42590 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 152 / Thursday, August 7, 1997 / Notices

sport-hunted from the Baffin Bay polar

bear population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Peter Mansfield, New

York, NY, PRT–832731.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Southern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: William Shields, Yakima,

WA, PRT–830610.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Northern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Written data or comments, requests

for copies of the complete applications,

or requests for a public hearing on any

of these applications for marine

mammal permits should be sent to the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax

Drive, Room 430, Arlington, Virginia

22203, telephone 703/358–2104 or fax

703/358–2281 and must be received

within 30 days of the date of publication

of this notice. Anyone requesting a

hearing should give specific reasons

why a hearing would be appropriate.

The holding of such hearing is at the

discretion of the Director.

Documents and other information

submitted with all of the applications

listed in this notice are available for

review, subject to the requirements of

the Privacy Act and Freedom of

Information Act, by any party who

submits a written request for a copy of

such documents within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice at the

above address.

Dated: August 1, 1997.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–20856 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Request for Public Comments on

Proposed Information Collection to be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for Review Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

The proposed information collection

described below will be submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the

proposed collection instrument may be

obtained by contacting the Bureau’s

clearance officer at the phone number

listed below. Comments and suggestions

on the proposal should be made within

30 days directly to the Desk Officer for

the Interior Department, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, D.C. 20503, and to the

Bureau Clearance Officer, U.S.

Geological Survey, 807 National Center,

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,

Virginia, 20192, telephone 703–648–

7313.

Specific public comments are

requested as to:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions on the

bureaus, including whether the

information will have practically utility;

2. The accuracy of the bureau’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of information, including he validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

3. The quality, utility, and clarity of

the information to be collected; and

4. How to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: ‘‘The National Atlas of the

United States of America’’.

OMB approval number: New

Collection.

Abstract: Potential customers of

electronic national atlas products will

be asked questions that provide (1)

potential uses of these products; (2) type

of personal computer used; (3) current

method of acquiring atlas-type

information; (4) demographic

information; and (5) personal

expectations from the products. Survey

questionnaires will be distributed by

mail in a return postage-paid format.

Focus groups will be held at various

locations across the United States and

could include prototype product testing.

Customers information gathered from

the questionnaires and focus groups will

be used to evaluate ‘‘The National Atlas

of the United States of America’’

products and to made development

adjustments based on customer

responses. The proposed collection is

limited in scope to the National Atlas

products and the capability of the

products to meet customer needs. The

USGS intends to develop a cooperative

research and development agreement

with private industry to assist in

product development and to provide an

additional avenue for product

distribution.

Bureau form number: None.

Frequency: An estimated 2–3 surveys

and 5–8 focus groups per year to

evaluate potential customer segments

and reactions.

Description of respondents: Owners of

powerful home personal computers,

some with Internet access—potentially

the general public, libraries, and

schools.

Estimated completion time: Varies

depending on the mechanism used:

approximately 0.25 hour (15 minutes)

per survey and 1 hour per focus group

session.

Annual responses: Approximately

1,000 survey and 100 focus group

responses.

Annual burden hours: 350.

Bureau clearance officer: John

Cordyack, 703–648–7313.

Dated: July 28, 1997.

Richard E. Witmet,

Acting Chief, National Mapping Division.

[FR Doc. 97–20767 Filed 8–6–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–31–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC); Public Comment on the

Proposal to Develop the ‘‘Spatial Data

Transfer Standard (SDTS) Part 5:

Raster Profile With Basic Image

Interchange Format (BIIF) Extension’’

as a Federal Geographic Data

Committee Standard

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The FGDC is soliciting public

comments on the proposal to develop a

‘‘Spatial Data Transfer Standard (SDTS)

Part 5: Raster Profile with Basic Image

Interchange Format (BIIF) Extension.’’ If

the proposal is approved, the standard

will be developed following the FGDC

standards development and approval

process. If the standard is adopted by

the FGDC, it must be followed by all

Federal agencies when appropriate for

the transferring of raster data directly or

indirectly, through grants, partnerships,

or contracts.

In its assigned leadership role for

developing the National Spatial Data

Infrastructure (NSDI), the FGDC

recognizes that the standards must also

meet the needs and recognize the views

of State and local governments,

academia, industry, and the public. The

purpose of this notice is to solicit such

views. The FGDC invites the community

to review the proposal and comment on

the objectives, scope, approach, and

usability of the proposed standard;

identify existing related standards; and