Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / Notices 77523 

OMB Circular No. A–16 Revised on 

Coordination of Geographic Information 

and Related Spatial Data Activities 

(Revised August 19, 2002). More 

information on the FGDC and the NSDI 

is available at http://www.fgdc.gov. 

Kenneth Shaffer, 

Deputy Executive Director, Federal 

Geographic Data Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30117 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO310000.L13100000.PP0000.15X] 

Renewal of Approved Information 

Collection; OMB Control No. 1004– 

0162 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) invites public 

comments on, and plans to request 

approval to continue, the collection of 

information pertaining to surfacedisturbing activities associated with 

onshore oil and gas geophysical 

exploration within oil and gas leases, 

communitized areas, and unitized areas 

on Federal lands managed by the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) or 

the U.S. Forest Service (FS). The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

assigned control number 1004–0162 to 

this information collection. 

DATES: Please submit comments on the 

proposed information collection by 

February 23, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by mail, fax, or electronic 

mail. 

Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, 

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C 

Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention: 

Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240. 

Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245– 

0050. 

Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@

blm.gov. 

Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0162’’ 

regardless of the form of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Spencer, at 202–912–7146. 

Persons who use a telecommunication 

device for the deaf may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–800– 

877–8339, to leave a message for Ms. 

Spencer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521, 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies be given an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)). 

This notice identifies an information 

collection that the BLM plans to submit 

to OMB for approval. The Paperwork 

Reduction Act provides that an agency 

may not conduct or sponsor 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. 

The BLM will request a 3-year term of 

approval for this information collection 

activity. Comments are invited on: (1) 

The need for the collection of 

information for the performance of the 

functions of the agency; (2) The 

accuracy of the agency’s burden 

estimates; (3) Ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collection; and (4) Ways to 

minimize the information collection 

burden on respondents, such as use of 

automated means of collection of the 

information. A summary of the public 

comments will accompany our 

submission of the information collection 

requests to OMB. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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 us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

The following information pertains to 

this request: 

Title: Onshore Oil and Gas 

Geophysical Exploration (43 CFR part 

3150 and 36 CFR parts 228 and 251). 

OMB Control Number: 1004–0162. 

Summary: The BLM and the FS 

collect the information from those who 

wish to participate in the evaluation, 

development, and utilization of oil and 

gas resources. The BLM and FS need the 

information in order to manage surface 

operations that are under their 

respective jurisdictions. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Forms: 

• Notice of Intent and Authorization 

to Conduct Oil and Gas Geophysical 

Exploration Operations (BLM Form 

3150–4/FS Form 2800–16); and 

• Notice of Completion of 

Geophysical Exploration Operations 

(BLM 3150–5/FS 2800–16a). 

Description of Respondents: Those 

who wish to participate in surfacedisturbing evaluation, development, and 

utilization of oil and gas resources on 

Federal lands for mineral potential. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 100. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 65. 

Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs: 

$25. 

The estimated burdens are itemized in 

the following table: 

A. Type of response B. Number of responses C. Time per response 

D. Total hours 

(column B × 

column C) 

Notice of Intent and Request to Conduct Geophysical 

Exploration Operations/Outside Alaska (43 CFR 

3151.1) BLM Form 3150–4/FS Form 2800–16.

45 (20 to BLM and 25 to FS) .................. 1 hour ................................ 45 

Notice of Intent and Request to Conduct Geophysical 

Exploration Operations/Alaska (43 CFR 3152.1, 

3152.3, 3152.4, and 3152.5) BLM Form 3150–4.

1 ............................................................... 1 hour ................................ 1 

Notice of Completion of Geophysical Exploration Operations (43 CFR 3151.2 and 3152.7) BLM Form 

3150–5/FS Form 2800–16a.

53 (28 to BLM and 25 to FS) .................. 20 minutes ......................... 18 

Data and Information Obtained in Carrying Out Exploration Plan (Alaska only) (43 CFR 3152.6).1 ............................................................... 1 hour ................................ 1 

Totals ...................................................................... 100 ........................................................... ............................................ 65 

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77524 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 24, 2014 / Notices 

Jean Sonneman, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Bureau of Land Management. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30171 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCON06000–L16100000–DQ0000] 

Notice of Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting for the Dominguez-Escalante 

National Conservation Area Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public 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) DominguezEscalante National Conservation Area 

(NCA) Advisory Council (Council) will 

meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 4, 2015, from 3 p.m. to 

approximately 6 p.m. Any adjustments 

to this meeting will be posted on the 

Dominguez-Escalante NCA RMP Web 

site: http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/nca/

denca/denca_rmp.html. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Old County Courthouse, 544 Rood 

Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Collin Ewing, Advisory Council 

Designated Federal Official, 2815 H 

Road, Grand Junction, CO 81506. Phone: 

(970) 244–3049. Email: cewing@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the 

above individual during normal 

business hours. The FIRS is available 24 

hours a day, seven days a week, to leave 

a message or question with the above 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 10- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the BLM, on a 

variety of planning and management 

issues associated with the Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) process for the 

Dominguez-Escalante NCA and 

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness. 

Topics of discussion during the 

meeting may include informational 

presentations from various resource 

specialists working on the RMP as well 

as Council reports on the following 

topics: Recreation, fire management, 

land-use planning process, invasive 

species management, travel 

management, wilderness, land exchange 

criteria, cultural resource management 

and other resource management topics 

of interest to the Council that were 

raised during the planning process. 

These meetings are anticipated to 

occur quarterly, and may occur as 

frequently as every two weeks during 

intensive phases of the planning 

process. Dates, times and agendas for 

additional meetings may be determined 

at future Council meetings, and will be 

published in the Federal Register, 

announced through local media and on 

the BLM’s Web site for the DominguezEscalante planning effort, www.blm.gov/ 

co/st/en/nca/denca/denca_rmp.html. 

These meetings are open to the public. 

The public may present written 

comments to the Council. Each formal 

Council meeting will have time 

allocated at the middle and end of each 

meeting to hear public comments. 

Depending on the number of persons 

wishing to comment and time available, 

the time for individual, oral comments 

may be limited at the discretion of the 

chair. 

Ruth Welch, 

BLM Colorado State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30147 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLCOS00000 L10100000.BN0000 15X] 

Notice of Public Meetings, Southwest 

Colorado Resource Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Southwest 

Colorado Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC) is scheduled to meet as indicated 

below. 

DATES: The Southwest Colorado RAC 

meetings will be held on February 20, 

2015, in Montrose, Colorado, and May 

8, 2015, in Durango, Colorado. 

ADDRESSES: The Southwest Colorado 

RAC meetings will be held February 20 

at the Montrose Public Lands Center, 

2465 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO 

81401; and May 8 at the San Juan Public 

Center, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, CO 

81301. The meetings begin at 9 a.m. and 

adjourn at approximately 4 p.m. A 

public comment period regarding 

matters on the agenda will be held at 

11:30 a.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori 

Armstrong, BLM Southwest District 

Manager, 970–240–5300; or Shannon 

Borders, Public Affairs Specialist, 970– 

240–5300; 2505 S. Townsend Ave., 

Montrose, CO 81401. Persons who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339 to contact the above 

individual during normal business 

hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a 

day, seven days a week, to leave a 

message or question with the above 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Southwest Colorado RAC advises the 

Secretary of the Interior, through the 

BLM, on a variety of public land issues 

in Colorado. Topics of discussion for all 

Southwest Colorado RAC meetings may 

include field manager and working 

group reports, recreation, fire 

management, land use planning, 

invasive species management, energy 

and minerals management, travel 

management, wilderness, land exchange 

proposals, cultural resource 

management and other issues as 

appropriate. 

These meetings are open to the 

public. The public may present written 

comments to the RACs. Each formal 

RAC meeting will also have time, as 

identified above, allocated for hearing 

public comments. Depending on the 

number of people wishing to comment 

and time available, the time for 

individual oral comments may be 

limited. 

Ruth Welch, 

BLM Colorado State Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30146 Filed 12–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JB–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLORL00000.L10200000.DF0000.

LXSS020H0000.15XL0019AF; HAG 15–0054] 

Notice of Public Meeting for the 

Southeast Oregon Resource Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

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