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refuge wildlife which match or mimic
the natural and historic vegetative
composition and open water
interspersion of the Grays Lake basin;
(6) What can be done to prevent the
introduction and dispersal of invasive
plants and animals and facilitate their
removal from the refuge;
(7) The refuge’s role in supporting
native fish and riparian habitat
restoration;
(8) The restoration of native sagebrush
habitats to support the long-term
viability of native wildlife populations;
(9) The means to minimize sandhill
crane conflicts with small grain farms;
(10) The most appropriate
management techniques for the refuge’s
wet meadow and upland habitats to
maximize habitat values for key wildlife
species (e.g., sandhill cranes, trumpeter
swans, Canada geese) while assuring
other native wildlife cover and forage
requirements are also satisfied;
(11) How to best address high nest
predation rates on the refuge;
(12) How the refuge can best
contribute to the conservation of rural
character and open space in the Grays
Lake basin;
(13) How the refuge can adaptively
manage in response to predicted and
unpredicted challenges of climate
change; and
(14) How the refuge can most
appropriately assess the efficacy of
management actions at the appropriate
spatial and temporal scale.
Public Participation
We will involve the public through
open houses, informational and
technical meetings, and written
comments. We will release mailings,
news releases, and announcements to
provide information about opportunities
for public participation in the planning
process.

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Public Availability of Comments
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.
Dated: May 10, 2012.
Robyn Thorson,
Regional Director, Pacific Region, Portland,
Oregon.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[USGS–GX12LR000F60100]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request for the
Industrial Minerals Surveys (40 Forms)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a revision of a
currently approved information
collection (1028–0062).
AGENCY:

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) an
Information Collection Request (ICR) for
the revision of the currently approved
paperwork requirements for the
Industrial Minerals Surveys. This
collection consists of 40 forms. The
revision includes adding USGS Form
9–4144–S; transferring USGS Form
9–4142–Q from Information Collection
1028–0065; and modifying the following
forms: USGS Form 9–4004–A, USGS
Form 9–4027–A, and USGS Form
9–4035–S. This notice provides the
public and other Federal agencies an
opportunity to comment on the nature
of this collection which is scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2012.
DATES: Please submit your comments on
or before July 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written
comments on this ICR to the OMB
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior via email to
[email protected] or fax at
202–395–5806; and reference
Information Collection 1028–0062 in the
subject line. Please also submit a copy
of your comments to Shari Baloch,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 807,
Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703–648–7199
(fax); or [email protected] (email); and
reference Information Collection 1028–
0062 in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Carleen Kostick at 703–
648–7940 (telephone);
[email protected] (email); or by mail at
U.S. Geological Survey, 985 National
Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
Reston, VA 20192. To see a copy of the
entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to
http://www.reginfo.gov (Information
Collection Review, Currently under
Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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I. Abstract
Respondents use these forms to
supply the USGS with domestic
production and consumption data of
industrial mineral commodities, some of
which are considered strategic and
critical. This information will be
published as chapters in Minerals
Yearbook, monthly Mineral Industry
Surveys, annual Mineral Commodity
Summaries, and special publications,
for use by Government agencies,
industry, education programs, and the
general public.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028–0062.
Form Number: Various (40 forms).
Title: Industrial Minerals Surveys.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Private sector: U.S.
nonfuel minerals producers and
consumers of industrial minerals; Public
sector: State and local governments.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Monthly,
quarterly, semiannually, and annually.
Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 20,255
Annual Burden Hours: 13,794 hours.
We expect to receive 20,255 annual
responses. We estimate an average of 10
minutes to 5 hours per response.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have not identified any
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection of information.
III. Request for Comments
On February 8, 2012, we published a
Federal Register Notice (77 FR 6580)
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval and soliciting
comments. The comment period closed
on April 9, 2012. We did not receive any
public comments in response to that
notice.
We again invite comments concerning
this ICR on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the agency to perform its duties,
including whether the information is
useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) how to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) how to minimize the
burden on the respondents, including
the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before
including your address, phone number,

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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 anytime.
Although you can ask OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done.

Dated: June 14, 2012.
Jenifer Arnold,
District Manager (Acting).

Dated: June 15, 2012.
John H. DeYoung, Jr.,
Director, National Minerals Information
Center, U.S. Geological Survey.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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Bureau of Land Management
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Notice of Call for Nominations for the
Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board

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AGENCY:

Notice of Public Meetings, Twin Falls
District Resource Advisory Council,
Idaho

SUMMARY:

AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.
Notice of public meetings.

ACTION:

In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA), the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Twin Falls
District Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) and subcommittee for the
proposed Monument and Cassia Land
Use Plan amendments will meet as
indicated below.
DATES: On July 10, 2012, the Twin Falls
District RAC subcommittee members for
the proposed Monument and Cassia
Land Use Plan amendments will meet at
the Rock Creek Fire Station, 1559 Main
Street North, Kimberly, Idaho. The
meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. and end
no later than 9:00 p.m. The public
comment period for the RAC
subcommittee meeting will take place
6:10 p.m. to 6:40 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Tiel-Nelson, Twin Falls
District, Idaho, 2536 Kimberly Road,
Twin Falls, Idaho 83301, (208) 736–
2352.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member RAC advises the Secretary of
the Interior, through the Bureau of Land
Management, on a variety of planning
and management issues associated with
public land management in Idaho.
During the July 10th meeting, RAC
subcommittee members will discuss
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building and other recreational issues at
Cedar Fields and Castle Rocks.
Additional topics may be added and
will be included in local media
announcements. More information is
available at www.blm.gov/id/st/en/res/
resource_advisory.3.html RAC meetings
are open to the public.

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Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
The purpose of this notice is
to solicit public nominations for three
positions on the Wild Horse and Burro
Advisory Board (Board). The Board
provides advice concerning the
management, protection, and control of
wild free-roaming horses and burros on
the public lands administered by the
Department of the Interior, through the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and
the Department of Agriculture, through
the U.S. Forest Service.
DATES: Nominations must be post
marked or submitted to the address
listed below no later than August 6,
2012.
ADDRESSES: All mail sent via the U.S.
Postal Service should be sent as follows:
National Wild Horse and Burro
Program, U. S. Department of Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134 LM, Attn:
Sharon Kipping, WO 260, Washington,
DC 20240. All mail and packages that
are sent via FedEx or UPS should be
addressed as follows: National Wild
Horse and Program, U. S. Department of
Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
20 M Street SE., Room 2134 LM, Attn:
Sharon Kipping, Washington, DC 20003.
You may also send a fax to Sharon
Kipping at 202–912–7182, or email her
at [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharon Kipping, Wild Horse and Burro
Program Specialist, 202–912–7263.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the
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business hours. The FIRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
of the Board serve without
compensation. However, while away
from their homes or regular places of
business, Board and subcommittee
members engaged in Board or
subcommittee business, approved by the
Designated Federal Official (DFO), may
be allowed travel expenses, including
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the
same manner as persons employed
intermittently in government service
under Section 5703 of Title 5 of the
United States Code. Nominations for a
term of 3 years are needed to represent
the following categories of interest:
• Humane Advocacy;
• Wildlife Management; and
• Livestock Management.
The Board will meet no less than two
times annually. The DFO may call
additional meetings in connection with
special needs for advice. Individuals
may nominate themselves or others.
Any individual or organization may
nominate one or more persons to serve
on the Board. Nominations will not be
accepted without a complete resume.
The following information must
accompany all nominations for the
individual to be considered for a
position:
1. The position(s) for which the
nominee wishes to be considered;
2. The nominee’s first, middle, and
last name;
3. Business address and phone
number;
4. Home address and phone number;
5. Email address;
6. Present occupation/title and
employer;
7. Education (colleges, degrees, major
field of study);
8. Career Highlights: Significant
related experience, civic and
professional activities, and elected
offices. Please include prior advisory
committee experience or career
achievements related to the interest to
be represented. Attach additional pages,
if necessary;
9. Qualifications: Education, training,
and experience that qualify you to serve
on the Board;
10. Experience or knowledge of wild
horse and burro management;
11. Experience or knowledge of horses
or burros (Equine health, training, and
management);
12. Experience in working with
disparate groups to achieve
collaborative solutions e.g., civic
organizations, planning commissions,
school boards, etc.;

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