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interested parties at the appropriate

time.

Under Section 83.9(a) of the Federal

regulations, third parties may submit

factual 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, 1849 C Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240, (202)

208–3592.

Dated: April 20, 1998.

Hilda Manuel,

Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–11607 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

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) notice is hereby given

that the Eno-Occaneechi Indian Tribe,

4031 Mary’s Grove Church Road,

Mebane, North Carolina 27302 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 November 24, 1997,

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) of the Federal

regulations, third parties may submit

factual 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, 1849 C Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240, (202)

208–3592.

Dated: April 20, 1998.

Hilda Manuel,

Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–11606 Filed 4–30–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–6310–01; GP8–0167; Form OR–

2812–6]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0168;

and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

announces its intention to request

renewal of an existing approval to

collect certain information from private

landowners which will allow BLM to

determine road use and maintenance

fees for logging road right-of-way

permits issued under the O&C Logging

Road Right-of-Way regulations (43 CFR

2812).

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments on the

proposed information collection must

be receive by BLM by June 30, 1998 to

assure consideration.

ADDRESSES: Mail comments to: John

Styduhar (OR958.1), Bureau of Land

Management, Oregon State Office, P.O.

Box 2965, Portland, OR 97208.

Send comments via Internet to:

jstyduha@or.blm.gov. Please include

‘‘ATTN: 1004–0168’’ and your name

and return address in your Internet

message.

You may hand-deliver comments to

the Bureau of Land Management,

Oregon State Office, 1515 S.W. 5th Ave.,

Portland, OR 97201.

BLM will make comments available

for public review at the 5th Street

address during regular business hours

(8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), Monday

through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Styduhar, BLM Oregon State Office

(503)-952–6454.

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

BLM Form OR–2812–6 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

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 OMB under 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Private landowners in western Oregon

obtain authorization to transport their

timber over BLM-controlled roads under

Title V of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C.

1761). Logging road right-of-way

permits issued by the BLM are subject

to the requirements of the O&C Logging

Road Right-of-Way regulations (43 CFR

2812). As a condition of each right-ofway permit, a permittee must provide

BLM with a certified statement of the

amount of timber hauled, the lands from

which the timber was hauled, and the

BLM roads over which the timber was

hauled. This information is collected on

a quarterly basis and provided to BLM

using Form OR–2812–6, Report of Road

Use.

When a Report of Road Use is

received in the BLM office, it is noted

in a register and routed through the

appropriate staff for verification,

calculation of road use and maintenance

fees, and subsequent billing and

payment from the permittee. Monies

received for road use contribute to the

recovery of costs incurred by BLM in

the construction of forest access roads.

Fees collected for road maintenance are

reimbursements for services provided

by BLM in the maintenance of roads

used by the permittee. If BLM did not