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(1) The MMS specifically solicits

comments on the following questions:

(a) Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the proper

performance of MMS’s functions, and

will it be useful?

(b) Are the estimates of the burden

hours of the proposed collection

reasonable?

(c) Do you have any suggestions that

would enhance the quality, clarity, or

usefulness of the information to be

collected?

(d) Is there a way to minimize the

information collection burden on those

who are to respond, including through

the use of appropriate automated

electronic, mechanical, or other forms of

information technology?

(2) In addition, the PRA requires

agencies to estimate the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping cost

burden for the collection of this

information. The MMS needs your

comments on this item. Your response

should split the cost estimate into two

components: (a) total capital and startup

cost component; and (b) annual

operation, maintenance, and purchase

of services component. Your estimates

should consider the costs to generate,

maintain, and disclose or provide the

information. You should describe the

methods you use to estimate major cost

factors, including system and

technology acquisition, expected useful

life of capital equipment, discount

rate(s), and the period over which you

incur costs. Capital and startup costs

include, among other items, computers

and software you purchase to prepare

for collecting information; monitoring,

sampling, drilling, and testing

equipment; and record storage facilities.

Generally, your estimates should not

include equipment or services

purchased: before October 1, 1995; to

comply with requirements not

associated with the information

collection; for reasons other than to

provide information or keep records for

the Government; or as part of customary

and usual business or private practices.

MMS Information Collection

Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach,

(202) 208–7744.

Dated: January 12, 1998.

E. P. Danenberger,

Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.

[FR Doc. 98–1628 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Umatilla Basin Project, Umatilla, OR

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the

Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)

proposes to prepare an environmental

impact statement (EIS) on implementing

Phase III of the Umatilla Basin Project.

The Phase III study will evaluate the

potential for modifying and expanding

Reclamation’s existing Umatilla Basin

Project (Project) to provide additional

flows in the Umatilla River for

anadromous fish. In addition, the study

will evaluate potential measures to

improve municipal and industrial water

supplies in the study area. Alternatives,

including no action, will be evaluated in

the EIS.

ADDRESSES:

Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific

Northwest Regional Office, 1150 N

Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, ID

83706–1234.

Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia

Area Office, P.O. Box 1749, Yakima,

WA 98907–1749.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For information on the study, contact

Robert Hamilton, Activity Manager, at

(208) 378–5087 or at the above regional

office address. For information

regarding the NEPA process, contact

John Tiedeman, Environmental

Specialist, at (509) 575–5848 ext. 238 or

at the above area office address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authorization for this study is

contained in the Feasibility Studies Act

of 1966, Public Law 89–561. The study

will build upon prior activities

authorized as part of the Project. These

activities meet some but not all of the

fishery needs of the basin. Recent data

collected from monitoring of instream

flows indicate that the restoration of

flows resulting from Project activities to

date will be less than originally

estimated.

This study will evaluate the potential

of providing water from the Columbia

River to the Westland Irrigation District

in exchange for water normally diverted

from the Umatilla River. This would

leave additional flows for resident and

anadromous fish species in the river

downstream of the Westland Irrigation

District diversion. Restoration of the

fishery would be of major cultural and

economic importance to the

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla

Reservation for whom anadromous

fisheries are Indian Trust Assets. Other

opportunities for instream enhancement

and opportunities for enhancement of

municipal and industrial water supplies

will also be evaluated.

Reclamation plans to conduct public

scoping meetings to identify issues and

concerns will be used in the

development of alternatives. The dates,

times, and locations of public scoping

meetings will be noted in newspapers of

general circulation in the Pendleton and

Hermiston, Oregon, areas and

surrounding communities.

Dated: January 15, 1998.

John W. Keys, III,

Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region.

[FR Doc. 98–1600 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Renew Collections: Comment

Request.

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International

Development (USAID) is making efforts

to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Comments are requested concerning: (1)

Whether the continuing collections of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether information

shall have practical utility; (2) the

accuracy of the burden estimates; (3)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information collected, and

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on the

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments regarding this information

collection are best assured of having

their full effect if received within 60

days of this notification.

ADDRESSES INFORMATION TO: Beverly

Johnson, Bureau for Management, Office

of Administrative Services, Information

and Records Division, U.S. Agency for

International Development, Washington,

D.C. 20523, 202–712–1365 or via e-mail

bjohnson@usaid.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Number: OMB 0412–0550.

Form Numbers: AID 1570–13 and

1570–14.

Title: Narrative/Time-Line and Report

on Commodities (Quarterly Reports).

Type of Submission: Renew.

Purpose: The purpose of this

information collection is to properly

respond to the annual competition

among applicants who apply on behalf

of their sponsored overseas institutions,

independent reviewers and ASHA need

to assess the strength and capability of

the U.S. organizations, the overseas

institutions and the merits of their

proposed projects. Easily accessible

historical records on past

accomplishments and performance by

repeat USOs, would speed the grant

making process and provide

documented reasons for both successful

and unsuccessful applications.

Annual Reporting Burden:

Respondents: 70.

Total annual responses: 1,470.

Total annual hours requested: 735.

Dated: January 14, 1998.

Willette L. Smith,

Chief, Information and Records Division

Bureau for Management, Office of

Administrative Services.

[FR Doc. 98–1576 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COOPERATION AGENCY

Agency for International Development

Board for International Food and

Agricultural Development Interim

Advisory Committee on Food Security;

Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, notice is hereby given of

the Board for International Food and

Agricultural Development (BIFAD)

Interim Advisory Committee Meeting.

The meeting will be held from 9:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m. on February 11, 1998, at the

Pan-American Health Organization,

located at 525 23rd Street N.W.,

Washington DC, 20523, in Conference

Room B.

The Interim Advisory Committee will

provide input to the U.S. Government

on the Development of a long-term

action plan in support of commitments

made in the U.S. Country Paper and at

the World Food Summit.

The meeting is open to the public.

Any interested person may attend the

meeting, may file written statements

with the Committee before or after the

meeting, or present any oral statements

in accordance with procedures

established by the Committee, to the

extent that time available for the

meeting permits.

Those wishing to attend the meeting

should contact Mr. George Like at the

Agency for International Development,

Ronald Reagan Building, Office of

Agriculture and Food Security, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room

2.11–072, Washington DC, 20523–2110,

telephone (202) 712–1436, fax (202)

216–3010 or internet [glike@usaid.gov]

with your full name.

Anyone wishing to obtain additional

information about BIFAD should

contact Mr. Tracy Atwood the

Designated Federal Officer for BIFAD.

Write him in care of the Agency for

International Development, Ronald

Reagan Building, Office of Agriculture

and Food Security, 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Room 2.11–005,

Washington DC, 20523–2110, telephone

him at (202) 712–5571 or fax (202) 216–

3010.

Tracy, Atwood,

AID Designated Federal Officer, (Chief, Food

Policy Division, Office of Agriculture and

Food Security, Economic Growth Center,

Bureau for Global Programs).

[FR Doc. 98–1575 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment Standards Administration

Wage and Hour Division; Minimum

Wages for Federal and Federally

Assisted Construction; General Wage

Determination Decisions

General wage determination decisions

of the Secretary of Labor are issued in

accordance with applicable law and are

based on the information obtained by

the Department of Labor from its study

of local wage conditions and data made

available from other sources. They

specify the basic hourly wage rates and

fringe benefits which are determined to

be prevailing for the described classes of

laborers and mechanics employed on

construction projects of a similar

character and in the localities specified

therein.

The determinations in these decisions

of prevailing rates and fringe benefits

have been made in accordance with 29

CFR part 1, by authority of the Secretary

of Labor pursuant to the provisions of

the Davis-Bacon Act of March 3, 1931,

as amended (46 Stat. 1494, as amended,

40 U.S.C. 276a) and of other Federal

statutes referred to in 29 CFR part 1,

Appendix, as well as such additional

statutes as may from time to time be

enacted containing provisions for the

payment of wages determined to be

prevailing by the Secretary of Labor in

accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act.

The prevailing rates and fringe benefits

determined in these decisions shall, in

accordance with the provisions of the

foregoing statutes, constitute the

minimum wages payable on Federal and

federally assisted construction projects

to laborers and mechanics of the

specified classes engaged on contract

work of the character and in the

localities described therein.

Good cause is hereby found for not

utilizing notice and public comment

procedure thereon prior to the issuance

of these determinations as prescribed in

5 U.S.C. 553 and not providing for delay

in the effective date as prescribed in that

section, because the necessity to issue

current construction industry wage

determinations frequently and in large

volume causes procedures to be

impractical and contrary to the public

interest.

General wage determination

decisions, and modifications and

supersedes decisions thereto, contain no

expiration dates and are effective from

their date of notice in the Federal

Register, or on the date written notice

is received by the agency, whichever is

earlier. These decisions are to be used

in accordance with the provisions of 29

CFR parts 1 and 5. Accordingly, the

applicable decision, together with any

modifications issued, must be made a

part of every contract for performance of

the described work within the

geographic area indicated as required by

an applicable Federal prevailing wage

law and 29 CFR part 5. The wage rates

and fringe benefits, notice of which is

published herein, and which are

contained in the Government Printing

Office (GPO) document entitled

‘‘General Wage Determinations Issued

Under The Davis-Bacon And Related

Acts,’’ shall be the minimum paid by

contractors and subcontractors to

laborers and mechanics.

Any person, organization, or

governmental agency having an interest

in the rates determined as prevailing is

encouraged to submit wage rate and

fringe benefit information for

consideration by the Department.

Further information and selfexplanatory forms for the purpose of

submitting this data may be obtained by

writing to the U.S. Department of Labor,

Employment Standards Administration,

Wage and Hour Division, Division of

Wage Determinations, 200 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room S–3014,

Washington, D.C. 20210.