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(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of our estimates of 

the information collection burden, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions we use; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information 

collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Congress passed the Desert Land Act 

of March 3, 1877 (19 Stat. 377; 43 U.S.C. 

321–323), as amended by the Act of 

March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 1096; 43 U.S.C. 

231, 323, 325, 327–329) to encourage 

and promote the economic development 

of the arid and semiarid public lands. 

Through the Act, you may apply for a 

desert-land entry to reclaim, irrigate, 

and cultivate arid and semiarid public 

lands in the Western United States. 

The regulations in 43 CFR part 2520 

provide guidelines and procedures to 

obtain public lands under the Act. You 

qualify to file a desert-land entry if you 

are a citizen of the United States; 21 

years old; and a resident in the States of 

Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, 

Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, 

South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or 

Wyoming (no residency is required in 

the State of Nevada). 

You may apply for one or more tracts 

of public lands totaling no more than 

320 acres. The land must be surveyed or 

unsurveyed, unappropriated, nonmineral, and non-timber. The lands 

must be suitable for agricultural 

purposes and more valuable for that 

purpose than any other. The tracts of 

land must be sufficiently close to each 

other to manage satisfactorily as an 

economic unit. 

You must locate lands you feel can be 

economically developed and determine 

the legal land description. You must 

contact the BLM State Office where the 

lands are located and verify the lands 

are available for desert-land entry 

application. 

When BLM receives the application, 

we will examine your application for 

completeness and accuracy and classify 

the lands included in the application. 

BLM will approve your application of 

the lands are classified suitable for 

desert-land entry or reject your 

application if the lands are classified 

unsuitable for desert-land entry. 

Based on past experience processing 

these applications, BLM estimates the 

public reporting burden for completing 

the Form 2520–1 is 2 hours. BLM 

estimates that we receive approximately 

3 applications annually, with a total 

annual burden of 6 hours. 

Any member of the public may 

request and obtain, without charge, a 

copy of the BLM Form 2520–1 by 

contacting the person identified under 

for further information contact. 

BLM will summarize all responses to 

this notice and include them in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: September 18, 2008. 

Ted Hudson, 

Acting Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. E8–22250 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[AZ–956–08–1420–BJ] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; 

Arizona 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

described lands were officially filed in 

the Arizona State Office, Bureau of Land 

Management, Phoenix, Arizona, on 

dates indicated. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Gila and Salt River Meridian, 

Arizona: 

The plat representing the survey of 

the metes-and-bounds surveys in 

sections 7 and 8, Township 21 North, 

Range 3 East, accepted January 16, 2008, 

and officially filed January 22, 2008, for 

Group 1020, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the north 

boundary and the corrective dependent 

resurveys of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, a portion of the 

1892 and 1973–75 meanders of the left 

bank of the Verde River through section 

5, a portion of the subdivision of the 

northwest quarter of section 5, and a 

portion of a metes-and-bounds survey in 

the northwest quarter of section 5, 

Township 13 North, Range 5 East, 

accepted January 10, 2008, and officially 

filed January 15, 2008, for Group 916, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines and the subdivision 

of section 28, Township 20 North, 

Range 7 East, accepted November 23, 

2007, and officially filed November 29, 

2007, for Group 1016, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of the Fourth Guide Meridian 

East (east boundary), the south and 

north boundaries and the subdivisional 

lines and the survey of the subdivision 

of all sections, Township 22 North, 

Range 16 East, accepted December 6, 

2007, and officially filed December 13, 

2007, for Group 958, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of the south, west and north 

boundaries, and the subdivisional lines, 

and the subdivision of all sections, 

Township 23 North, Range 18 East, 

accepted April 7, 2008, and officially 

filed April 11, 2008, for Group 1015, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The plat (3 sheets) representing the 

dependent resurvey of the Sixth 

Standard Parallel North (south 

boundary), Township 25 North, Range 

17 East, the Sixth Standard Parallel 

North (south boundary) Township 25 

North, Range 18 East, which are 

identical with portions of the HopiNavajo Partition Line, Segment ‘‘A’’ and 

the dependent resurvey of portions of 

the Hopi-Navajo Partition Line, Segment 

‘‘A’’, the east and west boundaries and 

the subdivisional lines and the 

subdivision of certain sections and 

metes-and bounds surveys, Township 

24 North, Range 18 East, accepted 

September 2, 2008, and officially filed 

September 5, 2008, for Group 1023, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The supplemental plat of section 6, 

Township 30 North, Range 18 East, 

accepted August 14, 2008, and officially 

filed August 19, 2008, for Group 887, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western 

Regional Office. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of the south and west 

boundaries, the subdivisional lines, and 

the subdivision of sections 6, 24, 32 and 

34, Township 22 North, Range 19 East, 


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accepted September 2, 2008, and 

officially filed September 5, 2008, for 

Group 1024, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the Hopi-Navajo 

Partition Line, Segment ‘‘D’’ and the 

survey of a portion of the south 

boundary and a portion of the 

subdivisional lines, Township 35 North, 

Range 19 East, accepted March 13, 2008, 

and officially filed March 19, 2008, for 

Group 1026, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western 

Regional Office. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the east 

boundary, Hopi Indian Reservation, 

Executive Order dated December 16, 

1882, and the survey of portions of the 

south and north boundaries and 

subdivisional lines, and a metes-andbounds survey of Tract 37, Township 27 

North, Range 22 East, accepted October 

30, 2007, and officially filed November 

6, 2007, for Group 986, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The supplemental plat of Tract 37 in 

sections 30 and 31, Township 27 North, 

Range 23 East, accepted October 30, 

2007, and officially filed November 6, 

2007, for Group 986, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The plat (2 sheets) representing the 

dependent resurvey of the Sixth Guide 

Meridian East (east boundary) and the 

survey of the subdivisional lines, 

Township 26 North, Range 24 East, 

accepted January 11, 2008, and officially 

filed January 17, 2008, for Group 987, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of the subdivisional lines, 

Township 23 North, Range 27 East, 

accepted January 11, 2008, and officially 

filed January 17, 2008, for Group 886, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The plat (3 sheets) representing the 

dependent resurvey of a portion of the 

subdivisional lines and a portion of the 

subdivision of section 14 and the 

subdivision of sections 4, 6, 10, 22, 23, 

27, 28 and 34, and metes-and-bounds 

surveys in sections 14, 22 and 23, 

Township 21 North, Range 28 East, 

accepted January 25, 2008, and officially 

filed January 31, 2008, for Group 1008, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The plat representing the survey of 

the west, south and north boundaries, 

and the subdivisional lines, Township 

35 North, Range 28 East, accepted April 

15, 2008, and officially filed April 17, 

2008, for Group 1019, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The plat (8 sheets) representing the 

dependent resurvey of a portion of the 

south, west and north boundaries and 

the subdivisional lines and the 

subdivision of sections and metes-andbounds surveys, Township 22 North, 

Range 30 East, accepted April 29, 2008, 

and officially filed May 9, 2008, for 

Group 920, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The plat representing the corrective 

resurvey of a portion of the west 

boundary, a portion of the subdivisional 

lines, and a portion of the metes-andbounds surveys, Township 22 North, 

Range 31 East, accepted January 25, 

2008, and officially filed January 31, 

2008, for Group 899, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Regional Office. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey of a portion of the east 

boundary, a portion of the subdivisional 

lines, and portions of Tract Numbers 38 

and 39, the subdivision of sections 12 

and 13 and a metes-and-bounds survey 

in section 12, Township 13 North, 

Range 3 West, accepted February 27, 

2008, and officially filed March 5, 2008 

for Group 1027, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the United States Forest Service. 

The supplemental plat of section 32, 

Township 27 North, Range 14 West, 

accepted August 14, 2008, and officially 

filed August 19, 2008, for Group 9103, 

Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western 

Regional Office. 

The plat (2 sheets) representing the 

dependent resurvey of a portion of the 

west boundary of the Luis Maria Baca 

Grant, Float No. 3 and a portion of the 

subdivisional lines and the metes-andbounds survey of the exterior boundary 

of the Tumacacori National Historical 

Park, Township 21 South, Range 13 

East, accepted December 4, 2007, and 

officially filed December 7, 2007 for 

Group 954, Arizona. 

This plat was prepared at the request 

of the National Park Service. 

A person or party who wishes to 

protest against any of these surveys 

must file a written protest with the 

Arizona State Director, Bureau of Land 

Management, stating that they wish to 

protest. 

A statement of reasons for a protest 

may be filed with the notice of protest 

to the State Director, or the statement of 

reasons must be filed with the State 

Director within thirty (30) days after the 

protest is filed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

These plats will be available for 

inspection in the Arizona State Office, 

Bureau of Land Management, One North 

Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, 

Arizona, 85004–4427. 

Gary D. Knoff, 

Acting Chief Cadastral Surveyor. 

[FR Doc. E8–22291 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–32–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[ES–956–1910–5EML], ES–055520 Group 28, 

Maine 

Eastern States: Filing of Plat of Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plat of 

Survey; Maine. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will file the plat of 

survey of the lands described below in 

the BLM-Eastern States, Springfield, 

Virginia, 30 calendar days from the date 

of publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bureau of Land Management, 7450 

Boston Boulevard, Springfield, Virginia 

22153. Attn: Cadastral Survey. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

survey was requested by the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs. 

The plat represents the dependent 

resurvey and survey of lands held in 

trust by the United States of America for 

the Penobscot Indian Nation in 

Lakeville Plantation, North of 

Bingham’s Penobscot Purchase, 

Penobscot County, Maine. The survey 

was accepted on September 11, 2008. 

We will place a copy of the plat we 

described in the open files. It will be 

available to the public as a matter of 

information. If BLM receives a protest 

against this survey, as shown on the 

plat, prior to the date of official filing, 

we will stay the filing pending our 

consideration of the protest. 


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