10066 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 43 / Wednesday, March 5, 1997 / Notices

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the land will be

segregated from all other forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for lease or conveyance under

the R&PP Act and leasing under the

mineral leasing laws.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments involving the suitability of

the land for a fire substation/training

facility. Comments on the classification

are restricted to whether the land is

physically suited for a fire substation/

training facility, whether the use will

maximize the future use or uses of the

land, whether the use is consistent with

local planning and zoning, or if the use

is consistent with State and Federal

programs.

Application Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments regarding the specific use

proposed in the application and plan of

development, whether the BLM

followed proper administrative

procedures in reaching the decision, or

any other factor not directly related to

the suitability of the land for a fire

substation/training facility.

Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director. In the

absence of any adverse comments, the

classification will become effective 60

days from the date of publication of this

notice.

Dated: February 26, 1997.

Stephanie Hargrove,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–5317 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–VC–M

[UTU–73634 & UTU–73635]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification; Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

SUMMARY: The following public lands in

Uintah County, Utah have been

examined and found suitable for

classification for conveyance to Uintah

County under the provisions of the

Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)

Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.).

Uintah County proposes to purchase

these tracts of public land for landfill

purposes.

Salt Lake Meridian, Utah

T. 4 S., R. 22 E.,

Sec. 8, Lots 3 and 5, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

E1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 17, N1⁄2NW1⁄4.

Containing 211.05 acres, more or less.

T. 5. S., R. 19 E.,

Sec. 11, W1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

W1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

Containing 75.00 acres, more or less.

The 211.05 acre tract, located near

Vernal City, Utah, is needed by Uintah

County to expand their Vernal Landfill

facility presently situated on adjoining

land. The 75.00 acre tract, located near

the community of LaPoint, Utah, is

currently leased to Uintah County for

landfill purposes (R&PP lease, UTU–

53917) and would continue to be used

for landfill purposes and as a solid

waste transfer station. The public lands

are not needed for Federal purposes.

Conveyance is consistent with current

BLM and Uintah County land use

planning and would be in the public

interest.

The patents, if issued, will be subject

to the following terms, conditions and

reservations:

1. Provisions of the Recreation and

Public Purposes Act, as amended and to

all applicable regulations of the

Secretary of the Interior.

2. A right-of-way for ditches and

canals constructed by the authority of

the United States.

3. All minerals shall be reserved to

the United States, together with the

right to prospect for, mine and remove

the minerals.

4. The patentee shall comply with all

federal and state laws applicable to the

disposal, placement, or release of

hazardous substances (substances as

defined in 40 CFR Part 302).

5. Reservation of oil and gas lease

UTU–64918.

6. Those rights granted to Utah Power

and Light for a 138kV power

transmission line under right-of-way (R/

W) grant, UTU–0118311.

7. The privilege of grazing permittees

to continue to graze livestock on public

land adjoining the existing Vernal

Landfill would expire on January 31,

1998, unless the permittees choose to

waive their grazing privileges earlier.

8. Uintah County, its successors or

assigns, shall defend, indemnify, and

save harmless the United States and its

officers, agents, representatives, and

employees (hereinafter referred to in

this clause as the United States), from

all claims, loss, damage, actions, causes

of action, expense, and liability

(hereinafter referred to in this clause as

claims) resulting from, brought for, or

on account of, any personal injury,

threat of personal injury, or property

damage received or sustained by any

person or persons (including the

patentee’s employees) or property

growing out of, or occurring or

attributable directly or indirectly, to the

disposal of solid waste on, or the release

of hazardous substances from Salt Lake

Meridian, Utah, Sec. 11,

W1⁄2W1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

W1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4,

N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and T. 5 S., R. 19 E., and

Sec. 8, Lots 3 and 5, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and

E1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, Sec. 17, N1⁄2NW1⁄4, T. 4

S., R. 22 E., regardless of whether such

claims shall be attributable to: (1) the

concurrent, contributory, or partial

fault, failure, or negligence of the United

States, or (2) the sole fault, failure, or

negligence of the United States.

A partial revocation of a withdrawal

created by Public Land Order 4522

would be completed prior to issuing a

patent for the 75.00 acres of public land

located near LaPoint, Utah.

Detailed information concerning this

action is available for review at the

BLM’s Vernal District office, 170 South

500 East, Vernal, Utah 84078.

Classification Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments concerning the suitability of

these public lands for landfill purposes.

Comments on the classification are

restricted to whether the land is

physically suited for the proposal,

whether the use will maximize the

future use or uses of the land, whether

the use is consistent with local planning

and zoning, or if the use is consistent

with State and Federal programs.

Application Comments

Interested parties may submit

comments regarding the specific use

proposed in the County’s applications

and plans of development, whether the

BLM followed proper administrative

procedures in reaching the decision, or

any other factor not directly related to

the suitability of the land for landfill

purposes.

Comments received on the

classification will be answered by the

State Director with the right to further

comment to the Secretary. Comments on

the applications will be answered by the

State Director with the right of appeal to

the Interior Board of Land Appeals.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the lands will be

segregated from all other forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for conveyance under the R&PP

Act, as amended and leasing under the

mineral leasing laws. The segregative

effect shall terminate upon issuance of

a patent, upon final rejection of the

applications, or two years from the date

of filing of the applications, whichever

occurs first.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 43 / Wednesday, March 5, 1997 / Notices 10067

For a period of 45 days from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, interested parties may

submit comments regarding the

proposed conveyance or classification of

the lands to the District Manager, Vernal

District Office, 170 South 500 East,

Vernal, Utah 84078. In the absence of

any adverse comments, the

classification will be effective 60 days

from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register.

Dated: February 9, 1997.

David E. Howell,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–5009 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–M

[NV–930–1430–01; N–58667]

Amendment of Lahontan Resource

Management Plan (RMP)/ Notice of

Realty Action, Recreation and Public

Purposes Act Conveyance Churchill

County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has

amended the Lahontan RMP to change

the land tenure designation from

retention to disposal on 840 acres of

land generally described as:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 16 N., R. 29 E.,

Sec. 20, E1⁄2E1⁄2, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4 (unsurveyed),

Sec. 21, All (unsurveyed).

Notice is further given that up to 240

acres of this public land, previously

classified pursuant to the Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act of

1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et

seq.), is proposed for transfer in

accordance with the R&PP Act to the

City of Fallon for a solid waste landfill.

The exact description of the land to be

conveyed is unavailable pending

completion of a cadastral survey. No

land will be conveyed until a cadastral

survey is approved.

PLANNING PROTESTS: Any party that

participated in the plan amendment and

is adversely affected by the amendment

may protest this action as it affects

issues submitted for the record during

the planning process. The protests shall

be in writing and filed with the Director

(WO–210) Bureau of Land Management,

1849 ‘‘C’’ Street NW., Washington, DC

20240 within 30 days of this notice.

APPLICATION COMMENTS: For a period of

45 days from the date of publication of

this notice in the Federal Register,

interested persons may submit

comments regarding the proposed

conveyance of the land to the Assistant

District Manager, Non-Renewable

Resources, Bureau of Land Management,

1535 Hot Springs Road, Carson City,

Nevada 89706. Objections will be

reviewed by the District Manager who

may sustain, vacate, or modify this

realty action. Comments on the

application would include whether

BLM followed proper administrative

procedures in reaching the decision, or

any other factor not directly related to

the suitability of the land for a landfill.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Conveyance of the public land to the

City of Fallon for a landfill is consistent

with the amended land use plan and

would be in the public interest. Patent,

when issued, will be subject to the

provisions of the R&PP Act and to all

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior, and the following

reservations to the United States:

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches

and canals constructed by the authority

of the United States, Act of August 30,

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).

2. All mineral deposits in the land so

patented, and to it, or persons

authorized by it, the right to prospect

for, mine and remove such deposits

from the same under applicable law and

regulations to be established by the

Secretary of the Interior. Planning

documents and other pertinent

materials may be examined at the

Carson City District Office between 7:30

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through

Friday. Further details can be obtained

by contacting Jo Ann Hufnagle, Realty

Specialist, at (702) 885–6000.

Dated this 21st day of February, 1997.

Daniel L. Jacquet,

Acting Assistant District Manager, NonRenewable Resources, Carson City District.

[FR Doc. 97–5337 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for Office of

Management and Budget Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of revision of a currently

approved collection.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Interior has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Act)

the collection of information discussed

below. The Act requires that OMB

provide interested Federal agencies and

the public an opportunity to comment

on information collection requests. The

Act also provides that 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.

DATES: Submit written comments by

April 4, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments and

suggestions directly to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the

Interior Department (1010–0041), 725

17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

20503.

Send a copy of your comments to:

Rules Processing, Mail Stop 4700,

Engineering and Operations Division,

Minerals Management Service, 381

Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia 20170–

4817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alexis London, Engineering and

Operations Division, Minerals

Management Service, telephone (703)

787–1600. You may obtain copies of the

proposed collection of information by

contacting MMS’s Information

Collection Clearance Officer at (703)

787–1242.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart K, Oil and

Gas Production Rates.

OMB Number: 1010–0041.

Abstract: Respondents provide

information and maintain records on the

production of oil and gas. The MMS

uses the information in its efforts to

conserve natural resources, prevent

waste, and protect correlative rights

including the Government’s royalty

interest. Responses to this collection of

information are mandatory. The revision

to the currently approved collection

pertains to § 250.175, Flaring or venting

gas and burning liquid hydrocarbons.

This section was revised in two separate

rulemaking actions. The collections of

information associated with each notice

of proposed rulemaking were previously

approved by OMB in 1993 and 1995.

There were only minor comments with

respect to the information collections in

the proposed rules and no significant

changes resulted in the notices of final

rulemaking published on May 20, 1996

(61 FR 25147) and January 27, 1997 (62

FR 3793).

Description of Respondents: Federal

Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas and

sulphur lessees.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

130.

Frequency: The reporting and

recordkeeping requirements and

number of responses vary for each

section and are mostly on occasion.