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plan development. The Service will

consider all information presented

during the public comment period prior

to approval of each new or revised

Recovery Plan. Substantiative technical

comments will result in changes to the

plans. Substantive comments regarding

recovery plan implementation may not

necessarily result in changes to the

recovery plans, but will be forwarded to

appropriate Federal or other entities so

that they can take these comments into

account during the course of

implementing recovery actions.

Individualized responses to comments

will not be provided.

The western lily (Lilium occidentale)

is a distinctive and spectacular species

in a genus known for its striking beauty

and horticultural appeal. The range of

the western lily is very limited, and its

habitat and ecosystem processes have

been dramatically altered this century.

The western lily is limited to low lying

poorly drained areas along a narrow

band of the Pacific Coast, no more than

4 miles inland, from Humboldt Bay near

Eureka, California on the south, north

some 200 miles to Coos Bay Oregon.

Many western lily western lily

populations and much of its habitat

have been lost to various forms of

development, including agricultural

uses (pasture or cranberry bogs) and

infrastructure projects (roads,

campgrounds, and utilities). Western

lily has been reported from

approximately 58 sites, 20 of which

appear to have been extirpated.

The objective of this plan is to

provide a framework for the recovery of

the western lily so that its protection by

the ESA is no longer necessary. Actions

necessary for the prevention of

extinction of this plant include

conservation and management of

existing sites, by maintaining shrubby

vegetation with openings and

preventing encroachment by trees. The

plan also recommends establishment of

a seed bank and development of

methods to reintroduce the plant to

suitable sites or augment existing wild

populations. The plan also is intended

to encourage public awareness,

understanding and participation in

western lily recovery.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments

on the western lily recovery plan. All

comments received by the date specified

above will be considered prior to

approval of these plans.

Authority

The authority for this action is section

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16

U.S.C. 1533(f).

Dated: August 5, 1997.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

[FR Doc. 97–23585 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

DOI.

ACTION: Notice of information collection

solicitation.

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Minerals

Management Service (MMS) is soliciting

comments on an information collection,

Training and Outreach Evaluation

Questionnaires.

FORM: MMS–4420, A–H.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before November 4, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments sent via the U.S.

Postal Service should be sent to

Minerals Management Service, Royalty

Management Program, Rules and

Publications Staff, P.O. Box 25165, MS

3021, Denver, Colorado 80225–0165;

courier address is Building 85, Room A–

212, Denver Federal Center, Denver,

Colorado 80225; e:mail address is

DavidlGuzy@mms.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis C. Jones, Rules and Publications

Staff, phone (303) 231–3046, FAX (303)

231–3385, e-mail

DennislClJones@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

compliance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Section

3506(c)(2)(A), we are notifying you,

members of the public and affected

agencies, of this collection of

information and are inviting your

comments. Is this information collection

necessary for us to properly do our job?

Have we accurately estimated the

industry burden for responding to this

collection? Can we enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information we

collect? Can we lessen the burden of

this information collection on the

respondents by using automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

Executive Order No. 12862,

September 11, 1993, Setting Customer

Service Standards, provided renewed

focus on surveying customers. The

MMS Royalty Management Program

(RMP) uses training and outreach

evaluation questionnaires as one

method of surveying customers about

levels of satisfaction.

The RMP frequently provides training

and outreach to its constituents to

facilitate their compliance with laws

and regulations and to ensure that

constituents are well informed. In 1996

we presented over 20 training sessions

to the oil and gas and solid minerals

reporters on various aspects of royalty

reporting, production reporting, and

valuation. We also provided over 30

outreach sessions to individual Indian

minerals owners, Indian Tribes, and the

Bureau of Indian Affairs on Indian

royalty management issues.

Additionally, we provided several

sessions of relevant training to our

financial and systems contractors and

State and Tribal auditors.

At the end of a training or outreach

session, RMP asks participants to

complete and return evaluation

questionnaires; participant response is

voluntary. Some questions are uniform

across all of the evaluation

questionnaires; some are specific to

each type of training or outreach. We

use the feedback from these

questionnaires to enhance future

training and outreach and to improve

RMP’s overall service. We request

feedback on several areas of our training

and outreach sessions, including:

• Organization of training.

• Level of detail.

• Clarity of presentation.

• Achievement of training objectives.

• Relevance of subject matter.

• Effectiveness of training materials.

• Other topic suggestions for future

sessions.

• Overall RMP customer service.

We estimate that the annual burden to

our constituents is 180 hours, assuming

that all training and outreach

participants respond to these

evaluations and each evaluation

questionnaire takes 6 minutes to

complete (1800 participants × 6 minutes

= 10,800 minutes or 180 hours).

Dated August 26, 1997.

Lucy Querques Denett,

Associate Director for Royalty Management.

[FR Doc. 97–23573 Filed 9–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.