Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 51 / Monday, March 17, 1997 / Notices 12665

Niobrara National Scenic River

Advisory Commission. Notice of this

meeting is required under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law

92–463).

DATES: Wednesday, March 26, 1997;

1:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: American Legion Post, 201

E. Buchanan, Bassett, Nebraska.

In case of inclement weather an

alternate date is set, as follows:

SNOW DATE: Wednesday, April 9, 1997;

1:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: American Legion Post, Bassett,

Nebraska.

AGENDA: (1) Discussion of the counties

progress in developing a management

council for the Niobrara National Scenic

River; (2) Review and discussion of L.B.

656, to provide state funding for

operation of the Niobrara Council; (3)

The opportunity for public comment

and proposed agenda, date, and time, of

the next Advisory Group meeting. The

meeting is open to the public. Interested

persons may make oral/written

presentation to the Commission or file

written statements. Requests for time for

making presentations may be made to

the Superintendent prior to the meeting

or to the Chairman at the beginning of

the meeting. In order to accomplish the

agenda for the meeting, the Chairman

may want to limit or schedule public

presentations.

The meeting will be recorded for

documentation and a summary in the

form of minutes will be transcribed for

dissemination. Minutes of the meeting

will be made available to the public

after approval by the Commission

members. Copies of the minutes may be

requested by contacting the

Superintendent. An audio tape of the

meeting will be available at the

headquarters office of the Niobrara/

Missouri National Scenic Riverways in

O’Neill, Nebraska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Superintendent Warren Hill, Niobrara/

Missouri National Scenic Riverways,

P.O. Box 591, O’Neill, Nebraska 68763–

0591, or at 402–336–3970.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Advisory Commission was established

by the law that established the Niobrara

National Scenic River, Public Law 102–

50. The purpose of the group, according

to its charter, is to advise the Secretary

of the Interior on matters pertaining to

the development of a management plan,

and management and operation of the

Scenic River. The Niobrara National

Scenic River consists of a 76-mile

segment from Borman Bridge, southeast

of Valentine, downriver to State

Highway 137.

Dated: February 27, 1997.

William W. Schenk,

Field Director, Midwest Field Area.

[FR Doc. 97–6554 Filed 3–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

Bureau of Reclamation

Proposed Long-term Contract

Renewal, Angostura Irrigation District,

Angostura Unit, Pick-Sloan Missouri

Basin Program, South Dakota

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

draft environmental impact statement.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to sec. 102(2)(c) of

the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the Bureau

of Reclamation (Reclamation) will

prepare a draft environmental impact

statement (EIS) on the proposed renewal

of a long-term contract (LTC) with the

Angostura Irrigation District (District)

for water supply, repayment of

construction costs, and payment of

operation and maintenance costs. A

series of public information/scoping

meetings will be scheduled in

connection with the development of the

EIS. These meetings will be scheduled

to inform the public of the status of

contract renewal; to inform the public of

the NEPA and LTC processes; and, to

solicit from the public significant issues

that should be analyzed in the draft EIS.

DATES: Five scoping meetings have been

scheduled for this action. See

Supplementary Information section for

meeting dates.

ADDRESSES: Five scoping meetings have

been scheduled for this action. See

Supplementary Information section for

meeting addresses.

Comments and questions concerning

this notice should be addressed to Mr.

Kenneth Parr, Bureau of Reclamation,

Dakotas Area Office, Newell Field

Office, P.O. Box 226, Newell, SD 57760.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Kenneth Parr, Bureau of Reclamation,

telephone: (605) 456–2695; e-mail:

KPARR@GP.USBR.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

existing contract expired in December

1995. In July 1996, Reclamation signed

an interim contract for the Angostura

Unit (Unit). The interim contract will

expire in July 1999. This 3-year period

is intended to allow Reclamation

sufficient time to conduct the NEPA

process and negotiate an LTC.

The purpose of this action is to

provide for the continued beneficial use

of federally developed water associated

with the Unit in southwestern South

Dakota. Reclamation is proposing to

renew the LTC with the District in

accordance with current law and policy

while examining all reasonable

alternatives to balance contemporary

surface water needs within the Basin.

The Angostura Unit, Pick-Sloan

Missouri Basin Program, is located at

the southeastern edge of the Black Hills

in southwest South Dakota. The Unit

consists of a Dam, Reservoir and

surrounding uplands, and associated

irrigation distribution system. The Dam

impounds the Cheyenne River near

Angostura Canyon.

The Unit was originally authorized by

the Water Conservation and Utilization

Act of 1939. The Flood Control Act of

1944 reauthorized the Unit, and

construction of the Dam began August

23, 1946, and was completed December

7, 1949. The Unit was authorized as a

multipurpose facility for irrigation,

flood control, power generation,

recreation, and fish and wildlife

benefits. The first delivery of water to

the District was in 1953 and full service

water was available to 12,218 acres of

irrigable lands in 1956. The power plant

constructed with the dam was

abandoned in 1959 due to an inadequate

water supply.

In May 1951, Reclamation executed

the initial contract with the District for

water service from Angostura Reservoir

and repayment of delivery system

construction costs. The water service

provisions of the contract provided a 40-

year water supply which began in 1956

and expired in December 1995. The

repayment and operation and

maintenance provisions of the contract

were initiated in 1966 following a 10-

year development period and do not

expire. In 1996, Reclamation negotiated

a 3-year interim contract with the

District.

Recreation and land management

activities at the Reservoir are currently

the responsibility of South Dakota

Department of Game, Fish and Parks

(SDGF&P) under a Memorandum of

Understanding with Reclamation.

SDGF&P has documented a continual,

steady increase in recreational visitation

at Angostura.

The Angostura Unit is within the

lands ceded to the United States by the

Great Sioux Nation in the 1868 Treaty

of Fort Laramie. The Cheyenne River

forms the northwest boundary of the

Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and the

southern boundary of the Cheyenne

River Sioux Indian Reservation. These

conditions indicate the potential

presence of Indian Trust Assets. The

Oglala, Cheyenne River, and Lower

Brule Sioux Tribes have responded to
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Reclamation’s requests for

consultations. These Tribes have

expressed an interest in the

management and protection of Federal

reserved water rights.

Management of the Unit affects many

of the environmental, recreational,

agricultural, and economic resources of

the region. The NEPA process required

prior to negotiation of a new LTC will

provide an opportunity to review the

multipurpose benefits of the Reservoir.

Meetings

The following scoping meetings have

been scheduled for this action:

• April 23, 1997, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

to 10 p.m., Rapid City, SD, Howard

Johnson Convention Center.

• April 24, 1997, Thursday, 7 p.m. to

10 p.m., Hot Springs, SD, Mueller Civic

Center.

• April 29, 1997, Tuesday, 1 p.m. to

4 p.m., Lower Brule Indian Reservation,

SD, Tribal Convention Center.

• April 30, 1997, Wednesday, 1 p.m.

to 4 p.m., Eagle Butte, SD, Cheyenne

River Super 8 Motel.

• May 1, 1997, Thursday, 1 p.m. to 4

p.m., Kyle, SD, Oglala Lakota College.

Dated: March 6, 1997.

Greg Gere,

Acting Area Manager, Dakotas Area Office.

[FR Doc. 97–6678 Filed 3–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Parole Commission

Sunshine Act Meeting; Record of Vote

of Meeting Closure (Public Law 94–

409; 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b)

I, Michael J. Gaines, Chairman of the

United States Parole Commission, was

present at a meeting of said Commission

which started at approximately ninethirty a.m. on Tuesday, March 11, 1997,

at 5550 Friendship Boulevard, Chevy

Chase, Maryland 20815. The purpose of

the meeting was to decide three appeals

from the National Commissioners’

decisions pursuant to 28 C.F.R. Section

2.27. Three Commissioners were

present, constituting a quorum when the

vote to close the meeting was submitted.

Public announcement further

describing the subject matter of the

meeting and certifications of General

Counsel that this meeting may be closed

by vote of the Commissioners present

were submitted to the Commissioners

prior to the conduct of any other

business. Upon motion duly made,

seconded, and carried, the following

Commissioners voted that the meeting

be closed: Michael J. Gaines, Edward F.

Reilly, Jr., and John R. Simpson.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I make this

official record of the vote taken to close

this meeting and authorize this record to

be made available to the public.

Dated: March 12, 1997.

Michael J. Gaines,

Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–6798 Filed 3–13–97; 2:14 pm]

BILLING CODE 4410–01–M

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting of the

Presidential Search Committee of the

Board of Directors

TIME AND DATE: The Presidential Search

Committee of the Legal Services

Corporation’s Board of Directors will

meet on March 22–23, 1997. The

meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. on

March 22, 1997, and, if necessary,

reconvene at 9:00 a.m. on the following

morning, March 23, 1997, and continue

until conclusion of the committee’s

agenda.

STATUS OF MEETING: With the exception

of the adoption of the agenda and the

approval of minutes, the meeting will be

closed pursuant to a unanimous vote of

the Board of Directors to hold an

executive session. At the executive

session, the Committee will interview

candidates for the position of President

of the Corporation and develop a

recommendation to make to the Board

regarding selection of a President. The

closing is authorized by the relevant

provisions of the Government in the

Sunshine Act [5 U.S.C. § 552b(c) (2) &

(6)] and the corresponding regulation of

the Legal Services Corporation [45

C.F.R. § 1622.5(a) & (e)]. A copy of the

General Counsel’s Certification that the

closing is authorized by law will be

posted for public inspection at

Corporation headquarters, 750 First

Street, NE., Washington, D.C. 20002, in

its 11th floor reception area, and will

also be available upon request.

LOCATION: The Wyndham Bristol Hotel,

2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, D.C. 20037.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda.

2. Approval of minutes of Feb. 27, 1997.

3. Approval of minutes of open session

of March 8–9, 1997.

4. Approval of minutes of executive

session of March 8–9, 1997.

Closed Session

5. Interviews with candidates for the

position of President of the Legal

Services Corporation.

6. Discuss the candidates for the

position of President and develop a

recommendation to make to the

Corporation’s Board of Directors.

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:

Victor M. Fortuno, General Counsel &

Secretary of the Corporation, (202) 336–

8810.

SPECIAL NEEDS: Upon request, meeting

notices will be made available in

alternate formats to accommodate visual

and hearing impairments. Individuals

who have a disability and need an

accommodation to attend the meeting

may notify Barbara Asante, at (202) 336–

8800.

Dated: March 13, 1997.

Victor M. Fortuno,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–6835 Filed 3–13–97; 3:43 pm]

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P

Sunshine Act Meeting of the

Corporation’s Board of Directors

TIME AND DATE: The Board of Directors

of the Legal Services Corporation will

meet on March 23, 1997. The meeting

will begin at 10:00 a.m. and continue

until conclusion of the Board’s agenda.

LOCATION: The Wyndham Bristol Hotel,

2430 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, D.C. 20037.

STATUS OF MEETING: Open, except that a

portion of the meeting may be closed

pursuant to a unanimous vote of the

Board of Directors to hold an executive

session. At the executive session, the

board will consider and act on the

recommendation of its Presidential

Search Committee. The closing is

authorized by the relevant provisions of

the Government in the Sunshine Act [5

U.S.C. § 552b(c)(2) & (6)] and the

corresponding regulation of the Legal

Services Corporation [45 C.F.R.

§ 1622.5(a) & (e)]. A copy of the General

Counsel’s Certification that the closing

is authorized by law will be posted for

public inspection at Corporation

headquarters, 750 First Street, NE.,

Washington, D.C. 20002, in its 11th

floor reception area, and will also be

available upon request.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Open Session

1. Approval of agenda.