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or Toll-free 800/686–8339. Individuals

with speech or hearing impairments

may call the Missouri Relay Services at

800/735–2966 (TTY). Fax: 573/222–

6150. E-Mail: R3planning@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

meetings will be held at the following

locations from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m.

Meetings are: 11/13/97—Concordia

Community Center, 802 Gordon Street,

Concordia, Missouri; 11/14/97—Holiday

Inn Sports Complex, 4011 Blue Ridge

Cut-off (Exit 9 off I–70), Kansas City,

Missouri; 11/17/97—The Columns

Banquet/Conference Center, 711

Fairlane (5th Street exit South off I–70),

St. Charles, Missouri; 11/18/97—

Holiday Inn Select (Executive Center),

2200 I–70 Drive S.W. (Stadium Exit 124

off I–70), Columbia, Missouri; and 11/

19/97—Lewis and Clark Hotel, Upper

Banquet Room, 6054 Highway 100,

Washington, Missouri. During the

public meetings, information may be

obtained by calling 573–718–7304.

Ms. Judy McClendon, Wildlife

Biologist, is the primary author of this

document. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service), Department of the

Interior, has prepared a draft

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

on its proposal to expand the Big

Muddy National Fish and Wildlife

Refuge in Missouri from its currently

authorized 16,628 acres to a total of

60,000 acres.

The Big Muddy National Fish and

Wildlife Refuge expansion would be

accomplished by acquiring from willing

sellers an additional 43,372 acres along

the Missouri River floodplain from

Kansas City, Missouri, to St. Louis,

Missouri, and the lower 10 miles of

major tributaries. Proposed additions

could be located in any of the twenty

counties that lie along this stretch of the

Missouri River. Selection criteria based

on values related to proposed

management goals will be used to

determine specific sites for acquisition.

Management goals of the Big Muddy

project are to restore acquired acreage to

a natural floodplain condition,

including bottomland forests, improve

and restore wetland values, improve

fishery and wildlife resources, and

provide additional public use areas for

fish and wildlife dependent recreation.

This action is designed to preserve

and restore natural river floodplain,

allow for management of viable and

diverse fish and wildlife habitats, and

provide for compatible fish and wildlife

dependent recreation.

The major alternatives under

consideration that were analyzed and

evaluated during planning are: (A) No

Action. The Refugee would not be

expanded beyond the currently

authorized 16,628 acres. This acreage

figure amounts to 2.7 percent of the

800,000 acre floodplain in this reach of

the Missouri River and is insufficient to

protect the health of the Missouri River

ecosystem; (B) Expand the Big Muddy

National Fish and Wildlife Refuge to

60,000 acres by acquisition of 43,372

acres dispersed along the Missouri River

corridor from its confluence with the

Kansas River, near Kansas City, to its

confluence with the Mississippi River,

near St. Louis, Missouri. Expansion

under Alternative B (Preferred) would

allow approximately 8 percent of

riverine habitat losses of the Missouri

River and its floodplain from Kansas

City to St. Louis, Missouri to be

restored. Three other alternatives were

considered but not analyzed. They

include: (C) Seek permanent protection

of fish, wildlife, and habitats through

cooperative agreements with

landowners and other agencies with no

acquisition of lands; (D) encourage

private land programs to preserve or

restore fish, wildlife, and their habitats

without further acquisition; and (E)

acquire the entire Missouri River

floodplain from Kansas City to St. Louis,

Missouri, about 800,000 acres.

Alternatives C, D, and E were rejected

because they did not have the capacity

to address the Service’s mandated

responsibilities, did not provide

permanent resource protection and

restoration opportunities, and/or failed

to meet the purpose and need for which

the Big Muddy Refuge was established.

Other government agencies and

members of the general public

contributed to the planning and

evaluation of the proposal and to the

preparation of this EIS. The Notice of

Intent to prepare this EIS was published

in the Federal Register on November 28,

1995. Public scoping meetings were

held in five locations in January 1996,

with over 300 comments received from

interested parties. The Service gave

presentations to county officials,

conservation groups, and other

interested parties as well as the media

and informed the public through

intermittent distribution of the Big

Muddy Update. The Service’s mailing

list has over 1,000 names.

All agencies and individuals are

urged to provide comments and

suggestions for improving this EIS by

January 7, 1998. All comments received

by the above date will be considered in

preparation of the final EIS for this

proposed action.

Dated: October 23, 1997.

Marvin E. Moriarty,

Acting Regional Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Sport Fishing and Wildlife Service,

Interior

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: As provided in section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, the Service announces a

meeting designed to foster partnerships

to enhance recreational fishing and

boating in the United States. This

meeting, sponsored by the Sport Fishing

and Boating Partnership Council

(Council), is open to the public and

interested persons may participate in a

facilitated, interactive discussion of

issues affecting public participation in

recreational fishing and boating

activities.

DATES: November 19, 1997, from 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Ramada Plaza Hotel, 901 N. Fairfax

Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314,

telephone (703) 683–6000.

Summary minutes of the conference

will be maintained by the Coordinator

for the Council at 1033 North Fairfax

Street, Suite 200, Arlington, VA 22314,

and will be available for public

inspection during regular business

hours within 30 days following the

meeting. Personal copies may be

purchased for the cost of duplication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doug Alcorn, Council Coordinator, at

703/836–1392.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Sport

Fishing and Boating Partnership

Council will convene representatives for

recreational fishing and boating

organizations, industry, federal and

state resource agencies, and other

interested parties to identify issues

affecting public participation in

recreational fishing and boating

activities. Meeting participants will

asked to provide their insights on the

reasons why people never begin or no

longer participate in recreational fishing

and boating. Participants will identify

and rank problems facing resource

managers, service providers, and

industry in maintaining an active

recreational fishing and boating
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constituency. Input from the meeting

participants will be used to complete a

situation analysis (Phase I) in a threephase process to develop a national

outreach/marketing strategy to increase

public participation in recreational

fishing and boating.

Dated: October 17, 1997.

Jamie Rappaport Clark,

Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Importer of Controlled Substances;

Notice of Registration

By Notice dated July 21, 1997, and

published in the Federal Register on

August 26, 1997, (62 FR 45271),

Applied Science Labs, Inc., A Division

of Altech Associates, Inc., 2701

Carolean Industrial Drive, P.O. Box 440,

State College, Pennsylvania 16801,

made application by renewal to the

Drug Enforcement Administration to be

registered as an importer of the basic

classes of controlled substances listed

below:

Drug Schedule

Heroin (9200) ................................ I

Morphine (9300) ........................... II

DEA has considered the factors in

Title 21, United States Code, Section

823(a) and determined that the

registration of Applied Science Labs to

import listed controlled substances is

consistent with the public interest and

with United States obligations under

international treaties, conventions, or

protocols in effect on May 1, 1971, at

this time. Therefore, pursuant to Section

1008(a) of the Controlled Substances

Import and Export Act and in

accordance with Title 21, Code of

Federal Regulations, Section 1301.34,

the above firm is granted registration as

an importer of the basic classes of

controlled substances listed above.

Dated: October 17, 1997.

John H. King,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

[DEA #171I]

Controlled Substances: 1997

Aggregate Production Quota

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA), Justice.

ACTION: Interim notice establishing a

1997 aggregate production quota and

request for comments.

SUMMARY: This interim notice

establishes a revised 1997 aggregate

production quota for codeine (for sale),

a Schedule II controlled substance, as

required under the Controlled

Substances Act of 1970.

DATES: This is effective on October 29,

1997. Comments must be received on or

before November 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments or

objections to the Acting Deputy

Administrator, Drug Enforcement

Administration, Washington, D.C.

20537, Attn.: DEA Federal Register

Representative/CCR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank L. Sapienza, Chief, Drug and

Chemical Evaluation Section, Drug

Enforcement Administration,

Washington, D.C. 20537, (202) 307–

7183.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

306 of the Controlled Substances Act

(21 U.S.C. 826), requires the Attorney

General to establish aggregate

production quotas for controlled

substances in Schedules I and II each

year. This responsibility has been

delegated to the Administrator of the

DEA pursuant to Section 0.100 of Title

28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

The Administrator, in turn, has

redelegated this function to the Acting

Deputy Administrator of the DEA

pursuant to Section 0.014 of Title 28 of

the Code of Federal Regulations.

The DEA established revised 1997

aggregate production quotas for

controlled substances in Schedules I

and II, including codeine (for sale), in a

Federal Register notice published on

August 15, 1997 (62 FR 43750). Since

publication of the revised 1997

aggregate production quotas, DEA has

received information which necessitates

an immediate increase in the revised

1997 aggregate production quota for

codeine (for sale). The increase for

codeine (for sale) is necessary to meet

additional and unforeseen domestic

manufacturing needs and export

requirements. For these reasons, an

interim notice is being published.

Therefore, under the authority vested

in the Attorney General by Section 306

of the Controlled Substances Act of

1970 (21 U.S.C. 826), delegated to the

Administrator of the DEA by Section

0.100 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal

Regulations, and redelegated to the

Acting Deputy Administrator, pursuant

to Section 0.104 of Title 28 of the Code

of Federal Regulations, the Acting

Deputy Administrator hereby orders

that the revised aggregate production

quota for the following controlled

substance, expressed in grams of

anhydrous base, be established as

follows:

Basic class

Established

revised

1997 quota

Codeine (for sale) ................. 58,140,000

All interested persons are invited to

submit their comments in writing

regarding this interim notice.

The Office of Management and Budget

has determined that notices of aggregate

production quotas are not subject to

centralized review under Executive

Order 12866. This action has been

analyzed in accordance with the

principles and criteria contained in

Executive Order 12612, and it has been

determined that this matter does not

have sufficient federalism implications

to warrant the preparation of a

Federalism Assessment.

The Acting Deputy Administrator

hereby certifies that this action will

have no significant impact upon small

entities whose interests must be

considered under the Regulatory

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. The

establishment of annual aggregate

production quotas for Schedule I and II

controlled substances is mandated by

law and by international treaty

obligations. Aggregate production

quotas apply to approximately 200 DEA

registered bulk and dosage from

manufacturers of Schedule I and II

controlled substances. The quotas are

necessary to provide for the estimated

medical, scientific, research and

industrial needs of the United States, for

export requirements and the

establishment and maintenance of

reserve stocks. While aggregate

production quotas are of primary

importance to large manufacturers, their

impact upon small entities is neither

negative nor beneficial. Accordingly, the

Acting Deputy Administrator has

determined that this action does not

require a regulatory flexibility analysis.

Dated: October 22, 1997.

James S. Milford,

Acting Deputy Administrator.

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