Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 200 / Thursday, October 16, 1997 / Notices 53795

Number of

respondents × Frequency ofresponse × Hours perresponse = BurdenHours

Survey ........................................................................................ 3,000 1 .25 750

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 750.

Status: New.

Contact: Ndeye Jackson, HUD, (202)

708–5537 x105; Joseph F. Lackey, Jr.,

OMB, (202) 395–7316.

Dated: October 8, 1997.

[FR Doc. 97–27348 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–910–07–1020–00]

New Mexico Resource Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of council meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act and the Federal Advisory

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5 U.S.C.

Appendix 1, The Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), announces a meeting of the New

Mexico Resource Advisory Council

(RAC). The meeting will be held on

November 20 and 21, 1997 at the

Amberley Suites Hotel, 7620 Pan

America Freeway, Albuquerque, NM

87109.

This is a transitional meeting for

newly appointed RAC members. The

agenda for the RAC meeting will

include agreement on the meeting

agenda, any RAC comments on the draft

summary minutes of the last RAC

meeting of June 25–26, 1997 in

Mescalero, NM., briefing on the status of

the NEPA process for the RAC

Standards for Rangeland Health and

Guidelines for Livestock Grazing,

review and discussion of the June 26,

1997 New Mexico RAC Off Highway

Vehicle recommendations, a BLM

Weeds Program presentation and

discussions about topics for future RAC

meetings.

The meeting will begin on November

20, 1997 at 9 a.m. The meeting is open

to the public. The time for the public to

address the RAC is on the Thursday,

November 20, 1997, from 3 p.m. to 5

p.m. The RAC may reduce or extend the

end time of 5 p.m. depending on the

number of people wishing to address

the RAC. The length of time available

for each person to address the RAC will

be established at the start of the public

comment period and will depend on

how many people there are that wish to

address the RAC. At the completion of

the public comments the RAC may

continue discussion on its Agenda

items. The meeting on November 21,

1997, will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The

end time of 4 p.m. for the meeting may

be changed depending on the work

remaining for the RAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bob Armstrong, New Mexico State

Office, Planning and Policy Team,

Bureau of Land Management, 1474

Rodeo Road, PO Box 27115, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87502–0115, telephone

(505) 438–7436.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Resource Advisory

Council is to advise the Secretary of the

Interior, through the BLM, on a variety

of planning and management issues

associated with the management of

public lands. The Council’s

responsibilities include providing

advice on long-range planning,

establishing resource management

priorities and assisting the BLM to

identify State and regional standards for

rangeland health and guidelines for

grazing management.

Dated: October 9, 1997.

Gilbert J. Lucero,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 97–27352 Filed 10–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Intent To Extend Existing

Concession Contracts and Permits

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Act of October

9, 1965 (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C. 20 et

seq.), notice is hereby given that the

National Park Service intends to extend

the following concession contracts and

permits. These extensions are necessary

to allow the continuation of public

services during the completion of the

planning for the parks. The current

concessioners have performed their

obligations to the satisfaction of the

Secretary and retain their rights of

preference under this administrative

action of extending the existing

contracts and permits.

The following concession contracts

and permits will be extended for a

period of one year through December

31, 1998: Jackson Hole Ski Corporation,

LP–GRTE–024–90; Rendezvous Ski

Tours, LP–GRTE025–90; Triangle X

Ranch, CC–GRTE004—78; Triangle X

Ranch, GRTE051–91; The National

Outdoor Leadership School, LP–

GRTE047–90; Spring Creek Ranch, LP–

GRTE032–90; Greater Yellowstone

Expeditions, LP–GRTE044–91;

Samaritan Health System, CP–

GLCA021–94; Silver Peaks Enterprises,

Inc., CP–ROMO004–94.

The following concession contracts

and permits will be extended for a

period of two years through December

31, 1999: Wilderness River Adventures,

Inc., CC–GLCA001–93; Edward

Desrosier DBA Sun Tours, CP–

GLAC010–94; Horseshoe Bend Marina,

CP–BICA003–94; Rim House, CP–

BLCA001–94; Lucon Corporation, CP–

BICA007–94.

The following concession contracts

and permits will be extended for a

period of three years through December

31, 2000: Verkamps, Inc., CC–

GRCA005–88; Grand Canyon Trail

Rides, Inc., CC–GRCA004–88.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These

concession contracts and permits will

expire on or before December 31, 1997,

unless extended. The National Park

Service will not renew these contracts

and permits for an extended period

until planning can be conducted to

determine the future direction for

concession services at these parks. The

necessary planning processes are

expected to begin shortly and will affect

the future of these concessions. The

planning processes are expected to take

one, two, or three years to complete.

Until the planning processes are

completed, it will not be in the best

interest of the National Park Service to

enter into long term concession

contracts and permits. For these

reasons, it is the intention of the

National Park Service to extend the

current contracts and permits for a

period of one, two, or three years

beginning on or before January 1, 1998.

Information about this notice can be

sought from: Chief, Concessions

Management, Intermountain Region,

Attention: Judy Jennings, National Park

Service, 12795 West Alameda Parkway,

P.O. Box 25287, Denver, Colorado

80225–0287, e-mail

rmsoXconcessions@nps.gov, or call:

(303) 969–2661.