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remit the remainder of the purchase 

price within 180 days from the date the 

sale offer is received. Payments must be 

by certified check, postal money order, 

bank draft or cashiers check payable to 

the U.S. Department of the Interior—

BLM. Failure to meet conditions 

established for this sale will void the 

sale and any monies received will be 

forfeited. 

Public Comments 

The subject parcel of land will not be 

offered for sale prior to the 60-day 

publication of this Notice of Realty 

Action. For a period until March 17, 

2008, interested parties may submit 

written comments to the BLM Tonopah 

Field Station. Only written comments 

submitted by postal service or overnight 

mail will be considered as properly 

filed. Facsimiles, telephone calls, and emails are unacceptable means of 

notification. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, 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 us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Any adverse comments regarding the 

proposed sale will be reviewed by the 

BLM Nevada State Director, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action and issue a final determination. 

In the absence of timely filed objections, 

this realty action will become the final 

determination of the Department of the 

Interior. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2711.1–2) 

Dated: January 16, 2008. 

Thomas J. Seley, 

Tonopah Assistant Field Manager. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

60-Day Notice of Intention To Request 

Clearance of Collection of Information; 

Opportunity for Public Comment 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 

CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record 

Keeping Requirements, the National 

Park Service (NPS) invites public 

comments on a proposed new collection 

of information (1024–xxxx). 

DATES: Public comments on the 

proposed Information Collection 

Request (ICR) will be accepted on or 

before March 31, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send Comments To: Angela 

Walters, Appalachian National Scenic 

Trail (ANST), NPS, P.O. Box 50, Harpers 

Ferry, WV 25425; or via phone at 304/ 

535–6278; or via fax at 304/535–6270, or 

via e-mail at angela_walters@nps.gov. 

Also, you may send comments to 

Leonard E. Stowe, NPS Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, 1849 C St., 

NW. (2605), Washington, DC 20240; or 

by e-mail at leonard_stowe@nps.gov. All 

responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval. All comments 

will become a matter of public record. 

To Request a Draft of Proposed 

Collection of Information Contact: 

Angela Walters, ANST, NPS, P.O. Box 

50, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425; or via 

phone at 304/535–6278; or via fax at 

304/535–6270; or via e-mail at 

angela_walters@nps.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

James Gramann, NPS Social Science 

Program, 1201 ‘‘Eye’’ St., Washington, 

DC 20005; or via phone at 202/513–

7189; or via e-mail at 

James_Gramann@partner.nps.gov. You 

are entitled to a copy of the entire ICR 

package free of charge. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Appalachian Train Management 

Partner Survey. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

OMB Number: To be requested. 

Expiration Date: To be requested. 

Type of Request: New Collection. 

Description of Need: The National 

Park Service Act of 1916, 38 Stat 535, 

16 U.S.C. 1, et seq., requires that the 

NPS preserve national parks for the use 

and enjoyment of present and future 

generations. The Appalachian National 

Scenic Trail (ANST) is an unusual unit 

of the national park system, managed 

through a decentralized volunteer-based 

cooperative management system 

involving eight national forests, six 

other national park units, agencies in 

fourteen states, the Appalachian Trail 

Conservancy, and citizen volunteers in 

30 affiliated trail club organizations. 

The Government Performance and 

Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 

103–62) requires that the NPS develop 

goals and measure performance related 

to these goals. The Appalachian Trail 

Management Partner Survey (ATMPS) 

measures performance toward those 

goals through a partner satisfaction 

survey. The project is an element of the 

NPS Strategic Plan and the Department 

of the Interior (DOI) Strategic Plan. 

The purpose of the ATMPS is to track 

the satisfaction of federal, state, and notfor-profit partner organizations and 

agencies receiving support from the 

Appalachian Trail Park Office (ATPO) 

provides support to State and Federal 

agencies, and not-for-profit 

organizations to assist them in fulfilling 

shared and delegated management 

activities in the management of the 

ANST. Achievement of on-the-ground 

results depends on the actions of these 

partner agencies and organizations. 

Progress towards management goals is 

measured by a satisfaction survey where 

key partners evaluate quality of support 

provided by ATPO. This effort is 

required by GPRA and other NPS and 

DOI strategic planning efforts. Data from 

the proposed survey is needed to assess 

performance regarding NPS GPRA goal 

IIb0. HPS performance on all goals 

measured in this study will contribute 

to DOI Department-wide performance 

reports. 

Automated data collection: This 

information will be collected via mailback surveys. No automated data 

collection will take place. 

Description of respondents: Partners 

in the Appalachian Trail Cooperative 

Management System. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: 200 (150 respondents and 

50 non-respondents). 

Estimated average number of 

responses: 200 (150 respondents and 50 

non-respondents). 

Estimated average burden hours per 

response: 1 minute for non-respondents 

and 3 minutes for respondents. 

Frequency of Response: 1 time of 

respondent. 

Estimated annual reporting burden: 

23 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

practical utility of the information being 

gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden 

hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden to 

respondents, including use of 

automated information collection 

techniques or other forms of technology. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, e-mail address, 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 us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

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cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: January 25, 2008. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

NPS, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–405 Filed 1–29–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

30 Day Notice of Submission to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB); Opportunity for Public 

Comment 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 

CFR Part 1320, Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements, the 

National Park Service (NPS) invites 

public comments on a revision of a 

currently approved collection of 

information (OMB #1024–0037). 

DATES: Public comments on this 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

will be accepted on or before February 

29, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

directly to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (OMB #1024–

0037), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202/ 

395–6566, or by electronic mail at 

oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. Please also 

send a copy of your comments to Dr. 

Francis P. McManamon, Manager, 

Archeology Program, NPS, 1849 C 

Street, NW., (2275), Washington, DC 

20240; or via phone at 202/354–2123; or 

via fax at 202/371–5102. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Karen Mudar, Archeologist, Archeology 

Program, NPS, 1849 C Street, NW., 

(2275), Washington, DC 20240; or via 

phone at 202/354–2103; or via fax at 

202/371–5102; or via e-mail at 

Karen_mudar@nps.gov. You are entitled 

to a copy of the entire ICR package freeof-charge. You may obtain this 

information at the Web site http:// 

www.reginfo.gov. 

Comments Received on the 60-Day 

Federal Register Notice: The NPS 

published a 60-Day Notice to solicit 

public comments on this ICR in the 

Federal Register on August 1, 2007 

(Vol. 72, No. 147, FR 42108). The 

comment period closed on October 1, 

2007. No comments on the 60-Day 

Notice were received. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Archeology Permits and 

Reports—43 CFR Parts 3 and 7. 

Bureau Form Number: DI–1926 

(permit application). 

OMB Number: 1024–0037. 

Expiration Date: 1/31/2008. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Description of Need: Section 4 of the 

Archaeological Resources Protection Act 

(ARPA) of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 470cc), and 

Section 3 of the Antiquities Act (AA) of 

1906 (16 U.S.C. 432), authorize any 

individual or institution to apply to 

Federal land managing agencies to 

scientifically excavate or remove 

archeological resources from public or 

Indian lands. Permits for Archeological 

Investigations ordinarily are requested 

for conducting scientific research; in 

conjunction with statutorily required 

environmental clearance activities prior 

to commencing a Federal undertaking; 

or issuing a Federal license or permit for 

a third party activities such as energy 

development on public or Indian lands. 

ARPA and AA require that Federal 

land managers issue permits to qualified 

applicants and place terms and 

conditions on the permits, including 

reporting requirements, as set forth in 

the implementing regulation for the two 

statutes (43 CFR Part 7 for ARPA; 43 

CFR Part 3 for the AA), to ensure that 

the resources are scientifically 

excavated or removed and deposited, 

along with associated records, in a 

suitable repository for preservation. If 

the permit is for work on Indian lands, 

ARPA required that the Federal land 

manager place terms and conditions on 

the permit as requested by the Indian 

landowner and the Indian tribe having 

jurisdiction over the lands. If the permit 

may have an effect on a resource on 

public lands that has Indian tribal 

religious or cultural importance, ARPA 

requires that the Federal land manager 

notify the pertinent tribe for the purpose 

of developing terms and conditions to 

be placed on the permit. 

Section 13 of ARPA (16 U.S.C. 470II) 

requires that the Secretary of the Interior 

report to Congress on archeological 

activities conducted pursuant to the 

Act. To fulfill this requirement, the 

Secretary must collect information 

about permitted activities from the 

various land managing agencies and the 

Department’s land managing bureaus. 

Information collected responds to 

statutory requirements that Federal 

agencies (1) issue permits to qualified 

individuals and institutions desiring to 

excavate or remove archeological 

resources from public or Indian lands 

and (2) specify terms and conditions, 

including reporting requirements, in 

permits. The information collected is 

reported to Congress and is issued for 

land management purposes. The 

obligation to respond is required to 

obtain a benefit. 

Automated data collection: This 

information will be collected via a paper 

form. No automated data collection will 

take place. 

Frequency of Collection: Once at the 

beginning of each archeological project 

for which a permit is required. An 

interim and/or final report is required at 

the end of the archeological project. 

Description of Respondents: 

Businesses, scholarly institutions, and 

tribes wishing to excavate or remove 

archeological resources from public or 

Indian lands. 

Estimated average number of 

respondents: 1,600. 

Estimated average number of 

responses: 3,200. 

Estimated average burden hours per 

respondent: 3 hours. 2.5 hours to 

complete the application form; 30 

minutes to complete the investigative 

report. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

for applications; upon completion of 

project for report. 

Estimated total annual reporting 

burden: 4,800 hours. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

practical utility of the information being 

gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden 

hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden to 

respondents, including use of 

automated information collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, 

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 comments to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that OMB will be able 

to do so. 

Dated: January 25, 2008. 

Leonard E. Stowe, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

NPS. 

[FR Doc. 08–406 Filed 1–29–08; 8:45 am] 

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