of the National Park System
| Citation | 86 FR 17397 |
| Record Number | 2021-06806 |
| Published date | 02 April 2021 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | National Park Service |
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: The Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) is seeking renewal of the approval
for the information collection conducted
under 25 CFR 11.600(c) and 11.606(c).
This information collection allows the
Clerk of the Court of Indian Offenses to
collect personal information necessary
for a Court of Indian Offenses to issue
a marriage license or dissolve a
marriage. Courts of Indian Offenses have
been established on certain Indian
reservations under the authority vested
in the Secretary of the Interior by 5
U.S.C. 301 and 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, and 13,
which authorize appropriations for
‘‘Indian judges.’’ Tribes retain
jurisdiction over Indians, exclusive of
State jurisdiction, but in the absence of
Tribal courts exercising that
jurisdiction, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs been required to establish Courts
of Indian Offenses to protect tribal
members and other Indians.
Accordingly, Courts of Indian Offenses
exercise jurisdiction under 25 CFR 11.
Domestic relations are governed by 25
CFR 11.600, which authorizes the Court
of Indian Offenses to conduct and
dissolve marriages.
In order to obtain a marriage licenses
in a Court of Indian Offenses, applicants
must provide the six items of
information listed in 25 CFR 11.600(c),
including identifying information, such
a Social Security number, information
on previous marriage, relationship to
the other applicant, and a certificate of
the results of any medical examination
required by applicable Tribal
ordinances or the laws of the State in
which the Indian country under the
jurisdiction of the Court of Indian
Offenses is located. To dissolve a
marriage, applicants must provide the
six items of information listed in 25 CFR
11.606(c), including information on
occupation and residency (to establish
jurisdiction), information on whether
the parties have lives apart for at least
180 days or if there is serious marital
discord warranting dissolution, and
information on the children of the
marriage and whether the wife is
pregnant (for the court to determine the
appropriate level of support that may be
required from the non-custodial parent).
(25 CFR 11.601) Two forms are used as
part of this information collection, the
Marriage License Application and the
Dissolution of Marriage Application.
Title of Collection: Law and Order on
Indian Reservations—Marriage &
Dissolution Applications.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0094.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 260 per year, on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 260 per year, on average.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 15 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 65 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $6,500 (approximately $25
per application for processing fees).
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq).
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[NPS–WASO–GRD–22583; GPO Deposit
Account 4311–H2]
Addition of Thermal Features Within
Valles Caldera National Preserve to the
List of Significant Thermal Features
Within Units of the National Park
System
AGENCY
: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: This notice announces the
addition of the thermal features within
Valles Caldera National Preserve, New
Mexico, to the list of significant thermal
features within units of the National
Park System under the Geothermal
Steam Act. This designation will
provide additional protection of these
important thermal features, as well as
opportunities for enhanced
collaboration among Federal Agencies,
scientists, and resource managers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Ms.
Julia F. Brunner, Chief, Energy and
Minerals Branch, Geologic Resources
Division, National Park Service, P.O.
Box 25287, Lakewood, CO 80225–0287;
telephone 303–969–2012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: On
December 28, 2016, the National Park
Service (NPS) published for public
review and comment a proposal to add
the thermal features within Valles
Caldera National Preserve (Preserve),
New Mexico, to the list of significant
thermal features within units of the
National Park System in accordance
with the Geothermal Steam Act as
amended (see 81 FR 95632 (Dec. 28,
2016)). During the public comment
period, which closed on January 27,
2017, the NPS received comments from
65 individuals, American Indian tribes,
and nongovernmental organizations.
The purpose of this notice is to
summarize the proposal, review the
comments that the NPS received on the
proposal, and update the list of park
units containing significant thermal
features by adding the Valles Caldera to
the list as a volcanic feature, and adding
the hydrothermal system within the
Preserve as a hydrothermal feature.
The Geothermal Steam Act (GSA), as
amended, authorizes the Secretary of
the Interior (Secretary) to issue
geothermal leases for exploration,
development and utilization of
geothermal resources within available
public lands administered by the
Department, as well as on federal lands
administered by the Department of
Agriculture or other surface managing
agencies, and on lands that have been
conveyed by the United States subject to
a reservation to the United States of the
geothermal resources in those lands (30
U.S.C. 1002). The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) administers the
geothermal resources program pursuant
to its regulations at 43 CFR parts 3000,
3200, and 3280. On federal lands
managed by the Agriculture Department
or used for a federal water power
project, the BLM must first obtain the
consent of the Secretary of Agriculture
or Secretary of Energy, respectively,
before it may issue any leases for
geothermal resources underlying those
lands (see 30 U.S.C. 1014(b)).
The GSA provides that lands
administered by the National Park
Service (NPS) are not subject to
geothermal leasing, thereby prohibiting
geothermal leasing and development in
park units (see 30 U.S.C. 1002, 1014(c)).
In addition, the Preserve has been
expressly withdrawn from the operation
of the geothermal leasing laws (16
U.S.C. 698v–11(b)(9)).
The GSA directs the Secretary to
maintain a list of significant thermal
features within units of the National
Park System (see 30 U.S.C. 1026(a)(1)).
The GSA specified sixteen park units
already identified as containing such
features for the list, and also authorized
the Secretary to add significant thermal
features within these or other park units
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to the list. 30 U.S.C. 1026(a)(2). Such a
determination includes consideration of
four significance criteria as well as a
notice and public comment process (see
30 U.S.C. 1026(a)(2)–(3)). The NPS
published its proposed notice for
evaluation of the Valles Caldera
National Preserve and its thermal
features under these significance criteria
in the Federal Register on December 28,
2016, in compliance with the GSA
process.
For listed significant thermal features,
the GSA requires
(1) The Secretary to maintain a
monitoring program, including a
research program carried out by NPS in
cooperation with the U.S. Geological
Survey (30 U.S.C. 1026(b));
(2) the Secretary to determine, on the
basis of scientific evidence, and subject
to notice and public comment, whether
exploration, development, or utilization
of the land subject to a lease application
would be reasonably likely to result in
a significant adverse effect on any listed
feature and, if so, not to issue the lease
(30 U.S.C. 1026(c));
(3) the Secretary to determine, on the
basis of scientific evidence, whether the
exploration, development, or utilization
of the land subject to a lease or drilling
permit is reasonably likely to adversely
affect any listed features and, if so, to
include stipulations in the lease or
drilling permit to protect those features
(30 U.S.C. 1026(d)); and
(4) the Secretary of Agriculture to
consider the effects on significant
thermal features within units of the
National Park System in determining
whether to consent to leasing on
national forest lands or other lands
administered by the Department of
Agriculture (30 U.S.C. 1026(e)).
Summary of NPS Proposal: In its
December 28, 2016, notice proposing to
add the Preserve, with its volcanic
caldera and hydrothermal features (81
FR 95632), the NPS first described the
relevant history of the GSA and the
bases for previous listings of significant
thermal features within park units (see
81 FR 95632). The NPS then proposed
to define ‘‘thermal feature’’ as the
surface manifestation of subsurface
thermal resources, systems, or activity,
and to use the words ‘‘hydrothermal’’
and ‘‘volcanic’’ as a simple description
of the type of underlying thermal
activity that resulted in how the feature
appears on the earth’s surface.
The NPS also proposed to remain
consistent with its previous significant
thermal feature determinations by
interpreting the GSA’s four significance
criteria as follows:
(1) Size, extent, and uniqueness—NPS
does not establish lower or upper limits
on the size or extent of a feature. Each
feature is identified according to its
existing surface dimensions. For a
feature to be considered significant
under this criterion, it is identified as
unique to the region, the nation, or, in
some cases, the world.
(2) Scientific and geologic
significance—NPS considers the feature
‘‘significant’’ when the feature has been
identified as contributing to geologic,
biological, or other scientific knowledge
compared with similar features in other
areas or makes a significant contribution
to the understanding of similar systems.
(3) The extent to which such features
remain in a natural, undisturbed
condition—Under this criterion, no
limits are established for amount or
degree of development. The feature may
be significant if it remains in a natural,
relatively undisturbed condition.
Modifications or improvements may be
acceptable if: The alterations were
necessary to preserve a developed
feature; modifications intended to
accommodate or improve public
enjoyment of the feature are judged to
be consistent or compatible with the
intent of the enabling legislation; and so
long as disturbances or developments, if
any, have not affected the subsurface
thermal regime.
(4) Significance of thermal features to
the authorized purposes for which the
park unit was created—NPS considers
features significant if they were the
basis for establishment of the unit (i.e.,
the feature was specifically identified in
the enabling legislation) or if they are
consistent with the statutory purposes
for which the area was set aside.
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Figure
1.
Map
of
the Valles Caldera National
Preserve showing the boundary
of
the
designated significant thermal feature.
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The NPS then proposed to add two
significant thermal features within the
Preserve to the list. The first such
feature was the vast majority of the
caldera itself, as a single volcanic
feature. Excepted from the proposal was
the portion of the caldera (10–15%) that
lies outside the Preserve’s western and
southern boundaries. The NPS also
proposed to add various hydrothermal
features within the Preserve to the list
as a significant hydrothermal feature.
Summary of Comments Received on the
Proposal
Sixty-five comments on the proposal
were submitted to the NPS via the PEPC
website at https://
parkplanning.nps.gov/vallego. The
comments were submitted by 57
members of the public (mostly local or
state residents), six New Mexico-based
nongovernmental organizations, and
representatives of two American Indian
tribes located in northern New Mexico.
Sixty-four of the 65 commenters fully
and enthusiastically supported the NPS
proposal. Many of the commenters
expressed concern that geothermal
development around the Preserve may
adversely affect the unique and world-
class thermal features, the wildlife, the
extraordinary landscape, and the
recreation opportunities within the
Preserve. Commenters also expressed
concern that geothermal development
around the Preserve may affect local
water supply, exacerbate costly and
detrimental invasive species in the area,
and increase the potential for
earthquakes, which could prove
catastrophic due to the large amounts of
plutonium stored at the nearby Los
Alamos National Laboratory. The
comments from the American Indian
tribes explained that the protection of
the natural and cultural resources in the
Preserve is vital for maintaining their
traditional cultural practices, and
specifically that the NPS’s preservation
of thermal features throughout the
Preserve is necessary for the protection,
preservation, and restoration of these
resources and practices. For all of these
reasons, the commenters supported the
addition of the Preserve’s thermal
features to the list, which will result in
increased information and consultation
among the NPS, BLM, the Forest
Service, and stakeholders prior to any
leasing and development-related
decisions in the area surrounding the
Preserve, and therefore will enhance
protection of the significant thermal
features within the Preserve.
Only one commenter opposed the
proposal, suggesting that the NPS
should develop a geothermal power
plant within the Preserve instead. This
action, however, would be inconsistent
with the purpose of the Preserve, the
input from local and state communities,
and applicable laws, regulations, and
policies.
None of the commenters questioned
the scientific underpinnings of the
designation or the consistency of the
features with the four significance
criteria.
Consideration of Significance Criteria
for Thermal Features Proposed
Caldera Thermal Feature
The entirety of the volcanic caldera
that lies within the Preserve is hereby
added to the list as one significant
thermal feature. The Preserve’s thermal
feature is part of a geothermal landscape
that extends beyond the Preserve’s
perimeter boundary, although thermal
features located outside that boundary
are not included. The magma chamber
beneath the Preserve is located under
the southwest portion of the caldera,
with surface expressions of thermal
features primarily in the vicinity of
Redondo Canyon, Sulphur Creek
Canyon, and Alamo Canyon. Currently,
approximately
1
⁄
3
of the Preserve has
been surveyed. In addition, a detailed
geologic and hydrologic GIS map has
been developed. See http://
geoinfo.nmt.edu/repository/data/2011/
20110002/GM-79_mapsheet.pdf. (Fig.
5).
The subsurface heat that remains of
the volcanic activity allows meteoric
waters percolating down from the
surface to become heated, which is
expressed at the surface in several
places within and in the vicinity of the
caldera in the form of hydrologic hot
springs or, in dry seasons, fumaroles or
steam vents. The Preserve contains
numerous thermal features (single or
grouped contiguous features such as hot
spring pools) in four geographic areas
containing surface waters (Redondo
Creek, Alamo Canyon, Sulphur Creek
Canyon, and San Antonio Creek), as
well as seasonal fumaroles and acid
ponds or springs. These thermal features
are also separately proposed for
inclusion to the list as significant
thermal (hydrothermal) features.
The NPS analyzed and determined
that the following significance criteria
are applicable to every component of
the caldera feature and volcanic system
within the Preserve.
(1) Size, extent, and uniqueness: The
approximately 89,000-acre Preserve
encompasses a 1.25 million year-old
dormant volcanic caldera (13.7 miles in
diameter) that lies in the center of the
Jemez Mountains in northern New
Mexico. The youngest post-caldera
volcanic eruption (Banco Bonito
Rhyolite lava flow) occurred about 68
thousand years ago. The Valles Caldera
that formed 1.25 million years ago is the
younger of two calderas within the
Preserve, and lies to the southwest of
the comparably sized but now nearly
imperceptible Toledo Caldera (1.62 Ma).
Each caldera produced about 95 mi
3
(400 km
3
) of ash flow tuff collectively
known as the Bandelier Tuff. Numerous
geothermal features occur throughout
the Jemez Mountains. The Preserve does
not encompass the entirety of the Valles
Caldera depression itself—a portion of
the northwestern caldera lies outside
the boundary of the park unit to the
west and south of the Preserve, in the
Santa Fe National Forest. The
subsurface volcanic heat anomaly or
thermal system similarly extends
outside of the park unit to the west.
(2) Scientific and geologic
significance: Water, steam, and soil
samples from these sites have been and
continue to be collected by scientists
conducting geothermal and planetary
research, and by scientists searching for
living organisms in extreme
environments. Because of its geologic
uniqueness, NPS staff will use this area
for public education, as the site
illustrates the exceptional geologic
values of the Jemez Mountains—sulfuric
acid fumaroles and mud pots, and
chloride-bicarbonate hot springs and
cold springs—all characteristics of
geologically active volcanic formations.
(3) The extent to which the feature
remains in a natural, undisturbed
condition: The San Antonio Warm
Springs and the Sulphur Springs-Alamo
Canyon areas have been moderately to
significantly disturbed by development
(recreational structures, containment
ponds, and other improvements as well
as several geothermal exploration wells
drilled between 1970–1984, most of
which have been permanently capped
and reclaimed) that occurred prior to
federal acquisition of the Preserve in
2000; however, such alterations have
not changed the thermal regime. Other
features, such as acid ponds and
fumaroles, are undisturbed in natural
habitats. Despite some past geothermal
exploration and drilling, the caldera
itself as a volcanic feature remains
unaffected in the operation of its
volcanic thermal regime, and thus
remains in a natural, undisturbed
condition.
(4) Significance to the authorized
purposes for which the park unit was
created: The Preserve was established
‘‘to protect, preserve, and restore the
fish, wildlife, watershed, natural,
scientific, scenic, geologic, historic,
cultural, archaeological, and
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recreational values of the area’’ (Pub. L.
113–291, Sec. 3043(b)(1)). The caldera is
an important natural, cultural, geologic
resource, contributes to scientific
understanding of the geology of the
region, and also contributes to the other
values for which this NPS unit was
established.
Hydrothermal Features
Like Yellowstone National Park,
which is also a caldera, the Preserve
contains multiple hydrothermal features
that are related to the magma source. In
addition, the dynamic nature of this
area means that additional
hydrothermal features may develop over
time. These thermal features (single or
grouped contiguous features such as hot
spring pools) occur in four geographic
areas containing surface waters
(Redondo Creek, Alamo Canyon,
Sulphur Creek Canyon, and San
Antonio Creek), as well as seasonal
fumaroles and acid ponds or springs.
These hydrothermal features are
therefore also added to the list as one
significant thermal feature. The NPS
analyzed the following significance
criteria for each feature listed and found
them to be applicable to each feature
within the system.
(1) Size, extent, and uniqueness:
Size—The hydrothermal features within
the Preserve are located on
approximately 500 acres.
Extent—(a) San Antonio Warm Spring
is a single spring discharging potable
hot water at 101 °F, over which 20th-
century ranchers built an enclosed
concrete bath adjacent to a nearby cabin.
This spring is located in the north-
central portion of the Preserve adjacent
to the segment of the San Antonio Creek
within the Valle San Antonio.
(b) In addition, the Preserve has
numerous hot and cold sulfuric acid
fumaroles, particularly in the Alamo
Canyon and Redondo Canyon regions.
There are at least 29 fumaroles mapped
in the Redondo and Alamo canyon
areas; see map at: http://
geoinfo.nmt.edu/repository/data/2011/
20110002/GM-79_mapsheet.pdf. Others
may occur but have not been sampled
or surveyed.
(c) The Sulphur Springs area contains
the highest temperature hot springs (189
°F) in the state of New Mexico; this area
includes at least 7 significant named hot
springs, mud pots and fumaroles, all of
which are thermally anomalous; several
other acid springs and gas vents are
cold. The springs include such
colorfully descriptive names as Kidney
and Stomach Trouble Spring, Footbath
Spring, Ladies’ Bathhouse Spring,
Laxitive [sic] Spring, Turkey Spring,
Lemonade Spring, and Electric Spring.
Some of these were historically referred
to as Main Bathhouse Spring, Sour
Spring, and Alum Spring.
(d) Valle Grande spring: The
easternmost named spring within the
Preserve is the Valle Grande Spring (14
°C), although topographic maps indicate
numerous other surrounding unnamed
springs.
Uniqueness—These springs and
fumaroles (some of which take the form
of bubbling mudpots in wet seasons) are
indicators of subsurface thermal
processes, are unique to the region, and
are easily accessible for study and
research; there are no comparable
features in the State of New Mexico. The
only other places in the United States
that have such systems are Yellowstone
National Park in Wyoming, Montana,
and Idaho; Lassen Volcano, the Long
Valley Caldera, and The Geysers in
California, the latter two having thermal
regimes degraded by geothermal
production; and a very small system at
Dixie Valley, Nevada.
(2) Scientific and geologic
significance: Water, steam, and soil
samples from these sites have been and
continue to be collected by scientists
conducting geothermal and planetary
research, and by scientists searching for
living organisms in extreme
environments. Because of its geologic
uniqueness, NPS staff will use this area
for public education, as the site
illustrates the exceptional geologic
values of the Jemez Mountains—sulfuric
acid fumaroles, mud pots, hot springs,
cold springs—all characteristics of
geologically active volcanic formations.
(3) The extent to which the feature
remains in a natural, undisturbed
condition: San Antonio Warm Spring
has been slightly to moderately
disturbed by construction of
recreational structures, such as a cabin
and a small enclosed pool, that occurred
prior to federal acquisition of the
Preserve in 2000, but these were
constructed to support the recreational
use of the feature. However, such
alterations have not changed the
thermal regime. The overall
hydrothermal system activity and
temperature thus remain unchanged and
in a natural, undisturbed state. The
Sulphur Springs-Alamo Canyon areas
were moderately to significantly
disturbed by development (recreational
structures, containment ponds, and
other improvements as well as several
geothermal exploration wells (drilled
between 1970–1984); however, such
alterations have not changed the
thermal regime. Other features,
including the Redondo Creek fumaroles
(steam vents in dry season and mud
pots or minor springs in wet seasons)
are undisturbed in natural habitats. The
overall hydrothermal system remains
unchanged because it was never
subjected to full-scale commercial
development.
(4) Significance to the authorized
purposes for which the unit was created:
While the enabling legislation for the
Preserve does not specifically refer to
hydrothermal features or their use by
the public, the presence and
preservation of such features as surface
expressions of the subsurface volcanic
activity is consistent with the Preserve’s
purposes and uses. The hydrothermal
features are important natural, cultural,
and geologic resources associated with
the Preserve and the Jemez Mountains,
contribute to scientific understanding of
the geology of the region, and also
contribute to the other values for which
this system unit was established.
Conclusion: Because the Valles
Caldera meets all four criteria as a
volcanic feature, and because the
hydrothermal system of the Preserve
meets all four criteria as a hydrothermal
feature, they are added to the list of
significant thermal features in
accordance with the GSA (see updated
list in Figure 2).
The addition of the Preserve as a park
unit with significant thermal features
does not automatically prohibit
geothermal leasing, development, or
related activities in the area surrounding
the Preserve. Instead, this action simply
requires the NPS, BLM, USGS, and the
U.S. Forest Service to work closely
together and with other stakeholders to
utilize available scientific, cultural, and
other information to ensure that
geothermal leasing, permitting, or
development will not result in adverse
effects on the significant thermal
features of Valles Caldera National
Preserve.
References
A list of references considered during
this determination is available in the
notice of proposal (81 FR 95632).
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1
For Customs purposes, the products covered by
the investigation are provided for under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’) statistical reporting numbers
0810.40.0024; 0810.40.0026; 0810.40.0029;
0811.90.2024; 0811.90.2030; and 0811.90.2040.
These HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience, and the written description of the
scope is dispositive.
2
The Commission changed the starting time of
this hearing from 9:30 a.m. as originally scheduled
to 9:00 a.m. in a subsequent notice (86 FR 3195
(January 14, 2021)).
Shannon A. Estenoz,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife and Parks Exercising the
Delegated Authority of the Assistant Secretary
for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. TA–201–77]
Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen Blueberries
Determination
On the basis of the information in the
investigation, the United States
International Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) determines pursuant to
section 202(b) of the Trade Act of 1974
that fresh, chilled, or frozen
blueberries
1
are not being imported into
the United States in such increased
quantities as to be a substantial cause of
serious injury, or threat thereof, to the
domestic industry producing an article
like or directly competitive with the
imported article.
Background
Following receipt of a request from
the United States Trade Representative
on September 29, 2020, the Commission
instituted this investigation pursuant to
section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 to
determine whether fresh, chilled, or
frozen blueberries are being imported
into the United States in such increased
quantities as to be a substantial cause of
serious injury, or the threat thereof, to
the domestic industry producing an
article like or directly competitive with
the imported article. Notice of the
institution of the Commission’s
investigation and of the scheduling of
public hearings to be held in connection
therewith was given by publishing the
notice in the Federal Register (85 FR
64162 (October 9, 2020), amended at 85
FR 66360 (October 19, 2020)). In light of
the restrictions on access to the
Commission building due to the
COVID–19 pandemic, the Commission
conducted its public hearing in
connection with the injury phase of the
investigation through written testimony
and video conference on January 12,
2021.
2
All persons who requested the
opportunity were permitted to
participate.
The Commission transmitted its
determination in this investigation to
the President on March 29, 2021. The
views of the Commission are contained
in USITC Publication 5164 (March
2021), entitled Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen
Blueberries: Investigation No. TA–201–
77.
By order of the Commission.
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Fig.2. Updated List
of
Park Units Containing Significant Thermal Features in
Accordance With Geothermal Steam Act, 30 U.S.C. 1026(a)
1.
Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (feature: Aniakchak Caldera (volcanic)).
2.
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (feature: Serpentine
Hot
Springs (hydrothermal)).
3.
Big Bend National Park (including that portion
of
the Rio Grande National Wild and Scenic River located in
the Park) (features: Spring No. 1 (hydrothermal), Spring No. 4 (hydrothermal), Hot Springs (hydrothermal)).
4.
Crater Lake National Park (hydrothermal feature at bottom oflake).
5.
Gates
of
the Arctic National Park and Preserve (feature: Reed River Hot Springs (hydrothermal)).
6.
Haleakala National Park (feature: Haleakala Crater (volcanic)).
7.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (features: Steaming Bluff and Sulpher Banks (hydrothermal), Kilauea
Caldera and Halemaumau Crater (volcanic), Kilauea Ik:i Crater (volcanic), Great Crack and Southwest
Rift
(volcanic), East
Rift
Zone (volcanic), Chain
of
Craters (volcanic), Manna Ulu (volcanic), Pun Oo (volcanic),
Mokuaweoweo Caldera and Northeast
Rift
Zone
of
Manna Loa (volcanic)).
8.
Hot Springs National Park (feature: Hot Springs (hydrothermal)).
9.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway (feature: Huckleberry Hotsprings (hydrothermal)).
10.
Katmai National Park and Preserve (feature: Novampta and vicinity (volcanic)).
11.
Lake Claik National Park and Preserve (features: Redoubt Volcano and Iliamna Volcano (volcanic)).
12.
Lake Mead National Recreational Area (features: Black Canyon Hotsprings (hydrothermal), Blue Point
Spring (hydrothermal), and Rogers Spring (hydrothermal)).
13.
Lassen Volcanic National Park (feature: Lassen hydrothermal system including Bumpass Hell, Little Hot
Springs Valley, Sulpher Works, Devils Kitchen, Boiling Springs Lake, Drakesbad Hot Springs, and
Terminal Geyser)).
14.
Mount Rainier National Park (features: Mount Rainier (volcanic), fumaroles at the sununit
of
Mount Rainier
and associated Ice Caves (hydrothermal), and Ohanapecosh Springs (hydrothermal)).
15.
Valles Caldera National Preserve (features: Valles Caldera (volcanic) and hydrothermal system
(hydrothermal)).
16.
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (feature: Wrangell Volcanoes (volcanic)).
17.
Yellowstone National Park (features: entire park including Old Faithful and approximately 10,000 geysers
and hotsprings).
