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Tribe fully supports the development of 

an airport on Akun Island. 

Proposed Authorization 

The Service proposes to issue an IHA 

for small numbers of northern sea otters 

harassed incidentally by the Applicants 

while conducting Akutan Airport, 

Alaska—Airport Construction and 

Hovercraft Operation. The final IHA 

would specify the starting date (some 

time during the first quarter of 2009) 

and ending date (one year later) for the 

authorization. Authorization for 

incidental take beyond the period 

specified in the final IHA will require a 

request for renewal. 

The final IHA would also incorporate 

the mitigation, monitoring, and 

reporting requirements discussed in this 

proposal. The Applicants will be 

responsible for following those 

requirements. These authorizations do 

not allow the intentional taking of 

northern sea otters. 

If the level of activity exceeds that 

described by the Applicants, or the level 

or nature of take exceeds those projected 

here, the Service would reevaluate its 

findings. The Secretary may modify, 

suspend, or revoke an authorization if 

the findings are not accurate or the 

conditions described herein are not 

being met. 

Public Comments Solicited 

The Service requests interested 

persons to submit comments and 

information concerning this proposed 

IHA. Consistent with section 

101(a)(5)(D)(iii) of the MMPA, we are 

opening the comment period on this 

proposed authorization for 30 days (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

we withhold their home address from 

the record, which we will honor to the 

extent allowable by law. If you wish us 

to withhold your name and/or address, 

you must state that prominently at the 

beginning of your comment. However, 

we will not consider anonymous 

comments. We will make all 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Dated: August 18, 2008. 

Thomas O. Melius, 

Regional Director, Alaska Region. 

[FR Doc. E8–19731 Filed 8–26–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

Agency Information Collection: 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: United States Geological 

Survey (USGS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of a new collection. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we will submit to OMB a new 

information collection request (ICR) for 

review and approval. This notice 

provides the public an opportunity to 

comment on the paperwork burden of 

this collection. 

DATES: You must submit comment on or 

before October 27, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments to the 

IC to Phadrea Ponds, Information 

Collections Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Geological Survey, 2150–C Center 

Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail); 

(970) 226–9230 (fax); or 

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

reference Information Collection 1028–

NEW, MASSWELL 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

A. Colman, U.S. Geological Survey, 10 

Bearfoot Road, Northborough, 

Massachusetts 01532 (mail); at 508–

490–5027 telephone; or 

jacolman@usgs.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Study on Arsenic and Uranium 

in Bedrock Wells of East Central 

Massachusetts. 

OMB Control Number: 1028-new. 

Abstract: Concerns about possible 

elevated uranium and arsenic in some 

aquifers that provide drinking water to 

east central Massachusetts have 

prompted state and federal agencies to 

begin a study to assess concentrations of 

these contaminants. The U.S. Geological 

Survey (USGS) and the Massachusetts 

Department of Environmental Protection 

(MDEP) are conducting the study with 

assistance of staff from the 

Massachusetts Department of Public 

Health, Bureau of Environmental Health 

(MDPH/BEH) to assess: 

• The number of private wells 

containing raw-water concentrations of 

arsenic or uranium that are greater than 

the current drinking water standards 

• The degree to which bedrock units 

can be associated with concentrations of 

uranium and arsenic 

• Whether individuals consuming the 

water may have elevated concentrations 

of these elements in their urine. 

The study will indicate whether there 

are correlations between arsenic and 

uranium concentrations, and bedrock 

units. This information will help guide 

future water-supply development and 

well-water testing. It will tell local 

health officials where the areas of 

concern are in their communities, and 

provide background concentrations by 

rock type for use in identifying 

contamination from human sources. 

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: One time 

only. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Estimated Number and Description of 

Respondents: 1000 individual and 

household residents. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 800 

responses. 

Annual Burden Hours: 400 hours. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We 

estimate the public reporting burden 

will average 30 minutes per response. 

This includes the time for reviewing 

instructions, collecting a water sample 

and completing the survey. 

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 


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(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 21, 2008. 

Matthew Larsen, 

Associate Director For Water. 

[FR Doc. E8–19825 Filed 8–26–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AA–6690–J, AA–6690–K, AA–6690–M, AA–

6690–O, AA–6690–A2; 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 lands for 

conveyance pursuant to the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act will be 

issued to Pedro Bay Corporation. The 

lands are in the vicinity of Pedro Bay, 

Alaska, and are located in: 

Seward Meridian, Alaska 

Lot 2, U.S. Survey No. 8200, Alaska. 

Containing 159.99 acres, as shown on the 

plat of survey officially filed on September 

15, 1987. 

Lot 4, U.S. Survey No. 8200, Alaska. 

Containing 159.96 acres, as shown on the 

plat of survey officially filed on September 

15, 1987. 

T. 3 S., R. 26 W., 

Sec. 31. 

Containing approximately 629.16 acres. 

T. 4 S., R. 27 W., 

Secs. 1, 11, and 15; 

Secs. 20 and 21. 

Containing approximately 3,078 acres. 

T. 5 S., R. 27 W., 

Sec. 22. 

Containing approximately 609.69 acres. 

T. 4 S., R. 30 W., 

Secs. 15 and 16; 

Secs. 19 to 24, inclusive. 

Containing approximately 5,046.44 acres. 

Aggregating approximately 9,683.24 acres. 

The subsurface estate in these lands 

will be conveyed to Bristol Bay Native 

Corporation when the surface estate is 

conveyed to Pedro Bay Corporation. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in the Bristol Bay 

Times. 

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 

26, 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 

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. 

Jason Robinson, 

Land Law Examiner, Land Transfer 

Adjudication I. 

[FR Doc. E8–19845 Filed 8–26–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park Advisory Commission; 

Notice of Meetings 

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, 

National Park Service. 

ACTION: Cedar Creek and Belle Grove 

National Historical Park Advisory 

Commission; Notice of Meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act that meetings of the 

Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park Advisory Commission 

will be held to discuss the development 

of the Park’s general management plan. 

Dates and Locations: September 18, 

2008, at the Strasburg Town Hall 

Council Chambers, 174 East King St., 

Strasburg, VA; December 18, 2008, at 

the Middletown Town Hall Council 

Chambers, 7875 Church St., 

Middletown, VA; March 19, 2009, at the 

Warren County Government Center, 220 

N. Commerce Ave., Front Royal, VA; 

and June 18, 2009, at the Strasburg 

Town Hall. 

All meetings will convene at 9 a.m. 

and are open to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diann Jacox, Superintendent, Cedar 

Creek and Belle Grove National 

Historical Park, (540) 868–9176. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Topics to 

be discussed at the meetings include: 

review of draft plan, general 

management plan public meetings, 

planning process and schedule, land 

protection planning, environmental 

impact analysis, election of a 

commission chair, and commission subcommittees. 

The Park Advisory Commission was 

designated by Congress to advise on the 

preparation and implementation of the 

park’s general management plan. 

Individuals who are interested in the 

Park, the development of the plan, or 

the business of the Advisory 

Commission are encouraged to attend 

the meetings. 

Dated: August 13, 2008. 

Christopher J. Stubbs, 

Acting Superintendent, Cedar Creek and Belle 

Grove National Historical Park. 

[FR Doc. E8–19800 Filed 8–26–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree 

Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

Notice is hereby given that on August 

21, 2008, a proposed Consent Decree 

(the ‘‘Decree’’) in United States v. City 

of Newburgh, et al., Civil Action No. 08 

Civ. 7378 (SCR), was lodged with the 

United States District Court for the 

Southern District of New York. 

The Decree resolves the claims of the 

United States, on behalf of the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(‘‘EPA’’), under Sections 107 and 113 of 

the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9607 


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