48668 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 179 / Tuesday, September 16, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA065–1492]

Final Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report for

Soledad Mountain Project in Kern

County, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

and the County of Kern, State of

California have prepared a Final

Environmental Impact Statement/

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR)

for the Soledad Mountain Project, a

proposed gold mining operation on

public and private lands in Kern

County, California.

DATES: Comments on the Final

Environmental Impact Report/

Environmental Impact Statement must

be postmarked no later than Oct. 19,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to Bureau of Land

Management, Ridgecrest Resource Area,

300 S. Richmond Road, Ridgecrest,

California 93555, Attention: Ahmed

Mohsen, EIS Coordinator.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ahmed Mohsen-EIS Coordinator (760)

384–5421.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Final EIR/EIS is to

present BLM and Kern County’s

response to public and agency

comments on the Draft EIS/EIR and

issues and concerns presented in the

two public meetings held on June 24th

& 25th, 1997. This is an abbreviated

Final EIS/ERI formatted in accordance

with NEPA Regulations at 40 CFR

1503.4(c). In order to provide

continuity, response to the comments

has been formatted and organized to fit

within the body of the document

circulated for public review in June and

July 1997. Since this had been a joint

federal/state process, administrative

procedures for each lead agency govern

the schedules and documentation

requirements after completion of the

Final EIS/EIR. Kern County Board of

Supervisors held a public meeting on

September the 8th in Bakersfield,

California to review and consider the

certification and adoption of the EIR

and the issuance of the appropriate

permits for the operation. After

completion of the 30-day public review,

BLM would consider and respond to

any comments received during this

period in the Record of Decision (ROD)

document. The ROD is the final

document produced by the process. It

outlines the process by which project

decisions were reached. A notice of

availability of the ROD will be

published in the Federal Register and

other media when it is completed.

Greg Thomsen,

Acting Area Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–957–1430–00]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho

The plats of the following described

land were officially filed in the Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, Idaho, effective 9

a.m. September 4, 1997.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of a portion of the Second

Standard Parallel North (south

boundary, T. 9 N., R. 32 E.), portions of

the Eighth Auxiliary Meridian East

(each boundary), and of the

subdivisional lines, the subdivision of

sections 1 and 2, and of a metes-andbounds survey in sections 1 and 2, T. 8

N., R. 32 E., Boise Meridian, Idaho,

Group 952, was accepted September 4,

1997.

The dependent resurvey of a portion

of the Second Standard Parallel North

(south boundary) T. 9N., R. 33 E., Boise

Meridian, Idaho, Group 952, was

accepted, September 4, 1997.

These surveys were executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management.

All inquiries concerning the survey of

the above described land must be sent

to the Chief, Cadastral Survey, Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, 1387 South Vinnell Way,

Boise, Idaho, 83709–1657.

Dated: September 4, 1997.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Survey or for Idaho.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–957–1430–00]

Idaho: Filing of Plats of Survey; Idaho

The plat of the following described

land was officially filed in the Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, Boise, Idaho, effective 9

a.m., September 4, 1997.

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of the 1960 fixed and limiting

boundary in section 15, T. 3 N., R. 41

E., Boise Meridian, Idaho, Group 941,

was accepted, September 4, 1997.

This survey was executed to meet

certain administrative needs of the

Bureau of Land Management.

All inquiries concerning the survey of

the above described land must be sent

to the Chief, Cadastral Survey, Idaho

State Office, Bureau of Land

Management, 1387 South Vinnell Way,

Boise, Idaho 83709–1657.

Dated: September 4, 1997.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

[FR Doc. 97–24540 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–940–5700–00; CACA 38601]

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and

Opportunity for Public Meeting;

California

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management proposes to withdraw 40

acres of National Forest System land in

Plumas County to protect the Soda Rock

area. This notice closes the land for up

to 2 years from mining. The land will

remain open to mineral leasing and the

Materials Act of 1947.

DATES: Comments and requests for a

public meeting must be received by

December 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: State Director, BLM (CA–

931), 2135 Butano Drive, Sacramento,

California 95825–0451.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Either Duane Marti, BLM California

State Office, 916–978–4675, or David

Bauer, Plumas National Forest, Forest

Service, 916–283–2050.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August

5, 1997, the Plumas National Forest,

Forest Service, filed an application to

withdraw the following described

National Forest System land from

location and entry under the United

States mining laws (30 U.S.C. Ch. 2),

subject to valid existing rights:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 25 N., R. 9 E.,

Sec. 3, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4.
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The area described contains 40 acres in

Plumas County .

The purpose of the proposed

withdrawal is to protect the Soda Rock

area, which is located near Indian Falls

and along Indian Creek.

For a period of 90 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all persons

who wish to submit comments,

suggestions, or objections in connection

with the proposed withdrawal may

present their views in writing to the

California State Director of the Bureau

of Land Management.

Notice is hereby given that an

opportunity for a public meeting is

afforded in connection with the

proposed withdrawal. All interested

persons who desire a public meeting for

the purpose of being heard on the

proposed withdrawal must submit a

written request to the California State

Director within 90 days from the date of

publication of this notice. Upon

determination by the authorized officer

that a public meeting will be held, a

notice of the time and place will be

published in the Federal Register at

least 30 days before the scheduled date

of the meeting.

The application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR 2300.

For a period of 2 years from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the land will be

segregated as specified above unless the

application is denied or canceled or the

withdrawal is approved prior to that

date. The temporary uses which may be

permitted during this segregative period

are those which are determined to be

compatible with the use of the land by

Forest Service.

Dated: September 9, 1997.

David McIlnay,

Chief, Branch of Lands.

[FR Doc. 97–24442 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House

National Historic Site Advisory

Commission; Public Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act that a meeting of the Mary McLeod

Bethune Council House National

Historic Site Advisory Commission will

be held on September 30, 1997 at 1 p.m.

to 5 p.m., at the Westin Bonaventure

Hotel, located at 404 South Figueroa

Street, Los Angeles, CA.

The Commission was authorized on

December 11, 1991, by Pub. L. 102–211,

for the purpose of advising the Secretary

of the Interior in the development of a

General Management Plan for the Mary

McLeod Bethune Council House

National Historic Site.

The members of the Commission are

as follow: Dr. Dorothy I. Height; Ms.

Barbara Van Blake; Ms. Brenda GirtonMitchell; Dr. Savanna C. Jones; Dr.

Bettye J. Gardner; Bettye CollierThomas; Mr. Eugene Morris; Dr. Rosalyn

Terborg-Penn; Mrs. Bertha S. Waters; Dr.

Frederick Stielow; Dr. Sheila Flemming;

Dr. Ramona Edelin; Mrs. Romaine B.

Thomas; Ms. Brandi L. Creighton; and

Dr. Janette Hoston Harris.

The purpose of these meeting will be

to continue planning and developing a

general management plan for the Mary

McLeod Bethune Council House

National Historic Site. This meeting will

be open to the public. Any person may

file with the Commission a written

statement concerning the matters to be

discussed. Persons who wish further

information concerning this meeting or

wish to file a written statement or testify

at the meeting may contact Ms. Marta C.

Kelly, the Federal Liaison Officer for the

Commission, at (202) 673–2402.

Minutes of these meetings will be

available for public inspection 4 weeks

after the meeting at the Mary McLeod

Bethune Council House National

Historic Site, located at 1318 Vermont

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005.

Dated: September 11, 1997.

Richard E. Powers,

Associate Superintendent, National Capital

Region.

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AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Proposed collection: Comment

request.

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International

Development (USAID) is making efforts

to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following proposed and/or continuing

information collections, as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Comments are requested concerning: (a)

Whether the proposed or continuing

collections of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Send comments on or before

September 30, 1997.

ADDRESS INFORMATION TO: Mary Ann

Ball, Bureau of Management, Office of

Administrative Services, Information

Records Division, U.S. Agency for

International Development, Washington,

DC (202) 712–1765 or via e-mail

MBall@USAID.Gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Number: OMB 0412–0012.

Form Number: N/A.

Title: Supplier’s Certificate Agreement

with the U.S. Agency for International

Development—Invoice and Contract

Abstract.

Type of Submission: Renew.

Purpose: The U.S. Agency for

International Development (USAID)

finances goods and related services

under its Commodity Import Program

which are contracted for by public and

private entities in the countries

receiving the USAID assistance. Since

USAID is not a party to these contracts,

USAID needs some means to collect

information directly from the suppliers

of the goods and related services and to

enable to USAID to take appropriate

action against them in the event they do

not comply with the applicable

regulations. USAID does this by

securing from the suppliers, as a

condition for the disbursement of funds

a certificate and agreement with USAID

which contains appropriate

representations by the suppliers.

Annual Reporting Burden:

Respondents: 400.

Total annual responses: 3,600.

Total annual hours requested: 1,800.

Dated: September 5, 1997.

Willette L. Smith,

Acting Chief, Information Records Division,

Office of Administrative Services, Bureau of

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–24536 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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