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in the National Geologic Mapping Act 

(Pub. L. 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 

expected to receive approximately 55 

applications taking each applicant 

approximately 20 hours to complete, 

totaling 1,100 hours. This includes the 

time for project conception and 

development, proposal writing and 

reviewing, and submitting project 

narrative through Grants.gov. We expect 

to issue 40 grants per year. The grant 

recipients are not required to submit 

final technical reports; therefore there 

are no additional burden hours for the 

grant recipient. 

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 19, 2008. 

Randall Orndorff, 

Assistant Program Coordinator, National 

Cooperative Geographic Program. 

[FR Doc. E8–19730 Filed 8–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

National Earthquake Prediction 

Evaluation Council 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 96–

472, the National Earthquake Prediction 

Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold a 

meeting. The meeting location is the 

Hilton Palm Springs Resort, 400 East 

Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, 

California 92262–6605. The Committee 

is comprised of members from academia 

and the Federal Government. The 

Committee shall advise the Director of 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) on 

proposed earthquake predictions, on the 

completeness and scientific validity of 

the available data related to earthquake 

predictions, and on related matters as 

assigned by the Director. 

The Council will receive a briefing on 

the Colaboratory for Study of 

Earthquake Predictability (CSEP), a 

report on a workshop on Episodic 

Tremor and Slip held last winter, and 

short reports and updates on several 

other topics. The Council will also 

discuss the potential need to provide 

advisory reports on short notice if 

natural observations suggest an 

increased earthquake risk, and the form 

and content of such reports. 

Meetings of the National Earthquake 

Prediction Evaluation Council are open 

to the public. 

DATES: September 10, 2008, 

commencing at 1 p.m. and adjourning at 

4 p.m. on September 11, 2008. 

Contact: Dr. William Leith, U.S. 

Geological Survey, MS 905, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 

20192, (703) 648–6786, wleith@usgs.gov. 

Dated: August 20, 2008. 

Suzette M. Kimball, 

Associate Director for Geology. 

[FR Doc. E8–19727 Filed 8–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–210–1430–ES; NMNM 118070] 

Notice of Realty Action—Recreation 

and Public Purpose (R&PP) Act 

Classification, New Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of R&PP lease and or 

patent of public land in San Juan 

County; New Mexico. 

SUMMARY: The following described 

public land is determined suitable for 

classification for leasing and subsequent 

conveyance to City of Farmington for 

the Farmington Regional Animal 

Shelter, under the provisions of the 

Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP) 

Act, as amended, 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq., 

and under Sec. 7 of the Taylor Grazing 

Act, 43 U.S.C. 315(f), and Executive 

Order No. 6910. 

New Mexico Principal Meridian 

T. 29 N., R. 12 W., 

Sec. 18: SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 10 acres more 

or less. 

Comment Dates: Submit comments on 

or before October 10, 2008. Interested 

parties may submit comments regarding 

the proposed leasing/conveyance or 

classification of the lands to the Bureau 

of Land Management at the following 

address. Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the Bureau of Land 

Management, Farmington District 

Manager, 1235 La Plata Highway, 

Farmington, NM 87401, who may 

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty 

action. In the absence of any adverse 

comments, this realty action becomes 


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the final determination of the 

Department of the Interior. 

FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Mary Jo 

Albin, Realty Specialist, at the Bureau of 

Land Management, Farmington Field 

Office, at (505) 599–6332. Information 

related to this action, including the 

environmental assessment, is available 

for review at 1235 La Plata 

Highway,Farmington, NM 87401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Publication of this notice segregates 

the public land described above from all 

other forms of appropriation under the 

public land laws, including the general 

mining laws, except for leasing and 

conveyance under the Recreation and 

Public Purposes Act and leasing under 

the mineral leasing laws. 

The lease, when issued, will be 

subject to the following terms: 

1. The Recreation and Public 

Purposes Act and to all applicable 

regulations of the Secretary of the 

Interior. 

2. The Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as 

amended, 42 U.S.C. 6901–6987 and the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended, 42 

U.S.C. 9601 and all applicable 

regulations. 

3. Provisions of Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964. 

4. Provisions that the lease be 

operated in compliance with the 

approved Development Plan. 

The patent document, when issued, 

will be subject to the provisions of the 

R&PP Act and applicable regulations of 

the Secretary of the Interior and will 

contain the following terms, conditions, 

and reservations to the United States: 

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches 

or canals constructed by the authority of 

the United States, Act of August 30, 

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945). 

2. All minerals, together with the right 

to prospect for, mine, and remove such 

deposits from the lands under 

applicable law and such regulations as 

the Secretary of the Interior may 

prescribe. 

3. All valid existing rights, e.g., rightsof-way and leases of record. 

Provisions that if the patentee or its 

successor attempts to transfer title to or 

control over the land to another or the 

land is devoted to a use other than that 

for which the land was conveyed, 

without the consent of the Secretary of 

the Interior or his delegate, or prohibits 

or restricts, directly or indirectly, or 

permits it agents, employees, 

contractors, or subcontractors, including 

without limitation, lessees, sublessees 

and permittees, to prohibit or restrict, 

directly or indirectly, the use of any part 

of the patented lands or any of the 

facilities whereon by any person 

because of such person’s race, creed, 

sex, color, or national origin, title shall 

revert to the United States. 

The lands are not needed for Federal 

purposes. Leasing and later patenting is 

consistent with current Bureau of Land 

Management policies and land use 

planning. The proposal serves the 

public interest since it would provide 

the animal shelter building with 

attached outdoor kennels, an 

employee’s courtyard and a public ‘‘get 

acquainted’’ courtyard and any other 

facilities and related buildings that 

would meet the needs of the animal 

shelter. Associated parking would be 

constructed for the clinic building. 

Upon publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, the above described 

public lands will be segregated from all 

other forms of appropriation under the 

public land laws, including the general 

mining laws, except for patent under the 

R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral 

leasing laws. 

Classification Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments involving 

the suitability of the land for 

conveyance. Comments on the 

classification are restricted to whether 

the land is physically suited for the 

proposal, whether the use will 

maximize the future uses of the land, 

whether the use is consistent with local 

planning and zoning, or if the use is 

consistent with state and Federal 

programs. 

Conveyance Comments: Interested 

parties may submit comments regarding 

the patent and the specific use proposed 

in the application and plan of 

development, whether the BLM 

followed proper administrative 

procedures in reaching the decision, or 

any other factor not directly related to 

the suitability of the land for R&PP use. 

Confidentiality of Comments: 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 in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Any adverse comments will be 

reviewed by the Farmington Field 

Manager, who may sustain, vacate, or 

modify this realty action. In the absence 

of any adverse comments, the 

classification of the land described in 

this notice will become effective on 

October 27, 2008. The land will not be 

offered for patent until after the 

classification becomes effective. 

(Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5) 

Dated: August 18, 2008. 

Joel Farrell, 

Assistant Field Manager for Resources. 

[FR Doc. E8–19678 Filed 8–25–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

Draft General Management Plan, Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement, Fort 

Stanwix National Monument, NY 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

for the Draft General Management Plan, 

Fort Stanwix National Monument, New 

York. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42 

U.S.C. 4332(2)(c) the National Park 

Service (NPS) announces the 

availability of a Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Draft 

General Management Plan (GMP) for 

Fort Stanwix National Monument, 

located in the city of Rome, New York. 

Consistent with National Park Service 

rules, regulations, and policies, and the 

park’s mission, the Draft GMP/EIS 

describes and analyzes two alternatives 

to guide the management and 

development of Fort Stanwix National 

Monument over the next 15 to 20 years. 

The alternatives incorporate various 

management prescriptions to ensure 

protection and enjoyment of the park’s 

resources. The Draft GMP/EIS evaluates 

potential environmental consequences 

of implementing the alternatives. Impact 

topics include cultural and natural 

resources, visitor experience, park 

operations, and the socioeconomic 

environment. 

NPS regional planning staff and staff 

at Fort Stanwix NM collaborated in the 

development of the Draft GMP/EIS. The 

main issues that the Draft GMP/EIS has 

focused on have included protection of 

cultural resources, visitor services, 

partnership opportunities, carrying 

capacity, and the lack of a properly 

defined boundary. Alternative 1: No 

Action focuses on basically maintaining 

current management, protection, and 

interpretive practices and interpreting 

the siege of Fort Stanwix in the 

Revolutionary War. Alternative 2: 

Action Alternative seeks to broaden 

interpretation of Fort Stanwix in the 


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