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BILLING CODE 4310-33-M DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [NV-050-5853-EU] Notice of Intent To Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to the Las Vegas Valley Disposal Boundary Final Environmental Impact Statement to Analyze Boundary Adjustments to and Management of the Conservation Transfer Area AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA)of 1969, the Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)Las Vegas Field Office, Nevada intends to prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

(SEIS)to the Las Vegas Disposal Boundary Final Environmental Impact Statement

(FEIS)to analyze a possible adjustment of the boundary of the Conservation Transfer Area

(CTA)referenced in the December 2004 FEIS and Record of Decision (ROD). Analysis of this possible boundary adjustment will include the management of approximately 13,400 acres of lands managed by the BLM. Under the ROD for the 2004 FEIS, approximately 5,000 acres were determined to be subject to a process of more study, collaboration, further NEPA analysis, and approval of a conservation agreement, prior to the transfer of title. The conservation agreement would determine the allowable uses to protect the resources within the CTA. Furthermore, the ROD stated that the boundary of the CTA would be adaptable to the needs and concerns of interested parties. The option was open to increase or decrease the size of the CTA with additional analysis. The SEIS to be prepared will analyze the effects of a variety of options for a final boundary for the CTA, as well as the impacts of several proposed uses, and the effect of retention of the CTA by the United States for management by the BLM. This analysis, and any decision made on the basis of this analysis, will ensure the direction reflected in the 2004 FEIS and ROD is met. This action is consistent with the Las Vegas Resource Management Plan of 1998, as superseded by the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act (SNPLMA) of 1998 and the Clark County Conservation of Public Land and Natural Resources Act (Clark County Act) of 2002. DATES: Publication of this notice initiates the public scoping process. Scoping meetings will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. All public meetings will be announced through the local news media, newsletters, and the BLM Web site at *http://www.nv.blm.gov* at least 15 days prior to the meeting. ADDRESSES: Comments and information should be submitted to the BLM within 30 days of publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** . You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • E-mail: *Jeffrey_Steinmetz@nv.blm.gov* . • Fax: 702-515-5023. • Mail: Bureau of Land Management, Las Vegas Field Office, Attention: Jeffrey Steinmetz, 4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89130-2301. Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined at the Las Vegas Field Office. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information and/or to have your name added to our mailing list, contact Jeffrey Steinmetz, BLM Las Vegas Field Office, by telephone

(702)515-5097 or by e-mail ( *Jeffrey_Steinmetz@nv.blm.gov* ). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM conducted 10 public stakeholder meetings from November, 2004 to August, 2005. More than 160 members of the public participated in this process. Input was received on behalf of

(1)the City of Las Vegas,

(2)the City of North Las Vegas,

(3)conservation groups,

(4)recreation groups,

(5)regional governmental entities (flood, water, transportation),

(6)State of Nevada,

(7)U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (both Ecological Services and Refuge),

(8)Clark County,

(9)education institutions,

(10)utilities,

(11)builders/developers, and

(12)Native American Tribes. All meetings were open to the public. The BLM received preliminary input on a variety of topics, including vision statements, goals and objectives, boundaries, infrastructure, recreation, education, and management options. By the end of this process, the BLM determined that a SEIS was warranted to analyze proposed boundaries and management of the CTA because the complexity of issues surrounding the CTA and the interest of local governments and citizens necessitates a comprehensive analysis of any adjustment to the boundary and/or management of the CTA, as referenced in the 2004 FEIS and ROD. The major issue themes anticipated to be addressed in the SEIS include: Impacts to air quality; impacts to surface water hydrology and water quality; protection of fossil-bearing formations; protection of federally-listed species, state-listed species, and BLM sensitive species; analysis of development scenarios based on updated local community development land use plans; impacts to visual resources; balancing conflicting and compatible land uses; protection of cultural and paleontological resources; environmental justice, social and economic impacts, cumulative impacts of the project based on build-out (build-out will include land sales and other land use authorizations); and assessment of land surface conditions. The purpose of the public scoping process is to determine relevant issues that will influence the scope of the environmental analysis as well as alternatives analyzed in the SEIS. You may submit comments on issues and planning criteria in writing to the BLM at any public scoping meeting, or you may submit them to the BLM using one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section above. To be most helpful, you should submit formal scoping comments within 30 days after publication of this notice in the **Federal Register** . Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety. The minutes and list of attendees for each scoping meeting will be available to the public and open for 30 days after the meeting to any participant who wishes to clarify the view he or she expressed. After gathering public comments on what additional issues the SEIS should address, the suggested issues will be placed in one of two categories: 1. Issues to be analyzed in the SEIS and 2. Issues beyond the scope of the SEIS. Rationale for the placement of each issue in category one or two, as well as for the resolution of such issue(s) will be included in the SEIS and/or ROD for the CTA. During the scoping phase, the public is encouraged to help identify questions and concerns to be addressed through the management of the CTA. An interdisciplinary approach will be used to develop the SEIS in order to consider the variety of resource issues and concerns identified. Disciplines involved in the SEIS process will include specialists with expertise in soils, minerals and geology; hydrology; botany; wildlife; transportation; visual resources; air quality; lands and realty; outdoor recreation; archaeology; paleontology; and sociology and economics, including community development. Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7. Dated: April 3, 2007. Juan Palma, Field Manager. [FR Doc. E7-13102 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5853-EU-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [AK-932-1430-ET; F-025943] Notice of Public Meeting on Withdrawal Extension AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 2310.3-1 notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held regarding the proposed extension of the withdrawal to protect the Fairbanks Command and Data Acquisition Station (also known as the Gilmore Satellite Tracking Station). The station is operated by NOAA's National Satellite Information Services (also known as the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service). The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)proposes to extend the duration of Public Land Order

(PLO)No. 3708, as modified by PLO No. 6709 (54 FR 6919, February 15, 1989) for an additional 20 year period. The lands comprise approximately 8,500 acres and are located in T. 2 N., R. 1 E., and T. 2 N., R. 2 E., Fairbanks Meridian near Fox, Alaska. A complete description can be provided by the BLM Fairbanks District Office at the address below. DATES: August 8, 2007, 3-5 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time. *Location:* BLM Fairbanks District Office, 1150 University Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: BLM's Betsy Bonnell at 907-474-2336/e-mail *betsy_bonnell@blm.gov* or NOAA's Richard Von Wittkamp at 206-526-4400/e-mail *richard.vonwittkamp@noaa.gov* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the proposed withdrawal extension was published in the **Federal Register** on February 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 21). The meeting will be handicap accessible. Dated: June 29, 2007. Nichelle W. Jacobson, Field Manager. [FR Doc. E7-13087 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-HR-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [CA-920-1310-FI); (CACA 44895] Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease CACA 44895 AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Public Law 97-451, Carneros Energy, Inc timely filed a petition for reinstatement of oil and gas lease CACA 44895 for lands in Kern County, California, and it was accompanied by all required rentals and royalties accruing from January 1, 2007, the date of termination. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Altamira, Land Law Examiner, Branch of Adjudication, Division of Energy & Minerals, BLM California State Office, 2800 Cottage Way, W-1834, Sacramento, California 95825,

(916)978-4378. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No valid lease has been issued affecting the lands. The lessee has agreed to new lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10.00 per acre or fraction thereof and 16 2/3 percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and has reimbursed the Bureau of Land Management for the cost of this **Federal Register** notice. The Lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and

(e)of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate the lease effective January 1, 2007, subject to the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. Dated: June 28, 2007. Debra Marsh, Supervisor, Branch of Adjudication, Division of Energy & Minerals. [FR Doc. E7-13082 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-40-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [WY-923-1310-FI; WYW135113] Wyoming: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease. SUMMARY: Under the provisions of 30 U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR 3108.2-3(a) and (b)(1), the Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)received a petition for reinstatement from Samson Oil & Gas USA Inc. for competitive oil and gas lease WYW135113 for land in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The petition was filed on time and was accompanied by all the rentals due since the date the lease terminated under the law. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management, Pamela J. Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication, at

(307)775-6176. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The lessee has agreed to the amended lease terms for rentals and royalties at rates of $10 per acre or fraction thereof, per year and 16 2/3 percent, respectively. The lessee has paid the required $500 administrative fee and $163.00 to reimburse the Department for the cost of this **Federal Register** notice. The lessee has met all the requirements for reinstatement of the lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and

(e)of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land Management is proposing to reinstate lease WYW135113 effective February 1, 2007, under the original terms and conditions of the lease and the increased rental and royalty rates cited above. BLM has not issued a valid lease affecting the lands. Pamela J. Lewis, Chief, Branch of Fluid Minerals Adjudication. [FR Doc. E7-13101 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-22-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management, Interior [MT066-1220-FV] Notice of Intent To Collect Fees on Public Land in Chouteau County, Montana Under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act

(REA)and Impose Supplementary Rules AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Lewistown Field Office, Fort Benton, Montana. ACTION: Notice of intent. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management proposes to establish fees and supplementary rules for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (UMRBNM) Interpretive Center for public use of the day-use areas. The fees are authorized under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (REA), 16 U.S.C. 6801 *et seq.* The UMRBNM Interpretive Center qualifies as a site wherein visitors can be charged a “Standard Amenity Recreation Fee” authorized under section 3(4)(f) of the REA, for a recreation use permit described at 43 CFR part 2930. The supplementary rules, developed pursuant to 43 CFR 8365.1-6, are necessary for human health and safety and to protect the natural resources of the site. In accordance with BLM recreation fee program policy, the business plan explains the fee collection process, as well as outlining how the fees will be used at the UMRBNM Interpretive Center. BLM has notified and involved the public at each stage of the planning process, including the proposal to collect fees. DATES: There will be a thirty

(30)day public comment period that will expire 30 days after publication of this notice. The public is encouraged to participate in the public comment period. Effective 6 months after the publication of this notice, the Bureau of Land Management, Lewistown Field Office will initiate fee collection in the UMRBNM Interpretive Center, unless BLM publishes a **Federal Register** notice to the contrary. The Central Montana Resource Advisory Council

(RAC)will review consideration for the new fee at least 3 months prior to the proposed initiation date. BLM may not necessarily consider or include in the Administrative Record for the final supplementary rules comments that are received after the close of the comment period described in this paragraph or comments that are delivered to an address other than that listed in the following paragraph. ADDRESSES:

(1)You may mail comments on the proposed fee and supplementary rules to Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Field Manager, Lewistown Field Office, 920 NE Main Street, Lewistown, MT 59457;

(2)You may hand deliver comments to the Bureau of Land Management at the same address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Bailey, Field Office Manager, Bureau of Land Management, 920 NE Main Street, Lewistown, MT 59457, 406-538-1900. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The UMRBNM Interpretive Center is a day-use site located at the head of the Wild and Scenic Upper Missouri River, and the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument in Fort Benton, Montana. Pursuant to the REA, a fee per person will be charged for day use. BLM will charge separate fees for day use, educational tours, area passes and group reservations of the center. These fees will be posted at the UMRBNM Interpretive Center, at the Web site *http://www.mt.blm.gov/ldo/um/docs/interpretivecenter.htm* , and at the Lewistown Field Office in Lewistown, MT. Fees must be paid at the front desk located in the lobby of the interpretive center. People holding a River and Plains Society partnership pass; the America The Beautiful—The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass (i.e. the Interagency Annual Pass, Interagency Senior Pass, Interagency Access Pass, and Interagency Volunteer Pass); the National Parks Pass with Golden Eagle Hologram; and the Golden Eagle, Golden Age or Golden Access Passports will be entitled to free admission to the UMRBNM Interpretive Center. The REA provides authority for 10 years for the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish, modify, charge, and collect recreation fees for use of some Federal recreation lands and waters, and contains specific provisions addressing public involvement in the establishment of recreation fees, including a requirement that Recreation Resource Advisory Committees or Councils have the opportunity to make recommendations regarding establishment of such fees. REA also directed the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to publish advance notice in the **Federal Register** whenever new recreation fee areas are established under their respective jurisdictions. In accordance with BLM recreation fee program policy, the Lewistown Field Office UMRBNM Interpretive Center business plan explains the fee collection process, and outlines how the fees will be used at the UMRBNM Interpretive Center. BLM has notified and involved the public at each stage of the planning process, including the proposal to collect fees. Fee amounts will be posted on-site, and at the Lewistown Field Office, and copies of the business plan will be available at the Lewistown Field Office and the BLM Montana State Office. The supplementary rules proposed pursuant to 43 CFR 8366.1-5 will not create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an action taken or planned by another agency. These proposed supplementary rules do not alter the budgetary effects of entitlements, grants, user fees, or loan programs or the rights or obligations of their recipients; nor do they raise novel legal or policy issues. They merely impose rules of conduct and other limitations on certain recreational activities at a recreation site at the UMRBNM Interpretive Center to protect natural resources and human health and safety. This new interpretive center opened to the public on October 18, 2006. Fees have not been charged at this site in the past. Information concerning the proposed new fees has been available on the BLM Web site, is posted on site, has been written up in local newspapers, and has been spread through word of mouth from on-site volunteer hosts and local users. These efforts will continue following publication of this notice, with additional press releases to local news media. Clarity of the Supplementary Rules Executive Order 12866 requires each agency to write regulations that are simple and easy to understand. The BLM invites your comments on how to make these proposed supplementary rules easier to understand, including answers to questions such as the following:

(1)Are the requirements in the proposed supplementary rules clearly stated?

(2)Do the proposed supplementary rules contain technical language or jargon that interferes with their clarity?

(3)Does the format of the proposed supplementary rules (grouping and order of sections, use of headings, paragraphing, etc.) aid or reduce their clarity?

(4)Would the supplementary rules be easier to understand if they were divided into more (but shorter) sections?

(5)Is the discussion of the proposed supplementary rules in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this preamble helpful to your understanding of the proposed supplementary rules? and

(6)How could this material be more helpful in making the proposed supplementary rules easier to understand? BLM welcomes public comments on this proposal, both as to the proposed fee and supplementary rules. Please send any comments to the address specified in the ADDRESSES section. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you are advised that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. National Environmental Policy Act BLM prepared Environmental Impact Statement No. MT 060-02-16

(EIS)to analyze the environmental impacts of the construction of the UMRBNM Interpretive Center. These proposed supplementary rules are designed to mitigate potential user-related issues discussed in the environmental impact statement. While the EIS does not include or analyze specific language for the proposed rules, it does inform the public that rules for use of the area will be developed to reduce user/residential conflicts and to protect important resources and values of the area. The EIS states that visitation to the area is expected to increase with time, and this would occur in a primarily residential area. This would adversely impact a quiet residential area due to increased traffic on Front Street. Using Front Street and not Main Street as the primary access route would create less residential impact since there are fewer homes on Front Street than on Main Street. The proposed supplementary rules are designed to mitigate these specific issues addressed in the EIS. The BLM has found that the proposed supplementary rules would not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human environment under section 102(2)(C) of the Environmental Protection Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C). The EIS is available for review in the BLM Administrative Record at the address specified in the ADDRESSES section. Regulatory Flexibility Act Congress enacted the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA), as amended, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, to ensure that Government regulations do not unnecessarily or disproportionately burden small entities. The RFA requires a regulatory flexibility analysis if a rule would have a significant economic impact, either detrimental or beneficial, on a substantial number of small entities. These proposed supplementary rules should have no effect on business entities of whatever size. They merely would impose reasonable restrictions on certain recreational activities on the UMRBNM to protect natural resources and the environment, and human health and safety. To determine an appropriate fee structure, BLM has worked with its partners in the project, the city of Fort Benton and the River and Plains Society. The River and Plains Society is responsible for administering three interpretive sites in Fort Benton: The Old Fort, the Agricultural Museum and Pioneer Village, and the Museum of the Upper Missouri (local Fort Benton history and ‘tall tales’). BLM has also queried managers of regional recreational facilities, including the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, Ulm Pishkun State Park, Giant Springs State Park as well as the C.M. Russell Museum, all in Great Falls. As part of this process, BLM will work closely with its partners in Fort Benton to assure them of appropriate and commensurate fees. BLM also plans to offer an ‘area pass’ that can be purchased at any site, and allow the ticket holder admittance to any of these venues in Fort Benton. In addition, the proposed fees will be consistent with fees being charged for the same services at other public and BLM facilities. Therefore, BLM has determined under the RFA that these proposed supplementary rules would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) These proposed supplementary rules are not a “major rule” as defined at 5 U.S.C. 804(2). They would not result in an effect on the economy of $100 million or more, in an increase in costs or prices, or in significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets. They would merely impose reasonable restrictions on certain activities at one recreation site within the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and inside the city limits of Fort Benton, to protect natural resources and the environment, and human health and safety. The user fees proposed for the site are comparable to fees charged for similar facilities in the region and will not unfairly compete with local small businesses. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act These proposed supplementary rules do not impose an unfunded mandate on State, local or Tribal governments or the private sector of more than $100 million per year; nor do these proposed supplementary rules have a significant or unique effect on State, local, or tribal governments or the private sector. They would merely impose reasonable restrictions on certain activities at one recreation site within the UMRBNM Interpretive Center and inside the city limits of Fort Benton to protect natural resources and the environment, and human health and safety. Therefore, BLM is not required to prepare a statement containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) Executive Order 12630, Governmental Actions and Interference With Constitutionally Protected Property Rights (Takings) The proposed supplementary rules do not represent a government action capable of interfering with constitutionally protected property rights. The proposed supplementary rules would have no effect on private lands or property. Therefore, the Department of the Interior has determined that the rule would not cause a taking of private property or require preparation of a takings assessment under this Executive Order. Executive Order 13132, Federalism The proposed supplementary rules would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. The proposed supplementary rules would have no effect on State or local government, and specifically exempt State and local government law enforcement and emergency personnel and activities from the effect of the supplementary rules. Therefore, in accordance with Executive Order 13132, BLM has determined that these proposed supplementary rules do not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant preparation of a federalism assessment. Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform Under Executive Order 12988, the Office of the Solicitor determined that these proposed supplementary rules would not unduly burden the judicial system and that they meet the requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Order. Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments Coordination and consultation as to development of the UMRBNM Interpretive Center and the proposed establishment of new fees has included contact with the following Tribal entities: Blackfeet, Nez Perce and Little Shell Band of the Chippewa Tribes. As a result of the consultation and coordination, in accordance with Executive Order 13175, BLM has found that these proposed fees and supplementary rules for the recreation site do not include policies that have Tribal implications. Paperwork Reduction Act These proposed supplementary rules do not contain information collection requirements that the Office of Management and Budget must approve under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Author The principal author of these proposed supplementary rules is Connie Jacobs, UMRBNM Interpretive Center, Lewistown Field Office, Bureau of Land Management. The proposed supplementary rules for the UMRBNM Interpretive Center will go into effect six months after the publication of this notice. The supplementary rules will be posted at the site, in the center and the Lewistown Field Office and on the Web site *http://www.mt.blm.gov/ldo/index.html.* The following supplementary rules are established for the interpretive center site: 1. Rules. a. No parking at the site overnight; no parking lot use from 10:30 p.m. through 6 a.m. b. Vehicles and camping gear may not be left unattended in the parking lot or interpretive center site for longer than 24 hours. c. Firearms, bows and arrows, other weapons, air rifles, paintball equipment, pistols and any projectile may not be discharged in the parking lot or on the interpretive center site at any time. d. Persons using the interpretive center will be subject to a standard amenity fee. Future adjustments in the fee amount will be modified in accordance with the BLM Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Interpretive Center business plan, consultation with the Central Montana Resource Advisory Council and other public notice prior to a fee increase. All fee information will be on the Web site *http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/lewistown_field_office.html* and posted at the Lewistown Field Office and the UMRBNM Interpretive Center. Fee amounts are posted on-site, at the BLM Montana State Office, and the BLM Lewistown Field Office. Copies of the adjustment schedule and the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument Interpretive Center business plan are available for inspection at on-site, at the BLM Montana State Office, and at the BLM Lewistown Field Office. e. Motorized vehicles must remain on constructed roadways, must park at designated sites only, and may not obstruct traffic flow or park at handicap accessible sites without having required accessible parking documentation. Cross-country vehicle travel is not allowed. f. Drivers must obey posted speed limits at all times. g. Pets must be kept on a leash within the interpretive center site, and day use areas must be kept free of pet waste. h. Organizations making a profit, or organizations seeking to make a profit at the UMRBNM Interpretive Center, are classified as commercial and must obtain a special recreation permit separate from the standard amenity fee at the interpretive center. 2. Exceptions. Federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, government employees, and BLM volunteers acting in the course of their official duties are exempt from these supplementary rules. Limitations on the use of motorized vehicles do not apply to emergency vehicles, fire suppression and rescue vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, and other vehicles performing official duties, or as approved by an authorized officer of BLM. 3. Violations of these rules are punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and/or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months (43 CFR 8360.0-7), or the enhanced penalties established in 18 U.S.C. 3571. Authority: Notice of establishment of the fee area is provided pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 6803(b). Supplementary Rules are established pursuant to 43 CFR 8365.1-5. BLM welcomes public comments on this proposal. Dated: April 17, 2007. June Bailey, Field Office Manager, Lewistown Field Office. [FR Doc. E7-13083 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-SS-P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Inv. No. 337-TA-610] In the Matter of Certain Endodontic Instruments; Notice of Investigation AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on June 5, 2007, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Dentsply International Inc. of York, Pennsylvania. A supplement to the complaint was filed on June 22, 2007. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain endodontic instruments by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,628,674 and 6,206,695. The complaint, as supplemented, further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent exclusion order and permanent cease and desist order. ADDRESSES: The complaint and supplement, except for any confidential information contained therein, are available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at *http://www.usitc.gov* . The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket

(EDIS)at *http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin D.E. Joffre, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone

(202)205-2550. Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2006). *Scope of Investigation* : Having considered the complaint and supplement, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on June 27, 2007, *ordered that* —

(1)Pursuant to subsection

(b)of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain endodontic instruments by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1-3, and 5 of U.S. Patent No. 5,628,674 and claim 2 of U.S. Patent No. 6,206,695, and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;

(2)For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served:

(a)The complainant is: Dentsply International Inc., Susquehanna Commerce Center, 221 West Philadelphia Street, York, Pennsylvania 17405.

(b)The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint, as supplemented, is to be served: Guidance Endodontics, LLC, 7520 Montgomery Blvd NE, Suite E-1, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87109. Micro Mega International Manufactures, BP 1353—5-12, rue du Tunnel, 25006 Besancon cedex, France.

(c)The Commission investigative attorney, party to this investigation, is Erin D.E. Joffre, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 401, Washington, DC 20436; and

(3)For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Carl C. Charneski is designated as the presiding administrative law judge. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the Commission of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of a limited exclusion order or cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Issued: July 2, 2007. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. E7-13119 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Inv. No. 337-TA-608] In the Matter of Certain Nitrile Gloves; Notice of Investigation AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Institution of investigation pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on May 30, 2007, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Tillotson Corporation d/b/a Best Manufacturing Company of Menlo, Georgia. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain nitrile gloves by reason of infringement of U.S. Patent No. Re. 35,616. The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a permanent general exclusion order and permanent cease and desist orders. ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, is available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Room 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-2000. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at *http://www.usitc.gov* . The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket

(EDIS)at *http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/edis.htm* . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vu Q. Bui, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone

(202)205-2582. *Authority:* The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2006). *Scope of Investigation* : Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on June 26, 2007, *ordered that* —

(1)Pursuant to subsection

(b)of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain nitrile gloves by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1 and 17-19 of U.S. Patent No. Re. 35,616, and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337;

(2)For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served:

(a)The complainant is— Tillotson Corporation, d/b/a Best Manufacturing Company, 579 Edison Street, Menlo, Georgia 30731.

(b)The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served: Top Glove Corporation Bhd., Lot 4969, Jalan Teratai, Batu 6, Off Jalan Meru, 41050 Klang, Selangor D.E., Malaysia. Ansell Ltd., 3/678 Victoria Street, Richmond, Victoria, 3121 Australia. Beijing Huateng Rubber Plastic, Ciqu Industrial Zone, Tongzhou District, Beijing, China 101111. Glovco

(M)Sdn. Bhd., Lot 760, Jalan Haji Sirat, Off Jalan Meru Klang, 42100, Selangor D.E., Malaysia. Hartalega Holdings Bhd., Lot 9, Jalan Kuang Bulan, Taman Kepong Industrial Estate, 52100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ideal Healthcare Group Co. Ltd., Bldg. 18, No. 1, South Section of Huacheng

(W)Road, Ningbo, China. JDA (Tianjin) Plastic Rubber Co. Ltd., No. 17 Hai Bin No. 7 Rd, Tianjin Port Free Trade Zone, Tianjin, 300456, China. Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd., Lot 16632 Batu 5 1/4 Jalan Meru, 41050 Klang, Selangor, D.E., Malaysia. Laglove

(M)Sgn. Bhd., Lot 478, Jalan Simpang Balak, Off B, 4300 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia. PT Medisafe Technologies, JL. Batang Kuis, GG Tambak Rejo/PSR IX, Desa Buntu, Bedimbar, Tanjung Marawa, Medan, Sumatera, Utar, Indonesia. PT Shamrock Manufacturing Corporation, Jalan Permuda No. 11, Medan-20151 North, Sumatra, Indonesia. Riverstone Resources Sdn. Bhd., Lot 21909, No. 5, Lorong Helang Hindik, Kepong Baru, Industrial Estate, 52100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Seal Polymer Industries Bhd., Lot 72706, Jalan, Lahat, Kawasan Perindustrian Buki Merah, 31500 Lahat, Perak, Malaysia. Smart Glove Holdings Sdn. Bhd., Lot 6487, Batu 5 3/4, Sementajln Kapar, 42100 Klang, Selangor D.E., Malaysia. Supermax Corporation Bhd., Lot 38, Putra, Industrial Park, Bukit Rahman Putra, 47000, Sungai Buloh, Selangor D.E., Malaysia. Yee Lee Corporation Bhd., Lot 85 Jalan, Portland, Tasek Industrial Estates, 31400 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia. YTY Holdings Sdn. Bhd., Lot 2935B, Kg Batu, 9 Kebun Baru, Jalan Masjid, 42500 Telok, Panglima Garang, Kuala Langat, Selangor, D.E., Malaysia. Adenna, Inc., 12216 McCann Drive, Santa Fe Springs, California 90670. Basic Medical Industries Inc., 12390 East End Avenue, Chino, California 91710. Cypress Medical Products, LLC, c/o Richard M. Horwood, 180 N. Lasalle Street, Suite 3700, Chicago, Illinois 60601. Darby Group Companies, Inc., 300 Jericho Quadrangle, Jericho, New York 11753. Dash Medical Gloves, Inc., c/o Robert J. Sullivan, 1018 South 54th Street, Franklin, Wisconsin 53132. Delta Medical Systems, Inc., d/b/a/ The Delta Group, 6865 Shiloh Road East, Suite 400, Alpharetta, Georgia 30202. Dentexx/First Medica Infection Control Assoc., 3704C Boren Drive, Greensboro, North Carolina 27407. Dynarex Corp., 10 Glenshaw Street, Orangeburg, New York 10962. Liberty Glove and Safety Co. c/o Sonia Heh, 21880 Buckskin Drive, Walnut, California 91789. Magla Products LLC, 120 N. 3rd Street, Albemarle, North Carolina 28001. Protective Industrial Products, Inc., c/o Germaine Curtin, 10715 Indian Village Drive, Alpharetta, Georgia 30022. QRP Inc. d/b/a QRP Gloves, Inc., c/o Daniel J. Quigley, 2730 E. Broadway #160, Tucson, Arizona 85716. Tronex International, Inc., One Tronex Centre, 3 Luger Road, Denville, New Jersey 07834. West Chester Holdings, Inc., 100 Corridor Park Drive, Monroe, Ohio 45050.

(c)The Commission investigative attorney, party to this investigation, is Vu Q. Bui, Esq., Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and

(3)For the investigation so instituted, the Honorable Charles E. Bullock is designated as the presiding administrative law judge. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(d) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the Commission of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of a general exclusion order or cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. Issued: June 29, 2007. By order of the Commission. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. E7-13118 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Solid Waste Disposal Act Notice is hereby given that on June 21, 2007, a proposed Consent Decree in *United States and California Department of Toxic Substances Control* v. *Azusa Pipe and Tube Bending Corp., et al.,* Case No. CV06-165 CAS

(RZx)(C.D. Cal.), relating to the Baldwin Park Operable Unit of the San Gabriel Valley Superfund Sites, Areas 1-4, located in and near the cities of Azusa, Irwindale, Baldwin Park, and Covina in Los Angeles County, California (“BPOU”), was lodged with the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The proposed Consent Decree is a settlement of claims brought against:

(1)Azusa Pipe and Tube Bending Corp. (“Azusa Pipe”) as well as individual owners of the Azusa Pipe property (collectively, the “Settling Defendants”), and

(2)General Services Administration, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force, and Army Corps of Engineers (“Settling Federal Agencies”), pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (“CERCLA”), 42 U.S.C. 9601-9675, and Section 7003 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (collectively “RCRA”), 42 U.S.C. 6973. The proposed Consent Decree requires the Settling Defendants to pay $1,025,000 to the United States for response costs incurred by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Department of Justice (“Department of Justice” or “DOJ”), and to pay $75,000 to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (“DTSC”) for response costs incurred by DTSC. The proposed Consent Decree includes a covenant not to sue the Settling Defendants under Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9606, 9607, and under Section 7003 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973. The proposed consent Decree also requires the Settling Federal Agencies to pay $490,000 to EPA for response costs incurred by EPA DOJ, and to pay $105,000 to DTSC for response costs incurred by DTSC. The Consent Decree includes a covenant not to sue the Settling Federal Agencies under CERCLA Section 107, 42 U.S.C. 9607. The Department of Justice will receive for a period of thirty

(30)days from the date of this publication comments relating to the Consent Decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed to *pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov,* or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611, with a copy to Robert Mullaney, U.S. Department of Justice, 301 Howard Street, Suite 1050, San Francisco, CA 94105, and should refer to *United States, et al.,* v. *Azusa Pipe and Tube Bending Corp., et al.,* D.J. Ref. 90-11-2-354/22. Commenters may request an opportunity for a public meeting in the affected area, in accordance with Section 7003(d) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6973(d). The Consent Decree may be examined at U.S. EPA Region 9, Office of Regional Counsel, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California. During the public comment period, the Decree may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: *http://www.usdoj.gov/enrd/Consent_Decrees.html.* A copy of the Consent Decree may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044-7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood ( *tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov* ), fax number

(202)514-1547. In requesting a copy from the Consent Decree Library, please enclose a check in the amount of $91.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury or, if by e-mail or fax, forward a check in that amount to the Consent Decree Library at the stated address. In requesting a copy exclusive of exhibits, please enclose a check in the amount of $9.25 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury. Henry Friedman, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division. [FR Doc. 07-3271 Filed 7-5-07; 8:45 am]

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