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interpreted this standard to require
maintenance of stable or increasing
breeding populations of eagles (74 FR
46836; September 11, 2009). We
evaluate the risk and offsetting
conservation measures, and the
implications for direct, indirect, and
cumulative effects under four
alternatives in the DEA.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Renewal of Approved Information
Collection

Next Steps
The public process for the proposed
Federal permit action will be completed
after the public comment period, at
which time we will evaluate the permit
application and comments submitted
thereupon to determine whether the
application meets the permitting
requirements under the Eagle Act,
applicable regulations, and NEPA
requirements. Upon completion of that
evaluation, we will select our course of
action. We will make the final permit
decision no sooner than 30 days after
the close of the public comment period.
Public Comments
We invite public comment on the
proposed DEA. If you wish, you may
submit comments by any one of the
methods discussed above under
ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
We will consider public comments on
the DEA when making the final
determination on NEPA compliance and
permit issuance. 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.
Authority

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We provide this notice under Section
668a of the Eagle Act (16 U.S.C. 668–
668c) and NEPA regulations (40 CFR
1506.6).
Dated: September 24, 2013.
Alexandra Pitts,
Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest,
Sacramento, California.
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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 individuals, private
entities, and State or local governments
seeking leases, permits, and easements
for the use, occupancy, or development
of public lands administered by the
BLM. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) has assigned control
number 1004–0009 to this information
collection.
DATES: Please submit comments on the
proposed information collection by
November 26, 2013.
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: 1004–0009’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Holdren at 202–912–7335. 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
Mr. Holdren.
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
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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.
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 is provided
for the information collection:
Title: Land Use Application and
Permit (43 CFR Part 2920).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0009.
Summary: Section 302 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1732) and
regulations at 43 CFR part 2920
authorize the issuance of leases,
permits, and easements for the use,
occupancy, or development of public
lands administered by the BLM. A
variety of land uses are permissible. The
burdens to respondents also can vary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Forms: Form 2920–1, Land Use
Application and Permit.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals, private entities, and State
or local governments seeking leases,
permits, and easements for the use,
occupancy, or development of public
lands.
Estimated Annual Responses: 407.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
1,597.
Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs:
$131,760.
The following table itemizes the
estimated annual burdens for
respondents:

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Type of response

Number of
responses
annually

Time for each
response
(hours)

Annual hour
burden
(column B ×
column C)
(hours)

A.

B.

C.

D.

Land Use Application and Permit, 43 CFR Part 2920 Form 2920–1, Individuals ......................
Land Use Application and Permit, 43 CFR Part 2920, Form 2920–1, State and Local Governments ........................................................................................................................................
Land Use Application and Permit, 43 CFR Part 2920, Form 2920–1, Private Sector/Typical ...
Land Use Application and Permit, 43 CFR Part 2920, Form 2920–1, Private Sector/Complex

66

1

66

45
286
10

1
1
120

45
286
1,200

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

407

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

1,597

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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4500053474]

Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the 3 Bars Ecosystem and Landscape
Restoration Project in Eureka County,
NV
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), Battle Mountain
District, Mount Lewis Field Office, has
prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the 3 Bars Ecosystem
and Landscape Restoration Project (3
Bars Project) and by this notice is
announcing the opening of the comment
period.
DATES: To ensure that comments will be
considered, the BLM must receive
written comments on the 3 Bars Project
Draft EIS within 45 days following the
date the Environmental Protection
Agency publishes its Notice of
Availability in the Federal Register. The
BLM will announce future meetings or
hearings and any other public
involvement activities at least 15 days
in advance through media releases, Web
site postings and/or mailings.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
related to the 3 Bars Project by any of
the following methods:
• Email: 3Bars_Project@blm.gov.
• Fax: 775–635–4034 Attn: Chad
Lewis, 3 Bars Project.

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• Mail: BLM, Attn: Chad Lewis, 3
Bars Project, 50 Bastian Road, Battle
Mountain, NV 89820.
Copies of the Draft EIS are available
at the BLM Battle Mountain District
Office in Battle Mountain, Nevada. The
document can also be downloaded from
the 3 Bars Project Web site that can be
accessed through a link on the Battle
Mountain District’s Web page at: http://
www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_
mountain_field.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chad Lewis, 3 Bars Project Manager,
telephone: 775–635–4102; address: 50
Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV
89820; or email: 3Bars_Project@blm.gov.
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the
Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the
above individual during normal
business hours. The FIRS is available 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 3 Bars
Project area in central Eureka County,
Nevada, spans approximately 750,000
acres and includes all or portions of
three major mountain ranges (Roberts
Mountain, Simpson Park Range, and
Sulphur Spring Range). Many factors are
contributing to an overall downward
trend in land condition within this area,
including an increasing incidence and
severity of wildfire, increasing
expansion of downy brome (cheatgrass),
increasing expansion and densification
of pinyon pine and Utah juniper
woodlands, and increasing human
impacts.
The BLM is proposing a
comprehensive treatment program for
dramatically improving the health of the
3 Bars Project area and for reducing the
risks that are contributing to its decline.
The proposed project focuses on
restoration at the landscape level. The
proposed treatments would range from
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management goals and desired
objectives for each resource area.
Possible treatment methods would
include manual, mechanical, and
biological control treatments, prescribed
fire or wildland fire for resource benefit,
and other management actions.
In order to implement the proposed 3
Bars Project, the BLM has developed the
All Available Methods Alternative,
which is the preferred alternative, with
treatments and treatment objectives that
meet previously identified resource
management goals. These goals are
consistent with the 1986 ShoshoneEureka Resource Management Plan
which currently guides land
management activities within the 3 Bars
Project area. These goals pertain to
wildlife and habitat enhancement, fire
and fuels management, control of
weeds, woodland and rangeland values,
wetland and riparian restoration, wild
horse protection, Native American
concerns, and cultural resources. The
BLM has identified site-specific
treatment projects that it would like to
implement to restore and manage the 3
Bars Project Area. Treatment projects
were identified through an iterative
process involving the BLM and other
Federal and State agencies. Treatments
would focus on four priority vegetation
management concerns:
• Riparian—treatments in riparian
habitats would focus on restoring
functionality in areas where structural
integrity (incised channel, headcuts,
knickpoints, developments, and
diversions) and/or appropriate species
composition are compromised.
• Aspen—treatments in quaking
aspen management habitats would focus
on improving the health of aspen stands
by stimulating aspen stand suckering
and sucker survival.
• Pinyon-juniper—treatments in
singleleaf pinyon pine and Utah juniper
habitats would focus on thinning
historic pinyon-juniper communities to
promote woodland health and removing
pinyon-juniper where it encroaches into

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