52572 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 195 / Wednesday, October 8, 1997 / Notices

Government Documents Library, Loyola

University, 6363 St. Charles Avenue,

New Orleans;

Iberville Parish Library, 24605 J. Gerald

Berret Boulevard, Plaquemine;

Jefferson Parish Regional Branch

Library, 4747 West Napoleon Avenue,

Metairie;

Jefferson Parish West Bank Outreach

Branch Library, 2751 Manhattan

Boulevard, Harvey;

Lafayette Public Library, 301 W.

Congress Street, Lafayette;

Lafitte Branch Library, Route 1, Box 2,

Lafitte;

Lafourche Parish Library, 303 West 5th

Street, Thibodaux;

Louisiana State University Library, 760

Riverside Road, Baton Rouge;

Louisiana Tech University, Prescott

Memorial Library, Everet Street,

Ruston;

LUMCON, Library, Star Route 541,

Chauvin;

McNeese State University, Luther E.

Frazar Memorial Library, Ryan Street,

Lake Charles;

New Orleans Public Library, 219 Loyola

Avenue, New Orleans;

Nicholls State University, Nicholls State

Library, Leighton Drive, Thibodaux;

Plaquemines Parish Library, 203

Highway 11, South, Buras;

St. Bernard Parish Library, 1125 East St.

Bernard Highway, Chalmette;

St. Charles Parish Library, 105

Lakewood Drive, Luling;

St. John The Baptist Parish Library,

1334 West Airline Highway, LaPlace;

St. Mary Parish Library, 206 Iberia

Street, Franklin;

St. Tammany Parish Library, Covington

Branch, 310 West 21st Street,

Covington;

St. Tammany Parish Library, Slidell

Branch, 555 Robert Boulevard, Slidell;

Terrebonne Parish Library, 424 Roussell

Street, Houma;

Tulane University, Howard Tilton

Memorial Library, 7001 Freret Street,

New Orleans;

University of New Orleans Library,

Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans;

University of Southwestern LA, Dupre

Library, 302 East St. Mary Boulevard,

Lafayette;

Vermilion Parish Library, Abbeville

Branch, 200 North Street, Abbeville;

There will be three public hearings

held to receive comments on the draft

multisale EIS. The hearings will provide

us with information that will help in the

evaluation of the potential effects of the

proposed lease sales. Hearings will be

held in: New Orleans, Louisiana, on

October 29, 1997; 1:00–3:00 p.m.,

Minerals Management Service, 1201

Elmwood Park Boulevard, Conference

Room 111, Jefferson, Louisiana; Austin,

Texas, on October 28, 1997; 1:00–3:00

p.m., Doubletree Hotel, 303 West 15th;

Corpus Christi, Texas, on October 29,

1997; 7:00–9:00 p.m., Texas A&M

University, Natural Resources Center,

Room 1003, 6300 Ocean Drive; and

Houston, Texas, on October 30, 1997;

1:00–3:00 p.m., Adam’s Mark Hotel,

2900 Briarpark Drive.

If you wish to testify at a hearing, you

may register beginning 1 hour prior to

the meeting. Speakers will be limited to

10 minutes. Each hearing will recess

when all speakers have had an

opportunity to testify. If there are no

additional speakers, we will adjourn the

hearing immediately after the recess.

Written statements submitted at a

hearing will be considered part of the

hearing record. If you are unable to

attend the hearing, you may submit

written statements until December 2,

1997. Send written statements to the

Regional Director (MS–5410), Minerals

Management Service, Gulf of Mexico

OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park

Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana

70123–2394.

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Thomas A. Readinger,

Acting Associate Director for Offshore

Minerals Management.

[FR Doc. 97–26636 Filed 10–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Notice of Transfer of Lands—Colorado

River Storage Project, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

SUMMARY: By virtue of the authority

vested in the Secretary of the Interior by

Section 8 of the Colorado River Storage

Project (CRSP) Act of April 11, 1956 (70

Stat. 110), and his delegation of

authority to the Commissioner of the

Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation),

jurisdiction over the following

described land, which lies within the

exterior boundary of the Bureau of Land

Management’s (BLM) Montrose

Resource Area, Colorado, and which

was acquired by Reclamation for fish

and wildlife mitigation purposes for the

development of the Wayne P. Aspinall

Unit, a unit of the CRSP, is hereby

transferred to BLM for fish and wildlife

purposes.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Memorandum

of agreement between Reclamation and

BLM are on file in the Office of the

Regional Director, Upper Colorado

Region, Bureau of Reclamation, 125

South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah;

and the State Director, Colorado State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood,

Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Darrell Welch, Bureau of Reclamation,

Upper Colorado Region, 125 South State

Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138 or

telephone (801) 524–3765.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the National Intragency Agreement

between Reclamation and BLM dated

March 25, 1983, agreements may be

executed between both agencies for

recreation, and fish and wildlife

management activities on Federal land.

Statutory authority for such agreements

includes: Section 307, Federal Land

Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C.

1937); Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 686);

and Reclamation Act of 1902 (43 U.S.C.

Chapter 12) as amended or

supplemented thereto.

Parcel No. WAU-(mit.)-1 describes the

225 acres of Reclamation acquired land

to be transferred to BLM. The parcel

consists of that portion of the

McCluskey property as referenced by

Memorandum of Agreement, Contract

No. 0–LM–40–00340, dated July 30,

1992, between Reclamation and BLM.

Pursuant to Section 8 of the CRSP, the

above land shall become BLM land with

the provision that the land is

administered and managed for angler

access and other fish and wildlife

purposes.

Dated: October 2, 1997.

Eluid L. Martinez,

Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation.

[FR Doc. 97–26693 Filed 10–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Bay-Delta Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council (BDAC) will meet to discuss

several issues including: follow-up from

items from the previous meeting;

receive advice on tradeoffs associated

with the CALFED alternatives; update

BDAC on ongoing CALFED activities.

BDAC members are also invited to

attend an informal educational session

to discuss legislation that may be

introduced in the California State

Legislature pertaining to the CALFED

Bay-Delta Program. Both the informal

educational session and the meeting is
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 195 / Wednesday, October 8, 1997 / Notices 52573

open to the public. For the meeting,

interested persons may make oral

statements to the BDAC or may file

written statements for consideration.

DATE: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council

informal educational session will be

held from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on

Tuesday, November 4, 1997. The BDAC

meeting will be held from 9:30 am to

5:00 pm on Tuesday, November 4, 1997

and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on

Wednesday, November 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council educational session will be held

at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 1209 L

Street, Sacramento, California 95814.

The Bay-Delta Advisory Council

meeting will meet at the Sacramento

Convention Center, 1030 15th Street,

Sacramento, California 95814, (916)

264–5291.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Mary Selkirk, CALFED Bay-Delta

Program, at (916) 657–2666. If

reasonable accommodation is needed

due to a disability, please contact the

Equal Employment Opportunity Office

at (916) 653–6952 or TDD (916) 653–

6934 at least one week prior to the

meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San

Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin

Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta system) is a

critically important part of California’s

natural environment and economy. In

recognition of the serious problems

facing the region and the complex

resource management decisions that

must be made, the state of California

and the Federal government are working

together to stabilize, protect, restore,

and enhance the Bay-Delta system. The

State and Federal agencies with

management and regulatory

responsibilities in the Bay-Delta system

are working together as CALFED to

provide policy direction and oversight

for the process.

One area of Bay-Delta management

includes the establishment of a joint

State-Federal process to develop longterm solutions to problems in the BayDelta system related to fish and wildlife,

water supply reliability, natural

disasters, and water quality. The intent

is to develop a comprehensive and

balanced plan which addresses all of the

resource problems. This effort, the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program),

is being carried out under the policy

direction of CALFED. The CALFED BayDelta Program is exploring and

developing a long-term solution for a

cooperative planning process that will

determine the most appropriate strategy

and actions necessary to improve water

quality, restore health to the Bay-Delta

ecosystem, provide for a variety of

beneficial uses, and minimize Bay-Delta

system vulnerability. A group of citizen

advisers representing California’s

agricultural, environmental, urban,

business, fishing, and other interests

who have a stake in finding long term

solutions for the problems affecting the

Bay-Delta system has been chartered

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA) as the Bay-Delta Advisory

Council (BDAC) to advise CALFED on

the program mission, problems to be

addressed, and objectives for the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program. BEDAC

provides a forum to help ensure public

participation, and will review reports

and other materials prepared by

CALFED staff.

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the CALFED Bay-Delta

Program, Suite 1155, 1416 Ninth Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814, and will be

available for public inspection during

regular business hours, Monday through

Friday within 30 days following the

meeting.

Dated: October 1, 1997.

Roger Patterson,

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 97–26626 Filed 10–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–383]

Advice Concerning Possible

Modifications to the U.S. Generalized

System of Preferences; Imports of Raw

Cane Sugar From Brazil

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Amendment of scope of the

investigation.

SUMMARY: Following receipt on October

2, 1997, of a request from the United

States Trade Representative (USTR), the

Commission amended the scope of its

investigation No. 332–383, Advice

Concerning Possible Modifications to

the U.S. Generalized System of

Preferences, to include advice

concerning whether any industry in the

United States is likely to be adversely

affected by a waiver of the competitive

need limits specified in section

503(c)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974

with respect to imports of raw cane

sugar from Brazil, provided for under

subheading 1701.11.10 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 3, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

(1) Project Manager, Cynthia B. Foreso

(202–205–3348)

(2) Agricultural and forest products,

Douglas Newman (202–205–3328)

(3) Energy, chemicals, and textiles, Eric

Land (202–205–3349)

(4) Minerals, metals, machinery, and

miscellaneous manufactures,

Vincent DeSapio (202–205–3435)

(5) Services, electronics, and

transportation, Laura Polly (202–

205–3408)

All of the above are in the

Commission’s Office of Industries. For

information on legal aspects of the

investigation contact William Gearhart

of the Commission’s Office of the

General Counsel at 202–205–3091.

Background

The Commission’s notice of

institution of the investigation and the

scheduling of a public hearing was

published in the Federal Register of

September 18, 1997 (62 F.R. 49028). The

public hearing will be held on October

21, 1997, as announced in the notice

published on September 18. Persons

wishing to appear at the public hearing

and offer testimony concerning the

effect of waiver of competitive need

limitation on raw cane sugar from Brazil

should file a letter asking to testify with

the Secretary, United States

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, not

later than the close of business (5:15

p.m.) on October 14, 1997. In addition,

persons testifying should file prehearing

briefs (original and 14 copies) with the

Secretary by close of business on

October 14, 1997. All other dates

announced in the notice of September

18, 1997 will remain the same.

In lieu of or in addition to appearing

at the public hearing, interested persons

are invited to submit written statements

concerning the investigation. Written

statements should be received by the

close of business on October 29, 1997.

Commercial or financial information

which a submitter desires the

Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted on separate sheets of

paper, each clearly marked

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ at

the top. All submissions requesting

confidential treatment must conform

with the requirements of section 201.6

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All

written submissions, except for

confidential business information, will

be made available for inspection by

interested persons. All submissions

should be addressed to the Secretary at

the Commission’s office in Washington,

D.C.