32460 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 122 / Monday, June 24, 1996 / Notices

3. Increase recreation opportunity

through access management and route

designation.

4. Improve the vegetative

communities in the canyon bottoms and

on critical big game winter range.

5. Develop desired standards for other

vegetative communities within the

Initiative area.

6. Allow increased wildlife diversity.

7. Maintain a primitive development

philosophy, particularly as it relates to

recreation.

The CRMP/EA/RMPA will be

prepared under 43 CFR part 1610 to

meet the requirements of section 202 of

the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act, and section 102 of the

National Environmental Policy Act.

This revision is necessary to update and

expand the decisions in the existing

land use plan. Decisions generated

during this planning process will

supersede affected land use planning

decisions presented in the 1985 Book

Cliffs RMP that affect lands within the

Initiative area.

Public participation is being actively

sought at this time to ensure the EA

addresses all issues, problems, and

concerns from those interested in the

management of the public lands within

the Book Cliffs Initiative Area, including

the acquired lands. The development of

the CRMP/EA/RMPA is a public process

and the public is invited and

encouraged to assist in the identification

of issues and the scope of the EA and

planning amendment. Public meetings

will be held to discuss planning issues.

The date, time and location of these

scoping meetings are: July 30, 1996, 7:00

p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at the John Wesley

Powell Museum at Green River, Utah;

July 31, 1996, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at

the Utah State University Extension

Building, Room 207–B at Vernal, Utah;

and August 1, 1996, 7:00 p.m. at the

Department of Natural Resources

Conference Room at 1594 West North

Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah. These

meetings also will be announced in

local newspapers and through other

local media.

Formal public participation will be

requested for review of the preliminary

CRMP/EA/RMPA and final CRMP/EA/

RMPA in 1997. Notice of availability of

these documents will be published at

the appropriate times.

The CRMP/EA/RMPA will be

prepared by an interdisciplinary team

which includes specialists in rangeland

vegetation, riparian values, cultural

resources, recreation, wildlife/fisheries

habitats, realty, and special status

animal and plant species. Other

disciplines may be represented as

necessary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Andrews, Assistant Field Office

Manager for Renewable Resources,

Vernal Office, 170 South, 500 East,

Vernal, Utah 84078. Business hours are

from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday

through Friday, except legal holidays,

telephone (801) 789–1362 or 781–4470,

fax (801) 781–4410.

Roger Zortman,

Acting State Director, Utah.

[FR Doc. 96–15939 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P

[UT–020–06–1430–00]

Pony Express Resource Area, UT;

Resource Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to amend a

resource management plan.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) is preparing an

Environmental Assessment (EA), to

consider a proposed amendment to the

Pony Express Resource Management

Plan (RMP). The proposed amendment

would consider alternatives for

management of acquired lands in Tooele

County.

DATES: The comment period for

identification of issues for the proposed

plan amendment will commence with

the date of publication of this notice.

Comments must be submitted on or

before July 29, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mike Nelson, Realty Specialist, Bureau

of Land Management, Salt Lake District,

2370 South 2300 West, Salt Lake City,

UT 84119, telephone (801) 977–4355.

Existing planning documents and

information are available at the above

address or telephone number.

Comments on the proposed plan

amendment should be sent to the above

address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Salt

Lake District, BLM, is proposing to

amend the Pony Express RMP, to

identify and analyze management

prescriptions for lands in the Oquirrh

Mountain Range that have been recently

acquired by the BLM. An EA will be

prepared to analyze the impacts of this

proposal and alternatives. Public

participation is being sought at this

initial stage in the planning process to

ensure the RMP amendment addresses

all issues, problems and concerns from

those interested in the management of

lands within the Salt Lake District.

Necessary amendments to the approved

plan will keep the document current

and viable.

Roger Zortman,

Acting State Director.

[FR Doc. 96–15940 Filed 6–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–M

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

its intention to request approval for the

collections of information for 30 CFR

part 800.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by August 23, 1996, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

Dennis Rice, Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951

Constitution Ave, NW, Room 120–SIB,

Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

Dennis Rice, at (202) 208–2829.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)). This notice

identifies information collections that

OSM will be submitting to OMB for

extension. This collection is contained

in 30 CFR part 800, Bond and Insurance

Requirements for Surface Coal Mining

and Reclamation Operations Under

Regulatory Programs.

OSM has revised burden estimates,

where appropriate, to reflect current

reporting levels or adjustments based on

reestimates of burden or respondents.

OSM will request a 3-year term of

approval for each 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