Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 115 /Tuesday, June 16, 1998 / Notices 32895

Dated: June 4, 1998.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 98–15865 Filed 6–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–930–1430–01; COC–61890]

Proposed Withdrawal; Opportunity for

Public Meeting; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management proposes to withdraw

approximately 2,594 acres of public

land and 220 acres of public minerals

for 50 years to protect the Lake Fork of

the Gunnison River. This notice closes

this land to operation of the public land

laws including location and entry under

the mining laws for up to two years. The

lands have been and remain open to

mineral leasing.

DATES: Comments on this proposed

withdrawal or requests for public

meeting must be received on or before

September 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for

a meeting should be sent to the

Colorado State Director, BLM, 2850

Youngfield Street, Lakewood, Colorado

80215–7076.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris E. Chelius, 303–239–3706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 4,

1998, a petition was approved allowing

the Bureau of Land Management to file

an application to withdraw the

following described public lands from

settlement, sale, location, or entry under

the general land laws, including the

mining laws, subject to valid existing

rights:

New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 46 N., R. 3 W.,

Sec. 7, lots 8 and 9;

Sec. 18, lots 1 and 2, parcels A, B, C, D,

F, and G;

Sec. 19, lot 8.

T. 47 N., R. 3 W.,

Sec. 5, NW1⁄4, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4;

Sec. 8, E1⁄2;

Sec. 16, W1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 17, E1⁄2E1⁄2;

Sec. 20, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, and parcel A of the

SE1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 21, W1⁄2W1⁄2;

Sec. 28, parcel A of the W1⁄2NW1⁄4;

Sec. 29, parcel A of the NE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

T. 48 N., R. 3 W.,

Sec. 32, W1⁄2.

T. 45 N., R. 4 W.,

Sec. 1, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 23, E1⁄2E1⁄2 (only the Federally owned

land);

Sec. 24, S1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 25, N1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4;

Sec. 26, lots 1 thru 3, and NE1⁄4NE1⁄4 (only

the Federally owned land).

T. 46 N., R. 4 W.,

Sec. 13, E1⁄2E1⁄2;

Sec. 24, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Sec. 25, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4NE1⁄4;

Sec. 36, NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, and N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 2,594 acres of public lands in

Gunnison County.

The minerals in the following lands would

be withdrawn from entry under the U.S.

mining laws. The surface of these lands have

been patented:

New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado

T. 45 N., R. 4 W.,

Sec. 2, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 14, W1⁄2E1⁄2, and W1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate 220 acres of

public domain minerals in Gunnison and

Hinsdale Counties.

For a period of 90 days from the date

of publication of this notice, all parties

who wish to submit comments,

suggestions, or objections in connection

with this proposed action, or to request

a public meeting, may present their

views in writing to the Colorado State

Director. If the authorized officer

determines that a meeting should be

held, the meeting will be scheduled and

conducted in accordance with 43 CFR

2310.3–1(c)(2).

This application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR Part 2310.

For a period of two years from the

date of publication in the Federal

Register, these lands will be segregated

as specified above unless the

application is denied or cancelled or the

withdrawal is approved prior to that

date. During this period the Bureau of

Land Management will continue to

manage this land.

Jenny L. Saunders,

Realty Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–15968 Filed 6–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Approved Collection

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approval of

information collection (1010–0071).

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, this notice informs the public

and other Federal agencies of the

approval by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) of a collection of

information. The Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (PRA) provides that an

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and

a person is not required to respond to,

a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alexis London, Rules Processing Team,

telephone (703) 787–1600. You may also

contact Alexis London to obtain a copy

of this collection of information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 30 CFR Part 203, Relief or

Reduction in Royalty Rates.

Abstract: On January 16, 1998, MMS

published a final rule on the titled

collection (RIN 1010–AC13, 63 FR 2605)

with an effective date of February 16,

1998. The preamble to the final rule

stated that the information collection

requirement in § 203.61 would not take

effect until approved by OMB. The

preamble to the final rule provided the

required 60-day comment period. On

April 1, 1998, MMS published a notice

(63 FR 15859) that we had submitted the

information collection request to OMB

for approval. On May 30, 1998, OMB

approved all of the collection of

information required in 30 CFR part 203

with an expiration date of May 31, 2001.

MMS Information Collection

Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach

(202) 208–7744.

Dated: June 8, 1998.

E.P. Danenberger,

Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.

[FR Doc. 98–15863 Filed 6–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

its intention to request approval for the

collection of information for a series of

customer surveys to evaluate OSM’s

performance in meeting the

performance goals outlined in its annual

plans developed pursuant to the