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2880 regulations. The information

required in 43 CFR Parts 2800 and 2880

is needed to enable the BLM to

determine whether or not a right-of-way

may be granted, to establish the terms

and conditions of the grant and to

administer the grant when it is made.

Additional information in the form of

construction and other plans; detailed

maps; certification, permits and

approvals required by other agencies;

and other information necessary for the

completion of the project are authorized

by 43 CFR 2802.4, 2881.2, and 2882.3.

Each right-of-way is an individual

situation and the information collected

is specific to that individual proposal

and only available from the applicant.

Additional information in the form of a

plan may be required. This plan is a

product of the NEPA requirements. It is

a useful working tool that enables both

the BLM and the applicant to have a

common understanding on how the

project will proceed. An as-built map

may also be required. These maps show

greater detail than the basic location

map required to be submitted with the

application. A more exact location of

the holder’s right-of-way and related

facilities will give the holder more

protection for their improvements. The

BLM also requires assurance that

certifications, permits, and approvals

required by others and identified during

the NEPA analysis process have been

obtained. A detailed description of

alternative routes considered by the

applicant when developing the proposal

may be required and is used by the BLM

to gain insight into the complexities and

conflicts of the proposals. Statements of

need and economic feasibility and of the

environmental, social, and economic

effects of the proposal may be requested

and assist the BLM in evaluating the

proposal with respect to NEPA

compliance. If the BLM fails to properly

collect the required information

including plans, construction schedules,

maps specific certificates, permits, and

approvals necessary for the completion

of the project, the BLM will reject the

right-of-way application.

Based on BLM’s experience

administering the activities described

above, approximately 25 percent of the

4,000 applications the BLM receives

annually require additional information

collection. The applicants are usually

large companies that seek to construct

large complex projects on public lands

which require a right-of-way. The public

reporting burden for the information

collected is estimated to average 16.8

hours per response. The frequency of

response is once. The estimated total

annual burden on new respondents is

about 16,800 hours.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for Office of Management and Budget

approval. All comments will also

become a matter of public record.

Dated: April 29, 1998.

Carol J. Smith,

Bureau of Land Management Clearance

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–12164 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–938–6330–01 24 1A]

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) has submitted the proposed

collection of information listed below of

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On

February 26, 1998, BLM published a

notice in the Federal Register (63 FR

9857) requesting comments on this

proposed collection. The comment

period ended on April 28, 1998. No

comments were received from the

public in response to that notice. Copies

of the proposed collection of

information and explanatory material

may be obtained by contacting the BLM

clearance officer at the telephone

number listed below.

OMB is required to respond to this

request within 60 days but may respond

after 30 days. For maximum

consideration, your comments and

suggestions on the proposed

requirement should be made within 30

days directly to the Office of

Management and Budget, Interior

Department Desk Officer (1004–0173),

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Washington, D.C. 20503,

telephone: (202) 395–7340. Please

provide a copy of your comments to the

Bureau Clearance Officer (WO–630),

1849 C St., N.W., Washington, D.C.

20240.

Nature of Comments: We specifically

request your comments on the

following:

1. Whether collecting the information

is necessary for BLM’s proper

functioning, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

2. The accuracy of BLM’s estimate of

the burden of collecting the information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

3. The quality, utility, and clarity of

the information to be collected; and

4. How to minimize the burden of

collecting the information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: Jobs-in-the-Woods Employment

Evaluation.

OMB Approval Number: 1004–0173.

Abstract: The Jobs-in-the-Woods

Program is part of the Administration’s

Northwest Forest Initiative. It seeks to

reduce the impact of loss of jobs caused

by decreased logging on Federal forests

in the Pacific Northwest by providing

money for contracts to restore the

environment. The BLM asks for four

items of information in each Jobs-in-theWoods Program contract that if issues.

Each contractor asks for four items of

information in each Jobs-in-the-Woods

Program contract that if issues. Each

contractor provides information at the

close of the contract, as a condition of

receiving final payment, about the

number of workers employed on the

contract, including managers; the

number of days those workers worked

on the contract; the total amount of

wages and benefits paid to the workers;

and the number of workers, if any,

considered to be displaced timber

workers. The BLM uses the information

to gauge the effectiveness of the program

in employing displaced timber workers.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency: Once, at the closing of the

contract.

Description of Respondents:

Respondents are holders of contracts

funded by the Jobs-in-the-Woods

Program, generally small businesses.

Annual Responses: 200.

Annual Burden Hours: 100.

Collection Clearance Officer: Carole

Smith, (202) 452–0367.

Dated: April 29, 1998.

Carole Smith,

Bureau of Land Management, Information

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–12163 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–060–1040–00]

Call for Nominations for the San Pedro

Riparian National Convention Area

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.
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ACTION: Call for nominations for the San

Pedro Riparian National Conservation

Area Advisory Committee.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to solicit public nominations to fill

seven positions on the San Pedro

Riparian National Conservation Area

Advisory Committee, which was

established pursuant to Section 104 of

the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of

1988, Pub. L. 100–696.

DATES: Nominations must be received

by June 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Bureau of Land

Management, Tucson Field Office,

12661 E. Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ

85748.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill

Childress, Program Manager, at (520)

458–3559.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Committee is comprised of seven

members. Nominees to fill some of these

positions will serve three-year terms

ending December 31, 2001. Other

members will serve shorter terms

consistent with the committee’s

staggered-term arrangement.

Nominations for two positions of the

seven positions will be submitted by the

Arizona Governor’s Office and the

Cochise County Board of Supervisors.

Anyone interested in filling either of

those two positions should submit their

name to those offices for consideration.

The Secretary of the Interior, pursuant

to this call, will ensure continued

representation of specific categories of

interest on the Committee. Nominees

must be persons with recognized

expertise in recreation, wildlife

conservation, archaeology,

paleontology, water resources, riparian

ecology or other disciplines directly

related to the primary purpose for

which the conservation area was

created.

The purpose of the Committee is to

provide informed advice to the BLM’s

Tucson Field Manager on the

management of the San Pedro Riparian

National Conservation Area, as required

by Section 103 of the Arizona-Idaho

Conservation Act of 1988, Pub. L. 10–

696.

Members will serve without salary,

but will be reimbursed for travel and per

diem expenses at current rates for

government employees. The Committee

normally meets at least twice yearly.

Additional meetings may be called by

the Field Manager or representative in

connection with special needs for

advice.

Persons wishing to serve on the

Committee, or to nominate individuals

to serve, must do so in writing. Each

nomination must include the name,

address, and phone number of the

nominee along with biographical

information such as education,

profession, experience, and interests

related to management of the

Conservation Area. Nominations should

be addressed to the Bureau of Land

Management, Tucson Field Office,

Tucson Field Manager, 12661 E.

Broadway Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85748.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

Jesse J. Juen,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–12088 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–050–1120–00: GP8–0180]

Notice of availability Northeast Oregon

assembled land exchange Final

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Prineville District Office,

Central Oregon Resource Area.

ACTION: Notice of availability, Northeast

Oregon assembled land exchange Final

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

102(c) of the National Environmental

Policy Act, the Prineville and Vale

Districts have prepared a FEIS analyzing

the potential environmental impacts of

a proposed land exchange in Grant,

Umatilla, Morrow, Wheeler and Union

counties. The FEIS is expected to be

available for review on or about May 20,

1998.

Clearwater Land Exchange has

proposed to trade lands within and

adjacent to both the North and South

Forks of the John Day River for scattered

tracts of public land located in the

above mentioned counties. Other tracts

yet to be identified would be acquired

within the Vale District in future phases

of the exchange.

DATES: This notice announces the

beginning of the 30 day comment

period. The comment period will

officially close 30 days from the date the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

publishes its notice of availability of the

FEIS.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the FEIS

should be sent to James Hancock,

Prineville District Manager, BLM, P.O.

Box 550, Prineville, OR. 97754.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To obtain additional information or to

get a copy of the FEIS, contact Steve

Davidson at (541)–523–1349 or Ron

Lane at (541)–416–6752.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Those

individuals, organizations, Native

American tribes, agencies and other

governments with a known interest in

the proposal have been sent a copy of

the FEIS.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

James L. Hancock,

District Manager,

[FR Doc. 98–12162 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–958–1430–01; GP7–0070; OR–22155

(WA)]

Public Land Order No. 7328;

Revocation of Executive Order Dated

October 29, 1910; Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public Land Order.

SUMMARY: This order revokes an

Executive order in its entirety, as it

affects the remaining 20.36 acres of

public lands withdrawn for Bureau of

Land Management Powersite Reserve

No. 158. The lands are no longer needed

for the purpose for which they were

withdrawn. This action will open 11.38

acres to surface entry. The remaining

8.98 acres are included in an

overlapping withdrawal and will remain

closed to surface entry. All of the lands

have been and will remain open to

mining and mineral leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 6, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Betty McCarthy, BLM Oregon/

Washington State Office, P.O. Box 2965,

Portland, Oregon 97208–2965, 503–952–

6155.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by Section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

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

1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. The Executive Order dated October

29, 1910, which established Powersite

Reserve No. 158, is hereby revoked in its

entirety:

Willamette Meridian

T. 32 N., R. 9 E.,

Sec. 24, lots 15 to 19, inclusive, and those

portions of lots 9 and 12 lying in the

W1⁄2NE1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 20.36 acres in Snohomish

County.

2. The following described lands are

included in the Skagit Wild and Scenic

River withdrawal, and will remain

closed to surface entry: