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Services, 1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, 

Minnesota 55111–4056. 

2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Ecological Services Field Office, 6950 

Americana Pkwy, Suite H, 

Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068–4127. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Peter Fasbender, (612) 713–5343, or 

peter_fasbender@fws.gov.; or Ms. 

Angela Zimmerman, telephone: (614) 

469–6923. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Availability of Documents 

We provide this notice pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the Act and pursuant to 

implementing regulations for the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) found at (40 CFR 1506.6). All 

comments received on the permit 

application and proposed Agreement, 

including names and addresses, will 

become part of the administrative record 

and may be released to the public. If you 

wish us to withhold your name and/or 

address, you must state this 

prominently at the beginning of your 

comment. All submissions from 

organizations or companies, or from 

individuals representing organizations 

or companies, are available for public 

inspection in their entirety. 

Background 

The eastern massasauga rattlesnake, 

also known as the swamp rattler or 

black snapper, is a resident of many 

glaciated areas of Ohio. The massasauga 

was once common throughout much of 

the Great Lakes basin, but now is 

restricted to scattered, often isolated 

populations. Extensive farming, 

draining of their wetland habitats, 

vegetation succession and other forms of 

habitat fragmentation has contributed to 

their reduced numbers. Loss of habitat 

and persecution by humans are thought 

to be the primary causes of decline. 

Current records from the Heritage 

Database (Division of Natural Areas and 

Preserves) place the snake in only 15 

Ohio counties. At least eight of these 

populations occur on state-owned and/ 

or managed land. The Division of 

Natural Areas and Preserves (the 

Division) manages three sites, the 

Division of Wildlife manages four sites 

and the Ohio Historical Society manages 

another. The massasauga was listed as 

an endangered species in Ohio in 1996. 

In October 1999, the Service designated 

it a candidate species for Federal 

protection by the Endangered Species 

Act. 

The Rome State Nature Preserve is 

located within Ashtabula County, Ohio. 

Containing approximately 105 acres, the 

preserve is located between Rome and 

Hartsgrove Townships and lies within 

the Grand River watershed. Under the 

CCAA, the Applicant has agreed to 

implement several conservation 

measures that will reduce and/or 

eliminate potential threats to the 

species. The Applicant will: (1) 

Maintain and manage the Rome State 

Nature Preserve in a mosaic of habitats 

essential for the massasauga; (2) control 

the spread of invasive vegetation 

species; and (3) implement protective 

measures to reduce losses from human 

and natural predators. 

Implementation of the CCAA is 

expected to protect and conserve habitat 

for the covered species, eliminate 

unauthorized human disturbances 

within Rome State Nature Preserve that 

are believed to impact the covered 

species, and provide important 

monitoring data that can be used to 

develop and/or improve management 

strategies for the massasauga. These 

benefits will be obtained through 

restoration and protection of habitats on 

the enrolled property. 

We will make our final determination 

after the end of the 30-day comment 

period and will fully consider all 

comments received. If the final analysis 

shows the CCAA to be consistent with 

our policies and applicable regulations, 

we will sign the CCAA and issue the 

ESP. The proposed ESP would, in 

compliance with the CCAA policy, only 

become valid on such date as the 

eastern massasauga rattlesnake is listed 

as a threatened or endangered species 

under the Act. 

Written data or comments concerning 

the CCAA or ESP application should be 

submitted to the Regional Director. (see 

ADDRESSES section). Further, persons 

wishing to review the CCAA and ESP 

application may obtain copies by 

writing to the same address or they can 

be viewed on the Service’s Regional 

Web site at: http://www.fws.gov/ 

midwest/NEPA. Comments must be 

submitted in writing to be adequately 

considered in the Service’s decisionmaking process. Please reference permit 

number TE–101451 in your comments, 

or in requests of the documents 

discussed herein. Documents will also 

be available for public inspection by 

appointment during normal business 

hours at the Reynoldsburg, Ohio, 

Ecological Services Field Office (see 

ADDRESSES section). 

Dated: August 29, 2005. 

Wendi Weber, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota. 

[FR Doc. 05–18683 Filed 9–19–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–310–1310–PB–24 1A] 

Extension of Approved Information 

Collection, OMB Control Number 1004–

0185 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is 

requesting the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) to extend existing 

approvals to collect certain information 

from lessees, operators, record title 

holders, operating rights owners, and 

the general public on oil and gas and 

operations on Federal lands. 

DATES: You must submit your comments 

to BLM at the address below on or 

before November 21, 2005. BLM will not 

necessarily consider any comments 

received after the above date. 

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to: 

Bureau of Land Management, (WO–

630), Eastern States Office, 7450 Boston 

Blvd., Springfield, Virginia 22153. 

You may send comments via e-mail 

to: comments_washington@blm.gov. 

Please include ‘‘Attn: 1004–0185’’ and 

your name and return address in your 

Internet message. 

You may deliver comments to the 

Bureau of Land Management, 

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620 

L Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

All comments will be 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 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may contact Barbara Gamble, on (202) 

452–0338 (Commercial or FTS). Persons 

who use a telecommunication device for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) on 1–

800–877–8330, 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week, to contact Ms. Gamble. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR 

1320.12(a) requires that we provide a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning a collection of information 

to solicit comments on: 

(1) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimates of 

the information collection burden, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions we use; 

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(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information 

collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on those who are 

required to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 

(MLA), 30 U.S.C. 191 et seq., gives the 

Secretary of the Interior responsibility 

for oil and gas leasing on approximately 

570 million acres of public lands and 

national forests, and private lands 

where the mineral rights are reserved by 

the Federal government. The Act of May 

21, 1930 (30 U.S.C. 301–306), authorizes 

the leasing of oil and gas deposits under 

railroads and other rights-of-way. The 

Act of August 7, 1947 (Mineral Leasing 

Act of Acquired Lands), authorizes the 

Secretary to lease lands acquired by the 

United States (30 U.S.C. 341–359). The 

regulations under 43 CFR part 3000 et 

al. authorize BLM to manage the oil and 

gas leasing and exploration activities. 

Without the information, BLM would 

not be able to analyze and approve oil 

and gas leasing and exploration 

activities. 

BLM collects nonform information on 

oil and gas leasing and exploration 

activities when the lessee, record title 

holder, operating rights owner, or 

operator files any of the following 

information for BLM to adjudicate: 

43 CFR Information collection requirements Number of 

responses 

Reporting 

hours per 

respondent 

Total hours 

3100.3–1 ..................................... Notice of option holdings ................................................................ 30 1 30 

3100.3–3 ..................................... Option statement ............................................................................ 50 1 50 

3101.2–4(a) ................................ Excess acreage petition ................................................................. 10 1 10 

3101.2–6 ..................................... Showings statement ....................................................................... 10 1.5 15 

31.1.3–1 ...................................... Joinder evidence statement ........................................................... 50 1 50 

3103.4–1 ..................................... Waiver, suspension, reduction of rental, etc. ................................. 20 2 40 

3105.2 ......................................... Communitization or drilling agreement ........................................... 150 2 300 

3105.3 ......................................... Operating, drilling, development contracts interest statement ....... 50 2 100 

3105.4 ......................................... Joint operations; transportation of oil applications ......................... 20 1 20 

3105.5 ......................................... Subsurface storage application ...................................................... 50 1 50 

3106.8–1 ..................................... Heirs and devisee statement .......................................................... 40 1 40 

3106.8–2 ..................................... Change of name report .................................................................. 60 1 60 

3106.8–3 ..................................... Corporate merger notice ................................................................ 100 2 200 

3107.8 ......................................... Lease renewal application .............................................................. 30 1 30 

3108.1 ......................................... Relinquishments ............................................................................. 150 .5 75 

3108.2 ......................................... Reinstatement petition .................................................................... 500 .5 250 

3109.1 ......................................... Leasing under rights-of-way application ......................................... 20 1 20 

3120.1–1(e) ................................ Lands available for leasing ............................................................. 280 2.5 700 

3120.1–3 ..................................... Protests and appeals ...................................................................... 90 1.5 135 

3152.1 ......................................... Oil and gas exploration in Alaska application ................................ 20 1 20 

3152.6 ......................................... Data collection ................................................................................ 20 1 20 

3152.7 ......................................... Completion of operations report ..................................................... 20 1 20 

Totals ................................... ......................................................................................................... 1,770 .................... 2,235 

BLM collects the information in the 

regulations that address oil and gas 

drainage and no form is required. 

Type of drainage analysis 

Number 

of analyses Hours 

Preliminary ...................... 1,000 2,000 

Detailed ........................... 100 2,400 

Additional ........................ 10 200 

Total ......................... 1,110 4,600 

Based upon our experience managing 

oil and gas activities, we estimate for the 

information collection 2,880 responses 

per year with an annual information 

burden of 6,835 hours. 

BLM will summarize all responses to 

this notice and include them in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: September 14, 2005. 

Ian Senio, 

Bureau of Land Management, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–18699 Filed 9–19–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NV–025–1232–EA–NV06; Special 

Recreation Permit # NV–025–05–01] 

Notice of Temporary Closure of Public 

Lands: Pershing, Washoe, & Humboldt 

Counties, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Winnemucca Field Office, Nevada, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice to the public of 

temporary closures on public lands 

administered by the Bureau of Land 

Management, Winnemucca Field Office, 

Nevada. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

certain lands will be temporarily closed 

to public use in and around the Paragon 

Astronautics rocket launch site, located 

in Pershing, Washoe and Humboldt 

counties, Nevada, from 0700 to 1200 

hours, September 27, 2005–September 

30, 2005; October 3, 2005–October 7, 

2005; and October 11, 2005–October 14, 

2005. These closures are being made in 

the interest of public safety at and 

around the location of an amateur highaltitude rocket launch site. This event is 

expected to attract approximately 50 

participants. The lands involved are 

located northeast of Gerlach, Nevada in 

the Mount Diablo Meridian. 

The following Public Lands are closed 

to public use: Public land areas north of 

the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, east of 

State Highway 34 and County Road 200, 

and west of the Pahute Peak and Black 

Rock Desert wilderness boundaries 

within the following legally described 

areas: 

Unsurveyed T33.5N, R24E 

Sec. 25–28, 33–36