Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 221 / Monday, November 17, 1997 / Notices 61341

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892 93.893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: November 7, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 97–30086 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Assessment Plan: Grand Calumet

River, Indiana Harbor Ship Canal,

Indiana Harbor and Associated Lake

Michigan Environments; Notice of

Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the public

comment period for the document titled

‘‘Assessment Plan: Grand Calumet

River, Indiana Harbor Ship Canal,

Indiana Harbor and Associated Lake

Michigan Environments’’ is extended

for 30 days. Initial notice of availability

was published on October 14, 1997 with

a deadline for submittal of comments of

November 13, 1997. This notice extends

the comment period until 30 days from

the date of publication in the Federal

Register.

The U.S. Department of the Interior,

and the State of Indiana (‘‘trustees’’) are

trustees for natural resources considered

in this assessment, pursuant to subpart

G of the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan,

40 CFR 300.600 and 300.610, and

Executive Order 12580.

The trustees are following the

guidance of the Natural Resource

Damage Assessment Regulations found

at 43 CFR Part 11. The public review of

the Plan announced by this Notice is

provided for in 43 CFR 11.32(c).

Interested members of the public are

invited to review and comment on the

Plan. Copies of the Plan can be

requested from the address listed below.

All written comments will be

considered by the trustees and included

in the Report of Assessment, at the

conclusion of the assessment process.

DATES: Written comments on the Plan

must be submitted on or before

December 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the

Plan may be made to: Supervisor,

Ecological Services Office, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 620 S. Walker Street,

Bloomington, Indiana 47403

or:

Ms. Elizabeth Admire, Indiana

Department of Environmental

Management, 100 N. Senate Avenue,

P.O. Box 6015, Indianapolis, Indiana

46206–6015.

Comments on the Plan should be sent

to the Indiana Department of

Environmental Management at the

address listed above. The trustees will

coordinate comment review.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

trustees are undertaking an assessment

of damages resulting from the suspected

injury to natural resources of the Grand

Calumet River, Indiana Harbor Ship

Canal, Indiana Harbor and Associated

Lake Michigan Environments which

have been exposed to hazardous

substances released by area steel mills,

refineries and other potential sources. It

is suspected that this exposure has

caused injury and resultant damages to

trustee resources. The injury and

resultant damages will be assessed

under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, as

amended, and the Clean Water Act, as

amended. The Plan addresses the

trustees’ overall assessment approach

and utilizes existing data. Plan addenda

may be prepared by the trustees to

provide public notice of additional data

collection activities.

William F. Hartwig,

Regional Director, Region 3, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 97–30094 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Technology Transfer Act of 1986

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed Cooperative

Research and Development Agreement

(CRADA) negotiations.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey

(USGS) is planning to enter into a

Cooperative Research and Development

Agreement (CRADA) with Lizardtech

Company, Seattle, Washington. The

purpose of the CRADA is to jointly

discover the most efficient and

affordable delivery mechanisms and

product development methods for

digital image data; specifically large

numbers of Digital Orthophoto

Quadrangles in more acceptable formats

to a wider market segment.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be addressed

to the Acting Chief of Research, U.S.

Geological Survey, National Mapping

Division, 500 National Center, 12201

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia

20192; Telephone (703) 648–4643,

facsimile (703) 648–4706; Internet

‘‘ebrunson@usgs.gov’’.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ernest B. Brunson, address above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is to meet the USGS requirement

stipulated in the USGS Survey Manual.

Dated: October 31, 1997.

Richard E. Witmer,

Chief, National Mapping Division.

[FR Doc. 97–30064 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–017–1430–00/G010–G8–0250]

Emergency Closure for the Elk Springs

Area of Critical Environmental Concern

(ACEC), Sandoval County, New Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of emergency closure of

access.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

effective November 17, 1997, a road

located within the NE1⁄4 of section 29,

T. 19 N., R. 1 W., NMPM, is closed to

all forms of access except as specifically

authorized by the Bureau of Land

Management. The purpose of this road

closure is to prevent unnecessary

degradation of resources, undue

environmental damage and to ensure

resource protection on public lands. The

area is being temporarily closed during

the winter and spring when the elk/deer

are most heavily occupying the area. All

roads within the proximity of the Elks

Spring ACEC are limited to motorized

vehicles, using existing roads and trials.

The emergency access closure is in

accordance with the provisions of 43

CFR 8364.1. This designation remains in

effect until further notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe

Jaramillo, Realty Specialist at Bureau of

Land Management, Rio Puerco Resource

Area, 435 Montano NE, Albuquerque,

New Mexico 87107, (505) 761–8779.

Dated: November 5, 1997.

Michael R. Ford,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–30060 Filed 11–14–97; 8:45 am]

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