Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 122 / Friday, June 23, 2000 / Notices 39177

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[Arizona, INT–DES–00–24]

Allocation of Water Supply and LongTerm Contract Execution, Central

Arizona Project

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of a draft

environmental impact statement (EIS)

for public review and comment on the

proposed allocation of water supply and

long-term contract execution, Central

Airzona Project.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969, as amended, and the Council on

Environmental Quality’s Regulations for

Implementing the Procedural Provisions

of NEPA, the Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation) has prepared a draft EIS

for the Central Arizona Project (CAP).

The draft EIS describes in detail four

alternative allocations of remaining

available CAP water. A No Action

Alternative is also described, which

provides a baseline for comparing the

impacts of the four action alternatives.

Public hearings will be held to receive

written or verbal comments on the draft

EIS from interested organizations and

individuals on the environmental

impacts of the proposal. Notice of the

hearings will appear at a future date.

DATES: Written comments must be

received no later than August 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on

the draft EIS to Mr. Bruce Ellis,

Environmental Program Manager,

Phoenix Area Office, Bureau of

Reclamation, P.O. Box 81169, Phoenix,

Arizona 85069–1169, by August 25,

2000.

Our practice is to make comments,

including names and home addresses of

respondends, available for public

review. Individual respondents may

request that we withhold their home

address from public disclosure, which

we will honor to the extent allowable by

law. There also may be circumstances in

which we would withhold a

respondent’s identity from public

disclosure, as allowable by law. If you

wish us to withhold your name and/or

address, you must state this

prominently at the beginning of your

comment. We will make all submissions

from organizations or businesses, and

from individuals identifying themselves

as representatives or officials or

organizations or businesses, available

for public disclosure in their entirety.

The draft EIS document is available

on the Internet as http://

www.apo.lc.usbr.gov. Copies of the draft

EIS are also available upon request to

the following address: Ms. Janice

Kjesbo, PXAO–1500, Phoenix Area

Office, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box

81169, Phoenix, Arizona 85069–1169,

faxogram 602–216–4006, or telephone

602–216–3864.

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for a list of libraries where the

draft EIS is available for public

inspection and review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Question regarding the draft EIS should

be directed to Ms. Sandra Eto,

Environmental Resource Management

Division, Phoenix Area Office, Bureau

of Reclamation, P.O. Box 81169,

Phoenix, Arizona 85069–1169;

telephone 602–216–3857.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Reclamation is proposing modifications

to previous CAP water allocations. The

purpose and need for the Federal action

is to allocate remaining available CAP

water in a manner that would facilitate

the resolution of outstanding Indian

water rights claims in the State of

Arizona. Authority for this action is

pursuant to the Colorado River Basin

Project Act of 1968 (Public Law 90–

537).

The proposed allocation is taking

place in the context of settlement

negotiations concerning operation and

repayment of the CAP and Indian water

rights. These negotiations are being

conducted by the U.S. Departments of

the Interior and Justice, with

representatives of the Central Arizona

Water Conservation District (which

operates the CAP), several Indian

Tribes, Arizona Department of Water

Resources, non-Indian agricultural

districts, and several municipalities.

The proposed action (or Settlement

Alternative) identified in the draft EIS is

an allocation of CAP water consistent

with terms of the negotiated settlements

currently under discussion with these

entities. The draft EIS also analyzes

three alternative allocations of

remaining available CAP water. The

Secretary of the Interior could

implement any one of these four action

alternatives to achieve the purpose and

need for the proposed action. A No

Action Alternative is also described,

which provides a baseline for

comparing the impacts of the four action

alternatives.

A final allocation of remaining

available CAP water, and execution of

contracts for delivery of that water,

would provide a level of certainty to all

entities regarding available future water

supplies. This, in turn, would enable

Arizona water users, Indian and nonIndian alike, to develop and implement

the systems and infrastructure necessary

to utilize those water supplies to meet

future water demands and serve Tribal

and community needs.

Libraries Where the Draft EIS is

Available for Public Inspection and

Review

• Department of the Interior, Natural

Resources Library, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240.

• Bureau of Reclamation, Denver

Office Library, Building 67, Room 167,

Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling,

Denver, CO 80225

• Arizona Department of Library

Archives and Public Records, 1700 W.

Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007

• Phoenix Public Library (Burton Barr

Central), 1221 N. Central Ave., Phoenix,

AZ 85004

• Arizona Collection, Hayden

Library, Arizona State University,

Tempe, AZ 85287

• Government Document Service,

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

85287

• Arizona State University—West

Library, 4701 W. Thunderbird Rd.,

Glendale, AZ 85306

• University of Arizona, Main

Library, 1510 E. University Blvd.,

Tucson, AZ 85721

• Library, City Hall Annex, 111 E.

Pennington, Tucson, AZ 85701

• Law Library, County Courthouse

(Lower Level), Tucson, AZ 85701

• Government Reference Library, City

Hall, 9th Floor, Tucson, AZ 85701

• Globe Public Library, 339 S. Broad

St., Globe, AZ 85501

• Casa Grande Public Library, Casa

Grande, AZ 85222

• Coolidge Public Library, 160 W.

Central Ave., Coolidge, AZ 85228

• Coconino County Public Library,

300 W. Aspen Ave., Flagstaff, AZ 86001

• Cline Library, PO Box 6022,

Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff,

AZ 86011–6022

• Tuba City Public Library Bldg., 45

W Maple St., Tuba City, AZ 86045

• Payson Public Library, 510 W.

Main, Payson, AZ 85541

• Sierra Vista Public Library, 2600 E.

Tacoma, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635

• Cottonwood Public Library, 100 S.

6th St., Cottonwood, AZ 86326

• Parker Public Library, 1001 Navajo

Ave., Parker AZ 85344

• Green Valley Public Library, 601 N.

LaCan ̃ada, Green Valley, AZ 85614

• Octavia Fellin Public Library, 115

W. Hill Ave., Gallup, NM 87301

39178 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 122 / Friday, June 23, 2000 / Notices

Dated: June 20, 2000.

V. LeGrand Neilson,

Deputy Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–15904 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

that the information collection requests

for 30 CFR part 733, Maintenance of

State programs and procedures for

substituting Federal enforcement of

State programs and withdrawing

approval of State programs; 30 CFR part

785, Requirements for permits for

special categories of mining; and 30 CFR

part 876, Acid mine drainage treatment

and abatement program, have been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The information collection

requests describe the nature of the

information collections and their

expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to

approve or disapprove the information

collections but may respond after 30

days. Therefore, public comments

should be submitted to OMB by July 24,

2000, in order to be assured of

consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of any of the three

information collection requests,

explanatory information and related

forms, contact John A. Trelease at (202)

208–2783. You may also contact Mr.

Trelease at jtrelease@osmre.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. OSM has

submitted three requests to OMB to

renew its approval for the collections of

information found at 30 CFR parts 733,

785 and 876. OSM is requesting a 3-year

term of approval for these information

collection activities.

An agency 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. The OMB control

numbers for these collections of

information are 1029–0025 for part 733,

1029–0040 for part 785, and 1029–0104

for part 876, and may be found in

OSM’s regulations at 733.10, 785.10 and

876.10.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a

Federal Register notice soliciting

comments on the collections of

information for parts 733 and 875 was

published on March 10, 2000 (65 FR

13015), and on April 5, 2000 (65 FR

17900), for part 785. No comments were

received from either notice. This notice

provides the public with an additional

30 days in which to comment on the

following information collection

activities:

Title: Maintenance of State programs

and procedures for substituting Federal

enforcement of State programs and

withdrawing approval of State

programs, 30 CFR 733.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0025.

Summary: This part provides that any

interested person may request the

Director of OSM to evaluate a State

program by setting forth in the request

a concise statement of facts which the

person believes establishes the need for

the evaluation.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents: Any

interested person (individuals,

businesses, institutions, organizations).

Total Annual Responses: 2.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 200

hours.

Title: Requirements for permits for

special categories of mining, 30 CFR

785.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0040.

Summary: The information is being

collected to meet the requirements of

sections 507, 508, 510, 515, 701 and 711

of Pub. L. 95–87, which requires

applicants for special types of mining

activities to provide descriptions, maps,

plans and data of the proposed activity.

This information will be used by the

regulatory authority in determining if

the applicant can meet the applicable

performance standards for the special

type of mining activity.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents:

Applicants for coal mine permits.

Total Annual Responses: 347.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,372.

Title: Acid mine drainage treatment

and abatement program, 30 CFR 876.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0104.

Summary: This part establishes the

requirements and procedures allowing

State and Indian Tribes to establish acid

mine drainage abatement and treatment

programs under the Abandoned Mine

Land fund as directed through Public

Law 101–508.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents: State

governments and Indian Tribes.

Total Annual Responses: 1.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 350.

Send comments on the need for the

collection of information for the

performance of the functions of the

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s

burden estimates; ways to enhance the

quality, utility and clarity of the

information collection; and ways to

minimize the information collection

burden on respondents, such as use of

automated means of collection of the

information, to the following address.

Please refer to the appropriate OMB

control number in all correspondence.

ADDRESSES: Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Attention:

Department of Interior Desk Officer, 725

17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Also, please send a copy of your

comments to John A. Trelease, Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave,

NW, Room 210—SIB, Washington, DC

20240, or electronically to

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

Dated: June 20, 2000.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 00–15899 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Fall Creek Falls, Tennessee, Lands

Unsuitable for Surface Coal Mining and

Reclamation Operations; Availability of

Record of Decision and Statement of

Reasons

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM),

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of record

of decision and the statement of reasons

on the petition to declare certain lands

in Fall Creek Falls, Tennessee,

unsuitable for surface coal mining.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Interior has

reached a decision on a petition to

designate certain areas as unsuitable for