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ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Use of Comments

All comments received in response to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: December 15, 1995.

David G. Unger,

Associate Chief.

[FR Doc. 95–31022 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Extension of Currently Approved

Information Collection for Baseline and

Trend Information on Wilderness Use

and Users

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Forest Service announces its intent to

extend a currently approved

information collection of questions and

sampling alternatives used to develop

baseline and trend information about

the changing role of wilderness in rural

communities and the behavior of urban

residents who visit wilderness for

recreation, education programs, or

scientific study.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing on or before February 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: All comments should be

addressed to: Alan Watson, Aldo

Leopold Wilderness Research Institute,

Forest Service, USDA, P.O. Box 8089,

Missoula, MT 59807.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alan Watson, Aldo Leopold Wilderness

Research Institute, (406) 542–4197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collection

The currently approved information

collection comprises a pool of questions

and sampling alternatives (for example,

on-site surveys and mailback

questionnaires); the following describes

the information collection to be

extended:

Title: Baseline and Trend Information

on Wilderness Use and Users.

OMB Number: 0596–0108.

Expiration Date of Approval: May 31,

1996.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

Abstract: The Wilderness Act (Pub. L.

88–577) directs that wilderness be

managed to preserve natural conditions

and to provide outstanding

opportunities for solitude or a primitive

and unconfined type of recreation. To

make informed decisions on appropriate

management methods that mediate

recreational users’ impact on natural

resources and on other visitor

experiences, Forest Service and other

Federal land managers need information

on visitors’ behavior in the area, their

preferences for various types of social

interaction, and their support for

various management strategies. It is

difficult for wilderness managers to

obtain accurate information on these

topics because information currently

available is limited to only a few

wilderness areas. Established baselines

and monitoring trends for visitor

characteristics, behavior, and

preferences throughout the country are

needed by Federal agencies managing

wilderness, including the Forest Service

and the USDI National Park Service,

Bureau of Land Management, and Fish

and Wildlife Service. The Forest Service

has been using the previously approved

collection of questions and sampling

alternatives to establish baselines,

monitor trends, and provide input to

forest planning activities at several

wildernesses managed by the agency.

Estimate of Burden: The response

time is likely to vary from 3 to 5

minutes to respond to on-site surveys

and from 15 to 20 minutes to complete

mailback questionnaires.

Type of Respondents: Visitors to units

of the National Wilderness Preservation

System.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,000 per year for 3 years.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 410 hours.

Comments are invited on (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information.

Use of Comments

All comments received in response to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: December 15, 1995.

David G. Unger,

Associate Chief.

[FR Doc. 95–31023 Filed 12–20–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Intent To Prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement for Land Use

Authorization for Lakewood Raw Water

Pipeline; Roosevelt National Forest,

Boulder County, CO

AGENCY: Forest Service, Department of

Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare

Environmental Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: The Arapaho and Roosevelt

National Forests and Pawnee National

Grassland is proposing to issue an

easement to the City of Boulder

Colorado to cross 5 miles of National

Forest System lands with a replacement

pipeline. The easement would allow the

City to replace, maintain and operate

Lakewood Pipeline. The pipeline is a

raw water transmission line used to

transport municipal water nine miles

from Lakewood Reservoir to Betasso

Water Treatment Plant. The City

proposes to install the replacement

pipeline in the vicinity of the 1906

pipeline, with some specific deviations

to avoid potentially adverse impacts to

environmentally sensitive areas. The

proposal is for a 27- to 33-inch insidediameter steel pipeline to be buried

with a minimum of 4 feet of cover.

DATES: Comments concerning the scope

of the analysis should be received in

writing by January 20, 1996. The Draft

Environmental Impact Statement will be

published mid-February, 1996 for a 45-

day comment period. The final

Environmental Impact Statement will be

issued at the end of June 1996.

RESPONSIBLE OFFICIAL: The Regional

Forester, Region 2 Rocky Mountain

Region, will be the responsible official

and will decide whether to grant an

easement for a pipeline on National

Forest System lands and at what

location.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Submit written comments, suggestions

and questions to: Jean Thomas, Project

Coordinator; Arapaho and Roosevelt

National Forests; 240 West Prospect;

Fort Collins Colorado 80526; 970–498–

1267.