2015 60-Day Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 115 / Tuesday, June 16, 2015 / Notices
Proposed Project
Praxair proposes to use a combination
of conventional, open trenching, and
subsurface Horizontal Directional
Drilling (HDD) in its construction
methods to cross the Refuge lands. The
proposed two pipelines would be
constructed at the same time, near the
center of an existing maintained 4.25mile pipeline corridor and between
existing pipelines. The existing pipeline
corridor pre-dates Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) ownership of the land in
fee title, and extends from Farm-toMarket Road 2004 on the northeast end
to Austin Bayou on the southwest end.
Construction of the proposed pipelines
would require a 100-foot-wide
temporary right-of-way, including 70
feet of temporary workspace used
during construction activities, and a 30foot-wide right-of-way after construction
is complete. Praxair is working with
Service staff in the development of its
proposed plan of operations in order to
determine construction methods and
develop measures to avoid or minimize
potential adverse impacts during
construction activities. However, some
impacts are unavoidable and can
reasonably be anticipated during
pipeline construction, operations, and
maintenance activities. Conventional
trenching for simultaneous construction
of the proposed two pipelines would
require excavation of an open trench
approximately 5.5 to 6 feet deep, 8 feet
wide at the bottom, and 19 feet wide at
the surface, with an approximately 45degree slope on the sides, depending on
soil conditions. Workspace required for
HDD sites would be 300 feet by 300 feet.
Other past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable future actions occurring on
the Brazoria NWR that could contribute
to cumulative impacts include: (1)
Construction of a 12-inch propane
pipeline within the same corridor,
completed in May 2014; (2) construction
of a 12-inch ethane pipeline within the
same corridor, tentatively scheduled to
begin May 2015; (3) a 3–D seismic
survey which will encompass the entire
refuge, tentatively scheduled to begin
second or third quarter of 2016. These
actions have been previously approved
and permitted.
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Refuge Background
The Refuge System is the only system
of federally owned lands managed
chiefly for the conservation of wildlife.
Most national wildlife refuges are
strategically located along major bird
migration corridors, ensuring that
ducks, geese, and songbirds have rest
stops on their annual migrations. The
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collection of lands and waters set aside
specifically for the conservation of
wildlife and ecosystem protection.
The mission of the Refuge System is
‘‘to administer a national network of
lands and waters for the conservation,
management and, where appropriate,
restoration of the fish, wildlife, and
plant resources and their habitats
within the United States for the benefit
of present and future generations of
Americans’’ (National Wildlife Refuge
System Improvement Act of 1997, Pub.
L. 105–57).
The Brazoria NWR encompasses
approximately 44,500 acres and
includes the largest contiguous salt
marsh and coastal prairie habitats and
managed fresh water wetlands on the
Texas Mid-coast NWR Complex
(Complex). The Complex is comprised
of three refuges: Brazoria NWR, San
Bernard NWR, and Big Boggy NWR,
which consist of a vital complex of salt
and freshwater marshes, sloughs, ponds,
coastal prairies, and bottomland
hardwood forests that provide habitat
for a wide variety of resident and
migratory wildlife.
The goals established for the Complex
include the following:
• To contribute to conservation
efforts and to foster the ecological
integrity of the Gulf Coast Prairies and
Marshes Ecoregion through proven and
innovative management practices across
the Complex.
• To conserve, restore, enhance, and
protect Complex habitats by
implementing appropriate management
programs to benefit native flora and
fauna, including threatened and
endangered species and other species of
concern.
• To protect, maintain, and enhance
populations of migratory birds and
resident fish and wildlife, including
Federal and State threatened and
endangered species.
• To develop and implement quality
wildlife-dependent recreation programs
that are compatible with each refuge’s
purposes and foster enjoyment and
understanding of the Complex’s unique
wildlife and plant communities.
• To provide administrative and
public use facilities needed to carry out
each refuge’s purposes and meet
management objectives.
Public Involvement
The public’s ideas and comments are
an important part of the planning
process, and we invite public
participation. We encourage the public
to provide comments, which will help
us determine the issues and formulate
alternatives. We will be accepting
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telephone during the open comment
period (see DATES and ADDRESSES), as
well as through personal contacts
throughout the planning process.
However, written comments are
preferred.
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.
Authorities
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations; and the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act of 1966 (Refuge
Administration Act), as amended by the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 (Refuge
Improvement Act).
Dated: June 5, 2015.
Joy Nicholopoulos,
Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Renewal of Approved Information
Collection; OMB Control No. 1004–
0029
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) invites public
comments on, and plans to request
approval to continue, the collection of
information from applicants for a land
patent under the Color-of-Title Act. The
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has assigned control number
1004–0029 to this information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Submit comments on the
proposed information collection by
August 17, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by mail, fax, or electronic
DATES:

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mail. Mail: U.S. Department of the
Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
1849 C Street, NW., Room 2134LM,
Attention: Jean Sonneman, Washington,
DC 20240.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@
blm.gov.
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0029’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Flora Bell, at 202–912–7347. Persons
who use a telecommunication device for
the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339, to leave a message for
Ms. Bell.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521,
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies be given an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
(see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d) and 1320.12(a)).
This notice identifies an information
collection that the BLM plans to submit
to OMB for approval. The Paperwork
Reduction Act 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.
The BLM will request a 3-year term of
approval for this information collection
activity. Comments are invited on: (1)
The need for the collection of
information for the performance of the
functions of the agency; (2) the accuracy
of the agency’s burden estimates; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the information
collection burden on respondents, such
as use of automated means of collection
of the information. A summary of the
public comments will accompany our
submission of the information collection
requests to OMB.
The following information is provided
for the information collection:
Title: Color-of-Title Application (43
CFR Subparts 2540 and 2541).
Forms
• Form 2540–1, Color-of-Title
Application;
• Form 2540–2, Color-of-Title
Conveyances Affecting Color or Claim of
Title; and

B.
Number of
responses

A.
Type of response

D.
Total hours
(Column B ×
Column C)

C.
Time per
response

Color-of-Title Application/Individuals .........................................................................
Color-of-Title Application/Groups ...............................................................................
Color-of-Title Application/Corporations ......................................................................

5
1
1

2
2
2

10
2
2

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

7

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

12

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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• Form 2540–3, Color-of-Title Tax
Levy and Payment Record.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0029.
Abstract: The Color-of-Title Act (43
U.S.C. 1068, 1068a, and 1068b) provides
for the issuance of a land patent to a
tract of public land of up to 160 acres,
where the claimant shows peaceful,
adverse possession of the tract in good
faith for more than 20 years, as well as
sufficient improvement or cultivation of
the land. The information covered in
this submission enables the BLM to
determine whether or not such a
claimant has made a showing that is
sufficient under the pertinent statutory
and regulatory criteria.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents Annually: 5 individuals, 1
group, and 1 association.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden
Annually: 12 hours.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: $70 ($10 per application).
The following table details the
individual components and respective
hour burdens of this information
collection request:

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management

Renewal of Approved Information
Collection; OMB Control No. 1004–
0012
Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.
60-Day Notice and Request for
Comments.

ACTION:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) invites public
comments on, and plans to request
approval to continue, the collection of
information from applicants for land for
recreation and public purposes. The
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has assigned control number

SUMMARY:

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Please submit comments on the
proposed information collection by
August 17, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted by mail, fax, or electronic
mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: to Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@
blm.gov.
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0012’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
DATES:

[LLWO35000.L14300000.ES0000]

AGENCY:

1004–0012 to this information
collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Flora Bell, at 202–912–7347. Persons
who use a telecommunication device for
the deaf may call the Federal

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