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the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. The BLM will receive and

analyze any comments sent in response

to this notice and include them with its

request for approval from the Office of

Management and Budget under 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

The Helium Privatization Act of 1996

requires the Department of the Defense,

the Atomic Energy Commission, the

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, and other Federal

agencies to purchase major helium

requirements from authorized

contractors. These contractors are then

required to purchase an equivalent

amount of crude helium from the

Department of the Interior, Bureau of

Land Management.

The respondents are Federal agencies

and helium suppliers (contractors) who

purchase major helium requirements

and report to BLM the sales information

for an accurate account of helium to

Federal agencies from Federal helium

suppliers.

BLM estimates an average of 76

respondents and 304 responses

annually. The frequency of response is

once for the In-Kind Crude Helium

Sales Contract and quarterly for the

required helium sales information under

43 CFR 3195. Based on the BLM’s

experience, it will take a respondent

approximately one hour to supply the

requested information in the In-Kind

Crude Helium Sales Contract. It will

take a respondent from 15 minutes to 2

hours to supply the required helium

sales information under 43 CFR 3195.

The estimated total annual burden is

912 hours collectively.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for Office of Management and Budget

approval. All comments will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: November 20, 2000.

Michael Schwartz,

BLM Information Collection Clearance

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–30189 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–035–5900–DH: GP1–0031]

Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the Lookout Mountain Landscape

Area Management Plan and Baker

Resource Management Plan

Amendment in Baker County, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

USDI.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the Lookout Mountain Landscape

Area Management Plan and Baker

Resource Management Plan (RMP)

Amendment in Baker County, Oregon

and Notice of Scoping.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969, the Bureau of Land Management,

Vale District, Baker Field Office, will be

preparing an EIS on the impacts of

proposed management activities in the

Lookout Mountain geographic

management area and a Resource

Management Plan (RMP) Amendment

(43 CFR 1610.5–5). Proposed projects

include, range improvements,

vegetation manipulation, forest health

enhancement, watershed restoration and

wildlife habitat enhancement. At a

minimum, the proposed RMP

Amendment would change the Visual

Resource Management (VRM)

allocations within the Lookout

Mountain geographic area based on new

inventories.

DATES: Written comments for the initial

scoping will be accepted until January

8, 2001. A public meeting will be held

in Baker County prior to finalizing the

alternatives for the DEIS. The time,

place and date of the public meeting

will be published in Baker City Harold,

Hells Canyon Journal, and the Argus

Observer. Additional meetings will be

considered as appropriate. Comment

period length will be noted at each

point in the planning and analysis

process.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

project area consists of approximately

25,000 acres of public lands located

between the Brownlee Reservoir of the

Snake River and Durkee, Oregon. The

area includes portions of the Morgan

Creek, Hibbard Creek, Fox Creek,

Conner Creek, Daley Creek and Sisley

Creek drainages. Potential activities may

include, but are not limited to, timber

harvesting, tree thinning, prescribed

burning, tree planting, juniper removal,

fence construction, noxious weed

treatment, rangeland seeding, riparian

planting, placement of large woody

debris in stream channels, new road

construction, road improvements and

road closures. Interdisciplinary team

disciplines to be represented will

include; forestry, recreation, range

conservation, hydrology, wildlife,

fisheries, botany, archeology, geology

and engineering.

The Baker Field Office originally

started public scoping for these projects

with a letter that went out on May 21,

1999 and a field trip to the area in the

fall of 1999. Based on this scoping and

the initial assessment, the analysis has

been elevated from an Environmental

Assessment to an Environmental Impact

Statement. Comments received during

the initial scoping have been retained

and will be carried forward through the

planning process.

The Tentative Project Schedule Is as

Follows:

File Draft EIS—Spring, 2001

File Final EIS—Fall, 2001

Record of Decision—Winter, 2002

Public participation will be especially

important at several points during the

analysis and planning process. The

scoping process (40 CFR 1501.7) for this

analysis will include;

1. Identification of the issues to be

addressed,

2. Identification of viable alternatives,

3. Identifying and notifying interested

groups, individual and agencies to

determine level of participation and

obtain additional information

concerning issues to be addressed in the

EIS.

Comments, including names and

addresses of respondents, will be

available for public review at the Baker

Field Office during normal working

hours (7:45 AM to 4:30 PM except

holidays), and may be published as part

of the EIS or other related documents.

Individuals may request confidentiality.

If you wish to withhold your name or

address from public review or from

disclosure under the Freedom of

Information Act, you must state this

promptly at the beginning of your

comment. Such requests will be

honored to the extent allowed by law.

All submissions from organizations or

businesses will be made available for

public inspection in their entirety. The

planning documents and direct

supporting record for the analysis and

plan amendment will be available for

inspection at the Baker Field Office

during normal working hours. Historical

records may also be posted on the BLM

inter-net site to facilitate public access.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

Penelope Dunn Woods, Field Manager,

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Baker Resource Area, Vale District,

Bureau of Land Management, 3165 10th

St, Baker City, Oregon 97814. Comments

may also be sent by e-mail to

BakerlMail@or.blm.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dick

Watson, Bureau of Land Management,

3165 10th Street, Baker City, Oregon

97841, (541) 523–1339.

Penelope Dunn Woods,

Field Manager, Baker Resource Area.

[FR Doc. 00–30183 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–930–1310–01; NMNM 0 48342]

New Mexico: Proposed Reinstatement

of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

Under the provisions of Public Law

97–451, a petition for reinstatement of

oil and gas lease NMNM 0 48342 for

lands in Eddy County, New Mexico, was

timely filed and was accompanied by all

required rentals and royalties accruing

from December 1, 1999, the date of

termination.

No valid lease has been issued

affecting the lands. The lessee has

agreed to new lease terms for rentals

and royalties at rates of $5.00 per acre

or fraction thereof and 162⁄3 percent,

respectively. The lessee has paid the

required $500 administrative fee and

has reimbursed the Bureau of Land

Management for the cost of this Federal

Register notice. The Lessee has met all

the requirements for reinstatement of

the lease as set out in Sections 31(d) and

(e) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920

(30 U.S.C. 188), and the Bureau of Land

Management is proposing to reinstate

the lease effective December 1, 1999,

subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margo C. Sena, BLM, New Mexico State

Office, (505) 438–7457.

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Margo C. Sena,

Land Law Examiner.

[FR Doc. 00–30184 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–1310–01; WYW141441]

Notice of Proposed Reinstatement of

Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

Pursuant to the provisions of 30

U.S.C. 188(d) and (e), and 43 CFR

3108.2–3(a) and (b)(1), a petition for

reinstatement of oil and gas lease

WYW141441 for lands in Lincoln

County, Wyoming, was timely filed and

was accompanied by all the required

rentals accruing from the date of

termination.

The lessee has agreed to the amended

lease terms for rentals and royalties at

rates of $5.00 per acre, or fraction

thereof, per year and 162⁄3 percent,

respectively.

The lessee has paid the required $500

administrative fee and $158 to

reimburse the Department for the cost of

this Federal Register notice. The lessee

has met all the requirements for

reinstatement of the lease as set out in

Section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral

Lands Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C.

188), and the Bureau of Land

Management is proposing to reinstate

lease WYW 141441 effective September

1, 2000, subject to the original terms and

conditions of the lease and the

increased rental and royalty rates cited

above.

Pamela J. Lewis,

Chief, Leasable Minerals Section.

[FR Doc. 00–30185 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the

Record of Decision for the Final

Recreational Off-Road Vehicle

Management Plan/Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement, Big

Cypress National Preserve, Florida.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service has

prepared this Record of Decision (ROD)

on the Final Recreational Off-Road

Vehicle Management Plan/

Supplemental Environmental Impact

Statement, for Big Cypress National

Preserve, Florida. This ROD includes a

description of the need for the plan, a

summary of the planning process, a

statement of the decision made, the

basis for the decision, a synopsis of

other alternatives considered, a

description of the environmentally

preferable alternative, and a listing of

the measures to minimize

environmental harm.

DATES: This ROD became effective upon

signature by the Director of the National

Park Service on September 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of

Decision for the Big Cypress Final

Recreational Off-Road Vehicle

Management Plan/Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement are

available from the Superintendent, Big

Cypress National Preserve, HCR 61, Box

110, Ochopee, Florida 34141, telephone

941–695–2000. The ROD is also on the

Internet at http://www.nps.gov/BICY.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The intent

of the selected action is to limit and

control the use of off-road vehicles

(ORV) use in a manner that will ensure

the natural and ecological integrity of

the preserve. The selected action will

result in long-term benefits to

vegetation, soils, surface water flows,

and water quality. Further, the selected

action may benefit the Cape Sable

seaside sparrow and the Florida

Panther.

The selected action will limit ORV

use to approximately 400 miles of

primary trails. Trails would be

designated in the Bear Island, Turner

River, Corn Dance and Stairsteps Units.

The Deep Lake and Look Units will

remain closed to ORV use.

Dated: November 16, 2000.

Jerry Belson,

Regional Director, Southeast Region.

[FR Doc. 00–30248 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–421]

Processed Foods and Beverages: A

Description of Tariff and Non-tariff

Barriers for Major Products and Their

Impact on Trade

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institute of investigation and

scheduling of public hearing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information, Karl Rich (202–

205–3317), Vince Honnold (202–205–

3314), or Cathy Jabara (202–205–3309),

Agriculture and Forest Products

Division, Office of Industries, or for

information on legal aspects, William

Gearhart (202–205–3091), Office of the

General Counsel, U.S. International

Trade Commission. Hearing impaired

persons can obtain information on this