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and actions that are similar to the

Proposed Action, with the exception of

the management direction proposed for

livestock grazing and recreation. Under

this alternative, three ACECs would be

designated and managed to achieve the

recovery of the desert tortoise through

modifications to multiple use within

those special management areas.

Livestock grazing within the ACECs

would be managed according to forage

production criteria intended to meet the

desert tortoise recovery objectives.

Recreation management direction would

also be modified to minimize conflicts

with recovery efforts. Section 7

consultation would continue to be

conducted with the USFWS on any

federal action that might affect listed

species.

Alternative B (DWMA Alternative)

contains most of the management goals

and prescriptions recommended in the

Recovery Plan, with less emphasis on

multiple use management of the public

lands. Two special management areas,

labeled Desert Wildlife Management

Areas (DWMAs), would protect 52

percent of the desert tortoise designated

critical habitat. The DWMAs would

contain approximately 300,800 acres

and would be managed primarily for the

recovery of the desert tortoise.

Management prescriptions would not

authorize livestock grazing, mineral

development, many land use

authorizations, and some types of

recreational activities within the

DWMAs. No special management

attention, other than required Section 7

consultation on federal actions that

might affect listed species, would be

directed to the approximately 454,000

acres of desert tortoise habitat outside of

the DWMAs, unless the desert tortoise

populations occupying that habitat were

in jeopardy.

Alternative C (No Action Alternative)

would continue management under the

approved Caliente MFP. Management

recommendations from the Recovery

Plan either would not be implemented

or would not be systematically or

comprehensively implemented. Section

7 consultation with the USFWS would

continue to be conducted prior to the

authorization of any federal action

affecting listed species. Management

direction would also be provided

through the issuance of Biological

Opinions by the USFWS through

Section 7 consultation. Current

management directions for livestock

grazing and off-highway vehicle events

were developed as a result of Biological

Opinions issued to minimize effects on

desert tortoise habitat. The No Action

Alternative forms the baseline against

which to assess the effects of the

alternatives and is required for a

comprehensive NEPA analysis.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Robert V. Abbey,

State Director, Nevada.

[FR Doc. 98–11195 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Administration on Aging, HHS

[Program Announcement No. AoA–98–6]

Fiscal Year 1998 Program

Announcement; Availability of Funds

and Notice Regarding Applications

AGENCY: Administration on Aging, HHS.

ACTION: Announcement of availability of

funds and request for applications to

carry out research on Alzheimer’s

disease caregiving options.

SUMMARY: The Administration on Aging

(AoA) announces that under this

program announcement it will hold a

competition for a project to conduct

research on Alzheimer’s disease

caregiving options and best practices,

including respite care, assisted living,

the impact of intervention by social

service agencies on victims, and related

caregiving options.

The deadline date for the submission

of applications is June 29, 1998.

Applicant eligibility for this grant

competition is limited by the applicable

funding provisions of the Omnibus

Consolidated Appropriation Act of 1998

(P.L. 105–78) which, by incorporating

both Senate Report 105–58 and House

Report 105–390 (Conference Committee)

provides $2 million ‘‘for social research

into Alzheimer’s disease care options

* * *’’ The Senate Report urges that the

research ‘‘utilize and give discretion to

municipalities with aged populations

(over the age of 60) of over 1 million

* * *’’ Accordingly, under this AoA

program announcement, to be eligible to

compete an applicant must be

designated by the Mayor as officially

representing a municipality with 1

million or more persons 60 years of age

and older.

Application kits are available by

writing to the Department of Health and

Human Services, Administration on

Aging, Office of Program Development,

330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room

4274, Washington, DC 20201, or by

calling 202/619–1269.

Dated: April 23, 1998.

Jeanette C. Takamura,

Assistant Secretary for Aging.

[FR Doc. 98–11268 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Submission of Study

Package to the Office of Management

and Budget; Opportunity for Public

Comment

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB

and request for comments for

reinstatement, with change, of a

previously approved collection for

which approval has expired.

ABSTRACT: The survey is used by NPS

for the purpose of collecting public

interview data which are used to

determine conversion factors used in

converting electro-mechanical visitor

counts into recreation visits.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5

CFR Part 1320, Reporting and Record

Keeping Requirements, the National

Park Service invites public comments

on a proposed information collection

request (ICR) which has been submitted

to OMB for approval. Comments are

invited on: (1) The need for the

information including whether the

information has practical utility; (2) the

accuracy of the reporting burden

estimate; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents,

including use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

A 60 Day Notice of Request for

Extension of a Currently Approved

Collection of Information; Opportunity

for Public Comment was published in

the Federal Register on February 11,

1997, Volume 62, #28, page 6266. No

replies were received from the public as

a result of the Federal Register Notice.

Past NPS interviewer experiences show

that park visitors have a positive interest

in participating in the surveys and in

volunteering information in response to

the survey questions. Due to

streamlining the scope of the survey,

there has been a reduction in 700

burden hours from the previously

approved survey and as was indicated

in the February 11, 1997 Federal

Register Notice.
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DATES: Public Comments will be

accepted on or before May 28, 1998.

Send comments to: Office of

Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

ATTN: Desk Officer for the Interior

Department (1024–0036), Washington,

DC 20503. Also send a copy of these

comments to: Ms. Sandra D. Valdez,

Statistical Administrator, Public Use

Statistics Office, National Park Service,

12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Denver,

CO 80225. The OMB has up to 60 days

to approve or disapprove the

information collection but may respond

after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure

maximum consideration, OMB should

receive public comments thirty days

from the date listed at the top of this

page in the Federal Register.

All comments will become a matter of

public record. Copies of the proposed

ICR requirement can be obtained from

Ms. Sandra D. Valdez, Statistical

Assistant, Public Use Statistics Office,

National Park Service, 12795 W.

Alameda Parkway, Denver, CO 80225,

(303) 987–6955.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Public Use Reporting.

Bureau Form Number: None.

OMB Number: 1024–0036.

Expiration Date of Approval: To be

assigned.

Type of Request: Request for

comments for reinstatement, with

change, of a previously approved

collection for which approval has

expired.

Description of Need: The NPS needs

information to determine conversion

factors used in converting electromechanical visitor counts into

recreation visits.

Automated Data Collection: At the

present time, there is no automated way

to gather this information, since it

involves asking visitors questions about

their park visit.

Description of Respondents: Samples

of Individuals visiting parks.

Estimated Average Number of

Respondents: 4,000 (400 at each of 10

parks).

Frequency of Response: One time per

respondent.

Estimated Average Number of

Responses: Each respondent will

respond only one time, so the number

of responses will be the same as the

number of respondents.

Estimate Average Burden Hours per

Response: 3 minutes.

Estimated Annual Reporting Burden

on Respondents: 200 hours.

Diane M. Cooke,

Information Collection Clearance Officer,

WASO Administrative Program Center,

National Park Service.

[FR Doc. 98–11186 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Submission of Study

Package to Office of Management and

Budget; Opportunity for Public

Comment

AGENCY: Department of the Interior;

National Park Service; and Mount

Rushmore National Memorial.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

ABSTRACT: The National Park Service

(NPS) Visitor Service Project and Mount

Rushmore National Memorial propose

to conduct visitor surveys to learn about

visitor demographics and visitor

opinions about services and facilities in

Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

The results of the surveys will be used

by park managers to improve the service

they provide to visitors while better

protecting park natural and cultural

resources. A study package that

includes the proposed survey

questionnaire for the proposed Mount

Rushmore National Memorial study has

been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget for review.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 5

CFR part 1320, Reporting and Record

Keeping Requirements, the NPS invites

public comment on the proposed

information collection request (ICR).

Comments are invited on: (1) The need

for the information including whether

the information has practical utility; (2)

the accuracy of the reporting burden

estimate; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology. The purpose of

the proposed ICR is to document the

demographics of visitors to Mount

Rushmore National Memorial, to learn

about the motivations and expectations

these visitors have for their park visit,

and to obtain their opinions regarding

services provided by the park and the

suitability of the visitor facilities

maintained in the park. This

information will be used by park

planners and managers to plan, develop,

and operate visitor services and

facilities in ways that maximize use of

limited park financial and personnel

resources to meet the expectations and

desires of park visitors.

There were no public comments

received as a result of publishing in the

Federal Register a 60 day notice of

intention to request clearance of

information collection for this survey.

DATES: Public comments will be

accepted on or before May 28, 1998.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs of

OMB, Attention Desk Officer for the

Interior Department, Office of

Management and Budget, Washington,

DC 20530; and also to: Send comments

to David W. Lime, Ph.D., Senior

Research Associate, Cooperative Park

Studies Unit, Department of Forest

Resources, University of Minnesota, 115

Green Hall 1530 N. Cleveland Ave., St.

Paul, MN 55108. All comments will

become a matter of public record.

Copies of the proposed ICR requirement

can be obtained from David W. Lime,

Ph.D., Senior Research Associate,

Cooperative Park Studies Unit,

Department of Forest Resources,

University of Minnesota, 115 Green Hall

1530 N. Cleveland Ave., St. Paul, MN

55108.

The OMB has up to 60 days to

approve or disapprove the information

collection but may respond after 30

days. Therefore, to ensure maximum

consideration, OMB should receive

public comments thirty days from the

date listed at the top of this page in the

Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE STUDY PACKAGE SUBMITTED FOR OMB

REVIEW, CONTACT: David Lime, phone:

612–624–2250.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Mount Rushmore National

Memorial 1998 Visitor Use Survey.

Form: Not applicable.

OMB Number: To be assigned.

Expiration Date: To be assigned.

Type of Request: Request for new

clearance.

Description of Need: The National

Park Service needs information

concerning visitor demographics and

visitor opinions about the services and

facilities that the National Park Service

provides at Mount Rushmore National

Memorial for planning and management

purposes.

The proposed information to be

collected regarding visitors in this park

is not available from existing records,

sources, or observations.

Automated Data Collection: At the

present time, there is no automated way