Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 176 / Thursday, September 11, 1997 / Notices 47831

Frequency: Annual.

Description of respondents:

Companies that have conducted in the

last calendar year, or that will conduct

in the next calendar year, explosions

with a total charge size of 300 tons of

TNT-equivalent, or greater.

Annual Responses: 12,370.

Annual burden hours: 3,092.5.

Bureau clearance officer: John E.

Cordyack, Jr., 703–648–7313.

John H. DeYoung, Jr.,

Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.

[FR Doc. 97–24154 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

SUMMARY: The proposal for renewal of

the collection of information, Land

Acquisitions, has been submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 25). Copies of the

proposed collection of information,

which is derived directly from 25 CFR

151, and related cover letter may be

obtained by contacting the Bureau’s

clearance officer at the phone number

listed below.

ADDRESSES: Please submit your

comments and suggestions on or before

October 14, 1997, directly to: Attention:

Desk Officer for the Interior Department,

Office of Management and Budget,

Paperwork Reduction Project (076–

0100), Washington, D.C. 20503,

telephone (202) 395–7340. Send a copy

of your comments to: Bureau Clearance

Officer, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office

of Management and Budget,

Washington, D.C. 20240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Abstract

The Secretary of the Interior has

statutory authority to acquire lands in

trust status for individual Indians and

federally recognized Indian tribes. The

Secretary requests information in order

to identify the party(ies) involved and

describing the land in question.

Respondents are Native American tribes

or individuals who request acquisition

of real property into trust status. The

Secretary also requests additional

information necessary to satisfy those

pertinent factors listed in 25 CFR 151.10

or 151.11. The information is used to

determine whether or not the Secretary

will approve an applicant’s request. No

specific form is used, but respondents

supply information and data, in

accordance with 25 CFR 151, so that the

Secretary may make an evaluation and

determination in accordance with

established Federal factors, rules and

policies. A request for comments on this

information collection was published in

the Federal Register on June 18, 1997,

in Volume 62, Number 117, page

33101–33102. No comments were

received by the Bureau.

Request for Comments

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 will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden (hours

and cost) of the proposed collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions uses;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility

and clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

The Office of Management and Budget

has up to 60 days to approve or

disapprove the information collection

but may respond after 30 days;

therefore, comments submitted in

response to this notice should be

submitted to OMB within 30 days in

order to assure their maximum

consideration.

Title: Land Acquisitions.

OMB approval number: 1076–0100.

Frequency: As needed.

Description of respondents: Native

American tribes and individuals

desiring acquisition of lands in trust

status.

Estimated completion time: 4 hours.

Annual responses: 9,200.

Annual burden hours: 36,800.

Bureau clearance officer: James

McDivitt, (202) 208–4174.

Dated: September 4, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–24122 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–962–1410–00–P; AA–6645–A]

Alaska Native Claims Selection

In accordance with Departmental

regulation 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is

hereby given that a decision to issue

conveyance under the provisions of Sec.

14(a) of the Alaska Native Claims

Settlement Act of December 18, 1971, 43

U.S.C. 1601, 1613(a), will be issued to

Afognak Native Corporation, successor

in interest to Natives of Afognak, Inc.,

for 4,756.31 acres. The lands involved

are located on or in the vicinity of

Afognak, Whale, and Raspberry Islands,

Alaska, as follows:

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 23 S., R. 21 W., T. 25 S., R. 21 W., and

T. 25 S., R. 24 W.

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, for four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Kodiak Daily

Mirror. Copies of the decision may be

obtained by contacting the Alaska State

Office of the Bureau of Land

Management, 222 West Seventh

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599 ((907) 271–5960).

Any party claiming a property interest

which is adversely affected by the

decision, an agency of the Federal

government or regional corporation,

shall have until October 14, 1997 to file

an appeal. However, parties receiving

service by certified mail shall have 30

days from the date of receipt to file an

appeal. Appeals must be filed in the

Bureau of Land Management at the

address identified above, where the

requirements for filing an appeal may be

obtained. Parties who do not file an

appeal in accordance with the

requirements of 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart

E, shall be deemed to have waived their

rights.

Gary L. Cunningham

Land Law Examiner, ANCSA Team Branch

of 962 Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 97–24112 Filed 9–10–97; 8:45 am]

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