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appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

OMB approval number: 1028–0059.

Abstract: The information, required

by the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

(CTBT), will provide the CTBT

Technical Secretariat with geographic

locations of sites where chemical

explosions greater than 300 tons TNTequivalent have occurred. Respondents

to the information collection request are

U.S. nonfuel minerals producers.

Bureau form number: 9–3078.

Frequency: Annual.

Description of respondents:

Companies that have conducted in the

last calendar year, or that will conduct

in the next calendar year, explosions

with a total charge size of 300 tons of

TNT-equivalent, or greater.

Annual responses: 12,370.

Annual burden hours: 3,092.5.

Bureau clearance officer: John E.

Cordyack, Jr., 703–648–7313.

John H. DeYoung, Jr.,

Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.

[FR Doc. 98–23 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–31–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–035–1110–00]

Seasonal Closure of Public Lands,

Medicine Lodge Resource Area

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of seasonal closure of

public land in Fremont, Jefferson,

Madison, and Clark Counties in Idaho.

SUMMARY: This closure is made pursuant

to the December 16, 1997, amendment

of the Medicine Lodge Resource

Management Plan. In addition to

amending existing rights-of-way to

Fremont and Jefferson Counties for the

Egin-Hamer Road, the amendment

establishes a permanent, seasonal

closure to all-human-entry of certain

public lands in Fremont, Jefferson,

Madison, and Clark Counties. The

closures do not apply to permittees

controlling their livestock during

periods of authorized use or while

maintaining range improvements.

Further, the closures do not apply to

persons needing ingress and egress

across public land while legally

accessing their private lands. The usual,

annual closure periods will be from

January 1 through April 30 and January

1 through March 31, respectively, north

and south of the Egin-Hamer Road. The

lands affected are shown on Map 2 and

Map 4 of the proposed amendment/EA

distributed on October 10, 1997, and on

the map attached to the Decision

Record. These maps are hereby

incorporated by reference. Generally,

the closure boundaries follow existing

roads.

DATES: Effective date: January 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land

Management, Upper Snake River

Districts, Medicine Lodge Resource

Area, 1405 Hollipark Drive, Idaho Falls,

Idaho 83401.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff

Gardetto at the above address or at (208)

524–7545.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authority for this closure is found in

title 43 of the Code of Federal

Regulations at 8364.1. Approximately

10 years ago, the Egin-Hamer Road,

which runs through crucial, winter

wildlife habitat, was closed in the

winter to avoid disturbance to the

wildlife’especially elk. The land use

plan amendment process recently

concluded was begun upon request by

the Counties for BLM to consider

removing the mandatory road closure

and analyze alternative methods of

protecting the elk and other big game

while in their crucial winter habitat.

The proposed amendment/

environmental assessment contained the

selected alternative which allows

conditional removal of the automatic

annual road closure. The conditions are

that, (a) portions of the crucial habitat

adjacent to the road are seasonally

closed to all-human-entry and, (b)

certain climate and elk occupancy

limitations are met. The proposed

amendment/EA was not protested; it

was subjected to a planning consistency

review by Idaho’s Office of the

Governor; and it is supported by the

IDF&G.

Dated: December 16, 1997.

Joe Kraayenbrink,

Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–105 Filed 1–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV 910 0777 30]

Northeastern Great Basin Resource

Advisory Council Meeting Location

and Time

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Resource Advisory Council’s

Meeting Location and Time.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act and the Federal Advisory

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5

U.S.C., the Department of the Interior,

Bureau of Land Management (BLM),

Council meetings will be held as

indicated below. The agenda for this

meeting includes: approval of minutes

of the previous meetings, Election of

Resource Advisory Council Officers,

update on land sales-exchanges-trades,

Standards and Guidelines, Columbia

River Basin Draft Environmental Impact

Statement, Battle Mountain Field Office

Fire Management Plan Amendment,

Bureau of Land Management water

rights and policy in Nevada, Off

Highway Vehicle Use, Wild Horse

Relocation Proposal, Military Airspace,

Road Standards, Bureau of Land

Management Appraisal Process and

determination of the subject matter for

future meetings

All meetings are open the public. The

public may present written comments to

the Council. Each formal Council

meeting will also have time allocated for

hearing public comments. The public

comment period for the Council meeting

is listed below. Depending on the

number of persons wishing to comment

and time available, the time for

individual oral comments may be

limited. Individuals who plan to attend

and need special assistance, such as

sign language interpretation or other

reasonable accommodations, should

contact the District manager at the Elko

District Office, 3900 East Idaho Street,

Elko, Nevada, 89801, telephone (702)

753–0200.

DATES, TIMES: The time and location of

the meeting is as follows: Northeastern

Great Basin Resource Advisory Council,

BLM Office, 3900 East Idaho Street,

Elko, Nevada, 89801; January 23, 1998,

starting at 9:00 a.m.; public comments

will be at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.;

tentative adjournment 5:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Curtis G. Tucker, Team Leader for the

Northeastern Resource Advisory

Council, Ely District Office, 702 North

Industrial Way, HC 33 Box 33500, Ely,

NV 89301–9408, telephone 702–289–

1841.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the Council is to advise the

Secretary of the Interior, through the

BLM, on a variety of planning and

management issues, associated with the

management of the public lands.