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• Purpose of visit (hunting, fishing,
wildlife observation, wildlife
photography, auto touring, birding,
hiking, boating/canoeing, visitor center,
special event, environmental education
class, volunteering, other recreation).
• Date of visit.
The above information is a vital tool
in meeting refuge objectives and
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It will help us:
• Administer and monitor visitor
programs and facilities on refuges.
• Distribute visitor permits to ensure
safety of visitors.
• Ensure a quality visitor experience.
• Minimize resource disturbance,
manage healthy game populations, and
ensure the protection of fish and
wildlife species.
• Assist in Statewide wildlife
management and enforcement and
develop reliable estimates of the number
of all game fish and wildlife.
• Determine facility and program
needs and budgets.
Comments Received and Our Responses
On June 23, 2015, we published in the
Federal Register (80 FR 35969) a notice
of our intent to request that OMB renew
approval for this information collection.
In that notice, we solicited comments
for 60 days, ending on August 24, 2015.
We received one comment. The
commenter objected to the requirement
to sign in to enter a refuge and objected
to the use of taxpayer dollars to collect
this information. We use this
information to identify the visitor or
driver/passengers of a vehicle while on
the refuge. Having this information
readily available is critical in a search
and rescue situation. We have not made
any changes to our requirements, based
on this comment.
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Request for Public Comments
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
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should be aware that your entire
comment, including your personal
identifying information, may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask OMB or us in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done.
Dated: November 18, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GX15NM00FU50100]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a
currently approved information
collection (1028–0094).
AGENCY:
We (the U.S. Geological
Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, and as part of our continuing
efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, we invite the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on this IC. This collection is
scheduled to expire on 03/31/2016.
DATES: To ensure that your comments
are considered, we must receive them
on or before January 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on this information collection to the
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston,
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax);
or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email).
Please reference ‘Information Collection
1028–0094, Energy Cooperatives to
Support the National Coal Resources
Data System (NCRDS) in all
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph East, Eastern Energy Resources
Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop
956, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703–648–
6450 (phone); or jeast@usgs.gov (email).
You may also find information about
this IC at www.reginfo.gov.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The primary objective of the National
Coal Resources Data System (NCRDS) is
to advance the understanding of the
energy endowment of the United States
(U.S.) by gathering and organizing
digital geologic information related to
coal, coal bed gas, shale gas,
conventional and unconventional oil
and gas, geothermal, and other energy
resources and related information
regarding these resources, along with
environmental impacts from using these
resources. These data are needed to
support regional or national assessments
concerning energy resources. Requesting
external cooperation is a way for
NCRDS to collect energy data and
perform research and analyses on the
characterization of geologic material,
and obtain other information (including
geophysical or seismic data, sample
collection for generation of thermal
maturity data) that can be used in
energy resource assessments and related
studies.
The USGS will issue a call for
proposals to support researchers from
State Geological Surveys and associated
accredited universities that can provide
geologic data to support NCRDS and
other energy assessment projects being
conducted by the USGS.
Data submitted to NCRDS by external
cooperators constitute more than twothirds of the USGS point-source
stratigraphic database (USTRAT) on
coal occurrence. In 2015, NCRDS
supported 21 projects in 19 States. This
program is conducted under various
authorities, including 30 U.S.C. 208–1,
42 U.S.C. 15801, and 43 U.S.C. 31 et
seq. This collection will consist of
applications, proposals and reports
(annual and final).
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0094.
Form Number: Various if many
different forms or screen shots,
otherwise provide the form number.
Title: Energy Cooperatives to Support
the National Coal Resources Data
System (NCRDS).
Type of Request: Renewal of existing
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals; State,
local and tribal governments; State
Geological Surveys, universities, and
businesses.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Frequency of
Collection: One time every 5 years for
applications and final reports; annually
for progress reports.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 21.
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Estimated Time per Response: 25
hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 525
hours.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this IC.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and current expiration date.
III. Request for Comments
We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the agency
to perform its duties, including whether
the information is useful; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) how
to minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before
including your personal mailing
address, phone number, email address,
or other personally identifiable
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment, including your personally
identifiable information, may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to
withhold your personally identifiable
information from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Jonathan Kolak,
Acting Program Coordinator, USGS Energy
Resources Program.
[FR Doc. 2015–29770 Filed 11–20–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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63293–01; 12–08807; MO# 4500082456;
TAS:15X5232]
Notice of Realty Action: Change of Use
for Recreation and Public Purposes
Act Lease N–63293–01, Clark County,
NV
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
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ACTION:
Notice.
The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Las Vegas Field
Office, has determined that land located
in Clark County, Nevada is suitable for
a change of use to the City of Las Vegas
under the authority of the Recreation
and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act of
1926, as amended. The City of Las Vegas
has requested that the BLM change the
current use from a metropolitan police
substation and fire station to a public
park and fire station.
DATES: Comments regarding the
proposed change of use must be
submitted to the BLM on or before
January 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments
concerning the proposed change of use
to the BLM, Las Vegas Assistant Field
Manager, Division of Lands, 4701 N.
Torrey Pines Drive, Las Vegas, NV
89130.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Roger Ketterling, at 702–515–5087, or by
email at rketterling@blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City
of Las Vegas submitted the following
described parcel for change of use under
the authority of the R&PP Act on August
16, 2007. The parcel is located south of
Grand Teton Drive and west of Hualapai
Way in Las Vegas, Nevada.
SUMMARY:
Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada
Sec. 13, T. 19 S., R. 59 E.,
NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4.
The area described contains 7.5 acres, in
Clark County, Nevada.
According to the City of Las Vegas,
since the lease issuance, a new location
was secured for the metropolitan police
substation, but the area is lacking in
recreational facilities since it is
surrounded by two, large master
planned communities that have yet to
be fully developed. The fire station is
still needed in order to fill response
time gaps for the existing and proposed
developments.
The new public park use will consist
of picnic shelters, children’s splash pad
play area, children’s shaded play area
with equipment, walking path/trail,
desert landscaping, turf open play area,
basketball courts, restrooms, and a
parking lot. The fire station plan of
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development remains the same with
meeting rooms, offices, kitchen
facilities, landscaping, and parking, as
well as fire personnel living quarters
and fire engine vehicle bays.
The proposed change of use is in
conformance with the BLM Las Vegas
Resource Management Plan and the
Record of Decision approved on October
5, 1998. Authority for the transfer and
change of use is in conformance with
Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of October 21,
1976, (FLPMA) as amended, and
Section 203, when the Secretary
determines that the sale of the parcels
meets the following disposal criteria:
Such tract is difficult and uneconomic
to manage because of its location or
other characteristics—such as the
subject’s history of use, current level of
development, and is not suitable for
management by another Federal
department or agency. The parcel of
land is surrounded by a Master Planned
community with residences and local
businesses. The lands proposed for the
change of use are not needed for Federal
purposes and the United States has no
present interest in the property.
Should it be approved, the change of
use for the 7.5 acres will be made
subject to the provisions of FLPMA, the
applicable regulations of the Secretary
of the Interior, and will contain the
following terms, conditions and
reservations:
1. A condition that the lease will be
subject to all valid existing rights of
record.
2. A condition that the conveyance
will be subject to all reservations,
conditions, and restrictions in
authorized lease N–63293–01,
including, but not limited to, all mineral
deposits in the land so leased, and to it,
or persons authorized by it, the right to
prospect for, mine and remove such
deposits from the same under applicable
law and regulations to be established by
the Secretary of the Interior.
3. An appropriate indemnification
clause protecting the U.S. from claims
arising out of the lessee’s use,
occupancy, or operations on the
patented lands.
4. Additional terms and conditions
that the authorized officer deems
appropriate.
Detailed information concerning the
proposed partial transfer of patent/
change of use is available for review at
the location identified in ADDRESSES
above.
Public comments regarding the
proposed change of use for the subject
7.5 acres may be submitted in writing to
the BLM Las Vegas Field office (see
ADDRESSES above) on or before January
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 225 (Monday, November 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72985-72986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29770]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[GX15NM00FU50100]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information
collection (1028-0094).
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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This
collection is scheduled to expire on 03/31/2016.
DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive
them on or before January 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648-
7197 (fax); or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Please reference
`Information Collection 1028-0094, Energy Cooperatives to Support the
National Coal Resources Data System (NCRDS) in all correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph East, Eastern Energy Resources
Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Mail Stop 956, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-6450 (phone); or
jeast@usgs.gov (email). You may also find information about this IC at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The primary objective of the National Coal Resources Data System
(NCRDS) is to advance the understanding of the energy endowment of the
United States (U.S.) by gathering and organizing digital geologic
information related to coal, coal bed gas, shale gas, conventional and
unconventional oil and gas, geothermal, and other energy resources and
related information regarding these resources, along with environmental
impacts from using these resources. These data are needed to support
regional or national assessments concerning energy resources.
Requesting external cooperation is a way for NCRDS to collect energy
data and perform research and analyses on the characterization of
geologic material, and obtain other information (including geophysical
or seismic data, sample collection for generation of thermal maturity
data) that can be used in energy resource assessments and related
studies.
The USGS will issue a call for proposals to support researchers
from State Geological Surveys and associated accredited universities
that can provide geologic data to support NCRDS and other energy
assessment projects being conducted by the USGS.
Data submitted to NCRDS by external cooperators constitute more
than two-thirds of the USGS point-source stratigraphic database
(USTRAT) on coal occurrence. In 2015, NCRDS supported 21 projects in 19
States. This program is conducted under various authorities, including
30 U.S.C. 208-1, 42 U.S.C. 15801, and 43 U.S.C. 31 et seq. This
collection will consist of applications, proposals and reports (annual
and final).
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028-0094.
Form Number: Various if many different forms or screen shots,
otherwise provide the form number.
Title: Energy Cooperatives to Support the National Coal Resources
Data System (NCRDS).
Type of Request: Renewal of existing collection.
Affected Public: Individuals; State, local and tribal governments;
State Geological Surveys, universities, and businesses.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: One time every 5 years for applications and
final reports; annually for progress reports.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 21.
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Estimated Time per Response: 25 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 525 hours.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden:
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date.
III. Request for Comments
We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden
on the respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice
are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing
address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from
public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Jonathan Kolak,
Acting Program Coordinator, USGS Energy Resources Program.
[FR Doc. 2015-29770 Filed 11-20-15; 8:45 am]
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