Parts 779 & 783 60-Day FR Notice

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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 241 / Monday, December 15, 2008 / Notices

telephone at (301) 416–0536, or by email at Becky_Loncosky@nps.gov.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

The FEIS
evaluates four alternatives for managing
white-tailed deer in the park. The
document describes and analyzes the
environmental impacts of the no-action
alternative and three action alternatives.
When approved, the plan will guide
deer management actions in Catoctin
Mountain Park over the next 15 years.
Alternative A (no action) would
continue the existing deer management
plan of limited fencing, use of repellents
in landscaped areas, monitoring, data
management, and research; no new deer
management actions would be
implemented. Alternative B would
combine several non-lethal actions
including large-scale exclosures
(fencing), additional use of repellents in
limited areas, and reproductive control
of does to gradually reduce deer
population in the park. Under
Alternative C qualified federal
employees or contractors would directly
reduce the deer population in the park
through sharpshooting. Capture and
euthanasia of individual deer would be
used in circumstances where
sharpshooting would not be
appropriate. Alternative C is the NPS
preferred alternative. Alternative D
would combine actions of Alternatives
B and C which would include
sharpshooting, capture and euthanasia,
and reproductive control of does to
maintain population levels. The
preferred alternative would fully meet
the plan objectives and has more
certainty of success than the other
alternatives analyzed. The relatively
rapid reduction in deer density and
browsing pressure on native plant
communities and species of special
concern would provide beneficial
impacts to the natural and cultural
resources of the park.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: August 13, 2008.
Lisa A. Mendelson-Ielmini,
Acting Regional Director, National Capital
Region.
Editorial Note: This document was
received in the Office of the Federal Register
on December 9, 2008.
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Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection for 1029–0035 and 1029–
0038
AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing
its intention to seek continued approval
for two collections of information which
we are consolidating into one collection
activity: 30 CFR Parts 779 and 783—
Surface and Underground Mining
Permit Applications—Minimum
Requirements for Information on
Environmental Resources.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection must be received
by February 13, 2009, to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to
John A. Trelease, Office of Surface
Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,
1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Room
202–SIB, Washington, DC 20240.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically to jtrelease@osmre.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request, contact John
Trelease, at (202) 208–2783 or by e-mail
at the location listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
[see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)]. This notice
identifies an information collection
activity that OSM will be submitting to
OMB for extension. This collection is
contained in 30 CFR Parts 779 and
783—Surface and Underground Mining
Permit Applications Minimum
Requirements for Information on
Environmental Resources. OSM is
combining the two collections and will
request that the collections be
consolidated under OMB control
number 1029–0035, eliminating 1029–
0038.
OSM has revised burden estimates,
where appropriate, to reflect current
reporting levels or adjustments based on
reestimates of burden or respondents.

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OSM will request a 3-year term of
approval for this information collection
activity.
Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail 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.
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
OSM’s submission of the information
collection request to OMB.
This notice provides the public with
60 days in which to comment on the
following information collection
activity:
Title: 30 CFR Parts 779 and 783—
Surface and Underground Mining
Permit Applications—Minimum
Requirements for Information on
Environmental Resources.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0035.
Summary: Applicants for surface and
underground coal mining permits are
required to provide adequate
descriptions of the environmental
resources that may be affected by
proposed underground coal mining
activities.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once, at time
of application submission.
Description of Respondents: 314
Surface and underground coal mining
applicants and 24 State regulatory
authorities.
Total Annual Responses: 314 Coal
mining applicants and 309 State
responses.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 52,101
hours.
Dated: December 4, 2008.
John R. Craynon,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
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