65878 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 213 / Thursday, November 2, 2000 / Notices

considered three alternatives to the

proposed Project: (1) No permits issued

(the ‘‘No Project’’ alternative), (2)

revising the project by decreasing the

size of the developable area, and (3)

revising the project by increasing the

size of the conservation area.

Under the ‘‘No Project’’ alternative the

permits would not be issued to each

individual landowner. The landowners

would be independently responsible for

their respective projects and would

pursue local approvals and individual

incidental take permits where

necessary. It is likely that some of the

projects would receive local approvals

to proceed and some of the projects

would be denied approvals by their

local jurisdictions until they either

conducted focused Delhi Sands flowerloving fly surveys to determine presence

or absence or received individual

incidental take permits. Although this

alternative would likely result in no

impact by development of some of the

Project sites immediately, the

Applicants would not collectively

secure, enhance, or restore the

conservation area for recovery or

conservation of the Delhi Sands flowerloving fly currently being proposed

under the Proposed Action. If

individual project sites are determined

to be occupied by the Delhi Sands

flower-loving fly, then an incidental

take permit will be necessary for those

project proponents who wish to proceed

with development.

Under the second alternative, some of

the parcels would be eliminated from

the developable area while maintaining

the conservation measures that are part

of the Proposed Action. This would

result in fewer Delhi soils being

developed and the size of the proposed

conservation area for the Delhi Sands

flower-loving fly would remain the

same as under the Proposed Action.

Under the third alternative, there

would be a 1-acre (12 acres total)

increase in the size of land being

conserved while maintaining the same

area proposed for development that is

part of the Proposed Action. Compared

to the Proposed Action, this alternative

would result in an additional acre being

conserved for the Delhi Sands flowerloving fly.

This notice is provided pursuant to

section 10(a) of the Endangered Species

Act and Service regulations for

implementing the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (40

CFR 1506.6). We will evaluate the

permit applications, the Habitat

Conservation Plan, Environmental

Assessment, the associated documents

and comments submitted thereon to

determine whether the applications

meet the requirements of section 10(a)

of the Endangered Species Act. If we

determine that the requirements are

met, we will issue permits for the

incidental take of the Delhi Sands

flower-loving fly to the Applicants. We

will make a final decision on these

permit actions no sooner than 60 days

from the date of this notice.

Dated: October 26, 2000.

John Engbring,

Acting Deputy Manager, California/Nevada

Operations Office, Sacramento, California.

[FR Doc. 00–28071 Filed 11–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–952–1420–BJ]

Filing of Plats of Survey; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to inform the public and interested State

and local government officials of the

filing of Plats of Survey in Nevada.

EFFECTIVE DATES: Filing is effective at

10:00 a.m. on the dates indicated below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary J.M. Hartel, Acting Chief, Branch

of Geographic Services, Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Nevada State

Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., P.O. Box

12000, Reno, Nevada 89520, 775–861–

6541.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. The Supplemental Plats of the

following described lands were

officially filed at the Nevada State

Office, Reno, Nevada on May 11, 2000:

The supplemental plat, showing

amended lottings in sections 13, 23 and

24, Township 19 South, Range 61 East,

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, was

accepted May 9, 2000. The

supplemental plat, showing amended

lottings in sections 15, 16 and 21,

Township 19 South, Range 61 East,

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, was

accepted May 9, 2000.

The supplemental plat, showing

amended lottings in sections 17, 18, 19

and 20, Township 19 South, Range 61

East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada,

was accepted May 9, 2000.

These plats were prepared to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management.

2. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands was officially filed at

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada

on May 11, 2000:

The plat, representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the west

boundary and a portion of the

subdivisional lines, and the subdivision

of section 18, Township 19 South,

Range 62 East, Mount Diablo Meridian,

Nevada, under Group 780, was accepted

May 9, 2000.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management.

3. The Supplemental Plat of the

following described lands was officially

filed at the Nevada State Office, Reno,

Nevada on July 24, 2000: The

supplemental plat, showing a

subdivision of original lot 1, section 5,

Township 20 South, Range 60 East,

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, was

accepted July 21, 2000.

This plat was prepared to meet certain

administrative needs of the Bureau of

Land Management and Clark County.

4. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands was officially filed at

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada

on July 24, 2000:

The plat, representing the entire

survey record of the dependent resurvey

of a portion of the northerly right-of-way

line of Lake Mead Drive and a metesand-bounds survey in section 34,

Township 21 South, Range 63 East,

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, under

Group 787, was accepted July 21, 2000.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management.

5. The Plat of Survey of the following

described lands was officially filed at

the Nevada State Office, Reno, Nevada

on September 25, 2000:

The plat, in 9 sheets, representing the

dependent resurvey of a portion of the

subdivisional lines, and portions of

certain mineral surveys, and the

subdivision of section 9, and the metesand-bounds surveys of a portion of

Nevada State Highway No. 374 and

Tract 37, Township 12 South, Range 46

East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada,

under Group 774, was accepted

September 22, 2000.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management and

Barrick Bullfrog Inc.

6. The above-listed surveys are now

the basic record for describing the lands

for all authorized purposes. These

surveys have been placed in the open

files in the BLM Nevada State Office

and are available to the public as a

matter of information. Copies of the

surveys and related field notes may be

furnished to the public upon payment of

the appropriate fees.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 213 / Thursday, November 2, 2000 / Notices 65879

Dated: October 17, 2000.

Mary J.M. Hartel,

Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor, Nevada.

[FR Doc. 00–28068 Filed 11–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

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

its intention to request renewed

approval for the collection of

information under 30 CFR Part 850

which provides authority for State

regulatory authorities to develop a

blaster certification program.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by January 2, 2001, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Ave, NW., Room

210—SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

John A. Trelease, at (202) 208–2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implementing 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

1320.8(d)]. This notice identifies

information collections that OSM will

be submitting to OMB for extension.

These collections are contained in 30

CFR 850, Permanent regulatory program

requirements—standards for

certification of blasters.

OSM has revised burden estimates,

where appropriate, to reflect current

reporting levels or adjustments based on

reestimates of burden or respondents.

OSM will request a 3-year term of

approval for each information collection

activity.

Comments are invited on: (1) The

need for the collection of information

for the performance of the functions of

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility and clarity

of the information collection; and (4)

ways to minimize the information

collection burden on respondents, such

as use of automated means of collection

of the information. A summary of the

public comments will accompany

OSM’s submission of the information

collection request to OMB.

The following information is provided

for the information collection: (1) Title

of the information collection; (2) OMB

control number; (3) summary of the

information collection activity; and (4)

frequency of collection, description of

the respondents, estimated total annual

responses, and the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

the collection of information.

Title: Permanent regulatory program

requirements—standards for

certification of blasters, 30 CFR 850.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0080.

Summary: This part establishes the

requirements and procedures applicable

to the development of regulatory

programs for the training, examination,

and certification of persons engaging in

or directly responsible for the use of

explosives in surface coal mining

operations.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents: State

regulatory authorities.

Total Annual Responses: 1.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 173.

Dated: October 30, 2000.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 00–28196 Filed 11–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Partial Consent

Decree Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

Notice is hereby given that on October

19, 2000, a proposed Partial Consent

Decree in United States v. American

Scrap Company, et al., Civil Action No.

1:99–CV–2047, was lodged with the

United States District Court for the

Middle District of Pennsylvania.

In this action the United States seeks

the reimbursement of response costs in

connection with the Jack’s Creek/Sitkin

Smelting Superfund Site in Mifflin

County, Pennsylvania (‘‘the Site’’),

pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.

9601 et seq. The Partial Consent Decree

resolves the United States’ claims

against Industrial Steel & Pipe Supply

Company, J. Sepenuk & Sons, Inc., and

Kingsport Iron & Metal Co., Inc. for

response costs incurred as a result of the

release or threatened release of

hazardous substances at the Site. These

parties will pay the United States

$140,000.00. The Partial Consent Decree

will not resolve the United States’

claims against the remaining defendants

in the litigation.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the Partial Consent Decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environmental and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044, and

should refer to United States v.

American Scrap Company, et al., D.J.

Ref. 90–11–2–911/1.

The Partial Consent Decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, Middle District of

Pennsylvania, Federal Building, 228

Walnut Street, Suite 220, Harrisburg, PA

17108, or at the Region III Office of the

Environmental Protection Agency, 1650

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

19103. A copy of the Partial Consent

Decree may also be obtained by mail by

requesting a copy from the Department

of Justice Consent Decree Library, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044–7611.

In requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $9.00 (36 pages

at 25 cents per page reproduction cost)

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Bruce Gelber,

Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section,

Environmental and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 00–28173 Filed 11–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water

Act

Under 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that on October 24, 2000, a

proposed Consent Decree (‘‘the Decree’’)

in United States v. Blue River

Exploration, Inc., Civil Action No. 4:99

CV–10–M, was lodged with the United

States District Court for the Western

District of Kentucky