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general information requirements
outlined in the NFIP regulations, and
helps establish an organized package of
the data needed to revise NFIP maps.
This information collection expired
on May 31, 2017. FEMA is requesting a
reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved information
collection for which approval has
expired.
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Collection of Information
Title: Revision to National Flood
Insurance Program Maps: Application
Forms and Instructions for LOMRs and
CLOMRs.
Type of information collection:
Reinstatement, with change, of a
previously approved information
collection for which approval has
expired.
OMB Number: 1660–0016.
Form Titles and Numbers: FEMA
Form 086–0–27, Overview and
Concurrence Form; FEMA Form 086–0–
27A, Riverine Hydrology and
Hydraulics Form; FEMA Form 086–0–
27B, Riverine Structures Form; FEMA
Form 086–0–27C, Coastal Analysis
Form; FEMA Form 086–0–27D, Coastal
Structures Form; FEMA Form 086–0–
27E, Alluvial Fan Flooding Form.
Abstract: The forms in this
information collection are used to
determine if the collected data will
result in the modification of a BFE, a
SFHA, or a floodway. Once the
information is collected, it is submitted
to FEMA for review and is subsequently
included on the NFIP maps. Using these
maps, lenders will determine the
application of the mandatory flood
insurance purchase requirements, and
insurance agents will determine
actuarial flood insurance rates. The
maps are also used by communities
participating in the NFIP to establish
floodplain management requirements.
Affected Public: State, Local and
Tribal Government and Business or
Other for-Profit Institutes.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,291.
Estimated Number of Responses:
5,291.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 16,107.
Estimated Total Annual Respondent
Cost: $1,084,308.
Estimated Respondents’ Operation
and Maintenance Costs: $22,010,000.
Estimated Respondents’ Capital and
Start-Up Costs: None.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to the
Federal Government: $24,559.06.
Comments
Comments may be submitted as
indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
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above. Comments are solicited to (a)
evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
William Holzerland,
Director, Information Management Division,
Mission Support, Federal Emergency
Management Agency, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAZC03000.17X.L12200000.EA0000; AZ–
SRP–030–15–01]
Notice of Temporary Closures:
Selected Public Lands in La Paz
County, AZ
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of temporary closures.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
temporary closures will be in effect on
public lands administered by the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
Lake Havasu Field Office, during the
Best in the Desert (BITD) Racing
Association GMZ Utility Terrain
Vehicle Winter Nationals Parker ‘‘250’’
and BlueWater Resort Parker ‘‘425’’
official permitted off-highway-vehicle
(OHV) events.
DATES: These temporary closures will be
in effect from 2 p.m., January 5, 2018,
through 10 p.m., January 6; and from 2
p.m., February 2, 2018, through 2 a.m.,
February 4, Mountain Standard Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carrie Wostal, Acting Colorado River
District Chief Ranger, email: cwostal@
blm.gov; or Caroline Kilbane, Outdoor
Recreation Planner, email: ckilbane@
blm.gov; BLM Lake Havasu Field Office,
1785 Kiowa Avenue, Lake Havasu City,
Arizona 86403; telephone 928–505–
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1200. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individuals during
normal business hours. The FRS is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
to leave a message or question. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
temporary closures affect public lands
that are under the administration of the
Lake Havasu Field Office in La Paz
County, Arizona. This action is being
taken to help ensure public safety,
prevent unnecessary environmental
degradation, and to protect natural and
cultural resources adjacent to the event
site during the BITD Racing Association
GMZ Utility Terrain Vehicle Winter
Nationals Parker ‘‘250’’ and BlueWater
Resort Parker ‘‘425’’ official permitted
OHV events.
The temporary closure order is issued
under the authority of 43 CFR subpart
8364.1; which allows the BLM to
establish temporary closures for the
protection of persons, property, and
public lands and resources. Violation of
any of the terms, conditions, or
restrictions contained within this
temporary closure order may subject the
violator to citation or arrest with a
penalty or fine or imprisonment or both
as specified by law.
Description of Race Course Closed
Area: With the exception of access to
designated spectator areas, areas subject
to this temporary closure include all
BLM designated roads and trails on
public lands situated within the interior
of the race course and located within 2
miles of the designated course’s
perimeter. Beginning at the eastern
boundary of the Colorado River Indian
Tribe (CRIT) Reservation, the temporary
closed area runs east along Shea Road,
then east into Osborne Wash on the
Parker-Swansea Road to the Central
Arizona Project (CAP) Canal, then north
on the west side of the CAP Canal,
crossing the canal on the countymaintained road, running northeast into
Mineral Wash Canyon, then southeast
on the county-maintained road, through
the four-corners intersection to the
Midway (Pit) intersection, then east on
Transmission Pass Road, through State
Trust Land located in Butler Valley,
turning north into Cunningham Wash to
North Tank; continuing south to
Transmission Pass Road and east
(reentering public land) within 2 miles
of Alamo Dam Road. The course turns
south and west onto the Wooden Power
Line Road, onto the State Trust Land in
Butler Valley, turning southwest into
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Cunningham Wash to the Graham Well,
intersecting Butler Valley Road, then
north and west on the countymaintained road to the ‘‘Bouse Y’’
intersection, 2 miles north of Bouse,
Arizona. The course proceeds north,
paralleling the Bouse-Swansea Road to
the Midway (Pit) intersection, then west
along the North Boundary (power line)
Road of the East Cactus Plain
Wilderness Area to Parker-Swansea
Road. The course turns west into
Osborne Wash crossing the CAP Canal,
along the north boundary of the Cactus
Plain Wilderness Study Area; it
continues west staying in Osborne Wash
and crossing Shea Road along the
southern boundary of Gibraltar
Wilderness, rejoining Osborne Wash at
the CRIT Reservation boundary.
Closure Restrictions: The following
acts are prohibited during the temporary
land closures in order to provide for
public and race participant safety:
1. Being present on or driving on the
designated race course or the adjacent
lands described above. All spectators
must stay within the designated
spectator areas. The spectator areas have
protective fencing and barriers. This
does not apply to race participants, race
officials, or emergency vehicles
authorized or operated by local, State, or
Federal government agencies.
Emergency medical response shall only
be conducted by personnel and vehicles
operating under the guidance of the La
Paz County Emergency Medical Services
and Fire, the Arizona Department of
Public Safety, or the BLM.
2. Vehicle parking or stopping in
areas affected by the closures, except
where such is specifically allowed
(designated spectator areas).
3. Camping in the closed area
described above, except in the
designated spectator areas.
4. Discharge of firearms.
5. Possession or use of any fireworks.
6. Cutting or collecting firewood of
any kind, including dead and down
wood or other vegetative material.
7. Operating any off-road vehicle (as
defined by 43 CFR 8340.0–7(a)).
8. Operating any vehicle in the area of
the temporary closure or on roads
within the event area at a speed of more
than 35 miles per hour. This does not
apply to registered race vehicles during
the race, while on the designated race
course.
9. Failing to obey any official sign
posted by the BLM, La Paz County, or
the race promoter.
10. Parking any vehicle in violation of
posted restrictions, or in such a manner
as to obstruct or impede normal or
emergency traffic movement or the
parking of other vehicles, create a safety
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hazard, or endanger any person,
property, or feature. Vehicles parked in
violation are subject to citation,
removal, and/or impoundment at the
owner’s expense.
11. Failing to obey any person
authorized to direct traffic or control
access to event area including law
enforcement officers, BLM officials, and
designated race officials.
12. Failing to observe spectator area
quiet hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
13. Failing to keep campsite or race
viewing site free of trash and litter.
14. Allowing any pet or other animal
to be unrestrained. All pets must be
restrained by a leash of not more than
6 feet in length.
15. Reserving sites within the
spectator area. Spectators are prohibited
from denying other visitors or parties
the use of unoccupied portions of the
spectator area.
Exceptions to Closure: The
restrictions do not apply to emergency
or law enforcement vehicles owned by
the United States, the State of Arizona,
or La Paz County, and designated race
officials, participants, pit crews, or
persons operating on their behalf. All
BITD registered media personnel are
permitted access to existing routes 50
feet from the race course per BITD
standards. Outside of the race corridor,
other lands in the Field Office will
remain open and available for offhighway vehicle access and all other
recreation activities.
Penalties: Any person who violates
these temporary closures may be tried
before a United States Magistrate and
fined in accordance with 18 U.S.C.
3571, imprisoned no more than 12
months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a) and 43
CFR 8360.0–7, or both. In accordance
with 43 CFR 8365.1–7, State or local
officials may also impose penalties for
violations of Arizona law.
Effect of Closure: The entire area
encompassed by the designated course
and all areas outside the course as
described above and in the time period
as described above are closed to all
vehicles. The authorized applicant or
their representatives are required to post
warning signs, control access to, and
clearly mark the event route and areas,
common access roads, and road
crossings during the closure period.
Support vehicles under permit for
operation by event participants must
follow the race permit stipulations.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.
Jason West,
Field Manager.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR02800000, 18XR0680A1,
RX.17868949.0000000]
Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft
Environmental Impact Statement,
Revisions to the Coordinated LongTerm Operation of the Central Valley
Project and State Water Project, and
Related Facilities
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent; request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) intends to prepare a
programmatic environmental impact
statement (EIS) for analyzing potential
modifications to the continued longterm operation of the federal Central
Valley Project (CVP), for its authorized
purposes, in a coordinated manner with
the State Water Project (SWP), for its
authorized purposes. Reclamation
proposes to evaluate alternatives that
maximize water deliveries and optimize
marketable power generation consistent
with applicable laws, contractual
obligations, and agreements; and to
augment operational flexibility by
addressing the status of listed species.
Reclamation is seeking suggestions and
information on the alternatives and
topics to be addressed and any other
important issues related to the proposed
action.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
scope of the EIS by February 1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Katrina Harrison, Project Manager,
Bureau of Reclamation, Bay-Delta
Office, 801 I Street, Suite 140,
Sacramento, CA 95814–2536; fax to
(916) 414–2425; or email at kharrison@
usbr.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katrina Harrison at (916) 414–2425; or
email at kharrison@usbr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Agencies Involved
Reclamation will request the
following agencies participate as
cooperating agencies for preparation of
the EIS in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), as
amended: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS), National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers; Western Area Power
Administration, and U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
Reclamation has also identified
Indian tribes and other Federal, State,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLAZC03000.17X.L12200000.EA0000; AZ-SRP-030-15-01]
Notice of Temporary Closures: Selected Public Lands in La Paz
County, AZ
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of temporary closures.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that temporary closures will be in
effect on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM), Lake Havasu Field Office, during the Best in the Desert (BITD)
Racing Association GMZ Utility Terrain Vehicle Winter Nationals Parker
``250'' and BlueWater Resort Parker ``425'' official permitted off-
highway-vehicle (OHV) events.
DATES: These temporary closures will be in effect from 2 p.m., January
5, 2018, through 10 p.m., January 6; and from 2 p.m., February 2, 2018,
through 2 a.m., February 4, Mountain Standard Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carrie Wostal, Acting Colorado River
District Chief Ranger, email: [email protected]; or Caroline Kilbane,
Outdoor Recreation Planner, email: [email protected]; BLM Lake Havasu
Field Office, 1785 Kiowa Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86403;
telephone 928-505-1200. Persons who use a telecommunications device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-
8339 to contact the above individuals during normal business hours. The
FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or
question. You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The temporary closures affect public lands
that are under the administration of the Lake Havasu Field Office in La
Paz County, Arizona. This action is being taken to help ensure public
safety, prevent unnecessary environmental degradation, and to protect
natural and cultural resources adjacent to the event site during the
BITD Racing Association GMZ Utility Terrain Vehicle Winter Nationals
Parker ``250'' and BlueWater Resort Parker ``425'' official permitted
OHV events.
The temporary closure order is issued under the authority of 43 CFR
subpart 8364.1; which allows the BLM to establish temporary closures
for the protection of persons, property, and public lands and
resources. Violation of any of the terms, conditions, or restrictions
contained within this temporary closure order may subject the violator
to citation or arrest with a penalty or fine or imprisonment or both as
specified by law.
Description of Race Course Closed Area: With the exception of
access to designated spectator areas, areas subject to this temporary
closure include all BLM designated roads and trails on public lands
situated within the interior of the race course and located within 2
miles of the designated course's perimeter. Beginning at the eastern
boundary of the Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT) Reservation, the
temporary closed area runs east along Shea Road, then east into Osborne
Wash on the Parker-Swansea Road to the Central Arizona Project (CAP)
Canal, then north on the west side of the CAP Canal, crossing the canal
on the county-maintained road, running northeast into Mineral Wash
Canyon, then southeast on the county-maintained road, through the four-
corners intersection to the Midway (Pit) intersection, then east on
Transmission Pass Road, through State Trust Land located in Butler
Valley, turning north into Cunningham Wash to North Tank; continuing
south to Transmission Pass Road and east (reentering public land)
within 2 miles of Alamo Dam Road. The course turns south and west onto
the Wooden Power Line Road, onto the State Trust Land in Butler Valley,
turning southwest into
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Cunningham Wash to the Graham Well, intersecting Butler Valley Road,
then north and west on the county-maintained road to the ``Bouse Y''
intersection, 2 miles north of Bouse, Arizona. The course proceeds
north, paralleling the Bouse-Swansea Road to the Midway (Pit)
intersection, then west along the North Boundary (power line) Road of
the East Cactus Plain Wilderness Area to Parker-Swansea Road. The
course turns west into Osborne Wash crossing the CAP Canal, along the
north boundary of the Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area; it continues
west staying in Osborne Wash and crossing Shea Road along the southern
boundary of Gibraltar Wilderness, rejoining Osborne Wash at the CRIT
Reservation boundary.
Closure Restrictions: The following acts are prohibited during the
temporary land closures in order to provide for public and race
participant safety:
1. Being present on or driving on the designated race course or the
adjacent lands described above. All spectators must stay within the
designated spectator areas. The spectator areas have protective fencing
and barriers. This does not apply to race participants, race officials,
or emergency vehicles authorized or operated by local, State, or
Federal government agencies. Emergency medical response shall only be
conducted by personnel and vehicles operating under the guidance of the
La Paz County Emergency Medical Services and Fire, the Arizona
Department of Public Safety, or the BLM.
2. Vehicle parking or stopping in areas affected by the closures,
except where such is specifically allowed (designated spectator areas).
3. Camping in the closed area described above, except in the
designated spectator areas.
4. Discharge of firearms.
5. Possession or use of any fireworks.
6. Cutting or collecting firewood of any kind, including dead and
down wood or other vegetative material.
7. Operating any off-road vehicle (as defined by 43 CFR 8340.0-
7(a)).
8. Operating any vehicle in the area of the temporary closure or on
roads within the event area at a speed of more than 35 miles per hour.
This does not apply to registered race vehicles during the race, while
on the designated race course.
9. Failing to obey any official sign posted by the BLM, La Paz
County, or the race promoter.
10. Parking any vehicle in violation of posted restrictions, or in
such a manner as to obstruct or impede normal or emergency traffic
movement or the parking of other vehicles, create a safety hazard, or
endanger any person, property, or feature. Vehicles parked in violation
are subject to citation, removal, and/or impoundment at the owner's
expense.
11. Failing to obey any person authorized to direct traffic or
control access to event area including law enforcement officers, BLM
officials, and designated race officials.
12. Failing to observe spectator area quiet hours of 10 p.m. to 6
a.m.
13. Failing to keep campsite or race viewing site free of trash and
litter.
14. Allowing any pet or other animal to be unrestrained. All pets
must be restrained by a leash of not more than 6 feet in length.
15. Reserving sites within the spectator area. Spectators are
prohibited from denying other visitors or parties the use of unoccupied
portions of the spectator area.
Exceptions to Closure: The restrictions do not apply to emergency
or law enforcement vehicles owned by the United States, the State of
Arizona, or La Paz County, and designated race officials, participants,
pit crews, or persons operating on their behalf. All BITD registered
media personnel are permitted access to existing routes 50 feet from
the race course per BITD standards. Outside of the race corridor, other
lands in the Field Office will remain open and available for off-
highway vehicle access and all other recreation activities.
Penalties: Any person who violates these temporary closures may be
tried before a United States Magistrate and fined in accordance with 18
U.S.C. 3571, imprisoned no more than 12 months under 43 U.S.C. 1733(a)
and 43 CFR 8360.0-7, or both. In accordance with 43 CFR 8365.1-7, State
or local officials may also impose penalties for violations of Arizona
law.
Effect of Closure: The entire area encompassed by the designated
course and all areas outside the course as described above and in the
time period as described above are closed to all vehicles. The
authorized applicant or their representatives are required to post
warning signs, control access to, and clearly mark the event route and
areas, common access roads, and road crossings during the closure
period. Support vehicles under permit for operation by event
participants must follow the race permit stipulations.
Authority: 43 CFR 8364.1.
Jason West,
Field Manager.
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