69322 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 222 / Thursday, November 16, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Request for Public Comments on

Proposed Information Collection To Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for Review Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

The proposal for the collection of

information described below will be

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the

proposed collection of information and

related forms may be obtained by

contacting the Bureau’s clearance officer

at the phone number listed below.

Comments and suggestions on the

proposal should be made within 60 days

directly to the Bureau clearance officer,

U.S. Geological Survey, 807 National

Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,

Reston, Virginia 20192, telephone (703)

648–7313.

Specific public comments are

requested as to:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions on the

bureaus, 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: Understanding Visitor Uses,

Motives and Benefits at Sherburne

National Wildlife Refuge.

OMB approval number: New

collection.

Abstract: Respondents supply

information through a mailed survey

and onsite interviews on (1) their

motivations for visiting Sherburne

National Wildlife Refuge; (2) desired

experiences and benefits they receive

from Sherburne National Wildlife

Refuge; (3) attitudes and perceptions of

various management issues on

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge,

and (4) the management actions and

objectives they prefer for Sherburne

National Wildlife Refuge. This

information will be used to help

improve the management and operation

of Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge.

Bureau form number: Various.

Frequency: One time (2001).

Description of respondents: Visitors to

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in

the state of Minnesota.

Estimated completion time: 0.33

hours (20 minutes).

Annual responses: 1000.

Annual burden hours: 330.

Bureau clearance officer: John

Cordyack 703–648–7313.

Dated: November 8, 2000.

Susan Haseltine,

Chief Scientist for Biology.

[FR Doc. 00–29392 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–7Y–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–105–1990–HP; GP01–0029; OR 56024]

Closure of Public Lands: Douglas

County, OR

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Roseburg District Office, South River

Field Office, Interior.

ACTION: Closure of public lands in

Douglas County, Oregon.

SUMMARY: The following areas are closed

to and restricted from public uses,

including camping, hunting, mining,

erecting structures and storing personal

property, until further notice. The

Oregon Department of Environmental

Quality is conducting an interim

removal action of acid mine drainage

from the Formosa Abandoned Mine

Land. This closure is to protect human

health and to provide security for the

facilities.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The closure will

become effective immediately and will

remain in effect until further notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric

Heenan, Mining Engineering

Technician, South River Field Office,

777 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Roseburg,

Oregon 97470, (541) 440–4930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that pursuant to 43 CFR

8364.1 (Closure and Restriction Orders),

which provides, in part, for the

authorized officer to close or restrict use

of designated public lands for the

protection of persons, property, and

public lands and resources, the

following areas are closed to and

restricted from public uses, including

camping, hunting, mining, erecting

structures and storing personal

property, until further notice. Maps

showing the described area are available

at the BLM’s Roseburg District Office.

The public lands closed under this

order will be posted with signs at points

of access. This closure is consistent with

the Roseburg District Record of Decision

and Resource Management Plan, June

1995.

The public lands affected by this

closure are located around Silver Butte

and along Middle Creek and South Fork

Middle Creek, approximately 6 miles

south of Riddle, Oregon. Use of

motorized vehicle on existing improved

roads is allowed. The lands involved are

more specifically described as:

Willamette Principal Meridian, Douglas

County, Oregon

T. 31 S., R. 6 W.,

Sec. 22, S1⁄2S1⁄2SE1⁄4,

Sec. 23, S1⁄2SW1⁄4.

Containing approximately 120 acres.

The following persons, operating

within the scope of their official duties,

are exempt from the provisions of this

closure order: Bureau of Land

Management employees; State of Oregon

employees and subcontractors; state,

local and federal law enforcement and

fire protection personnel. Additional

parties may be allowed, but must have

advanced written approval from the

Authorized Officer.

Any person who fails to comply with

the provisions of this closure may be

subject to, but not limited to, the

penalties provided in 43 CFR 8360.0–7,

which include a fine not to exceed

$1,000 and/or imprisonment of not to

exceed 12 months, as well as the

penalties provided under Oregon State

law.

Dated: November 1, 2000.

E. Dwight Fielder,

Field Manager, South River Field Office.

[FR Doc. 00–29395 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–930–01–1990–00; CACA–35511]

Imperial Project Proposed Open Pit

Gold Mine, Southeastern Imperial

County, California; Notice of

Availability of Final Environmental

Impact Statement/Environmental

Impact Report

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior, El Centro

Field Office, California Desert District.

ACTION: Correction of Federal Register

Notice of 11/09/00, Vol. 65, No. 218.

SUMMARY: This notice corrects the

ending date of acceptance of public

comments on the Imperial Project FEIS/

EIR from November 27, 2000, to the

close of business on December 18, 2000.