Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 180 / Monday, September 18, 2006 / Notices 54685 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the FLTFA, the four 

agencies noted above are offering to the 

public at large the opportunity to 

nominate lands in the State of Wyoming 

that meet FLTFA eligibility 

requirements for possible Federal 

acquisition. Under the provisions of 

FLTFA, only the following lands are 

eligible for nomination: (1) Inholdings 

within a federally designated area, or (2) 

lands that are adjacent to federally 

designated areas and contain 

exceptional resources. 

An inholding is any right, title, or 

interest held by a non-Federal entity, in 

or to a tract of land that lies within the 

boundary of a federally designated area. 

A federally designated area is land 

that on July 25, 2000, was within the 

boundary of: A unit of the National Park 

System; a unit of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System; an area of the National 

Forest System designated for special 

management; a national monument, 

national conservation area, national 

riparian conservation area, national 

recreation area, national scenic area, 

research natural area, national 

outstanding natural area, national 

natural landmark, or an area of critical 

environmental concern managed by the 

Bureau of Land Management; a 

wilderness or wilderness study area; or 

a component of the Wild and Scenic 

Rivers System or National Trails 

Systems. If you are not sure whether a 

particular area meets the statutory 

definition of a federally designated area 

in FLTFA, you should consult the 

statute or contact the BLM at the above 

address. 

An exceptional resource refers to a 

resource of scientific, natural, historic, 

cultural, or recreational value that has 

been documented by a Federal, State, or 

local government authority, and for 

which there is a compelling need for 

conservation and protection under the 

jurisdiction of a Federal agency to 

maintain the resource for the benefit of 

the public. 

Nominations meeting the above 

criteria may be submitted by any 

individual, group, or governmental 

body. If submitted by a party other than 

the landowner, the landowner must also 

sign the nomination to confirm their 

willingness to sell. Pursuant to FLTFA, 

nominations will only be considered 

eligible by the agencies if: (1) The 

nomination package is complete; (2) 

acquisition of the nominated land or 

interest in land would be consistent 

with an agency approved land use plan; 

(3) the land does not contain a 

hazardous substance and is not 

otherwise contaminated and would not 

be difficult or uneconomic to manage as 

Federal lands; and (4) acceptable title 

can be conveyed in accordance with 

Federal title standards. Priority will be 

placed on nominations for areas where 

there is no local or tribal government 

objection to Federal acquisition. 

Nominations may be made at any time 

following publication of this notice and 

will continue to be accepted for 

consideration during the life of the 

FLTFA, which ends on July 24, 2010, 

unless extended by Act of Congress. 

Nominations may be made on forms 

available from the BLM at the above 

address. Request for the forms may also 

be made by telephone, e-mail, or U.S. 

Postal Service mail. 

The agencies will assess the 

nominations for public benefits and 

rank the nominations in accordance 

with the jointly prepared state-level 

Wyoming Interagency Implementation 

Agreement and the national-level 

Memorandum of Understanding among 

the agencies. The nomination and 

identification of an inholding does not 

obligate the landowner to convey the 

property nor does it obligate the United 

States to acquire the property. 

All Federal land acquisitions must be 

made at fair market value established by 

applicable provisions of the Uniform 

Appraisal Standards for Federal Land 

Acquisitions. Further information, 

including the required contents of a 

nomination package and details of the 

Wyoming Interagency Implementation 

Agreement, may be obtained by 

contacting Tamara Gertsch at the 

address and phone number noted above. 

Donald A. Simpson, 

Associate State Director, Wyoming. 

[FR Doc. E6–15411 Filed 9–15–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

30 Day Notice of Intention To Request 

Clearance of Collection Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C., chapter 3507) and 

5 CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record 

Keeping Requirements, the National 

Park Service (NPS) invites public 

comments on a revision of a currently 

approved information collection (OMB 

# 1024–0064). 

DATES: Public comments on this 

proposed Information Collection 

Request (ICR) will be accepted October 

18, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

directly to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior, (OMB # 

1024–0064), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202/ 

395–6566, or by electronic mail at 

oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. The 

information collection may be viewed 

on-line at: http://www2.nature.nps.gov/ 

geology/mining/9a_text/htm. and http:// 

www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/ 

oil_and_gas/9b_text/htm. For further 

information contact Edward O. 

Kassman, Jr., at 303–969–2146. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

NPS/Minerals Management Program/ 

Mining Claims and Non-Federal Oil and 

Gas Rights. 

OMB Number: 1024–0064. 

Expiration Date of Approval: August 

31, 2006. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Description of Need: The NPS 

regulates mineral development activities 

inside park boundaries on mining 

claims and on non-Federal oil and gas 

rights under regulations codified at 36 

CFR Part 9, Subpart A (‘‘9A 

regulations’’), and 36 CFR Part 9, 

Subpart B (‘‘9B Regulations’’), 

respectively. The NPS promulgated both 

sets of regulations in the late 1970’s. In 

the case of mining claims, the NPS 

promulgated the 9A regulations 

pursuant to congressional authority 

granted under the Mining in the Parks 

Act of 1976, 16 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., and 

individual park enabling statutes. For 

non-Federal oil and gas rights, the NPS 

regulates development activities 

pursuant to authority under the NPS 

Organic Act of 1916, 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq., 

and individual enabling statues. As 

directed by Congress, the NPS 

developed the regulations in order to 

protect park resources and visitor values 

from the adverse impacts associated 

with mineral development in park 

boundaries. NPS specifically requests 

comments on: (1) The need for 

information including whether the 

information has practical utility; (2) the 

accuracy of the reporting burden hour 

estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of 

information collection on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 


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It is the practice of the NPS to make 

all comments, including names and 

addresses of respondents who provide 

that information, available for public 

review following the conclusion of the 

NEPA process. Individuals may request 

that the NPS withhold their name and/ 

or address from public disclosure. If you 

wish to do this, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comments. Commentators using the 

Web site can make such a request by 

checking the box ‘‘keep my information 

private.’’ NPS will honor such requests 

to the extent allowable by law, but you 

should be aware that NPS may still be 

required to disclose your name and 

address pursuant to the Freedom of 

Information Act. 

Description of Respondents: 1⁄4

medium to large publicly owned 

companies and 3⁄4 private entities. 

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 

4224 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Response: 176 Hours. 

Estimated Average Number of 

Respondents: 24 annually. 

Estimated Frequency of Response: 24 

annually. 

Dated: September 17, 2006. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS, Information and Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–7717 Filed 9–15–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

60-Day Notice of Intention To Request 

Clearance of Collection of Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 

CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record 

Keeping Requirements, the NPS invites 

comments on the need for gathering the 

information in the proposed survey 

(OMB #1024–XXXX). 

DATES: Public comments will be 

accepted on or before November 17, 

2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send Comments to: Kirsten 

M. Leong, NPS SCEP Student, 

Department of Natural Resources, 

Cornell University, 306 Fernow Hall, 

Ithaca, NY 14853; Phone: 607–255–

4136; e-mail: kml47@cornell.edu. 

To Request a Draft of Proposed 

Collection of Information Contact: 

Kirsten M. Leong, NPS SCEP Student, 

Department of Natural Resources, 

Cornell University, 306 Fernow Hall, 

Ithaca, NY 14853; Phone: 607–255–

4136; e-mail: kml47@cornell.edu. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margaret Wild, Biological Resource 

Management Division, 1201 Oakridge 

Dr., Suite 200, Fort Collins, CO 80525; 

Phone: 970–225–3593; e-mail: 

Margaret_Wild@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Identifying Capacity for Local 

Community Participation in Wildlife 

Management Planning: White-tailed 

Deer in Northeastern NPS Units. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

OMB Number: To be requested. 

Expiration Date: To be requested. 

Type of Request: New collection. 

Description of Need: NPS and DOI 

policies have begun to place more 

emphasis on civic engagement and 

public participation in park 

management (NPS Director’s Order 

75A), as well as communication and 

collaboration with local communities 

(NPS Director’s Order 52A. Discussions 

with NPS natural resource managers 

indicate a need for tools to better 

understand local community residents 

and ways to engage them in 

management and planning, especially in 

situations where local communities may 

be impacted by NPS management 

decisions. 

Biological studies have been 

conducted on white-tailed deer 

(Odocoileus virginianus) in park units of 

the northeastern U.S. for over two 

decades to determine deer population 

density, movement, and impact on park 

resources. Because deer biology has 

been relatively well-studied in parks, 

management issues related to deer were 

chosen as a model system to study the 

ways in which input from local 

stakeholders can affect wildlife 

management planning. Five sites were 

chosen to represent various stages of 

deer-issue maturity and amount of 

outreach efforts related to these issues: 

The Potomac Gorge area of Chesapeake 

and Ohio Canal National Historical 

Park; Fire Island National Seashore; 

Morristown National Historical Park; 

Prince William Forest Park; and Valley 

Forge National Historical Park. Fire 

Island National Seashore is the only 

park identified with a long history of 

deer issues and experience with deer 

outreach activities. Valley Forge 

National Historical Park and 

Morristown National Historical Park 

represent parks with a long history of 

deer issues and limited deer outreach 

activities. Prince William Forest Park 

and Chesapeake and Ohio National 

Historical Park (Potomac Gorge area) 

represent parks with relatively young 

deer issues and relatively few outreach 

activities related to deer. No parks with 

young deer issues and many deer 

outreach activities were identified. 

This study will focus on residents of 

communities near these parks, using a 

mail-back survey to describe and 

understand their opinions and 

experiences related to the role of parks 

in deer and other wildlife management, 

their understanding of deer issues and 

ways to address them in parks, and the 

influence of public input in wildlife 

management in parks. Follow-up 

telephone interviews with nonrespondents (up to 100 per park) will be 

conducted to assess non-response bias. 

This information will assist park staff in 

improving communication with the 

public in the event that these parks 

consider managing impacts related to 

deer in the future. However, any formal 

management that is considered will be 

subject to public input requirements of 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.). 

Therefore, research associated with this 

study should not be considered 

equivalent to public scoping related to 

a NEPA process. In addition, insights 

from this study will enhance NPS 

ability to respond to other natural 

resource management issues that 

involve local communities. Comments 

are invited on: (1) The practical utility 

of the information being gathered; (2) 

the accuracy of the burden hour 

estimate; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden to 

respondents, including use of 

automated information collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Automated data collection: This 

information will be primarily collected 

via mail-back questionnaire. Telephone 

interviews will be conducted with a 

small number of non-respondents to the 

mail survey. No automated data 

collection will take place. 

Description of respondents: Residents 

of communities near: the Potomac Gorge 

area of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 

National Historical Park; Fire Island 

National Seashore; Morristown National 

Historical Park; Prince William National 

Historical Park; and Valley Forge 

National Historical Park. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: 2,500 (2,000 respondents 

for mail survey; 500 respondents for 

telephone interviews). 

Estimated average number of 

responses: 2,500 (2,000 respondents for 


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