64396 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 234 / Friday, December 5, 1997 / Notices

The Peregrine Fund’s ‘‘Safe Harbor’’

program.

Renne Lohoefener,

Acting Regional Director, Region 2,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC); Public Comment on the

Proposal to Develop the ‘‘FGDC

Standard for a Geologic Data Model’’

as a Federal Geographic Data

Committee Standard

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The FGDC is soliciting public

comments on the proposal to develop a

‘‘FGDC Standard for a Geologic Data

Model.’’ If the proposal is approved, the

standard will be developed following

the FGDC standards development and

approval process. If the standard is

adopted by the FGDC, it must be

followed by all Federal agencies

collecting geologic data directly or

indirectly, through grants, partnerships,

or contracts.

In its assigned Federal leadership in

the development of the National Spatial

Data Infrastructure (NSDI), the FGDC

recognizes that FGDC standards must

also meet the needs and recognize the

views of State and local governments,

academia, industry, and the public. The

purpose of this notice is to solicit such

views. The FGDC invites the community

to review the proposal and comment on

the objectives, scope, approach, and

usability of the proposed standard;

identify existing related standards; and

indicate their interest in participating in

the development of the standard.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 19, 1997.

CONTACT AND ADDRESSES: The complete

proposal is included in this notice. It is

also posted at Internet address: http://

www.fgdc.gov/Standards/Documents/

Proposals/geomod.html

Comments may be submitted via

Internet mail or by submitting an

electronic copy on diskette. Send

comments via Internet to: gdcgeomod@www.gdc.gov. Comments emailed as attachments must be in ASCII

format.

A soft copy version may be submitted

on a 3.5 x 3.5 diskette in WordPrefect

5.0 or 6.0/6.1 format, along with one

hardcopy version of the comments, to

the FGDC Secretariat (attn: Jennifer Fox)

at U.S. Geological Survey, 590 National

Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,

Reston, Virginia, 20192.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following

is the complete proposal for the ‘‘FGDC

Standard for a Geologic Data Model’’.

Project Title: FGDC Standard for

Geologic Data Model.

Date of Proposal: April 18, 1997,

revised: July 14, 1997.

Type of Standard Proposed: Logical

Data Model.

Submitting Organization: FGDC

Geologic Data Subcommittee.

Point of Contact: David R. Soller,

USGS.

Objectives: The objective of this

standard is to create a logical data

model that will describe the various

critical entities of a geologic map and

the relations among them.

Scope: This standard will describe

how geologic map information will be

configured in digital format, and will

not proscribe methods by which

geologic maps will be made. Geologic

maps are very diverse in the type of

information contained. The developers

of the geologic map data model

recognize this diversity, but will focus

on the elements of geologic maps that

are common to all or at least most

geologic maps. In recognition of the

diversity of information in geologic

maps, the data model is being designed

to allow for development of extensions

to the standard. The intent is to develop

and propose a standard that is widely

accepted by map producers using a

wide variety of computer and software

systems.

Justification/Benefits: Geologic maps

are produced by various State and

Federal agencies, according to various

locally-developed guidelines for content

and form. A geologic data model is

needed by the geoscience community to

provide consistency to the map data that

are archived and served to the public

and to promote the exchange of digital

map data. The model will aid in the

development of systematic mapping

coverage for the Nation, and will

facilitate production of a variety of

derivative map products from a geologic

map database, as mandated by the

Geologic Mapping Act of 1992.

Development Approach: A Geologic

Data Model working map group has

been formed through an agreement

between the Association of American

State Geologists (AAQSG) Digital

Geologic Mapping Committee and the

USGS National Geologic Map Database

project. The working group is staffed by

technical experts from the USGS, the

State geological surveys, and the

Geological Survey of Canada. The

following steps will be taken:

• Define the general framework of the

model (done—the working group has

defined an entity-relationship model)

• Develop the model through

presentation and discussion at public

forums, and prepare it for general public

review (in progress)

• Provide to the public a document

describing the model and an

implementation of the model (e.g., a set

of ArcView software tools) for informal

evaluation among the USGS, AASG,

Geological Survey of Canada, the

Geologic Data Subcommittee, and other

interested parties (Summer, 1997)

• Revise the document according to

comments received (late 1997)

• Prepare a formal document

containing the revised model and

implementation for consideration by the

Geologic Data Subcommittee (Spring,

1998)

• After final Subcommittee comment,

submit to the FGDC (Spring, 1998)

Related Standards: Geological Survey

of Canada logical data model used for

FieldLog software; British Geological

Survey Logical Data Model (Technical

Report WO/93/20R).

Development and Completion

Schedule: see Development Approach.

Resources Required: The USGS,

AASG, and Geological Survey of Canada

are providing the resources to develop

the model. The GDS will require

resources to develop a draft for public

review.

Potential Participants: The USGS, the

AASG, the Geological Survey of Canada,

and professional societies.

Other Targeted Authorization Bodies:

None. However, the GDS will consider

whether to propose the standard to

other standards organizations such as

ASTM.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

John Fischer,

Acting Chief, National Mapping Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC); Public Comment on the

Proposal To Develop the ‘‘FGDC

Standard for Geologic Map

Symbolization’’ as a Federal

Geographic Data Committee Standard

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The FGDC is soliciting public

comments on the proposal to develop a

‘‘FGDC Standard for Geologic Map

Symbolization.’’ If the proposal is
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approved, the standard will be

developed following the FGDC

standards development and approval

process. If the standard is adopted by

the FGDC, it must be followed by all

Federal agencies portraying geologic

data in map form directly or indirectly

(through grants, partnerships, or

contracts).

In its assigned Federal leadership in

the development of the National Spatial

Data Infrastructure (NSDI), the FGDC

recognizes that FGDC standards must

also meet the needs and recognize the

views of State and local governments,

academia, industry, and the public. The

purpose of this notice is to solicit such

views. The FGDC invites the community

to review the proposal and comment on

the objectives, scope, approach, and

usability of the proposed standard;

identify existing related standards; and

indicate their interest in participating in

the development of the standard.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before December 19, 1997.

CONTACT AND ADDRESSES: The complete

proposal is included in this notice. It is

also posted at Internet address: http://

www.fgdc.gov/Standards/Documents/

Proposals/geosym.html.

Comments may be submitted via

Internet mail or by submitting an

electronic copy on diskette. Send

comments via Internet to: gdcgeosym@www.fgdc.gov. Comments emailed as attachments must be in ASCII

format.

A soft copy version may be submitted

on a 3.5 x 3.5 diskette in Word Perfect

5.0 or 6.0/6.1 format, along with one

hardcopy version of the comments, to

the FGDC Secretariat (attn: Jennifer Fox)

at U.S. Geological Survey, 590 National

Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,

Reston, Virginia, 20192.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following

is the complete proposal for the ‘‘FGDC

Standard for Geologic Map

Symbolization.’’

Project Title: FGDC Standard for

Geologic Map Symbolization.

Date of Proposal: April 18, 1997,

revised: July 14, 1997.

Type of Standard Proposed: Data

Symbology.

Submitting Organization: FGDC

Geologic Data Subcommittee.

Point of Contact: David R. Soller,

USGS.

Objectives: The objective is to provide

a national standard for geologic map

symbols, colors, and patterns in order to

provide geologic map products that

have a standard appearance.

Scope: The scope of this project

covers cartographic symbols and

patterns that are on geologic maps. The

scope includes colors that are used to

convey areas of particular formation,

age, or lithology.

Justification/Benefits: Geologic maps

are produced by various State and

Federal agencies, according to various

locally-developed guidelines for content

and form. National or regional standards

for symbolizing geologic map elements

do not exist. Locally developed

standards or guidelines used by a

geologic mapping agency have not been

widely adopted. A national standard is

needed to provide a standard

cartographic product to the end-user.

Because most new maps are produced

from digital files, this standard must be

robust enough to be implemented in

digital form on a variety of hardcopy

output devices.

Development Approach: This

standard will be based on symbolization

contained in USGS Open-file Report 95–

525 ‘‘(draft) Cartographic and digital

standard for geologic map information.’’

The approach will be as follows:

• Conduct a review of USGS OFR95–

525 to determine elements of the

document that should be further

developed as a FGDC draft standard

(this review was released as USGS

Open-file Report 96–725 and is

available on-line at http://

ncgmp.usgs.gov/ngmdbproject/

standards/carto/OFR95–

525review.html).

• The review concluded that the

symbols, colors, and patterns in the

document should be converted to digital

form for consideration as a FGDC

standard and for general use within the

USGS. This conversion is underway

within the USGS.

• The digital symbols will form the

basis of a draft standards document to

be prepared by the Geologic Data

Subcommittee late in 1997.

• The document will then be

submitted to FGDC for review.

Related Standards: The proposed

standard will be based on symbolization

contained in USGS Open-file Report 95–

525 ‘‘(draft) Cartographic and digital

standard for geologic map information.’’

Potential relation to ISO Standard 710,

1974, Parts 1–7 will be evaluated.

Development and Completion

Schedule:

• In late summer, 1997, the USGS

will finish a first draft of the digital

symbols to be contained in the standard.

• The Geologic Data Subcommittee

will evaluate those symbols, and in late

1997, the Geologic Data Subcommittee

will begin compiling the digital symbols

into a draft FGDC standards document.

• In the first quarter of 1998, the

document will be submitted to FGDC for

review.

Resources Required: The USGS is

supporting development of the

standards document and the

implementation.

Potential Participants: The USGS, the

Association of American State

Geologists, the Geologic Data

Subcommittee, professional societies,

and private companies.

Other Targeted Authorization Bodies:

None.

Dated: November 25, 1997.

John Fischer,

Acting Chief, National Mapping Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

ACTION: Notice of Approved

Amendment to Tribal-State Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988,

Pub. L. 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the

Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in

the Federal Register, notice of approved

amendments to Tribal-State Compacts

for the purpose of engaging in Class III

(casino) gaming on Indian reservations.

The Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,

Department of the Interior, through his

delegated authority, has approved

Amendment IV to the Gaming Compact

Between the Confederated Tribes of the

Umatilla Indian Reservation and the

State of Oregon, which was executed on

September 3, 1997.

DATES: This action is effective December

5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas H. Hartman, Acting Director,

Indian Gaming Management Staff,

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington,

D.C. 20240, (202) 219–4068.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Michael J. Anderson,

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–030–1990–00]

Carbon Basin Area; Potential Federal

Coal Planning Decisions; Carbon Co.,

WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.