Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 1996 / Notices 25885

ADDRESSES: Information Collection

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service; Mail Stop 224—

Arlington Square; 1849 C Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information

Collection Clearance Officer, 703/358–

1943; 703/358–2269 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Certification of Hunting and

Fishing License Holders and

Amendment.

OMB Approval Number: 1018–0007.

Abstract: The Federal Aid in Fish

Restoration Act and the Federal Aid in

Wildlife Restoration Act provide that

funds are apportioned to the States in

accordance with a prescribed formula.

One factor in the apportionment

formula for each Act is the number of

paid fishing/hunting license holders in

each state. The acts require State Fish

and Game Departments to certify the

number of paid hunting and sport/

recreational fishing license holders prior

to the fiscal year for which the

apportionment is made. The

information collected is used by the

Service to compute the apportionment

of grant funds available to each State as

provided by the statutory formulae. The

information on license sales is made

available to the public through a news

release. It is used by the Service and the

public as indicators of trends in sport

hunting and fishing and has been

compiled and distributed for many

years.

Service Form Number(s): Form 3–

154a (Certification of Hunting/Fishing

License Holders); Form 3–154b

(Summary of Hunting and Sport Fishing

Licenses Issued).

Frequency: Annually.

Description of Respondents: State and

Local governments.

Completion Time: The reporting

burden is estimated to be 1 hour.

Annual Responses: 50.

Annual Burden Hours: 50.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

Daniel M. Ashe,

Assistant Director—External Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–12978 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

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Information Collection Request for

Reinstatement Review

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)

is planning to submit the collection of

information requirement described

below to the Offices of Management and

Budget (OMB) for reinstatement

approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act. Copies of the

collection requirement and related

forms and explanatory material may be

obtained by contacting the Service’s

clearance officer at the phone number

listed below. The Service is soliciting

comment and suggestions on the

requirement as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before July 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Information Collection

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 224–

Arlington Square, 1849 C Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information

Collection Clearance Officer, 704/358–

1943; 703/358–2269 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Grant Agreement and Grant

Amendment.

OMB Approval Number: 1018–0048.

Abstract: The Service administers

several grant programs authorized by

the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration

Act, the Federal Aid in Sport Fish

Restoration Act, the Anadromous Fish

Conservation Act, the Endangered

Species Act and the Coastal Wetlands

Planning, Protection and Restoration

Act. The Service uses the information

collected to make awards, including

determining if the estimated cost is

reasonable, the cost sharing is consistent

with the applicable program statutes,

and whether sufficient Federal funds are

available for obligation. The State uses

the forms to request funds and identify

proposed cost sharing. An amendment

to the Grant Agreement is initiated by

the grantee (State) to request a change to

a previously approved Grant Agreement.

The information is used to revise a

previous funding obligation or

document the approval of revisions

requested.

Service Form Number(s): 3–1552

(Grant Agreement); 3–1591

(Amendment to Grant Agreement).

Frequency: Annually.

Description of Respondents: State and

Territorial governments.

Completion Time: The reporting

burden is estimated to be 1 hour for

each form per respondent.

Annual Responses: 56 (It is estimated

that 56 State and/or Territorial

governments will submit an average of

26 grant agreements and/or amendments

and that 1⁄2 of such grants will be

amended.)

Annual Burden House: 1,456.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

Daniel M. Ashe,

Assistant Director—External Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–12979 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Land Management

[(4810–32) (602)]

Closure of Public Lands, Roswell

District, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Closure Notice of Public Lands.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the public lands within the Department

of Treasury, Federal Law Enforcement

Training Center (FLETC) withdrawal

request are closed to all uses and

publics except those having prior

authorization. This closure is intended

to protect the public.

DATES: The closure will become

effective on May 23, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gary Bowers, Carlsbad Resource Area

Office at 620 E. Greene, Carlsbad, NM

88220, (505) 887–6544.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of Treasury, FLETC, has

filed a withdrawal application for the

following public lands to facilitate a

multipurpose firearms training range

and safety fan. This notice closes the

lands to all uses and publics except

those with prior authorization.

New Mexico Principal Meridian

T. 16 S., R. 25 E.,

Sec. 27, N1⁄2, SW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 28: SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

T. 17 S., R. 25 E.,

Sec. 03, lots 3, 4, S1⁄2NW1⁄4 and N1⁄2N1⁄2

S1⁄2.

The lands described aggregate 802.96 acres

in Eddy County, New Mexico. The authority

for this closure is 43 CFR 8364.1. Penalties

for any person failing to comply with this

closure are a fine not to exceed $1000 and/

or imprisonment not to exceed 12 months.

Dated: May 13, 1996.

Leslie M. Cone,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–12956 Filed 5–26–96; 8:45 am]

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25886 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 101 / Thursday, May 23, 1996 / Notices

[NM–930–06–1020–00]

Scoping Meetings on the Development

of Standards for Rangeland Health and

Guidelines for Grazing Management in

New Mexico, Modify Land Use Plans,

and Prepare National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) Analysis Pursuant

to the Planning Regulations

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of scoping meetings.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) in New Mexico

intends to develop statewide Standards

for Rangeland Health and Guidelines for

Grazing Management as provided in the

BLM’s new grazing regulations (43 CFR

Part 4100) and modify all existing Land

Use Plans (LUP) in the State. Draft

Standards and Guidelines were

prepared by the New Mexico Resource

Advisory Council, formed last year, and

assigned the task of developing

Standards and Guidelines for New

Mexico. The appropriate National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

analysis will be prepared in accordance

with the Planning Regulations (43 CFR

Part 1600) for the adoption of statewide

Standards for Rangeland Health and

Guidelines for Grazing management.

This notice invites public input on the

development of Standards and

Guidelines for New Mexico, on issues to

be addressed and on alternatives to be

considered in the NEPA analysis. To

assist the public in making comments,

a scoping packet for this project has

been prepared. A packet can now be

obtained at any Bureau of Land

Management Office in New Mexico.

Scoping packets will also be given out

at the Scoping Meetings to be held

throughout New Mexico.

DATES: Comments will be accepted at

the Public Scoping Meetings listed

below. In addition written comments

will be accepted through June 28, 1996.

This will end the comment period that

was announced in the Vol. 61, No 21,

Wednesday January 31, 1996, page

3457, Federal Register Notice of Intent.

ADDRESSES: Any comments or requests

to be placed on the mailing list should

be sent to Rangeland Health Project

(93100), Bureau of Land Management,

P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe, NM, 87502–

0115. If you attend and sign in at a

Scoping Meeting or send in comments

you will be placed on the mailing list.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

J.W. Whitney at (505) 438–7438.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of

sixteen public Scoping Meetings (open

houses) will be held. Location and

schedule for the meetings are:

June 10, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the

County Commission Chamber, 300

Shakespeare, Lordsburg, NM.

June 12, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the Sierra

County Civic Center, 400 West 4th

Street, Truth or Consequences, NM.

June 12, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM

Albuquerque District Office, 435

Montano Road NE, Albuquerque, NM.

June 13, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the Cuba

High School Cafetorium, 50 County

Road 13, Cuba, NM.

June 13, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM

Socorro Resource Area Office, 198 Neel

Ave, Socorro, NM.

June 17, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM

New Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo

Road, Santa Fe, NM.

June 18, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM

Taos Resource Area Office, 226 Cruz

Alta Road, Taos, NM.

June 18, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at Morgan

Hall, 109 E. Pine, Deming, NM.

June 18, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the

Crownpoint Institute of Technology,

Multi-Purpose Room, Lower Point Road,

Crownpoint, NM.

June 19, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the

Alamogordo City Civic Center, Rooms A

& B, 800 First Street, Alamogordo, NM.

June 19, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the

Antonito Chamber of Commerce, 112

Main Street, Antonito, CO.

June 19, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM

Farmington District Office, 1235 La

Plata Highway, Farmington, NM.

June 20, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the BLM

Las Cruces District Office, 1800

Marquess Street Las Cruces, NM.

June 24, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the Rural

Events Center, Glencoe, NM.

June 25, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at the

Carlsbad Library Annex, 101 S.

Halaguena, Carlsbad, NM.

June 26, 1996 at 7:00 pm, at Pearson

Auditorium, New Mexico Military

Institute, Roswell, NM.

Public Input Requested

This notice invites public input on

the development of Standards and

Guidelines for New Mexico, on issues to

be addressed and on alternatives to be

considered in the NEPA analysis. Refer

to the Vol. 61, No 21, Wednesday

January 31, 1996, page 3457, Federal

Register Notice of Intent for additional

supplementary information including a

description of possible alternatives and

anticipated issues.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

Gil Lucero,

Associate State Director

[FR Doc. 96–12934 Filed 5–22–96; 8:45 am]

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Southwest Colorado Resource

Advisory Council Meetings

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice; Resource Advisory

Council meetings.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

USC), notice is hereby given that the

Southwest Colorado Resource Advisory

Council (SW RAC) will meet on

Thursday, June 13, 1996, at the

Gunnison County Electric Association

conference room, 37250 US Highway

50, Gunnison, Colorado, and on

Thursday, July 11, 1996, at the Silverton

Visitor Center, 414 Greene, Silverton,

Colorado.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

Thursday, June 13, 1996, and on

Thursday, July 11, 1996. Both meetings

will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 4:30

p.m.

ADDRESSES: For further information,

contact Roger Alexander, Bureau of

Land Management, Montrose District

Office, 2465 South Townsend Avenue,

Montrose, Colorado 81401; Telephone

970–249–7791; TDD 970–249–4639.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The June

13, 1996, meeting is scheduled to begin

at 9:00 a.m. in the Gunnison County

Electric Association conference room,

37250 US Highway 50, approximately

two and one-half miles west of

Gunnison, Colorado. The agenda will

focus on internal resource advisory

council business, including future

meeting schedules, issue identification,

and overall RAC direction, and an

evaluation of the past year’s meetings.

Time will be provided for public

comments.

The Thursday, July 11, 1996, is

scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. at the

Silverton Visitors Center, 414 Greene,

Silverton, Colorado. The agenda will

focus on off-highway vehicle and other

recreational use, historical resources,

and the clean-up of the Animas River.

Time will be provided for public

comments.

All Resource Advisory Council

meetings are open to the public.

Interested persons may make oral

statements to the Council, or written

statements may be submitted for the

Council’s consideration. Depending on

the number of persons wishing to make

oral statements, a per-person time limit

may be established by the Montrose

District Manager.

Summary minutes for the Council

meeting will be maintained in the

Montrose District Office and will be