[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 180 (Monday, September 18, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54685-54686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-7717]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


30 Day Notice of Intention To Request Clearance of Collection 
Information; Opportunity for Public Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C., chapter 3507) and 5 CFR Part 1320, 
Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements, the National Park Service 
(NPS) invites public comments on a revision of a currently approved 
information collection (OMB  1024-0064).

DATES: Public comments on this proposed Information Collection Request 
(ICR) will be accepted October 18, 2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments directly to the Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior, (OMB  1024-0064), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, by fax at 202/395-6566, or by 
electronic mail at [email protected]. The information collection 
may be viewed on-line at: http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/mining/9a_text/htm. and http://www2.nature.nps.gov/geology/oil_and_gas/9b_text/htm. For further information contact Edward O. Kassman, Jr., at 
303-969-2146.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: NPS/Minerals Management Program/
Mining Claims and Non-Federal Oil and Gas Rights.
    OMB Number: 1024-0064.
    Expiration Date of Approval: August 31, 2006.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Description of Need: The NPS regulates mineral development 
activities inside park boundaries on mining claims and on non-Federal 
oil and gas rights under regulations codified at 36 CFR Part 9, Subpart 
A (``9A regulations''), and 36 CFR Part 9, Subpart B (``9B 
Regulations''), respectively. The NPS promulgated both sets of 
regulations in the late 1970's. In the case of mining claims, the NPS 
promulgated the 9A regulations pursuant to congressional authority 
granted under the Mining in the Parks Act of 1976, 16 U.S.C. 1901 et 
seq., and individual park enabling statutes. For non-Federal oil and 
gas rights, the NPS regulates development activities pursuant to 
authority under the NPS Organic Act of 1916, 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq., and 
individual enabling statues. As directed by Congress, the NPS developed 
the regulations in order to protect park resources and visitor values 
from the adverse impacts associated with mineral development in park 
boundaries. NPS specifically requests comments on: (1) The need for 
information including whether the information has practical utility; 
(2) the accuracy of the reporting burden hour estimates; (3) ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of information 
collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

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    It is the practice of the NPS to make all comments, including names 
and addresses of respondents who provide that information, available 
for public review following the conclusion of the NEPA process. 
Individuals may request that the NPS withhold their name and/or address 
from public disclosure. If you wish to do this, you must state this 
prominently at the beginning of your comments. Commentators using the 
Web site can make such a request by checking the box ``keep my 
information private.'' NPS will honor such requests to the extent 
allowable by law, but you should be aware that NPS may still be 
required to disclose your name and address pursuant to the Freedom of 
Information Act.
    Description of Respondents: \1/4\ medium to large publicly owned 
companies and \3/4\ private entities.
    Estimated Annual Reporting Burden: 4224 hours.
    Estimated Average Burden Hours per Response: 176 Hours.
    Estimated Average Number of Respondents: 24 annually.
    Estimated Frequency of Response: 24 annually.

    Dated: September 17, 2006.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information and Collection Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 06-7717 Filed 9-15-06; 8:45 am]
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