Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 2, 2010 / Notices 5341 

Abstract: We have contracted with the 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to 

conduct a survey of national wildlife 

refuge visitors so that we can better 

understand their recreational, 

educational, and information 

experiences. The Policy Analysis and 

Science Assistance Branch of the USGS 

will conduct the survey onsite at 

approximately 75 national wildlife 

refuges nationwide. Respondents will 

have the option to return the survey by 

mail or to complete it online. 

We will use this survey to measure 

visitor satisfaction with current visitor 

services and facilities and their desire 

for future services and facilities. 

Information from this survey will 

provide refuge managers, planners, and 

visitor services professionals with 

scientifically sound data that can be 

used to: 

• Prepare conservation planning 

documents, 

• Improve the design of visitor 

facilities, 

•Tailor visitor services and facilities 

to match visitor interests and needs, 

•Better protect refuge resources by 

combining this data with biological 

data, and 

• Understand the economic impact of 

visitors to the local community. 

Additionally, this survey can target 

public access and transportation 

planning issues related to wildlifeoriented recreational opportunities such 

as automobile tour routes, trails, parking 

lots, and roads. 

Comments: On February 3, 2009, we 

published in the Federal Register (74 

FR 5940) a notice of our intent to 

request that OMB approve this 

information collection. In that notice, 

we solicited comments for 60 days, 

ending on April 6, 2009. We received 

three comments and addressed them as 

follows: 

Comment: One commenter requested 

that the survey include questions on: 

•Whether the visitor is a consumptive 

or nonconsumptive wildlife user, 

•What activities visitors do on 

national wildlife refuges, 

•Whether or not visitors are aware 

that hunting and trapping are allowed 

on national wildlife refuges, 

• Appropriateness of allowing sport 

hunting and trapping on national 

wildlife refuges, and 

•Compatibility of sport hunting and 

trapping to the purpose of national 

wildlife refuges. 

Response: The survey contains 

questions that directly address the first 

two issues. Measuring public 

understanding or perceptions about the 

appropriateness of hunting on national 

wildlife refuges is not an objective of 

this study. However, the survey asks 

visitors to rate the importance of and 

their satisfaction with a list of uses and 

services provided on refuges, including 

hunting. The survey also provides an 

opportunity for visitors to express their 

opinions or concerns concerning 

national wildlife refuge policies (such as 

hunting and trapping on refuges). 

Comment: The commenter stated that 

we have conducted this survey every 5 

years and that is enough. The 

commenter also stated opposition to 

hunting. 

Response: We believe the commenter 

is referring to the National Survey of 

Fishing, Hunting and WildlifeAssociated Recreation. That survey is of 

the general public and asks questions 

about activities on all types of lands 

(Federal, State, local, and private). The 

proposed survey is of visitors to 

national wildlife refuges only. 

Responses to questions on the proposed 

survey will help us better manage 

national wildlife refuges. 

Comment: We received a request for 

a copy of the survey instrument and 

information on sampling frames. 

Response: The USGS provided a copy 

of the draft survey instrument and a 

description of the sampling frames. 

We again invite comments concerning 

this information collection on: 

•Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

•The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

•Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

•Ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit 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. 

Dated: January 26, 2010 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

FR Doc. 2010–2165 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–65757; LLORB06000; 

L14300000.FR0000; HAG–09–0326] 

Classification and Conveyance for 

Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 

Public Lands in Harney County, OR 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has examined and 

found suitable for classification and 

conveyance under the provisions of the 

Recreation and Public Purposes Act 

(R&PP), as amended, approximately 2.5 

acres of public land in Harney County, 

Oregon. South Harney County School 

District #33 in Fields, Oregon, applied 

to purchase 2.5 acres of the land for 

hazardous material storage and a 

parking lot for the school. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

written comments regarding the 

conveyance or classification of the lands 

by close of business on March 4, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to 

Joan M. Suther, Andrews/Steens Field 

Manager, BLM, Burns District Office, 

28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 

97738. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Holly M. Orr, Realty Specialist, (541) 

573–4501. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor 

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

Executive Order No. 6910, the following 

described public land in Harney 

County, Oregon, has been examined and 

found suitable for classification 

conveyance under the provisions of the 

R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 

et seq.): 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 38 S., R. 34 E., 

Section 24, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 2.5 acres, more 

or less, in Harney County. 

In accordance with the R&PP Act, 

South Harney County School District 

#33 filed an application for the abovedescribed 2.5 acres of public land to 

store hazardous materials and develop a 

parking area for the school. Additional 

detailed information pertaining to this 

application and site plan can be 

reviewed in case file OR–65757 located 

in the BLM Burns District Office at the 

above address. 

Pursuant to the requirements 

established by section 120(h) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

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5342 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 2, 2010 / Notices 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 9620(h), as amended by 

the Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act of 1988, 100 Stat. 

1670, notice is hereby given that the 

above-described lands have been 

examined and no evidence was found to 

indicate that any hazardous substances 

have been stored for 1 year or more, nor 

had any hazardous substances been 

disposed of or released on the property. 

The conveyance of this parcel is 

consistent with the BLM Andrews 

Management Unit Resource 

Management Plan and Record of 

Decision (August 2005), page RMP–61, 

which states that the land may be 

disposed of by R&PP sale for community 

expansion purposes not to exceed 10 

acres per transaction and that such 

disposal would be in the public interest. 

The conveyance, when issued, will be 

subject to the following terms, 

conditions, and reservations: 

1. Provisions of the R&PP Act and 

applicable regulations of the Secretary 

of the Interior; 

2. 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); 

3. Valid existing rights. Subject to 

limitations prescribed by law and 

regulation, and prior to patent issuance, 

a holder of any right-of-way within the 

land sale area will be given the 

opportunity to amend the right-of-way 

for conversion to a new term, including 

perpetuity, if applicable; 

4. The United States maintains 

ownership of all minerals, together with 

the right to prospect for, mine, and 

remove such deposits from the same 

under applicable law and such 

regulations as the Secretary of the 

Interior may prescribe; 

5. An appropriate indemnification 

clause protecting the United States from 

claims arising out of the patentee’s use, 

occupancy, or operation of the premises 

will be included; and 

6. Any other terms and conditions 

deemed necessary or appropriate by the 

Authorized Officer. 

On February 2, 2010, the land 

described above will be segregated from 

all other forms of appropriation under 

the public land laws, including the 

general mining laws, except for 

conveyance under the R&PP Act, leasing 

under the mineral leasing laws, and 

disposals under the mineral material 

disposal laws. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments involving the suitability of 

the land for a school and related 

facilities. Comments on the 

classification should be limited to 

whether the land is physically suited for 

the proposals, whether the use will 

maximize future uses of the land, 

whether the use is consistent with local 

planning and zoning, or whether the use 

is consistent with state and Federal 

programs. 

Interested parties may also submit 

comments regarding other proposed 

decisions for the R&PP application and 

site plan, whether the BLM followed 

proper administrative procedures in 

reaching the decision to convey the land 

under the R&PP Act, or any other factor 

not directly related to the suitability of 

the land for R&PP use. 

Only written comments submitted via 

the U.S. Postal Service or other delivery 

services, or hand-delivered to the 

Andrews/Steens Field Manager, BLM 

Burns District Office, will be considered 

properly filed. Electronic mail, 

facsimile, or telephone comments will 

not be considered properly filed. 

Comments, including names and 

addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review. Before 

including your address, telephone 

number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us 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 BLM Oregon State 

Director. In the absence of any adverse 

comments, the classification of the land 

described in this notice will become 

effective on April 5, 2010. The land will 

not be available for conveyance until 

after the classification becomes 

effective. 

Authority: 43 CFR 2741.5. 

Cathie Jensen, 

Acting Chief, Branch of Land and Mineral 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2130 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P 

NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING 

COMMISSION 

Fee Rate 

AGENCY: National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to 25 CFR 514.1(a)(3), that the 

National Indian Gaming Commission 

has adopted preliminary annual fee 

rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.060% 

(.00060) for tier 2 for calendar year 

2010. These rates shall apply to all 

assessable gross revenues from each 

gaming operation under the jurisdiction 

of the Commission. If a tribe has a 

certificate of self-regulation under 25 

CFR part 518, the preliminary fee rate 

on class II revenues for calendar year 

2010 shall be one-half of the annual fee 

rate, which is 0.030% (.00030). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chris White, National Indian Gaming 

Commission, 1441 L Street, NW., Suite 

9100, Washington, DC 20005; telephone 

(202) 632–7003; fax (202) 632–7066 

(these are not toll-free numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) 

established the National Indian Gaming 

Commission which is charged with, 

among other things, regulating gaming 

on Indian lands. 

The regulations of the Commission 

(25 CFR part 514), as amended, provide 

for a system of fee assessment and 

payment that is self-administered by 

gaming operations. Pursuant to those 

regulations, the Commission is required 

to adopt and communicate assessment 

rates; the gaming operations are 

required to apply those rates to their 

revenues, compute the fees to be paid, 

report the revenues, and remit the fees 

to the Commission on a semi-annual 

basis. 

The regulations of the Commission 

and the preliminary rate being adopted 

today are effective for calendar year 

2010. Therefore, all gaming operations 

within the jurisdiction of the 

Commission are required to self 

administer the provisions of these 

regulations, and report and pay any fees 

that are due to the Commission by June 

30, 2010. 

Dated: January 28, 2010. 

George Skibine, 

Acting Chairman, National Indian Gaming 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2183 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7565–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT926000–09–L19100000–BJ0000– 

LRCM08RS4045] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; 

Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Filing of Plats of 

Survey. 

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