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be retained in public ownership and

managed to enhance and protect

significant cultural resources.

Management actions affecting this area

are: fire would be managed with

conditional fire suppression; wood

product sales, livestock grazing and

range improvements would be allowed;

rights-of-way, and mineral material

sales and permits would not be allowed;

oil and gas leasing would be allowed

with a No Surface Occupancy

stipulation; the area would be closed to

geophysical exploration for oil and gas

on the cultural resource sites and

allowed (surface methods and vibroseis)

in the remainder of the area; and offroad vehicle use would be limited to

designated roads and trails.

7. Weatherman Draw (4,268 public

surface acres) in Carbon County would

be designated an area of critical

environmental concern. This significant

cultural site would be retained in public

ownership and managed to enhance and

protect the cultural resources.

Management actions affecting this area

are: fire would be managed with

conditional fire suppression; wood

product sales would not be allowed;

rights-of-way associated with valid

existing oil or gas lease rights would be

allowed with restrictions, other rightsof-way would not be allowed; livestock

grazing would be allowed; range

improvements would be allowed when

they do not conflict with the area of

critical environmental concern values;

locatable minerals would be withdrawn

from entry; mineral material sales and

permits would not be allowed; oil and

gas leasing would be allowed with a No

Surface Occupancy stipulation with no

waiver, exception or modification

provisions; geophysical exploration for

oil and gas would be closed; and offroad vehicle use would be limited to

authorized use.

8. Battle Butte (120 public surface

acres) in Rosebud County would be

designated an area of critical

environmental concern. This historic

battlefield would be retained in public

ownership and managed to enhance and

protect the cultural resources.

Management actions affecting the area

are: fire would be managed with

conditional fire suppression; livestock

grazing and range improvements would

be allowed; rights-of-way, coal leasing,

and mineral material sales and permits

would not be allowed; oil and gas

leasing would be allowed with a No

Surface Occupancy stipulation;

geophysical exploration for oil and gas

would be allowed on designated roads

and trails with restrictions; and off-road

vehicle use would be limited to

designated roads and trails.

9. Finger Buttes (6,206 public surface

acres) in Carter County would be

designated an area of critical

environmental concern. The area would

be retained in public ownership and

managed for its scenic values.

Management actions affecting this area

are: fire would be managed with

conditional fire suppression; wood

product sales would be allowed with

restrictions; rights-of-way would avoid

the area; livestock grazing and range

improvements would be allowed;

mineral material sales and permits and

nonenergy leasable mineral leasing

would not be allowed; oil and gas

leasing would be allowed with a

Controlled Surface Use stipulation;

geophysical exploration for oil and gas

would be allowed on designated roads

and trails with restrictions; and off-road

vehicle use would be limited to

designated roads and trails.

10. Howrey Island (321 public surface

acres) in Treasure County would be

designated an area of critical

environmental concern. The area would

be retained in public ownership and

managed for its special wildlife habitat.

Management actions affecting this area

are: fire would be managed with

conditional fire suppression; wood

product sales would be allowed with

restrictions; rights-of-way would not be

allowed; livestock grazing would be

allowed; range improvements would be

allowed when they do not degrade the

area’s values; and off-road vehicles

would be limited to the BLM road

except from February 15th to June 1st.

During that time, no vehicles would be

allowed, including on the BLM road.

11. Reynolds Battlefield (336 public

surface acres) in Powder River County

would be designated an area of critical

environmental concern. This historic

battlefield would be retained in public

ownership and managed to enhance and

protect the cultural resources.

Management actions affecting the area

are: fire would be managed with

conditional fire suppression; timber

sales and wood product sales would be

allowed with restrictions; rights-of-way

would avoid the area; livestock grazing

and range improvements would be

allowed; coal leasing and mineral

material sales and permits would not be

allowed; oil and gas leasing would be

allowed with a No Surface Occupancy

stipulation; geophysical exploration for

oil and gas would be allowed on

designated roads and trails with

restrictions; and off-road vehicle use

would be limited to designated roads

and trails.

12. The Fossil Cycad area (320 public

surface acres) in Fall River County,

South Dakota, would be designated an

area of critical environmental concern.

The surface and minerals would be

retained in public ownership and

managed to protect and enhance

significant paleontological resources.

Management actions affecting this area

are: fire would be managed with

conditional fire suppression; timber

sales, wood product sales, and

geophysical exploration for oil and gas

would not be allowed; rights-of-way

would be allowed with stipulations; oil

and gas leasing would be allowed with

a No Surface Occupancy stipulation;

livestock grazing would be allowed;

locatable minerals would be withdrawn

from entry; and off-road vehicle use

would be limited to designated roads

and trails.

This notice meets the requirements of

43 CFR 1610.7–2 for designation of

areas of critical environmental concern.

Dated: December 16, 1997.

Timothy M. Murphy,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–33719 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–360–1020–00]

Notice of Resource Advisory Council

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Northwest California Resource Advisory

Council, Ukiah, California.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authorities in

the Federal Advisory Committees Act

(Public Law 92–463) and the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act

(Public Law 94–579), the U.S. Bureau of

Land Management’s Northwest

California Resource Advisory Council

will meet Thursday and Friday, Feb. 5

and 6, 1998, at the BLM’s Clear Lake

Field Office, 2550 North State Street,

Ukiah.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting begins at 10 a.m. Feb. 5.

Agenda items include discussion of a

proposal to close Black Sands Beach to

motor vehicle access, the status of an

environmental impact statement on

Healthy Rangeland Standards and

Guidelines, discussion of recreation

user fees, the status of planning in the

Sacramento River Bend Area of Critical

Environmental Concern, reports on the

status of the plan amendment for South

Cow Mountain, and reports from the

managers of BLM’s Arcata, Clear Lake

and Redding field offices. Public
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comments will be taken at 4 p.m.

Depending on the number of persons

wishing to speak, a time limit could be

established.

On Friday, the council will convene

at 8 a.m. at the Clear Lake Field Office

and depart immediately for a field tour

in the Cache Creek area. Members of the

public are welcome, but they must

provide their own transportation.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Contact

Jeff Fontana, public affairs officer, at

(530) 257–5381.

Jeff Fontana,

Public Affairs Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–33695 Filed 12–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for Office of

Management and Budget Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of revision of a currently

approved collection, 1010–0049.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Interior has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Act)

the collection of information discussed

below. The Act requires that OMB

provide interested Federal agencies and

the public an opportunity to comment

on information collection requests. The

Act also provides that an agency may

not conduct or sponsor, and a person is

not required to respond to, a collection

of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Submit written comments by

January 28, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments and

suggestions directly to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the

Department of the Interior (1010–0049),

725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20503. Send a copy of your comments

to the Rules Processing Team, Mail Stop

4020, Minerals Management Service,

381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia

20170–4817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alexis London, Rules Processing Team,

Engineering and Operations Division,

Minerals Management Service,

telephone (703) 787–1600. You may

obtain copies of the supporting

statement and collection of information

by contacting the MMS Information

Collection Clearance Officer at (202)

208–7744.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart B,

Exploration and Development and

Production Plans.

OMB Number: 1010–0049.

Abstract: Respondents provide

information and maintain records on

their proposed exploration or

development and production activities

on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

The MMS uses the information to

ensure that OCS operations are carried

out in a manner that is safe, pollution

free, do not interfere with the rights of

other users, and conserve the resources

of the OCS. Responses to this collection

of information are mandatory. The MMS

will protect proprietary information in

accordance with the Freedom of

Information Act and 30 CFR 250.18,

Data and information to be made

available to the public.

Description of Respondents: Federal

OCS oil and gas and sulphur lessees.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

130.

Frequency: The frequency of response

is on occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden on

Respondents: Reporting and

recordkeeping ‘‘hour’’ burden of

269,438 hours (see chart below); no

reporting and recordkeeping ‘‘cost’’.

BURDEN BREAKDOWN

Reporting requirement Average number

per year

Burden per requirement

Annual

burden

hours

Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart B and related NTLs:

31 ................................ Notify MMS of preliminary activities ......................................... 10 notices ............. 1 ....................... 10

33 ................................ Submit initial exploration plan, including surveys, reports,

studies, etc.

288 plans .............. 580 hours ......... 167,040

33 ................................ Submit revised exploration plan, including surveys, reports,

studies, etc.

185 revisions ........ 80 hours ........... 14,800

34 ................................ Submit initial development and production plan (or development operations coordination document used in western

GOM), including surveys, reports, studies, etc.

97 plans ................ 580 hours ......... 56,260

34 ................................ Submit revised development and production plan (or development operations coordination document used in western

GOM), including surveys, reports, studies, etc.

294 revisions ........ 82 hours ........... 24,108

34 ................................ Submit supplemental deepwater operations plans for projects

in GOM water depths greater than 1,000 feet and projects

utilizing subsea production technology.

12 plans ................ 580 hours ......... 6,960

Total Reporting ............................................................................................................ 886 responses ...... ........................... 269,178

Citation 30 CFR 250 subpart B and related NTLs:

Supplemental NTLs ..... Retain original copies of surveys, studies, reports, etc. (Note:

Respondents would retain these as part of usual & customary business activities. The burden is to make them

available to MMS if needed.).

130 ........................ 2 hours ............. 260

Total recordkeeping.................................................................................................... ............................... ........................... 260