2015 30-day notice

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The areas described contain
approximately 1,929,580 acres in
Harney, Lake, and Malheur Counties.
Utah
Salt Lake Meridian
Tps. 9 and 10 N., R. 3 E.,
Tps. 9, 10, 101⁄2, and 11 N., R. 4 E.,
Tps. 9 to 12 N., R. 5 E.,
Tps. 9 to 13 N., Rs. 6 to 8 E.,
Tps. 12, 14, and 15 N., R. 17 W.,
Tps. 11 to 15 N., R. 18 W.,
Tps. 10 to 15 N., R. 19 W.

The areas described contain
approximately 230,808 acres in Box
Elder, Cache, and Rich Counties.
Wyoming
6th Principal Meridian

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Tps. 27 and 28 N., R. 99 W.,
Tps. 27 to 29 N., R. 100 W.,
Tps. 25, 28, and 29 N., R. 101 W.,
Tps. 28 N., R. 102 W.,
Tps. 22 N., Rs. 104 and 120 W.,
Tps. 22, and 25 to 27 N., R. 105 W.,
Tps. 26 and 27 N., Rs. 106 to 108 W.,
T. 24 N., R. 112 W.,
Tps. 23 and 24 N., Rs. 113 and 115 W.,
Tps. 22 to 24 N., Rs. 114 and 119 W.,
Tps. 20 to 24 N., R. 117 W.,
Tps. 21 to 24 N., R. 118 W.,
Tps. 19 and 20 N., R. 121 W.

The areas described contain
approximately 252,162 acres in
Fremont, Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater,
and Uinta Counties.
The total areas described aggregate
approximately 10 million acres of
public and National Forest System lands
in the six states and counties listed
above.
The Assistant Secretary of the Interior
for Land and Minerals Management has
approved the BLM’s application.
Therefore, this document constitutes a
withdrawal proposal of the Secretary of
the Interior (43 CFR 2310.1–3(e)).
The purpose of the proposed
withdrawal of the Sagebrush Focal
Areas in Priority Habitat Management
Areas is to protect the Greater SageGrouse and its habitat from adverse
effects of locatable mineral exploration
and mining subject to valid existing
rights.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency
or cooperative agreement, or surface
management by the BLM under 43 CFR
part 3715 or 43 CFR part 3809
regulations or by the Forest Service
under 36 CFR part 228 would not
adequately constrain nondiscretionary
uses, which could result in loss of
critical sage-grouse habitat.
There are no suitable alternative sites
for the withdrawal.
No water rights would be needed to
fulfill the purpose of the requested
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Records relating to the application
may be examined by contacting the
BLM offices listed above.
For a period until December 23, 2015,
all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in
connection with the proposed
withdrawal may present their views in
writing to the BLM Director, 1849 C
Street NW., (WO–210), Washington, DC
20240, or electronically to sagebrush_
[email protected].
All comments received will be
considered before any final action is
taken on the proposed withdrawal.
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: Air quality/climate, American
Indian resources, cultural resources,
wilderness, mineral resources, public
health and safety, recreation, socioeconomic conditions, soil resources,
soundscapes, special status species,
vegetation resources, visual resources,
water resources, and fish and wildlife
resources.
Because of the nature of a withdrawal
of public lands from operation of the
mining law, mitigation of its effects is
not likely to be an issue requiring
detailed analysis. However, consistent
with Council on Environmental Quality
regulations implementing NEPA (40
CFR 1502.14), the BLM will consider
whether and what kind of mitigation
measures may be appropriate to address
the reasonably foreseeable impacts to
resources from the approval of this
proposed withdrawal.
The BLM will utilize and coordinate
the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill
the public involvement process under
the National Historic Preservation Act
(54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36
CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about
historic and cultural resources within
the area potentially affected by the
proposed action will assist the BLM in
identifying and evaluating impacts to
such resources.
The BLM will consult with Indian
tribes on a government-to-government
basis in accordance with Executive
Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal
concerns, including impacts to Indian
trust assets and potential impacts to
cultural resources, will be given due
consideration. Federal, State, and local
agencies, along with tribes and other
stakeholders that may be interested in or
affected by the proposed withdrawal
that the BLM is evaluating, are invited
to participate in the scoping process
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requested by the BLM to participate in
the development of the environmental
analysis as a cooperating agency.
Comments including names and street
addresses of respondents will be
available for public review at the BLM
Washington Office at the address noted
above, during regular business hours
Monday through Friday, except Federal
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.
For a period until September 24,
2017, subject to valid existing rights, the
lands described in this notice will be
segregated from location and entry
under the United States mining laws,
unless the application/proposal is
denied or canceled or the withdrawal is
approved prior to that date. Licenses,
permits, cooperative agreements, or
discretionary land use authorizations
may be allowed during the temporary
segregative period, but only with
approval of the authorized officer of the
BLM or the USFS.
The application will be processed in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in 43 CFR part 2300.
Neil Kornze,
Director, Bureau of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLWO350000.L14400000.PN0000]

Renewal of Approved Information
Collection
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted an
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to continue the collection of
information from owners of surface
estates who apply for title to underlying
Federally-owned mineral estates. The
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) previously approved this
information collection activity, and
assigned it control number 1004–0153.

SUMMARY:

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 185 / Thursday, September 24, 2015 / Notices

The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. For maximum consideration,
written comments should be received
on or before October 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
0153), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
or by electronic mail at OIRA_
[email protected]. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BLM. You may do so via 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: 1004–0153’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Flora Bell, at 202–912–7347. Persons
who use a telecommunication device for
the deaf may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339, to leave a message for Ms.
Bell. You may also review the
information collection request online at
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
The
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 provide that an agency

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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. In order to obtain and renew
an OMB control number, Federal
agencies are required to seek public
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the
BLM published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register on February 11, 2015
(80 FR 7630), and the comment period
ended April 13, 2015. The BLM
received no comments. The BLM now
requests comments on the following
subjects:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the BLM, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
of the burden of collecting the
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and
4. How to minimize the information
collection burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Please send comments as directed
under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
refer to OMB control number 1004–0153
in your correspondence. 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.
The following information pertains to
this request:
Title: Conveyance of Federally-Owned
Mineral Interests (43 CFR part 2720).
Form: None.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0153.
Abstract: The respondents in this
information collection are owners of
surface estates who apply for title to
underlying Federally-owned mineral
estates. The BLM needs to conduct the
information collection to determine if
the applicants are eligible to receive title
to the Federally-owned minerals lying
beneath their lands. When certain
specific conditions have been met, the
United States will convey legal title to
the Federally-owned minerals to the
owner of the surface estate.
Frequency: On occasion.
Description of Respondents: Owners
of surface estates who apply for
underlying Federally-owned mineral
estates.
Estimated Number of Responses: 24
annually.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 240
hours annually.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: $1,200 annually.
The estimated burdens are itemized in
the following table:
B. Number of
responses

A. Type of response

D. Total hours
(column B ×
column C)

Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—Businesses ..............................................
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—Individuals ................................................
Conveyance of Federally-Owned Mineral Interests—State/Local/Tribal Governments ..............

11
10
3

10
10
10

110
100
30

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

24

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

240

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer.
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