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be transferred to an Official Personnel 

Folder (OPF). NRCS–PER–002, 

Volunteer Interest and Placement 

Summary, is an optional form that 

assists the volunteer supervisor in 

placing the volunteer in a position that 

will benefit the Agency and the 

volunteer. The aforementioned form is 

placed in a volunteer ‘‘case file’’ and 

will be destroyed 3 years after the 

volunteer has completed service. In the 

event that the volunteer is injured, the 

‘‘case file’’ will be transferred to an OPF. 

NRCS–PER–004, Time and Attendance, 

is an optional form that assists the 

volunteer supervisor in documenting 

hours worked by the volunteer, and may 

be used to substantiate a Workers’

Compensation Claim. This form is 

placed in a volunteer ‘‘case file’’ and 

will be destroyed 3 years after the 

volunteer has completed service. In the 

event that the volunteer is injured, the 

‘‘case file’’ will be transferred to an OPF. 

Signed in Washington, DC on October 27, 

2005. 

Bruce I. Knight, 

Chief. 

[FR Doc. 05–22270 Filed 11–7–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

Environmental Statements; Availability 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Natural Resources 

Conservation Service (NRCS) has 

prepared a Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement consistent with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, to disclose potential effects to 

the human environment. 

The section of Coal Creek that 

traverses Cedar City, Utah, has channel 

stability and capacity deficiencies that 

pose a threat to existing infrastructure 

and development due to flooding. The 

NRCS proposes to modify the Coal 

Creek channel to safely convey 

floodwaters from a 100-year flood event. 

In conjunction with the proposed 

channel improvements, two irrigation 

diversion/drop structures on Coal Creek 

(the Main Street Diversion and the 

Woodbury Diversion) will have to be 

reconstructed to eliminate significant 

channel and capacity restrictions. In 

conjunction with the reconstruction of 

the diversion structures, sedimentation 

facilities would be constructed to 

remove gravel from water diverted from 

the Main Street Diversion. Also as part 

of this project, Cedar City proposes to 

improve and expand an existing 

parkway along Coal Creek to enhance 

aesthetic values and provide 

recreational opportunities for 

community residents and visitors. 

The Draft EIS presents detailed 

analyses for three alternatives. 

Alternative A—No Action, would 

continue the frequency and level of 

dredging and other management actions 

as they are currently planned. Existing 

channel and structural deficiencies 

would not be corrected. 

Alternative B—Relocate Main Street 

Diversion, would remove the Main 

Street diversion/drop structure 

currently in use and relocate it to near 

200 East. Implementation of this 

alternative would require approximately 

3,250 feet of pipeline to be installed, 

flood and slope/grading-related channel 

modifications from Center Street to I–

15, and the continuation of periodic 

dredging as necessary. A sedimentation 

basin would be constructed to remove 

gravels from diverted irrigation water. 

The Woodbury diversion/drop structure 

would be reconstructed. Under this 

alternative, the parkway would be 

extended to Airport Road and 

landscaped. Parkway Option B1 

proposes a crosswalk at the Main Street 

Bridge. Parkway Option B2 proposes to 

access existing sidewalks from the 

pedestrian bridge at 400 North to cross 

Main Street and avoid additional 

property acquisition. 

Alternative C—Replace Main Street 

Diversion, would modify the Main 

Street diversion/drop structure by 

removing approximately half the drop. 

Implementation of this alternative 

would require approximately 3,000 feet 

of pipeline to be installed, flood and 

slope/grading-related channel 

modifications from Center Street to west 

of I–15, and the continuation of periodic 

dredging as necessary. Two 

sedimentation basins would be 

constructed to remove gravels from 

diverted irrigation water. The Woodbury 

diversion/drop structure would be 

reconstructed. Under this alternative, 

the parkway would be extended to 

Airport Road and landscaped. In 

addition, a historic pedestrian truss 

bridge would be removed to prevent 

channel constriction and potential 

flooding. Parkway Option C1 would 

construct an elevated pedestrian 

pathway under the Main Street Bridge. 

Parkway Option C2 would construct a 

large box culvert for pedestrian use just 

north of the bridge and under Main 

Street. 

As required by the NRCS for water 

projects, the National Economic 

Development (NED) benefit-cost process 

was used to determine benefit-cost 

ratios for each alternative. The 

alternative with the highest benefit-cost 

ratio (3.47:1) and thus designated as the 

NED Alternative was Alternative C, 

Parkway Option C1. Accordingly, the 

NRCS selected Alternative C, Parkway 

Option C1, as the Preferred Alternative. 

Written comments regarding this Draft 

EIS should be mailed to: Marnie Wilson, 

Coal Creek EIS, USDA—NRCS, Wallace 

F. Bennett Federal Building, 125 South 

State Street, Room 4402, Salt Lake City, 

UT 84138–1100. Project information is 

also available on the Internet at: http:// 

www.ut.nrcs.usda.gov under Public 

Notices. Comments must be received no 

later than 45 days after this notice is 

published (December 26, 2005). 

Comments may also be submitted by 

sending a facsimile to (801) 524–4593, 

or by e-mail to 

Marnie.Wilson@ut.usda.gov (please 

include the words ‘‘Coal Creek 

Comment’’ in the subject line of the Email). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 11, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marnie Wilson, Coal Creek EIS, USDA—

NRCS, Wallace F. Bennett Federal 

Building, 125 South State Street, Room 

4402, Salt Lake City, UT 84138–1100. 

Project information is also available on 

the Internet at: http:// 

www.ut.nrcs.usda.gov under Public 

Notices. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of 

the Draft EIS are available by request 

from Marnie Wilson at the address 

listed above. Basic data developed 

during the environmental evaluation are 

on file and may be reviewed by 

contacting Sylvia Gillen, Utah State 

Conservationist. 

Signed in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 

28, 2005. 

Sylvia A. Gillen, 

State Conservationist. 

[FR Doc. 05–22358 Filed 11–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–16–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

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Title: Monitoring of Fish Trap Fishing 

in the Gulf of Mexico. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0392. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 244. 

Number of Respondents: 86. 

Average Hours Per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: Any persons using 

fish traps to participate in the 

commercial reef fish fishery in the Gulf 

of Mexico are required to make 

telephone reports when initiating and 

terminating fishing trips. This 

information is needed to monitor fish 

trap fishing until the implementation of 

a vessel monitoring system for this 

population. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: November 2, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22182 Filed 11–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance of the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Pacific Islands Region Coral 

Reef Ecosystems Logbook and 

Reporting. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0462. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 382. 

Number of Respondents: 5. 

Average Hours Per Response: At-sea 

notifications, 3 minutes; logbook 

reports, 30 minutes; and transshipment 

reports, 15 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: Logbooks are 

required for U.S. fishing vessels 

registered for use (or any U.S. citizen 

issued) with a Special Coral Reef 

Ecosystem Fishing Permit authorized 

under the Fishery Management Plan for 

Coral Reef Ecosystems of the Western 

Pacific Region. The information in the 

mandatory logbooks are used to obtain 

fish catch/fishing effort data on coral 

reef management species harvested in 

designated low-use marine protected 

areas and on potentially-harvested coral 

reef management species in certain 

waters of the U.S. exclusive economic 

zone in the western Pacific region. 

These data are needed to determine the 

condition of the stocks and whether the 

current management measures are 

having the intended effects, to evaluate 

the benefits and costs of changes in 

management measures, and to monitor 

and respond to incidental takes of 

endangered and threatened marine 

animals. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: November 2, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–22183 Filed 11–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Report of Whaling Operations. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0311. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 48. 

Number of Respondents: 52. 

Average Hours Per Response: 

Individual reports, 30 minutes; and 

summary reports, 10 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: Native Americans 

are allowed to conduct certain 

aboriginal subsistence whaling in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

International Whaling Commission 

(IWC). Captains participating in these 

operations must submit certain 

information to the relevant Native 

American whaling organization about 

strikes on and catch of whales. Anyone 

retrieving a dead whale is also required 

to report. Captains must place a 

distinctive permanent identification 

mark on any harpoon, lance, or 

explosive dart used, and must also 

provide information on the mark and 

self-identification information. The 

relevant Native American whaling 

organization receives the reports, 

compiles them, and submits the 

information to NOAA. The information 

is used to monitor the hunt and to 

ensure that quotas are not exceeded. 

The information is also provided to the 

International Whaling Commission, 

which uses it to monitor compliance 

with its requirements. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; not-for-profit institutions. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this