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Reservation, South Dakota; Shoshone 

Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, 

Wyoming; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of 

the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho; and 

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. 

Prior to 1886, human remains 

representing a minimum of one 

individual were removed from a site 

near Logan, Gallatin County, MT, 

outside park boundaries. Nondestructive analysis of the human 

remains determined that the human 

remains are Native American (Willey 

and Key 1992). No known individual 

was identified. No associated funerary 

objects are present. 

The incomplete skull, recovered by a 

sheepherder near his camp northeast of 

Logan, MT, was obtained by W.H. 

Everson of Bozeman, MT, in 1886. Mr. 

Everson sold the human remains to 

Senator F.C. Walcott and Mr. George 

Pratt, who donated them to Yellowstone 

National Park in 1930. Parts of the 

cranium appear to have been painted or 

stained red, though it is not known 

when that occurred. Writings by Mr. 

Everson state that he encountered 

‘‘several lodges of Flatheads’’ when he 

camped in the area in 1884. 

Representatives of the Confederated 

Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead 

Reservation, Montana confirm that their 

ancestors camped near Logan, MT, 

around 1884. 

Officials of Yellowstone National Park 

have determined that, pursuant to 25 

U.S.C. 3001 (9–10), the human remains 

described above represent the physical 

remains of one individual of Native 

American ancestry. Officials of 

Yellowstone National Park also have 

determined that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 

3001 (2), there is a relationship of 

shared group identity that can be 

reasonably traced between the Native 

American human remains and the 

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes 

of the Flathead Reservation, Montana. 

Representatives of any other Indian 

tribe that believes itself to be culturally 

affiliated with the human remains 

should contact Suzanne Lewis, 

superintendent, Yellowstone National 

Park, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone 

National Park, WY 82190, telephone 

(307) 344–2229, before December 22, 

2006. Repatriation of the human 

remains to the Confederated Salish & 

Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead 

Reservation, Montana may proceed after 

that date if no additional claimants 

come forward. 

Yellowstone National Park is 

responsible for notifying the Arapaho 

Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, 

Wyoming; Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes 

of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, 

Montana; Blackfeet Tribe of the 

Blackfeet Indian Reservation of 

Montana; Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe 

of the Cheyenne River Reservation, 

South Dakota; Coeur D’Alene Tribe of 

the Coeur D’Alene Reservation, Idaho; 

Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes 

of the Flathead Reservation, Montana; 

Crow Tribe of Montana; Flandreau 

Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; 

Fort Belknap Indian Community of the 

Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana; 

Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; Lower 

Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule 

Sioux Reservation, South Dakota; Nez 

Perce Tribe of Idaho; Northern 

Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern 

Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana; 

Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge 

Reservation, South Dakota; Rosebud 

Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian 

Reservation, South Dakota; Shoshone 

Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, 

Wyoming; Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of 

the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho; and 

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota 

that this notice has been published. 

Dated: October 23, 2006. 

Sherry Hutt, 

Manager, National NAGPRA Program. 

[FR Doc. E6–19786 Filed 11–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4312–50–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection for 1029–0094, 1029–0098 

and 1029–0119 

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 

that the information collection requests 

for the titles described below have been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. The information collection 

requests describe the nature of the 

information collections and their 

expected burden and cost. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 22, 2006, to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of either information 

collection request, explanatory 

information and related form, contact 

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783. You 

may also contact Mr. Trelease at 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (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)]. OSM has 

submitted three requests to OMB to 

renew its approval for the collections of 

information found at 30 CFR Part 700, 

General; 30 CFR Part 769, Petition 

process for designation of Federal lands 

as unsuitable for all or certain types of 

surface coal mining operations and for 

termination of previous designations, 

and the AML Contractor Information 

Form which is found in the Applicant/ 

Violator System (AVS) handbook and is 

prepared by AML contractors to ensure 

compliance with 30 CFR 874.16. OSM is 

requesting a 3-year term of approval of 

these collections. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

number for these collections of 

information are 1029–0094 for Part 700, 

1029–0098 for Part 769, and 1029–0119 

for the AML Contractor Information 

Form. 

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a 

Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on these collections of 

information was published on August 

11, 2006 (71 FR 46240). No comments 

were received. This notice provides the 

public with an additional 30 days in 

which to comment on the following 

information collection activities: 

Title: 30 CFR Part 700, General. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0094. 

Summary: This Part establishes 

procedures and requirements for 

terminating jurisdiction of surface coal 

mining and reclamation operations, 

petitions for rulemaking, and citizen 

suits filed under the Surface Mining 

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: State and 

tribal regulatory authorities, private 

citizens and citizen groups, and surface 

coal mining companies. 

Total Annual Responses: 6. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 84. 

Title: 30 CFR Part 769, Petition 

process for designation of Federal lands 

as unsuitable for all or certain types of 

surface coal mining operations and for 

termination of previous designations. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0098. 

Summary: This Part establishes the 

minimum procedures and standards for 


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designating Federal lands unsuitable for 

certain types of surface mining 

operations and for terminating 

designations pursuant to a petition. The 

information requested will aid the 

regulatory authority in the decision 

making process to approve a disapprove 

a request. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: People 

who may be adversely affected by 

surface mining of Federal lands. 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,067. 

Title: AML Contractor Information 

Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0119. 

Summary: 30 CFR 874.16 requires 

that every successful bidder for an AML 

contract must be eligible under 30 CFR 

773.15(b)(1) at the time of contract 

award to receive a permit or conditional 

permit to conduct surface coal mining 

operations. Further, the regulation 

requires the eligibility to be confirmed 

by OSM’s automated Applicant/Violator 

System (AVS) and the contractor must 

be eligible under the regulations 

implementing Section 510(c) of the 

Surface Mining Act to receive permits to 

conduct mining operations. This form 

provides a tool for OSM and the States/ 

Indian tribes to help them prevent 

persons with outstanding violations 

from conducting further mining or AML 

reclamation activities in the State. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once per 

contract. 

Description of Respondents: AML 

contract applicants and State and tribal 

regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Responses: 428. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 161. 

Send comments on the need for the 

collection of information for the 

performance of the functions of the 

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s 

burden estimates; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collection; and ways to 

minimize the information collection 

burden on respondents, such as use of 

automated means of collection of the 

information, to the following address. 

Please refer to the appropriate OMB 

control number in all correspondence. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Department of 

Interior Desk Officer, by telefax at (202) 

395–6566 or via e-mail to 

OIRA_Docket@omb.eop.gov. Also, 

please send a copy of your comments to 

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface 

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 

1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 

210–SIB, Washington, DC 20240, or 

electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

Dated: October 11, 2006. 

John R. Craynon, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 06–9296 Filed 11–21–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

Black Mesa and Kayenta Coal Mines, 

Coal Slurry Preparation Plant and 

Pipeline, and Coconino Aquifer WaterSupply System, Coconino, Mohave, 

and Navajo Counties, AZ, and Clark 

County, NV 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft 

environmental impact statement for the 

Black Mesa Project. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) 

announces availability of the draft 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

for the Black Mesa Project, the public 

comment period and procedures, and 

public meetings and procedures. 

DATES: To ensure consideration in the 

preparation of the final EIS, written 

comments must be received by OSM by 

4 p.m., m.s.t., on January 22, 2007. 

Public meetings will be held in: 

• Window Rock, Arizona, on January 

2, 2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the 

Resource Room at the Navajo Nation 

Museum, Highway 64 and Loop Road. 

• Forest Lake, Arizona, on January 3, 

2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Forest 

Lake Chapter House on Navajo Route 41 

about 20 miles north of Pinon, Arizona. 

• Moenkopi, Arizona, on January 3, 

2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the 

Community Center. 

• Kayenta, Arizona, on January 4, 

2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the 

Monument Valley High School cafeteria, 

north Highway 163. 

• Kykotsmovi, Arizona, on January 4, 

2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the 

Veterans Center. 

• Peach Springs, Arizona, on January 

9, 2007, from noon to 3 p.m. at the 

Hualapai Lodge, 900 Route 66. 

• Kingman, Arizona, on January 9, 

2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the 

Hampton Inn, 1791 Sycamore Avenue. 

• Leupp, Arizona, on January 9, 2007, 

from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Leupp 

Chapter House on Navajo Route 15. 

• Winslow, Arizona, on January 10, 

2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the 

Winslow High School, Student Union, 

600 E. Cherry Avenue. 

• Laughlin, Nevada, on January 10, 

2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the 

Laughlin Town Hall, 101 Civic Way. 

• Flagstaff, Arizona, on January 11, 

2007, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Little 

America Hotel, 2515 East Butler 

Avenue. 

ADDRESSES: The draft EIS is available for 

review on OSM’s Internet Web site at 

www.wrcc.osmre.gov/WR/ 

BlackMesaEIS.htm. Paper and computer 

compact disk (CD) copies of the draft 

EIS are also available for review at the 

Office of Surface Mining, Western 

Region, 1999 Broadway, Suite 3320, 

Denver, Colorado 80202–5733. 

A limited number of CD and paper 

copies of the draft EIS have been 

prepared and are available upon 

request. Because of the time and 

expense in producing and mailing CD 

and paper copies, OSM requests that 

you review the Internet or publiclyavailable copy, if possible. You may 

obtain a CD or paper copy by contacting 

the person identified below in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In your 

request, indicate whether you want a CD 

or paper copy. 

Comments on the draft EIS may be 

submitted in writing or by e-mail over 

the Internet. At the top of your letter or 

in the subject line of your e-mail 

message, indicate that the comments are 

‘‘BMP Draft EIS Comments.’’ Include 

your name and return address in your 

letter or e-mail message. 

• E-mail comments should be sent to 

BMKEIS@osmre.gov. If you do not 

receive a confirmation from the system 

that OSM has received your e-mail 

comment, contact the person identified 

in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

below. 

• Written comments sent by firstclass or priority U.S. Postal Service 

should be mailed to: Dennis 

Winterringer, Leader, Black Mesa 

Project EIS, OSM Western Region, P.O. 

Box 46667, Denver, Colorado 80201–

6667. 

• Comments delivered by U.S. Postal 

Service Express Mail or by courier 

service should be sent to: Dennis 

Winterringer, Leader, Black Mesa 

Project EIS, OSM Western Region, 1999 

Broadway, Suite 3320, Denver, Colorado 

80202–5733. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dennis Winterringer, Leader, Black 

Mesa Project EIS, OSM Western Region, 

by telephone at (303) 844–1400, 

extension 1440, or by e-mail at 

BMKEIS@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background on the Black Mesa Project EIS 


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