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Management, and the U.S. Geological

Survey are participating as cooperating

Federal agencies. The State of California

Resources Agency is the lead agency

under CEQA. Responsible State agencies

include California Department of Fish

and Game, California Department of

Water Resources and the State Water

Resources Control Board. The mission

of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program is to

develop a long-term comprehensive

plan that will restore ecological health

and improve water management for

beneficial uses of the Bay-Delta system.

The Program addresses four primary

resource areas; ecosystem quality, water

quality, water supply reliability, and

system vulnerability.

B. Proposed Action

1. The CALFED agencies will develop

a HCP and certain nonfederal CALFED

agencies intend to apply for an

incidental take permit, pursuant to

section 10 of the FESA as part of the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program. The

CALFED agencies will seek incidental

take coverage and assurances (for the

nonfederal agencies) for state and

federally listed species, as well as

currently unlisted species should they

become listed in the future. In addition,

the Federal agencies will consult

pursuant to Section 7, and will

coordinate that process with the HCP

planning process. The level of

assurances provided will depend on the

specific actions covered by the HCP, the

level of detail provided in the HCP, and

on the unique circumstances of each

species; assurances must be consistent

with the requirements of the State and

Federal Endangered Species Acts and

other applicable laws.

2. The Programmatic EIS/EIR for the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program will

include an evaluation of the

environmental impacts associated with

the HCP and Program alternatives for

the purpose of the Services’ and DFG’s

determination on whether to issue an

incidental take permit.

3. The HCP will include, among other

things, an adaptive management plan

and monitoring requirements.

C. HCP Options

The CALFED agencies are considering

several options for the structure of an

HCP.

1. Standard HCP: Develop a

comprehensive HCP that would address

all reasonable and foreseeable activities

and associated impacts under

consideration for the program.

Assurances to appropriate entities

would be commensurate with the level

of specificity and detail provided in the

HCP.

2. Phased HCP with Conditioned

Permit: Develop an initial HCP for the

Bay-Delta Program which addresses all

known actions; supplemental HCPs (and

appropriate CEQA and NEPA

compliance) would be developed in the

future as unknown/undefined program

components became defined. Upon

determination by the Services that

issuance criteria have been met, an

incidental take permit for the whole

Bay-Delta Program would be issued; the

permit would be conditioned to become

effective in stages corresponding to

approval of supplemental HCPs.

Assurances to appropriate entities

would become effective in stages.

3. Phased HCP with Permit

Amendments: Develop an initial HCP

for the Bay-Delta Program which covers

all known actions; subsequent

supplemental HCPs (and appropriate

CEQA and NEPA compliance) would be

developed in the future as unknown/

undefined program components became

defined. An incidental take permit,

covering only those actions included in

the initial HCP, would be issued upon

approval of the initial HCP. Permit

amendments would be processed as

supplemental HCP’s were approved.

Assurances would be provided to

appropriate entities only for that portion

of the overall Program as covered by

each permit or amended permit.

D. Scope of Comments

1. The CALFED agencies are seeking

comments on the HCP options outlined

above and are seeking comments on

additional ideas for HCP options not

discussed above.

2. The CALFED agencies are seeking

comments on assurances provided in

conjunction with an HCP, pursuant to

the Department of the Interior’s No

Surprises Policy, which would be given

to non-Federal participants.

Note: If special assistance is required,

contact Ms. Pauline Nevins at least one week

prior to each public meeting to enable

CALFED to secure the needed services. If a

request cannot be honored, the requestor will

be notified. A telephone device for the

hearing impaired (TDD) is available from

TDD phones at 1–800–735–2929; from voice

phones at 1–800–735–2922.

Dated: August 22, 1997.

Roger Patterson,

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 97–22895 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

its intention to request approval for the

collection of information for the

permanent program performance

standards—surface mining activities at

30 CFR part 816.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by October 27, 1997, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Ave., NW, Room 210–

SIB, Washington, DC 20240. Comments

may also be submitted electronically to

jtreleas@osmre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related form, contact

John A. Trelease, at (202) 208–2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implementing provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13), require that interested

members of the public and affected

agencies have an opportunity to

comment on information collection and

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR

1320.8(d)). This notice identifies

information collections that OSM will

be submitting to OMB for extension.

These collections are contained in 30

CFR 816.

OSM has revised burden estimates,

where appropriate, to reflect current

reporting levels or adjustments based on

reestimates of burden or respondents.

OSM 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
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as use of automated means of collection

of the information. A summary of the

public comments will accompany

OSM’s submission of the information

collection request to OMB.

This notice provides the public with

60 days in which to comment on the

following information collection

activity:

Title: Permanent Program

Performance Standards—Surface

Mining Activities, 30 CFR part 816.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0047.

Summary: Section 525 of the Surface

Mining Control and Reclamation Act of

1977 provides that permittees

conducting surface coal mining

operations shall meet all applicable

performance standards of the Act. The

information collected is used by the

regulatory authority in monitoring and

inspecting surface coal mining activities

to ensure that they are conducted in

compliance with the requirements of the

Act.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion,

quarterly and annually.

Description of Respondents: Surface

coal mining operators.

Total Annual Responses: 146,224.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 412,076.

Dated: August 21, 1997.

Richard G. Bryson,

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.

[FR Doc. 97–22852 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Consent Decree Pursuant to

the Clean Air Act

In accordance with Departmental

Policy and 28 CFR 50.7, notice is hereby

given that a proposed Consent Decree in

United States of America v. Sun Co. Inc.

(R&M), Civil Action No. 97–CV–104H,

was lodged in the United States District

Court for the Northern District of

Oklahoma on August 14, 1997. The

proposed Consent Decree settles the

United States claims for injunctive relief

and civil penalties in the Complaint.

Under the terms of the proposed

Agreement and Order, Sun Co. Inc.

(R&M) (‘‘Sun’’) will pay a civil penalty,

perform two supplemental

environmental projects (‘‘SEPs’’), and

perform injunctive relief. The cash

amount of the civil penalty is $100,000.

The first SEP will reduce the reid vapor

pressure of the 87 octane gasoline sold

through non-pipeline transactions in the

Tulsa area during the 1997 Ozone

Season from 8.2 to 8.0. The second SEP

will provide $50,000 worth of free bus

service in Tulsa County on ozone alert

days. The injunctive relief requires Sun

to maintain individually numbered car

seals on valves controlling the flow of

refinery fuel gas to specified devices

and to keep a log of the car seal numbers

and valve positions.

The Department of Justice will

receive, for a period of thirty (30) days

from the date of this publication,

written comments relating to the

proposed Consent Decree. Comments

should be addressed to the Assistant

Attorney General for the Environment

and Natural Resources Division,

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

20530, and should refer to United States

of America v. Sun Co. Inc. (R&M), DOJ

Number 90–5–2–1–2076.

The proposed Consent Decree may be

examined at the Region 6 Office of the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202

and at the Consent Decree Library, 1120

G Street, N.W., 4th Floor, Washington,

D.C. 20005, (202) 624–0892. Copies of

the Consent Decree may be obtained in

person or by mail from the Consent

Decree Library, 1120 G Street, N.W., 4th

Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $3.75 for a copy

(25 cents per page reproduction costs),

payable to the Consent Decree Library.

Walker B. Smith,

Deputy Section Chief, Environmental

Enforcement Section, Environment and

Natural Resources Division.

[FR Doc. 97–22883 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Organization, Functions, and Authority

Delegations: Pre-Merger Notification

Unit; Relocation

AGENCY: Pre-Merger Notification Unit/

FTC Liaison Office (Pre-Merger

Notification Unit).

ACTION: Notice of relocation.

SUMMARY: The Pre-Merger Notification

Office will be relocating from:

Department of Justice, Antitrust

Division, Pre-Merger Notification Unit,

950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room

#3218, Washington, DC 20530.

Effective September 5, 1997 the new

address will be: Department of Justice,

Antitrust Division, Pre-Merger

Notification Unit, Patrick Henry

Building, 601 D St., NW, Room #10–013,

Washington, DC 20530.

Do Not Use the 20530 Zip Code for

FedEx Airbills. For FedEx airbills, use

the above address information, using the

zip code 20004. The use of the 20530

zip code will result in a delay of the

delivery of FedEx packages to our office.

Delivery of Pre-Merger Notification &

Report Forms and other materials to the

Pre-Merger Unit will be similar to

current procedures in place at the Main

Justice Building.

All telephone numbers will remain

unchanged.

DATES: Effective September 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Department of Justice,

Antitrust Division, Pre-Merger

Notification Unit, Patrick Henry

Building, 601 D St., NW, Room #10–013,

Washington, DC 20530.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elaine M. Gibbs or Renata Dean at (202)

514–2558.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 97–22877 Filed 8–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–11–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

[INS. No. 1878–97; AG Order No. 2112–97]

RIN 1115–AE26

Designation of Montserrat Under

Temporary Protected Status

AGENCY: Immigration and Naturalization

Service, Justice.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Under section 244 of the

Immigration and Nationality Act (the

Act), the Attorney General is authorized

to grant Temporary Protected Status

(TPS) in the United States to eligible

nationals of designated foreign states (or

to eligible aliens who have no

nationality and who last habitually

resided in a designated state) upon a

finding that such states are experiencing

ongoing civil strife, environmental

disaster, or certain other extraordinary

and temporary conditions. This notice

designates Montserrat for TPS pursuant

to section 244(b)(1) of the Act.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This designation is

effective on August 28, 1997 and will

remain in effect until August 27, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald Chirlin, Adjudications Officer,

Immigration and Naturalization Service,

425 I Street, NW., Room 3214,

Washington, DC 20536, telephone (202)

514–5014.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Subsection 308(b)(7) of Pub. L. 104–208

(September 30, 1996) renumbered

section 244A of the Act as section 244.