Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 64 / Thursday, April 3, 1997 / Notices 15915

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13), the Health

Resources and Services Administration

(HRSA) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed projects being

developed for submission to OMB under

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

To request more information on the

proposed project or to obtain a copy of

the data collection plans, call the HRSA

Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443–

1129.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Proposed Project: Performance

Outcome Demonstration Study—New

Through Titles VII and VIII programs,

the Bureau of Health Professions

provides both policy leadership and

support for health professions workforce

enhancement and educational

infrastructure development. An

outcome-based performance

measurement system is central to the

ability of the Bureau to measure

whether program support is meeting its

national health workforce objectives,

and to signal where program course

correction is necessary.

In addition, the Government

Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

requires each agency to develop

comprehensive strategic plans, to

submit annual performance plans that

set specific performance goals for each

program activity, and to report annually

on the actual performance achieved

compared to the performance goals.

The Bureau of Health Professions has

developed a comprehensive program

which consists of cross-cutting

indicators designed to capture the

common activities across programs,

cluster level indicators designed to

capture common activities for programs

with a similar focus, and program

specific indicators designed to capture

activities which are specific to selected

individual programs. At the core of the

Bureau’s performance measurement

system are four cross-cutting goals with

respect to workforce quality, supply,

diversity and distribution. External

customer input was utilized to validate

the Bureau’s proposed outcomes and

indicators, and to assist with a

preliminary assessment of the suitability

of data sources. A pilot study of nine

program sites within the Washington

metropolitan area was completed to

determine the availability of the data

along with the clarity of the definitions

and instructions. The results of the pilot

indicate that these data can be collected

from grantees.

A wider demonstration will be done

to assess the ability of current grantees,

in the second year of the project period

or later, to supply the data without the

benefit of a site visit and to further

refine the definitions and instructions.

Since data are collected by discipline,

the estimate of burden hours per

response is different for projects that

involve a single discipline and projects

that involve multiple disciplines.

It is expected that the data collection

tool for the demonstration may be

distributed through the Internet, as has

been done for the grant application

materials for these programs, and

returned to the Bureau in the mail.

However, when this data collection

system is fully implemented, it is

expected that the distribution and

submission will be fully automated and

that the data collection tool will be an

interactive program which prompts

respondents to report only those data

relevant to their programs. Burden

estimates are as follows:

Type of respondent No. of respondents

Responses

per respondent

Burden hours

per response

Total burden hours

Projects involving a single discipline .............................................................................. 400 1 8 3,200

Projects involving multiple disciplines ............................................................................ 16 1 40 640

Total ......................................................................................................................... 416 1 9.2 3,840

Send comments to Patricia Royston,

HRSA Reports Clearance Officer, Room

14–36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Written

comments should be received within 60

days of this notice.

Dated: March 27, 1997.

J. Henry Montes,

Director, Office of Policy and Information

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 97–8449 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of Record of

Decision and Statement of Findings on

the Environmental Impact Statement

on Reintroduction of the Mexican Wolf

to its Historic Range in the

Southwestern United States

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of record

of decision.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to regulations implementing the

National Environmental Policy Act (40

CFR 1505.2), the Department of the

Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

announces the availability of the Record

of Decision and Statement of Findings

on the Environmental Impact Statement

on Reintroduction of the Mexican Wolf

to its Historic Range in the

Southwestern United States.

The Record of Decision authorizes

implementation of the Preferred

Alternative (Alternative A) as set forth

in the Final Environmental Impact

Statement. As soon as practicable, the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will

reintroduce Mexican gray wolves,

classified as a nonessential

experimental population, in eastern

Arizona for the purpose of establishing

a population of at least 100 wolves

distributed throughout the Blue Range

Wolf Recovery Area, which includes

portions of western New Mexico. If

feasible and necessary to achieve the

population objective of 100 wolves, a

subsequent reintroduction of Mexican

gray wolves into the White Sands Wolf

Recovery Area in southern New Mexico

will be conducted.
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ADDRESSES: The Record of Decision is

available from—Mexican Wolf Recovery

Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, New

Mexico 87103–1306.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

David R. Parsons, Mexican Wolf

Recovery Program, Albuquerque, New

Mexico (see ADDRESSES section)

(telephone 505/248–6920; facsimile

505/248–6922; or by electronic mail at

‘‘davidlparsons@mail.fws.gov.’’).

Dated: March 28, 1997.

John G. Rogers,

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service.

[FR Doc. 97–8542 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Federal Acknowledgment of Existence

as an Indian Tribe

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

This is published in the exercise of

authority delegated by the Secretary of

the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.9(a) (formerly

25 CFR 54.8(a)) notice is hereby given

that The Western Mohegan Tribe and

Nation of New York, Route 22 PO Box

32, Granville, New York 12832 has filed

a petition for acknowledgment by the

Secretary of the Interior that the group

exists as an Indian tribe. The petition

was received by the Bureau of Indian

Affairs (BIA) on January 27, 1997, and

signed by members of the group’s

governing body.

This is a notice of receipt of petition

and does not constitute notice that the

petition is under active consideration.

Notice of active consideration will be

sent by mail to the petitioner and other

interested parties at the appropriate

time.

Under § 83.9(a) (§ 54.8(d)) of the

Federal regulations, interested parties

may submit factual and/or legal

arguments in support of or in opposition

to the group’s petition. Any information

submitted will be made available on the

same basis as other information in the

BIA’s files. Such submissions will be

provided to the petitioner upon receipt

by the BIA. The petitioner will be

provided an opportunity to respond to

such submissions prior to a final

determination regarding the petitioner’s

status.

The petition may be examined, by

appointment, in the Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Branch of Acknowledgment and

Research, Room 3427–MIB, 1849 C

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240,

Phone: (202) 208–3592.

Dated: March 24, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–8478 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–930–97–1220–00]

Notice of Emergency Closure Along

the Oregon/Mormon Pioneer/California/

Pony Express National Historic Trails;

Bureau of Land Management

Administered Lands, Wyoming

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) hereby gives notice

that, temporary road and trail closures

may occur during inclement weather

conditions or due to excessive erosion,

on portions of public lands within

Wyoming along the Oregon/Mormon

Pioneer/California and Pony Express

National Historic Trails during 1997.

The Mormon Trail Sesquicentennial

event will occur in 1997. Estimates of

visitor use along the historic trails on

public lands is estimated to be 100,000

to 1,000,000 people. In order to protect

trail resources and to prevent

unacceptable levels of resource

degradation, emergency closures for

vehicles, foot, and horse traffic may be

needed.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The closure may

become effective based on the resource

conditions during the 1997 calendar

year. Local authorized officers will

notify the public through media sources

and post closure notices along

appropriate trail segments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jude Carino, Historic Trails Coordinator,

Casper District Office, 1701 East E.

Street, Casper, Wyoming 82601, (307)

261–7600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Historic Trails are fragile,

nonrenewable resources. Improper use

due to wet conditions could cause

irreparable harm to the resource. Due to

the Mormon Church’s planned

celebration of the 150th anniversary of

the opening of the Mormon-Pioneer

National Historic Trail, protective

management actions need to be in place.

Projections are for record visitation. Due

to the fragile nature of the trail,

combined with projected visitation and

historic weather patterns, the BLM may

find it necessary to temporarily close

portions of the trail and roads on public

lands in the adjoining vicinity.

The emergency closure would apply

to segments of BLM-administered public

lands along the National Historic Trail

within Wyoming. The closure prohibits

the use of all mechanized motorized,

non-motorized vehicles, foot and horse

traffic along particular posted segments

of the trail, with the exception of:

(1) Any Federal, State, or local officers

engaged in fire, military, emergency, or

law enforcement activities.

(2) BLM employees engaged in official

duties.

(3) Private land owners accessing

private land.

(4) Authorized public land users

regulated through land use permits (i.e.,

grazing permittees). Authority for

closure orders is provided under 43 CFR

subpart 8364.1.

Violations of this closure are

punishable by a fine not to exceed

$1,000 and/or imprisonment not to

exceed 12 months.

Dated: March 25, 1997.

Alan R. Pierson,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 97–8512 Filed 4–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–M

[CO–935–07–1430–01: (COC–60190)]

Notice of Proposed Issuance of

Disclaimer of Interest, Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed issuance of

recordable disclaimers of interest, for

areas in Garfield County, Colorado.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given

pursuant to Section 315 of the Act of

October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1745), that

Edward Koch, Ed Juhan, James Lemon,

and Barrett Resources Corporation,

through the law firm of Delaney and

Balcomb, Drawer 790, Glenwood

Springs, Colorado 81601, have filed an

application, Colorado 60190, for a

recordable disclaimer of interest for

‘‘islands’’ within the Colorado River.

Additional ‘‘islands’’ included in the

following descriptions, may be the

subject of future applications by other

parties.

Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 6 S., R. 95 W.,

Tracts 37 and 39;

T. 7 S., R. 95 W.,

Tract 37;

T. 8 S., R. 96 W.,

Tracts 38, 39, 40 and 41.

The Bureau of Land Management has

reviewed the official records in