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(970) 226–9230 (fax); or 

pponds@usgs.gov (e-mail). Please 

reference Information Collection 1028–

NEW, NCGMP–EDMAP. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randall Orndorff, Associate Program 

Coordinator (STATEMAP and EDMAP), 

National Cooperative Geological 

Mapping Program USGS Geological 

Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 

908 (mail); at 703–648–4316 

(telephone); or rorndorff@usgs.gov 

(e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Cooperative Geologic 

Mapping Program—EDMAP (NCGMP–

EDMAP) 

OMB Control Number: 1028–new 

Abstract: EDMAP is the component of 

the NCGMP that trains the next 

generation of geologic mappers. The 

NCGMP allocates funds to colleges and 

universities in the United States and 

Puerto Rico through an annual 

competitive grant process. Every Federal 

dollar that is awarded is matched with 

university funds. Geology professors, 

who are skilled in geologic mapping, 

request EDMAP funding to support 

undergraduate and graduate students at 

their college or university in a one-year 

mentored geologic mapping project that 

focuses on a specific geographic area. 

Since 1996, more than $4 million 

from the NCGMP has supported 

geologic mapping efforts of more than 

600 students working with more than 

214 professors at 131 universities in 44 

states, the District of Columbia, and 

Puerto Rico. Funds for graduate projects 

are limited to $15,000 with 

undergraduate project funds limited to 

$7,500. These funds are used to cover 

field expenses and map production, but 

not faculty salaries. The college or 

university matches the EDMAP funding. 

The authority for the program is listed 

in the National Geologic Mapping Act 

(Public Law 106–148). 

We will protect information from 

respondents considered proprietary 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR Part 2), and under 

regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data 

and information to be made available to 

the public or for limited inspection.’’

Responses are voluntary. No questions 

of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary 

(necessary to receive benefits). 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: Approximately 60 

University/College Professors or faculty 

advisors annually. 

Annual Burden Hours: 1,100 hours. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We 

expect to receive approximately 55 

applications, taking each applicant 

approximately 20 hours to complete, 

totaling 1,100 burden hours. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: We 

have not identified any ‘‘non-hour cost’’

burdens associated with this collection 

of information. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq. ) provides that 

an agency may not conduct or sponsor 

and you are not required to respond to, 

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. 

Comments: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq. ) requires each 

agency ‘‘ * * * to provide notice * * * 

and otherwise consult with members of 

the public and affected agencies 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information * * *’’ Agencies must 

specifically solicit comments. We invite 

comments concerning this information 

collection on: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents. 

Please note that the comments 

submitted in response to this notice are 

a matter of public record. 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 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that it will 

be done. To comply with the public 

process, we publish this Federal 

Register notice announcing that we will 

submit this ICR to OMB for approval. 

The notice provided the required 60 day 

public comment period. 

USGS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Phadrea D. Ponds 

970–226–9445. 

Dated: August 13, 2008. 

Randall Orndorff, 

Associate Program Coordinator, National 

Cooperative Geographic Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–19148 Filed 8–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–21870–2, F–21870–3, F–21870–5, F–

21870–25; AK–964–1410–KC–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an 

appealable decision approving the 

surface and subsurface estates in certain 

lands for conveyance pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

will be issued to NANA Regional 

Corporation, Inc. The lands are in the 

vicinity of Deering and Buckland, 

Alaska, and are located in: 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 6 N., R. 12 W., 

Secs. 1 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 22,613 acres. 

T. 6 N., R. 18 W., 

Secs. 1 to 14, inclusive; 

Secs. 16, 17, and 18; 

Secs. 23 to 26, inclusive; 

Secs. 31, 32, 35, and 36. 

Containing approximately 15,918 acres. 

T. 6 N., R. 20 W., 

Secs. 2 to 5, inclusive; 

Secs. 8 to 17, inclusive; 

Secs. 20 to 36, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 19,810 acres. 

T. 7 N., R. 21 W., 

Secs. 1 and 2; 

Secs. 4 to 7, inclusive; 

Secs. 11 to 15, inclusive; 

Secs. 19 to 23, inclusive; 

Secs. 26 to 34, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 15,840 acres. 

Aggregating approximately 74,181 acres. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Arctic 

Sounder. 

DATES: The time limits for filing an 

appeal are: 

1. Any party claiming a property 

interest which is adversely affected by 

the decision shall have until September 

18, 2008 to file an appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 


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CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: 

Bureau of Land Management, Alaska 

State Office, 222 West Seventh Avenue, 

#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: The 

Bureau of Land Management by phone 

at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at 

ak.blm.conveyance@ak.blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunication device 

(TTD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–

8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to contact the Bureau of Land 

Management. 

Hillary Woods, 

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer 

Adjudication I. 

[FR Doc. E8–19144 Filed 8–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AZ–910–0777–XP–241A] 

State of Arizona Resource Advisory 

Council Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Arizona Resource 

Advisory Council Meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), Arizona 

Resource Advisory Council (RAC), will 

meet on September 18, 2008, in 

Phoenix, Arizona, at the BLM National 

Training Center located at 9828 North 

31st Avenue in Phoenix from 8 a.m. 

until 4:30 p.m. Morning agenda items 

include: Review and approval of the 

March 6, and June 19, 2008, meeting 

minutes for RAC and Recreation 

Resource Advisory Council (RRAC) 

business; BLM State Director’s update 

on statewide issues; Update on Solar 

Energy Rights-of-Way Application and 

Processing; Presentation on OHV 

Ambassadors Program; RAC questions 

on BLM Field Managers Rangeland 

Resource Team proposals; and, reports 

by RAC working groups. A public 

comment period will be provided at 

11:30 a.m. on September 18, 2008, for 

any interested publics who wish to 

address the Council on BLM programs 

and business. 

Under the Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act, the RAC has been 

designated as the RRAC, and has the 

authority to review all BLM and Forest 

Service (FS) recreation fee proposals in 

Arizona. The afternoon meeting agenda 

on September 18, will include review 

and discussion of the Recreation 

Enhancement Act (REA) Working Group 

Report, REA Work Group meeting 

schedule and future BLM/FS recreation 

fee proposals. In addition, the following 

BLM and FS fee proposals will be 

discussed: 

(1) Paria Canyon/Coyote Buttes 

Recreation Area (BLM Arizona Strip 

District)—The BLM proposes to increase 

the Paria day-use permit fee from $5 per 

person to $6 per person, and increase 

the Coyote Buttes North day-use permit 

fee from $5 per person to $7 per person. 

Implementation of these new fees is 

proposed to begin October 1, 2008. 

Funds generated through recreation fees 

will be used for the continued operation 

and maintenance of Paria Canyon/ 

Coyote Buttes Recreation Area. 

(2) Half Moon Ranch and Shaw House 

(Coronado National Forest)—The FS is 

proposing to include the Half Moon 

Ranch and the Shaw House in the 

‘‘Rooms with a View’’ Arizona Cabin 

Rental Program. The proposed new fee 

increase of $150.00 would include one 

night’s rental at each house. Both 

houses are located approximately 10 

miles east of Sunsites, Arizona, and can 

accommodate up to 10 people and 6 

horses. Rental of these houses and other 

facilities within the Arizona National 

Forest has shown that the public 

appreciates and enjoys the availability 

of historic rental facilities. Funds from 

the rentals will be used for the 

continued operation and maintenance of 

the Half Moon Ranch and the Shaw 

House. 

(3) Apache Maid Cabin (Coconino 

National Forest)—The FS proposes to 

make the historic Apache Maid Cabin 

available to the public as an overnight 

rental. The Apache Maid Cabin has 

served numerous functions ranging from 

a summer ranch headquarters to a Forest 

Service Ranger Station. The cabin has 

two bedrooms and a kitchen, an exterior 

vault toilet, a propane stove, and 

propane lighting. The cabin will 

accommodate a maximum of six people 

at a fee of $75/night. 

(4) Prescott National Forestwide Fee 

Proposal (Prescott National Forest)—

The FS proposes to increase fees at 

campgrounds from $6–15 to $10–18 and 

day-use sites from $2–3 to $5. Fee 

changes would begin in 2009 and would 

remain the same for the next five years. 

The forest is also proposing to 

discontinue fee collection at one 

campground and one-day use site. 

Additional components of the proposal 

include: (a) Camping fees would also 

include access to day-use sites across 

the Forest; (b) group sites would have 

two fee ranges: 1–50 people and 51–100 

people; (c) annual passes would remain 

at the current price of $40; however 

second vehicle annual passes in the 

same family would increase from $5 to 

$10; (d) an extra vehicle charge of $5 

would apply to single (up to 1 vehicle, 

5 people) and double (2 vehicles, 10 

people) campsites. RVs towing a car 

count as one vehicle; and (e) 

Wednesday would remain a free day at 

day use sites. 

Following the BLM/FS proposals, the 

RRAC will open the meeting to public 

comments on the fee proposals. After 

completing their RRAC business, the 

BLM RAC will provide 

recommendations to the RAC 

Designated Federal Official on the fee 

proposal and discuss future RAC 

meetings and locations. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 18, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Stevens, Bureau of Land 

Management, Arizona State Office, One 

North Central Avenue, Suite 800, 

Phoenix, Arizona 85004–4427, 602–

417–9504. 

Julie Decker, 

Acting State Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–19150 Filed 8–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[WY–920–1430–FR; WYW–171184] 

Notice of Realty Action: Recreation 

and Public Purposes Act Classification 

of Public Lands in Lincoln County, WY 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has examined and 

found suitable for classification for lease 

and conveyance under the provisions of 

the Recreation and Public Purposes 

(R&PP) Act, as amended, approximately 

40.00 acres of public land in Lincoln 

County, Wyoming. The Town of Star 

Valley Ranch proposes to use the land 

for municipal and recreation purposes. 

DATE: Interested parties may submit 

comments regarding the proposed 

conveyance or classification of the lands 

until October 2, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the Field Manager, Kemmerer Field 


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