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approximately 131,890 acres of 

developable private land in Nye County. 

The area is bordered by the Nellis Air 

Force Range and Nevada Test Site to the 

north, the Humboldt-Toiyabe National 

Forest to the east, and the California/ 

Nevada state line to the west. The small 

amount of private land available for 

urban development is associated with 

the towns of Pahrump, Amargosa 

Valley, and Beatty. The surrounding 

land is primarily owned and managed 

by BLM. 

Some of the Applicant’s future 

activities have the potential to impact 

species subject to protection under the 

Act. Section 10 (a)(1)(B) permits nonFederal land owners to take endangered 

and threatened wildlife species, 

provided the take is incidental to 

otherwise lawful activities and will not 

appreciably reduce the likelihood for 

the survival and recovery of the species 

in the wild, as well as other permit 

conditions. An applicant for a Permit 

under section 10 must prepare and 

submit to the Service for approval a 

Plan containing a multifaceted strategy 

for minimizing and mitigating the 

impacts of all take associated with the 

proposed activities to the maximum 

extent practicable. The applicant must 

also ensure that adequate funding for 

the Plan will be provided. 

The Service will conduct an 

environmental review of the MSHCP 

and prepare an EIS. ENTRIX has been 

selected as the lead consultant to 

prepare the EIS under the supervision of 

the Service. NEPA requires that Federal 

agencies conduct an environmental 

analysis of their proposed actions to 

determine if the actions may 

significantly affect the human 

environment. Under NEPA, a reasonable 

range of alternatives to proposed 

projects is developed and considered in 

the environmental review. Alternatives 

considered for analysis in an EIS may 

include: variations in the scope of 

proposed activities; variations in the 

location, amount, and types of 

conservation measures; variations in 

activity duration; or a combination of 

these elements. In addition, the EIS will 

identify potentially significant direct, 

indirect, and cumulative impacts on 

biological resources, land use, air 

quality, water quality, water resources, 

socioeconomic conditions, and other 

environmental issues that could occur 

with implementation of the proposed 

action and alternatives. For all 

potentially significant impacts, the EIS 

identifies avoidance, minimization, and 

mitigation measures to reduce these 

impacts, where feasible, to a level below 

significance. 

The EIS will consider the proposed 

action, no action, and a reasonable range 

of alternatives. A detailed description of 

the impacts of the proposed action and 

each alternative will be included in the 

EIS. The alternatives to be considered 

for analysis in the EIS may address 

combinations of covered species, 

different permit effective periods, or a 

combination of elements. 

Written comments from interested 

parties are welcome to ensure that the 

issues of public concern related to the 

proposed action are identified. 

Comments and materials received will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. All 

comments and materials received, 

including names and addresses, will 

become part of the administrative record 

and may be released to the public. 

Public meetings will be held as noted in 

the DATES section above. 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names, home addresses, home 

phone numbers, and email addresses of 

respondents, available for public 

review. Individual respondents may 

request that we withhold their names 

and /or homes 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. 

The Service requests that comments 

be specific. In particular, the Service is 

requesting information regarding (1) 

Potential direct, indirect, and 

cumulative impacts of implementation 

of the proposed action; (2) other 

possible alternatives that meet the 

purpose and need; (3) potential adaptive 

management and/or monitoring 

provisions; (4) existing environmental 

conditions in the area; (5) other plans or 

projects that might be relevant to this 

proposed project; and (6) potential 

minimization and mitigation efforts. 

The environmental review of this 

project will be conducted in accordance 

with the requirements of the NEPA of 

1969 as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.), Council on the Environmental 

Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–

1518), other applicable Federal laws and 

regulations, and applicable policies and 

procedures of the Service. This notice is 

being furnished in accordance with 40 

CFR 1501.7 to obtain suggestions and 

information from other agencies and the 

public on the scope of issues and 

alternatives to be addressed in the EIS. 

Dated November 8, 2006. 

Ken McDermond, 

Deputy Manager, California/Nevada 

Operations Office, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. E6–19633 Filed 11–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[Docket No. NV–055–5853–EU] 

Proposed Information Collection—

Alternative Futures for the Upper Las 

Vegas Wash 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is partnering with 

Utah State University to undertake a 

scientific study focused on the Upper 

Las Vegas Wash, which is managed by 

the BLM and located near the city of Las 

Vegas, Nevada. The BLM wants a better 

understanding of the interaction of the 

adjacent communities with the natural 

environment in this area. There are 

important linkages between social 

conditions in the greater Las Vegas 

metropolitan area and ecological 

conditions of the surrounding 

landscape. Ecological disturbance 

stemming from human use of the Upper 

Las Vegas Wash is complex and 

involves important relationships 

between the demographic 

characteristics of residents living in 

proximity to the area, and the nature of 

attachments and use patterns that can 

connect residents to the area. An 

understanding of the socio-economic 

characteristics of residents in 

conjunction with their spatial proximity 

to the wash will aid in our 

understanding of the ecological 

disturbance impacts, and will assist the 

BLM in implementing protective actions 

in the future. Modeling the complex 

linkages between ecological 

disturbances and the social, economic, 

and demographic characteristics of local 

populations requires analysis of both 

existing and newly-collected data. Thus, 

a critical component in this study is a 


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social survey of residents who live 

adjacent to the Upper Las Vegas Wash. 

In order to obtain the required 

information from appropriate residents, 

a sampling design that will capture 

variation in spatial proximity to the 

wash is needed. For the purposes of 

consistency, continuity, and accuracy 

across multiple components of this 

research, the same linear transects 

established to determine the spatial 

attributes of disturbance fronts will be 

used to define the residential areas from 

which we will draw representative 

samples of local residents. 

DATES: You must submit your comments 

to BLM at the address below on or 

before January 22, 2007. The BLM will 

not necessarily consider any comments 

received after the above date. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: 

U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau 

of Land Management, Mail Stop 401LS, 

1849 C Street, NW., Attention: Bureau 

Information Collection Clearance Officer 

(WO–630), Washington, DC 20240. 

You may send comments via Internet 

to: comments_washington@blm.gov. 

Please include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–XXXX’’

and your name and address with your 

comments. Before including your 

address, phone number e-mail address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you are 

advised that your entire comment—

including your personal identifying 

information—may be made publicly 

available at any time. While you can ask 

us in your comment to withhold from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to so. 

You may deliver comments to the 

Bureau of Land Management, 

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 

L Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

Comments will be available for public 

review at the L Street address during 

regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15 

p.m.) Monday through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may contact Gayle Marrs-Smith, CTA 

Project Manager, by telephone at (702) 

515–5156, or by e-mail at Gayle MarrsSmith@nv.blm.gov regarding the UPPER 

LAS VEGAS WASH SURVEY. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1–

800–877–8330, 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week, to contact Gayle MarrsSmith. 

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 the 

use of automated information collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

The BLM strives to include best 

science in rendering management 

decisions. Information on existing urban 

development and its socio-demographic 

composition adjacent to the Upper Las 

Vegas Wash is necessary to assess the 

impacts of future development on the 

sensitive resources. 

Title: Alternative Futures for the 

Upper Las Vegas Wash. 

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 

Upper Las Vegas Wash. The 

questionnaire will seek information to 

answer the following research 

questions: 

(1) How could variation in the spatial 

proximity and accessibility of 

residential development to the wash 

influence levels of both positive and 

negative uses of the wash environment? 

(2) How could variation in the 

demographic composition of local 

neighborhood populations; particularly 

variation in age structure, stage in life 

cycle, household size and composition, 

income and socio-economic status 

levels, and racial/ethnic composition 

influence both levels of positive and 

negative uses of the wash environment? 

(3) How could spatial proximity/ 

accessibility and the demographic 

composition of local populations 

interact to influence levels of familiarity 

with and attachment to the wash 

environment? 

(4) To what extent might variations in 

familiarity with, and attachment to, the 

wash environment influence local 

residents’ perceptions about the use, 

management, and protection of the area? 

(5) How willing are residents to 

impose formal as well as informal 

sanctions toward individuals who 

engage in negative uses of the wash? 

Automated data collection: At this 

time, we will not be gathering 

information in an automated way. 

Description of Respondents: In order 

to obtain the required information from 

appropriate residents, a sampling design 

that will capture variation in spatial 

proximity to the wash is needed. 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 Upper Las Vegas 

Wash environment and extended south 

of the wash into nearby areas of 

residential development. The total 

sample size will be 1,000, with 125 

residents sampled on each transect 

using a stratified random-sampling 

procedure. Each of the eight transects 

will be stratified into four one-mile 

segments. Fifty households will be 

randomly sampled for participation in 

the survey from the transect segments 

located within one mile of the wash; 25 

households will be selected from each 

of the other transect segments. This will 

enable the recording of four different 

spatial gradients extending south from 

the wash, totaling 400 possible 

responses from the segments located 

nearest to the wash and 200 possible 

respondents from each of the other three 

gradients. In addition to this categorical 

breakdown of the residential location of 

each of the survey respondents, a more 

precise measure of linear distance to the 

wash will be calculated using the exact 

spatial location of each household 

sampled. 

The data collection process will 

consist primarily of a drop-off/pick-up 

methodology. This procedure utilizes a 

survey instrument to obtain the desired 

information from respondents while 

increasing face-to-face interaction 

through personal delivery and pick up 

of each questionnaire, all while 

maintaining the same level of 

confidentiality that more traditional 

mail survey methodology affords. The 

procedural protocol for drop-off/pickup 

methodology includes delivering the 

survey instrument and cover letter, 

which explains the purpose of the 

study, how answers will be kept 

confidential at all times, and who 

should complete the questionnaire (any 

adult residing in the house age 18 or 

older whose birthday occurred most 

recently). The cover letter also informs 

the respondent when the researcher will 

be back to pick up the completed survey 

or instructions for leaving it in an 

appropriate location if the respondent is 

going to be away from his or her 

residence. Due to potential access 

constraints in certain neighborhoods 

having gated security measures, more 

traditional mail survey methodology 


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1Commissioner Stephen Koplan found that the 

respondent interested party group response with 

respect to China was inadequate. 

will be used in those areas. The same 

survey instrument and cover letter will 

be used, but will be mailed to the 

sampled households with a request that 

the adult age 18 or older whose birthday 

occurred most recently complete and 

return the questionnaire in a provided 

self-addressed stamped envelope. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: 1,000. 

Estimated average number of 

responses: 600. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

response: 30 minutes. 

Estimated annual reporting burden: 

300 hours. 

The 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: November 15, 2006. 

Ted R. Hudson, 

Bureau of Land Management, Acting Division 

Chief of Regulatory Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 06–9323 Filed 11–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–404–408 and 

731–TA–898–908 (Review)] 

Hot-Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products 

From Argentina, China, India, 

Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, 

Romania, South Africa, Taiwan, 

Thailand, and Ukraine 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Commission 

determination to conduct full five-year 

reviews concerning the countervailing 

duty orders on hot-rolled carbon steel 

flat products from Argentina, India, 

Indonesia, South Africa, and Thailand 

and the antidumping duty orders on 

hot-rolled carbon steel flat products 

from Argentina, China, India, Indonesia, 

Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Romania, 

South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and 

Ukraine. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice that it will proceed with full 

reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

1675(c)(5)) to determine whether 

revocation of the countervailing duty 

orders on hot-rolled carbon steel flat 

products from Argentina, India, 

Indonesia, South Africa, and Thailand 

and the antidumping duty orders on 

hot-rolled carbon steel flat products 

from Argentina, China, India, Indonesia, 

Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Romania, 

South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, and 

Ukraine would be likely to lead to 

continuation or recurrence of material 

injury within a reasonably foreseeable 

time. A schedule for the reviews will be 

established and announced at a later 

date. For further information concerning 

the conduct of these reviews and rules 

of general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 

207). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 

assistance in gaining access to the 

Commission should contact the Office 

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server (http:// 

www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

these reviews may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at http://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 6, 2006, the Commission 

determined that it should proceed to 

full reviews in the subject five-year 

reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of 

the Act. The Commission found that the 

domestic interested party group 

response to its notice of institution (71 

FR 43521, August 1, 2006) was adequate 

and that the respondent interested party 

group responses with respect to 

Argentina, China, Netherlands, South 

Africa, and Thailand were adequate 1

and decided to conduct full reviews 

with respect to the orders concerning 

hot-rolled carbon steel flat products 

from Argentina, China, Netherlands, 

South Africa, and Thailand. The 

Commission found that the respondent 

interested party group responses with 

respect to India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, 

Romania, Taiwan, and Ukraine were 

inadequate. However, the Commission 

determined to conduct full reviews 

concerning hot-rolled carbon steel flat 

products from India, Indonesia, 

Kazakhstan, Romania, Taiwan, and 

Ukraine to promote administrative 

efficiency in light of its decision to 

conduct full reviews with respect to hotrolled carbon steel flat products from 

Argentina, China, Netherlands, South 

Africa, and Thailand. A record of the 

Commissioners’ votes, the 

Commission’s statement on adequacy, 

and any individual Commissioner’s 

statements will be available from the 

Office of the Secretary and at the 

Commission’s Web site. 

Authority: These reviews are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of the 

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 

pursuant to section 207.62 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: November 15, 2006. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E6–19655 Filed 11–20–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–894 (Review)] 

Ammonium Nitrate From Ukraine 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Commission 

determination to conduct a full five-year 

review concerning the antidumping 

duty order on ammonium nitrate from 

Ukraine. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice that it will proceed with a full 

review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

1675(c)(5)) to determine whether 

revocation of the antidumping duty 

order on ammonium nitrate from 

Ukraine would be likely to lead to 

continuation or recurrence of material 

injury within a reasonably foreseeable 

time. A schedule for the review will be 

established and announced at a later 

date. For further information concerning 

the conduct of this review and rules of 

general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through 

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 

207). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain 

information on this matter by contacting 

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility 

impairments who will need special 


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