43144 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 155 / Tuesday, August 12, 1997 / Notices

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Permit

1055 expires on June 30, 1999.

Notice was published on May 12,

1997 (62 FR 25927) that an application

had been filed by CDFG (P622) for

modification 2 to scientific research

permit 1025. Modification 2 to permit

1025 was issued to CDFG on August 1,

1997. For the permit modification,

CDFG is authorized an increase in the

annual take of juvenile, endangered

Sacramento River winter-run chinook

salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)

associated with a new study to be

conducted within Butte Creek in the

Sutter Bypass. The purpose of the study

is to evaluate the timing and relative

abundance of juvenile anadromous

salmonids, particularly spring-run

chinook salmon, as they pass through

the Sutter Bypass en route to the Delta.

This information will be used to assess,

monitor, and adaptively manage

operations of Delta water exports by the

State Water Project and Central Valley

Project. Modification 2 to permit 1025 is

valid for the duration of the permit.

Permit 1025 expires on June 30, 2001.

Issuance of the permit and permit

modification, as required by the ESA,

was based on a finding that such

actions: (1) Were requested/proposed in

good faith, (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the ESA-listed species

that is the subject of the permits, and (3)

are consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the ESA

and the NMFS regulations governing

ESA-listed species permits.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

Nancy Chu,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–21186 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force.

ACTION: Notice.

In compliance with Section 3506

(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, the Department of the Air

Force announces the proposed

reinstatement of a public information

collection and seeks public comment on

the provisions thereof. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed information collection; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents,

including through the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received by October 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

HQ AFROTC/RRUA, Scholarship

Actions Section, 551 East Maxwell Blvd,

ATTN: Mrs. Sonia D. Rudolph, Maxwell

Air Force Base AL 36112–6102.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request more information on this

proposed information collection or to

obtain a copy of the proposal and

associated collection instruments,

please write to the above address, or call

HQ AFROTC/RRUA, Scholarship

Actions Section, at (334) 953–6588.

Title, Associated Form, and OMB

Number: Air Force ROTC Scholarship

Nomination, AFROTC Form 36, August

97, OMB Number 0701–0103.

Needs and Uses: The information

collection requirement is used by the

Air Force to identify the best-qualified

applicants for the scholarship,

providing for a ‘‘whole person’’

evaluation.

Affect Public: Individuals and

household.

Number of Respondents: 500.

Responses Per Respondent: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 42

minutes.

Frequency: On occasion.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary of Information Collection

Respondents are college students

between the ages of 18 and 29 years.

This form collects general identification

and academic performance data,

academic aptitude, and Professor of

Aerospace Studies (PAS) evaluation of

Air Force ROTC Scholarship applicant’s

performance and potential. It is used by

AFROTC Scholarship Selection Boards

to determine eligibility and

competitiveness for award of

scholarships involving expenditures of

Federal funds.

Barbara A. Carmichael,

Alternate Air Force Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–21230 Filed 8–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3901–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Notice of Intent to Prepare

Environmental Impact Statement for F–

22 Aircraft Follow-On Operational

Testing and Evaluation and Weapons

School Permanent Beddown at Nellis

Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada

The United States Air Force (Air

Force) is issuing this notice to advise

the public of its intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

to assess the potential environmental

impacts of a proposal to station F–22

Tactical Fighter Aircraft at Nellis AFB,

NV. A total of 17 F–22 aircraft would be

permanently based in phases at Nellis

AFB between the years 2002 and 2010.

The aircraft, to be assigned to the

Operational Test and Evaluation and

USAF Weapons School programs at

Nellis AFB, would use the Nellis AFB

Range Complex and associated airspace

for the purposes of fully testing and

evaluating F–22 operational capabilities

and to provide training to Air Force

pilots. The proposed action entails

facility construction activities on Nellis

AFB over a 6 year period starting in FY

1999. Approximately 370 personnel

would be added to the installation

between FY 2001 and 2009. Because of

the unique nature of the Air Force’s

Fighter Weapons School at Nellis AFB,

only the proposed action and the noaction alternative have been identified.

If feasible alternatives are developed as

part of the scoping process, they will be

included in the draft EIS document. The

data in this EIS will be considered in

making the beddown decision and

documented in the Air Force’s Record of

Decision addressing the proposal. A

separate EIS currently being conducted

by the Air Force to address Nellis Range

Renewal issues, will include potential

cumulative impacts of F–22 flying

operations resulting from this proposed

action.

The Air Force intends to hold three

public scoping meetings to be held on

the following dates and times at the

indicated locations:

1. Convention Center, 301 Brougher,

Tonopah, NV, August 26, 1997, 7:00

p.m.

2. Dell H. Robison Middle School, 825

Marion Drive, Las Vegas, NV, August

27, 1997, 7:00 p.m.

3. Youth Center, Highway 93N,

Caliente, NV, August 28, 1997, 7:00 p.m.

These meetings are the first step in

soliciting public and government agency

comments on the proposed action.

Comments provided at these meetings

and throughout the scoping process