58978 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 211 / Friday, October 31, 1997 / Notices

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the Executive Secretary,

ANS Task Force, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite

840, Arlington, Virginia 22203–1622

and will be available for inspection

during regular business hours within 30

days following the meeting.

Dated: October 28, 1997.

Gary Edwards,

Assistant Director—Fisheries, Co-Chair,

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Request for Public Comments on

Extension of Existing Information

Collection To Be Submitted to OMB for

Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

A request extending the information

collection described below will be

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)).

Copies of the proposed collection may

be obtained by contacting the Bureau’s

clearance officer at the phone number

listed below. Public comments on the

proposal should be made within 60 days

directly to the Bureau Clearance Officer,

U.S. Geological survey, 807 National

Center, Reston, VA 20192.

As required by OMB regulations at 5

CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the U.S. Geological

Survey solicits specific public

comments as to:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions on the

bureaus, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

2. The accuracy of the bureau’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used:

3. The quality, utility, and clarity of

the information to be collected; and.

4. How to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: North American Reporting

Center for Amphibian Malformations.

OMB Approval No: 1028–0056.

Summary: The collection of

information referred herein applies to a

World-Wide Web site that permits

individuals who observed malformed

amphibians or who inspect substantial

numbers of normal or malformed

amphibians to report those observations

and related information. The Web site is

termed the North American Reporting

Center for Amphibian Malformations.

Information will be used by scientists

and federal, state and local agencies to

identify areas where malformed

amphibians occur and the rates of

occurrence.

Estimated Completion Times: 20

minutes.

Estimated Annual Number Of

Respondents: 900.

Frequency: Once.

300 hours: 300 hours.

Affected Public: Primarily U.S. and

Canadian residents.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To obtain copies of the survey, contact

the Bureau clearance office, U.S.

Geological Survey, 807 National Center,

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,

Virginia, 20192, telephone (703) 648–

7313, or go to the Web Site (http://

www.npsc.nbs.gov./narcam).

Dated: October 20, 1997.

Susan Haseltine,

Deputy Chief Biologist for Science.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–933–1430–01; IDI–13232, IDI 015026C]

Termination of Recreation and Public

Purpose Act Classification and Desert

Land Entry Classification and Opening

Order; Idaho

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice terminates a

Recreation and Public Purpose Act

Classification on 639.84 acres and a

Desert Land Classification on 16.26

acres, as these classifications are no

longer needed. A portion of the lands

affected by these classifications will be

exchanged to the State of Idaho

pursuant to section 206 of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 31, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Catherine D. Foster, BLM Idaho State

Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise,

Idaho 83709, 208–373–3863.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July

31, 1964, the following lands were

classified as unsuitable for entry under

the Desert Land Act of March 3, 1877 as

amended and supplemented (43 U.S.C.

321, et. seq.): lot 7 of section 24, T. 6

N., R. 35 E., Boise Meridian. On

December 29, 1980, the following

described lands were classified as

unsuitable for entry under the

Recreation and Public Purposes Act of

June 14, 1926, as amended (43 U.S.C.

869–869–4): lot 17, S1⁄2SW1⁄4,

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4 of section 22, and N1⁄2,

N1⁄2S1⁄2 of section 27, T. 6 N., R. 36 E.,

Boise Meridian. Both the classification

and segregation on the above described

lands are hereby terminated. The area

described above aggregates 656.1 acres

in Jefferson County.

At 9 a.m. on October 31, 1997 both

classifications will be terminated. A

portion of these lands will remain

closed to location and entry under the

public land laws and the mining laws,

as they are currently segregated for

exchange. The only lands which will be

opened to location and entry are

described as follows:

T. 6 N., R. 36 E., B.M., section 27:

N1⁄2, N1⁄2S1⁄2.

At 9 a.m. on October 31, 1997 these

lands will be opened to operation of the

public land laws generally, subject to

valid existing rights, the provisions of

existing withdrawals, and the

requirements of applicable law. All

valid applications received at or prior to

9 a.m. on October 31, 1997 be

considered simultaneously filed at that

time. Those received thereafter will be

considered in the order of filing.

At 9 a.m. on October 31, 1997 these

lands will be opened to location and

entry under the United States mining

laws, subject to valid existing rights, the

provisions of existing withdrawals,

other segregations of record and the

requirements of applicable law.

Appropriation of any of the lands

described above under the general

mining laws prior to the date and time

of restoration is unauthorized. Any such

attempted appropriation, including

attempted adverse possession under 30

U.S.C. 38, shall vest no rights against

the United States. Acts required to

establish a location and to initiate a

right of possession are governed by State

law where not in conflict with Federal

law. The Bureau of Land Management

will not intervene in disputes between

rival locators over possessory rights

since Congress has provided for such

determinations in local courts.

Dated: October 22, 1997.

Jimmie Buxton,

Branch Chief, Lands and Minerals.

[FR Doc. 97–28866 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

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