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geothermal operations are reasonably
likely to result in a significant adverse
effect on a significant thermal feature
within a National Park System unit, for
example, the geothermal features in
Yellowstone National Park; wilderness
areas; wilderness study areas; fish
hatcheries; wildlife management areas;
Indian trust lands; and other areas
referred to in the above regulation. As
mentioned above, this Notice does not
address the FS lands. Therefore, no
affected Forests are listed below. The
BLM Field Offices that manage lands
that have geothermal resource potential
are as follows (Where the name of the
BLM Field Office that has jurisdiction
over a Resource Area differs from the
name of the District Office, the name of
the District office appears in
parentheses following the name of the
Field Office. A table identifying the
affected Field Offices along with the
name of the affected RMP under its
jurisdiction, which sometimes differ,
will appear in the Draft EIS, and on the
Web site above in the near future.
State

Field office (district office)

Alaska ....................

Central Yukon (Fairbanks).
Anchorage (Anchorage).
Glennallen (Anchorage).
Arizona Strip (Arizona
Strip).
Kingman (Colorado
River).
Lake Havasu (Colorado
River).
Yuma (Colorado River).
Safford (Gila).
Tucson (Gila).
Hassayampa (Phoenix).
Lower Sonoran (Phoenix).
Barstow (California
Desert).
El Centro (California
Desert).
Needles (California
Desert).
Palm Springs-South
Coast (California
Desert).
Ridgecrest (California
Desert).
Alturas.
Arcata.
Bakersfield.
Bishop.
Eagle Lake.
Hollister.
Redding.
Surprise.
Ukiah.
Columbine (San Juan).
Del Norte (San Luis
Valley).
Dolores (San Juan).

Arizona ...................

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California ................

Colorado ................

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Field office (district office)

State

Idaho ......................

Montana .................

Nevada ...................

New Mexico ...........

Oregon/Washington

Utah .......................

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Glenwood Springs.
Grand Junction.
Gunnison.
Kremmling.
La Jara (San Luis Valley).
Little Snake.
Pagosa Springs (San
Juan).
Royal Gorge.
Saguache (San Luis
Valley).
Uncompahgre.
White River.
Bruneau (Boise).
Four Rivers (Boise).
Owyhee (Boise).
Cottonwood (Coeur
d’Alene).
Challis (Idaho Falls).
Pocatello (Idaho Falls).
Salmon (Idaho Falls).
Upper Snake (Idaho
Falls).
Burley (Twin Falls).
Jarbridge (Twin Falls).
Shoshone (Twin Falls).
Billings.
Butte.
Dillon.
Lewistown.
Malta.
Miles City.
Missoula.
Carson City.
Battle Mountain.
Carson City.
Elko.
Ely.
Las Vegas.
Winnemucca.
Rio Puerco (Albuquerque).
Soccoro (Albuquerque).
Farmington.
Taos (Farmington).
Las Cruces.
Carlsbad (Pecos).
Roswell (Pecos).
Andrews (Burns).
Three Rivers (Burns).
Upper Willamette (Eugene).
Klamath Falls
(Lakeview).
Lakeview (Lakeview).
Ashland (Medford).
Butte Falls (Medford).
Central Oregon
(Prineville).
Deschutes (Prineville).
Cascades (Salem).
Border (Spokane).
Wenatchee (Spokane).
Baker (Vale).
Jordan (Vale).
Malheur (Vale).
Cedar City.
Fillmore.
Kanab.
Richfield.
Salt Lake.
St. George.

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State

Wyoming ................

Field office (district office)
Vernal.
Buffalo.
Casper.
Cody.
Kemmerer.
Lander.
Newcastle.
Pinedale.
Rawlins.
Rock Springs.
Worland.

You may submit comments in writing
on the stated planning criteria and plans
to be amended using one of the methods
listed in the ADDRESSES section. 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: 43 CFR 1610.2(f)(2).
Michael D. Nedd,
Assistant Director, Minerals and Realty
Management, Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service
[Docket No. MMS–2008-OMM–0025]

MMS Information Collection Activity:
1010–0170 Coastal Impact Assistance
Program (CIAP), Revision of a
Collection; Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
Minerals Management Service
(MMS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revised information
collection (1010–0170).
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
revise an approval of the paperwork
requirements that address the MMS’s
Coastal Impact Assistance Program
(CIAP) which is a grant program. This
notice also provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of these
requirements.

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Submit written comments by
June 16, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any either of the following methods
listed below.
• Either by fax (202) 395–6566 or email ([email protected])
directly to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:
Desk Officer for the Department of the
Interior (1010–0170).
• Electronically: go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Under the tab
‘‘More Search Options,’’ click Advanced
Docket Search, then select ‘‘Minerals
Management Service’’ from the agency
drop-down menu, then click ‘‘submit.’’
In the Docket ID column, select MMS–
2008–OMM–0025 to submit public
comments and to view supporting and
related materials available for this
rulemaking. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions
for accessing documents, submitting
comments, and viewing the docket after
the close of the comment period, is
available through the site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link. The MMS will post all comments.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Minerals
Management Service; Attention: Cheryl
Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024;
Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please
reference ‘‘Information Collection 1010–
0170’’ in your subject line and mark
your message for return receipt. Include
your name and return address in your
message text.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and
Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You
may also contact Cheryl Blundon to
obtain a copy, at no cost, of the ICR and
the authority that requires the subject
collection of information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Coastal Impact Assistance
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1010–0170.
Abstract: With the passage of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), the
Minerals Management Service (MMS)
was given responsibility for the Coastal
Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
through the amendment of section 31 of
the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1356a Appendix A). The
following requirements from this
amendment necessitate the collection of
information.

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DATES:

(d) AUTHORIZED USES.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—A producing State or
coastal political subdivision shall use all

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amounts received under this section,
including any amount deposited in a trust
fund that is administered by the State or
coastal political subdivision and dedicated to
uses consistent with this section, in
accordance with all applicable Federal and
State law, only for 1 or more of the following
purposes:
(A) Projects and activities for the
conservation, protection, or restoration of
coastal areas, including wetland.
(B) Mitigation of damage to fish, wildlife,
or natural resources.
(C) Planning assistance and the
administrative costs of complying with this
section.
(D) Implementation of a federally-approved
marine, coastal, or comprehensive
conservation management plan.
(E) Mitigation of the impact of outer
Continental Shelf activities through funding
of onshore infrastructure projects and public
service needs.
(2) COMPLIANCE WITH AUTHORIZED
USES.—If the Secretary determines that any
expenditure made by a producing State or
coastal political subdivision is not consistent
with this subsection, the Secretary shall not
disburse any additional amount under this
section to the producing State or the coastal
political subdivision until such time as all
amounts obligated for unauthorized uses
have been repaid or reobligated for
authorized uses.
(3) LIMITATION—Not more than 23
percent of amounts received by a producing
State or coastal political subdivision for any
1 fiscal year shall be used for the purposes
described* * *

In September 2006, CIAP draft
guidelines were written which were
then amended. As this program has
evolved and developed, more
information needs to be submitted by
the government jurisdictions to meet all
the requirements of the CIAP State Plan
Guidelines as well as requirements on
the procurement contracts. Responses
are mandatory or required to obtain or
retain a benefit. No questions of a
‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. The MMS
protects information considered
proprietary according to the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR 2).
In order to receive funds, according to
the EPAct, the states must submit CIAP
State Plans that contain required
components including an
implementation plan of the state’s
program and identification of the
proposed use of CIAP funds. The
identification will be brief descriptions
of the proposed projects. Upon
approval, recipients will be able to
submit grant applications for a project.
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in response to a Notice of Funding
Availability that we publish on
Grants.gov and on our program web
pages. Proposals are submitted through
Grants.gov, e-mail, or mail. An
application consists of OMB required
forms for grants; a detailed project
description or narrative to demonstrate
that the project has maintained the
integrity of the brief description in the
Plan and still meets EPAct criteria; and
documentation such as Federal, State, or
local government required permits with
which the recipient is stating it has met
Federal, State, or local laws.
Once an application for a project is
approved, the MMS is required to
monitor the projects to determine that
the CIAP funds are being used for
appropriate expenses. The monitoring
will be achieved through the grant
regulations that require, at a minimum,
a recipient to provide an annual
progress and financial status reports.
Recipients are evaluated by contracting
officers via Grants.gov application
efforts. The recipients that are
determined by the evaluations to likely
have difficulties in implementing and
managing the CIAP funded projects will
be required to submit semi-annual
reports. Once the recipient has
demonstrated the ability to implement
and manage their projects, the
requirement can be returned to annual
reports.
The MMS needs the information
required so that technical experts can
determine how well it addresses the
requirements identified in the
authorizing EPAct legislation and
monitor the projects to meet specific
requirements.
Frequency: Submissions are annually,
bi-annually, or specific to the
requirement which is usually on
occasion.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 73 total
respondents. This includes 6 states and
67 boroughs, parishes, etc.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
estimated annual ‘‘hour’’ burden for this
information collection is a total of
13,339 hours. 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.

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CIAP reporting and/or recordkeeping requirement

Hour burden

Submit Project Narrative. ................................................................................
Submit annual Performance Reports. ............................................................
Submit bi-annual performance reports ...........................................................
Notify MMS in case of delays, adverse conditions, etc., which impair ability
to meet objectives of the award including statement of action take or
contemplated or assistance required (included non-construction and construction grants).
Request termination and supporting information * ..........................................
Retain all records/documentation for 3 years * ...............................................
Retain records longer than 3 years if they relate to claim, audit, litigation,
etc.
Telephone follow-up discussion on Financial Capabilities .............................
Develop language and individual signage at CIAP Sites—Estimated 30
construction projects with temp signs initially—permanent signs 2–
4years *.
Submission of photographs/cds of projects for tracking purposes * ...............
Voluntarily submit draft Coastal Impact Assistance Plan with appropriate
supporting documentation.
Submit final Coastal Impact Assistance Plan and all supporting documentation (i.e., Governor’s certification of public participation; Appendices C, D,
and E).
Request delay by states for submitting final plan, with relevant data ............
Request minor changes and/or amendments to a plan .................................
Subtotal ....................................................................................................

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* Initially

Annual
burden
hours

Average No. of annual reponses

42
8
8
8

192 projects .......................................
192 reports ........................................
192 reports ........................................
45 notifications ...................................

6 7 requests ..........................................
.5 192 projects .......................................
Exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), (c)

8,064
1,536
1,536
360

42
96
0

8
8

76 discussions ...................................
30 signs .............................................

608
240

4
1

200 projects .......................................
4 plans ...............................................

800
4

1

4 plans ...............................................

4

1
8

1 request ............................................
6 requests ..........................................

1
48

........................

1,141 Responses ...............................

13,339

determined that this will be minimal burden until more respondents are actively involved in a CIAP project.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no
paperwork ‘‘non-hour 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 11,
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notice (73 FR 7759) outlining the
collection of information and
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval. The notice
provided the required 60-day comment
period. We have received no comments
in response to this effort.
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 June 16, 2008.
Public Comment Procedures: Before
including your address, phone number,
email 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: April 21, 2008.
E.P. Danenberger,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Boston Harbor Islands National
Recreation Area Advisory Council;
Notice of Public Meeting
Department of the Interior,
National Park Service, Boston Harbor
Islands National Recreation Area.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the Boston Harbor Islands
National Recreation Area Advisory
Council will be held on Wednesday,
June 4, 2008, at 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at
Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon
Street, Gardner Auditorium, Boston, MA
02133.
This will be a quarterly meeting of the
Council. The agenda will include a
discussion of a proposal for a learning
center, next steps for the council, report
from the Superintendent, and public
comment.
The meeting will be open to the
public. Any person may file with the
Superintendent a written statement
concerning the matters to be discussed.
Persons who wish to file a written
statement at the meeting or who want
further information concerning the
meeting may contact Superintendent
Bruce Jacobson at (617) 223–8667.
DATES: June 4, 2008 at 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Massachusetts State House,
24 Beacon Street, Gardner Auditorium,
Boston, MA 02133.

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