60-Day Federal Register Notice Vol 76 No 69 2011-8526

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Commercial Use Authorizations

60-Day Federal Register Notice Vol 76 No 69 2011-8526

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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 69 / Monday, April 11, 2011 / Notices
announced at least 15 days in advance
through local media and the BLM Web
site at: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/
en.html. In order to be included in the
Draft EIS, all comments must be
received prior to the close of the scoping
period or 15 days after the last public
meeting, whichever is later. We will
provide additional opportunities for
public participation upon publication of
the Draft EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on project issues and planning criteria
related to the Bradshaw-Harquahala
Resource Management Plan by any of
the following methods:
• Web site: http://www.blm.gov/az/st/
en.html.
• E-mail: [email protected].
• Fax: 623–580–5580.
• Mail: BLM, Phoenix District Office,
Hassayampa Field Office, Attention: Joe
Incardine/Sun Valley-Morgan Project,
21605 North 7th Avenue, Phoenix,
Arizona 85207–2929.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the Hassayampa
Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information and/or to have your
name added to our mailing list, contact
Joe Incardine, National Project Manager,
telephone 801–524–3833; address BLM,
Phoenix District Office, Hassayampa
Field Office, 21605 North 7th Avenue,
Phoenix, Arizona 85207–2929; e-mail
[email protected].
The
applicant, Arizona Public Service, has
requested a right-of-way (ROW)
authorization to construct, operate, and
maintain a single-circuit 500-kilovolt
(kV) and a single-circuit 230-kV
overhead transmission line (constructed
on the same structures or poles). The
project area involves about 8 miles of
public land along a route that is
approximate 38 miles long. The
proposed 500-kV portion of the project
would strengthen the reliability of the
regional 500-kV system and could
facilitate delivery of renewable energy
resources to load centers, such as the
Phoenix metropolitan area. The
proposed 230-kV portion of the project
would provide a source to serve a future
load anticipated to emerge within
present undeveloped areas within the
Town of Buckeye, the City of Surprise,
the City of Peoria, and unincorporated
Maricopa County. The transmission line
would connect the Sun Valley (formerly
TS–5) Substation located in the Town of
Buckeye with the Morgan (formerly TS–
9) Substation located in the City of
Peoria.

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An estimated 190 acres of public land
would be necessary to accommodate the
right-of-way for the transmission line,
its associated construction areas, and
access roads. To the extent possible,
existing roads would be used for access
for construction and maintenance. The
public land that would be affected is in
two separate areas: (1) Near the Sun
Valley Substation, north of the Central
Arizona Project canal in Buckeye, and
(2) parallel to SR 74 in the City of Peoria
and unincorporated Maricopa County.
The transmission line would also cross
State Trust land managed by the
Arizona State Land Department, as well
as privately owned lands. The
transmission line may include steel
monopole or lattice structures between
135- and 195-feet tall, with spans
between structures ranging from 800- to
1,400-feet, depending on terrain. The
right-of-way would be 200-feet wide.
Structure locations cannot be
determined until a specific right-of-way
is identified and the final design
completed.
The proposed right-of-way across
public land is within a corridor for this
transmission line certificated by the
Arizona Corporation Commission in
March 2009. However, the BLM’s
Bradshaw-Harquahala RMP (2010) does
not have a utility or multi-use corridor
designation where the proposed
transmission line is to be located on the
public land along SR 74. Generally,
BLM land use plans contain corridor
designations for major right-of-way
projects such as electric transmission
facilities accommodating lines of 115kV
or greater voltage. The current BLM plan
states that ‘‘all major utilities will be
routed through designated corridors.’’
Authorization of this ROW project
may require an amendment of the
Bradshaw-Harquahala RMP. By this
notice, the BLM is complying with
requirements in 43 CFR 1610.2(c) to
notify the public of potential
amendments to land use plans,
predicated on the findings of the EIS. If
a land use plan amendment is
necessary, the BLM will integrate the
land use planning process with the
NEPA process for this project. The BLM
will comply with Secretarial Order 3310
concerning lands with wilderness
characteristics. The BLM will also
utilize and coordinate the NEPA
commenting process to satisfy the
public involvement process for section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C.
470f) as provided for in 36 CFR
800.2(d)(3). Native American Tribal
consultations will be conducted in
accordance with policy, and Tribal
concerns, including impacts on Indian

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trust assets, will be given due
consideration. Federal, State, and local
agencies, along with other stakeholders
that may be interested or affected by the
BLM’s decision on this project, are
invited to participate in the scoping
process and, if eligible, may request or
be requested by the BLM to participate
as a cooperating agency.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that will influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the process for
developing the EIS. At present, the BLM
has identified the following preliminary
issues: visual, desert tortoise and other
desert wildlife.
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; 43 CFR 2800.
James G. Kenna,
Arizona State Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–8551 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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[NPS–WASO–CONC–0211–6680; 2410–OYC]

60-Day Notice of Intention To Request
Clearance of Collection of Information;
Opportunity for Public Comment
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

We (National Park Service)
will ask the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the
information collection (IC) described
below. Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5
CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record
Keeping Requirements, and as part of
our continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, we
invite the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this new
collection of information form (NPS
#10–650). We may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.

SUMMARY:

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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 69 / Monday, April 11, 2011 / Notices

To ensure that we are able to
consider your comments on this
information collection (IC), we must
receive them by June 10, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments
directly to Mr. Paul Chalfant,
Commercial Services Program, National
Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Mailstop 2410, Washington, DC 20240
(mail), by fax at 202–371–2090, or
electronically to
[email protected]. Send your
comments also to Rob Gordon,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, National Park Service, 1849 C
Street, NW., Mailstop 2605,
Washington, DC 20240 (mail); or
[email protected] (e-mail). All
responses to the notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
For Further Information Contact and/
or to Request a Draft of Proposed
Collection of Information Contact: Paul
Chalfant by mail or e-mail (see
ADDRESSES), or by telephone at 202/
DATES:

513–7163 and/or Rob Gordon (see
or by telephone at 202/
354–1936.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

requiring the appropriate visitor
protections including insurance,
equipment, training and procedures.

I. Abstract

OMB Control Number: None.
Title: Commercial Use Authorizations.
Service Form Number: 10–650
Commercial Use Authorization
Application; 10–660 Commercial Use
Authorization Annual Survey (the
annual survey will be completed only
by individuals or businesses that
successfully offered the service for the
year).
Type of Request: New.
Description of Respondents:
Respondents will be individuals or
small businesses that wish to provide a
commercial service to visitors in
national park areas.
Respondent’s Obligation: Responses
to both of these information collections
is mandatory.
Frequency of Collection: In most
cases, each respondent will submit one
application and one annual report per
year.

ADDRESSES),

The purpose of this information
collection is to assist the National Park
Service in managing the Commercial
Use Authorization program. The NPS
will use the information to manage the
Commercial Use Authorizations in
manner that is consistent with the
highest level of protection of the natural
and cultural resources. The information
requested will allow the NPS to evaluate
requests for a commercial use
authorization and determine the
suitability of the applicants to safely
and effectively provide an appropriate
service to the visiting public. It will also
enable the NPS to manage the activity
in a manner that protects the natural
and cultural resources and the park
visitor. Management includes, but is not
limited to, managing the number of
permits issued, determining the location
and time that the activity occurs, and
Number of
respondents

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Activity

II. Data

Number of
responses

Completion
time per
response
(hours)

Total annual
burden hours

Commercial Use Authorization Application .....................................................
Commercial Use Authorization Annual Survey ...............................................

4500
4000

4500
4000

.50
7.00

2250
28000

Totals ........................................................................................................

8500

8500

7.50

30,250

Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: The total non-hour burden to the
applicants is estimated at $32,500. It is
estimated to cost about $10 for the
estimated 3,250 CUA applicants. The
costs include but are not limited to
printing, mailing, postage and software
costs. There are no other costs
associated with preparing and
submitting an application. Respondents
do not have any recurring costs
associated with the Commercial Use
Authorization process.
Respondents that successfully operate
their business under the Commercial
Use Authorization are required to
submit the Annual Report form. The
non-hour burden to these businesses is
estimated to be approximately $10.
There are 2,850 active Commercial Use
Authorizations. The total non-hour
burden for the Annual Report form is
$28,500.
The commercial use authorizations
are issued annually or every 2 (two)
years. The 2 (two)-year limit is set by
the NPS Concessions Management
Improvement Act of 1998, Section 418.

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These costs would be recurring on a 1
(one) or 2 (two) year cycle.
III. Comments
We invite comments concerning this
information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and,
• Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. 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

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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.
Dated: April 5, 2011.
Robert Gordon,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 2011–8526 Filed 4–8–11; 8:45 am]
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Notice of Temporary Concession
Contract for Assateague Island
National Seashore, MD
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of proposed award of
temporary concession contract for
Assateague Island National Seashore.

AGENCY:
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