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public land laws governing the use of
the lands under lease, license, or permit,
or governing the disposal of its minerals
or vegetative resources other than under
the United States mining laws. Leases,
licenses, or permits for temporary land
uses will be issued by the United States
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of
Prisons. Mineral resources will continue
to be administered by the Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management.
3. This withdrawal, extended by this
order, will expire on December 19,
2043, unless, as a result of a review
conducted prior to the expiration date
pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f), the Secretary
determines that the withdrawal shall be
further extended.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) and 43 CFR
2310.4)
Shannon A. Estenoz,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_CA_FRN_MO4500170851;
MO4500170801; MO4500170717]
Call for Nominations for the California
Desert District Advisory Council, the
Central California Resource Advisory
Council, and the Northern California
Resource Advisory Council
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of call for nominations.
AGENCY:
The purpose of this notice is
to request public nominations for the
Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM)
California Desert District Advisory
Council (DAC), the Central California
Resource Advisory Council (RAC), and
the Northern California RAC to fill
existing vacancies and member terms
that are scheduled to expire. The
Councils provide advice and
recommendations to the BLM on public
land use planning and management
within their geographic areas.
DATES: All nominations must be
received no later than August 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Nominations and completed
applications should be sent to the BLM
California District Offices listed in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah K. Denos, Lead Public Affairs
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Specialist, BLM California State Office,
2800 Cottage Way, Suite W–1623,
Sacramento, CA 95825; telephone: 916–
978–4622; email: sdenos@blm.gov.
Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the
Interior to involve the public in
planning and issues related to
management of lands administered by
the BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA (43
U.S.C. 1739) directs the Secretary to
establish 10- to 15-member citizenbased advisory councils that are
consistent with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA). As required by
FACA, RAC membership must be
balanced, and representative of the
various interests concerned with the
management of the public lands. The
rules governing RACs are found at 43
CFR subpart 1784 and include the
following three membership categories:
Category One—Holders of Federal
grazing permits or leases within the area
for which the RAC is organized;
represent interests associated with
transportation or rights-of-way;
represent developed outdoor recreation,
off-highway vehicle users, or
commercial recreation activities;
represent the commercial timber
industry; or represent energy and
mineral development.
Category Two—Represent nationally
or regionally recognized environmental
organizations; dispersed recreational
activities; archaeological and historical
interests; or nationally or regionally
recognized wild horse and burro interest
groups.
Category Three—Hold State, county,
or local elected office; are employed by
a State agency responsible for the
management of natural resources, land,
or water; represent Indian Tribes within
or adjacent to the area for which the
RAC is organized; are employed as
academicians in natural resource
management or the natural sciences; or
represent the affected public-at-large.
Individuals may nominate themselves
or others. Nominees must be residents
of the State of California. The BLM will
evaluate nominees based on their
education, training, experience, and
knowledge of the geographic area of the
RAC. Nominees should demonstrate a
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commitment to collaborative resource
decision-making.
The following must accompany all
nominations:
—A completed RAC application, which
can either be obtained through your
local BLM office or online at: https://
www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/
2022-05/BLM-Form-1120-19_RACApplication.pdf.
—Letters of reference from represented
interests or organizations; and
—Any other information that addresses
the nominee’s qualifications.
Simultaneous with this notice, BLM
California will issue a press release
providing additional information for
submitting nominations.
Nominations and completed
applications should be sent to the office
listed below:
California Desert DAC
Michelle Van Der Linden, Public
Affairs Officer, BLM California Desert
District Office, 1201 Bird Center Drive,
Palm Springs, CA 92262; phone: 951–
567–1531; or email: mvanderlinden@
blm.gov.
Central California RAC
Philip Oviatt, Acting Public Affairs
Officer, BLM Bakersfield Field Office,
35126 McMurtrey Avenue, Bakersfield,
CA 93308; phone: 661–391–6117; or
email: poviatt@blm.gov.
Northern California RAC
Jeff Fontana, Public Affairs Officer,
BLM Northern California District Office,
6640 Lockheed Drive, Redding, CA
96002; phone: 530–252–5332; or email:
jfontana@blm.gov.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–1)
Erica St. Michel,
BLM California Deputy State Director,
Communications.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L13100000.PP0000.LLHQ310000.234; OMB
Control No. 1004–0132]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Geothermal Resource
Leases and Unit Agreements
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) proposes to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection request (ICR) should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by
email at j35spenc@blm.gov, or by
telephone at (307) 775–6261.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may
also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
invite the public and other Federal
agencies to comment on new, proposed,
revised and continuing collections of
information. This helps the BLM assess
impacts of its information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand BLM information
collection requirements and ensure
requested data are provided in the
desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on January
27, 2023 (88 FR 5373). No comments
were received in response to that notice.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again inviting the
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on the proposed ICR described
below. The BLM is especially interested
in public comment addressing the
following:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility.
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(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
Comments submitted 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 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.
Abstract: The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) uses this
information to issue geothermal leases
in BLM-managed lands, and in national
forests and other lands managed by the
U.S. Forest Service (USFS). This OMB
Control Number is currently scheduled
to expire on July 31, 2023. The BLM
request that OMB renew this OMB
Control Number for an additional three
(3) years.
Title of Collection: Geothermal
Resource Leases and Unit Agreements
(43 CFR parts 3200 and 3280).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0132.
Form Numbers: 3200–9, 3203–1,
3260–2, 3260–3, 3260–4, and 3260–5.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Businesses that wish to participate in
the exploration, development,
production, and utilization of
geothermal resources on BLM-managed
public lands, and lands managed by
other Federal surface-management
agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 1,827.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,827.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 1 to 40 hours,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4,556.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
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Frequency of Collection: On occasion,
except for Form 3260–5, Monthly
Report of Geothermal Operations, which
is filed once a month.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $633,410.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a person is not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Darrin King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0036222;
PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000]
Notice of Intent To Repatriate Cultural
Items: Johnson-Humrickhouse
Museum, Coshocton, OH
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with the Native
American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the
Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum
intends to repatriate certain cultural
items that meet the definition of sacred
objects and that have a cultural
affiliation with the Indian Tribes or
Native Hawaiian organizations in this
notice. The cultural items were removed
from Coshocton County, OH.
DATES: Repatriation of the cultural items
in this notice may occur on or after
August 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Jennifer Bush, JohnsonHumrickhouse Museum, 300 N
Whitewoman Street, Coshocton, OH
43812, telephone (740) 622–8710, email
jennbush@jhmuseum.org.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA. The
determinations in this notice are the
sole responsibility of the JohnsonHumrickhouse Museum. The National
Park Service is not responsible for the
determinations in this notice.
Additional information on the
determinations in this notice, including
the results of consultation, can be found
in the summary or related records held
by the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L13100000.PP0000.LLHQ310000.234; OMB Control No. 1004-0132]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Geothermal
Resource Leases and Unit Agreements
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 18, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection request (ICR) should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by email at [email protected],
or by telephone at (307) 775-6261. Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay
services offered within their country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United States. You may also view the ICR at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we invite the public and other Federal
agencies to comment on new, proposed, revised and continuing
collections of information. This helps the BLM assess impacts of its
information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting
burden. It also helps the public understand BLM information collection
requirements and ensure requested data are provided in the desired
format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
January 27, 2023 (88 FR 5373). No comments were received in response to
that notice.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again inviting the public and other Federal agencies to
comment on the proposed ICR described below. The BLM is especially
interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether the 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 our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
Comments submitted 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
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.
Abstract: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) uses this information
to issue geothermal leases in BLM-managed lands, and in national
forests and other lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). This
OMB Control Number is currently scheduled to expire on July 31, 2023.
The BLM request that OMB renew this OMB Control Number for an
additional three (3) years.
Title of Collection: Geothermal Resource Leases and Unit Agreements
(43 CFR parts 3200 and 3280).
OMB Control Number: 1004-0132.
Form Numbers: 3200-9, 3203-1, 3260-2, 3260-3, 3260-4, and 3260-5.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Businesses that wish to participate in
the exploration, development, production, and utilization of geothermal
resources on BLM-managed public lands, and lands managed by other
Federal surface-management agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,827.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,827.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 to 40 hours,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 4,556.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion, except for Form 3260-5,
Monthly Report of Geothermal Operations, which is filed once a month.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $633,410.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor and, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, a person is not required to respond to a collection
of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Darrin King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-15229 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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