64884 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 236 / Tuesday, December 9, 1997 / Notices

Albuquerque, 97001597

Horn Oil Co. and Lodge

(Route 66 through New Mexico MPS),

1720 Central Ave. SW,

Albuquerque, 97001591

La Puerta Lodge

(Route 66 Through New Mexico MPS),

9710 Central Ave. SE,

Albuquerque, 97001596

Sandoval County

Santo Domingo Indian Trading Post

(Route 66 Through New Mexico MPS),

Rt. 66 crossing of AT&SF RR tracks at

Domingo,

Domingo, 97001592

NORTH CAROLINA

Transylvania County

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

(Transylvania County MPS),

317 E. Main St.,

Brevard, 97001594

Wake County

Royal Baking Company, Former

3801 Hillsborough St.,

Raleigh, 97001593

TEXAS

Atascosa County

Atascosa County Courthouse,

Circle Dr.,

Jourdanton, 97001598

Harris County

Eppes, Ned A. and Linda S., House,

5322 Institute Ln.,

Houston, 97001599

WYOMING

Converse County

Jenne Block,

301 Center St.,

Douglas, 97001600

Sweetwater County

Slovenski Dom,

513 Bridger Ave.,

Rock Springs, 97001601.

[FR Doc. 97–32098 Filed 12–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Flow Objectives for the Vernalis

Adaptive Management Plan (VAMP),

California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

draft environmental impact statement/

environmental impact report.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as

amended, the Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation), in cooperation with the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),

proposes to prepare a joint

environmental impact statement/

environmental impact report (EIS/EIR)

on the water made available on the San

Joaquin River and its tributaries to

provide pulse flows at Vernalis during

April and May and to help meet

anadromous fish flow objectives. The

San Joaquin River Group Authority

(Authority) will be the lead agency

under the California Environmental

Quality Act.

Reclamation proposes to contract for

water on the San Joaquin River and its

tributaries under Pub. L. 102–575, Title

34, Section 3406(b)(3) of the Central

Valley Project Improvement Act

(CVPIA). The water would be made

available to Reclamation from the San

Joaquin River Group Authority

(Authority). The purpose of the

proposed project is to use the water to

provide a pulse flow at Vernalis during

April and May and other flows

identified by the CVPIA water

acquisition program. This water is

needed to support the Vernalis Adaptive

Management Plan (VAMP) which is

being implemented to provide

protective measures for fall-run chinook

salmon and to gather scientific

information on the effects of various

flows in the lower San Joaquin River,

Central Valley Project and State Water

Project export pumping rates, operation

of a fish barrier, and survival of salmon

smolts through the Delta. Water is

needed also to provide environmental

benefits in the lower San Joaquin River,

San Joaquin River tributaries, and Delta.

The EIS/EIR will address potential

impacts to the environment which may

result from the modified flows in the

San Joaquin River and its tributaries.

Reclamation and the Authority seek

public input on alternatives, concerns,

and issues to be addressed in the EIS/

EIR. A series of scoping meetings will be

held to receive oral and written

comments.

DATES: Public scoping meetings will be

held as follows:

• Tuesday, January 6, 1998, from 1:00

to 3:00 p.m. at the Miller-Lux Building,

First Floor, 830 Sixth Street, Los Banos,

California, 93635.

• Wednesday, January 7, 1998, from

1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the Fairfield

Community Center, Studio C, 1000

Kentucky Street, Fairfield, California,

94533.

• Thursday, January 8, 1998, from

6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Modesto

Irrigation District, (South Entrance)

Multi-Purpose Room, Second Floor,

1231 Eleventh Street, Modesto,

California, 95354.

Written comments on the project

scope should be sent to Reclamation by

January 13, 1998. Comments received

after this date will be considered, but

will not be included in the resulting

scoping report.

The draft EIS/EIR should be available

for public review in September or

October 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the

project scope should be sent to Michael

Delamore, Program Manager, SouthCentral California Office, 2666 N. Grove

Industrial Drive, Suite 106, Fresno,

California, 93727; or Dan M. Fults,

Friant Water Users Authority, 1521 I

Street, Sacramento, California, 95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Delamore, telephone (209) 487–5039,

fax (209) 487–5130; or Mr. Fults,

telephone (916) 441–1931, fax (916)

441–1581.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In May

1995, the State Water Resources Control

Board (State Board) adopted a Water

Quality Control Plan (WQCP) for the

San Francisco/Sacramento-San Joaquin

Delta Estuary. The WQCP included

water quality and flow objectives

pertaining to the San Joaquin River

basin. During 1997, Reclamation

purchased water within the San Joaquin

River system to help meet the WQCP’s

defined flow objectives. The science

supporting the flow objective for the

San Joaquin River as measured at

Vernalis has been disputed. In an effort

to clarify the science for the flow

objective and resolve the dispute, the

San Joaquin River interests collaborated

to identify feasible actions to protect the

San Joaquin River’s fish resources and

to implement the State Board’s fishery

objectives. This collaboration led to a

scientifically-based adaptive fishery

management plan known now as

VAMP. This VAMP Agreement provides

the basis for the project information

described below.

The VAMP will be implemented

through experimental flows on the San

Joaquin River and export pumping flow

rates with an Old River fish barrier

during the 1-month period each year,

from approximately April 15 to May 15,

in the spring of each year. Additional

attraction flows are targeted for October.

The experimental design of the VAMP

will use the water identified by this

action in various regimes, depending

upon smolt survival and passage

through the Delta.

In addition to the total water from the

VAMP Agreement, an additional

amount of water may be contracted for

release at any time during the year. The

EIS/EIR will analyze the impacts of a

maximum amount of water in any year

over the period 1999–2009 for release to

the San Joaquin River and its tributaries.
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(Specific quantities of water from the

VAMP Agreement and from willing

sellers are currently under negotiation

and will be identified in the EIS/EIR.)

Issues or resources that may be

affected by the proposed project that

will be evaluated in the EIS/EIR are the

following: surface water, groundwater,

biological resources (vegetation,

wildlife, fisheries), land use (including

agriculture), recreation, cultural

resources, and environmental justice.

Impacts to other resources would be

evaluated if public scoping determines

the need for such an evaluation.

Cumulative impacts and other shortterm and long-term impacts required by

CEQA and NEPA will be evaluated as

well.

The Draft EIS/EIR will analyze a range

of alternatives that include, but are not

limited to, the no-action alternative and

other flow regimes in support of VAMP

and related San Joaquin River flows

under Section 3406(b)(3). The impact

analysis may include combinations of

one or more alternatives as well as other

alternatives identified during the public

scoping process. Alternatives to the

proposed project have not yet been

identified and will depend upon the

results of public scoping. Alternatives to

be evaluated in depth in the EIS/EIR

need to be consistent with the project

purpose described above.

Dated: December 2, 1997.

Kirk C. Rodgers,

Deputy Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 97–32155 Filed 12–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services; Agency Information

Collection Activities: Proposed

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; Community Policing to

Combat Domestic Violence progress

reports.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until February 9, 1998.

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

agency’s 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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Kristen Mahoney, 202–616–2896, U.S.

Department of Justice, Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services,

1100 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20530.

Additionally, 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 Kristen Mahoney, 202–616–

2896, U.S. Department of Justice, Office

of Community Oriented Policing

Services, 1100 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20530.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

New collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Community Policing to Combat

Domestic Violence Progress Reports.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form: None. Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services,

U.S. Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: State and Local

governments, private non-profit

organizations, individuals, education

institutions, hospitals, and private

commercial organizations (if legislation

allows). Other: None.

The information collected is used to

determine grantee progress on its

Community Policing to Combat

Domestic Violence grant. Completion of

such report is a condition of the grant

award. Upon receipt and review, the

agency will notify the grantee if it is not

in compliance with the terms and

conditions of its grant award under this

program.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 336 respondents at 8 hours per

response. The information will be

collected once from each respondent.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 2,688 annual burden hours.

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: December 3, 1997.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 97–32148 Filed 12–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–21–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services; Agency Information

Collection Activities: Proposed

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; Problem Solving

Partnerships progress reports.

The proposed information collection

is published to obtain comments from

the public and affected agencies.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until February 9, 1998.

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

agency’s 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