Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 206 / Thursday, October 25, 2007 / Notices 60691 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask OMB in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that it will be done. 

Dated: August 23, 2007. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

FR Doc. E7–21010 Filed 10–24–07; 8:45 am 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CA–310–0777–XG] 

Notice of Public Meeting: Northwest 

California Resource Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act of 1972 

(FACA), the U.S. Department of the 

Interior, Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM) Northwest California Resource 

Advisory Council will meet as indicated 

below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 5 and 6, 

2007. On December 5, the council 

members convene at 9 a.m. in the 

Abalone Room at the Little River Inn, 

7751 Highway 1, Little River, CA. Time 

for public comment has been set aside 

for 11 a.m. On May 6, the council 

convenes at 7:30 a.m. at the Little River 

Inn and departs for a tour to discuss 

management of the California Coastal 

National Monument and the Stornetta 

Public Lands. Members of the public are 

welcome on the tour, but they must 

provide their own transportation and 

lunch. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich 

Burns, BLM Ukiah Field Office 

manager, (707) 468–4000; or BLM 

Public Affairs Officer Joseph J. Fontana, 

(530) 252–5332. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 12- 

member council advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with public land 

management in Northwest California. At 

this meeting, agenda topics include an 

update on management proposals for 

the Sacramento River Bend, a 

discussion of funding needs for BLM’s 

northern California projects, status 

reports on management plan 

development for Lacks Creek and the 

Cow Mountain National Recreation Area 

and a report on legislation affecting the 

California off highway vehicle 

recreation program. Members will also 

hear status reports on activities in the 

Arcata, Redding and Ukiah field offices 

and the California Coastal National 

Monument. All meetings are open to the 

public. Members of the public may 

present written comments to the 

council. Each formal council meeting 

will have time allocated for public 

comments. Depending on the number of 

persons wishing to speak, and the time 

available, the time for individual 

comments may be limited. Members of 

the public are welcome on field tours, 

but they must provide their own 

transportation and lunch. Individuals 

who plan to attend and need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation and other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

BLM as provided above. 

Dated: October 19, 2007. 

Joseph J. Fontana, 

Public Affairs Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–5280 Filed 10–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WO–310–1310–PP–24 1A] 

Oil and Gas Leasing: Onshore Oil and 

Gas Operations—Fees, Rentals, and 

Royalty 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notification to terminate the 

heavy oil royalty reductions program. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) is providing the sixmonth notification to terminate all 

royalty reductions for the production of 

heavy oil and to terminate the 

availability of further heavy oil relief 

under regulations at 43 CFR 3103.4–3. 

DATES: The termination of the heavy oil 

royalty reductions program is effective 

on May 1, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rudy Baier, Division of Fluid Minerals, 

BLM, (202) 452–5024. Persons who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–800–

877–8339, 24 hours a day, 7 days a 

week, except holidays, for assistance in 

reaching Mr. Baier. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 43 

CFR 3103.4–3(b)(6)(i), the BLM may 

suspend or terminate all heavy oil 

royalty reductions and terminate the 

availability of further heavy royalty 

relief ‘‘upon 6 month’s notice in the 

Federal Register when BLM determines 

that the average oil price has remained 

above $24 per barrel over a period of 6 

consecutive months [based on the West 

Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude average 

posted prices and adjusted for inflation 

using the implicit price deflator for 

gross national product with 1991 as the 

base year).’’ The adjusted threshold for 

the third quarter of calendar year 2004 

was $30.83 and for the fourth quarter 

$31.00. 

By Federal Register notice (70 FR 

21810) dated April 27, 2005, this royalty 

reduction program was suspended 

effective November 1, 2005. In that 

notice, the BLM requested comments on 

the conditions under which the 

suspension should be removed. The 

BLM received three comments. 

The WTI crude average posted oil 

prices have continued to exceed the 

adjusted threshold at all times since the 

April 27, 2005 notice. Therefore, 

considering the price of crude oil since 

the April 27, 2005 notice and current 

price projections for the near future, the 

BLM decided that this royalty reduction 

program should be terminated. As 

authorized by 43 CFR 3103.4–3(b)(6)(i), 

this serves as notice that the BLM will 

terminate the heavy oil royalty 

reductions program effective on May 1, 

2008. 

Should conditions change so as to 

warrant relief, the BLM has authority to 

grant royalty rate reductions on a caseby-case basis (see 43 CFR 3103.4–1). 

James Abbott, 

Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty, and 

Resource Protection. 

[FR Doc. E7–20970 Filed 10–24–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–060–08–1430–EQ; MTM 044187] 

Notice of Realty Action: NonCompetitive Lease of Public Land in 

Pondera County, MT 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Lewistown Field Office, Interior. 

ACTION: Designation of public lands in 

Pondera County, Montana, for FLPMA 

lease. 

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