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management alternatives. Additional 

opportunities for public participation 

will occur throughout the planning 

process, and details about these 

opportunities will be provided in 

special mailings, newspaper articles, 

and other announcements. Involvement 

and input from interested Federal, State, 

and local agencies, Tribal governments, 

organizations, and individuals is 

encouraged. We expect to have the draft 

CCP/EA completed and made available 

for public review in the spring of 2008 

and the CCP process completed in late 

2008. 

Dated: January 23, 2007. 

John Engbring, 

Acting Manager, CA/NV Operations, 

Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. E7–1323 Filed 1–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Annual National Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Program Announcement; 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: United States Geological 

Survey. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an 

Information Collection (1028–0051). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we have submitted to OMB an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements for respondents to submit 

proposals to support research in 

earthquake hazard assessments and 

earthquake occurrence under the 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 

1977, as amended, Pub. L. 95–124, 42 

U.S.C. 7701 et seq., that established the 

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program. This notice also provides the 

public a second opportunity to 

comment on the paperwork burden of 

this requirement. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

February 28, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this information collection directly 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior via OMB e-mail: 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by 

fax (202) 395–6566; identify with (1028–

0051). Submit a copy of your comments 

to the United States Geological Survey, 

via: 

• E-mail USGS at gd-erpcoordinator@usgs.gov. Use Information 

Collection Number 1028–0051, in the 

subject line. 

• Fax: 703–648–6717. Identify with 

Information Collection Number 1028–

0051 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

United States Geological Survey; 

Earthquake Hazards Program; MS905 

National Center; Reston, Virginia 20192. 

Please reference ‘‘Information Collection 

1028–0051’’ in your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Lemersal, National Earthquake 

Hazards Program (703) 648–6716. You 

may also contact Ms. Lemersal to obtain 

a copy, at no cost, of the ICR, the 

announcement for grant applications, 

and the public law that established the 

National Earthquake Hazards Reduction 

Program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 1, 2006, a Federal Register 

notice was published (Volume 71, 

Number 211, pages 64290–64291) 

providing the public 60 days to 

comment on this information collection. 

No responses were received. 

The public now has a second chance 

to comment on this information 

collection. 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 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. 

Title: Annual National Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Program 

Announcement. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0051. 

Abstract: Respondents submit 

proposals to support research in 

earthquake hazard assessments and 

earthquake occurrence. This 

information will be used as the basis for 

selection and award of projects meeting 

the program objectives. Final reports of 

research findings are required for each 

funded proposal. 

Bureau form number: None. 

Frequency: Annual proposals, final 

reports. 

Description of respondents and grant 

recipients: Educational institutions and 

profit and non-profit organizations. 

Annual applicants: 250. 

Annual grants awarded: 120 

Annual Burden hours for applicants 

and final reports for grantees: 12,300 

hours. 

Bureau clearance officer: Fred 

Travnicek, 703–648–7231. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Lemersal, U.S. Geological 

Survey, MS905 National Center, Reston, 

Virginia 20192 (703) 648–6716. 

Dated: January 23, 2007. 

P. Patrick Leahy, 

Associate Director for Geology, U.S. 

Geological Survey. 

[FR Doc. 07–355 Filed 1–26–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–47–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an 

information collection (1028–0060). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we have submitted to OMB an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements for ‘‘Mine, Development, 

and Mineral Exploration Supplement, 

USGS Form 9–4000–A.’’ This notice 

also provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the 

paperwork burden of this ICR. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

February 28, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this information collection directly 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention: 

Desk Officer for the Department of the 

Interior via OMB e-mail: 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by 

fax (202) 395–6566; identify with (1028–

0060). 

Submit a copy of your comments to 

the Department of the Interior, USGS, 

via: 

• E-mail atravnic@usgs.gov. Use 

Information Collection Number 1028–

0060 in the subject line. 

• FAX: (703) 648–7069. Use 

Information Collection Number 1028–

0060 in the subject line. 


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