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governmental agencies and bona fide 

educational and research institutions 

may request confidential information 

regarding significant caves. 

DATES: The OMB is required to respond 

to this information collection request 

within 60 days but may respond after 30 

days. Therefore, written comments 

should be received on or before August 

13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

directly to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (OMB #1004– 

0165), Office of Management and 

Budget, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806, 

or by electronic mail at 

oira_docket@omb.eop.gov. 

Please mail a copy of your comments 

to: BLM Information Collection 

Clearance Officer (WO–630), 

Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street, NW., Mail Stop 401 LS, 

Washington, DC 20240. 

You may also send a copy of your 

comments by electronic mail to 

jean_sonneman@blm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Goodbar, Senior Cave and Karst 

Resources Specialist, at 505–234–5929 

(Commercial or FTS). You may also 

contact Mr. Goodbar to obtain, at no 

cost, a copy of the information 

collection request. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Cave Management: Cave 

Nominations and Confidential 

Information (43 CFR part 37). 

OMB Number: 1004–0165. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Abstract: The information covered in 

this Information Collection Request 

applies to caves on Federal lands 

administered by the Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM), National Park 

Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

and Bureau of Reclamation. The BLM 

collects information from appropriate 

private sector interests, including 

‘‘cavers,’’ in order to update a list of 

significant caves that are under the 

jurisdiction of the agencies listed above. 

The BLM also processes requests for 

confidential information regarding 

significant caves. The information 

collected enables the BLM to comply 

with the Federal Cave Resources 

Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 4301–4310). 

60-Day Notice: On November 20, 

2008, the BLM published a 60-day 

notice (73 FR 70364) requesting 

comments on the proposed information 

collection. The comment period ended 

January 20, 2009. No comments were 

received. 

Current Action: This proposal is being 

submitted to extend the expiration date 

of July 31, 2009. 

Type of Review: 3-year extension. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 90 cave nominations; 10 

requests for confidential information. 

Estimated Time per Response: 12 

hours for cave nominations; 1 hour for 

requests for confidential information. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,090 hours. 

The BLM may not conduct or sponsor 

an information collection, and 

respondents are not required to respond 

to an information collection, unless the 

information collection displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. As 

part of the approval process, we invite 

comments on the following information 

collection. Comments should address 

one or more of the following points: 

(1) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

functioning of the BLM, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of the BLM’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

information collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(3) The quality, utility, and clarity of 

the information collected; and 

(4) How to minimize the information 

collection burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other forms of 

information technology. 

Please send comments to the 

addresses listed under ADDRESSES. 

Please refer to OMB control number 

1004–0165 in your correspondence. 

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. 

Jean Sonneman, 

Bureau of Land Management, Acting 

Information Collection Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–16550 Filed 7–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

General Management Plan/Wilderness 

Study/Off-Road Vehicle Management 

Plan, Draft Environmental Impact 

Statement, Big Cypress National 

Preserve Addition, Florida 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

General Management Plan/Wilderness 

Study/Off-Road Vehicle Management 

Plan (DEIS/GMP/WS/ORV Plan), Big 

Cypress National Preserve (Preserve) 

Addition. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 

4332(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

National Park Service (NPS) policy in 

Director’s Order Number 2 (Park 

Planning) and Director’s Order Number 

12 (Conservation Planning, 

Environmental Impact Analysis, and 

Decision-making), the NPS announces 

the availability of a DEIS/GMP/WS/ORV 

Plan for the Big Cypress National 

Preserve Addition, Florida. 

The 1991 GMP for the original 

Preserve contains no guidance for the 

approximately 147,000 acres added to 

the Preserve in 1988 by Public Law 100– 

301 (the Addition). A GMP is needed to 

clearly define resource conditions and 

visitor experiences to be achieved in the 

Addition. 

DATES: There will be a 60-day comment 

period beginning with the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

publication of its Notice of Availability 

in the Federal Register. Public meetings 

will be held during the review period. 

The date, time, and location of public 

meetings will be announced through the 

NPS Planning, Environment, and Public 

Comment (PEPC) Web site http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov and in a mailed 

announcement to be released in the 

summer of 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The document will be 

available for public review and 

comment online at http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov. A limited 

number of CDs and hard copies will be 

made available at Preserve headquarters. 

You may also request a hard copy or CD 

by contacting Big Cypress National 

Preserve, 33100 Tamiami Trail East, 

Ochopee, Florida 34141–1000; 

telephone 239–695–1103. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public 

scoping was initiated in the summer of 

2001. Public meetings and six 

newsletters were used to keep the 

public informed and involved 

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throughout the planning process for the 

Addition. The resulting document 

provides a framework for management, 

use, and development options for the 

Addition by the NPS for the next 15 to 

20 years. It describes four management 

alternatives for consideration, including 

a no-action alternative that continues 

current management policies, and the 

NPS’s preferred alternative. The three 

action alternatives present a range of 

ORV opportunities, proposed 

wilderness, and visitor facilities. The 

document analyzes the environmental 

impacts of the alternatives. 

The four alternatives (with names as 

they appear in the document) are as 

follows: 

Alternative A: No-Action 

Alternative—the continuation of current 

management practices and trends. The 

enabling legislation would be the longterm document to guide management 

and development of the Preserve. 

Alternative B: The general theme is to 

enable visitor participation in a wide 

variety of challenging outdoor 

recreational experiences. This 

alternative would provide access to up 

to 140 miles of sustainable primary ORV 

trails, while proposing a relatively small 

amount of wilderness. Secondary ORV 

trails, as defined in the plan, could be 

designated in any of the backcountry 

recreation areas, approximately 94,817 

acres or 65 percent of the Addition. 

Preferred Alternative: The general 

theme is to provide a diversity of 

frontcountry and backcountry 

recreational opportunities, enhance day 

use opportunities along road corridors, 

and preserve opportunities for selfreliant recreation. This alternative 

would provide access to up to 140 miles 

of sustainable primary ORV trails, while 

proposing a modest amount of 

wilderness. Secondary ORV trails, as 

defined in the plan, could be designated 

only in the ORV trail corridors and 

other backcountry recreation areas, 

approximately 52,431 acres or 36 

percent of the Addition. 

Alternative F: The general theme is to 

emphasize resource preservation, 

restoration, and research while 

providing recreational opportunities 

with limited facilities and services. This 

alternative would provide no ORV 

trails. It would propose for wilderness 

designation all lands found eligible for 

designation in the Wilderness Eligibility 

Assessment. 

If you wish to comment on the DEIS/ 

GMP/WS/ORV Plan, you may submit 

your comments by any one of several 

methods. The preferred method for 

submitting comments is via the Internet 

at http://parkplanning.nps.gov. If you 

do not receive a confirmation from the 

system that we have received your 

internet message, please contact us 

directly at the address above. You may 

also mail comments to the Preserve at 

the address shown above. Finally, you 

may present your comments in person 

at the public meetings to be held during 

the public review period or at the 

address listed above. 

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. We will always make 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives of or officials or 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Authority: The authority for publishing 

this notice is 40 CFR § 1506.6. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Big 

Cypress National Preserve at the address 

and telephone number shown above. 

The responsible official for this Draft 

EIS is the Regional Director, Southeast 

Region, NPS, 100 Alabama Street, SW., 

1924 Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. 

Dated: June 30, 2009. 

David Vela, 

Regional Director, Southeast Region, National 

Park Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–16661 Filed 7–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Delta-Mendota Canal/California 

Aqueduct Intertie, Alameda County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(Draft EIS) and notice of public 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation, 

as the National Environmental Policy 

Act Federal lead agency, has made 

available for public review and 

comment the Delta-Mendota Canal/ 

California Aqueduct Intertie (Intertie) 

Draft EIS. The Intertie is a proposed 

action in the August 2000 CALFED BayDelta Program Programmatic Record of 

Decision. The Intertie Draft EIS 

evaluates constructing and operating a 

pipeline connecting the Delta-Mendota 

Canal (DMC) and the California 

Aqueduct. The purpose of the Proposed 

Action is to improve the DMC 

conveyance conditions that restrict the 

CVP Jones Pumping Plant to less than 

its authorized pumping capacity of 

4,600 cubic feet per second. The Draft 

EIS describes and presents the 

environmental effects of the No-Action 

Alternative and three action 

alternatives. Two public hearings will 

be held to receive comments from 

agencies, individuals, and organizations 

on the Draft EIS. 

DATES: Two public hearings have been 

scheduled to receive oral or written 

comments regarding environmental 

effects: 

• Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 1 p.m.–3 

p.m., Sacramento, CA. 

• Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 6 

p.m.–8 p.m., Stockton, CA. 

The Draft EIS will be available for a 

45-day public review and comment 

period. 

Comments are due by Monday, 

August 31, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be 

held at the following locations: 

• Sacramento, CA—Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Bureau 

of Indian Affairs Conference Room W– 

2620. 

• Stockton, CA—Arnold Rue 

Community Center, 5758 Lorraine 

Avenue (in Panella Park at Amaretto 

Street). 

Send written comments on the Draft 

EIS to Mr. Louis Moore, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP– 

700, Sacramento, CA 95825. 

Copies of the Draft EIS may be 

requested from Mr. Louis Moore, by 

writing to Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 

Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825; by 

calling 916–978–5189 (TDD 916–978– 

5608); or by e-mailing 

wmoore@usbr.gov. The Draft EIS is also 

accessible from the following Web site: 

http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/ 

nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=1014. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

for locations where copies of the Draft 

EIS are available for public review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Louis Moore, Bureau of Reclamation, at 

916–978–5189 (TDD 916–978–5608) or 

wmoore@usbr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft 

EIS documents the direct, indirect, and 

cumulative effects to the physical, 

biological, and socioeconomic 

environment that may result from the 

construction and operation of the 

Intertie facilities. 

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