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realty action will become the final 

determination of the Department of the 

Interior. 

Comments must be received by 

February 12, 2007. In the absence of any 

adverse comments, the classification 

will become effective February 27, 2007. 

(Authority: 43 CFR part 2741.5) 

Steve Bennett, 

Associate Field Manager, Glenwood Springs 

Field Office. 

[FR Doc. E6–22331 Filed 12–28–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AK–040–07–1610–DP] 

Notice of Extension of the Public 

Comment Period for the Bay Draft 

Resource Management Plan/ 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Extension of the 

Public Comment Period for the Bay 

Draft Resource Management Plan/ 

Environmental Impact Statement. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) announces an 

extension of the public comment period 

on the Bay Draft Resource Management 

Plan/Environmental Impact Statement 

(RMP/EIS). The original notice, issued 

September 29, 2006, provided for a 

comment period to end on January 5, 

2007. The BLM is extending the 

comment period until February 5, 2007. 

DATES: Written comments on issues 

relating to the future land use, planning, 

and management of the Bay planning 

area must be submitted or postmarked 

no later than February 5, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the document 

should be addressed to Bureau of Land 

Management, Anchorage Field Office, 

ATTN: Bay RMP, 6881 Abbott Loop 

Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99507. 

Comments can also be submitted to the 

e-mail box developed for this project at 

akbayrmp@blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ruth McCoard, (800) 478–1263, or by 

mail at the Anchorage Field Office, 6881 

Abbott Loop Road, Anchorage, Alaska 

99507. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

original Notice of Availability was 

published September 29, 2006, and 

provided for comments on the Bay Draft 

RMP/EIS to be received through January 

5, 2007. Due to unforeseen 

circumstances, one of the key villages 

within the Bay planning area asked the 

BLM to reschedule an open house 

meeting/subsistence hearing to January 

2007. To honor this request and other 

separate requests for a comment 

extension, the BLM has decided to 

extend the comment period by 31 days. 

Therefore, comments on the Bay Draft 

RMP/EIS will now be accepted through 

February 5, 2007. 

Dated: December 14, 2006. 

Julia Dougan, 

Acting State Director. 

[FR Doc. E6–22326 Filed 12–28–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

30-Day Federal Register Notice of 

Submission of Network to Freedom 

Application Package to Office of 

Management and Budget; Opportunity 

for Public Comment 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service, National 

Underground Railroad Network to 

Freedom Program. 

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR 

part 1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements, the National Park Service 

(NPS) invites comments on a submitted 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to approve an extension 

of a currently approved information 

collection clearance (OMB #1024–0232). 

DATES: Public Comments on the 

information collection will be accepted 

on or before January 29, 2007. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has up to 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the information collection 

but may respond after 30 days. 

Therefore to ensure maximum 

consideration, OMB should receive 

comments by 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

directly to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (OMB #0124–

0232), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202–

395–6566 or by electronic mail at 

oira_docket@omb.eop.gov please mail or 

hand carry a copy of your comments to 

Diane Miller, National Coordinator, 

National Underground Railroad 

Network to Freedom Program, National 

Park Service, Midwest Regional Office, 

601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska, 

68102. If you wish to send a copy of 

your comments by electronic mail, you 

may send them to 

diane_miller@nps.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE PACKAGE SUBMITTED FOR OMB REVIEW, 

CONTACT: Diane Miller, 402–661–1588 

(diane_miller@nps.gov) or James Hill, 

402–661–1590 (james_hill@nps.gov) at 

National Park Service, Midwest 

Regional Office, 601 Riverfront Drive, 

Omaha, Nebraska 68102. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Law 105–203 authorizes the NPS to 

develop and administer the National 

Underground Railroad Network to 

Freedom (Network), a nationwide 

collection of governmental and 

nongovernmental sites, facilities, and 

programs associated with the historic 

Underground Railroad movement. The 

NPS has developed the application 

process through which associated 

elements can be included in the 

Network The information collected will: 

(a) Verify associations to the 

Underground Railroad, (b) Measure 

minimum levels of standards for 

inclusion in the Network, and (c) 

Identify general needs for technical 

assistance. 

The purpose of the information 

collection is to evaluate sites, facilities, 

and programs that are applying for 

inclusion in the National Underground 

Railroad Network to Freedom. The 

information is used by the NPS to 

determine if candidates seeking 

inclusion in the Network meet the 

minimum criteria. 

Title: NPS National Underground 

Railroad Network to Freedom 

Application. 

Bureau Form Number: n/a. 

OMB Number: 1024–0232. 

Expiration Date: 12/31/2006. 

Type of request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Description of need: The NPS has 

identified guidelines and criteria for 

associated elements to qualify for the 

Network. The application form 

documents sizes, programs, and 

facilities and demonstrates that they 

meet the criteria established for 

inclusion. The documentation will be 

incorporated into a database that will be 

available to the general public for 

information purposes. The proposed 

information to be collected regarding 

these sites, facilities, and programs is 

not available from existing records, 

sources, or observations. 

Automated data collection: 

Respondents must verify associations 

and characteristics through descriptive 

texts that are the results of historical 

research. Evaluations are based on 


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subjective analysis of the information 

provided, which often includes copies 

of rare documents and photographs. 

Much of the information is submitted in 

electronic format, but at the present 

time, it is not practicable to gather all of 

the required information electronically. 

Descriptive of respondents: The 

affected publics are State, tribal, and 

local governments, Federal agencies, 

businesses, non-profit organizations, 

and individuals throughout the United 

States. Nominations to the Network are 

voluntary. 

Estimated average annual number of 

respondents: 70. 

Estimated average annual number of 

responses: 70. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

response: 15. 

Estimated frequency of response: once 

per respondent. 

Estimated annual reporting burden: 

1050 hours. 

There were no public comments 

received as a result of publishing in 

theFederal Register a 60-day notice 

[published October 12, 2006 (71 FR 

60180)] of intention to renew clearance 

of this information collection. 

Comments from seven respondents were 

collected from a small sample of present 

and potential applicants to the program. 

Three comments regarded making 

downloading the form from our Web 

site earlier. With applicants, we address 

this problem by sending the form 

electronically. upon request. One 

comment regarded the complexity of 

requirements and instructions; we 

address this issue by electronically 

sending a sample or samples of 

successful applications to potential 

applicants when they inform use of 

their intent to apply. 

The comments from the public 

outreach did not affect our estimate of 

the public burden. The public now has 

a second opportunity to comment. 

Comments are invited on (1) The need 

for the information including whether 

the information has practical utility; (2) 

the accuracy of this reporting burden 

estimate; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques of 

other forms of information technology. 

All comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Doris Lowery, 

NPS Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Washington Administrative Program 

Center. 

[FR Doc. 06–9946 Filed 12–27–06; 11:52 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

30-Day Notice of Submission to OMB 

of Request for Extension of 

Information Collection Number 1024–

0026; Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB 

and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the Provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3507) and 5 CFR 

part 1320 Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements, the National Park Service 

(NPS) is submitting to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) a 

request for extension of three (3) 

information collection forms and 

relevant NPS regulations currently 

approved under OMB control number 

1024–0026 that are associated with 

permits pertaining to special public uses 

of NPS-managed lands. 

DATES: Public comments on this request 

must be received by January 29, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Desk 

Officer for the Interior Department, 

OMB Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, via facsimile to 202–

395–6566, or by e-mail to 

OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov. Please 

send a copy of your comments to 

Leonard Stowe, National Park Service, 

1849 C Street, NW. (2605), Washington, 

DC 20240 or by e-mail to 

Leonard_Stowe@nps.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lee 

Dickinson, Special Park Uses Program 

Manager, National Park Service at 202–

513–7092 or by e-mail at 

Lee_Dickinson@nps.gov. Copies of the 

permit application forms may be 

obtained from the Internet at: http:// 

www.nps.gov/policy/DOrders/ 

Permitforms.pdf. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 

NPS regulations, the information 

gathered is used to determined the 

presence or absence of derogation of the 

resource and allow the park manager to 

make a valued judgment as to whether 

or not to allow the requested permit. 

The uses considered under these permit 

applications generally include but are 

not limited to special events, filming 

and photography, and grazing in parks 

where such activity is authorized by 

law. 

(1) Title: Special Park Use 

Applications (Portions of 36 CFR 1–7, 3, 

20, 34). 

(2) NPS Form Numbers: 10–930, 10–

931, 10–932. 

(3) OMB Control Number: 1024–0026. 

(4) Current Expiration Date: December 

31, 2006. 

(5) Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

(6) Description of Applicants: 

Individuals, not-for-profit institutions, 

for-profit business. 

(7) Estimated Annual Number of 

Applicants: 18,600. 

(8) Estimated Annual Number of 

Submissions: 18,600. 

(9) Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

11,150 hours. 

(10) Non-hour cost of $50 per 

submission for filing fee. 

Public comments were received a 

during a 60-day public comment period 

(71 FR 61069) that closed December 18, 

2006. One commenter requested a copy 

of the entire Information Collection 

Request associated with the FR notice. 

The second commenter requested that 

information on the types of activities 

permitted through special park use 

permits be available to the public. No 

changes were made to the information 

collection renewal request as a result of 

these comments. The public has a 

second opportunity to submit comments 

at this time, as to: 

(1) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

bureau, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the bureau’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information to be collected; and 

(4) How to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

All comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Davis Lowery 

Acting NPS Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–9947 Filed 12–27–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–52–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Notice of Inventory Completion: 

American Museum of Natural History, 

New York, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Notice is here given in accordance 

with the Native American Graves 


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