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Sec.14, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and
W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 22, S1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2E1⁄2SW1⁄4, and SE1⁄4;
Sec. 23, W1⁄2E1⁄2E1⁄2, W1⁄2E1⁄2, and W1⁄2;
Sec. 26, W1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and
N1⁄2NW1⁄4;
Sec. 27, N1⁄2NE1⁄4, and E1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
Mudgetts/Little Mudgetts Caves
T. 24 S., R. 24 E.,
Sec. 21, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4,
SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and
NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4.
Big Manhole/Little Manhole Caves
T. 24 S., R. 24 E.,
Sec. 22, W1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,
SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4.
Honest Injun Cave
T. 22 S., R. 25 E.,
Sec. 28, lot 6.
Yellow Jacket and Lair Caves
T. 23 S., R. 25 E.,
Sec. 14, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4 and S1⁄2S1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 23, NE1⁄4 and NE1⁄4NW1⁄4.
KFF (Elliott’s) Cave
T. 24 S., R. 25 E.,
Sec. 23, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4 and E1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;
Sec. 24, W1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SW1⁄4,
N1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, and
NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.
Chosa Draw Caves
T. 25 S., R. 25 E.,
Sec. 20, E1⁄2SE1⁄4;
Sec. 21, S1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4 and S1⁄2;
Sec. 22, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4 and
W1⁄2W1⁄2SW1⁄4;
Sec. 27, W1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 28, E1⁄2NE1⁄4;
Sec. 29, E1⁄2NE1⁄4, E1⁄2W1⁄2NE1⁄4,
NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and E1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.
Lost Cave
T. 22 S., R.26 E.,
Sec. 22, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 and
N1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;
Sec. 23, W1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4 and
NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NW1⁄4.
Fence Canyon Cave Area
T. 24 S., R. 26 E.,
Sec. 17, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;
Sec. 18, lot 3, E1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4,
SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,
and N1⁄2SE1⁄4.
The following describe non-Federal surface
and Federal minerals:

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New Mexico Principal Meridian
Chosa Draw Caves
T. 25 S., R. 25 E.,
Sec. 28, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4, W1⁄2, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4.
The total areas described aggregate 2,924.64
acres of public lands and 440 acres of Federal
minerals underlying non-Federal lands in
Eddy County.

The Assistant Secretary for Policy,
Management and Budget approved the
BLM’s petition/application; therefore,
the petition constitutes a withdrawal

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proposal of the Secretary of the Interior
(43 CFR 2310.1–3(e)).
The purpose of the proposed
withdrawal is to protect highly
significant caves and their associated
resources.
The use of a right-of-way, interagency
agreement, or cooperative agreement
would not adequately constrain nondiscretionary uses that could
irrevocably destroy the area’s cave
resources.
There are no suitable alternative sites
as the described lands contain the
significant caves and their associated
natural resource values.
No water rights would be needed to
fulfill the purpose of the requested
withdrawal.
Records relating to the application
including maps may be examined by
contacting Jim Goodbar of the BLM
Carlsbad Field Office at the above
address and phone number. Cave
locations are confidential information,
therefore not subject to the Freedom of
Information Act in accordance with the
Federal Cave Resources Protection Act
of 1988.
For the period until November 7,
2013, all persons who wish to submit
comments, suggestions, or objections in
connection with the proposed
withdrawal application may present
their views in writing to the BLM
Carlsbad Field Office at the address
noted above. Comments, including
names and street addresses of
respondents, will be available for public
review at the BLM Carlsbad Field
Office, at the address above, during
regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
Before including address, phone
number, email address, or any other
personal identifying information in your
comments, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including
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 view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Notice is hereby given that an
opportunity for a public meeting is
afforded in connection with the
proposed withdrawal. All interested
persons who desire a public meeting for
the purpose of being heard on the
proposed withdrawal must submit a
written request to the BLM Carlsbad
Field Office no later than November 7,
2013. If the authorized officer
determines that a public meeting will be
held, a notice of the time and place will
be published in the Federal Register

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and through local media, newspapers,
and the BLM Web site at: http://
www.blm.gov/nm/st/en/fo/
Carlsbad_Field_Office.html, at least 30
days before the scheduled date of the
meeting.
For a period until August 10, 2015 the
public lands and federally reserved
minerals described in this notice will be
segregated from location and entry
under the United States mining laws
unless the application is denied or
cancelled or the withdrawal is approved
prior to that date. Licenses, permits,
cooperative agreements, or discretionary
land use authorizations of a temporary
nature which will not significantly
impact the values to be protected by the
withdrawal may be allowed with the
approval of the authorized officer of the
BLM during the segregative period.
This application will be processed in
accordance with the regulations set
forth in 43 CFR 2310.3.
William Merhege,
Deputy State Director, Division of Lands and
Resources.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS–WASO–NRSS–EQD–13710;
PPWONRADN1, PPMRSNR1N.NS0000]

Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request: NPS Study of
Value of Natural Sounds: A Pilot Study
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice; request for comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

We (National Park Service)
will ask the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the
information collection request (ICR)
described below. This collection will
consist of a pretest of a survey of the
general public concerning the value of
natural quiet in national parks. To
comply with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 and as a part of our
continuing efforts to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, we invite the
general public and other federal
agencies to comment on this ICR. A
Federal 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.
DATES: To ensure that your comments
on this ICR are considered, OMB must
receive them on or before September 9,
2013.
SUMMARY:

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ADDRESSES:

III. Request for Comments

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

On February 4, 2011, we published a
Federal Register notice (76 FR 6495)
announcing that we would submit this
ICR to OMB for approval. Public
comments were solicited for 60 days
ending April 5, 2011. We did not
receive any comments that addressed
the information collection requirements.
We again invite comments concerning
this ICR 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 OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done.

Please submit written
comments on this information
collection directly to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior via email to
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax
at 202–395–5806; and identify your
submission as ‘‘1024–SOUND’’. Please
also send a copy of your comments to
Phadrea Ponds, Information Collection
Coordinator, National Park Service,
1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO
80525 (mail); or
phadrea_ponds@nps.gov (email). Please
reference Information Collection ‘‘1024–
SOUND’’ in the subject line of your
comments.

Catherine Taylor, Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center,
Economics and Industry Analysis
Division (RVT–21), 55 Broadway,
Cambridge, MA 02142 (mail); via email
at Catherine.Taylor@dot.gov (email); or
at 617–494–2380 (phone). You may also
access this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
Currently, the NPS has no information
about the value that visitors hold for
preserving natural sound conditions in
national parks. Nor does NPS have any
information of how human-caused
sound conditions affect the likelihood of
visitation to national parks. The
National Park Service is requesting
permission to conduct focus groups that
will be used to pilot test the central
questions that will be used in a
subsequent survey to estimate the
general public’s value for natural
sounds in national parks. Once the pilot
sessions are completed, a final survey
will be developed and submitted to
OMB for review and consideration for
approval.

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II. Data

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[A10–C382–1000–002–00–0–0, 6270000]

OMB Control Number: None. This is
a new collection.
Title: NPS Study of Value of Natural
Sounds: A Pilot Study.
Type of Request: New.
Affected Public: General public.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One-time.
Estimated Annual Number of
Respondents: 514.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 183 hours.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: None.

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Dated: August 5, 2013.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
National Park Service.

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Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Arkansas Valley Conduit and LongTerm Excess Capacity Master
Contract, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project;
Bent, Chaffee, Crowley, Custer, El
Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, Lake, Kiowa,
Otero, and Prowers Counties,
Colorado
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

The final environmental
impact statement (EIS) for the Arkansas

SUMMARY:

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Valley Conduit (AVC) and Long-Term
Excess Capacity Contract, FryingpanArkansas Project, Colorado, is available
for public review. The Bureau of
Reclamation has evaluated comments
and is recommending a preferred
alternative for approval. The proposed
Arkansas Valley Conduit, conveyance
contract for the Pueblo Dam north-south
outlet works interconnect, and longterm excess capacity master contract to
store water in available space in Pueblo
Reservoir would deliver high-quality
water that would meet Environmental
Protection Agency and State water
quality requirements, and help water
providers throughout the Arkansas
River Basin in Colorado reliably meet
existing and future water demands.
DATES: The Bureau of Reclamation will
not make a decision on the proposed
action until at least 30 days after release
of the Final EIS.
ADDRESSES: The final EIS is available for
review at http://www.usbr.gov/avceis.
Send requests for an executive summary
and compact disc to Ms. J. Signe
Snortland, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O.
Box 1017, Bismarck, North Dakota
58502; or by email to
jsnortland@usbr.gov.
See Supplementary Information
section for locations where copies of the
Final EIS are available for public
review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

J.

Signe Snortland, Environmental
Specialist, at (701) 221–1278; or
jsnortland@usbr.gov.
Three
proposed Federal actions by the Bureau
of Reclamation are analyzed in the Final
EIS: (1) Construct and operate the AVC
and enter into a repayment contract
with Southeastern Colorado Water
Conservancy District; (2) enter into a
conveyance contract with various water
providers for use of a pipeline
interconnection between Pueblo Dam’s
north and south outlet works; and (3)
enter into an excess capacity master
contract with Southeastern Colorado
Water Conservancy District to store
water in Pueblo Reservoir. While
serving similar water supply and
delivery purposes, the proposed actions
are independent of each other.
The AVC was authorized by Congress
in the original Fryingpan-Arkansas
legislation in 1962 (Pub. L. 87–590).
However, it was not constructed with
the original project, primarily because of
the beneficiaries’ inability to repay the
construction costs. In 2009, Congress
amended the original legislation in
Public Law 111–11, which authorized
annual Federal funding as necessary for

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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