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system that we have received your 

Internet message, contact us directly at 

the Yellowstone Center for Resources 

307–344–2203. Finally, you may handdeliver comments to the Yellowstone 

Center for Resources in Yellowstone 

National Park, Wyoming. Our practice is 

to make comments, including names, 

home addresses, home phone numbers, 

and e-mail addresses of respondents, 

available for public review. Individual 

respondents may request that we 

withhold their names and/or home 

addresses, etc., but if you wish us to 

consider withholding this information 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. In 

addition, you must present a rationale 

for withholding this information. This 

rationale must demonstrate that 

disclosure would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of privacy. 

Unsupported assertions will not meet 

this burden. In the absence of 

exceptional, documentable 

circumstances, this information will be 

released. We will always make 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives of or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Dated: November 20, 2006. 

Michael A. Soukup, 

Associate Director, Natural Resource 

Stewardship and Science, National Park 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E6–20854 Filed 12–7–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–CT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

South Delta Improvements Program, 

Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, 

CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Final Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

the California Environmental Quality 

Act (CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) and the California 

Department of Water Resources (DWR) 

have prepared a Final EIS/EIR for the 

South Delta Improvements Program 

(SDIP). 

The SDIP is being pursued to address 

the needs of the Sacramento-San 

Joaquin River Delta (Delta) aquatic 

environment, as well as longstanding 

statewise, regional and local water 

supply needs. Reclamation and DWR 

have identified the following objectives 

and purpose: reduce the movement of 

San Joaquin River watershed Central 

Valley fall-/late fall-run juvenile 

Chinook salmon into the south Delta via 

Old River; maintain adequate water 

levels and, through improved 

circulation, water quality available for 

agricultural diversions in the south 

Delta, downstream of the head of Old 

River; and increase water deliveries and 

delivery reliability for Central Valley 

Project (CVP) and State Water Project 

(SWP) water contractors south of the 

Delta and provide opportunities to 

convey water for fish and wildlife 

purposes by increasing the maximum 

permitted level of diversion through the 

existing intake gates at Clifton Court 

Forebay from 6680 cubic feet per second 

(cfs) to 8500 cfs. 

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 disc of the Final 

EIS/EIR may be requested from Ms. 

Sammie Cervantes, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Sacramento CA 95825, by calling 916–

978–5189, TDD 916–978–5068, or by email at scervantes@mp.usbr.gov. The 

Final EIS/EIR is accessible at the 

following Web site: http:// 

www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/ 

nepa_projdetails,cfm?Project_ID=316. 

See Supplemental Information section 

for locations where a compact disc is 

available for viewing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Sharon McHale, Reclamation Program 

Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, at 

916–978–5086, TDD 916–978–5608, or 

by e-mail at smchale@mp.usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final 

EIS/EIR addresses facilities-related 

impacts including the effects of project 

construction and operation on 

hydrology, water quality, fish resources, 

recreation, vegetation and wildlife, 

visual resources, cultural resources, 

land use, geology, soils, seismicity, 

groundwater, traffic and circulation, air 

quality, noise, and public health and 

safety. Diversion-related impacts 

include the effects of increased 

diversions from the Bay Delta and 

associated changes in Reclamation’s 

operation of CVP facilities and DWR’s 

operation of SWP facilities. Project 

diversions therefore may directly or 

indirectly affect the Sacramento River, 

its tributaries, San Joaquin River, its 

tributaries, and Delta resources 

including water supply, fish and aquatic 

habitat, riparian vegetation and habitat, 

water quality, recreation, visual and 

cultural resources. The Final EIA/EIR 

also evaluated potential growthinducing impacts for the CVP and SWP 

water service areas. An evaluation of 

cumulative hydrologic and water 

service area impacts associated with 

reasonably foreseeable actions is also 

included. 

The Notice of Availability of the Draft 

EIS/EIR was published in the Federal 

Register on Thursday, November 10, 

2005, (70 FR 68475). The written 

comment period on the Draft EIS/EIR 

ended Tuesday, February 7, 2006. The 

Final EIS/EIR contains responses to all 

comments received and changes made 

to the text of the Draft EIS/EIR as a 

result of those comments and any 

additional information received during 

the review period. 

Public meetings to discuss the 

purpose and content of the Draft EIS/ 

EIR were held on the following dates 

and locations: December 6, 2005, in 

Sacramento CA; December 7, 2005, in 

Stockton CA; December 8, 2005, in 

Oakland CA; December 13, 2005, in 

Visalia CA; and December 14, 2005, in 

Los Angeles CA. Public hearings were 

held on January 18, 2006, in Sacramento 

CA; January 25, 2005, in Los Angeles 

CA; and January 26, 2006, in Stockton 

CA. 

A compact disc of the Final EIS/EIR 

is available for viewing at the following 

locations: 

• California Department of Water 

Resources, Bay-Delta Office, 1416 Ninth 

Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Regional 

Library, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, 

CA 95825–1898. 

• Bureau of Reclamation, Denver 

Office Library, Building 67, Room 167, 

Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, 

Denver, CO 80225. 

• Natural Resources Library, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street, NW., Main Interior Building, 

Washington, DC 20240–0001. 

• Sacramento Public Library, 828 I 

Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. 

• Tracy Branch Library, 20 E. Eaton 

Avenue, Tracy, CA 95376. 

• Lathrop Branch Library, 15461 

Seventh Street, Lathrop, CA 95330. 

• Cesar Chavez Central Library, 60 

North El Dorado Street, Stockton, CA 

95202. 

• Shasta County Main Library, 1855 

Shasta Street, Redding, CA 96001. 

• Oakland Main Library, 125 14th 

Street, Oakland, CA 94612. 


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• Los Angeles Central Library, 630 

West 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071. 

• Visalia Branch Library—Main 

Library, 200 West Oak Avenue, Visalia, 

CA 932891–4993. 

Public Disclosure Statement: 

Comments received in response to this 

notice will become part of the 

administrative record and are subject to 

public inspection. Our practice is to 

make comments, including names, 

home addresses, home phone numbers, 

and e-mail addresses of respondents, 

available for public review. Individual 

respondents may request that we 

withhold their names and/or home 

addresses, etc., but if you wish us to 

consider withholding this information, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. In 

addition, you must present a rationale 

for withholding this information. This 

rationale must demonstrate that 

disclosure would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of privacy. 

Unsupported assertions will not meet 

this burden. In the absence of 

exceptional, documentable 

circumstances, this information will be 

released. We will always make 

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. 

Frank J. Michny, 

Acting Assistant Regional Director, MidPacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 06–9601 Filed 12–7–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0089 

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 renewed 

authority for the following collection of 

information: 30 CFR part 702 regarding 

the exemption of coal extraction 

incidental to the extraction of other 

minerals. This information collection 

activity was previously approved by the 

Office of the Management and Budget 

(OMB), and assigned clearance number 

1029–0089. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection must be received 

by February 6, 2007, 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 request and explanatory 

information contact John A. Trelease, at 

(202) 208–2783 or e-mail at the address 

provided above. 

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)]. This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

OSM will be submitting to OMB for 

approval. This collection is contained in 

30 CFR Part 702, Exemption for Coal 

Extraction Incidental to the Extraction 

of Other Minerals. OSM will request a 

3-year term of approval for this 

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 request to OMB. 

The following information is provided 

for each 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: 30 CFR Part 702, Exemption for 

Coal Extraction Incidental to the 

Extraction of Other Minerals. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0089. 

Summary: This part implements the 

requirement in Section 701(28) of the 

Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA), 

which grants an exemption from the 

requirements of SMCRA to operators 

extracting not more than 162⁄3

percentage tonnage of coal incidental to 

the extraction of other minerals. This 

information will be used by the 

regulatory authorities to make that 

determination. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once and 

annually thereafter. 

Description of Respondents: 

Producers of coal and other minerals 

and State regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 120. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 535. 

Total Non-wage Costs: $200. 

Dated: December 4, 2006. 

John R. Craynon, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 06–9592 Filed 12–7–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Solicitor; Public Forum on 

the Department of Labor Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) Improvement 

Plan 

AGENCY: Office of the Solicitor (SOL), 

Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Scheduling of public forum; 

invitation to participate and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor is 

scheduling a public forum to seek input 

from the public on how it might 

improve the quality and efficiency of 

the Department’s administration of the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). 

This forum is part of the Department’s 

FOIA Improvement Plan finalized 

earlier in 2006. Interested persons are 

encouraged to submit written comments 

in response to the questions contained 

in this notice and offer additional 

suggestions for improving the quality 

and efficiency of the Department’s FOIA 

efforts. Attendees are invited to speak 

on these questions and other related 

issues at the public forum; those who 

only wish to observe the forum are 

welcome to attend as well. The 

Department’s FOIA Improvement Plan 

is available at http://www.dol.gov/dol/ 

foia/ (See link for ‘‘Agency Plan and 

Report’’). 

Background: On June 14, 2006, the 

Department submitted its FOIA 

Improvement Plan and Report pursuant 

to Executive Order 13392 (‘‘Improving 

Agency Disclosure of Information’’). As 

part of its FOIA Improvement Plan, the 

Department has been examining various 

components of its FOIA practices and 


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