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Comments on the scope of the
EIS may be submitted in writing until
February 28, 2013. The date(s) and
location(s) of any scoping meetings will
be announced at least 15 days in
advance through local media, including
the Navajo Times, Arizona Daily Sun,
Farmington Daily Times, Gallup
Independent, and the Navajo Hopi
Observer.

DATES:

You may mail, email or
hand carry comments to Renee Benally,
Natural Resource Specialist, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Western Navajo Agency,
Branch of Natural Resources, PO Box
127, Tuba City, Arizona 86045;
telephone: (928)283–2210; email:
[email protected].

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Renee Benally, Natural Resource
Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Western Navajo Agency, Branch of
Natural Resources, PO Box 127, Tuba
City, Arizona 86045; telephone:
(928)283–2210; email:
[email protected].
The BIA is
proposing to develop a ten-year
integrated weed management plan for
the Navajo Indian Reservation. The
Navajo Indian Reservation lands are
infested with noxious and/or invasive
weeds that have social and economic
impacts on the Navajo Nation. The BIA,
in partnership with cooperating
agencies, intends to develop an
integrated weed management plan to
prevent, control, reduce, and eliminate
the detrimental impacts of weed
infestations throughout the reservation.
The proposed action would authorize
new treatments of noxious and invasive
weed infestations throughout the Navajo
Indian Reservation. The number of
infestations and amount of acreage
treated will be determined by the
annual funding allocations for project
implementation. The various methods
of noxious/invasive weed control that
will be considered during development
of alternatives for the integrated weed
management plan include, but will not
be limited to, mechanical, cultural,
biological and herbicidal treatments,
and other methods that may be
identified during the public scoping
process.
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 BIA
has identified the following preliminary
issues: Surface and ground water
quality; environmental justice
considerations; cultural and historic

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resources; biological resources; public
health; and socioeconomics.
The BIA will use and coordinate the
NEPA commenting process to satisfy the
public involvement process for Section
106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (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
the Department of the Interior’s
consultation policy, and tribal concerns
will be given due consideration,
including impacts on Indian trust assets.
Federal, State, and local agencies, along
with other stakeholders that may be
interested in or affected by the BIA’s
decision on this project are invited to
participate in the scoping process and,
if eligible, may request or be requested
by the BIA to participate as a
cooperating agency.
Directions for Submitting Public
Comments: Please include your name,
return address and the caption ‘‘Navajo
Nation Integrated Weed Management
Plan EIS Comments’’ at the head of your
letter or in the subject line of your email
message.
Availability of Comments: Comments,
including names and addresses of
respondents, will be available for public
review at the BIA address shown in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice during
regular business hours, Monday through
Friday, except holidays. 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.
Authority: This notice is published in
accordance with sections 1503.1 and
1506.6 of the Council on Environmental
Quality Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500
through 1508) implementing the
procedural requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and
the Department of the Interior National
Environmental Policy Act
Implementation Policy (43 CFR part 46),
and is in the exercise of authority
delegated to the Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Dated: December 19, 2012.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

I. Abstract

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Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Mining and Mining
Claims and Non-Federal Oil and Gas
Rights
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

We (National Park Service,
NPS) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. We summarize the
ICR below and describe the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
cost. This information collection 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 of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. However, under OMB
regulations, we may continue to
conduct or sponsor this information
collection while it is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before February 13, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or
[email protected]
(email). Please provide a copy of your
comments to the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, National Park
Service, 1201 I Street NW., MS 1237,
Washington, DC 20005 (mail); or
[email protected] (email).
Please reference OMB Control Number
1024–0064 in the subject line of your
comments.
SUMMARY:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Edward O. Kassman,
Jr., Regulatory Specialist, Energy and
Minerals Branch, Geologic Resources
Division, National Park Service, P.O.
Box 25287, Lakewood, Colorado 80225
(mail); (303) 987–6792 (fax); or
[email protected] (email). You
may review the ICR online at http://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Organic Act of 1916 (NPS
Organic Act) (16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.)
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to develop regulations for national park

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units under the Department’s
jurisdiction. The Mining in the Parks
Act (16 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.) directs the
Secretary of the Interior to regulate all
operations in park units in connection
with the exercise of mineral rights on
patented and unpatented mining claims.
The regulations at 36 CFR part 9,
Subparts A and B, ensure that mining
and non-Federal oil and gas activities on
units of the National Park System are
conducted in a manner consistent with
preserving each unit for the benefit of
present and future generations. The
information required by Subpart A
identifies the claim, claimant, and
operator (the claimant and operator are
often the same) and details how the

operator intends to access and develop
the minerals associated with the claim.
It also identifies the steps the operator
intends to take to minimize any adverse
impacts of the mining operations on
park resource and values. No
information, except claim ownership
information, is submitted unless the
claimant wishes to conduct mining
operations. The information required by
Subpart B identifies the owner and
operator (the owner and operator are
often the same) and details how the
operator intends to access and develop
the oil and gas rights. It also identifies
the steps the operator intends to take to
minimize any adverse impacts on park
Number of
respondents

Activity

II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1024–0064.
Title: Mining Claims and Non-Federal
Oil and Gas Rights, 36 CFR part 9,
Subparts A and B.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents:
Businesses.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Number of
responses

Completion
time per
response

Total annual
burden hours

Mining and Mining Claims ...............................................................................
Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights .....................................................................

1
20

1
20

176
176

176
3,520

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

21

21

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

3,696

Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: None.

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resources and values. No information is
submitted unless the owner wishes to
conduct oil and gas operations.

III. Request for Comments
On July 20, 2012, we published in the
Federal Register (77 FR 42760) a notice
of our intent to request that OMB renew
approval for this information collection.
In that notice, we solicited comments
for 60 days, ending on September 18,
2012. We did not receive any comments.
We again 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.
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.

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Dated: January 8, 2013.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.
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665]

National Register of Historic Places;
Notification of Pending Nominations
and Related Actions
Nominations for the following
properties being considered for listing
or related actions in the National
Register were received by the National
Park Service before December 15, 2012.
Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part
60, written comments are being
accepted concerning the significance of
the nominated properties under the
National Register criteria for evaluation.
Comments may be forwarded by United
States Postal Service, to the National
Register of Historic Places, National
Park Service, 1849 C St. NW., MS 2280,
Washington, DC 20240; by all other
carriers, National Register of Historic
Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye
St. NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC
20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written
or faxed comments should be submitted
by January 29, 2013. Before including
your address, phone number, email
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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: December 21, 2012.
J. Paul Loether,
Chief, National Register of Historic Places/
National Historic Landmarks Program.

ARIZONA
Yavapai County
Back Ranch Historic District, 5525
Beaver Creek Rd., Rimrock, 12001227
ARKANSAS
Arkansas County
Black, L.A., Rice Milling Association
Inc. Office, 508 S. Monroe St., DeWitt,
12001229
Columbia County
Dolph Camp, Bussey and Peace Halls
Historic District, E. side of Lane Dr.,
Magnolia, 12001231
Jefferson County
Bain, Jewel, House Number 2, 3601 S.
Cherry St., Pine Bluff, 12001228
Little River County
Old US 71—Ashdown Segment,
(Arkansas Highway History and
Architecture MPS) N. Park Ave.

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