Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 71 / Monday, April 14, 1997 / Notices 18141

Houses of Congress or at least 30 days

from the date this Notice is published in

the Federal Register, whichever is later,

providing no comments are received

which would result in a contrary

determination.

Issued at Washington, DC, April 3, 1997.

Steven M. Yohai,

Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–9544 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Applications

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

SUMMARY: The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.).

Permit No. PRT—826081

Applicant: John C. Newnam, Austin Texas.

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys for

golden-cheeked warblers (Dendroica

chrysoparia) and black-capped vireos

(Vireo atricapillus); and to capture,

identify, measure, weigh, photograph,

record the exact location of, and release

Houston toads (Bufo houstonenis)

unharmed at capture sites in Hays,

Blanco, Gillespie, Llano, Mason, Bexar,

Kendall, Comal, Kerr, Bandera, Medina,

Uvalde, Real, Edwards, Kimball, Terrell,

and Pecos Counties, Texas.

Permit No. PRT—825574

Applicant: Ron Dunton, Socorro, New

Mexico.

The applicant requests authorization

to conduct presence/absence surveys for

aplomado falcons (Falco femoralis

septentrionalis) and southwestern

willow flycatchers (Empidonax traillii

extimus) on Bureau of Land

Management lands in Socorro County,

New Mexico.

Permit No. PRT—826091

Applicant: Michael Taylor, Phoenix,

Arizona.

The applicant requests authorization

to conduct presence/absence surveys for

southwestern willow flycatchers

(Empidonax traillii extimus) along the

Santa Maria River and Agua Fria and

Gila River tributaries; and to capture

and release unharmed Gila topminnows

(Poeciliopsis occidentalis) and desert

pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis) in

Yerba Mansa Spring, La Paz County,

Arizona; and in Peoples Canyon,

Yavapai County, Arizona; and to

capture and release lesser long-nosed

bats (Leptoncycteris curasoae) in

Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai,

Mohave, La Paz, and Yuma Counties,

Arizona.

Permit No. PRT—825591

Applicant: Celia A. Cooper, Santa Fe, New

Mexico.

The applicant requests authorization

to conduct presence/absence surveys for

the Mexican spotted owl (Strix

occidentalis lucida) and nest searches

and monitoring for the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus) in Arizona and New Mexico.

Permit No. PRT—825792

Applicant: Alma Barrera, Austin, Texas.

The applicant requests authorization

to conduct presence/absence surveys for

black-capped vireos (Vireo atricapillus),

and golden-cheeked warblers

(Dendroica chrysoparia) on Lake Pointe,

Lake Pointe IV, and Wolfe Ranch in

Austin, Texas.

Permit No. PRT—826118

Applicant: G. David Steele, Tulsa,

Oklahoma.

The applicant requests authorization

to survey for nesting interior least terns

(Sterna antillarum), American burying

beetles (Nicrophorus americanus),

golden-cheeked warblers (Dendroica

chrysoparia) and black-capped vireos

(Vireo atricapillus) in Oklahoma.

Permit No. PRT—825977

Applicant: Dr. Peter B. Stacey, Reno,

Nevada.

The applicant requests authorization

to band and collect blood samples from

Mexican spotted owls in New Mexico.

Permit No. PRT—826124

Applicant: Gordon Mueller, Denver,

Colorado.

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys for

razorback suckers (Xyrauchen texanus),

and bonytail chubs (Gila elegans) on

Lake Mojave in Arizona and Nevada.

Permit No. PRT—826731

Applicant: Sherry L. Sass, Tubac, Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization to

capture and release Gila topminnows to

track populations along the Santa Cruz

River between the Mexican border and

the Santa Cruz/Pima County line.

Permit No. PRT—826897

Applicant: Mark K. Sogge, Flagstaff,

Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys for

the southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus) in Arizona

and New Mexico.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before May 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Legal

Instruments Examiner, Division of

Endangered Species/Permits, Ecological

Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque,

New Mexico 87103. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when submitting comments.

All comments received, including

names and addresses, will become part

of the official administrative record and

may be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services, Division of Endangered

Species/Permits, P.O. Box 1306,

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103.

Please refer to the respective permit

number for each application when

requesting copies of documents.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents within 30

days of the date of publication of this

notice, to the address above.

Lynn B. Starnes,

Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque,

New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 97–9511 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Request for Public Comments on

Proposed Information Collection

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for Review Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

The proposed information collection

described below has been submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)). Copies of the

proposed collection may be obtained by

contacting the Bureau’s clearance officer

at the phone number listed below.

Public comments on the proposal

should be made within 30 days directly
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to: Desk Officer for the Interior

Department, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Washington,

DC 20503; and the Bureau Clearance

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 208

National Center, Reston, VA 20192.

As required by OMB regulations at 5

CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the U.S. Geological

Survey solicits specific public

comments 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: National Mapping Division Data

Grant Program for Land Processes

Research.

OMB approval number: 1028–0052.

Abstract: Respondents supply

information and awardees supply a final

report. Application information

identifies the land processes research

project and remotely sensed data

requirements. Final report identifies

utility of Data Grant Program in the

completion of the nonprofit institution’s

research project.

Bureau form number: None.

Frequency: Annually.

Description respondents: Non-profit

institutions.

Estimated completion time: 25 hours.

Annual responses: 520.

Annual burden hours: 13,000 hours.

Bureau clearance officer: John

Cordyack, 703–648–7313.

Dated: February 5, 1997.

John N. Fischer,

Acting Associate Chief, Operations

[FR Doc. 97–9472 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–31–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–4710–02–24 1A]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0073

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction act of 1995, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

announces its intention to request

renewal of existing approval of certain

information from any person,

association, or corporation, or any

subsidiary, affiliate, or persons

controlled by or under common control

with such person, association or

corporation, interested in elasing for or

developing Federal coal. This

information allows BLM’s authorized

officer to determine if the applicant to

lease for or develop Federal coal is

qualified to hold such lease.

DATES: BLM must receive comments on

the proposed information collection by

June 13, 1997 to assure its consideration

of them.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: Director

(630), Bureau of Land Management,

1849 C Street NW, Room 401LS,

Washington, D.C. 20240.

Send comments via Internet to:

WoComment@wo.blm.gov. Please

include ‘‘Attn: 1004–0073’’ and your

name and return address in your

Internet message.

You may hand-deliver comments to

the Bureau of Land Management

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620

L Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

BLM will make comments available

for public review at the L Street address

during regular business hours (7:45 a.m.

to 4:15 p.m.), Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick Sheehy, WO–320, 202–452–

0350.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM

is required to provide 60-day notice in

the Federal Register concerning a

collection of information contained in

BLM (Form—1004–0073), 43 CFR Group

3400, Coal Management, to solicit

comments on (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of 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. BLM will receive and

analyze any comments sent in response

to this notice and include them with its

request for approval from the OMB

under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

BLM plans to seek from the Office of

Management and Budget extension of

approval for the information collection

requirements in 43 CFR Parts 3400

through 3485, which cover the leasing

and development of Federal coal. These

regulations implement the statutory

authority governing leasing activities on

Federal land which is found in the

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

181 et seq.), the Mineral Leasing act for

Acquired Lands of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 351–

359), the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.

1701 et seq.), the Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

(30 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), the Multiple

Mineral Development Act of 1954 (30

U.S.C. 521–531), the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Federal Coal

Leasing Amendments Act of 1976 (90

Stat. 1083–1092), and the Act of October

30, 1978 (92 Stat. 2073–2075).

BLM uses the information provided

by the applicant(s) to allow the

authorized officer to determine if the

applicant to lease for or develop Federal

coal is qualified to hold such lease. If

BLM did not collect this information, it

would not be able to gather relevant

data to manage the leasing and

development of coal in the public

interest.

Based on BLM’s experience in

administering the activities described

above, the public reporting burden for

the information collected is estimated to

average 19 hours per response. The

respondents are applicants to lease for

or develop Federal coal, and vary from

individuals to small businesses and

major corporations. The frequency of

response is occasionally, usually upon

application. The number of responses

per year is estimated to total 1,299. The

estimated total annual burden on new

respondents is about 19 hours. BLM is

specifically requesting your comments

on its estimate of the amount of time

that it takes to prepare a response.

BLM’s estimate is 19 hours per response

is an average of the following estimated

completion time: