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and need special assistance, such as
sign language interpretation, tour
transportation or other reasonable
accommodations should contact the
BLM as provided above.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLMTC 00900116100000.DP0000]

Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
Meeting
AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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In accordance with the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory
Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) Eastern
Montana Resource Advisory Council
(RAC) will meet as indicated below.
DATES: The next regular meeting of the
Eastern Montana RAC will be held on
September 19, 2012, in Miles City,
Montana. The meeting will start at
8:00 a.m. and adjourn at approximately
3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: When determined, the
meeting location will be announced in
a news release.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Jacobsen, Public Affairs Specialist,
BLM Eastern Montana/Dakotas District,
111 Garryowen Road, Miles City,
Montana, 59301, (406) 233–2831,
[email protected]. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–800–677–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15member council advises the Secretary of
the Interior through the BLM on a
variety of planning and management
issues associated with public land
management in Montana. At these
meetings, topics will include: Miles City
and Billings Field Office manager
updates, subcommittee briefings, work
sessions and other issues that the
council may raise. All meetings are
open to the public and the public may
present written comments to the
council. Each formal RAC meeting will
also have time allocated for hearing
public comments. Depending on the
number of persons wishing to comment
and time available, the time for
individual oral comments may be
limited. Individuals who plan to attend
SUMMARY:

Dated: July 9, 2012.
Diane Friez,
Eastern Montana — Dakotas District
Manager.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–NRSS–GRD–10780; 2360–N003–NMM]

Proposed Information Collection;
Request for Comments
National Park Service (NPS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

We (National Park Service)
will ask the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the
information collection (IC) described
below. To comply with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and as a part of
our continuing efforts to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, we
invite the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on this IC.
This IC is scheduled to expire on
February 28, 2013. We may not conduct
or sponsor and a person is not required
to respond to a collection unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DATES: Please submit your comment on
or before September 18, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please send your comments
on the IC to Edward O. Kassman, Jr.,
Regulatory Specialist, Energy and
Minerals Branch, Geologic Resources
Division, National Park Service, P.O.
Box 25287, Lakewood, Colorado 80225;
or via fax at (303) 987–6792; or via
email at [email protected].
Please reference ‘‘1024–0064, 36 CFR
Part 9, Subpart A—Mining and Mining
Claims, 36 CFR Part 9, Subpart B—NonFederal Oil and Gas Rights’’ in the
subject line of your comments. Please
send a copy of your comments to
Madonna Baucum, Acting Information
Collection Clearance Officer, National
Park Service, 1201 Eye St. NW., MS–
1242, Washington, DC 20005 (mail); or
[email protected] (email).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edward O. Kassman, Jr., Regulatory
Specialist, Energy and Minerals Branch,
Geologic Resources Division, National
SUMMARY:

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Park Service, P.O.Box 25287, Lakewood,
Colorado 80225; (303) 969–2146, fax
(303) 987–6792, or via email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The NPS regulates mineral
development activities inside park
boundaries pursuant to rights associated
with mining claims and non-Federal oil
and gas rights under regulations
codified at 36 CFR Part 9, Subpart A
(‘‘9A Regulations’’), and 36 CFR Part 9,
Subpart B (‘‘9B Regulations’’),
respectively. The NPS promulgated both
sets of regulations in the late 1970’s. In
the case of mining claims, the NPS
promulgated the 9A Regulations
pursuant to congressional authority
granted under the Mining in the Parks
Act of 1976, 16 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., and
individual park enabling statutes. For
non-Federal oil and gas rights, the NPS
regulates development activities
pursuant to authority under the NPS
Organic Act of 1916, 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.,
and individual enabling statutes. As
directed by Congress, the NPS
developed the regulations in order to
protect park resources and visitor values
from the adverse impacts associated
with mineral development in park
boundaries. The regulations require
operators to submit specific technical
information describing their future
development plans including steps to
mitigate the impacts of operations. NPS
uses the information to evaluate
proposed operations, ensure that all
necessary mitigation measures are
employed to protect park resources and
values, and ensure compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1024–0064.
Title: 36 CFR Part 9, Subpart A—
Mining and Mining Claims, 36 CFR Part
9, Subpart B—Non-Federal Oil and Gas
Rights.
Form(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of a
previously approved collection of
information.
Description of Respondents:
Businesses (one-fourth medium to large
publicly owned companies and threefourth private entities).
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.

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Additional
10% for minor
correspondence

Total annual
burden hours

(1) 36 CFR Part 9, Subpart B for Non-Federal Oil and Gas Operations in the National Park System ......................................
(2) 36 CFR Part 9, Subpart A—Mining and Mining Claims ........

20
4

160
160

160 + 16 = 176
160 + 16 = 176

3,520
704

Total ......................................................................................

24

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

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

4,224

III. Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC 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.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. 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: July 11, 2012.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Acting Information Collection Clearance
Officer, National Park Service.

6 North Main
Whitley City, KY 42653

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Oneida Public Library

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

290 South Main Street
Oneida, TN 37841–2607

National Park Service

Fentress County Public Library

[NPS–SERO–BISO–0412–10010; 2310–
0046–422]

Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Oil and Gas Management Plan
at Big South Fork National River and
Recreation Area and Obed Wild and
Scenic River, Tennessee and Kentucky
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park

SUMMARY:

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Service (NPS) announces the
availability of a Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Oil and
Gas Management Plan (Plan) for BISO,
Tennessee & Kentucky, and OBED,
Tennessee. The Plan will guide the
various actions that could be
implemented for current and future
management of oil and gas at these park
units. It provides guidance for activities
taken by owners and operators of
private oil and gas rights to ensure these
activities are conducted in a manner
that protects park resources and values,
visitor use and experience, and human
health and safety.
DATES: The NPS will execute a Record
of Decision (ROD) [no sooner than 30
days following publication by the
Environmental Protection Agency of its
Notice of Availability of the FEIS/Plan
in the Federal Register.]
ADDRESSES: The FEIS/Plan is available
in electronic format online at http://
parkplanning.nps.gov/
biso_obri_final_ogmp. A limited number
of compact discs (CDs) and hard copies
of the FEIS/Plan are also available at the
BISO headquarters, 4564 Leatherwood
Road, Oneida, TN 37841; and OBED
headquarters, 208 North Maiden St,
Wartburg, Tennessee 37887. Hard
copies are also available for review in
the following libraries:
McCreary County Public Library

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306 South Main Street,
Jamestown, TN 38556–3845.
Wartburg Public Library
514 Spring Street,
Wartburg, TN 37887.
Oak Ridge Public Library
1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike,
Oak Ridge, TN 37830.
You may also request a CD or hard
copy by writing the Superintendent of
BISO or the Unit Manager of OBED at
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(423) 569–9778 and (423) 346–6294,
respectively.
The FEIS/
Plan responds to, and incorporates,
agency and public comments received
on the draft plan/EIS, which was
available for public review from June
15, 2011 through August 16, 2011. Five
public meetings were held from July 18
through 22, 2011 to gather input on the
draft plan/EIS. Twenty-four pieces of
correspondence were received during
the public review period. NPS responses
to substantive agency and public
comments are provided as Appendix O
of the final plan/EIS.
The FEIS/Plan evaluates three
alternatives for managing oil and gas in
BISO and OBED. The NPS preferred
alternative is ‘‘Alternative C:
Comprehensive Implementation of 9B
Regulations, New Management
Framework for Plugging and
Reclamation, and Establishment of
Special Management Areas.’’ This
alternative includes proactive
enforcement of the NPS regulations
pertaining to non-federal oil and gas
operations (Title 36 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 9
Subpart B) and existing plans of
operations; clear communication with
the public and operators about current
legal and policy requirements; increased
inspections and monitoring to identify
sites that are found to be impacting, or
threatening to impact park resources
beyond the operations area to bring
these sites into compliance; focusing
staff resources on the implementation
and compliance with the regulatory
framework; a new management
framework for efficiently completing
compliance processes necessary for
plugging and reclamation of wells; and
establishment of ‘Special Management
Areas’ to provide protection for areas
where park resources and values are
particularly susceptible to adverse
impacts from oil and gas development.
When approved, the Plan will guide oil
and gas management in BISO and OBED
over the next 15 to 20 years.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: The authority for publishing
this notice is 40 CFR 1506.6.

Tom
Blount, Big South Fork National River

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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