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Dispersed camping would be allowed 

(except within one-quarter mile of the 

Sterling Highway) under all of the 

alternatives, but would be limited to 14 

days in any 30-day period under 

Alternative A; limited to 24 hours 

within any 14-day period within 100 

yards of the river under Alternative B; 

not allowed within 100 yards of the 

river under Alternatives C and E (the 

Preferred Alternative); limited to 48 

hours within any 14-day period within 

100 yards of the river and within 1 mile 

of the Kenai River/Skilak Lake inlet/ 

outlet under Alternative D. 

For the Middle Kenai River (Skilak 

Lake downstream to the Refuge 

boundary), non-guided public use 

would be allowed without restriction 

under Alternatives A and B. Such use 

would be allowed without restriction 

under Alternatives C and E (the 

Preferred Alternative) until a Limits-ofAcceptable Change planning process is 

completed with stakeholders; and 

Alternative D would implement a 

limited permit program after a public 

rulemaking process is conducted. 

Sportfishing guides would be required 

to have special use permits under all of 

the alternatives, though such permits 

would be issued without limit under 

Alternative A. Under Alternative B, the 

need to implement a permitting process 

would be evaluated after the conclusion 

of the ongoing Kenai River-wide guide 

process. Under Alternatives C and E (the 

Preferred Alternative), permits would be 

limited to the number of existing 

permittees, and existing permittees 

would be ‘‘grandfathered’’ in after a 

public rulemaking process is conducted; 

under Alternative D, permits would be 

limited to 20 through a competitive 

selection process, and management of 

the timing and starts of boats would be 

initiated. 

Issue 5: Balance Motorized Access With 

Resource and Visitor-Experience 

Protection 

Under all the alternatives, airplane 

access would not be allowed May 1 to 

September 30 on any lake where nesting 

trumpeter swans and/or their broods are 

present, except on two lakes in 

designated Wilderness—where the 

closure would be May 1 to September 

10 under Alternatives A through C and 

E (the Preferred Alternative)—and five 

lakes in designated Wilderness plus one 

lake outside of designated Wilderness 

under Alternative D. Airplane access 

would be allowed on 46 lakes in 

designated Wilderness under 

Alternatives A and E (the Preferred 

Alternative); 45 lakes under Alternative 

B; 50 lakes under Alternative C; and 59 

lakes under Alternative D. 

Under all the alternatives, floatplane 

access to Chickaloon Flats would be 

allowed on 6.5 miles of the Chickaloon 

River. Under Alternative A, wheeled 

airplane access would be allowed yearround within designated areas of the 

Chickaloon Flats area, including three 

upland landing zones, a designated 

beach zone, and the unmaintained Big 

Indian Creek airstrip. Under 

Alternatives B through E (the Preferred 

Alternative), wheeled airplane access 

would be allowed on 21 square miles of 

unvegetated portions of the Chickaloon 

Flats area. Access would also be 

allowed on the unmaintained Big Indian 

Creek airstrip under Alternatives B and 

E (the Preferred Alternative). Under 

Alternatives C and D, access would be 

allowed on the Big Indian Creek airstrip, 

which would be maintained by the 

Service; and under Alternative D, an 

additional 6.8 square miles of 

unvegetated portions of the Chickaloon 

Flats would be accessible September 1 

to December 15 (or to coincide with 

future waterfowl hunting seasons). 

Under Alternatives A through C and 

E (the Preferred Alternative), 

snowmachines would be allowed in 

designated areas December 1 to April 30 

when the refuge manager determines 

there is adequate snow cover. Under 

Alternative C, certain zones within 

designated areas may be opened earlier 

(than December 1) or later (than April 

30) depending on local snow 

conditions. 

Under Alternative D, the December 1 

to April 30 time restriction would be 

eliminated, and certain zones within 

designated areas may be opened 

depending on local snow conditions. 

Under Alternatives B through E (the 

Preferred Alternative), research studies 

would be conducted with stakeholders 

to evaluate the effects of snowmachine 

use on Refuge resources and visitor 

experiences, and the results of those 

studies would be used to support future 

management decisions. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your name, 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. We will make all comments from 

individual persons part of the official 

public record. We will handle requests 

for such comments in accordance with 

the Freedom of Information Act, NEPA, 

and Departmental policies and 

procedures. 

Dated: August 21, 2009. 

Gary Edwards, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Information Quality Guidelines 

Pursuant to Section 515 of the 

Treasury and General Government 

Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 

2001 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Revised 

Peer Review Guidelines. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of 

Availability of the amended Information 

Quality guidelines of the Office of 

Surface Mining Reclamation and 

Enforcement (OSM). OSM’s amended 

guidelines implement the Information 

Quality guidelines published by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) in the Federal Register. The 

OMB guidelines directed Federal 

agencies to issue and implement 

guidelines to ensure and maximize the 

quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity 

of Government information 

disseminated to the public. 

Accordingly, OSM is amending its 

Information Quality Guidelines in order 

to provide current information about the 

title of the Information Quality contact. 

We are making no other substantive 

changes. We are making minor, nonsubstantive editorial and technical 

corrections. The corrected guidelines 

are available on the OSM Internet Web 

site at: http://www.osmre.gov/guidance/ 

osm_info_quality.shtm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Office of the Chief Information Officer, 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement, 1951 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20240. 

Telephone (202) 208–2961 or by e-mail 

to infoquality@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The OSM guidelines, as amended, 

implement guidelines published by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) in the Federal Register on 

September 28, 2001 (66 FR 49718) and 

February 22, 2002 (67 FR 8451). The 

OMB guidelines directed Federal 

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quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity 

of Government information 

disseminated to the public. Our 

Information Quality Guidelines were 

published in the Federal Register on 

November 13, 2002 (67 FR 68882). The 

amendments addressed in this notice 

reflect OSM organizational changes, by 

making appropriate changes in OSM 

contact information. Our amendments 

make no other substantive changes in 

our guidelines; however, they make 

other minor technical and editing 

corrections. As noted above, the 

corrected guidelines are available on the 

OSM Internet Web site at: http:// 

www.osmre.gov/guidance/ 

osm_info_quality.shtm. 

Dated: July 28, 2009. 

Glenda H. Owens 

Acting Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–20676 Filed 8–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–260–09–1060–XQ–24 1A] 

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board; 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces that the 

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board 

will conduct a meeting on matters 

pertaining to management and 

protection of wild, free-roaming horses 

and burros on the Nation’s public lands. 

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet 

Monday, September 28, 2009 from 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m., local time. This will be 

a one day meeting. 

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will 

meet in Arlington, Virginia at the Hyatt 

Arlington, 1325 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, Virginia 22209. Their phone 

number for reservations is 1–800–233– 

1234. 

Written comments pertaining to the 

Advisory Board meeting should be sent 

to: Bureau of Land Management, 

National Wild Horse and Burro 

Program, WO–260, Attention: Ramona 

DeLorme, 1340 Financial Boulevard, 

Reno, Nevada 89502–7147. Submit 

written comments pertaining to the 

Advisory Board meeting no later than 

close of business September 23, 2009. 

See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for electronic access and filing 

address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ramona DeLorme, Wild Horse and 

Burro Administrative Assistant, at 775– 

861- 6583. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may reach Ms. DeLorme at any 

time by calling the Federal Information 

Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Meeting 

Under the authority of 43 CFR part 

1784, the Wild Horse and Burro 

Advisory Board advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, the Director of the BLM, the 

Secretary of Agriculture, and the Chief 

of the Forest Service, on matters 

pertaining to management and 

protection of wild, free-roaming horses 

and burros on the Nation’s public lands. 

The tentative agenda for the meeting is: 

Monday, September 28, 2009 (8 a.m.–5 

p.m.) 

8 a.m. Call to Order & Introductions: 

8:15 a.m. Old Business: 

Update Pending Litigation 

8:45 a.m. Program Updates: 

Gathers 

Adoptions 

Facilities 

Forest Service Update 

Break (9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.) 

9:45 a.m. Program Updates 

(continued): 

Program Accomplishments 

Lunch (11:45 a.m.–1 p.m.) 

1 p.m. New Business: 

Break (2:45 p.m.–3 p.m.) 

3 p.m. Public Comments 

4 p.m. Board Recommendations 

4:45 p.m. Recap/Summary/Next 

Meeting/Date/Site 

5 p.m. Adjourn 

The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. An 

individual with a disability needing an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting, such as an interpreting 

service, assistive listening device, or 

materials in an alternate format, must 

notify the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT two 

weeks before the scheduled meeting 

date. Although the BLM will attempt to 

meet a request received after that date, 

the requested auxiliary aid or service 

may not be available because of 

insufficient time to arrange it. 

The Federal Advisory Committee 

Management Regulations [41 CFR 101– 

6.1015(b),] require BLM to publish in 

the Federal Register notice of a meeting 

15 days prior to the meeting date. 

II. Public Comment Procedures 

Members of the public may make oral 

statements to the Advisory Board on 

September 28, 2009 at the appropriate 

point in the agenda. This opportunity is 

anticipated to occur at 3 p.m., local 

time. Persons wishing to make 

statements should register with the BLM 

by noon on September 28, 2009 at the 

meeting location. Depending on the 

number of speakers, the Advisory Board 

may limit the length of presentations. At 

previous meetings, presentations have 

been limited to three minutes in length. 

Speakers should address the specific 

wild horse and burro-related topics 

listed on the agenda. Speakers must 

submit a written copy of their statement 

to the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section or bring a written copy to the 

meeting. 

Participation in the Advisory Board 

meeting is not a prerequisite for 

submission of written comments. The 

BLM invites written comments from all 

interested parties. Your written 

comments should be specific and 

explain the reason for any 

recommendation. The BLM appreciates 

any and all comments, but those most 

useful and likely to influence decisions 

on management and protection of wild 

horses and burros are those that are 

either supported by quantitative 

information or studies or those that 

include citations to and analysis of 

applicable laws and regulations. Except 

for comments provided in electronic 

format, speakers should submit two 

copies of their written comments where 

feasible. The BLM will not necessarily 

consider comments received after the 

time indicated under the DATES section 

or at locations other than that listed in 

the ADDRESSES section. 

In the event there is a request under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

for a copy of your comments, the BLM 

will make them available in their 

entirety, including your name and 

address. 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. The BLM will release all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, in their 

entirety, including names and 

addresses. 

Electronic Access and Filing Address 

Speakers may transmit comments 

electronically via the Internet to: 

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