Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 197 / Thursday, October 12, 2006 / Notices 60185 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–055–5853–EU] 

Proposed Information Collection—

Alternative Land-Use Planning 

Scenarios for the Upper Las Vegas 

Wash Conservation Transfer Area 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is partnering with 

Utah State University to undertake a 

survey that will provide the BLM with 

social science input to support planing 

of the Upper Las Vegas Wash 

Conservation Transfer Area (CTA). The 

BLM anticipates that this information 

will assist in the decision-making 

process to (1) protect the fossil and 

plant resources; (2) allow for ecological 

function of the CTA; and (3) render a 

decision on the boundary configuration 

and allowable uses of the CTA that are 

defensible to the public, agencies, local 

governments, and the courts. 

DATES: You have 60 days after the date 

of this Federal Register Notice to submit 

your comments to the address listed 

below. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail or deliver 

comments to: Bureau of Land 

Management, Las Vegas Field Office, 

Attn: CTA Land-Use Planning Survey, 

4701 North Torrey Pines Drive, Las 

Vegas, Nevada 89130. 

You may send comments via Internet 

to: nv_lvfo_planning@blm.gov. Please 

include your name and address with 

comments, and title the Subject Attn: 

CTA Land-Use Planning Survey. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may contact Gayle Marrs-Smith, CTA 

Project Manager at the address above, by 

telephone at (702) 515–5156, or by email at Gayle_Marrs-Smith@nv.blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM 

must provide a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register concerning a proposed 

collection of information to solicit 

comments 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. 

The BLM strives to include best 

science in rendering management 

decisions. The CTA is being proposed 

for protection. A wide variety of 

interested publics, local governments, 

developers, and utilities would be 

affected by BLM’s decision on the 

boundary configuration and allowable 

uses within the conservation area. 

Information on existing urban 

development adjacent to the CTA and 

its socio-demographic composition is 

necessary to model future development 

and its potential impacts to the CTA as 

BLM prepares the land-use alternatives 

that will be analyzed as required under 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(Pub. L. 91–190, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347, 

January 1, 1970). 

Title: Evaluating Alternative Land-use 

Planning Scenarios Survey. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

OMB Control Number: TBD. 

Type of Request: New Collection. 

Description of Need: This proposal 

seeks approval to collect information 

from residents of selected 

neighborhoods in both Las Vegas and 

North Las Vegas via questionnaire in 

order to gain a better understanding of 

how socio-economic characteristics of 

nearby residential populations might 

affect the disturbance impacts in the 

CTA. These questionnaires will be used 

to answer questions on: Type and 

frequency of use within the CTA, 

familiarity with the CTA, levels of 

attachment to the CTA, attitudes and 

preferences regarding use and 

management of the CTA, behavioral 

intentions regarding enforcement of 

sanctions to protect the wash 

environment, and individual and 

household demographic information. 

Automated data collection: At this 

time, we will not be gathering 

information in an automated way. 

Description of Respondents: This 

proposal seeks approval to collect 

information from adults living in 

randomly selected households located 

within one half mile corridors centered 

along eight linear transects. These 

transects have been designated for use 

in measuring ecological and disturbance 

conditions within the CTA environment 

and extended south of the CTA into 

nearby areas of residential development. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: 1000. 

Estimated average number of 

responses: 600. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

response: 30 minutes. 

Estimated annual reporting burden: 

300 hours. 

BLM will summarize all responses to 

this notice and include them in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will be a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 29, 2006. 

Juan Palma, 

Field Manager. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–060–01–1020–PG] 

Notice of Public Meeting; Central 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Central 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

November 8 & 9, 2006, at the Bureau of 

Land Management’s Lewistown Field 

Office, 920 NE. Main Street, in 

Lewistown, Montana. The November 8 

session will begin at 10 a.m. with a 30- 

minute public comment period. This 

meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 6 

p.m. The November 9 meeting will 

begin at 8 a.m. with a 30-minute public 

comment period. This meeting is 

scheduled to adjourn at 3 p.m. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 15- 

member council advises the Secretary of 

the Interior on a variety of management 

issues associated with public land 

management in Montana. At this 

meeting the council will discuss/act 

upon: 

The minutes of their preceding 

meeting; 

A review of the RAC charter; 

An orientation session for new and 

current members; 

An update concerning the Missouri 

River Breaks National Monument RMP; 

An update concerning the Judith 

Moccasin travel plan subgroup; 

A report concerning recreation 

resource advisory committees; 

A review of Undaunted Stewardship 

programs; 

A review of livestock grazing 

regulations; 

A presentation concerning the Kipp 

Business Plan; 

Information concerning Revised 

Statute 2477; 

An oil and gas activity briefing; 

An update about the Valley Wind 

Farm; 


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