67892 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 30, 1997 / Notices

One area of Bay-Delta management

includes the establishment of a joint

State-Federal process to develop longterm solutions to problems in the BayDelta system related to fish and wildlife,

water supply reliability, natural

disasters, and water quality. The intent

is to develop a comprehensive and

balanced plan which addresses all of the

resource problems. This effort, the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program),

is being carried out under the policy

direction of CALFED. The Program is

exploring and developing a long-term

solution for a cooperative planning

process that will determine the most

appropriate strategy and actions

necessary to improve water quality,

restore health to the Bay-Delta

ecosystem, provide for a variety of

beneficial uses, and minimize Bay-Delta

vulnerability. A group of citizen

advisors representing California’s

agricultural, environmental, urban,

business, fishing, and other interests

who have a stake in finding long-term

solutions for the problems affecting the

Bay-Delta system has been chartered

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA) as the Bay-Delta Advisory

Council (BDAC) to advise CALFED on

the program mission, problems to be

addressed, the objectives for the

Program. The BDAC provides a forum to

help ensure public participation, and

will review reports and other materials

prepared by CALFED staff. The BDAC

has established a subcommittee called

the Ecosystem Roundtable to provide

input on annual workplans to

implement ecosystem restoration

projects and programs.

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the CALFED Bay-Delta

Program, Suite 1155, 1416 Ninth Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814, and will be

available for public inspection during

regular business hours, Monday through

Friday within 30 days following the

meeting.

Dated: December 19, 1997.

Roger Patterson,

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 97–33849 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COOPERATION AGENCY

Agency for International Development

Renew Collections; Comment Request

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International

Development (USAID) is making efforts

to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following proposed and/or continuing

information collections, as required by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Comments are requested concerning: (a)

Whether the proposed or continuing

collections of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Send comments on or before

January 31, 1998.

ADDRESS INFORMATION TO: Beverly

Johnson, Bureau for Management, Office

of Administrative Services, Information

and Records Division, U.S. Agency for

International Development, Washington,

D.C. 20746, 202–712–1365 or via e-mail

bjohnson@usaid.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Number: OMB 0412–0542.

Form Number: AID 1558–2.

Title: Request for Advance or

Reimbursement.

Type of Submission: Renew.

Purpose: The purpose of this

information collection is to assure that

American Schools and Hospitals Abroad

(ASHA) grant recipients are permitted to

obtain advances or reimbursements for

expenditures that are authorized by the

grant agreement. The information is

used by (a) ASHA to monitor grant

implementation relative to financial

matters, (b) the Office of Financial

Management (FM) to track

disbursements and expenditures, and,

(c) the Department of Treasury to effect

payments.

Annual Reporting Burden:

Respondents: 70

Total annual responses: 400

Total annual hours requested:

17,698

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Number: OMB 0412–0543.

Form Number: AID 1558–1 and AID

1558–1A.

Title: Financial Status Report and

Worksheet.

Type of Submission: Renew.

Purpose: The purpose of this

information collection is to assure that

ASHA grant recipients are accountable

for expenditures incurred under the

grant agreement for only those items

authorized by the agreement. The

information is used by ASHA to monitor

the expenditures under each authorized

line item and calculate the monetary

gain or loss realized during the life of

the grant.

Annual Reporting Burden:

Respondents: 70

Total annual responses: 400

Total annual hours requested: 280

Dated: December 15, 1997.

Willette L. Smith,

Chief, Information and Records Division,

Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for

Management

[FR Doc. 97–33816 Filed 12–29–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of the Attorney General, Agency

Information Collection Activities:

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice of new proposed

information collection under review;

Survey of State Juvenile Record Keeping

and Drug Testing Procedure.

The Office of the Attorney General,

U.S. Department of Justice, has

submitted the following new

information collection request (ICR)

utilizing emergency review procedures,

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with sections 1320.13

(a)(1)(ii) and (a)(2)(iii) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The Office of the

Attorney General has determined that it

cannot comply with the normal

clearance procedures under this Part

because normal clearance procedures

are reasonably likely to prevent the

timely collection of information to meet

a Congressional request. This

information collection is published to

obtain comments from the public and

affected agencies. Emergency review

and approval of this information

collection is requested from OMB by

January 5, 1998. If granted, the

emergency approval is only valid for

180 days. Comments should be directed

to OMB, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Ms.

Victoria Wassmer, 202–395–5871,

Department of Justice Desk Officer,

Washington, DC 20530.

During the first 60 days of this same

period, a regular review of this

information collection is also being

undertaken. We are requesting written

comments and suggestions from the

public and affected agencies concerning

this collection of information.

Comments are encouraged and will be

accepted until March 2, 1998. Your