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BILLING CODE 4310-DQ-M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [(WY-060-1320-EL), WYW155132] Notice of Availability of the Eagle Butte West Federal Coal Lease by Application Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Notice of Hearing, Wyoming AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability
(NOA)of Federal Coal Lease By Application
(LBA)Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS)and Public Hearing to Request Comments on the DEIS, Maximum Economic Recovery (MER), and Fair Market Value (FMV). SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the implementing regulations, the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM)is providing this NOA regarding the availability of the Eagle Butte West LBA DEIS and notice of a public hearing requesting comments on the DEIS, MER, and FMV pursuant to 43 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR)3425.4. The DEIS analyzes the potential impacts for coal LBA WYW155132, referred to as the Eagle Butte West tract, in the decertified Powder River Federal Coal Production Region, Wyoming. DATES: Written comments on the DEIS, MER, and FMR will be accepted for 60 days following the date that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes their NOA of the DEIS in the **Federal Register** . The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. MST, on November 14, 2006, at the Clarion Hotel in Gillette, Wyoming. ADDRESSES: Please address questions, comments, or concerns to the Casper Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, Attn: Nancy Doelger, 2987 Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming 82604, by facsimile
(fax)to 307-261-7587, or send e-mail comments to the attention of Nancy Doelger at *casper_wymail@blm.gov.* Copies of the DEIS are available for public inspection at the following BLM office locations: BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009; and BLM Casper Field Office, 2987 Prospector Lane, Casper, Wyoming 82604. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Doelger or Mike Karbs at the above address, or telephone: 307-261-7600. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM is considering issuing a coal lease as a result of a December 28, 2001, application made by RAG Coal West, Inc. (RAG Coal) to lease the Federal coal in the Eagle Butte West Coal tract. This tract is near the Eagle Butte Mine and approximately 3 miles north of Gillette, Wyoming, in Campbell County, Wyoming. In August 2004 Foundation Coal West, Inc. (Foundation) purchased the Eagle Butte Mine from RAG Coal. The DEIS analyzes and discloses to the public direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of issuing a Federal coal lease in the Wyoming portion of the Powder River Basin. A copy of the DEIS has been sent to affected Federal, State, and local government agencies; persons and entities identified as potentially being affected by a decision to lease the Federal coal in this tract; and persons who indicated to the BLM that they wished to receive a copy of the DEIS. The purpose of the public hearing is to solicit comments on the DEIS, on the proposed competitive sale of Eagle Butte West Coal tract, and comments on the FMV and MER of the Federal coal. RAG Coal originally applied for the tract to extend the life of the existing Eagle Butte Mine in accordance with 43 CFR part 3425. On October 16, 2003, Foundation, the new owner of RAG Coal, filed a request to modify the tract and estimated that the tract includes approximately 231 million tons of recoverable Federal coal underlying the following lands in Campbell County, Wyoming: T. 51 N., R. 72 W., 6th P.M., Wyoming Section 19: Lots 13, 14, 19, and 20; Section 20: Lots 10 (S 1/2 ), 11 (S 1/2 ), and 12 through 15; Section 29: Lot 1 W 1/2 of lots, 2 through 7, W 1/2 and SE 1/4 of lot 8, and lots 9 through 16; Section 30: Lots 5, 6, 11 through 14, 19 and 20. Total Acres: 1,397.64 acres more or less. The Eagle Butte Mine is adjacent to the LBA and has an approved mining and reclamation plan from the Land Quality Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ)and an approved air quality permit from the Air Quality Division of the Wyoming DEQ that allows them to mine up to 35 million tons of coal per year. The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, the Land Quality Division of the Wyoming DEQ, the Air Quality Division of the Wyoming DEQ, the Wyoming Department of Transportation, the Wyoming State Planning Office, and the Board of Commissioners of Campbell County, Wyoming are cooperating agencies in the preparation of the DEIS. The DEIS analyzes leasing the Eagle Butte West Coal tract as the Proposed Action and it is the agency's Preferred Action. Under the Proposed Action, a competitive sale would be held and a lease issued for Federal coal in the tract as applied for by Foundation. As part of the coal leasing process, the BLM is evaluating adding Federal coal to the tract to avoid bypassing coal or to prompt competitive interest in the unleased Federal coal for this area. The alternate tract configuration that BLM is evaluating is described and analyzed as a separate alternative in the DEIS. Under this alternative, a competitive sale would be held and a lease issued for Federal coal lands included in a tract modified by the BLM. The DEIS also analyzes the alternative of rejecting the application to lease Federal coal as the No Action Alternative. The Proposed Action and Alternatives being considered in the DEIS are in conformance with the “Approved Resource Management Plan for Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management Buffalo Field Office” (April 2001). Requests to be included on the mailing list for this project and to request copies of the DEIS or notification of the comment period or hearing date, or both, may be sent in writing, by facsimile, or electronically to the addresses previously stated at the beginning of this notice. The BLM asks that those submitting comments on the DEIS make them as specific as possible with reference to page numbers and chapters of the document. Comments that contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response; however, they will be considered and included as part of the BLM decision-making process. Comments, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the Casper Field Office, at the address listed above, during regular business hours (7:45 a.m. through 4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. Dated: September 1, 2006. Robert A. Bennett, State Director. [FR Doc. E6-17142 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-22-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [NM-510-1610-DS-025G] Notice of Availability
(NOA)AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Interior. ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Special Status Species Draft Resource Management Plan Amendment/ Environmental Impact Statement (DRMPA/EIS), New Mexico. SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 *et seq.* ) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 *et seq.* ), the BLM has prepared a Special Status Species DRMPA/EIS for the Pecos District and by this Notice is announcing the opening of the comment period. DATES: To assure that they will be considered, the BLM must receive written comments on the DRMPA/EIS within 90 days following the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes their NOA in the **Federal Register** . The BLM will announce future meetings or hearings and any other public involvement activities at least 15 days in advance through public notices, media news releases, and/or mailings. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: Web Site: *http://www.nm.blm.gov* ; E-mail: *NMRFO_Comments@blm.gov* ; Fax: 505-627-0276; or Mail: BLM Roswell Field Office, Attention: RMPA, 2909 West Second Street, Roswell, NM 88201. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to have your name added to the Special Status Species DRMPA / EIS Mailing List, contact Howard Parman, Planning Team Leader, at the Roswell Field Office (see ADDRESSES above), telephone 505-627-0272. Requests for information may be sent electronically to: *NMRFO_Comments@blm.gov* with “Attention: Special Status Species DRMPA Information Request” in the subject line. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning area for the Special Status Species DRMPA / EIS, which includes 847,491 acres of BLM-administered public lands, is located in Chaves, Eddy, Lea, and Roosevelt Counties, New Mexico. A map of the planning area is available on the Web site (see ADDRESSES above). The planning area includes all surface and subsurface (mineral estate) lands managed by BLM within the planning area. The BLM-administered public lands within the planning area are currently managed under interim management guidelines issued on August 5, 2004. Interim management is in accordance with the decisions in the 1988 Carlsbad RMP, as amended, and the 1997 Roswell RMP. The BLM will continue to manage these lands in accordance with the interim management guidelines until the RMPA is completed and a Record of Decision is signed. The purpose of the DRMPA / EIS is to amend the existing Resource Management Plans, in order to protect and enhance lesser prairie-chicken and sand dune lizard habitats, while allowing other uses to continue. The Special Status Species DRMPA / EIS documents the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of six alternative plans for BLM-administered public lands within the planning area. The DRMPA/EIS describes the physical, biological, cultural, historic, and socioeconomic resources in and around the surrounding planning area. The focus for impact analysis was based on resource issues and concerns identified during scoping and public involvement activities and opportunities. Potential impacts of concern regarding possible management direction and planning decisions (not in priority order) are: development of energy resources, special management designation, special status species management, livestock grazing, and off-highway vehicle designations. Six alternatives were analyzed in detail: The No Action Alternative represents the continuation of existing management plans, policies, and decisions as established in the 1988 Carlsbad RMP (as amended) and the 1997 Roswell RMP. Alternative A represents a strategy developed by the Southeast New Mexico Lesser Prairie Chicken Working Group to give greater protection to the Lesser prairie chicken and the sand dune lizard. Alternative B represents the working group's strategy and adds more emphasis to sand dune lizard habitat and surface reclamation. Alternative C represents the continuation of interim management, originally put in place by the BLM to preserve management options in the planning area. Alternative D focuses management efforts on preserving occupied habitat. Alternative E analyzes the impacts of an Area of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACEC)nomination. (See below for additional information about the ACEC.) The BLM's preferred alternative is Alternative B. Since the publication of the Notice of Intent
(NOI)to prepare a DRMPA / EIS in the **Federal Register** on November 18, 2004, scoping meetings, economic workshops, and mailings have been conducted to solicit public comments and input. The Pecos District Office has been providing updates on the development of the DRMPA/EIS to the Chaves, Eddy, and Lea County Boards of Commissioners, and the New Mexico Resource Advisory Council. Tribal governments with interests in the planning area were also contacted. In addition to Chaves, Eddy, and Lea counties, the New Mexico State Land Office, the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, applied for, and were granted, Cooperating Agency status for the development of the DRMPA/EIS. The DRMPA/EIS considers the nomination of one ACEC. Alternative E describes the proposed Lesser Prairie Chicken ACEC, and analyzes the impacts of establishing this ACEC. This ACEC would be four tracts totaling approximately 231,040 acres. Resource use limitations in this ACEC include a 5-year moratorium on all livestock grazing and new oil and gas activities within the proposed ACEC south of U.S. Highway 380 and the two small portions of the proposed ACEC straddling U.S. Highway 70; no new oil or gas well drilling allowed within 0.9 mile of an active lesser prairie chicken lek within the proposed ACEC; and no new rights-of-way granted within 0.9 mile of an active lesser prairie chicken lek within the proposed ACEC. Within the Adaptive Management Area of the proposed ACEC, experimental reductions in livestock grazing would be conducted, including no livestock grazing on at least 1 square mile within 1.5 miles of lesser prairie chicken lek sites; and light intensity livestock grazing after June 30 on at least 1 square mile within 1.5 miles of lesser prairie chicken lek sites. Each grazing treatment experiment would be conducted on a minimum of five sites. From the publication date of the NOI in the **Federal Register** , through February 5, 2005, the BLM solicited comments and received 10 written letters, comment forms, and e-mails from interested parties. In addition, four scoping meetings were held to provide the public with an opportunity to acquire information about the planning process and its status, and how to submit comments. These public meetings were held in Portales, New Mexico, on January 11, 2005, Roswell, New Mexico, on January 13, 2005, Carlsbad, New Mexico, on January 18, 2005, and Hobbs, New Mexico, on January 20, 2005. The four meetings resulted in approximately 64 oral comments from the public. All comments presented throughout the process have been considered. Background information and maps used in developing the Draft RMPA/EIS are available for public viewing at the Roswell Field Office at the above address. Comments that are e-mailed or faxed must include “Comments on Special Status Species DRMPA/EIS” in the subject line. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address, or both, from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. The BLM will not consider anonymous comments. All submissions from organizations and businesses will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. Copies of the Special Status Species DRMPA/EIS will be available for public inspection at the following locations: BLM New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505; BLM Carlsbad Field Office, 620 East Greene, Carlsbad, NM 88220; BLM Roswell Field Office, 2909 West Second Street, Roswell, NM 88201. The current RMPs/EISs, and all other documents relevant to this planning process, are available for public review at the Field Offices at the above addresses. Dated: June 6, 2006. Linda S.C. Rundell, New Mexico State Director. [FR Doc. E6-17452 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-GG-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [ES-960-1910-BK, Group 26, Maine] Notice of Filing of Plat of Survey; Maine The plat of the dependent resurvey of the boundaries of lands held in trust by the United States, for the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, in Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, known as the “Bonaire Housing Complex”, will be officially filed in Eastern States, Springfield, Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date of publication in the **Federal Register** . The survey was requested by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. All inquiries or protests concerning the technical aspects of the survey must be sent to the Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Eastern States, Bureau of Land Management, 7450 Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 22153. Copies of the plat will be made available upon request and prepayment of the reproduction fee of $2.75 per copy. Michael Young, Cadastral Chief, Eastern States. [FR Doc. E6-17560 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-GJ-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minerals Management Service Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)Review; Comment Request AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior. ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information collection (OMB Control Number 1010-0140). SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information collection request
(ICR)to renew approval of the paperwork requirements in the regulations under 30 CFR Part 210—Forms and Reports, regarding Form MMS-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance. This notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of these regulatory requirements. DATES: Submit written comments on or before November 20, 2006. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments by either FAX
(202)395-6566 or e-mail ( *OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov* ) directly to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior (OMB Control Number 1010-0140). Please also send a copy of your comments to MMS via e-mail at *mrm.comments@mms.gov* . Include the title of the information collection and the OMB control number in the “Attention” line of your comment. Also include your name and return address. If you do not receive a confirmation that we have received your e-mail, contact Ms. Gebhardt at
(303)231-3211. You may also mail a copy of your comments to Sharron L. Gebhardt, Lead Regulatory Specialist, Minerals Management Service, Minerals Revenue Management, P.O. Box 25165, MS 302B2, Denver, Colorado 80225. If you use an overnight courier service or wish to hand-deliver your comments, our courier address is Building 85, Room A-614, Denver Federal Center, West 6th Ave. and Kipling Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80225. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharron L. Gebhardt, telephone
(303)231-3211, FAX
(303)231-3781, e-mail *Sharron.Gebhardt@mms.gov* . You may also contact Sharron Gebhardt to obtain, at no cost, copies of
(1)the ICR,
(2)any associated forms, and
(3)regulations that require the subject collection of information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* 30 CFR Part 210—Forms and Reports. *OMB Control Number:* 1010-0140. *Bureau Form Number:* Form MMS-2014. *Abstract:* The Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior is responsible for matters relevant to mineral resource development on Federal and Indian lands and the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The Secretary, under the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 1923) and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1353), is responsible for managing the production of minerals from Federal and Indian lands and the OCS, collecting royalties from lessees who produce minerals, and distributing the funds collected in accordance with applicable laws. The Secretary has a trust responsibility to manage Indian lands and seek advice and information from Indian beneficiaries. The MMS performs the royalty management functions and assists the Secretary in carrying out the Department's trust responsibility for Indian lands. The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act (FOGRMA) of 1982, 30 U.S.C. 1701 *et seq.* , states in Section 101(a) that the Secretary “* * * shall establish a comprehensive inspection, collection, and fiscal and production accounting and auditing system to provide the capability to accurately determine oil and gas royalties, interest, fines, penalties, fees, deposits, and other payments owed, and collect and account for such amounts in a timely manner.” The MMS collects the information on Form MMS-2014, Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance, which is the only document used for reporting oil and gas royalties, certain rents, and other lease-related transactions (e.g., transportation and processing allowances, lease adjustments, and quality and location differentials). The information collected includes data necessary to ensure that the royalties are paid appropriately. The persons or entities described under FOGRMA at 30 U.S.C. 1713 are required to make reports and submit reasonable information as defined by the Secretary. When a company or an individual enters into a lease to explore, develop, produce, and dispose of minerals from Federal or Indian lands, that company or individual agrees to pay the lessor a share (royalty) of the value received from production from the leased lands. The lease creates a business relationship between the lessor and the lessee. The lessee is required to report various kinds of information to the lessor relative to the disposition of the leased minerals. Such information is similar to data reported to private and public mineral interest owners and is generally available within the records of the lessee or others involved in developing, transporting, processing, purchasing, or selling of such minerals. Public laws pertaining to mineral royalties are located on our Web site at *http://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/PublicLawsAMR.htm.* The MMS is requesting OMB's approval to continue to collect this information using Form MMS-2014. Not collecting this information would limit the Secretary's ability to discharge his/her duties and may also result in loss of royalty payments. Any proprietary information submitted is protected, and there are no questions of a sensitive nature included in this information collection. The requirement to respond is mandatory. *Frequency:* Monthly and as required. *Estimated Number and Description of Respondents:* 2,070 lessees. *Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping “Hour” Burden:* 158,821 hours. We have not included in our estimates certain requirements performed in the normal course of business and considered usual and customary. The following chart shows the estimated burden hours by CFR section and paragraph: Respondents' Estimated Annual Burden Hours 30 CFR part 210 Reporting and recordkeeping requirement Hour burden Average number of annual responses Annual burden hours Electronic (99 percent) 210.20(a); 210.21(c)(1); 210.50; 210.52(a)(1), (a)(2), (b), (c), and (d); and 210.354 210.20 When is electronic reporting required?
(a)You must submit Form MMS-2014 * * * to MMS electronically. * * * 210.21 How do you report electronically? (c)(1) You must submit an electronic sample of your report for MMS approval * * * 1 0.05 3,103,265 155,163 Manual (1 percent) 210.50 Required recordkeeping. * * * Records may be maintained in microfilm, microfiche, or other recorded media * * * 2 0.1167 31,346 3,658 210.52 Report of sales and royalty remittance.
(a)You must submit a completed Form MMS-2014 (Report of Sales and Royalty Remittance) to MMS with:
(1)All royalty payments; and
(2)Rents on nonproducing leases * * *
(b)When you submit Form MMS-2014 data electronically, you must not submit the form itself.
(c)Completed Forms MMS-2014 for royalty payments are due by the end of the month following the production month.
(d)* * * completed Forms MMS-2014 for rental payments are due no later than the anniversary date of the lease. 210.354 Monthly report of sales and royalty. A completed * * * (Form MMS-2014) must be submitted each month once sales or utilization of production occur * * * This report is due on or before the last day of the month following the month in which production was sold or utilized * * * 210.351 210.351 Required recordkeeping. Burden hours covered under § 210.354 above * * * Records may be maintained on microfilm, microfiche, or other recorded media that are easily reproducible and readable. * * * Burden Hour Total 3,134,611 158,821 1 3 minutes. 2 7 minutes. Note.—Each line is considered one response/report. *Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping “Non-hour” Cost Burden:* We have identified no “non-hour cost” burden associated with the collection of information. *Public Disclosure Statement:* The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ) provides that 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. *Comments:* Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA requires each agency “* * * to provide notice * * * and otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of information * * *.” Agencies must specifically solicit comments to:
(a)Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the information is useful;
(b)evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;
(c)enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
(d)minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. To comply with the public consultation process, we published a notice in the **Federal Register** on November 21, 2005 (70 FR 70092), announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the required 60-day comment period. We received no comments in response to the notice. If you wish to comment in response to this notice, you may send your comments to the offices listed under the ADDRESSES section of this notice. The OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collection but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure maximum consideration, OMB should receive public comments by November 20, 2006. *Public Comment Policy:* We will post all comments in response to this notice on our Web site at *http://www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/InfoColl/InfoColCom.htm.* We will also make copies of the comments available for public review, including names and addresses of respondents, during regular business hours at our offices in Lakewood, Colorado. Upon request, we will withhold an individual respondent's home address from the public record, as allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's identity, as allowable by law. If you request that we withhold your name and/or address, state your request prominently at the beginning of your comment. However, we will not consider anonymous comments. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. *MMS Information Collection Clearance Officer:* Arlene Bajusz,
(202)208-7744. Dated: June 14, 2006. Shirley M. Conway, Acting Associate Director for Minerals Revenue Management. [FR Doc. E6-17538 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Minor Boundary Revision at Sequoia National Park AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Announcement of park boundary revision. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the boundary of Sequoia National Park is modified to include approximately 11.83 acres of real property adjacent to the park. This adjustment is accomplished to include private property that the owner wishes to sell to the United States for the use of Sequoia National Park and which the National Park Service has concluded would be a valuable addition to the park. The real property added to the park is depicted as Tract 05-110 on Drawing No. 102/80,034, Sheet 6 of 8, Segment Map 05, dated January 3, 2005. This map is on file and available for inspection at the following locations: National Park Service, Land Resources Program Center, Pacific West Region, 1111 Jackson St., Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94607, and National Park Service, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: National Park Service, Chief, Pacific Land Resources Program Center, Pacific West Region, 1111 Jackson St., Suite 700, Oakland, CA 94607,
(510)817-1414. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act of November 10, 1978 provides that, after notifying the House Committee on Resources and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, the Secretary of the Interior may make minor revisions to the boundary of Sequoia National Park by publication of a revised map or description in the **Federal Register** . Dated: August 1, 2006. Jonathan B, Jarvis, Regional Director, Pacific West Region. [FR Doc. E6-17559 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-X2-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service Notice of Availability for the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the North Unit of Badlands National Park, SD SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the National Park Service
(NPS)announces the availability of the Final General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Badlands National Park—North Unit. DATES: The NPS will execute a record of decision
(ROD)no sooner than 30 days following the publication of a notice of availability for the final GMP/EIS in the **Federal Register** by the Environmental Protection Agency. ADDRESSES: Copies of the final GMP/EIS are available upon request by writing the Superintendent, Badlands National Park, P.O. Box 6, Interior, South Dakota 57750-0006. The document is also available to be picked up at park headquarters located at Cedar Pass in Interior, South Dakota. In addition, the final GMP/EIS is available on the Internet at: *http://parkplanning.nps.gov/.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Superintendent Paige Baker, P.O. Box 6, Interior, South Dakota 57750-0006, telephone 605-433-5280. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS prepared a Draft GMP/EIS for Badlands National Park and made it available for public review for 90 days (September 2005 to January 2006), during which time the NPS distributed over 300 copies of the draft. The draft was available at the Badlands National Park and on the Internet. A total of 17 written comments were received, and 25 participants attended 3 open houses. The general opinion from the public comment period is that the correct path to pursue for future management of the Badlands National Park is the preferred alternative, Alternative B. Comments from individuals and public agencies did not require the addition of other alternatives, significantly alter existing alternatives, or make changes to the impact analysis of the effects of any alternative. Our practice is to make comments, including names, home addresses, home phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of respondents available for public review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their names and/or home addresses, etc., but if you wish us to consider withholding this information you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. In addition, you must present a rationale for withholding this information. This rationale must demonstrate that disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy. Unsupported assertions will not meet this burden. In the absence of exceptional, documentable circumstances, this information will be released. We will always make submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives of or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public inspection in their entirety. Dated: September 1, 2006. Ernest Quintana, Regional Director, Midwest Region. [FR Doc. E6-17558 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-AD-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Notice of Proposed Information Collection for 1029-0027 AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
(OSM)is announcing its intention to seek renewed authority to collect information for 30 CFR part 740 which relates to surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands. This collection request has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)for review and comment. The information collection request describes the nature of the information collection and the expected burden and cost. DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collections but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, public comments should be submitted to OMB by November 20, 2006, in order to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Department of the Interior Desk Officer, via e-mail at *OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov,* or by facsimile to
(202)395-6566. Also, please send a copy of your comments to John A. Trelease, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room 202-SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or electronically to *jtrelease@osmre.gov.* Please reference 1029-0027 in your correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information collection request, explanatory information and related form, contact John A. Trelease at
(202)208-2783, or electronically to *jtrelease@osmre.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), require that interested members of the public and affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities [see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSM has submitted a request to OMB to renew its approval of the collections of information contained in 30 CFR part 740, Surface Coal Mining and Reclamation Operations on Federal Lands. OSM is requesting a 3-year term of approval for this information collection activity. 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 OMB control number for this collection of information is 1029-0027. As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a **Federal Register** notice soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on May 2, 2006 (71 FR 25857). No comments were received. This notice provides the public with an additional 30 days in which to comment on the following information collection activity. *Title:* 30 CFR Part 740—General requirements for surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands. *OMB Control Number:* 1029-0027. *Summary:* Section 523 of SMCRA requires that a Federal lands program be established to govern surface coal mining and reclamation operations on Federal lands. The information requested is needed to assist the regulatory authority to determine the eligibility of an applicant to conduct surface coal mining operations on Federal lands. *Frequency of Collection:* Once. *Description of Respondents:* Applicants for surface coal mine permits on Federal lands and State regulatory authorities. *Total Annual Responses:* 42. *Total Annual Burden Hours for Applicants:* 2,602. *Total Annual Burden Hours for State Regulatory Authorities:* 800. *Total Annual Burden Hours for All Respondents:* 3,402. Send comments on the need for the collections of information for the performance of the functions of the agency, the accuracy of the agency's burden estimates; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collections; and ways to minimize the information collection burdens on respondents, such as use of automated means of collections of the information, to the addresses listed previously. Please refer to the appropriate OMB control number in all correspondence. Dated: July 20, 2006. John R. Craynon, Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. [FR Doc. 06-8810 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]
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- 43 CFR 3425
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- Pub. L. 104-13
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