83 FR 2180 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Cave Management: Cave Nominations and Requests for Confidential Information
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)
Bureau of Land Management
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 10 (January 16, 2018)
| Page Range | 2180-2181 | |
| FR Document | 2018-00607 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 2180-2181] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-00607] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [LLWO250000.18XL1109AF.L12200000.PM0000; OMB Control Number 1004-0165] Agency Information Collection Activities; Cave Management: Cave Nominations and Requests for Confidential Information AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before March 19, 2018. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request (ICR) by mail to the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM, Washington DC 20240, Attention: Jean Sonneman; by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1004-0165 in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this ICR, contact Dorothy Morgan by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 202-689-5684. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork [[Page 2181]] 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. We are 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 BLM; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the BLM enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the BLM 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: Agencies within the Department of the Interior use the information in a cave nomination to determine if the nominated cave will be listed as significant in accordance with the Federal Cave Resources Protection Act (FCRPA), 16 U.S.C. 4301 through 4310 and the Department's regulations at 43 CFR 37.11(c). The information is thus necessary for full compliance with agencies' responsibilities to identify and protect significant caves and their resources. Agencies within the Department of the Interior use the information in requests for confidential cave information to determine whether to grant access to confidential cave data. Agencies need this information in order to comply with their statutory responsibilities to communicate, cooperate, and exchange information, within the limits prescribed by the FCRPA. Title of Collection: Cave Management: Cave Nominations and Requests for Confidential Information. OMB Control Number: 1004-0165. Form Numbers: None. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: Cave nominations may be submitted pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 4303 and 43 CFR 37.11 by governmental agencies and the public, including those who utilize caves for scientific, education, and recreational purposes. Requests for confidential information may be submitted pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 4304 and 43 CFR 37.12 by Federal and state governmental agencies and their cooperators, bona fide educational and research institutions, and individuals or organizations assisting a land management agency with cave management activities. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 16. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 16. Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 1 hour to 10 hours, depending on activity. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 124. Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None. 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 estimated annual burdens are itemized in the following table: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Hours Type of response Number of Hours per (Column B x responses response Column C) A. B. C. D. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cave Nomination................................................. 12 10 120 Request for Confidential Cave Information....................... 4 1 4 Totals...................................................... 16 .............. 124 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq). Jean Sonneman, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Bureau of Land Management. [FR Doc. 2018-00607 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-84-P
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that will inform the scope of the screening determinations (43 CFR interested in or affected by the proposed
environmental analysis, including 3420.1–4) and in the environmental action that the BLM is evaluating, are
alternatives, and guide the planning analysis, completion of which would be invited to participate in the scoping
process. Preliminary issues for the necessary before any proposal to lease process and, if eligible, may request or
planning area have been identified by or develop Federal coal in such areas. be requested by the BLM to participate
BLM personnel; Federal, State, and local You may submit comments on issues in the development of the
agencies; and other stakeholders. These and planning criteria in writing to the environmental analysis as a cooperating
preliminary issues include BLM at any public scoping meeting, or agency.
paleontology, geology, cultural and you may submit them to the BLM using The BLM will use an interdisciplinary
historic resources, travel management, one of the methods listed in the approach to develop the plan in order
livestock grazing, vegetation and fire ADDRESSES section above. To be most to consider the variety of resource issues
management, outdoor recreation, helpful, and to ensure inclusion in the and concerns identified. Specialists
wildlife, and other resources. Draft EIS, you should submit comments with expertise in the following
Preliminary planning criteria include: prior to the close of the 60-day scoping disciplines will be involved in the
(1) The public planning process for the period or 15 days after the last public planning process: Rangeland
RMPs will be guided by Presidential meeting, whichever is later. Before management, minerals and geology,
Proclamation 6920 as modified by including your address, phone number, forestry, outdoor recreation,
Proclamation 9682 in addition to email address, or other personal archaeology, paleontology, wildlife and
FLPMA and NEPA. (2) Those Federal identifying information in your fisheries, lands and realty, hydrology,
comment, you should be aware that soils, sociology and economics.
lands excluded from the Monument will
your entire comment—including your Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7, 43 CFR 1610.2.
remain in Federal ownership and will
personal identifying information—may
be managed by the BLM under Edwin L. Roberson,
be made publicly available at any time.
applicable laws. (3) The BLM will use State Director.
While you can ask us in your comment
current scientific information, and
to withhold your personal identifying [FR Doc. 2018–00518 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]
results of inventory, monitoring, and
information from public review, we BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–P
coordination to determine appropriate
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
management. (4) The BLM will strive for
do so. The BLM will evaluate identified
consistency of management decisions DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
issues to be addressed in the plans, and
with other adjoining planning
will place them into one of three
jurisdictions, both Federal and non- Bureau of Land Management
categories:
Federal. (5) Decisions made in the 1. Issues to be resolved in the plans; [LLWO250000.18XL1109AF.L12200000.
planning process will only apply to 2. Issues to be resolved through policy PM0000; OMB Control Number 1004–0165]
Federal lands and, where appropriate, to or administrative action; or
split-estate lands where the subsurface 3. Issues beyond the scope of the Agency Information Collection
mineral estate is managed by the BLM. plans. Activities; Cave Management: Cave
(6) Existing Wilderness Study Areas The BLM will provide an explanation Nominations and Requests for
(WSAs) will continue to be managed to in the Draft RMP/Draft EIS as to why an Confidential Information
prevent impairment and ensure issue was placed in category two or
continued suitability for designation as three. The public is also encouraged to AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
wilderness. Should Congress release all help identify any management questions Interior.
or part of a WSA from wilderness study, and concerns that should be addressed ACTION: Notice of information collection;
resource management will be in the plans. The BLM will work request for comment.
determined by preparing an amendment collaboratively with interested parties to SUMMARY: In accordance with the
to the RMPs. (7) A baseline reasonably identify the management decisions that Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
foreseeable development scenario will are best suited to local, regional, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),
be developed for oil and gas and other national needs and concerns. are proposing to renew an information
mineral resources for Federal lands The BLM will utilize and coordinate collection with revisions.
previously included in the GSENM that the NEPA scoping process to help fulfill
are now excluded from the monument DATES: Interested persons are invited to
the public involvement process under
boundaries. (8) The BLM will consider the National Historic Preservation Act submit comments on or before March
changes to off-highway vehicle (OHV) (54 U.S.C. 306108) as provided in 36 19, 2018.
area designations. (9) The public is CFR 800.2(d)(3). The information about ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
invited to nominate or recommend areas historic and cultural resources within this information collection request (ICR)
on public lands that are excluded from the area potentially affected by the by mail to the U.S. Department of the
the modified monument boundaries as proposed action will assist the BLM in Interior, Bureau of Land Management,
potentially new special management identifying and evaluating impacts to 1849 C Street NW, Room 2134LM,
areas as part of this planning process such resources. Washington DC 20240, Attention: Jean
(BLM Manual 1613.3.31). (10) Parties The BLM will consult with Indian Sonneman; by email to jesonnem@
interested in leasing and development tribes on a government-to-government blm.gov. Please reference OMB Control
of Federal coal in areas that are basis in accordance with Executive Number 1004–0165 in the subject line of
excluded from the monument should Order 13175 and other policies. Tribal your comments.
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provide coal resource data for their concerns, including impacts on Indian FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
area(s) of interest. Specifically, trust assets and potential impacts to request additional information about
information is requested on surface cultural resources, will be given full this ICR, contact Dorothy Morgan by
resource values related to the 20 coal consideration consistent with these email at dmorgan@blm.gov, or by
unsuitability criteria described at 43 authorities and policies. Federal, State, telephone at 202–689–5684.
CFR part 3461. This information will be and local agencies, along with tribes and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
used for any necessary updating of coal other stakeholders that may be accordance with the Paperwork
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Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the personal identifying information—may Respondents/Affected Public: Cave
general public and other Federal be made publicly available at any time. nominations may be submitted pursuant
agencies with an opportunity to While you can ask us in your comment to 16 U.S.C. 4303 and 43 CFR 37.11 by
comment on new, proposed, revised, to withhold your personal identifying governmental agencies and the public,
and continuing collections of information from public review, we including those who utilize caves for
information. This helps us assess the cannot guarantee that we will be able to scientific, education, and recreational
impact of our information collection do so. purposes. Requests for confidential
requirements and minimize the public’s Abstract: Agencies within the information may be submitted pursuant
reporting burden. It also helps the Department of the Interior use the to 16 U.S.C. 4304 and 43 CFR 37.12 by
public understand our information information in a cave nomination to Federal and state governmental agencies
collection requirements and provide the determine if the nominated cave will be and their cooperators, bona fide
requested data in the desired format. listed as significant in accordance with educational and research institutions,
We are soliciting comments on the the Federal Cave Resources Protection and individuals or organizations
proposed ICR that is described below. Act (FCRPA), 16 U.S.C. 4301 through assisting a land management agency
We are especially interested in public 4310 and the Department’s regulations with cave management activities.
comment addressing the following at 43 CFR 37.11(c). The information is Total Estimated Number of Annual
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to thus necessary for full compliance with Respondents: 16.
the proper functions of the BLM; (2) will agencies’ responsibilities to identify and
Total Estimated Number of Annual
this information be processed and used protect significant caves and their
Responses: 16.
in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate resources.
Agencies within the Department of Estimated Completion Time per
of burden accurate; (4) how might the Response: Varies from 1 hour to 10
the Interior use the information in
BLM enhance the quality, utility, and hours, depending on activity.
requests for confidential cave
clarity of the information to be Total Estimated Number of Annual
information to determine whether to
collected; and (5) how might the BLM Burden Hours: 124.
grant access to confidential cave data.
minimize the burden of this collection
Agencies need this information in order Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
on the respondents, including through
to comply with their statutory obtain or retain a benefit.
the use of information technology.
responsibilities to communicate, Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Comments that you submit in cooperate, and exchange information,
response to this notice are a matter of Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
within the limits prescribed by the Burden Cost: None.
public record. We will include or FCRPA.
summarize each comment in our request Title of Collection: Cave Management: An agency may not conduct or
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before Cave Nominations and Requests for sponsor and a person is not required to
including your address, phone number, Confidential Information. respond to a collection of information
email address, or other personal OMB Control Number: 1004–0165. unless it displays a currently valid OMB
identifying information in your Form Numbers: None. control number.
comment, you should be aware that Type of Review: Extension of a The estimated annual burdens are
your entire comment—including your currently approved collection. itemized in the following table:
Total Hours
Number of Hours per
Type of response (Column B ×
responses response Column C)
A. B. C. D.
Cave Nomination ......................................................................................................................... 12 10 120
Request for Confidential Cave Information ................................................................................. 4 1 4
Totals .................................................................................................................................... 16 124
The authority for this action is the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Forest Management Act of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 1976, as amended (NFMA), and
U.S.C. 3501 et seq). Bureau of Land Management Presidential Proclamation 9558 as
modified by Presidential Proclamation
Jean Sonneman, [18X LLUTY00000 L16100000.XZ0000] 9681, the Bureau of Land Management
Information Collection Clearance Officer, (BLM) Canyon Country District Office,
Bureau of Land Management. Notice of Intent To Prepare Monument
Moab, Utah intends to prepare a
[FR Doc. 2018–00607 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am]
Management Plans for the Bears Ears
Monument Management Plan (MMP) for
National Monument Indian Creek and
BILLING CODE 4310–84–P the Bears Ears National Monument
Shash Jáa Units and Associated
Indian Creek Unit, and intends to jointly
Environmental Impact Statement, Utah
prepare, with the Manti La-Sal National
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Forest (USFS), Price, Utah, a MMP for
Interior. the Shash Jáa Unit. The BLM and USFS,
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ACTION: Notice of intent. which is a co-manager of the Shash Jáa
Unit, will prepare a single
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
National Environmental Policy Act of to satisfy the NEPA requirements for
1969, as amended (NEPA), the Federal this planning process. By this Notice,
Land Policy and Management Act of the BLM announces the beginning of the
1976, as amended (FLPMA), the scoping process to solicit public
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