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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Availability of Plan of Operations and

Environmental Assessment for Drilling

and Production of 3 Gas Wells; Mesa

Operating Company (Lake Meredith

National Recreation Area), Hutchinson

County, TX

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with Section 9.52(b) of Title 36 of the

Code of Federal Regulations that the

National Park Service has received from

Mesa Operating Company a Plan of

Operations for the Drilling and

Production of 3 gas wells within Lake

Meredith National Recreation Area,

Potter County, TX.

The Plan of Operation and

Environmental Assessment are available

for public review and comment for a

period of 30 days from the publication

date of this notice in the Office of the

Superintendent, Lake Meredith National

Recreation Area/Alibates Flint Quarries

National Monument, 419 East

Broadway, Fritch, TX. Copies are

available from the Superintendent, Lake

Meredith National Recreation Area/

Alibates Flint Quarries National

Monument, Post Office Box 1460,

Fritch, TX 79036 and will be sent upon

request, subject to a charge for copying.

Dated: October 17, 1997.

John Benjamin,

Superintendent, Lake Meredith National

Recreation Area/Alibates Flint Quarries

National Monument.

[FR Doc. 97–28923 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory

Commission; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770, 5

U.S.C. App 1, section 10), that a meeting

of the Cape Cod National Seashore

Advisory Commission will be held on

Friday, November 21, 1997.

The Commission was reestablished

pursuant to Public Law 99–349,

Amendment 24. The purpose of the

Commission is to consult with the

Secretary of the Interior, or his designee,

with respect to matters relating to the

development of the Cape Cod National

Seashore, and with respect to carrying

out the provisions of sections 4 and 5

of the Act establishing the Seashore.

The Commission members will first

meet at 10:00 a.m. at Headquarters,

Marconi Station to carpool for a site

visit to Hatches Harbor/ Provincetown

Airport. As transportation is unavailable

for the public, they are invited to meet

the members on-site at about 10:30 a.m.

The Commission members will then

reconvene at Headquarters, Marconi

Station at 1:00 p.m. for the regular

business meeting which will be held for

the following reasons:

1. Adoption of Agenda

2. Approval of Minutes of Previous

Meeting 9/19/97

3. Reports of Officers

4. Report of Nickerson Subcommittee

5. Hatches Harbor Followup

6. Superintendent’s Report

Introduction of new Deputy

Superintendent, Mike Murray

Highlands Center for Arts &

Environment

News from Washington

GMP

7. Old Business—GMP Subcommittee

Report

8. New Business

9. Agenda for next meeting

10. Date for next meeting

11. Public comment

12. Adjournment

The meeting is open to the public. It

is expected that 15 persons will be able

to attend the meeting in addition to the

Commission members.

Interested persons may make oral/

written presentations to the Commission

during the business meeting or file

written statements. Such requests

should be made to the park

superintendent at least seven days prior

to the meeting. Further information

concerning the meeting may be obtained

from the Superintendent, Cape Cod

National Seashore, 99 Marconi Site

Road, Wellfleet, MA 02667.

Richard Obernesser,

Acting Superintendent.

[FR Doc. 97–28924 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Justice Management Division; Agency

Information Collection Activities;

Proposed Collection

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review: extension of previously

approved collection, Department of

Justice procurement blanket clearance.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until December 30, 1997.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time should be directed to Mr.

Larry Silvis (phone number and address

listed below). If you have additional

comments, suggestions, or need a copy

of the proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Mr. Larry Silvis, (202) 616–3754,

Management and Planning Staff, Room

1400, National Place Building, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530.

Overview of this information

Collection:

(1) Type of information collection:

Extension of Current Collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

Department of Justice Procurement

Blanket Clearance.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

Procurement Solicitation Documents,

Justice Management Division,

Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract. Primary: Commercial

organizations and individuals who

voluntarily submit offers and bids to

compete for contract awards to provide

supplies and services required by the

Government. All work statements and

pricing data are required to evaluate the

contractors bid or proposal.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time for

an average respondent to respond: 3,000
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respondents, 20 hours average response

time.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with this

collection: 60,000 hours annually.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: October 27, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–28857 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993—Inter Company

Collaboration for Aids Drug

Development

Notice is hereby given that, on

September 15, 1997, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’),

Inter Company Collaboration for Aids

Drug Development (The Collaboration)

filed written notifications

simultaneously with the Attorney

General and the Federal Trade

Commission. The notifications were

filed for the purpose of extending the

Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages

under specified circumstances.

As indicated in its previous filings,

the Collaboration is intended to

facilitate more efficient concomitant and

or comparative research on HIV

antiviral compounds through the

sharing of scientific information among

its members, the sharing of compounds

to conduct appropriate investigations

for clinical research, and the

coordination of certain clinical trials

conducted independently by certain of

its members. A purpose of this filing is

to confirm that these activities of the

Collaboration encompass gene therapy

related to the treatment of HIV infection

and AIDS.

The Collaboration may also engage in

the collection, analysis and exchange of

research information, including

information on statistical techniques

applicable to AIDS research with other

groups or entities engaged in research

on HIV and AIDS, as well as within the

Collaboration.

In addition, the Collaboration may, as

an organization, engage in scientific and

policy discussions with governmental

agencies (including FDA and NIH). This

activity may involve development,

exchange and analysis of scientific

information within the Collaboration,

and presentation, analysis and

discussion by the Collaboration with

government agencies. Such discussions

may include consideration of the

appropriate surrogate markers for

approval of AIDS anti-viral drugs and

innovative statistical techniques to

address issues presented by AIDS drug

clinical trials. This activity may also

involve the development and

presentation of regulatory positions by

the Collaboration to governmental

agencies.

Although no changes have been made

in the membership of the Collaboration,

Collaboration member AJI PHARMA

USA, Inc. has merged with its parent,

Ajinomoto Co., Inc.; Collaboration

member Triangle Pharmaceuticals Inc.

has acquired Avid Corporation by

merger with a subsidiary; and

Collaboration member Ciba-Geigy AG

has merged with Sandoz AG to form

Novartis AG. As a part of the merger

process, the Ciba-Geigy pharmaceutical

operations, including its membership in

the Collaboration, became part of

Novartis Pharma AG, Novartis,

pharmaceutical operating subsidiary.

Membership in the Collaboration

remains open.

On May 27, 1993, the Collaboration

filed its original notification pursuant to

Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department

of Justice published a notice in the

Federal Register pursuant to Section

6(b) of the Act on July 6, 1993 (58 FR

36223). The last notification was filed

with the Department on August 23,

1996. A notice was published in the

Federal Register on September 17, 1996

(61 FR 48982).

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations, Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 97–28949 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993; National Information

Infrastructure Testbed

Notice is hereby given that, on August

11, 1997, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the

National Cooperative Research and

Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C.

§ 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), National

Information Infrastructure Testbed, Inc.,

d/b/a InfoTEST International

(‘‘InfoTEST’’) has filed written

notifications simultaneously with the

Attorney General and the Federal Trade

Commission disclosing changes in

membership. the notifications were filed

for the purpose of extending the Act’s

provisions limiting the recovery of

antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages

under specified circumstances.

Specifically, Agility Forum-Lehigh

University, and Network & Systems

Consulting are no longer members of

InfoTEST.

No other changes have been made in

the membership, nature, or objectives of

the consortium. Membership in

InfoTEST remains open, and the

consortium intends to file additional

written notifications disclosing all

changes in membership.

On December 7, 1993, InfoTEST filed

its original notification (as the National

Information Infrastructure Testbed)

pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The

Department of Justice published a notice

in the Federal Register pursuant to

Section 6(b) of the Act on May 18, 1994

(60 FR 25,960).

The last notification was filed with

the Department of Justuce on June 10,

1997. A notice for this filing has not yet

been published in the Federal Register.

Constance K. Robinson,

Director of Operations Antitrust Division.

[FR Doc. 97–28953 Filed 10–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Antitrust Division

Notice Pursuant to the National

Cooperative Research and Production

Act of 1993; Portland Cement

Association

Notice is hereby given that, on

September 15, 1997, pursuant to Section

6(a) of the National Cooperative

Research and Production Act of 1993,

15 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), the

Portland Cement Association (‘‘PCA’’)

filed notifications simultaneously with

the Attorney General and the Federal

Trade Commission disclosing (1) a

change in membership and (2) changes

in the names of certain participants. The

notifications were filed for the purpose

of extending the Act’s provisions

limiting the recovery of antitrust

plaintiffs to actual damages under

specified circumstances. Specifically,

effective November 1, 1997, Texas

Industries, Dallas, TX will become a