4796 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 21 / Friday, January 31, 1997 / Notices

a. Royalty rates on adjacent,

previously leased tracts were considered

to enhance orderly development of each

field.

b. Blocks in deep water were selected

for the 121⁄2-percent royalty system

based on the favorable performance of

this system in these high-cost areas in

past sales.

c. The royalty suspension volumes

were based on the water depth specific

volumes mandated by the DWRRA.

The specific blocks to be offered

under each system are shown on the

‘‘Stipulations, Lease Terms, and Bidding

Systems’’ and ‘‘Royalty Suspension

Areas for the Central Gulf of Mexico’’

maps for Central Gulf of Mexico Lease

Sale 166. These maps are available from

the Public Information Unit, Minerals

Management Service, 1201 Elmwood

Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana

70123–2394.

Dated: January 24, 1997.

Cynthia Quarterman,

Director, Minerals Management Service.

Approved:

Sylvia V. Baca,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and

Minerals Management.

[FR Doc. 97–2458 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–M

Bureau of Reclamation

Proposed Policy and Directives and

Standards for Concessions

Management

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability on the

Proposed Policy and Directives and

Standards for Concessions Management.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation) has prepared proposed

Policy and Directives and Standards for

Concessions Management. Concessions

are those commercial services and

facilities that serve the public’s

recreation demands. The basic purpose

of the concessions policy is to provide

principles, objectives, and direction for

developing concessions contracts. The

concessions policy is concerned with

good business practices, providing an

equitable return to the Government, and

protecting the interests of the public

while providing facilities that are safe,

sanitary, and reasonably priced. This

policy affects new concessions

agreements and future sales and

transfers that are administered both

directly by Reclamation and by its nonFederal partners. This proposed policy

will not change the terms of existing

concessions contracts, but will be

applied to new concessions contracts

and new sales and transfers of

concessions contracts. Reclamation is

inviting comments from the public on

the proposed Policy and Directives and

Standards.

DATES: Written comments on these

proposed Policy and Directives and

Standards must be received by May 1,

1997.

To assist the public in better

understanding the proposed Policy and

Directives and Standards, Reclamation

will conduct eight public meetings

between February 25 and March 19,

1997, at the dates, times, and specific

locations indicated under the caption

ADDRESSES. These informational

meetings will include a presentation,

followed by questions and answers.

Public comments will not be formally

recorded at these meetings.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be mailed to Bureau of Reclamation,

Attention: Mr. Vernon Lovejoy, Program

Analysis Office (D–5300), PO Box

25007, Denver, CO 80225–0007.

Requests for copies, including braille

and large print, can be obtained by

writing or calling the Public

Involvement Group, Bureau of

Reclamation, Reclamation Service

Center, PO Box 25007, Denver, CO

80225–0007; telephone: (303) 236–2722,

extension 322. Standard copies can also

be obtained from any of the Reclamation

personnel listed under the caption FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION.

Public meetings will be held:

• February 25, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00

p.m., Holiday Inn, 5500 Midland Road,

Billings, MT 59101.

• February 26, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00

p.m., Sheraton Denver West Hotel and

Convention Center, 360 Union

Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80228.

• March 4, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00

p.m., The Granite Bay Club House, 7806

Folsom-Auburn Road, Folsom, CA

95630.

• March 6, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00

p.m., Holiday Inn Select, Fairfield/Napa

Valley, 1350 Holiday Lane, Fairfield, CA

94533.

• March 11, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00

p.m., VA Medical Center, 500 Foothill

Drive, Bldg. No. 9 (Theater), Salt Lake

City, UT 84148.

• March 12, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00

p.m., Red Lion (Downtowner), 1800

Fairview Avenue, Boise, ID 83702.

• March 18, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00

p.m., Holiday Inn, Phoenix Corporate

Center, 2532 West Peoria Avenue,

Phoenix, AZ 85029.

• March 19, 1997, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00

p.m., Cashman Field Center, Room 204,

850 North Las Vegas Blvd., Las Vegas,

NV 89101.

• Copies are available for inspection

at the following Reclamation offices as

of the date of this Federal Register

notice:

• Office of the Commissioner, Bureau

of Reclamation, Room 7612, 1849 C

Street, NW, Washington DC 20240.

• Reclamation Service Center, Bureau

of Reclamation, Library, Room 167,

Building 67, Denver Federal Center,

Denver, CO 80225.

• Pacific Northwest Regional Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, Room 214, 1150

North Curtis Road, Boise ID 83706.

• Snake River Area Office-West,

Bureau of Reclamation, 214 Broadway

Avenue, Boise, ID 83702.

• Upper Columbia Area Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, 1917 Marsh

Road, Yakima, WA 98907.

• Lower Columbia Area Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, 825 NE

Multnomah, Suite 1110, Portland, OR

97232–2135.

• Grand Coulee Power Office, Grand

Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, WA 99133.

• Snake River Area Office-East,

Bureau of Reclamation, 1359 Hansen

Avenue, Burly, ID 83318.

• Mid-Pacific Regional Office, Bureau

of Reclamation, Library, Room W–1522,

2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA

95825.

• Central California Area Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 Folsom

Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630.

• South-Central California Area

Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 2666

North Grove Industrial Drive, Suite 106,

Fresno, CA 93727.

• Central Valley Operations Office,

3310 El Camino Avenue, Suite 300,

Sacramento, CA 95821.

• Northern California Area Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, 16349 Shasta

Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake, CA 96019.

• Klamath Basin Area Office, Bureau

of Reclamation, 6600 Washburn Way,

Klamath Falls, OR 97603.

• Lahontan Basin Area Office, Bureau

of Reclamation, 705 North Plaza Street,

Carson City, NV 89701.

• Lower Colorado Regional Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, Library, Room

M117, Nevada Highway and Park Street,

Boulder City, NV 89005.

• Phoenix Area Office, Bureau of

Reclamation, 1088 North 19th Avenue,

Phoenix, AZ 85029.

• Lower Colorado Dams Facilities

Office, Bureau of Reclamation, Highway

93, Hoover Dam, Boulder City, NV

89005.

• Southern California Area Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, 27710 Jefferson

Avenue, Suite 201, Temecula, CA

92590.

• Yuma Area Office, Bureau of

Reclamation, 7301 Calle Agua Salada,

Yuma, AZ 85364.
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• Upper Colorado Regional Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, Library, Room

7101, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake

City, UT 84138.

• Albuquerque Area Office, Bureau of

Reclamation, 505 Marquette NW, Suite

1313, Albuquerque, NM 87102.

• Western Colorado Area Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, 2764 Compass

Drive, Grand Junction, CO 81506.

• Provo Area Office, Bureau of

Reclamation, 302 East 1860 South,

Provo, UT 84606.

• Farmington Construction Office,

300 West Arrington, Suite 50,

Farmington, NM 87401–8442.

• Power Office, Colorado River

Storage Project, 125 South State Street,

Room 6107, Salt Lake City, UT 84138–

1102.

• Great Plains Regional Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, Library, Room

2037, Federal Office Building, 316

North 26th Street, Billings, MT 59101.

• Dakotas Area Office, Bureau of

Reclamation, 304 East Broadway

Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501.

• Eastern Colorado Area Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, 11056 West

County Road 18E, Loveland, CO 80537.

• Montana Area Office, Bureau of

Reclamation, 2900 Fourth Avenue

North, Billings, MT 59101.

• Nebraska-Kansas Area Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, Federal

Building, 203 West 2nd Street, Grand

Island, NE 68801.

• Oklahoma-Texas Area Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, Federal

Building, 300 East 8th Street, Room 801,

Austin, TX 78701–3225.

• Wyoming Area Office, Bureau of

Reclamation, 705 Pendell Boulevard,

Mills, WY 82644.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Please contact the person nearest you.

• Bureau of Reclamation: Attention:

Mr. Vernon Lovejoy, Program Analysis

Office (D–5300), PO Box 25007, Denver,

CO 80225–0007; telephone: (303) 236–

1061, extension 322.

• Pacific Northwest Region:

Attention: Mr. Jim Budolfson, SRA–

6100, Snake River Area Office-West, 214

Broadway Avenue, Boise, ID 83702;

telephone number: (208) 334-1466.

• Mid-Pacific Region: Attention: Mr.

Jack Mellor, CC–400, Central California

Area Office, 7794 Folsom Dam Road,

Folsom, CA 95630–1799; telephone

number: (916) 989–7262.

• Lower Colorado Region: Attention:

Mr. Robert Michaels, PXAO–6000,

Phoenix Area Office, PO Box 9980,

Phoenix, AZ 85068–0980; telephone

number: (602) 395–5674.

• Upper Colorado Region: Attention:

Mr. Darrell Welch, UC-334, Upper

Colorado Regional Office, 125 South

State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138–

1102; telephone number: (801) 524–

3765.

• Great Plains Region: Attention: Mr.

Kenneth Randolph, WY–400, Wyoming

Area Office, PO Box 1630, Mills, WY

82644–1630; telephone number: (307)

261–5676.

• Washington DC. Office: Attention:

Mr. Bruce Brown, Attention: W–5000,

Commissioner’s Office, 1849 C Street,

NW, Main Interior Building, Room

7060-MIB, Washington DC. 20240–0001;

telephone number: (202) 208–5204.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the proposed Policy and Directives and

Standards will be mailed to:

• Everyone on Reclamation’s current

mailing list for this proposed Policy and

Directives and Standards;

• Those who received a copy of the

Interim Policy and Directives and

Standards;

• Anyone who submitted comments

on the Interim Policy and Directives and

Standards; and

• Others that Reclamation expects to

have a specific interest in concessions

management.

HANDICAPPED INFORMATION: All meeting

locations are accessible to persons with

disabilities. Individuals in need of

special assistance or with disabilities

such as hearing impairments may make

arrangements by calling the Public

Involvement Group, Reclamation

Service Center, at (303) 236–2722

extension 322, at least 5 days in advance

of the meeting.

Dated: January 22, 1997.

Wayne O. Deason,

Deputy Director, Program Analysis Office.

[FR Doc. 97–2219 Filed 1–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–P

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

that the information collection request

for the title described below has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The information collection

request describes the nature of the

information collection and the expected

burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before March 3, 1997, to be assured

of consideration.

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

implement 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)). OSM has

submitted a request to OMB to renew its

approval of the collection of information

found at 30 CFR 783, Underground

Mining Permit Applications—Minimum

Requirements for Information on

Environmental Resources. OSM is

requesting a 3-year term of approval for

this information collection activity.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

number for this collection of

information is listed in 30 CFR Part 783,

which is 1029–0038.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), a

Federal Register notice soliciting

comments on these collections of

information was published on October

25, 1996 (61 FR 55314). No comments

were received. This notice provides the

public with an additional 30 days in

which to comment.

The following information is provided

for the information collection: (1) Title

of the information collection; (2) OMB

control number; (3) summary of the

information collection activity; and (4)

frequency of collection, description of

the respondents, estimated total annual

responses, and the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

the collection of information. Where

appropriate, OSM has revised burden

estimates to reflect current reporting

levels, adjustments based on reestimates

of the burden or number of respondents,

and programmatic changes.

Title: Underground Mining Permit

Applications—Minimum Requirements

for Information on Environmental

Resources, 30 CFR 783.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0038.

Summary: Applicants for

underground coal mining permits are

required to provide adequate

descriptions of the environmental