Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 246 / Friday, December 21, 2001 / Notices 65987

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–930–1430–00; NVN–74668]

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and

Opportunity for Public Meeting;

Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army,

Corps of Engineers, has filed an

application to withdraw 40 acres of

public land for the United States Air

Force to use as a safe zone for departing

and arriving aircraft at the Nellis Air

Force Base. The land was previously

withdrawn by Public Land Order No.

5832, which has expired. The land is

still needed as a safe zone.

DATE: Comments and requests for

meeting should be received on or before

March 21, 2002.

ADDRESS: Comments and meeting

requests should be sent to the Nevada

State Director, BLM, P.O. Box 12000,

Reno, Nevada 89520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis J. Samuelson, BLM Nevada State

Office, 775–861–6532.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of the Army, Los Angeles

District, Corps Engineers, on behalf of

the United States Air Force, has filed an

application to withdraw the following

described public land from settlement,

sale, location, or entry under the general

land laws, including the mining laws,

subject to valid existing rights:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 19 S., R. 62 E.,

sec. 35, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The area described contains 40 acres

in Clark County.

The purpose of the proposed

withdrawal is for a clear zone near the

end of the runway at the Nellis Air

Force Base. The land was previously

withdrawn as a clear zone by Public

Land Order No. 5832, which expired in

January 2001. The clear zone is critical

to support the mission of the Nellis Air

Force Base.

For a period of 90 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all persons

who wish to submit comments,

suggestions, or objections in connection

with the proposed withdrawal may

present their views in writing to the

Nevada State Director of the Bureau of

Land Management.

Notice is hereby given that an

opportunity for a public meeting is

afforded in connection with the

proposed withdrawal. All interested

persons who desire a public meeting for

the purpose of being heard on the

proposed withdrawal must submit a

written request to the Nevada State

Director within 90 days from the date of

publication of this notice. Upon

determination by the authorized officer

that a public meeting will be held, a

notice of the time and place will be

published in the Federal Register at

least 30 days before the scheduled date

of the meeting.

The application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR Part 2300.

Dated: November 26, 2001.

Jim Stobaugh,

Lands Team Lead.

[FR Doc. 01–31405 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submitted for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a revision of a

currently approved information

collection (OMB Control Number 1010–

0104).

SUMMARY: To comply with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, we are submitting to OMB for

review and approval an information

collection request (ICR) titled

‘‘Accounting for Comparison (Dual

Accounting).’’ We are also soliciting

comments from the public on this ICR.

DATES: Submit written comments on or

before January 22, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:

Desk Officer for the Department of the

Interior (OMB Control Number 1010–

0104), 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503. Also, submit

copies of your written comments to

Carol Shelby, Regulatory Specialist,

Minerals Management Service, MS

320B2, P.O. Box 25165, Denver,

Colorado 80225. If you use an overnight

courier service, MMS’s courier address

is Building 85, Room A–614, Denver

Federal Center, Denver, Colorado 80225.

You may also submit your comments at

our email address

mrm.comments@mms.gov. Include the

title of the information collection and

the OMB control number in the

‘‘Attention’’ line of your comment. Also

include your name and return address.

Submit electronic comments as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

If you do not receive a confirmation that

we have received your email, contact

Ms. Shelby at (303) 231–3151 or FAX

(303) 231–3385.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carol Shelby, Regulatory Specialist,

phone (303) 231–3151, FAX (303) 231–

3385, or email Carol.Shelby@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Accounting for Comparison

(Dual Accounting).

OMB Control Number: 1010–0104.

Bureau Form Number: Form MMS–

4410.

Abstract: The Department of the

Interior (DOI) is responsible for matters

relevant to mineral resource

development on Federal and Indian

lands and the Outer Continental Shelf

(OCS). The Secretary of the Interior

(Secretary) is responsible for managing

the production of minerals from Federal

and Indian lands and the OCS,

collecting royalties from lessees who

produce minerals, and distributing the

funds collected in accordance with

applicable laws. The Secretary also has

an Indian trust responsibility to manage

Indian lands and seek advice and

information from Indian beneficiaries.

MMS performs the royalty management

functions for the Secretary.

MMS regulations at 30 CFR 206.172

require lessees to certify on Form MMS–

4410, ‘‘Certification for Not Performing

Accounting for Comparison (Dual

Accounting),’’ that dual accounting is

not required for a specific Indian lease.

This is a one-time certification that

remains in effect until there is a change

in lease status or ownership. In this

information collection request, we are

asking approval to add to Form MMS–

4410 the lessee’s reason for not

performing dual accounting. The

certification and reason for not

performing dual accounting will be

submitted on new Part A of Form MMS–

4410.

MMS regulations also require lessees

to elect to perform either actual dual

accounting under 30 CFR 206.176 or the

alternative methodology for dual

accounting under 30 CFR 206.173.

Previously, lessees reported the dual

accounting election on a monthly basis

on Form MMS–2014, Report of Sales

and Royalty Remittance. However, in

our reengineering initiative, we

redesigned and streamlined Form

MMS–2014 (OMB Control Number

1010–0140). The revised Form MMS–

2014 no longer contains the dual