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realty action will become the final
determination of the Department of the
Interior.
Comments must be received by
February 12, 2007. In the absence of any
adverse comments, the classification
will become effective February 27, 2007.
(Authority: 43 CFR part 2741.5)
Steve Bennett,
Associate Field Manager, Glenwood Springs
Field Office.
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within the Bay planning area asked the
BLM to reschedule an open house
meeting/subsistence hearing to January
2007. To honor this request and other
separate requests for a comment
extension, the BLM has decided to
extend the comment period by 31 days.
Therefore, comments on the Bay Draft
RMP/EIS will now be accepted through
February 5, 2007.
Dated: December 14, 2006.
Julia Dougan,
Acting State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[AK–040–07–1610–DP]
National Park Service
Notice of Extension of the Public
Comment Period for the Bay Draft
Resource Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement
30-Day Federal Register Notice of
Submission of Network to Freedom
Application Package to Office of
Management and Budget; Opportunity
for Public Comment
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Extension of the
Public Comment Period for the Bay
Draft Resource Management Plan/
Environmental Impact Statement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces an
extension of the public comment period
on the Bay Draft Resource Management
Plan/Environmental Impact Statement
(RMP/EIS). The original notice, issued
September 29, 2006, provided for a
comment period to end on January 5,
2007. The BLM is extending the
comment period until February 5, 2007.
DATES: Written comments on issues
relating to the future land use, planning,
and management of the Bay planning
area must be submitted or postmarked
no later than February 5, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the document
should be addressed to Bureau of Land
Management, Anchorage Field Office,
ATTN: Bay RMP, 6881 Abbott Loop
Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99507.
Comments can also be submitted to the
e-mail box developed for this project at
akbayrmp@blm.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ruth McCoard, (800) 478–1263, or by
mail at the Anchorage Field Office, 6881
Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, Alaska
99507.
The
original Notice of Availability was
published September 29, 2006, and
provided for comments on the Bay Draft
RMP/EIS to be received through January
5, 2007. Due to unforeseen
circumstances, one of the key villages
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Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, National
Underground Railroad Network to
Freedom Program.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR
part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements, the National Park Service
(NPS) invites comments on a submitted
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve an extension
of a currently approved information
collection clearance (OMB #1024–0232).
DATES: Public Comments on the
information collection will be accepted
on or before January 29, 2007.
The Office of Management and Budget
(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
comments by 30 days from the date of
publication in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #0124–
0232), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202–
395–6566 or by electronic mail at
oira_docket@omb.eop.gov please mail or
hand carry a copy of your comments to
Diane Miller, National Coordinator,
National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom Program, National
Park Service, Midwest Regional Office,
601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska,
68102. If you wish to send a copy of
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your comments by electronic mail, you
may send them to
diane_miller@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF
THE PACKAGE SUBMITTED FOR OMB REVIEW,
CONTACT: Diane Miller, 402–661–1588
(diane_miller@nps.gov) or James Hill,
402–661–1590 (james_hill@nps.gov) at
National Park Service, Midwest
Regional Office, 601 Riverfront Drive,
Omaha, Nebraska 68102.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public
Law 105–203 authorizes the NPS to
develop and administer the National
Underground Railroad Network to
Freedom (Network), a nationwide
collection of governmental and
nongovernmental sites, facilities, and
programs associated with the historic
Underground Railroad movement. The
NPS has developed the application
process through which associated
elements can be included in the
Network The information collected will:
(a) Verify associations to the
Underground Railroad, (b) Measure
minimum levels of standards for
inclusion in the Network, and (c)
Identify general needs for technical
assistance.
The purpose of the information
collection is to evaluate sites, facilities,
and programs that are applying for
inclusion in the National Underground
Railroad Network to Freedom. The
information is used by the NPS to
determine if candidates seeking
inclusion in the Network meet the
minimum criteria.
Title: NPS National Underground
Railroad Network to Freedom
Application.
Bureau Form Number: n/a.
OMB Number: 1024–0232.
Expiration Date: 12/31/2006.
Type of request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Description of need: The NPS has
identified guidelines and criteria for
associated elements to qualify for the
Network. The application form
documents sizes, programs, and
facilities and demonstrates that they
meet the criteria established for
inclusion. The documentation will be
incorporated into a database that will be
available to the general public for
information purposes. The proposed
information to be collected regarding
these sites, facilities, and programs is
not available from existing records,
sources, or observations.
Automated data collection:
Respondents must verify associations
and characteristics through descriptive
texts that are the results of historical
research. Evaluations are based on
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subjective analysis of the information
provided, which often includes copies
of rare documents and photographs.
Much of the information is submitted in
electronic format, but at the present
time, it is not practicable to gather all of
the required information electronically.
Descriptive of respondents: The
affected publics are State, tribal, and
local governments, Federal agencies,
businesses, non-profit organizations,
and individuals throughout the United
States. Nominations to the Network are
voluntary.
Estimated average annual number of
respondents: 70.
Estimated average annual number of
responses: 70.
Estimated average burden hours per
response: 15.
Estimated frequency of response: once
per respondent.
Estimated annual reporting burden:
1050 hours.
There were no public comments
received as a result of publishing in
theFederal Register a 60-day notice
[published October 12, 2006 (71 FR
60180)] of intention to renew clearance
of this information collection.
Comments from seven respondents were
collected from a small sample of present
and potential applicants to the program.
Three comments regarded making
downloading the form from our Web
site earlier. With applicants, we address
this problem by sending the form
electronically. upon request. One
comment regarded the complexity of
requirements and instructions; we
address this issue by electronically
sending a sample or samples of
successful applications to potential
applicants when they inform use of
their intent to apply.
The comments from the public
outreach did not affect our estimate of
the public burden. The public now has
a second opportunity to comment.
Comments are invited on (1) The need
for the information including whether
the information has practical utility; (2)
the accuracy of this reporting burden
estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques of
other forms of information technology.
All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Doris Lowery,
NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Washington Administrative Program
Center.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30-Day Notice of Submission to OMB
of Request for Extension of
Information Collection Number 1024–
0026; Opportunity for Public Comment
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of submission to OMB
and request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Under the Provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR
part 1320 Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements, the National Park Service
(NPS) is submitting to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for extension of three (3)
information collection forms and
relevant NPS regulations currently
approved under OMB control number
1024–0026 that are associated with
permits pertaining to special public uses
of NPS-managed lands.
DATES: Public comments on this request
must be received by January 29, 2007 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Desk
Officer for the Interior Department,
OMB Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, via facsimile to 202–
395–6566, or by e-mail to
OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please
send a copy of your comments to
Leonard Stowe, National Park Service,
1849 C Street, NW. (2605), Washington,
DC 20240 or by e-mail to
Leonard_Stowe@nps.gov.
Lee
Dickinson, Special Park Uses Program
Manager, National Park Service at 202–
513–7092 or by e-mail at
Lee_Dickinson@nps.gov. Copies of the
permit application forms may be
obtained from the Internet at: https://
www.nps.gov/policy/DOrders/
Permitforms.pdf.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Under
NPS regulations, the information
gathered is used to determined the
presence or absence of derogation of the
resource and allow the park manager to
make a valued judgment as to whether
or not to allow the requested permit.
The uses considered under these permit
applications generally include but are
not limited to special events, filming
and photography, and grazing in parks
where such activity is authorized by
law.
(1) Title: Special Park Use
Applications (Portions of 36 CFR 1–7, 3,
20, 34).
(2) NPS Form Numbers: 10–930, 10–
931, 10–932.
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(3) OMB Control Number: 1024–0026.
(4) Current Expiration Date: December
31, 2006.
(5) Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
(6) Description of Applicants:
Individuals, not-for-profit institutions,
for-profit business.
(7) Estimated Annual Number of
Applicants: 18,600.
(8) Estimated Annual Number of
Submissions: 18,600.
(9) Estimated Total Annual Burden:
11,150 hours.
(10) Non-hour cost of $50 per
submission for filing fee.
Public comments were received a
during a 60-day public comment period
(71 FR 61069) that closed December 18,
2006. One commenter requested a copy
of the entire Information Collection
Request associated with the FR notice.
The second commenter requested that
information on the types of activities
permitted through special park use
permits be available to the public. No
changes were made to the information
collection renewal request as a result of
these comments. The public has a
second opportunity to submit comments
at this time, as to:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
bureau, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the bureau’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
(4) How to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Davis Lowery
Acting NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Inventory Completion:
American Museum of Natural History,
New York, NY
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
30-Day Federal Register Notice of Submission of Network to
Freedom Application Package to Office of Management and Budget;
Opportunity for Public Comment
AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR part 1320, Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements, the National Park Service (NPS) invites
comments on a submitted request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to approve an extension of a currently approved information
collection clearance (OMB 1024-0232).
DATES: Public Comments on the information collection will be accepted
on or before January 29, 2007.
The Office of Management and Budget (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
comments by 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB 0124-0232), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202-395-6566 or by
electronic mail at oira_docket@omb.eop.gov please mail or hand carry a
copy of your comments to Diane Miller, National Coordinator, National
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, National Park Service,
Midwest Regional Office, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska, 68102.
If you wish to send a copy of your comments by electronic mail, you may
send them to diane_miller@nps.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF THE PACKAGE SUBMITTED FOR OMB
REVIEW, CONTACT: Diane Miller, 402-661-1588 (diane_miller@nps.gov) or
James Hill, 402-661-1590 (james_hill@nps.gov) at National Park
Service, Midwest Regional Office, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska
68102.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 105-203 authorizes the NPS to
develop and administer the National Underground Railroad Network to
Freedom (Network), a nationwide collection of governmental and
nongovernmental sites, facilities, and programs associated with the
historic Underground Railroad movement. The NPS has developed the
application process through which associated elements can be included
in the Network The information collected will: (a) Verify associations
to the Underground Railroad, (b) Measure minimum levels of standards
for inclusion in the Network, and (c) Identify general needs for
technical assistance.
The purpose of the information collection is to evaluate sites,
facilities, and programs that are applying for inclusion in the
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The information is
used by the NPS to determine if candidates seeking inclusion in the
Network meet the minimum criteria.
Title: NPS National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
Application.
Bureau Form Number: n/a.
OMB Number: 1024-0232.
Expiration Date: 12/31/2006.
Type of request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Description of need: The NPS has identified guidelines and criteria
for associated elements to qualify for the Network. The application
form documents sizes, programs, and facilities and demonstrates that
they meet the criteria established for inclusion. The documentation
will be incorporated into a database that will be available to the
general public for information purposes. The proposed information to be
collected regarding these sites, facilities, and programs is not
available from existing records, sources, or observations.
Automated data collection: Respondents must verify associations and
characteristics through descriptive texts that are the results of
historical research. Evaluations are based on
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subjective analysis of the information provided, which often includes
copies of rare documents and photographs. Much of the information is
submitted in electronic format, but at the present time, it is not
practicable to gather all of the required information electronically.
Descriptive of respondents: The affected publics are State, tribal,
and local governments, Federal agencies, businesses, non-profit
organizations, and individuals throughout the United States.
Nominations to the Network are voluntary.
Estimated average annual number of respondents: 70.
Estimated average annual number of responses: 70.
Estimated average burden hours per response: 15.
Estimated frequency of response: once per respondent.
Estimated annual reporting burden: 1050 hours.
There were no public comments received as a result of publishing in
theFederal Register a 60-day notice [published October 12, 2006 (71 FR
60180)] of intention to renew clearance of this information collection.
Comments from seven respondents were collected from a small sample of
present and potential applicants to the program. Three comments
regarded making downloading the form from our Web site earlier. With
applicants, we address this problem by sending the form electronically.
upon request. One comment regarded the complexity of requirements and
instructions; we address this issue by electronically sending a sample
or samples of successful applications to potential applicants when they
inform use of their intent to apply.
The comments from the public outreach did not affect our estimate
of the public burden. The public now has a second opportunity to
comment.
Comments are invited on (1) The need for the information including
whether the information has practical utility; (2) the accuracy of this
reporting burden estimate; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques of other forms of
information technology.
All comments will become a matter of public record.
Doris Lowery,
NPS Information Collection Clearance Officer, Washington Administrative
Program Center.
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