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amended, to ensure healthy wild horse
herds thrive on healthy rangelands in
balance with other resources. The Act
requires the BLM to manage wild horses
at appropriate management levels
(AMLs) to achieve a thriving natural
ecological balance. It also requires the
BLM to remove wild horses that have
strayed onto private lands if the
landowner requests their removal.
In June 2010, the Rock Springs
Grazing Association (RSGA) filed a
lawsuit (Rock Springs Grazing
Association v. Salazar, No. 11–CV–
00263–NDF) in the U.S. District Court
for the District of Wyoming contending
the BLM violated Section 4 of the Wild
Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act
(16 U.S.C. 1334) by failing to remove
strayed animals from private lands
controlled by the RSGA in southern
Wyoming’s checkerboard pattern of
alternating public and private lands. In
April 2013, the court approved a
Consent Decree and Joint Stipulation for
Dismissal that resolved the lawsuit and
required the BLM to evaluate potential
changes to its management of wild
horses on checkerboard lands by
considering an RMP amendment for the
Rock Springs and Rawlins field offices.
The BLM initiated this planning effort
to meet the terms of the Consent Decree,
which directs the BLM to analyze the
following actions:
• Change the Salt Wells Creek Herd
Management Area (HMA) to a herd area,
which would be managed for zero wild
horses, and re-gather the herd area to
zero wild horses if its wild horse
population exceeds 200;
• Change the Great Divide Basin
HMA to a herd area, which would be
managed for zero wild horses, and regather the herd area to zero wild horses
if its wild horse population exceeds 100;
• Change the Adobe Town HMA’s
AML to 225–450 wild horses or lower,
and do not relocate horses gathered
from Adobe Town to Salt Wells Creek;
and
• Manage the White Mountain HMA
as a non-reproducing herd with a
population of 205 wild horses by
utilizing fertility control and
sterilization methods, and initiate
gathers if the HMA’s population exceeds
205 wild horses.
The BLM is developing an EIS to
analyze the impacts of these wild horse
management actions. If approved,
management actions analyzed in this
Draft EIS would amend the 1997 Green
River RMP and the 2008 Rawlins RMP.
The planning area for this Draft EIS/
RMP Amendment covers the four HMAs
that include checkerboard land and are
addressed in the Consent Decree,
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acres in the Rock Springs and Rawlins
field offices. The BLM manages
approximately 1,920,314 acres of
surface estate in the planning area.
Private land in the planning area totals
approximately 814,086 acres.
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personally identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment—including
your personally identifying
information—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
the BLM in your comment to withhold
your personally identifying information
from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority: 43 CFR 1610.2; 40 CFR
1506.6(b).
Lori A. Armstrong,
Acting State Director, Wyoming.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–AKR–GLBA–NPS0028320;
PX.XGLBARP18.00.1 (200); OMB Control
Number 1024–0281]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Glacier Bay National
Park and Preserve Bear Sighting and
Encounter Reports
National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March 2,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or by
facsimile at 202–395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
Phadrea Ponds, Acting Information
Collection Clearance Officer, National
Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80525; or by email at
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024–
0281 in the subject line of your
comments.
SUMMARY:

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To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Margaret Hazen,
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve,
Supervisory Park Ranger, P.O. Box 140,
Gustavus, AK 99826; or by email at
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024–
0281 in the subject line of your
comments. You may also view the ICR
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
On November 21, 2019, we published
a Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on this collection of
information for 60 days, ending on
January 21, 2020 (84 FR 64337). We
received one comment via email, on
January 21, 2020 from the State of
Alaska ANILCA Implementation
Program that represented the
consolidated views of state resource
agencies.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

ANILCA Comment
The State provided comments on this
information collection request
previously in a letter dated November
23, 2016. Those comments remain
relevant; therefore, we adopt them by
reference and reiterate our request that
completion of the forms remain
voluntary. It is likely that most visitors
would reach out to park staff in the
event of a negative bear encounter or
inappropriate activities regardless and
both forms contain 24-hour emergency
contact information, which should be
adequate to address visitor safety and
compliance issues. We support the
dissemination of visitor information that
educates the public on bear safety and
‘‘Leave No Trace’’ practices and
explains the benefits of reporting
observations to encourage participation.
Voluntary compliance combined with
education outreach would allow the
Service to obtain the desired
information without inadvertently
subjecting visitors to the threat of
citation or intrusion on their personal
experiences.

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NPS Response
The submission of NPS Forms 10–405 and
10–406 is now described as voluntary and
submitted upon or after exiting the park
backcountry and will continue to collect
information regarding bear sightings within
GLBA. The change was made because the
forms are not ‘‘required or mandatory to
obtain or receive a benefit.’’ Park visitors are
now encouraged to complete and return the
forms at the end of their visit.

We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
NPS; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the NPS enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the NPS minimize the burden of
this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: The National Park Service
Organic Act, 54 U.S.C. 100101(a) et seq.,
requires that the NPS preserve national
parks for the enjoyment, education, and
inspiration of this and future
generations. In order to monitor
resources and wildlife in the Glacier
Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA)
and to enhance the safety of future
visitors, the park monitors bear
sightings and interactions with visitors.
NPS regulations codified in 36 CFR 1–
7, 12 and 13 implement statutory
mandates that provide for resource
protection and public enjoyment. The
bear sighting and encounter reporting
forms are an extension of our statutory
authority and responsibility to protect
the park areas we administer and to
manage the public use thereof.
Bear sighting data provides the park
with important information used to
determine bear movements, habitat use,
and species distribution. This
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management and planning, field
research planning, and educational
outreach for visitors. Bear-human
interaction data is vital to
understanding how bears respond to
people, detecting changes in bear
behavior, and identifying potential areas
of high bear-human conflict. Whenever
possible, obtaining immediate
information on bear-human conflicts
allows managers to respond promptly to
mitigate further conflicts. Proactive
mitigation includes notifying other
backcountry users, issuing advisories or
recommendations, or issuing closures to
prevent further conflicts and maintain
public safety. Additionally, managers
may respond to reports of bear-human
conflict with bear management
techniques such as hazing or aversive
conditioning. Obtaining current
accurate information on bear sightings
and interactions is essential for public
safety and to effectively manage bears
and visitors to minimize conflicts.
Summary statistics (without personal
information) may be generated to
examine long-term trends in types and
locations of bear-human interactions.
Observations and interactions can be
recorded by visitors using two forms:
NPS 10–405, ‘‘Tatshenshini—Alsek
River Bear Report’’ and 10–406, ‘‘Bear
Information Management Report.’’ The
collection and timeliness of the data
enhance NPS’ ability to provide for the
safety of future visitors and to protect
the bear population at the park.
The submission of NPS Form 10–405
is voluntary upon or after exiting the
park backcountry and is used to collect
information regarding bear sightings
within GLBA. Information collected via
NPS Form 10–405 includes:
• Group name;
• Take-out date;
• Whether visitor encountered dirty
campsites left by previous users or
observe unsafe or inappropriate
behavior by other groups; and
• Detailed information for each
sighting documented on the form, to
include:
Æ Date/time
Æ Species type
Æ Total number of bears seen together
(for each sighting)
Æ Bear unit type
Æ Estimation of distance between visitor
and bear(s)
Æ Whether the bear was aware of the
group
Æ Bear reaction to group
Æ Activity of group
Æ Number of observers and
Æ Location description/campsite name/
GPS position/other comments
Submission of a completed NPS Form
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document when a bear enters camp,
approaches the group, damages gear,
obtains food, and/or acts in an
aggressive or threatening manner
towards the group. Information
collected via NPS Form 10–406
includes:
• Name and phone number of the
primary person involved in the
interaction;
• Group type: Park visitor, concession
employee, contractor, researcher, NPS
employee, or other;
• Number of people who encountered
the bear;
• Corresponding sighting number on
NPS Form 10–405; Location 1–28
(Backcountry vs. Developed Area A and
B);
• Types of vegetation in area of
encounter;
• The bear’s activity when it was first
observed;
• The group’s activity prior to seeing
the bear;
• The bear’s initial and subsequent
reaction to the group;
• Group’s response to bear’s reaction;
• Group’s distance to the bear;
• Whether food was present, and if
so, if it was eaten by the bear;
• Whether property was damaged;
• Detailed description of the
interaction;
• Detailed description of the bear, to
include color, markings, scars, tags, etc.;
• Date, time, and duration of
encounter;
• Exact location of encounter
documented on map provided by GLBA,
to include the latitude/longitude;
• Where did the individual learn
about how to behave while in bear
country; and
• Whether visitor encountered dirty
campsites left by previous users or
observe unsafe or inappropriate
behavior by other groups.
Title of Collection: Glacier Bay
National Park and Preserve Bear
Sighting and Encounter Reports.
OMB Control Number: 1024–0281.
Form Number: 10–405,
‘‘Tatshenshini—Alsek River Bear
Report’’ and 10–406, ‘‘Bear Information
Management Report’’.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents:
Backcountry and frontcountry visitors to
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.

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Estimated
annual
number of
responses

Activity

Estimated
total annual
burden hours

NPS Form 10–405, ‘‘Tatshenshini—Alsek River Bear Report Form 1’’ .....................................
NPS Form 10–406, ‘‘Tatshenshini—Alsek River Bear Information Management (BIM) Report
Form 2’’.

40
10

5 mins ............
5 mins ............

3
1

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

50

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

4

An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Phadrea Ponds,
Acting Information Collection Clearance
Officer, National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NRSS–EQD–SSB–
NPS0028090; PPAKWEARS2,
PPMPRLE1Z.LS0000 (200); OMB Control
Number 1024–0262]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Community Harvest
Assessments for Alaskan National
Parks, Preserves, and Monuments
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the National Park Service (NPS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March 2,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or by
facsimile at 202–395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
Phadrea Ponds, Acting Information
Collection Clearance Officer, National
Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80525; or by email at
[email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024–
SUMMARY:

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0262 in the subject line of your
comments.
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Nicole Braem, Cultural
Anthropologist, Bering Land Bridge
National Preserve, Nome, AK 99762; or
by email at [email protected]; or by
telephone at 907–443–6107. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1024–
0262 in the subject line of your
comments. You may also view the ICR
at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
On November 21, 2019 we published
a Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on this collection of
information for 60 days, ending on
January 21, 2020 (84 FR 64336). We
received one comment via email, on
January 21, 2020 from the State of
Alaska ANILCA Implementation
Program that represented the
consolidated views of state resource
agencies. No actions were required.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
NPS; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the NPS enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the NPS minimize the burden of
this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. 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.
Abstract: Under the provisions of the
Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (ANILCA), qualified
rural residents are provided the
opportunity to harvest fish, wildlife,
and other subsistence resources in
national parks, preserves and
monuments in Alaska. This collection
gathers information on subsistence
harvest patterns and the impact of rural
economy from resident zone
communities associated with Alaskan
parks, preserves, and monuments. This
information collection is authorized by
the NPS Management Policies 2006,
Section 8.11.1, which states that social
science research will be used to provide
an understanding of park visitors, the
non-visiting public, gateway
communities and regions, and human
interactions with park resources. The
NPS is seeking an extension to continue
to survey Alaska residents who
customarily and traditionally engage in
subsistence activities within NPS units.
In 2012, a survey was conducted in
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and
Preserve and Gates of the Arctic
National Park and Preserve to
understand the effects of subsistence
harvesting. In 2017, this collection
increased the scope of inquiry and was
updated to include the following
Alaskan National Parks, Preserves, and
Monuments:
• Aniakchak National Monument
(ANIA)
• Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
(BELA)
• Cape Krusenstern National Monument
(CAKR)

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