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sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. This collection is 

contained in 43 CFR subpart 4120, 

Grazing Management. The BLM will 

request a 3-year term of approval for this 

information collection activity. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

need for the collection of information 

for the performance of the functions of 

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (4) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on respondents, such 

as use of automated means of collection 

of the information. A summary of the 

public comments will accompany the 

submission to OMB. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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. 

The following information is provided 

for the information collection: 

Title: 43 CFR subpart 4120, Grazing 

Management. 

Forms: 

• Form 4120–6, Cooperative Range 

Improvement Agreement; and 

• Form 4120–7, Range Improvement 

Permit. 

OMB Control Number: 1004–0019. 

Summary: Section 4 of the Taylor 

Grazing Act (43 U.S.C. 315c) authorizes 

the BLM to enter into cooperative 

agreements, and to issue permits, to 

construct fences, wells, reservoirs, and 

other improvements necessary for the 

management and care of permitted 

livestock on grazing allotments. The 

BLM implements this statutory 

authority in accordance with regulations 

at 43 CFR subpart 4120. The 

information collected under these 

regulations enables the BLM to make 

decisions regarding proposed range 

improvement projects. Responses are 

required to obtain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 712 

applications for cooperative agreement 

or permits for range improvements, 

submitted primarily by holders of 

grazing permits and/or leases. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 4,348 hours. 

The following chart details the 

individual components and respective 

hour burden estimates of this 

information collection request: 

Type of response Number of 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Form 4120–6, Cooperative Range Improvement Agreement and related nonform information 693 6 4,158 

Form 4120–7, Range Improvement Permit and related nonform information ............................ 19 10 190 

Totals .................................................................................................................................... 712 ........................ 4,348 

Jean Sonneman, 

Acting Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1376 Filed 1–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

Environmental Documents Prepared in 

Support of Sand and Gravel Activities 

on the Outer Continental Shelf 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Recent 

Environmental Assessments and 

Findings of No Significant Impact 

Prepared or Adopted by the MMS. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA), the Council on 

Environmental Quality regulations (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508), and the 

Department of the Interior regulations 

on NEPA (43 CFR part 46), the Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) announces 

the availability of Environmental 

Assessments (EA) and Findings of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) prepared 

and/or adopted by the MMS for three 

sand and gravel activities proposed on 

the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and 

described in more detail below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James F. Bennett, Chief, Branch of 

Environmental Assessment, Minerals 

Management Service, 381 Elden Street, 

MS4042, Herndon, Virginia 20170; 

telephone (703) 787–1660; e-mail 

James.F.Bennett@mms.gov. 

EA Availability: To obtain a copy of 

an EA and/or FONSI, you may contact 

the MMS or visit the MMS Web site at 

http://www.mms.gov/sandandgravel/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

Law 103–426, enacted October 31, 1994, 

gave the MMS the authority to convey 

on a noncompetitive basis, the rights to 

OCS sand, gravel, or shell resources for 

shore protection, beach or wetlands 

restoration projects, or use in 

construction projects funded in whole 

or part or authorized by the Federal 

government. The MMS prepares and/or 

adopts EAs that examine the potential 

environmental effects of the use of OCS 

sand and gravel resources, including the 

potential direct and indirect effects of 

dredging, transport, and placement of 

those resources. Each EA is used as a 

basis for determining whether or not 

issuing a particular negotiated 

agreement for the use of OCS sand and 

gravel resources constitutes a major 

Federal action that significantly affects 

the quality of the human environment 

and warrants the preparation of an 

environmental impact statement (EIS). 

A FONSI is prepared in those instances 

where the MMS finds that issuing a 

negotiated agreement will not result in 

significant effects on the quality of the 

human environment. 

The MMS may serve as a cooperating 

agency during the preparation of a 

NEPA document when another Federal 

agency is undertaking a connected 

action. The MMS independently 

reviews and may adopt the NEPA 

document after determining that it 

complies with relevant regulations and 

is applicable to and consistent with the 

MMS’s proposed action. 

This notice constitutes the notice of 

availability to the public of the 

following environmental documents: 


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Project name Location Project purpose FONSI Lead Federal agency 

Raccoon Island Shore Protection/Marsh Creation Project 

Phase B.

Gulf of Mexico, offshore 

Terrebonne Parish, LA.

Marsh creation ....................... 5/20/2009 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources 

Conservation Service. 

Brevard County (South 

Reach) Shore Protection 

Project.

Atlantic Ocean, offshore Cape 

Canaveral and Brevard 

County, FL.

Beach nourishment ................ 8/20/2009 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. 

Charleston Offshore Dredge 

Material Disposal Site Sand 

Borrow Project.

Atlantic Ocean, offshore 

Charleston, SC.

Terminal expansion ............... 10/16/2009 MMS. 

The MMS has concluded that the 

respective proposed actions will not 

significantly affect the quality of the 

human environment and the 

preparation of EISs is not required. 

Mitigation measures identified during 

the NEPA process will be applied for 

each proposal to ensure environmental 

protection and safety. 

Dated: November 30, 2009. 

Chris C. Oynes, 

Associate Director for Offshore Energy and 

Minerals Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1278 Filed 1–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNVB00000.LF31020NW.JQ0000.

LF.HF.JF500000; MO:4500008784; 10– 

08807; TAS:14X1125] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed 3-Bars Ecosystem and 

Landscape Restoration Project, Eureka 

County, NV 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA), as amended, and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

Battle Mountain District, Mount Lewis 

Field Office, Battle Mountain, Nevada, 

intends to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) and by this 

notice is announcing the beginning of 

the scoping process to solicit public 

comments and identify issues. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the EIS. Comments 

on issues may be submitted in writing 

until February 24, 2010. The date(s) and 

location(s) of any scoping meetings will 

be announced at least 15 days in 

advance through local new media, 

newspapers and the BLM Web site at: 

http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_

mountain_field.html. In order to be 

considered as part of the Draft EIS, all 

comments must be received prior to the 

close of the scoping period or 15 days 

after the last public meeting, whichever 

is later. The BLM will provide 

additional opportunities for public 

participation upon publication of the 

Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on issues related to the proposed 3-Bars 

Ecosystem and Landscape Restoration 

Project by the following methods: 

• E-mail: 3bars_project@blm.gov. 

• Fax: (775) 635–4034, Attention: 3- 

Bars Project Manager. 

• Mail: BLM, Mount Lewis Field 

Office, Attn: 3-Bars Project Manager, 50 

Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV 

89820. 

Documents pertinent to this project 

may be examined at the Mount Lewis 

Field Office. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to the mailing list, contact 

Donovan Walker, (775) 635–4000, or email: 3bars_project@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM 

is proposing to conduct the 3-Bars 

Ecosystem and Landscape Restoration 

Project located primarily on public 

lands and on non-Federal lands where 

partnerships exist in Eureka County, 

Nevada. The project area encompasses 

approximately 724,000 acres. Individual 

areas ranging from several acres to 

several thousand acres will be treated 

with a variety of methods including 

mechanical, fire, biological, chemical 

and physical, depending on specific 

project and resource management goals 

and desired outcomes. The project will 

be conducted in conformance with the 

Shoshone-Eureka Resource Management 

Plan (RMP) and Record of Decision 

approved February 26, 1986, and its 

subsequent amendments. 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

that will influence the scope of the 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives, and guide the process for 

developing the EIS. At present, the BLM 

has identified the following preliminary 

issues: 

• Multiple key habitats within the 

sagebrush-steppe are declining and in 

need of restoration, maintenance or 

protection. 

• Key species in multiple vegetative 

communities are declining as species 

diversity declines with ecological 

succession. 

• Pinyon and juniper species are 

encroaching in native habitats and are 

expanding into adjacent, non-native 

habitats causing a net loss of important 

wildlife habitat and fragmentation. 

• Greater than 70 percent of key 

wildlife habitats such as sage grouse, 

mule deer and Lahontan cutthroat trout 

(LCT) habitat are at a high, very high or 

extreme risk of catastrophic fire. 

• Excessive fuel loadings are 

contributing to catastrophic fire 

potential. Hazardous fuel situations are 

caused by continuous closed canopy 

stands and excessive ladder fuels. 

• Greater than 75 percent of riparian/ 

wetland areas are not considered to be 

in Proper Functioning Condition. 

• Less than optimal habitat 

conditions exist for LCT, a Federally 

listed ‘‘threatened’’ species currently 

occupying two streams. 

• The project area has an active 

yearly fire occurrence and has had 

significant catastrophic fires in the 

recent past. Rehabilitation efforts have 

been less than fully successful as 

evidenced by cheatgrass monocultures 

in some wildfire scars. 

• Range conditions have degraded 

and native plant communities have 

deteriorated as a result of past livestock 

management practices such as ‘‘hotseason’’ grazing or uneven livestock and 

wild horse distribution due to the lack 

of available water. 

• Wild horse populations exceed 

appropriate management levels. The 

wild horses have poor body conditions 

as a result of excess numbers of wild 

horses in areas with degraded range 

conditions, limited water sources and 

restricted distribution. Permanent and 

temporary fences throughout two herd 

management areas hinder the free 

roaming abilities of wild horses. 

• Permitted activities such as 

livestock grazing, mining and 


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