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Dependent resurvey and survey under

Group 1302 accepted July 13, 2000, to meet

certain administrative needs of the BLM,

Arcata Field Office.

T.3 N., R.1 E.

Retracement, corrective dependent

resurvey and survey, on two sheets, under

Group 1300 accepted September 26, 2000, to

meet certain administrative needs of the

BLM, Arcata Field Office.

Mount Diablo Meridian, California

T. 27 S., R. 9 E.

Dependent resurvey, and subdivision of

sections 1, 12, and 13, under Group 1220,

accepted February 23, 2000, to meet certain

administrative needs of the BLM, Bakersfield

Field Office.

T. 26 S., R. 35 E.

Dependent resurvey and metes-and-bounds

survey, on two sheets, under Group 1318,

accepted March 3, 2000, to meet certain

administrative needs of the BLM, Bakersfield

Field Office.

T. 32 N., R. 5 W.

Supplemental plat of a portion of the

northwest quarter of section 32, accepted

March 21, 2000, to meet certain

administrative needs of the BLM, Redding

Field Office.

T 21. S., R. 5 E.

Metes-and-bounds survey of tract 38,

(Group 1179) accepted March 27, 2000, to

meet certain administrative needs of the

USDA, Forest Service, Los Padres National

Forest.

T. 22 S., R. 38 E.

Supplemental plat of the northwest quarter

of section 31, accepted March 29, 2000, to

meet certain administrative needs of the

BLM, California Desert District, Ridgecrest

Field Office.

T. 33 N., R. 9 W.

Supplemental plat of the southeast quarter

of section 6, accepted April 4, 2000, to meet

certain administrative needs of the BLM,

Redding Field Office.

T. 16 N., R. 16 E.

Supplemental plat of the southeast quarter

of the northeast quarter section 28 (Group

1314), accepted April 12, 2000, to meet

certain administrative needs of the USDA,

Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest.

T. 29 N., R. 3 W.

Dependent resurvey and the metes-andbounds survey of tracts 38 and 39 (Group

1316), accepted April 13, 2000, to meet

certain administrative needs of the BLM,

Redding Field Office.

T. 14 S., R. 24 E.

Dependent resurvey and metes-and-bounds

survey (Group 1341), accepted June 21, 2000,

to meet certain administrative needs of the

BLM, Bakersfield Field Office.

T 10 S., R. 23 E.,

Supplemental Plat of the northeast quarter

of section 24, accepted July 19, 2000, to meet

certain administrative needs of the USDA,

Forest Service, Sierra National Forrest.

T. 18 S., R. 3 E.

Dependent resurvey and metes-and-bounds

survey (Group 1335), accepted September 11,

2000, to meet certain administrative needs of

the USDA, Forest Service, Los Padres

National Forest.

T. 35 N., R. 1 W.

Dependent resurvey and subdivision of

section 29 (Group 1268), accepted September

18, 2000, to meet certain administrative

needs of the USDA, Forest Service, Shasta

Trinity National Forest.

T. 1 S., R. 31 E.

Dependent resurvey, subdivision and

metes-and-bounds survey, accepted

September 18, 2000, to meet certain

administrative needs of the BLM, Bishop

Field Office.

T. 29 N., R. 3 W.

Supplemental Plat, accepted October 5,

2000, to meet certain administrative needs of

the BLM, Redding Field Office.

San Bernardino Meridian, California

T. 9 N., R. 13 W.

Supplemental plat of the northeast of

section 15, accepted February 11, 2000, to

meet certain administrative needs of the

BLM, California Desert District, Ridgecrest

Field Office.

T. 15 S., R. 1 E.

Dependent resurvey and subdivision

(Group 1291), accepted April 25, 2000, to

meet certain administrative needs of the

BLM, California Desert District, Palm

Springs-South Coast Field Office.

Ts. 11 & 12 N., R. 15 W.

Dependent resurvey and metes-and-bounds

survey, two plats (Group 1304), accepted July

13, 2000, to meet certain administrative

needs of the BLM, Bakersfield Field Office.

T. 5 N., R. 24 E.

Supplemental plat of tract 38 and the

protraction of unsurveyed sections, accepted

September 6, 2000, to meet certain

administrative needs of the BLM, Needles

Field Office.

T. 1 N., R. 14 W.

Mete-and-bounds survey in fractional

section 31, accepted September 6, 2000, to

meet certain administrative needs of the

National Park Service, Santa Monica

Mountains National Recreation Area.

T., 4 N., R. 14 W.

Amended plat of the dependent resurvey

and subdivision (Group 1200), accepted

September 6, 2000, to meet certain

administrative needs of the USDA, Forest

Service, Angeles National Forest.

T. 9 S., R. 22 E.

Dependent resurvey, subdivision,

meanders and metes-and-bounds survey

(Group 1346), accepted September 29, 2000,

to meet certain administrative needs of the

BLM, El Centro Field Office.

All of the above listed survey plats are now

the basic record for describing the lands for

all authorized purposes. The survey plats

have been placed in the open files in the

BLM, California State Office, and are

available to the public as a matter of

information. Copies of the survey plats and

related field notes will be furnished to the

public upon payment of the appropriate fee.

Dated: October 24, 2000.

Lance J. Bishop,

Chief, Branch of Geographic Services.

[FR Doc. 00–29393 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

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

its intention to request approval for the

collection of information for its

technical training program nomination

form (OSM 105) and request for

payment of travel and per diem form

(OSM 140). The collection described

below has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and comment. The information

collection request describes the nature

of the information collection and the

expected burden and cost.

DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to

approve or disapprove the information

collection but may respond after 30

days. Therefore, public comments

should be submitted to OMB by

December 18, 2000, in order to be

assured of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related form, contact

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783, or

electronically to jtreleas@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 a request to OMB to approve

the collection of information for its

technical training program nomination

form (OSM 105) and request for

payment of travel and per diem form

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(OSM 140). OSM is requesting a 3-year

term of approval for this information

collection activity.

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 this collection of

information will be placed on the As

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a

Federal Register notice soliciting

comments on these collections of

information was published on August

22, 2000 (65 FR 51021). No comments

were received. This notice provides the

public with an additional 30 days in

which to comment on the following

information collection activity:

Title: Technical Training Program

Non-Federal Nomination Form (OSM

105) and Request for Payment of Travel

and Per Diem Form (OSM 140).

OMB Control Number: 1029–XXXX.

Summary: The information is used to

identify and evaluate the training

courses requested by students to

enhance their job performance, to

calculate the number of classes and

instructors needed to complete OSM’s

technical training mission, and to

estimate costs to the training program.

Bureau Form Numbers: OSM 105,

OSM 140.

Frequency of Collection: Once.

Description of Respondents: State and

Tribal regulatory and reclamation

employees and industry personnel.

Total Annual Responses: 1,600.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 134

hours.

Send comments on the need for the

collection of information for the

performance of the functions of the

agency; the accuracy of 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 addresses.

Please refer to the appropriate OMB

control number in all correspondence.

ADDRESSES: Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Attention:

Department of Interior Desk Officer, 725

17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

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

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

Dated: November 8, 2000.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 00–29298 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation

Program Guidelines

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)

proposes to amend the Abandoned Mine

Land (AML) Reclamation Program

Guidelines published on December 30,

1996 (61 FR 68777). The proposed

changes will make the guidelines easier

to read and understand. The changes

also incorporate new procedures found

in the AML Enhancement Rule

published February 12, 1999 (64 FR

7482). Comments are requested.

DATES: Written comments: We will

accept written comments on the

proposed changes until 5 p.m., Eastern

time, January 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written comments: You may

submit your comments by mail, or

hand-deliver comments to the Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, Administrative Record,

Room 101, 1951 Constitution Avenue

NW, Washington, DC 20240. You may

also submit comments to OSM via the

Internet at: osmrules@osmre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Gene Krueger, Chief, Division of

Reclamation Support, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202)

208–2937. E-mail: gkrueger@osmre.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AML

Reclamation Program Guidelines give

general guidance to States, Indian tribes,

the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and

OSM in the administration of

reclamation activities. This includes

activities carried out under programs

authorized by Title IV of the Surface

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of

1977 (SMCRA). These guidelines are

considered to be statements of policy

and do not set new legal requirements

or obligations and could change at our

discretion. Section B.5a–d of the

guidelines has been revised to reflect

the new procedures in the AML

Enhancement Rule and the complete

document is set forth below:

AML Reclamation Program Guidelines

for Reclamation Programs and Projects

Contents

A. Definitions

B. Program Considerations

1. Land, Water, or Mineral Rights Required

for Reclamation

a. Consent Requirements and

Responsibility

b. Written Consent Versus Police Power

c. Monitoring and Maintenance

d. Property Acquisition

2. Jurisdictional Responsibilities

a. Reclamation Program Legal

Requirements

b. Environmental Evaluation Requirements

c. Interstate Coordination Requirements

3. Selection Criteria (Nonemergency)

a. Reclamation Site Ranking

b. Reclamation Considerations

c. Reclamation Extent

d. Cooperative Efforts

e. Joint Projects

4. Emergency Projects

a. Authority for Emergency Reclamation

b. Emergency Project Considerations

c. Emergency Project Examples

d. Abatement Procedures

5. Incidental Recovery of Coal in

Conjunction With Reclamation Activities

a. Active Mining Permit Requirements

b. Resource Recovery Potential

c. Substantial Deposits of Incidental Coal

d. Less Than 50 Percent Financing

6. Abandoned Structures and Equipment

a. Investigation and Report

b. Ownership Rights

c. Disposal Revenues or Benefits

7. Borrow and Disposal Areas

a. Site Selection

b. Adverse Impacts

8. Program and Project Evaluation

a. General Evaluation Considerations

b. Evaluation Report

9. Maintenance of Reclamation Work

10. Noncoal Projects

a. Guideline Applicability

b. Priorities Under Section 409

c. Priorities Under Section 411

C. Site Considerations

1. Mine Drainage

a. General Considerations

b. At-Source Control Measures

c. Treatment Measures

d. Coal Refuse Piles and Coal Waste

Embankments

2. Active Slides and Slide-Prone Areas

a. Site Evaluation Factors

b. Remedial Measures

3. Erosion and Sedimentation

a. Erosion and Sediment Control

Considerations

b. Erosion Control Practices

c. Sediment Trapping Practices

4. Vegetation

a. Existing Vegetation Inventory and

Evaluation

b. Vegetative Requirements

5. Toxic Materials

a. Sampling and Analysis Considerations

b. Planning Considerations