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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 63, No. 111

Wednesday, June 10, 1998

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Extension of Currently Approved

Information Collection for Mineral

Activities in the Smith River National

Recreation Area

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; request for comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Forest Service announces its intent to

seek extension of the approval for the

existing information collection required

by 36 CFR Part 292, Subpart G, for

mineral operations in the Smith River

National Recreation Area. The current

information collection will expire

September 30, 1998.

DATES: Comments must be received in

writing on or before August 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

Director, Minerals and Geology

Management, mail stop 1126, Forest

Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090,

Washington, DC 20090–6090.

The public may inspect comments in

the Office of the Director. To facilitate

entrance into the building, visitors are

encouraged to call ahead (202) 205–

1042.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sam Hotchkiss, Minerals and Geology

Management, telephone: (202) 205–

1535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Description of Information Collection

Title: Smith River National Recreation

Area.

OMB Number: 0596–0138.

Expiration Date of Approval:

September 30, 1998.

Type of Request: Extension of an

existing information collection.

Abstract: Forest Service regulations at

36 CFR Part 292, Subpart G, implement

Section 8(d) of the Smith River National

Recreation Area Act of 1990 and set

forth procedures by which the Forest

Service regulates mineral operations on

National Forest System lands within the

Smith River National Recreation Area.

These regulations supplement existing

Forest Service regulations and are

intended to ensure that mineral

operations are conducted in a manner

consistent with the purposes for which

the Smith River National Recreation

Area was established..

Section 292.63(b) requires an operator

to provide information to support valid

existing rights in addition to plan of

operations information requirements at

§§ 228.4 and 228.8. Also, as part of a

plan of operations for the Smith River

National Recreation Area, § 292.63(c)

requires the following information: (1) a

copy of the authorization or agreement

by which operations are to be conducted

when the operator and mining claim

owner are different; (2) the hazardous

and toxic materials and similar

chemical substances to be used during

mineral operations; (3) the character and

composition of mineral wastes that will

be used or generated; (4) how these

materials and substances will be

disposed; (5) the proposed method or

strategy for handling the wastes; and (6)

how public health and safety will be

maintained. Section 292.65(b) requires

that operator wishing to exercise

outstanding mineral rights submit an

operating plan.

Estimate of Burden: 20 hours.

Type of Respondents: Mineral

operators.

Estimate Number of Respondents: 2.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 40.

Comment Is Invited

The agency invites comments on the

following: (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 respondents, including the use of

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Use of Comment

All comments, including name and

address when provided, will become a

matter of public record. Comments

received in response to this notice will

be summarized and included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget approval.

Dated: June 5, 1998.

Robert Lewis, Jr.,

Acting Associate Chief.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Committee of Scientists Meetings

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Forest Service will host

two public teleconference calls for the

Committee of Scientists to discuss their

report and recommendations to the

Secretary of Agriculture and the Chief of

the Forest Service. The first

teleconference call will be held

Wednesday, June 17, 1998, from 11:00

a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard

Time) and the second teleconference

call will be held on Wednesday, June

24, also from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

(Eastern Standard Time). The public is

invited to attend; however, individuals

must register for one of the

teleconference locations in advance by

calling the Committee of Scientists

message phone (541–750–7057). The

public may be provided an opportunity

to commit on the Committee of

Scientists’ deliberations, only at the

request of the Committee.

DATES: The teleconference call will be

held on Wednesday, June 17, 1998, and

Wednesday, June 24, 1998 from 11:00

a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard

Time). Registration for the

teleconference calls should be received

by June 15.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on

improving land and resource

management planning may be sent to

the Committee of Scientists, P.O. Box

2140, Corvallis, OR 97339. Also, the
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Committee may be accessed via the

Internet at www.cof.orst.edu./org/

scicomm/. The Supplementary

Information section of this notice

contains the addresses of teleconference

call locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For additional information concerning

the teleconferences, contact Bob

Cunningham, Designated Federal

Official to the Committee of Scientists,

at telephone: (703) 306–1032 or via the

Internet at rcunningn@nsf.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Teleconference call 1 (June 17) will be

held at the USDA Forest Service,

Franklin Court Building, Suite 5500W,

1099 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

and at all Regional Offices of the Forest

Service. The regional offices include:

Region 1, Northern Region, Federal

Building, 200 E. Broadway, Missoula,

MT; Region 2, Rocky Mountain Region,

740 Simms Street, Golden, CO; Region

3, Southwestern Region, Federal

Building, 517 Gold Avenue, SW.,

Albuquerque, NM; Region 4,

Intermountain Region, Federal Building,

324 25th Street, Ogden, UT; Region 5,

Pacific Southwest Region, 630 Sansome

Street, San Francisco, CA; Region 6,

Pacific Northwest Region, 333 SW 1st

Avenue Portland, OR; Region 8,

Southern Region, 1720 Peachtree Road

NW., Atlanta, GA; Region 9, Eastern

Region, 310 W. Wisconsin Avenue,

Room 500, Milwaukee, WI; and Region

10, Alaska Region, Federal Office

Building, 709 W. 9th Street, Juneau, AK.

The Alaska Region office will be open

early for the teleconference.

Telconference call 2 (June 24) will be

held at the USDA Forest Service

Headquarters, 201 14th Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. in the McArdle

Conference Room and at all Regional

Offices listed previsouly in this notice.

The Committee of Scientists is

chartered to provide scientific and

technical advice to the Secretary of

Agriculture and the Chief of the Forest

Service on improvements that can be

made to the National Forest System land

and resource management planning

process (62 FR 43691; August 15, 1997).

Notice of the names of the appointed

Committee members was published

December 16, 1997 (62 FR 65795).

Dated: June 5, 1998.

Gloria Manning,

Associate Deputy Chief National Forest

Systems.

[FR Doc. 98–15427 Filed 6–9–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

Committee of State Foresters

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Committee of State

Foresters will meet in Washington, D.C.,

on August 4, 1998, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The Committee is comprised of the

seven members of the Executive

Committee of the National Association

of State Foresters. The purpose of the

meeting is for the Committee to consult

with the Secretary of Agriculture

regarding the administration and

application of various portions of the

Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of

1978. The Chief of the Forest Service

will chair this meeting, which is open

to public attendance; however,

participation is limited to Forest Service

personnel and Committee members.

Persons who wish to bring cooperative

forestry matters to the attention of the

Committee may file written statements

with the Executive Secretary of the

Committee before or after the meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held August

4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the Williamsburg Room (104–A) of the

Jamie L. Whitten Building, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, 12th &

Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, D.C.

20250.

Send written comments to Phil Janik,

Executive Secretary, Committee of State

Foresters, c/o Forest Service, USDA,

P.O. Box 96090, Washington, D.C.

20090–6090.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jerilyn Levi, Office of the Deputy Chief

for State and Private Forestry, (202)

205–1041.

Dated: June 4, 1998.

Janice H. McDougle,

Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private

Forestry.

[FR Doc. 98–15426 Filed 6–9–98; 8:45 am]

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ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW

BOARD

Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE: June 17, 1998.

PLACE: ARRB, 600 E Street, NW,

Washington, DC.

STATUS: Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Review and Accept Minutes of

Closed Meeting.

2. Review of Assassination Records.

3. Other Business.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Eileen Sullivan, Press Officer, 600 E

Street, NW, Second Floor, Washington,

DC 20530. Telephone: (202) 724–0088;

Fax: (202) 724–0457.

T. Jeremy Gunn,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–15567 Filed 6–8–98; 11:52 am]

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BROADCASTING BOARD OF

GOVERNORS

Sunshine Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME: June 17, 1998; 9:30 a.m.

PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3321, 330

Independence Ave., SW., Washington,

DC 20547.

CLOSED MEETING: The members of the

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)

will meet in closed session to review

and discuss a number of issues relating

to U.S. Government-funded nonmilitary international broadcasting.

They will address internal procedural,

budgetary, and personnel issues, as well

as sensitive foreign policy issues

relating to potential options in the U.S.

international broadcasting field. This

meeting is closed because if open it

likely would either disclose matters that

would be properly classified to be kept

secret in the interest of foreign policy

under the appropriate executive order (5

U.S.C. 552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose

information the premature disclosure of

which would be likely to significantly

frustrate implementation of a proposed

agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B))

In addition, part of the discussion will

relate solely to the internal personnel

and organizational issues of the BBG or

the International Broadcasting Bureau.

(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6))

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Persons interested in obtaining more

information should contact Brenda

Massey at (202) 401–3736.

Dated: June 8, 1998.

David W. Burke,

Chairman.

[FR Doc. 98–15599 Filed 6–8–98; 2:07 p.m.]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Export Administration Bureau

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC)

has submitted to the Office of