Proposed Information Collection; Visitor Use Surveys for Headwaters Forest Reserve and King Range National Conservation Area, 22606-22607 [2012-8969]
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 73 / Monday, April 16, 2012 / Notices
Dated: April 6, 2012.
Lisa J. Lierheimer,
Supervisory Policy Specialist, Branch of
Permits, Division of Management Authority.
[FR Doc. 2012–9035 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAN03900 L17110000 AL0000]
Proposed Information Collection;
Visitor Use Surveys for Headwaters
Forest Reserve and King Range
National Conservation Area
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted a
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve surveys of
visitors to the Headwaters Forest
Reserve (Reserve) and the King Range
National Conservation Area (KRNCA) in
California. In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
BLM invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
this proposed information collection.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. Therefore, written comments
should be received on or before May 16,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
New), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
or by electronic mail at
oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or
electronic mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: To Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail:
Jean_Sonneman@blm.gov. Please
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SUMMARY:
indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–New’’ regardless of
the form of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Heppe, Arcata Field Office, at
(707) 825–2351 (Commercial or FTS).
Persons who use a telecommunication
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) on 1–800–877–8339, to contact
Mr. Heppe. You may also review the
information collection request online at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 provide that an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of
information, you are not obligated to
respond. In order to obtain an OMB
control number, Federal agencies are
required to seek public comment on
information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.10(a)).
The BLM published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register on February 8,
2011 (76 FR 6815), and the comment
period ended April 11, 2011. The BLM
received no comments. The BLM now
requests comments on the following
subjects:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the BLM, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
of the burden of collecting the
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 information
collection burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Please send comments as directed
under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
refer to OMB control number 1004–
NEW in your correspondence. Before
including your address, phone number,
email 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.
The following information is provided
for the information collection:
Title: Visitor Use Surveys for
Headwaters Forest Reserve and King
Range National Conservation Area.
Forms: None.
OMB Control Number: 1004–New.
Abstract: The proposed visitor use
surveys would assist the BLM in
meeting goals set forth in Resource
Management Plans (RMPs) for the
Reserve and the KRNCA that the BLM
approved in 2004 and 2005,
respectively. The BLM conducted
baseline studies of visitor-use
characteristics in the Reserve and the
KRNCA in 1999 and 2003, respectively.
In light of the addition of new
facilities, the implementation of new
management actions, and increasing
annual visitation, the BLM needs to
conduct new visitor-use studies. The
information will assist the BLM in
determining changes in visitor
characteristics, including demographics,
usage, user conflicts, and perspectives
on management programs and facilities.
The methods will include conducting
on-site interviews with visitors on a
stratified random sampling basis and
distributing mail-back questionnaires.
The study will take place during the
summer season when visitation rates are
highest. Data will be analyzed and a
final report developed for both the
Reserve and the KRNCA. This collection
of information will enable the BLM to
respond to problems, protect natural
and cultural resources, and develop
appropriate interpretive programs.
Frequency: One-time.
Description of Respondents: Visitors
and recreationists.
Respondents’ Obligation: Voluntary.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
estimated reporting burden for this
collection is 1,700 responses and 467
hours. The following table details the
individual components and estimated
hour burdens of this collection.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS, RESPONSES AND TIME
Estimated
number of
respondents
Activity
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ESTIMATED NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS, RESPONSES AND TIME—Continued
Estimated
number of responses per
respondent
Estimated
number of
respondents
Activity
Completion
time per
response
(minutes)
Total burden
hours
Headwaters Mail-back survey ..........................................................................
KRNCA Visitor Interview ..................................................................................
KRNCA Mail-back survey ................................................................................
420
400
280
1
1
1
30
7
30
210
47
140
Totals ........................................................................................................
1,700
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467
was previously offered for sale on
February 29, 2012, and the one bid
received at that sale was rejected
because it did not meet the BLM’s
estimate of fair market value. The coal
resource to be reoffered consists of all
reserves recoverable by surface mining
methods in the following-described
lands located approximately 1 to 4 miles
north of the Campbell/Converse county
line, adjacent and up to 2 miles east of
the main line railroad, and adjacent to
the western and northern lease
boundary of the North Antelope
Rochelle Mine.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: None.
Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWY922000–L57000000–BX0000;
WYW176095]
Notice of Competitive Coal Lease Sale,
Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
certain coal resources in the South
Porcupine Coal Tract described below
in Campbell County, Wyoming, will be
reoffered for competitive lease by sealed
bid in accordance with the provisions of
the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended.
SUMMARY:
The lease sale will be held at 10
a.m. on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Sealed
bids must be submitted on or before 4
p.m. on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The lease sale will be held
in the First Floor Conference Room
(Room 107), of the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) Wyoming State
Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road, P.O.
Box 1828, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003.
Sealed bids must be submitted to the
Cashier, BLM Wyoming State Office, at
the address given above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mavis Love, Land Law Examiner, or
Kathy Muller Ogle, Coal Coordinator, at
307–775–6258, and 307–775–6206,
respectively.
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DATES:
This coal
lease sale is being held in response to
a lease by application (LBA) filed by
BTU Western Resources, Inc., Gillette,
Wyoming. The South Porcupine Tract
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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T. 41 N., R. 70 W., 6th Principal Meridian
Sec. 7, lots 7 through 10 inclusive and lots
15 through 18 inclusive;
Sec. 18, lots 6 through 11 inclusive and lots
14 through 19 inclusive;
T. 41 N., R. 71 W., 6th Principal Meridian
Sec. 1, lots 5 through 20 inclusive;
Sec. 12, lots 1 through 16 inclusive;
Sec. 13, lots 1 through 16 inclusive;
Sec. 14, lots 1, 2, 8, 9, 16, and 18;
Sec. 23, lots 1 and 17; and
Sec. 24, lots 2 through 4 inclusive and lots
17, 19, and 21.
Containing 3,243.03 acres, more or less, in
Campbell County, Wyoming.
The LBA tract is adjacent to Federal
leases to the east and south as well as
a State of Wyoming lease to the north,
all controlled by the North Antelope
Rochelle Mine. It is also adjacent to
Federal leases to the west across the
mainline railroad, which is part of
Cloud Peak Energy Resources, LLC’s
Antelope Mine. It is adjacent to
additional unleased Federal coal to the
west.
Most of the acreage offered has been
determined to be suitable for mining
except for the mainline railroad right-ofway along the western boundary of the
LBA. Features such as roads, utilities,
and pipelines can be moved to permit
coal recovery. In addition, a producing
gas well is located on the LBA as well
as several coal bed natural gas wells.
The estimate of the bonus value of the
coal lease will include consideration of
the future production from these wells.
An economic analysis of this future
income stream will consider reasonable
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compensation to the gas lessee for lost
production of the natural gas when the
wells are bought out by the coal lessee.
Approximately half of the surface estate
of the tract is within the Thunder Basin
National Grasslands and managed by
the U.S. Forest Service. Most of the
other half of the surface estate is owned
by various private entities with a small
amount owned by a Peabody Energy
Corporation subsidiary.
The tract contains surface mineable
coal reserves in the Wyodak-Anderson
coal zone currently being recovered in
the adjacent, existing mines. On the
LBA tract, there are two mineable
seams, the Wyodak-Anderson 1
(Anderson) and the Wyodak-Anderson 2
(Canyon), located in the southern
portion of the LBA that merge into a
single seam in the northern portion. The
total coal thickness averages about 77
feet with the shallower Anderson seam
slightly thicker than the deeper Canyon
seam where two seams occur.
The two seams can be separated by as
much as 80 feet of interburden.
Overburden depths to the Anderson
range from about 160 to 460 feet thick.
The tract contains an estimated
401,830,508 tons of mineable coal. This
estimate of mineable reserves includes
the two seams mentioned above but
does not include any tonnage from
localized seams or splits containing less
than 5 feet of coal. It does not include
the adjacent State of Wyoming coal
although these reserves are expected to
be recovered in conjunction with the
LBA tract. It also excludes coal within
and along the railroad right of way as
required by typical mining practices.
The total mineable stripping ratio of the
coal in bank cubic yards per ton is
approximately 4.8:1. Potential bidders
for the LBA tract should consider the
recovery rate expected from thick and
multiple seam mining.
The South Porcupine LBA coal is
ranked as subbituminous C. The overall
average quality on an as-received basis
is 8,905 British Thermal Units per
pound containing about 0.20 percent
sulfur. These quality averages place the
coal reserves near the high end of the
range of coal quality currently being
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[FR Doc No: 2012-8969]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLCAN03900 L17110000 AL0000]
Proposed Information Collection; Visitor Use Surveys for
Headwaters Forest Reserve and King Range National Conservation Area
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has submitted a request to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve surveys of
visitors to the Headwaters Forest Reserve (Reserve) and the King Range
National Conservation Area (KRNCA) in California. In compliance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the BLM invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment on this proposed information
collection.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond to this information collection
request within 60 days but may respond after 30 days. Therefore,
written comments should be received on or before May 16, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB 1004-New), Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
fax 202-395-5806, or by electronic mail at oira_docket@omb.eop.gov.
Please provide a copy of your comments to the BLM. You may do so via
mail, fax, or electronic mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
1849 C Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington,
DC 20240.
Fax: To Jean Sonneman at 202-245-0050.
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@blm.gov. Please indicate ``Attn:
1004-New'' regardless of the form of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Heppe, Arcata Field Office, at
(707) 825-2351 (Commercial or FTS). Persons who use a telecommunication
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) on 1-800-877-8339, to contact Mr. Heppe. You may also
review the information collection request online at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521) and OMB regulations at 5 CFR part 1320 provide that an agency may
not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. Until OMB approves a collection of
information, you are not obligated to respond. In order to obtain an
OMB control number, Federal agencies are required to seek public
comment on information collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5
CFR 1320.10(a)).
The BLM published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register on
February 8, 2011 (76 FR 6815), and the comment period ended April 11,
2011. The BLM received no comments. The BLM now requests comments on
the following subjects:
1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper functioning of the BLM, including whether the information will
have practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM's estimate of the burden of collecting
the 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 information collection burden on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
Please send comments as directed under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
refer to OMB control number 1004-NEW in your correspondence. Before
including your address, phone number, email 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.
The following information is provided for the information
collection:
Title: Visitor Use Surveys for Headwaters Forest Reserve and King
Range National Conservation Area.
Forms: None.
OMB Control Number: 1004-New.
Abstract: The proposed visitor use surveys would assist the BLM in
meeting goals set forth in Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for the
Reserve and the KRNCA that the BLM approved in 2004 and 2005,
respectively. The BLM conducted baseline studies of visitor-use
characteristics in the Reserve and the KRNCA in 1999 and 2003,
respectively.
In light of the addition of new facilities, the implementation of
new management actions, and increasing annual visitation, the BLM needs
to conduct new visitor-use studies. The information will assist the BLM
in determining changes in visitor characteristics, including
demographics, usage, user conflicts, and perspectives on management
programs and facilities. The methods will include conducting on-site
interviews with visitors on a stratified random sampling basis and
distributing mail-back questionnaires. The study will take place during
the summer season when visitation rates are highest. Data will be
analyzed and a final report developed for both the Reserve and the
KRNCA. This collection of information will enable the BLM to respond to
problems, protect natural and cultural resources, and develop
appropriate interpretive programs.
Frequency: One-time.
Description of Respondents: Visitors and recreationists.
Respondents' Obligation: Voluntary.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
estimated reporting burden for this collection is 1,700 responses and
467 hours. The following table details the individual components and
estimated hour burdens of this collection.
Estimated Number of Respondents, Responses and Time
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Estimated Completion
Estimated number of time per Total burden
Activity number of responses per response hours
respondents respondent (minutes)
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Headwaters Visitor Interview.................... 600 1 7 70
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Headwaters Mail-back survey..................... 420 1 30 210
KRNCA Visitor Interview......................... 400 1 7 47
KRNCA Mail-back survey.......................... 280 1 30 140
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Totals...................................... 1,700 .............. .............. 467
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Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden:
None.
Jean Sonneman,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-8969 Filed 4-13-12; 8:45 am]
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