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interpretation, and participatory 

research. Hunting and fishing, two uses 

normally given priority on national 

wildlife refuges, will not take place on 

the Refuge. All animal species occurring 

on the Refuge are protected by law, or 

occur in numbers too low to provide 

hunting opportunities. Recreational 

fishing is precluded under the 

Presidential proclamation (Proclamation 

8031) designating the Monument. 

Additional preliminary compatibility 

determinations allow for beach use 

activities such as swimming and 

volleyball, non-administrative airport 

operations, limited outdoor sports such 

as bicycling and jogging, and amateur 

radio use. Each preliminary 

compatibility determination includes 

stipulations necessary to ensure 

protection of the Refuge’s natural and 

historic resources. Any additional 

activities that may be proposed within 

the Refuge would need to be evaluated 

through the compatibility determination 

process with formal public review. 

Activities that are determined to be 

compatible are authorized through the 

issuance of Monument permits, which 

fall within six permit types: 

Conservation and management, 

research, education, Native Hawaiian 

uses, special ocean uses, and recreation. 

Goals, objectives, and strategies for 

the visitor program are discussed in 

Chapter 4 of the Draft VSP/EA. The 

Service will encourage individual 

visitors as well as organized groups to 

visit the Refuge. Opportunities for 

teacher workshops in environmental 

education, college courses, and distance 

learning will be explored. 

Improvements to trails and installation 

of blinds will benefit wildlife 

observation and photography 

opportunities, as will snorkeling and 

guided kayaking tours. Onsite and 

offsite interpretation of Midway Atoll’s 

historic and wildlife resources will be 

enhanced. 

In order to ensure a quality visitor 

experience using the limited 

infrastructure currently available, 

limiting the total number of overnight 

visitors that would be allowed on 

Midway Atoll at any one time to 30 

people in 2007, and 50 people in 2008 

and beyond, as long as the VSP is 

effective, is proposed. The number of 

visitors may exceed these limits for 

short periods of time (less than a day) 

for prearranged visits by ocean vessels 

or aircraft. In these cases, visitor 

activities are closely supervised and 

primarily consist of guided tours or 

participation in commemorative events. 

Annual goals for the number of 

overnight visitors are 100 people in 

2007 and 500 people in 2008 and 

beyond. 

For the next 5 years (2007–2011), 

visitor programs would operate from 

November through July, which 

coincides with the albatross season on 

the Refuge. The months of August 

through October would be reserved 

primarily for planned construction and 

major maintenance activities. 

With no additional Service funding 

available to support a visitor program, 

visitation at the Refuge must be 

financially self-sustaining. Fees 

reflecting actual costs for transportation, 

lodging, food services, and visitor 

services staffing are included in this 

Draft VSP/EA. Additional permitting 

requirements also are discussed. 

For this interim period, the Service 

intends to operate the visitor program 

primarily with its own staffing and with 

help from Monument co-trustees and 

volunteers. Outside entities may be 

needed to provide assistance with 

marketing the program, and to establish 

a dive program at the Refuge. These 

options will be evaluated over the 

coming year. 

Public Comments 

Public comments are requested, 

considered, and incorporated 

throughout the planning process. After 

the review and comment period ends for 

the Draft VSP/EA, comments will be 

analyzed by the Service and addressed 

in revised planning documents. All 

comments received from individuals, 

including names and addresses, become 

part of the official public record and 

may be released. Requests for such 

comments will be handled in 

accordance with the Freedom of 

Information Act, the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s NEPA 

regulations [40 CFR 1506.6(f)], and 

Service and Department of the Interior 

policies and procedures. 

Dated: December 6, 2006. 

David J. Wesley, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, 

Oregon. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Inventory of Geological and 

Geophysical Collections at State 

Surveys 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey. 

ACTION: Request for Public Comments on 

Proposed Information Collection 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget for Review Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

SUMMARY: The proposal to initiate the 

collection of information described 

below will be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget for approval 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Copies of the proposed collection of 

information and related forms may be 

obtained by contacting the Bureau’s 

Clearance Officer at the phone number 

listed below. OMB has up to 60 days to 

approve the information collection, but 

may respond after 30 days; therefore 

public comments should be submitted 

to OMB within 30 days in order to 

assure maximum consideration. 

Comments and suggestions on the 

proposal should be made directly to the 

Desk Officer for the Interior Department, 

OMB–OIRA, via e-mail to 

OIRA_DOCET@omb.eop.gov or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–6566, and to the 

Bureau Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Geological Survey, 807 National Center, 

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, 

Virginia 20192. 

Specific public comments are 

requested 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 use; 

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 the 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Title: Inventory of Geological and 

Geophysical Collections at State 

Surveys. 

OMB approval number: 1028–. 

Abstract: Section 351 of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 directs the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Director of 

the U.S. Geological Survey, ‘‘to carry out 

a National Geological and Geophysical 

data Preservation Program’’ (NGGDPP). 

The Implementation Plan for the 

National Geological and Geophysical 

Data Preservation Program submitted to 

Congress in August 2006 outlines the 

vision and purpose of the program and 

makes recommendations for 

implementation of the program. One of 

the action items in the FY 2007 

implementation plan is to ‘‘begin 

interactions with State geological 

surveys and other DOI agencies that 


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maintain geological and geophysical 

data and samples to address their 

preservation and data rescue needs.’’ As 

the first step in this process, the USGS 

is requesting that each state provide an 

assessment of their current collections 

resources and data preservation needs. 

This information will provide a 

snapshot of the diversity of scientific 

collections held, supported, or used by 

state geological surveys. 

The inventory covers geological and 

geophysical collections including: 

(1) Physical collections such as cores, 

rocks, minerals, fossils, and liquid 

samples (such as oil). 

(2) Digital collections (such as 

analyses and well logs) that are/were 

related to physical collections. 

(3) Paper and other records (such as 

microfiche and tapes) that need to be 

converted to digital format (such as 

seismic lines and historical geological 

records). 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency: One time. 

Description of Respondents: State 

Geological Surveys. 

Annual Responses: 50. 

Annual Burden in Hours: 150. 

Bureau Clearance Officer: Fred 

Travnicek, 703–648–7231. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tamara Dickinson, U.S. Geological 

Survey, MS911 National Center, Reston, 

Virginia 20192, (703) 648–6633. 

P. Patrick Leahy, 

Associate Director for Geology, U.S. 

Geological Surveys. 

[FR Doc. 06–9843 Filed 12–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–100–07–1310–DB] 

Notice of Availability of Draft 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Pinedale Anticline 

Oil and Gas Exploration and 

Development Project, Sublette County, 

Wyoming 

ACTION: Notice, correction. 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) published in the 

Federal Register on December 15, 2006 

a Notice of Availability (NOA) of a Draft 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement (SEIS) for the Pinedale 

Anticline Oil and Gas Exploration and 

Development Project. The NOA 

contained incorrect information. The 

ADDRESSES section contained an 

incorrect Web address as to where the 

document would be available 

electronically. The DATES section 

contained unclear and incorrect 

information. The correct information is 

provided below. 

DATES: The Draft SEIS will be available 

for public comment for 60 days starting 

on the date the Environmental 

Protection Agency publishes its Notice 

of Availability in the Federal Register. 

A separate CALGRID airborne ozone 

report is being prepared by BLM and 

will be published for public comment 

following the release of the Draft SEIS; 

when it is available the report will be 

available for review at http:// 

www.wy.blm.gov/nepa/pfodocs/ 

anticline/seis. 

Although the comment period for the 

Draft SEIS will run for 60 days, the 

public will have a minimum of 45 days 

to review and comment on the 

CALGRID airborne ozone report after its 

release. The two review periods may 

run concurrently. All comments on the 

ozone report received by the BLM will 

be considered official comments on the 

Draft SEIS. To expedite the preparation 

of the Final SEIS by the BLM, please 

submit all comments on the Draft SEIS 

within the 60 day comment period. 

To provide the public with an 

opportunity to review the proposal and 

project information, the BLM will host 

a meeting in Pinedale, Wyoming. The 

BLM will notify the public of the 

meeting date, time, and location at least 

15 days prior to the event. 

Announcement of the public meeting 

will be made by news release to the 

media, individual letter mailings, and 

posting on the BLM Web site, listed 

below, if it is available. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments or resource information to 

the Bureau of Land Management, 

Pinedale Field Office, Matt Anderson, 

Project Manager, 432 East Mill Street, 

P.O. Box 768, Pinedale, Wyoming 

82941. Electronic mail may be sent to: 

WYMail_PAPA_YRA@blm.gov. The 

Draft SEIS will be available 

electronically for viewing or 

downloading at the following Web site: 

http://www.wy.blm.gov/nepa/pfodocs/ 

anticline/seis. 

Your response is important and will 

be considered in the environmental 

analysis process. If you do respond, we 

will keep you informed of decisions 

resulting from this analysis. Please note 

that public comments and information 

submitted regarding this project 

including names, e-mail addresses, and 

street addresses of the respondents will 

be available for public review and 

disclosure at the above address during 

regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m.), Monday through Friday, except 

holidays. Individual respondents may 

request confidentiality. If you wish to 

withhold your name, e-mail address, or 

street address from public review or 

from disclosure under the Freedom of 

Information Act, you must state this 

plainly at the beginning of your written 

comment. Such requests will be 

honored to the extent allowed by the 

law. All submissions from organizations 

or businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public inspection in 

their entirety. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

complete description of the proposed 

action and the Draft SEIS may be found 

in the Federal Register; Volume 71, 

Number 241; December 15, 2006. 

Dated: December 18, 2006. 

Donald A. Simpson, 

Associate State Director. 

[FR Doc. E6–22001 Filed 12–22–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–060–1990] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement for the Round Mountain 

Expansion Project, Nye County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(c) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, 40 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) subparts 1500–1508, 

and 43 CFR subpart 3809, notice is 

hereby given that the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), Battle Mountain 

Field Office, Tonopah Field Station, 

will be preparing a Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 

for the Round Mountain Expansion 

Project located in Nye County, Nevada. 

The proposal includes expansion of 

existing facilities at the Round 

Mountain mine and the development of 

new mining and leaching facilities at 

the adjacent Gold Hill ore deposit. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping period. Written comments on 

the scope of the SEIS should be postmarked or hand delivered to the 

Tonopah Field Station by 4:30 p.m., no 

later than 30 days after the date of 


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