Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 29, 2009 / Notices 49887 

Immigration Services (USCIS) has 

submitted the following information 

collection request for review and 

clearance in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

information collection is published to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. Comments are 

encouraged and will be accepted for 

sixty days until November 30, 2009. 

During this 60-day period, USCIS will 

be evaluating whether to revise the 

Form I–290B. Should USCIS decide to 

revise Form I–290B we will advise the 

public when we publish the 30-day 

notice in the Federal Register in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The public will then 

have 30 days to comment on any 

revisions to the Form I–290B. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

regarding the item(s) contained in this 

notice, especially regarding the 

estimated public burden and associated 

response time, should be directed to the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory 

Products Division, Clearance Officer, 

111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210. 

Comments may also be submitted to 

DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352 or 

via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When 

submitting comments by e-mail, please 

make sure to add OMB Control No. 

1615–0095 in the subject box. Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the collection of information should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies’ estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) 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. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection: 

Extension of an existing information 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Notice of Appeal or Motion. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form I–290B; 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services (USCIS). 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. Form I–290B is necessary 

for USCIS to make a determination that 

appeal or motion to reopen or 

reconsider meet eligibility requirements, 

and for the Administrative Appeals 

Office to adjudicate the merits of the 

appeal, or reopen the motion. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 30,000 responses at 1 hour and 

30 minutes (1.50) per response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 45,000 annual burden hours. 

If you need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please visit the 

Web site at: http://www.regulations. 

gov/. 

We may also be contacted at: USCIS, 

Regulatory Products Division, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529–2210, 

Telephone number 202–272–8377. 

Dated: September 24, 2009. 

Sunday Aigbe, 

Chief, Regulatory Products Division, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–23486 Filed 9–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Grassland Bypass Project, Merced and 

Fresno Counties, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

and Environmental Impact Report (Final 

EIS/EIR). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

the California Environmental Quality 

Act (CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation), the Federal lead agency, 

and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota 

Water Authority (Authority), the State 

lead agency, have prepared a Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and a Final Environmental Impact 

Report (EIR) for the continuation of the 

Grassland Bypass Project until 

December 31, 2019 (Project). 

Reclamation proposes to enter a Use 

Agreement with the Authority for the 

continued use of a portion of the San 

Luis Drain after 2009 to convey 

subsurface agricultural irrigation water 

to Mud Slough (North). The Central 

Valley Regional Water Quality Control 

Board would need to revise their Basin 

Plan Amendment to delay compliance 

with selenium objectives for 2010 and 

amend the existing Waste Discharge 

Requirements for the Project in order to 

allow for anticipated drainage discharge 

into Mud Slough, and the Authority and 

the California Department of Fish and 

Game will need to amend their existing 

Memorandum of Understanding for the 

portion of Mud Slough North in the 

State’s China Island Wildlife Area. 

Reclamation and the Authority would 

need to remove existing and future 

sediments from the affected portion of 

the San Luis Drain. 

A Notice of Availability of the joint 

Draft EIS/EIR was published in the 

Federal Register on Thursday, January 

15, 2009 (74 FR 2615). The written 

comment period on the Draft EIS/EIR 

ended March 16, 2009. The Final EIS/ 

EIR contains responses to all comments 

received and reflects comments and any 

additional information received during 

the review period. 

DATES: Reclamation will not make a 

decision on the proposed action until at 

least 30 days after release of the Final 

EIS/EIR. After the 30-day waiting 

period, Reclamation will complete a 

Record of Decision (ROD). The ROD will 

state the action that will be 

implemented and will discuss all factors 

leading to the decision. 

ADDRESSES: A compact disk or a copy of 

the Final EIS/EIR may be requested from 

Ms. Shauna McDonald, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 1243 ‘N’ Street, Fresno, 

CA 93721–1831 by calling 559–487– 

5202, TDD 559–487–5933, or via e-mail 

at SMcDonald@usbr.gov. The Final 

document is also available on the 

following Web site: at http://www.usbr.

gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?

Project_ID=3513. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for locations where copies of the 

Final EIS/EIR are available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Shauna McDonald, Bureau of 

Reclamation at the phone number or email address above. 


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49888 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 29, 2009 / Notices 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Project and the Grassland Drainage Area 

are located in Merced and Fresno 

Counties in the Central Valley of 

California. Prior to 1996 when the 

interim project was implemented, 

subsurface agricultural drainage water 

was conveyed through channels used to 

deliver water to wetland habitat areas 

which limited Reclamation’s ability to 

deliver fresh water to the wetlands. The 

Project now consolidates subsurface 

drainage flows on a regional basis (from 

the 97,000 acre Grassland Drainage Area 

[GDA]) after source control measures, 

applies the drainage to salt tolerant 

crops to reduce the volume, utilizes a 4- 

mile channel to place it into the Federal 

San Luis Drain (Drain) at a point near 

Russell Avenue, (Milepost 105.72, 

Check 19) and then utilizes a 28-mile 

segment of the Drain to convey the 

remaining drainage flows around 

wetland habitat areas, after which it is 

discharged to Mud Slough and 

subsequently reaches the San Joaquin 

River. The Project has reduced the 

volume of agricultural drainage water 

discharged from the GDA, resulting in 

significant environmental 

improvements to wetlands water supply 

channels and the San Joaquin River. 

The original Grassland Bypass Project 

was implemented in November 1995 

through an ‘‘Agreement for Use of the 

San Luis Drain’’ (Agreement No. 6–07– 

20-w1319) between Reclamation and the 

Authority. A Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI No. 96–1–MP) was 

adopted by Reclamation for the original 

project and environmental 

commitments set forth in the FONSI 

were made an integral component of the 

initial Use Agreement. The Use 

Agreement allowed use of the Drain for 

a 5-year period that concluded 

September 30, 2001. A new Use 

Agreement (Agreement No. 01–WC–20– 

2075) was completed on September 28, 

2001, for the period through December 

31, 2009. The Project also includes a 

monitoring program with biological, 

water quality, and sediment 

components. Results of the monitoring 

program are reviewed by an Oversight 

Committee quarterly, or as necessary, to 

implement the Use Agreement. 

The Draft EIS/EIR considered the 

direct, indirect, and cumulative effects 

on the physical, natural, and human 

environment that may result from the 

continued use of the Grassland Bypass 

Channel and a 28-mile segment of the 

San Luis Drain; continued discharges to 

Mud Slough; sediment management 

options within that Drain segment; 

ongoing drainwater reuse and expansion 

of the San Joaquin River Water Quality 

Improvement Project reuse area to 6,900 

acres, and programmatic consideration 

of future phases of the treatment and 

disposal program. 

The Draft EIS/EIR addressed 

potentially significant environmental 

issues and recommends adequate and 

feasible mitigation measures to reduce 

or eliminate significant environmental 

impacts. The Draft EIS/EIR examined 

two other alternatives: No Action and 

the 2001 Requirements Alternative. This 

other action alternative would continue 

the selenium load reductions and 

incentive fees of the 2001 Use 

Agreement. 

A public meeting was held on 

February 10, 2009, in Los Banos, CA. 

Copies of the Final EIS/EIR are available 

for public review at the following 

locations: 

• Bureau of Reclamation, SouthCentral California Area Office, 1243 ‘N’ 

Street, Fresno, CA 93721–1831. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific 

Regional Office Library, 2800 Cottage 

Way, Sacramento, CA 95825. 

• San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water 

Authority, 842 Sixth Street, Suite 7, Los 

Banos, CA 93635. 

• Fresno County Public Library 

Government Publications, 2420 

Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721. 

• San Francisco Public Library 

Government Documents, 100 Larkin 

Street, San Francisco, CA 94012. 

• Stanislaus County Library, 1500 I 

Street, Modesto, CA 95354. 

• Merced County Public Library, 1312 

South 7th Street, Los Banos, CA 93635. 

• University of California-Berkeley, 

Water Resources Archive, 410 O’Brien 

Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720. 

• University of California Davis, 

Shields Library, Documents 

Department, 100 NW Quad, Davis, CA 

95616. 

• California State Library, 914 Capitol 

Mall, Suite E–29, Sacramento, CA 

95814. 

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. 

Dated: August 7, 2009. 

Brian Person, 

Acting Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific 

Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–23428 Filed 9–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT926000–09–L19100000–BJ0000– 

LRCM08RS3472] 

Filing of Plat of Survey—Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Montana State Office, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of plat of survey. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM Montana State Office, Billings, 

Montana, thirty (30) days from the date 

of publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marvin Montoya, Cadastral Surveyor, 

Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of 

Land Management, 5001 Southgate 

Drive, Billings, Montana 59101–4669, 

telephone (406) 896–5124 or (406) 896– 

5009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rocky 

Mountain Region, Billings, Montana, 

and was necessary to determine 

Individual and Tribal Trust lands. 

The lands we surveyed are: 

Principal Meridian, Montana 

T. 26 N., R. 45 E. 

The plat, in 6 sheets, representing the 

dependent resurvey of a portion of the east 

boundary, the corrective dependent resurvey 

of the lines between sections 2 and 11 and 

sections 8 and 17, the dependent resurvey of 

a portion of the subdivisional lines, a portion 

of the subdivision of sections 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 

13, and 16, the adjusted original meanders of 

the former left bank of the Missouri River, 

downstream, through sections 10, 11, 13, 15, 

16, and 17, and the subdivision of sections 

2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 13, and 16, and the survey of 

the meanders of the present left bank of the 

Missouri River, downstream, through 

sections 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, and 17, 

the limits of erosion, downstream, through 

section 10, the meanders of the left bank of 

two relicted channels of the Missouri River, 

downstream, through sections 3, 8, 10, and 

17, the medial lines of two relicted channels 

of the Missouri River, certain division of 

accretion and partition lines, and certain 

islands (Tracts 37 through 44), Township 26 

North, Range 45 East, Principal Meridian, 

Montana, was accepted September 8, 2009. 

We will place a copy of the plat, in 6 sheets, 

and related field notes we described in the 

open files. They will be available to the 

public as a matter of information. If BLM 

receives a protest against this survey, as 

shown on this plat, in 6 sheets, prior to the 

date of the official filing, we will stay the 

filing pending our consideration of the 

protest. We will not officially file this plat, 

in 6 sheets, until the day after we have 

accepted or dismissed all protests and they 

have become final, including decisions or 

appeals. 


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