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livestock depredations continue, ODFW 

requests authorization for employees to 

conduct lethal control of wolves. Under 

the ODFW proposal, young-of-the-year 

(juveniles) captured before October 1, 

and any lactating females, would be 

released or relocated rather than killed. 

No lethal take by private landowners 

would be authorized by this permit. 

Currently, the ODFW is authorized 

through their section 6 Cooperative 

Agreement under the ESA to conduct 

non-lethal gray wolf management 

actions in Oregon for this species, 

which is Federally listed as endangered. 

These actions include trapping, 

collaring, taking blood and hair 

samples, harassing, and other forms of 

take that are not reasonably expected to 

result in the death or permanent 

disabling of a wolf. 

A practical, responsive management 

program is essential to enhancing 

survival of the wolf in the wild (Service 

1987; Service 1994; Service 1999). The 

program must respond to wolf-livestock 

conflicts, while promoting wolf 

recovery objectives. If issued, Oregon’s 

permit would provide standards for: (a) 

Determining problem wolf status 

(including investigative procedures and 

criteria), (b) conducting wolf control 

actions, and (c) disposition of problem 

wolves. 

In addition to evaluation under the 

ESA, we are analyzing issuance of this 

permit under NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.). Some environmental impacts of 

wolf management were analyzed in our 

1988 Environmental Action 

Memorandum on the Interim Wolf 

Control Plan for the Northern Rocky 

Mountains and the 1999 Evaluation and 

Recommended Modifications to it. Our 

environmental analysis for ODFW’s 

permit application will include changes 

in the gray wolf’s population status 

since 1999 and other issues specific to 

Oregon. 

Under NEPA, a reasonable range of 

alternatives to a proposed project must 

be developed and considered in our 

environmental review, along with a noaction alternative. Our NEPA evaluation 

will evaluate the potential impacts of 

alternatives for wolf conservation 

actions in Oregon. Management actions 

would be developed to conserve wolf 

populations and to protect livestock and 

pets. An alternative will be selected and 

a permit decision made after completion 

of all required analyses and 

consideration of all comments received 

in response to this Notice. 

Any wolves existing in Oregon would 

likely be due to range expansion of the 

northern Rocky Mountains wolf 

population. However, the State of 

Oregon has established its own wolf 

population objectives. These population 

objectives are documented in the 

Oregon Wolf Conservation and 

Management Plan, which can be found 

at: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wolves/. 

The ODFW permit application can be 

found at: http://www.fws.gov/pacific/ 

ecoservices/endangered/recovery/ 

default.htm. 

Additional information about wolf 

recovery and conservation in the 

northwestern United States, including 

control of problem wolves, can be found 

in various reports at: http:// 

westerngraywolf.fws.gov/. 

Public Comments Solicited 

We solicit public review and 

comment on this ESA recovery permit 

application and related NEPA 

environmental review. Our practice is to 

make comments, including names and 

home addresses of respondents, 

available for public review during 

regular business hours. Individual 

respondents may request that we 

withhold their home addresses from the 

record, which we will honor to the 

extent allowable by law. There also may 

be circumstances in which we would 

withhold from the record a respondent’s 

identity, to the extent 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, but you should be aware that 

we may be required to disclose your 

name and address pursuant to the 

Freedom of Information Act. Moreover, 

we will not consider anonymous 

comments. We will make all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Comments and materials received will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the above address. 

Authority 

This document is published under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

Dated: June 19, 2006. 

David J. Wesley, 

Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–13132 Filed 8–10–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0094, 1029–0098 

and 1029–0119 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement. 

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 

its intention to request approval to 

continue the collections of information 

for 30 CFR part 700—general provisions, 

30 CFR part 769—the petition process 

for the designation of Federal lands as 

unsuitable for all or certain types of 

surface coal mining operations and for 

termination of previous designations, 

and 30 CFR 874.16—contractor 

eligibility requirements for general 

reclamation and its Abandoned Mine 

Land Contractor Information form. 

These information collection activities 

were previously approved by the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB), and 

assigned clearance numbers 1029–0094, 

1029–0098, and 1029–0119, 

respectively. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection must be received 

by October 10, 2006, to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to 

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 

1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 

202—SIB, Washington, DC 20240. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the information 

collection requests, explanatory 

information and related forms, contact 

John A. Trelease, at (202) 208–2783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implementing 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)]. This notice identifies 

information collections that OSM will 

be submitting to OMB for approval. 

These collections are contained in (1) 30 

CFR 700, General (1029–0094); (2) 30 

CFR part 769, Petition process for 

designation of Federal lands as 


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1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 

CFR 207.2(f)). 

unsuitable for all or certain types of 

surface coal mining operations and for 

termination of previous designations; 

and (3) 30 CFR 874.16 and the 

Abandoned Mine Land Contractor 

Information form. OSM will request a 3- 

year term of approval for each 

information collection activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

need for the collection of information 

for the performance of the functions of 

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (4) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on respondents, such 

as use of automated means of collection 

of the information. A summary of the 

public comments will accompany 

OSM’s submission of the information 

collection requests to OMB. 

The following information is provided 

for the information collection: (1) Title 

of the information collection; (2) OMB 

control number; (3) summary of the 

information collection activity; and (4) 

frequency of collection, description of 

the respondents, estimated total annual 

responses, and the total annual 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

the collection of information. 

Title: General, 30 CFR part 700. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0094. 

Summary: This Part establishes 

procedures and requirements for 

terminating jurisdiction of surface coal 

mining and reclamation operations, 

petitions for rulemaking, and citizen 

suits filed under the Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: State and 

tribal regulatory authorities, private 

citizens and citizen groups, and surface 

coal mining companies. 

Total Annual Responses: 6. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 84. 

Title: Petition process for designation 

of Federal lands as unsuitable for all or 

certain types of surface coal mining 

operations and for termination of 

previous designations, 30 CFR part 769. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0098. 

Summary: This part establishes the 

minimum procedures and standards for 

designating Federal lands unsuitable for 

certain types of surface mining 

operations and for terminating 

designations pursuant to a petition. The 

information requested will aid the 

regulatory authority in the decision 

making process to approve or 

disapprove a request. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: People 

who may be adversely affected by 

surface mining on Federal lands. 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,067. 

Title: Contractor eligibility 

requirements for general reclamation, 30 

CFR 874.16 and the AML Contractor 

Information Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0119. 

Summary: 30 CFR 874.16 requires 

that every successful bidder for an AML 

contract must be eligible under 30 CFR 

773.15(b)(1) at the time of contract 

award to receive a permit or conditional 

permit to conduct surface coal mining 

operations. Further, the regulation 

requires the eligibility to be confirmed 

by OSM’s automated AVS and the 

contractor must be eligible under the 

regulations implementing Section 510(c) 

of the Surface Mining Act to receive 

permits to conduct mining operations. 

The AML Contractor Information form 

provides a tool for OSM and the States/ 

Indian tribes to help them prevent 

persons with outstanding violations 

from conducting further mining of AML 

reclamation activities in the State. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once per 

contract. 

Description of Respondents: AML 

contract applicants and State and tribal 

regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 420 bidders 

and 8 State responses. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 161. 

Dated: August 7, 2006. 

John R. Craynon, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 06–6855 Filed 8–10–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–1104 

(Preliminary)] 

Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From 

China 

Determination 

On the basis of the record 1 developed 

in the subject investigation, the United 

States International Trade Commission 

(Commission) determines, pursuant to 

section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 

(19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act), that there 

is a reasonable indication that an 

industry in the United States is 

materially injured by reason of imports 

from China of certain polyester staple 

fiber, provided for in subheading 

5503.0020 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States, that are 

alleged to be sold in the United States 

at less than fair value. 

Pursuant to section 207.18 of the 

Commission’s rules, the Commission 

also gives notice of the commencement 

of the final phase of its investigation. 

The Commission will issue a final phase 

notice of scheduling, which will be 

published in the Federal Register as 

provided in section 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules, upon notice from 

the Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) of an affirmative 

preliminary determination in the 

investigation under section 733(b) of the 

Act, or, if the preliminary determination 

is negative, upon notice of an 

affirmative final determination in that 

investigation under section 735(a) of the 

Act. Parties that filed entries of 

appearance in the preliminary phase of 

the investigation need not enter a 

separate appearance for the final phase 

of the investigation. Industrial users, 

and, if the merchandise under 

investigation is sold at the retail level, 

representative consumer organizations 

have the right to appear as parties in 

Commission antidumping and 

countervailing duty investigations. The 

Secretary will prepare a public service 

list containing the names and addresses 

of all persons, or their representatives, 

who are parties to the investigation. 

Background 

On June 23, 2006, a petition was filed 

with the Commission and Commerce by 

DAK Americas, LLC, Charlotte, NC; Nan 

Ya Plastics Corporation, America, Lacke 

City, SC; and Wellman, Inc., 

Shrewsbury, NJ; alleging that an 

industry in the United States is 

materially injured or threatened with 

material injury by reason of LTFV 

imports of certain PSF from China. 

Accordingly, effective June 23, 2006, the 

Commission instituted antidumping 

duty investigation No. 731–TA–1104 

(Preliminary). 

Notice of the institution of the 

Commission’s investigation and of a 

public conference to be held in 

connection therewith was given by 

posting copies of the notice in the Office 

of the Secretary, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, Washington, DC, 

and by publishing the notice in the 

Federal Register of June 29, 2006 (71 FR 

37097, June 29, 2006). The conference 

was held in Washington, DC, on July 14, 

2006, and all persons who requested the 

opportunity were permitted to appear in 

person or by counsel. 

The Commission transmitted its 

determination in this investigation to 


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