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In calculating the burdens, we 

assumed that respondents perform 

certain requirements in the normal 

course of their activities. We consider 

these to be usual and customary and 

took that into account in estimating the 

burden. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified no paperwork nonhour cost burdens 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 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. 

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

the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 

requires each agency ‘‘ * * * to provide 

notice * * * 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, on February 3, 

2009, we published a Federal Register 

notice (74 FR 5943) announcing that we 

would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. In 

addition, § 250.199 provides the OMB 

control number for the information 

collection requirements imposed by the 

30 CFR 250 regulations. The regulation 

also informs the public that they may 

comment at any time on the collections 

of information and provides the address 

to which they should send comments. 

We have received one comment in 

response to these efforts; but it was not 

germane to the information collection 

request. 

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 August 10, 2009. 

Public Availability of 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. 

MMS Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Arlene Bajusz (202) 

208–7744. 

Dated: July 6, 2009. 

E.P. Danenberger, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. E9–16398 Filed 7–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

General Management Plan, 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Gateway National Recreation Area, 

New York and New Jersey 

AGENCY: National Park Service, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a 

General Management Plan and 

Environmental Impact Statement, 

Gateway National Recreation Area. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102 (2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) of 1969, the National Park 

Service (NPS) is preparing a General 

Management Plan and Environmental 

Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for the 

Gateway National Recreation Area. The 

park comprises approximately 26,607 

acres, extending through three New 

York City boroughs (Brooklyn, Queens, 

and Staten Island) and into northern 

New Jersey (Monmouth County). 

Prepared by park staff and planners in 

the NPS Northeast Region, with 

assistance from advisors and 

contractors, the GMP/EIS will propose a 

long-term approach to managing 

Gateway National Recreation Area. 

Consistent with the park’s purpose, NPS 

policy, and other laws and regulations, 

alternatives will be developed to guide 

the management of the park over the 

next 15 to 20 years. The GMP/EIS will 

address a range of management 

alternatives for natural and cultural 

resource protection, visitor use and 

interpretation, park carrying capacity, 

facilities development and operations. A 

‘‘no action’’ alternative will also be 

considered and an agency preferred 

management alternative identified. The 

alternatives will incorporate various 

zoning and management prescriptions 

to ensure resource preservation and 

public appreciation of the park. The 

environmental consequences that could 

result from implementing the various 

alternatives will be evaluated for 

cultural and natural resources, visitor 

experience, park operations, and the 

socioeconomic environment. Major 

issues to be explored include: measures 

for the preservation of resources; 

indications of the types and general 

intensities of development; 

identification of, and implementation 

commitments for, visitor carrying 

capacities; and indications of potential 

boundary modifications. 

Meeting Notices: The public is invited 

to express views, issues and concerns 

about the long-term management of 

Gateway National Recreation Area. 

Public scoping meetings will be 

scheduled and consist of a discussion of 

the GMP/EIS process including ways 

that the public can be involved in 

providing and receiving information, 

and reviewing and commenting upon 

the draft GMP/EIS. The place and time 

of public scoping meetings will be 

announced by the NPS and noticed in 

local newspapers serving the area. 

Scoping and other periodic public 

meeting notices and information 

regarding the GMP/EIS will also be 

placed on the NPS Planning, 

Environment and Public Comment 

(PEPC) Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/gate) for 

continuing public review and comment. 

ADDRESSES: Information related to the 

GMP/EIS planning process and ongoing 

public involvement opportunities will 

be provided online at the Gateway 

National Recreation Area Web site 

(http://www.nps.gov/gate) and on the 

NPS PEPC Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/gate). Requests to 

be added to the project mailing list may 

be made electronically through the NPS 

PEPC Web site or by directing requests 

to the contacts listed below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry Sullivan, Superintendent, 

Gateway National Recreation Area, 

210 New York Avenue, Staten Island, 

NY 10305. Telephone: 718 354–4665. 

Helen Mahan, Community Planner/ 

Project Manager, National Park 

Service, Park Planning and Special 

Studies, 200 Chestnut Street, 

Philadelphia, PA 19106. Telephone: 

215–597–6483. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you 

wish to comment on the GMP/EIS, you 


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may submit your comments by any one 

of several methods. You may mail 

comments to contacts listed above or 

you may submit comments 

electronically through the NPS PEPC 

Web site (http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ 

gate). 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. 

Michael T. Reynolds, 

Deputy Regional Director, Northeast Region, 

National Park Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–16326 Filed 7–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–PM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

AGENCY: National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Plan 

of Operations and Environmental 

Assessment for a 30-day public review 

at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 

Cuyahoga County, OH. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS), in accordance with Section 

9.52(b) of Title 36 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations has received from M&M 

Royalty, Ltd., a Plan of Operations for 

the purpose of drilling and producing 

up to four oil/gas wells on the private 

property of Astorhurst and Prinios in 

Walton Hills, Ohio. The proposed site is 

located within the boundaries of 

Cuyahoga Valley National Park. A Plan 

of Operations describes the proposed 

operation, including the equipment, 

methods and materials to be used in the 

operation, mitigation measures to 

protect park resources and values and 

environmental conditions in the vicinity 

of the site, and environmental impacts 

of the proposed operations. When 

approved, the Plan of Operations serves 

as the operator’s permit to conduct 

operations in a park. Under the 

provisions of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the 

NPS has prepared an Environmental 

Assessment which evaluates potential 

impacts associated with the proposed 

drilling operation located within the 

park. 

DATES: The above documents are 

available for public review and 

comment for a period of 30 days from 

the publication date of this notice in the 

Federal Register. You may submit your 

comments by any one of several 

methods. You may comment via the 

Internet through the NPS Planning, 

Environment, and Public Comment 

(PEPC) Web site (http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/cuva); simply 

click on the link to the Plan of 

Operations and Environmental 

Assessment. You may mail comments to 

Meg Plona, Biologist, at the address 

shown below. Finally, you may handdeliver comments to the National Park 

headquarters at the address shown 

below. 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, electronic mail 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comments, 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 comments to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. We will make all submissions 

from organizations or businesses, from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials, of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

ADDRESSES: Information will be 

available for public review and 

comment, either in person or by written 

request, at park headquarters for 

Cuyahoga Valley National Park located 

at 15610 Vaughn Road, Brecksville, 

Ohio 44141, or at the NPS (PEPC) Web 

site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Meg Plona, Biologist, 

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 15610 

Vaughn Road, Brecksville, Ohio 44141; 

e-mail: meg_plona@nps.gov; or 

telephone (330) 342–0764, extension 2. 

Alan M. Hutchings, 

Acting Director, Midwest Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–16333 Filed 7–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Equus Beds Aquifer Recharge and 

Recovery Project, Equus Beds 

Division, Wichita Project, KS 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft 

environmental impact statement (Draft 

EIS). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation) has completed the Equus 

Beds Aquifer Recharge and Recovery 

Project Draft EIS. It is now available for 

public review and comment. The Draft 

EIS describes the development and 

environmental effects of two 

alternatives: (1) A no action alternative; 

and (2) an action alternative that meets 

the project purpose and need. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency and U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service are cooperating agencies 

providing assistance in the preparation 

of the Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) under the guidance of NEPA. 

DATES: A 60-day public comment period 

begins with the publication of this 

notice. Written comments on the Draft 

EIS are due by September 11, 2009 and 

should be submitted to Reclamation 

listed in the ADDRESSES section. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the Draft EIS 

should be sent to the attention of 

Charles F. Webster, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 5924 NW. 2nd Street, 

Suite 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73127– 

6514. Comments may also be submitted 

in writing by facsimile or e-mail. Send 

facsimiles to the attention of Charles F. 

Webster at 405–470–4807. Send e-mail 

to cwebster@usbr.gov with Equus Beds 

Draft EIS Comment as the subject line. 

Copies of the Draft EIS and related 

documents are available online from 

Reclamation’s Web site at http:// 

www.usbr.gov/gp/nepa/quarterly.cfm. 

Paper copies of the Draft EIS may be 

obtained by calling Charles F. Webster 

at 405–470–4831. Refer to the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

locations of libraries and offices where 

copies of the Draft EIS are available for 

review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles F. Webster at 405–470–4831 or 

cwebster@usbr.gov. Mail requests 

should be addressed to the Bureau of 

Reclamation at the address indicated in 

the ADDRESSES section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Locations where the Draft EIS may be 

reviewed: 

• Halstead Public Library, 264 Main, 

Halstead, Kansas 67056; 

• Hutchinson Public Library, 901 

North Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501; 

• Newton Public Library, 720 North 

Oak, Newton, KS 67114; 

• Valley Center Public Library, 321 

West First Street, Valley Center, KS 

67147; 

• Wichita Public Library, 223 South 

Main, Wichita, KS 67202; 


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