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minutes to complete the information

required. The non-commercial entries

will be filed by persons less

knowledgeable of the declaration form

and would require approximately 15

minutes each to complete. Occasionally

an entry is received that lists scientific

specimens of various species of wildlife.

These entries may be required to be

submitted with multiple invoices,

permits and other pertinent documents.

This will have the effect of increasing

the completion time to approximately

30 minutes. Entries filed by hunters

would require less than ten minutes to

complete as the Service will not, by

policy, require the entry of scientific

names for the species.

Annual Responses: It is estimated that

21,250 respondents will submit 4

responses for a total of 85,000

responses.

Annual Burden Hours: 21,250.

Dated: April 9, 1997.

Carolyn A. Bohan,

Acting Assistant Director—Refuges and

Wildlife.

[FR Doc. 97–9717 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Receipt of Petition for Federal

Acknowledgment of Existence as an

Indian Tribe

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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 The People of La Junta (Jumano/

Mescalero), 2111 Beverly, Odessa, Texas

79761, 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

October 3, 1996, and was 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 Section 83.9(a) (formerly

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: April 7, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–9720 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–350–4210–01]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0157

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is

announcing its intention to request

renewal of existing approval to collect

certain information from applicants who

wish to acquire a right-of-way on public

lands under the Federal Land Policy

and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976.

The information collection requirements

covered by this notice are necessary to

making a determination as to the

reasonable level of reimbursement costs

and to determine who may be entitled

to an off-set against reimbursements of

cost.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by June 16, 1997 to be considered.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Director (420), Bureau of Land

Management, 1849 C Street NW., Room

401LS, Washington, DC 20240.

Comments may be sent via Internet to:

WoComment@WO140@attmail.com.

Please include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0157’’ and

your name and return address in your

Internet message.

Comments may be hand-delivered to

the Bureau of Land Management

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620

L Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Comments will be available for public

review at the L Street address during

regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15

p.m.), Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl

C. Gammon, (202) 452–7777.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM

is required to provide 60-day notice in

the Federal Register concerning a

collection of information contained in a

published current rule to solicit

comments on (a) 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; (b) 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; (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 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. BLM will receive and

analyze any comments sent in response

to this notice and include them with its

request for approval from the Office of

Management and Budget under 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

BLM grants rights-of-way on public

lands through the authority of Title V of

FLPMA (90 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761).

Section 304(b) of FLPMA authorizes the

BLM to receive payment of reasonable

cost to reimburse the government for the

cost of processing rights-of-way. In

determining reasonable costs, BLM must

consider such things as actual cost

(exclusive of management overhead),

the portion of cost incurred that is for

the benefit of the general public rather

than for the exclusive benefit of the

applicant, the public service provided,

and other relevant factors, to determine

who may be entitled to an off-set against

reimbursement of costs. The

information collection requirements

found at 43 CFR 2808.3 are necessary to

making a determination as to the

reasonable level of reimbursement

pursuant to Section 304 (b) of FLPMA.

The following is an explanation of

specific items of information requested

pursuant to 43 CFR 2808.3: Information

on the monetary value of the rights and

privileges sought by the applicant is

needed to determine both eligibility

and, if eligible, the reasonable level of