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announced at least 15 days in advance 

through local media and the BLM Web 

site at: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/ 

en.html. In order to be included in the 

Draft EIS, all comments must be 

received prior to the close of the scoping 

period or 15 days after the last public 

meeting, whichever is later. We will 

provide additional opportunities for 

public participation upon publication of 

the Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on project issues and planning criteria 

related to the Bradshaw-Harquahala 

Resource Management Plan by any of 

the following methods: 

• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/ 

en.html. 

• E-mail: SunValleyMorgan@blm.gov. 

• Fax: 623–580–5580. 

• Mail: BLM, Phoenix District Office, 

Hassayampa Field Office, Attention: Joe 

Incardine/Sun Valley-Morgan Project, 

21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix, 

Arizona 85207–2929. 

Documents pertinent to this proposal 

may be examined at the Hassayampa 

Field Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Joe Incardine, National Project Manager, 

telephone 801–524–3833; address BLM, 

Phoenix District Office, Hassayampa 

Field Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue, 

Phoenix, Arizona 85207–2929; e-mail 

Joe_Incardine@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

applicant, Arizona Public Service, has 

requested a right-of-way (ROW) 

authorization to construct, operate, and 

maintain a single-circuit 500-kilovolt 

(kV) and a single-circuit 230-kV 

overhead transmission line (constructed 

on the same structures or poles). The 

project area involves about 8 miles of 

public land along a route that is 

approximate 38 miles long. The 

proposed 500-kV portion of the project 

would strengthen the reliability of the 

regional 500-kV system and could 

facilitate delivery of renewable energy 

resources to load centers, such as the 

Phoenix metropolitan area. The 

proposed 230-kV portion of the project 

would provide a source to serve a future 

load anticipated to emerge within 

present undeveloped areas within the 

Town of Buckeye, the City of Surprise, 

the City of Peoria, and unincorporated 

Maricopa County. The transmission line 

would connect the Sun Valley (formerly 

TS–5) Substation located in the Town of 

Buckeye with the Morgan (formerly TS– 

9) Substation located in the City of 

Peoria. 

An estimated 190 acres of public land 

would be necessary to accommodate the 

right-of-way for the transmission line, 

its associated construction areas, and 

access roads. To the extent possible, 

existing roads would be used for access 

for construction and maintenance. The 

public land that would be affected is in 

two separate areas: (1) Near the Sun 

Valley Substation, north of the Central 

Arizona Project canal in Buckeye, and 

(2) parallel to SR 74 in the City of Peoria 

and unincorporated Maricopa County. 

The transmission line would also cross 

State Trust land managed by the 

Arizona State Land Department, as well 

as privately owned lands. The 

transmission line may include steel 

monopole or lattice structures between 

135- and 195-feet tall, with spans 

between structures ranging from 800- to 

1,400-feet, depending on terrain. The 

right-of-way would be 200-feet wide. 

Structure locations cannot be 

determined until a specific right-of-way 

is identified and the final design 

completed. 

The proposed right-of-way across 

public land is within a corridor for this 

transmission line certificated by the 

Arizona Corporation Commission in 

March 2009. However, the BLM’s 

Bradshaw-Harquahala RMP (2010) does 

not have a utility or multi-use corridor 

designation where the proposed 

transmission line is to be located on the 

public land along SR 74. Generally, 

BLM land use plans contain corridor 

designations for major right-of-way 

projects such as electric transmission 

facilities accommodating lines of 115kV 

or greater voltage. The current BLM plan 

states that ‘‘all major utilities will be 

routed through designated corridors.’’ 

Authorization of this ROW project 

may require an amendment of the 

Bradshaw-Harquahala RMP. By this 

notice, the BLM is complying with 

requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2(c) to 

notify the public of potential 

amendments to land use plans, 

predicated on the findings of the EIS. If 

a land use plan amendment is 

necessary, the BLM will integrate the 

land use planning process with the 

NEPA process for this project. The BLM 

will comply with Secretarial Order 3310 

concerning lands with wilderness 

characteristics. The BLM will also 

utilize and coordinate the NEPA 

commenting process to satisfy the 

public involvement process for section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C. 

470f) as provided for in 36 CFR 

800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal 

consultations will be conducted in 

accordance with policy, and Tribal 

concerns, including impacts on Indian 

trust assets, will be given due 

consideration. Federal, State, and local 

agencies, along with other stakeholders 

that may be interested or affected by the 

BLM’s decision on this project, are 

invited to participate in the scoping 

process and, if eligible, may request or 

be requested by the BLM to participate 

as a cooperating agency. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives, and guide the process for 

developing the EIS. At present, the BLM 

has identified the following preliminary 

issues: visual, desert tortoise and other 

desert wildlife. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail 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. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1610.2; 43 CFR 2800. 

James G. Kenna, 

Arizona State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8551 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–CONC–0211–6680; 2410–OYC] 

60-Day Notice of Intention To Request 

Clearance of Collection of Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (National Park Service) 

will ask the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to approve the 

information collection (IC) described 

below. Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 

CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record 

Keeping Requirements, 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 new 

collection of information form (NPS 

#10–650). We may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 


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DATES: To ensure that we are able to 

consider your comments on this 

information collection (IC), we must 

receive them by June 10, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments 

directly to Mr. Paul Chalfant, 

Commercial Services Program, National 

Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., 

Mailstop 2410, Washington, DC 20240 

(mail), by fax at 202–371–2090, or 

electronically to 

Paul_Chalfant@nps.gov. Send your 

comments also to Rob Gordon, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, National Park Service, 1849 C 

Street, NW., Mailstop 2605, 

Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or 

robert_gordon@nps.gov (e-mail). All 

responses to the notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval. All comments 

will become a matter of public record. 

For Further Information Contact and/ 

or to Request a Draft of Proposed 

Collection of Information Contact: Paul 

Chalfant by mail or e-mail (see 

ADDRESSES), or by telephone at 202/ 

513–7163 and/or Rob Gordon (see 

ADDRESSES), or by telephone at 202/ 

354–1936. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The purpose of this information 

collection is to assist the National Park 

Service in managing the Commercial 

Use Authorization program. The NPS 

will use the information to manage the 

Commercial Use Authorizations in 

manner that is consistent with the 

highest level of protection of the natural 

and cultural resources. The information 

requested will allow the NPS to evaluate 

requests for a commercial use 

authorization and determine the 

suitability of the applicants to safely 

and effectively provide an appropriate 

service to the visiting public. It will also 

enable the NPS to manage the activity 

in a manner that protects the natural 

and cultural resources and the park 

visitor. Management includes, but is not 

limited to, managing the number of 

permits issued, determining the location 

and time that the activity occurs, and 

requiring the appropriate visitor 

protections including insurance, 

equipment, training and procedures. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Title: Commercial Use Authorizations. 

Service Form Number: 10–650 

Commercial Use Authorization 

Application; 10–660 Commercial Use 

Authorization Annual Survey (the 

annual survey will be completed only 

by individuals or businesses that 

successfully offered the service for the 

year). 

Type of Request: New. 

Description of Respondents: 

Respondents will be individuals or 

small businesses that wish to provide a 

commercial service to visitors in 

national park areas. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Responses 

to both of these information collections 

is mandatory. 

Frequency of Collection: In most 

cases, each respondent will submit one 

application and one annual report per 

year. 

Activity Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

Completion 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Commercial Use Authorization Application ..................................................... 4500 4500 .50 2250 

Commercial Use Authorization Annual Survey ............................................... 4000 4000 7.00 28000 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 8500 8500 7.50 30,250 

Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden 

Cost: The total non-hour burden to the 

applicants is estimated at $32,500. It is 

estimated to cost about $10 for the 

estimated 3,250 CUA applicants. The 

costs include but are not limited to 

printing, mailing, postage and software 

costs. There are no other costs 

associated with preparing and 

submitting an application. Respondents 

do not have any recurring costs 

associated with the Commercial Use 

Authorization process. 

Respondents that successfully operate 

their business under the Commercial 

Use Authorization are required to 

submit the Annual Report form. The 

non-hour burden to these businesses is 

estimated to be approximately $10. 

There are 2,850 active Commercial Use 

Authorizations. The total non-hour 

burden for the Annual Report form is 

$28,500. 

The commercial use authorizations 

are issued annually or every 2 (two) 

years. The 2 (two)-year limit is set by 

the NPS Concessions Management 

Improvement Act of 1998, Section 418. 

These costs would be recurring on a 1 

(one) or 2 (two) year cycle. 

III. Comments 

We 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. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this IC. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

e-mail 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. 

Dated: April 5, 2011. 

Robert Gordon, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8526 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–WASO–CONC–0111–6544; 2410–OYC] 

Notice of Temporary Concession 

Contract for Assateague Island 

National Seashore, MD 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed award of 

temporary concession contract for 

Assateague Island National Seashore. 


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