Call for Nominations and Comments for the Coastal Plain Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale, 73292-73293 [2020-25316]

Download as PDF 73292 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 222 / Tuesday, November 17, 2020 / Notices Centers to target and integrate services within four main pillars: Economic empowerment, educational advancement, health and wellness, and character and leadership. In June 2018, HUD designated 18 EnVision Centers as part of the initiative’s first cohort of designations and has since expanded the initiative with three additional cohorts—a total of over 40 designated EnVision Centers. This new and rapidly growing initiative creates a critical need to gain an in-depth understanding from local stakeholders of implementation efforts to date, which will help develop and guide the initiative while establishing a framework of knowledge for future program monitoring and evaluation efforts. The evaluation team will collect data from sites using qualitative, semi-structured interviews with four groups of key local stakeholders: Site leadership, front line staff, participants, and representatives from organizations (partners) that provide services and resources to the EnVision Center. The interviews will primarily seek to understand how communities selected and established Information collection Number of respondents Qualitative Interviews— Leadership ................ Qualitative Interviews— Front Line Staff ......... Qualitative Interviews— Participants ............... Qualitative Interviews— Partners .................... Total ...................... their center, the process for centralized intake and participant level data collection, and how new partnerships and services have developed since the center’s designation. Through an InterAgency Agreement (IAA), the Library of Congress’ Federal Research Division will conduct the evaluation under guidance from HUD. Respondents: This evaluation will conduct qualitative, semi-structured interviews with four groups of respondents: Leadership, front line staff, participants, and partners. 18 EnVision Center sites will be selected for interviews. Leadership will include community executives (from Public Housing Authorities, local government, non-profits, etc.) who were involved with early planning efforts that led the community to apply for EnVision Center designation, and persons involved with managing the daily operations of the center. Front line staff will include onsite service coordinators, intake workers, and case managers who are involved with the intake and triaging of services or work directly with connecting participants to services at Frequency of response Responses per annum Burden hour per response the EnVision Center. Participants will include persons who were offered or have received services or assistance at the EnVision Center. Partners will be representatives from organizations (such as service providers, faith-based entities, or philanthropic organizations) that provide services and resources at the EnVision Center. Estimated Number of Respondents: A total of about 270 respondents for the semi-structured interviews, with about 15 respondents for each site. Estimated Time per Response: We expect each qualitative interview to last about 1 hour. Frequency of Response: 1 time. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 270 burden hours for the qualitative interviews. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $5,372 for the qualitative interviews. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: The interviews will be conducted under Title 12, United States Code, Section 1701z and Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44, U.S.C., 35, as amended. Annual burden hours Hourly cost per response 1 Cost 90 1 1 1 90 $35.05 $3,154.50 54 1 1 1 54 17.39 939.06 90 1 1 1 90 7.25 652.50 36 1 1 1 36 17.39 626.04 270 ........................ ........................ ........................ 270 ........................ 5,372.10 1 Hourly costs for leadership, front line staff, and partners based on the Occupational Employment Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ naics4_624200.htm#21-0000. Hourly cost for participants based on the Federal Minimum Wage: https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/ minimumwage. B. Solicitation of Public Comment This notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected parties concerning the collection of information described in Section A on the following: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:46 Nov 16, 2020 Jkt 253001 information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. HUD encourages interested parties to submit comment in response to these questions. HUD, for purposes of publication in the Federal Register. Nacheshia Foxx, Federal Liaison for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. [FR Doc. 2020–25323 Filed 11–16–20; 8:45 am] C. Authority BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Section 3507 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. The Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Seth Appleton, having reviewed and approved this document, is delegating the authority to electronically sign this document to submitter, Nacheshia Foxx, who is the Federal Register Liaison for PO 00000 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [19X.LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A] Call for Nominations and Comments for the Coastal Plain Alaska Oil and Gas Lease Sale Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\17NON1.SGM 17NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 222 / Tuesday, November 17, 2020 / Notices The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office is issuing a call for nominations and comments on the lease tracts considered for the upcoming Coastal Plain (CP) Oil and Gas Lease Sale. DATES: BLM Alaska must receive all nominations and comments on these tracts on or before December 17, 2020. ADDRESSES: Mail nominations and/or comments to: State Director, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, Mailstop 13, Anchorage, AK 99513–7504. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Svejnoha, BLM Alaska Energy and Minerals Branch Chief, 907–271– 4407. People 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 individual during normal business hours. The FRS 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: Pursuant to 43 CFR 3131.2, the BLM is issuing this call for nominations and comments on tracts within the Coastal Plain (CP) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that may be offered for lease in the upcoming CP Oil and Gas Lease Sale. The BLM also requests comments on tracts which should receive special concern and analysis as well as the size of the tracts and, specifically, whether the sizes of any tracts should be reduced. BLM will protect privileged or proprietary information in nominations in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements. To avoid inadvertent release of such information, all documents and every page containing such information should be marked with ‘‘Confidential— Contains Proprietary Information.’’ To the extent a document contains a mix of proprietary and nonproprietary information, the document should be clearly marked to indicate which portion of the document is proprietary and which is not. Exemption 4 of FOIA applies to trade secrets and commercial or financial information that you submit that is privileged or confidential. BLM considers nominations of specific tracts to be proprietary, and therefore BLM will not release information that identifies any particular nomination or any particular submitting party, so as not to compromise the competitive position of any participants in the process of indicating interest. However, BLM’s practice is to make all comments, including the names and SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:46 Nov 16, 2020 Jkt 253001 addresses of individuals, available for public inspection. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, 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. A Coastal Plain map showing the tracts considered for leasing is online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/energyand-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/ regional-lease-sales/alaska. Tract number 29 covers the disputed StainesCanning River area. It is currently under litigation with the State of Alaska. The BLM may elect to not offer this tract in the upcoming sale. To describe the tract(s) you are nominating for leasing or providing comments on, please use the tract number(s) on the referenced Coastal Plain map available at https:// www.blm.gov/programs/energy-andminerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regionallease-sales/alaska. Chad B. Padgett, State Director, Alaska. [FR Doc. 2020–25316 Filed 11–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS–SERO–MISP–NPS0030380; PPSESEROC3.PPMPSAS1Y.YP0000] Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument National Park Service, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: As authorized by the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, the National Park Service announces that the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) has established, in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument as a unit of the National Park System. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Cucurullo, Deputy Regional Director, National Park Service, South Atlantic Gulf Regional Office at (404) 507–5611. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2302 of the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act, Public Law 116–9, includes a specific provision relating to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 73293 establishment of this unit of the National Park System. To establish the national monument, the Secretary must determine that a sufficient quantity of land, or interests in land, has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit and must publish notice of the establishment of the national monument in the Federal Register. Fought on January 19, 1862, the Battle of Mill Springs is considered one of the earliest major victories for the Union Army on the field of battle during the Civil War. The National Park Service acquired by general warranty deed the fee simple interests in the approximately one-acre Zollicoffer Park on March 6, 2020. Zollicoffer Park is located within the center of the core battlefield area and includes the area of direct engagement between Union and Confederate forces during the Battle of Mill Springs. The National Park Service acquired by general warranty deed the fee simple interests in an approximately 17-acre parcel that includes the Mill Springs Visitor Center/Museum and adjacent parking area on March 24, 2020. The Visitor Center/Museum is currently open to the public and includes artifacts found on the battlefield, interpretive displays, a library, administrative offices, gift shop, and theater room. It is also at this location that visitors begin their visit to Mill Springs Battlefield by following a self-guided automobile tour throughout the battlefield landscape. On September 22, 2020, the Secretary of the Interior signed a Decision Memorandum determining that a sufficient quantity of land, or interests in land, had been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. With the signing of this Decision Memorandum by the Secretary, the site to be known as the ‘‘Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument’’ was established as a unit of the National Park System, effective September 22, 2020, and is subject to all laws, regulations, and policies pertaining to such units. Margaret Everson, Counselor to the Secretary, Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Director, National Park Service. [FR Doc. 2020–25343 Filed 11–16–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–52–P E:\FR\FM\17NON1.SGM 17NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 222 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73292-73293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25316]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[19X.LLAK930000.L13100000.EI0000.241A]


Call for Nominations and Comments for the Coastal Plain Alaska 
Oil and Gas Lease Sale

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office is 
issuing a call for nominations and comments on the lease tracts 
considered for the upcoming Coastal Plain (CP) Oil and Gas Lease Sale.

DATES: BLM Alaska must receive all nominations and comments on these 
tracts on or before December 17, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Mail nominations and/or comments to: State Director, Bureau 
of Land Management, Alaska State Office, 222 West 7th Avenue, Mailstop 
13, Anchorage, AK 99513-7504.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Svejnoha, BLM Alaska Energy and 
Minerals Branch Chief, 907-271-4407. People 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 individual during 
normal business hours. The FRS 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: Pursuant to 43 CFR 3131.2, the BLM is 
issuing this call for nominations and comments on tracts within the 
Coastal Plain (CP) of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge that may be 
offered for lease in the upcoming CP Oil and Gas Lease Sale. The BLM 
also requests comments on tracts which should receive special concern 
and analysis as well as the size of the tracts and, specifically, 
whether the sizes of any tracts should be reduced.
    BLM will protect privileged or proprietary information in 
nominations in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 
requirements. To avoid inadvertent release of such information, all 
documents and every page containing such information should be marked 
with ``Confidential--Contains Proprietary Information.'' To the extent 
a document contains a mix of proprietary and nonproprietary 
information, the document should be clearly marked to indicate which 
portion of the document is proprietary and which is not. Exemption 4 of 
FOIA applies to trade secrets and commercial or financial information 
that you submit that is privileged or confidential. BLM considers 
nominations of specific tracts to be proprietary, and therefore BLM 
will not release information that identifies any particular nomination 
or any particular submitting party, so as not to compromise the 
competitive position of any participants in the process of indicating 
interest.
    However, BLM's practice is to make all comments, including the 
names and addresses of individuals, available for public inspection. 
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in your comments, 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.
    A Coastal Plain map showing the tracts considered for leasing is 
online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regional-lease-sales/alaska. Tract number 29 covers the 
disputed Staines-Canning River area. It is currently under litigation 
with the State of Alaska. The BLM may elect to not offer this tract in 
the upcoming sale.
    To describe the tract(s) you are nominating for leasing or 
providing comments on, please use the tract number(s) on the referenced 
Coastal Plain map available at https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regional-lease-sales/alaska.

Chad B. Padgett,
State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2020-25316 Filed 11-16-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-JA-P

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