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RESPONDENTS’ ESTIMATED ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued 

30 CFR Reporting and recordkeeping requirements Hour burden 

Number of 

annual 

fresponses 

Annual 

urden hours 

(b) An affected State, upon the request of the MMS, shall provide expert witnesses from their audit staff for testimony as 

well as required documentation and analyses to support the 

Department’s position during the litigation of court cases arising from denied appeals. . . . 

229.127 ........................................ Reports from States ......................................................................

The State, acting under the authority of the Secretarial delegation, shall submit quarterly reports which will summarize activities carried out by the State during the preceding quarter of 

the year under the provisions of the delegation. . . . 

1 1 1 

Subtotal Burden for 30 CFR 

Part 229.

........................................................................................................ .................... 16 16 

TOTAL BURDEN .......... ........................................................................................................ .................... 770 6,178 

a NOTE: 5 states × 12 monthly vouchers = 60 and 6 states × 4 quarterly vouchers = 24. b NOTE: 4 quarterly reports × 11 states = 44. c NOTE: 1 tribe × 12 monthly vouchers = 12 and 6 tribes × 4 quarterly vouchers = 24. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-hour’’ Cost 

Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burden associated with the 

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 

a person is not required to respond to, 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA requires each agency to ‘‘ * * * 

provide 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register * * * and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information * * *.’’ 

Agencies must specifically solicit 

comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (c) enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, we published a 

notice in the Federal Register on 

October 27, 2008 (73 FR 63723), 

announcing that we would submit this 

ICR to OMB for approval. The notice 

provided the required 60-day comment 

period. We received no comments in 

response to the notice. 

If you wish to comment in response 

to this notice, you may send your 

comments to the offices listed under the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. The 

OMB has up to 60 days to approve or 

disapprove the information collection 

but may respond after 30 days. 

Therefore, to ensure maximum 

consideration, OMB should receive 

public comments by July 8, 2009. 

Public Comment Policy: We will post 

all comments in response to this notice 

on our Web site at http:// 

www.mrm.mms.gov/Laws_R_D/InfoColl/ 

InfoColCom.htm. We also will post all 

comments including names and 

addresses of respondents, at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Before including 

your address, phone 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 from 

public review your personal identifying 

information, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: April 23, 2009. 

Gregory J. Gould, 

Associate Director for Minerals Revenue 

Management. 

[FR Doc. E9–13247 Filed 6–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–R–2009–N0081; 40136–1265– 

0000–S3] 

Chassahowitzka National Wildlife 

Refuge, Citrus and Hernando Counties, 

FL 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, intend to prepare a 

comprehensive conservation plan (CCP) 

and associated National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) documents for 

Chassahowitzka National Wildlife 

Refuge (NWR). We provide this notice 

in compliance with our CCP policy to 

advise other Federal and State agencies, 

Tribes, and the public of our intentions, 

and to obtain suggestions and 

information on the scope of issues to 

consider in the planning process. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we 

must receive your written comments by 

July 8, 2009. Special mailings, 

newspaper articles, and other media 

announcements will be used to inform 

the public and State and local 

government agencies of the 

opportunities for input throughout the 

planning process. A public scoping 

meeting will be held early in the CCP 

development process. The date, time, 

and place for the meeting will be 

announced in the local media. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, questions, 

and requests for information to: Ms. 


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Mary Morris, Natural Resource Planner, 

Chassahowitzka NWR, 1502 Southeast 

Kings Bay Drive, Crystal River, FL 

34429. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mary Morris, Natural Resource Planner; 

telephone: 850/567–6202; e-mail: 

ChassCCP@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we initiate our 

process for developing a CCP for 

Chassahowitzka NWR in Citrus and 

Hernando Counties, Florida. This notice 

complies with our CCP policy to: (1) 

Advise other Federal and State agencies, 

Tribes, and the public of our intention 

to conduct detailed planning on this 

refuge; and (2) obtain suggestions and 

information on the scope of issues to 

consider in the environmental 

document and during development of 

the CCP. 

Background 

The CCP Process 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd-668ee) (Improvement Act), which 

amended the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Administration Act of 1966, 

requires us to develop a CCP for each 

refuge. The purpose for developing a 

CCP is to provide refuge managers with 

a 15-year strategy for achieving refuge 

purposes and contributing to the 

mission of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System, consistent with sound 

principles of fish and wildlife 

management, conservation, legal 

mandates, and our policies. In addition 

to outlining broad management 

direction for conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update the CCP at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

Improvement Act. 

Each unit of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System was established for 

specific purposes. We use these 

purposes as the foundation for 

developing and prioritizing the 

management goals and objectives for 

each refuge within the National Wildlife 

Refuge System mission, and to 

determine how the public can use each 

refuge. The planning process is a way 

for us and the public to evaluate 

management goals and objectives for the 

best possible conservation approach to 

this important wildlife habitat, while 

providing for wildlife-dependent 

recreation opportunities that are 

compatible with the refuge’s 

establishing purposes and the mission 

of the National Wildlife Refuge System. 

Our CCP process provides 

participation opportunities for Tribal, 

State, and local governments; agencies; 

organizations; and the public. At this 

time we encourage input in the form of 

issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions 

for the future management of 

Chassahowitzka NWR. 

We will conduct the environmental 

review of this project and develop an 

environmental assessment in 

accordance with the requirements of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.); NEPA regulations (40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508); other appropriate 

Federal laws and regulations; and our 

policies and procedures for compliance 

with those laws and regulations. 

Located in the southwestern corner of 

Citrus County and the northwestern 

corner of Hernando County, 

approximately 65 miles north of Tampa, 

the 30,843-acre Chassahowitzka NWR 

was established by authority of the 

Migratory Bird Conservation Act on 

June 15, 1943, as ‘‘an inviolate 

sanctuary’’ for wintering waterfowl and 

other migratory birds. In 1976, we 

designated 16,893 acres in Citrus 

County and 6,736 acres in Hernando 

County as ‘‘Wilderness.’’ The refuge’s 

diverse ecosystem, including prime 

estuarine habitat, is home for an 

incredible variety and abundance of 

flora and fauna. The marshlands, 

swamplands, shallow bays, and tidal 

streams provide both the quantity and 

quality of aquatic plant and animal life 

required to support thousands of 

wintering waterfowl, marsh and 

waterbirds, shorebirds, fishes, and a 

variety of animal species that depend on 

a marine environment. Additionally, the 

refuge includes 2,560 acres of hardwood 

swamplands and 250 acres of upland 

forest that form its eastern boundary. 

Notable imperiled species include 

Florida manatees, whooping cranes, 

Gulf sturgeon, and smalltooth sawfish. 

The endangered whooping crane was 

introduced to the refuge’s marsh 

habitats. A highly visible partnership 

program has been in place for several 

years. 

Public Availability and 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 us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

Cynthia K. Dohner, 

Acting Regional Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–R–2009–N0074; 40136–1265– 

0000–S3] 

Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, 

St. Mary Parish, LA 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: draft 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

environmental assessment; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of a draft comprehensive 

conservation plan and environmental 

assessment (Draft CCP/EA) for Bayou 

Teche National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 

for public review and comment. In this 

Draft CCP/EA, we describe the 

alternative we propose to use to manage 

this refuge for the 15 years following 

approval of the final CCP. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we 

must receive your written comments by 

July 8, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, questions, 

and requests for information to: Mr. 

Paul Yakupzack, Refuge Manager, 

Bayou Teche NWR, 3599 Bayou Black 

Drive, Houma, LA 70360. The Draft 

CCP/EA is available on compact disk or 

in hard copy. The Draft CCP/EA is also 

available at the Service’s Internet site: 

http://southeast.fws.gov/planning/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Paul Yakupzack; telephone: 985/853– 

1078; fax: 985/853–1079; e-mail: 

paul_yakupzack@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we continue the CCP 

process for Bayou Teche NWR. We 

started this process through a notice in 

the Federal Register on March 19, 2007 

(72 FR 12811). 


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