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recordkeeping responsibilities

associated with this information

collection or an annual burden of 225

hours (1/4 hour x 900 operators).

Dated: December 10, 1997.

R. Dale Fazio,

Acting Associate Director for Royalty

Management.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Visitor Services Plan/Environmental

Impact Statement, Crater Lake National

Park, Oregon

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Draft

Environmental Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969 (P.L. 91–190 as amended),

the National Park Service (NPS),

Department of the Interior, has prepared

a draft environmental impact statement

(DEIS) assessing the potential impacts of

the proposed Visitor Services Plan for

Crater Lake National Park, Oregon. Once

approved, the plan will guide the

management and use of the developed

areas of the park.

The alternatives presented in the DEIS

define appropriate levels and kinds of

visitor services and set the basis for a

new concession contract. Alternative A

(the proposed action) is a mix of

proposals that are intended to protect

park resources and enhance the visitor

experience. Educational and

interpretive opportunities would be

enhanced to promote better visitor

understanding, appreciation, and

preservation of Crater Lake. NPS

interpretive services would be

emphasized, commercial services would

be modified to better serve visitors, and

some historic structures would be used

more as they were initially intended.

Alternative B (no action) would

continue the existing conditions at the

park and would allow for the

completion of any facilities currently

under construction. Alternative C would

offer a more self-directed visitor

experience that would be less facilitydependent and less structured than at

present. Alternative D would enhance

interpretation and provide a wider

variety of commercial and NPS visitor

services. Alternative E is primarily

based on the planning direction

presented in the Record of Decision for

the 1995 Development Concept Plan/

Environmental Impact Statement, and

would concentrate visitor facilities at

Rim Village.

The environmental consequences of

the proposed action and the alternatives

are fully documented, and mitigation

provided as appropriate to minimize

impacts.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the DEIS will be available for public

inspection at the park. Requests for

copies of the DEIS should be directed to

the Superintendent, Crater Lake

National Park, P.O. Box 7, Crater Lake,

Oregon 97064 or by telephone at (541)

594–2211. Written comments on the

draft plan should also be directed to the

Superintendent at the above address

and must be received by January 26,

1998. All review comments received

will become part of the public record

and copies of comments, including

names, addresses and telephone

numbers provided by respondents, may

be released for public inspection.

Dated: December 3, 1997.

Cynthia R. Young,

Chief, Resource Planning, Denver Service

Center, National Park Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Wild and Scenic River Study and

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Lower Sheenjek River in Alaska

AGENCIES: National Park Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

Wild and Scenic River Study and

revised draft legislative environmental

impact statement for the lower Sheenjek

River in Alaska.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

(NPS) is preparing an update to the 1984

draft Wild and Scenic River Study and

Legislative Environmental Impact

Statement (LEIS) for the Lower Sheenjek

River in Alaska as required by Section

5(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act.

The purpose of the study and LEIS is to

study the Lower Sheenjek River for

potential addition to the National Wild

and Scenic River System. The U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is a

cooperating agency on this EIS.

The Sheenjek River is a 277 mile-long

free flowing, unpolluted tributary of the

Porcupine River. The study area is the

lower part of the river within the Yukon

Flats National Wildlife Refuge, and is 99

miles in length. A 1984 draft study

recommended the study area as eligible

and suitable as a wild river for inclusion

in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers

System. The upper river outside the

study area (within the Arctic National

Wildlife Refuge) was designated in 1980

by The Alaska National Interest Lands

Conservation Act as part of the National

Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

The Revised Draft Legislative EIS will

consider a proposed action and a noaction alternative. The proposed action

would recommend for designation the

99-mile segment of the Sheenjek River

as a National Wild River. Designation

would ensure long-term protection of

the entire river’s outstanding values

through mandatory development of a

river management plan for the lower

river. Under the no-action alternative

the lower Sheenjek River would not be

recommended for designation. No

additional protection would be

provided to the lower river.

The Revised Draft Legislative EIS will

be prepared in accordance with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.) and its

implementing regulations at 40 CFR part

1500. The NPS will prepare the EIS in

conjunction with preparation of the

Wild and Scenic River Study. In May/

June of 1997 the NPS and USFWS held

meetings in Fairbanks and Fort Yukon,

Alaska to discuss the lower Sheenjek

River wild and scenic study with the

public. The Revised Draft Study/EIS is

scheduled for public review in early

1988. Public meetings will be held in

Fairbanks and Fort Yukon, Alaska. The

locations and times of the public

meetings will be announced in the

Federal Register, local newspapers, and

radio.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

Mosby, National Park Service 2525

Gambell Street, Anchorage, Alaska

99503–2892 Phone: (907) 257–2650.

Dated: December 8, 1997.

Paul R. Anderson,

Regional Director, Alaska.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Agenda for the January 14, 1998 Public

Meeting of the Advisory Commission

for the San Francisco Maritime

National Historical Park

Public Meeting

Fort Mason, Building F, 10:00 am–12:45

pm

10:00 AM

Welcome—Neil Chaitin, Chairman
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Opening Remarks—Neil Chaitin,

Chairman; William G. Thomas,

Superintendent

10:15 AM

Update—General Management Plan,

Phase II Implementation, William

G. Thomas

10:30 AM

Update—Haslett Warehouse, William

G. Thomas, Superintendent

10:45 AM

Update—SAFR Space needs for

Haslett Warehouse, Building E,

Tom Mulhern, Museum Services

Manager

11:00 AM

Status—Fiscal Year 98 Budget/

Projects, Jeanne Haugh,

Administrative Officer

11:15 AM

Status—Ship Preservation Update,

Wayne Boykin, Ships Manager and

Staff

11:45 AM

Update—Disaster Plan; Museum

Building Preservation/Restoration

Projects, Marc Hayman, Chief IRM

12:00 PM

Status—Volunteer Program, Sue

Schmidt, Volunteer Coordinator

12:15 PM

Update—National Maritime Museum

Association Programs/Projects,

Kathy Lohan, Chief Executive

Officer

12:30 PM

Public Comments and Questions

12:45 PM

Agenda items/Date for next meeting

Jeanne C. Vaughn,

Superintendent.

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission of OMB Emergency

Review; Comment Request

December 12, 1997.

The Department of Labor has

submitted the following information

collection request (ICR), utilizing

emergency review procedures, to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13,

44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). OMB approval

has been requested by December 17,

1997. A copy of this ICR, with

applicable supporting documentation,

may be obtained by calling the

Department of Labor Departmental

Clearance Officer, Todd R. Owen ((202)

219–5096 x143).

Comments and questions about the

ICR listed below should be forwarded to

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for

Employment and Training, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503 (202) 395–7316.

The Office of Management and Budget

is particularly interested in comments

which:

• 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;

• 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;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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 submissions

of responses.

Agency: Employment and Training

Administration.

Title: Welfare-to-Work Competitive

Grants: Solicitation for Grant

Applications.

OMB Number: 1205–Onew.

Frequency: Annually.

Affected Public: Public and private

entities.

Number of Respondents: 600.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 12,000.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$480,000.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): 0.

Description: The Balanced Budget Act

of 1997, signed by the President on

August 5, 1997, authorized the

Department of Labor to provide Welfareto-Work (WtW) grants to State and local

communities to provide transitional

employment assistance to move

Temporary Assistance for Needy

Families (TANF) recipients with

significant employment barriers into

unsubsidized jobs providing long-term

employment opportunities. Under the

WtW grants program, 25% of funds not

allocated by the formula grants (to the

States) will be provided through

competitive grants to local governments,

PICs, and private entities. In order to

receive competitive grant funds, the

statute provides that the public or

private entity must submit an

application in conjunction with the

applicable PIC or political subdivision.

Todd R. Owen,

Departmental Clearance Officer.

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS

ADMINISTRATION

Records Schedules; Availability and

Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Archives and Records

Administration, Office of Records

Services.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

proposed records schedules; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The National Archives and

Records Administration (NARA)

publishes notice at least once monthly

of certain Federal agency requests for

records disposition authority (records

schedules). Records schedules identify

records of sufficient value to warrant

preservation in the National Archives of

the United States. Schedules also

authorize agencies after a specified

period to dispose of records lacking

administrative, legal, research, or other

value. Notice is published for records

schedules that propose the destruction

of records not previously authorized for

disposal, or reduce the retention period

for records already authorized for

disposal. NARA invites public

comments on such schedules, as

required by 44 U.S.C. 3303a(a).

DATES: Requests for copies must be

received in writing on or before January

30, 1998. Once the appraisal of the

records is completed, NARA will send

a copy of the schedule. The requester

will be given 30 days to submit

comments.

ADDRESSES: Address requests for single

copies of schedules identified in this

notice to the Civilian Appraisal Staff

(NWRC), National Archives and Records

Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road,

College Park, MD 20740–6001.

Requesters must cite the control number

assigned to each schedule when

requesting a copy. The control number

appears in the parentheses immediately

after the name of the requesting agency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael L. Miller, Director, Records

Management Programs, National

Archives and Records Administration,

8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD

20740–6001, telephone (301) 713–7110.