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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

John Davis, Bureau of Reclamation, PO

Box 640, Carson City NV 89702–0640,

telephone (702) 882–3436; Mr. Chet

Buchanan, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 4600 Kietzke Lane, Reno, NV

89502–5093, telephone (702) 784–5227;

or Mr. Paul Dabbs, California

Department of Water Resources, 3251 S

Street, Sacramento CA 95816, telephone

(916) 227–7564.

Dated: May 28, 1998.

Kenneth D. Naser,

Acting Director, Office of Environmental

Policy and Compliance.

[FR Doc. 98–14651 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Bay-Delta Advisory Council’s

Ecosystem Roundtable Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council’s (BDAC) Ecosystem

Roundtable will meet to discuss several

issues including: status of the May 1998

Proposed Solicitation Package, the

development of the other programs for

FY 98 funding, revised planning

process, funding coordination, CVPIA

FY 98 budget, tracking system and other

issues. This meeting is open to the

public. Interested persons may make

oral statements to the Ecosystem

Roundtable or may file written

statements for consideration.

DATES: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council’s Ecosystem Roundtable

meeting will be held from 9:30 am to

1:00 pm on Friday, June 19, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The Ecosystem Roundtable

will meet at the Resources Building,

1416 Ninth Street, Room 1131,

Sacramento, CA 95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cindy Darling, CALFED Bay-Delta

Program, at (916) 657–2666. If

reasonable accommodation is needed

due to a disability, please contact the

Equal Employment Opportunity Office

at (916) 653–6952 or TDD (916) 653–

6934 at least one week prior to the

meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San

Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin

Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta system) is a

critically important part of California’s

natural environment and economy. In

recognition of the serious problems

facing the region and the complex

resource management decisions that

must be made, the State of California

and the Federal government are working

together to stabilize, protect, restore,

and enchance the Bay-Delta system. The

State and Federal agencies with

management and regulatory

responsibilities in the Bay–Delta system

are working together as CALFED to

provide direction and oversight for the

process.

One area of Bay-Dalta management

includes the establishment of a joint

State-Federal process to develop longterm solutions to problems in the BayDelta system related to fish and wildlife,

water supply reliability, natural

disasters, and water quality. The intent

is to develop a comprehensive and

balanced plan which addresses all of the

resource problems. This effort, the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program),

is being carried out under the policy

direction of CALFED. The Program is

exploring and developing a long-term

solution for a cooperative planning

process that will determine the most

appropriate strategy and actions

necessary to improve water quality,

restore health to the Bay-Delta

ecosystem, provide for a variety of

beneficial uses, and minimize Bay-Delta

system vulnerability. A group of citizen

advisors representing California’s

agricultural, environmental, urban,

business, fishing, and other interests

who have a stake in finding long term

solutions for the problems affecting the

Bay-Delta system has been chartered

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA) an Advisory Council BDAC

to advise CALFRED on the program

mission, problems to be addressed, and

objectives for the Program. BDAC

provides a forum to help ensure public

participation, and will review reports

and other materials prepared by

CALFRED staff. BDAC has established a

subcommittee called the Ecosystem

Roundtable to provide input on annual

workplans to implement ecosystem

restoration projects and programs.

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the Program, Suite 1155,

1415 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA

95814, and will be available for public

inspection during regular business

hours, Monday through Friday within

30 days following the meeting.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Roger Patterson,

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 98–14671 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Bay-Delta Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council (BDAC) will meet to discuss

several issues including: the CALFED

Water Use Efficiency and Water Quality

programs. Several panels and

presentations will focus on progressive

water management approaches in

agriculture. BDAC members will also

discuss the CALFED Program

implementation strategy and finance

issues. This meeting is open to the

public. Interested persons may make

oral statements to the BDAC or may file

written statements for consideration.

DATES: The Bay-Delta Advisory Council

meeting will be held from 2 p.m. to 5

p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 1998, and

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, June 18,

1998. The public meeting will be

preceded on Wednesday, June 17, 1998

by a tour of several farms on the west

side of the San Joaquin Valley.

ADDRESSES: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council will meet at the Doubletree

Hotel, 1055 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno,

California (209) 485–9000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Selkirk, CALFED Bay-Delta

Program, at (916) 657–2666. If

reasonable accommodation is needed

due to a disability, please contact the

Equal Employment Opportunity Office

at (916) 653–6952 or TDD (916) 653–

6934 at least one week prior to the

meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San

Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin

Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta system) is a

critically important part of California’s

natural environment and economy. In

recognition of the serious problems

facing the region and the complex

resource management decisions that

must be made, the state of California

and the Federal government are working

together to stabilize, protect, restore,

and enhance the Bay-Delta system. The

State and Federal agencies with

management and regulatory

responsibilities in the Bay-Delta system

are working together as CALFED to

provide policy direction and oversight

for the process.

One area of Bay-Delta management

includes the establishment of a joint

State-Federal process to develop longterm solutions to problems in the BayDelta system related to fish and wildlife,

water supply reliability, natural
30254 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 106 /Wednesday, June 3, 1998 / Notices

1Broom corn brooms made wholly or in part of

broom corn (including broom heads), covered by

subheadings 9603.10.40, 9603.10.50, and

9603.10.60 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States (HTS).

disasters, and water quality. The intent

is to develop a comprehensive and

balanced plan which addresses all of the

resource problems. This effort, the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program),

is being carried out under the policy

direction of CALFED. The Program is

exploring and developing a long-term

solution for a cooperative planning

process that will determine the most

appropriate strategy and actions

necessary to improve water quality,

restore health to the Bay-Delta

ecosystem, provide for a variety of

beneficial uses, and minimize Bay-Delta

system vulnerability. A group of citizen

advisors representing California’s

agricultural, environmental, urban,

business, fishing, and other interests

who have a stake in finding long-term

solutions for the problems affecting the

Bay-Delta system has been chartered

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA) as the Bay-Delta Advisory

Council (BDAC) to advise CALFED on

the program mission, problems to be

addressed, and objectives for the

Program. BDAC provides a forum to

help ensure public participation, and

will review reports and other materials

prepared by CALFED staff. BDAC has

established a subcommittee called the

Ecosystem Roundtable to provide input

on annual workplans to implement

ecosystem restoration projects and

programs.

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the Program, Suite 1155,

1416 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA

95814, and will be available for public

inspection during regular business

hours, Monday through Friday within

30 days following the meeting.

Dated: May 27, 1998.

Roger Patterson,

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 98–14672 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–394]

Broom Corn Brooms: Efforts of

Workers and Firms in the Industry To

Make a Positive Adjustment To Import

Competition

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 11, 1998.

SUMMARY: Following receipt, on May 11,

1998, of a request from the United States

Trade Representative (USTR), the U.S.

International Trade Commission

(Commission) instituted investigation

No. 332–394, Broom Corn Brooms:

Efforts of Workers and Firms in the

Industry to Make a Positive Adjustment

to Import Competition, under section

332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

U.S.C. 1332(g)). As requested by USTR,

the Commission’s report on the

investigation will focus on

developments in the domestic broom

corn broom industry, including efforts

of workers and firms in the industry to

make a positive adjustment to import

competition, since November 28, 1996,

when the President, pursuant to section

203 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.

2253), issued Proclamation 6961,

temporarily increasing duties on

imports of certain types of broom corn

brooms.1 As requested by the USTR, the

Commission will transmit its report to

the USTR no later than August 10, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

McClure (202–205–3191), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E St., SW,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearing

impaired individuals are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the TDD

terminal on (202–205–1810). Persons

with mobility impairments who will

need special assistance in gaining access

to the Commission should contact the

Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its Internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Written Submissions

Interested persons are invited to

submit written statements concerning

the matters to be addressed in the

report. Commercial or financial

information that a party desires the

Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted on separate sheets of

paper, each clearly marked

‘‘Confidential Business Information’’ at

the top. All submissions requesting

confidential treatment must conform

with the requirements of § 201.6 of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All written

submissions, except for confidential

business information, will be made

available for inspection by interested

persons in the Office of the Secretary to

the Commission. To be assured of

consideration by the Commission,

written statements relating to the

Commission’s report should be

submitted at the earliest practical date

and should be received no later than

5:15 p.m., June 25, 1998. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436.

Persons submitting confidential

business information should be aware

that the Commission may include some

or all such confidential business

information in its report to USTR. In

addition, the Commission may use the

confidential business information you

provide in this investigation in other

investigations of the same products

which are conducted under other

statutory authority. Any confidential

business information so used will be

afforded the protection provided under

the appropriate statutory authority.

Issued: May 29, 1998.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–14751 Filed 6–2–98; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide From

Greece and Japan

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission (Commission).

ACTION: Request for comments regarding

the institution of section 751(b) review

investigations concerning the

Commission’s affirmative

determinations in the following

investigations: