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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 56 / Friday, March 21, 2008 / Notices

Notice of Emergency Motorized
Vehicle Closure and Restrictions.

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ACTION:

SUMMARY: This notice restricts
motorized use on 10 popular public
land vehicle routes used by the Moab
Jeep Safari during the 2008 Moab Jeep
Safari organized group event. The action
is in effect for the 2008 Jeep Safari event
which takes place during the nine day
period from March 15 to March 23,
2008. The following two components of
the action apply only to users of
motorized vehicles. Exclusive Use: On
seven of the routes (Behind the Rocks,
Cliff Hanger, Gold Bar Rim, Golden
Spike, Moab Rim, Poison Spider Mesa,
and Pritchett Canyon), motorized users
holding a Special Recreation Permit for
such use from the Bureau of Land
Management, including participants in
the Moab Jeep Safari, are granted
exclusive use of the route while a Jeep
Safari trip is occurring. This action
temporarily excludes non-permit
holding motorized users from these
routes. One Way Travel: On three of the
routes (Hell’s Revenge, Kane Creek
Canyon and Steel Bender), the routes
are open to general motorized travel by
non-permitted users in one direction
only for the entire nine day duration of
the Moab Jeep Safari. The dates for the
Moab Jeep Safari and the dates when the
Jeep Safari plans use of a route are
posted at the Moab Field Office and on
the Moab Field Office’s Internet site at
the addresses provided below. They are
also available upon request.
DATES: This notice is effective upon
publication and shall remain in effect
from March 15 through March 23, 2008,
during the 2008 Moab Jeep Safari.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Russell von Koch, Recreation Branch
Chief, BLM Moab Field Office, 82 East
Dogwood Avenue, Moab, Utah 84532 or
telephone 435–259–2100. Also see the
Moab Field Office Internet site at:
http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/
moab.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 23, 2008, the Decision Record
authorizing permitted motorized use on
a set of 30 routes (called ‘‘Jeep Safari
Routes’’) was signed. This permit
authorizes the Redrock 4Wheelers to
utilize the Jeep Safari Routes for an
organized group event during an annual
nine day period each spring (that
traditionally includes Easter Sunday
and the previous eight days) from 2008
through 2012. The Environmental
Assessment analyzing these routes (EA
# 060–2005–080) concluded that
allowing permitted motorized users
exclusive use of seven of the more
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summary, and managing for one-way
travel on the three additional routes
listed in the above summary for the nine
day period of the Moab Jeep Safari
would mitigate environmental damage
by lessening the amount of traffic
concentrated on these narrow dirt
routes. The annual nine day Jeep Safari
period sees the most intense and
concentrated motorized use of these
routes; the resultant overcrowding of
these routes leads to degradation of
resources as routes widen with the
congregation of vehicles along them.
Specifically, exclusive motorized use
of seven of the more popular routes
listed above, by permittees only, would
prevent damage to wilderness, water
quality, soils, visual resources and
vegetation by reducing the amount of
travel. In addition, restricting motorized
use of these routes would lessen user
conflict and provide for a more
enjoyable experience during the annual
Jeep Safari for those motorized users
holding a Special Recreation Permit.
One way use of three routes listed
above would reduce impacts to water
quality, soils, visual resources, and
vegetation by eliminating passing,
which results in road widening along
these narrow routes. In addition, one
way travel mitigates crowding along
these three routes; this lessens user
conflict and provides for a more
enjoyable experience for those
motorized users holding a Special
Recreation Permit.
Exclusive Use: To enact these
restrictions, the following routes will be
for the exclusive use of permitted
motorized users on days that they are
utilized by the Moab Jeep Safari while
Safari participants are making use of the
routes: Behind the Rocks, Cliff Hanger,
Gold Bar Rim, Golden Spike, Moab Rim,
Poison Spider Mesa, and Pritchett
Canyon. This means that for the routes
listed above, motorized users without a
Special Recreation Permit authorizing
use of these routes are excluded from
using them as described above. Nonmotorized users are not restricted.
One Way Travel: The following routes
are restricted to one way travel for the
entire nine days of the Moab Jeep Safari:
Hell’s Revenge, Kane Creek Canyon and
Steelbender. For the Hell’s Revenge
route, motorized use must occur oneway from east to west, i.e., from the
Sand Flats Recreation Area entrance
booth west to the end of the route west
of the Lion’s Back Rock. This action is
consistent with Grand County’s travel
management which allows the Lion’s
Back access to be used only as an exit
for general recreational travel. For the
Kane Creek Canyon route, motorized
use must occur one-way from north to

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south, i.e., from the Hurrah Pass/Kane
Creek junction south to the end of the
route at U.S. Highway 191. For the
Steelbender route, motorized use must
occur one-way from north to south, i.e.,
from the Moab Golf Club area entry
south to the southern end of the route
near Flat Pass and Kens Lake. This
restriction applies to all motorized
users.
This action will be posted at the Moab
BLM Field Office as well as on the Moab
Field Office Web site at: http://
www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/moab.html.
The restrictions will also be posted at
each of the trailheads affected during
the 2008 Jeep Safari. Enforcement
actions will be taken as necessary in
accordance with 43 CFR 8360.0–7 and
18 U.S.C 3571.
Exceptions
The use of motorized vehicles for
emergency, official United States
military, and law enforcement purposes,
or for official duties, or as otherwise
authorized by the Bureau of Land
Management are exempt from these
restrictions. Use of motorized
wheelchairs is also exempt.
Authority: The authority to implement
these restrictions on motorized vehicular use
is found in 43 CFR 8364.1.
Dated: March 12, 2008.
Selma Sierra,
BLM Utah State Director.
[FR Doc. E8–5769 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[WO–305–1430–PF–01–24 1A]

Extension of Approved Information
Collection, OMB Control Number 1004–
0189
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is
requesting the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to extend an existing
approval to collect information from
entities desiring a right-of-way across
public lands under 43 CFR parts 2800
and 2880. The BLM and several other
agencies use Form 299, Application for
Transportation and Utility System and
Facility, to determine whether
applicants qualify to hold right-of-way
grants across public lands, and for
several other purposes.

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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 56 / Friday, March 21, 2008 / Notices
You must submit your comments
to the BLM at the address below on or
before May 20, 2008. The BLM will not
necessarily consider any comments
received after this date.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments to
the U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, Mail Stop
401LS, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20045, ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0189.’’
You may deliver comments to the
Bureau of Land Management,
Administrative Record, Room 401LS,
1620 L Street, NW., Washington, DC
20036.
All comments will be available for
public review at the L Street address
during regular business hours (7:45 a.m.
to 4:15 p.m.) Monday through Friday,
except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may contact Alzata L. Ransom, Division
of Lands, Realty and Cadastral Survey,
on (202) 452–7772 (Commercial or FTS).
Persons who use a telecommunication
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) on 1–800–877–8330, 24 hours a
day, seven days a week, to leave a
message for Ms. Ransom.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR
1320.12(a) requires that we provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning a collection of information
to solicit comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of our estimates of
the information collection burden,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions we use;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the information
collection burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Title XI of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act of
December 2, 1980, requires that the
Departments of Agriculture, Interior,
and Transportation use a consolidated
form in connection with rights-of-way
for transportation and utility. The
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, the Mineral Leasing Act,
and the regulations at 43 CFR parts 2800
and 2880 authorize the BLM to use
Form 299. The BLM will use Form 299
to collect information to:
(1) Determine whether the applicant
qualifies for a right-of-way grant;

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(2) Identify and communicate with
the applicant on its right-of-way
application;
(3) Identify the project location;
(4) Determine and compare existing
and proposed land uses; and
(5) Determine if alternate routes and
modes are available to the applicant on
the right-of-way application.
If you do not provide this
information, the BLM would not be able
to properly administer its right-of-way
program.
Based upon the BLM’s experience and
recent tabulations of activity, we
process approximately 8,340
applications each year. The public
reporting information collection burden
takes 25 hours to complete. The
estimated number of responses per year
is 8,340 and the annual information
burden is 208,500 hours.
Any member of the public may
request and obtain, without charge, a
copy of Form 299 by contacting the
person identified under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
The BLM will summarize all
responses to this notice and include
them in the request for OMB approval.
All comments will become a matter of
public record.
Dated: March 17, 2008.
Alexandra Ritchie,
Acting Bureau Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Regulatory Affairs
Division, Bureau of Land Management.
[FR Doc. E8–5771 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
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Native Corporation when the surface
estate is conveyed to Sitnasuak Native
Corporation. Notice of the decision will
also be published four times in the
Nome Nugget.
DATES: The time limits for filing an
appeal are:
1. Any party claiming a property
interest which is adversely affected by
the decision shall have until April 21,
2008 to file an appeal.
2. Parties receiving service of the
decision by certified mail shall have 30
days from the date of receipt to file an
appeal.
Parties who do not file an appeal in
accordance with the requirements of 43
CFR Part 4, Subpart E, shall be deemed
to have waived their rights.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may
be obtained from: Bureau of Land
Management, Alaska State Office, 222
West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513–7504.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Bureau of Land Management by phone
at 907–271–5960, or by e-mail at
[email protected]. Persons
who use a telecommunication device
(TTD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–
8330, 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, to contact the Bureau of Land
Management.
Eileen Ford,
Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Land
Transfer Adjudication II.
[FR Doc. E8–5719 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[F–14908–A2; F–14908–B2; AK–965–1410–
HY–P]

Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR
2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an
appealable decision approving lands for
conveyance pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act will be
issued to Sitnasuak Native Corporation.
The lands are in the vicinity of Nome,
Alaska, and are located in:

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska
T. 10 S., R. 34 W.,
Secs. 20 and 29.
Containing 1,120.03 acres.

The subsurface estate in these lands
will be conveyed to Bering Straits

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Bureau of Land Management
[AA–10973, AA–11037, AA–12572, AA–
11031, AA–10720, AA–11045, AA–10723,
AA–10748, AA–11048, AA–10755, AA–
11009; AK–962–1410–HY–P]

Alaska Native Claims Selection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of decision approving
lands for conveyance.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR
2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that an
appealable decision approving lands for
conveyance pursuant to the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act will be
issued to Chugach Alaska Corporation
for lands located in the Prince William
Sound, Alaska. Notice of the decision
will also be published four times in the
Anchorage Daily News.
DATES: The time limits for filing an
appeal are:

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