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education, and wildlife-oriented

recreation.

Public Law 101–618 also directed the

Secretary to manage Anaho Island for

the benefit and protection of colonial

nesting species and other migratory

birds.

The comprehensive conservation plan

will include strategies for managing

water and water rights that the Fish and

Wildlife Service is acquiring through its

water-rights acquisition program that

was authorized and directed by Public

Law 101–618. In November 1996, an EIS

was completed and a Record of Decision

was signed for cooperative efforts to

acquire water rights to sustain, on a

long-term average, approximately

25,000 acres of primary wetlands habitat

in Lahontan Valley, including wetlands

on Stillwater NWR and Stillwater

WMA. To date, about 27,000 acre-feet of

water rights have been acquired by Fish

and Wildlife Service, State of Nevada,

and Nevada Waterfowl Association to

supplement agricultural drainwater and

intermittent controlled releases from

Lahontan Reservoir. Given the mandate

to restore natural biological diversity

within the refuge, natural hydrologic

patterns and their applications to

management are being explored.

The comprehensive conservation plan

will guide the management of public

use on the Stillwater NWR Complex in

accordance with existing laws. These

laws require that refuge planning efforts

explore opportunities for hunting,

fishing, wildlife observation and

photography, and environmental

education and interpretation, to the

extent these activities do not interfere

with or detract from (i.e., are compatible

with) achieving the purposes of

individual refuge units and the mission

of the Refuge System. Compatibility of

public uses will be evaluated as part of

the comprehensive planning process, in

accordance with the requirement that

such determinations must be consistent

with sound principles of fish and

wildlife management, available

scientific information, and applicable

laws.

The comprehensive conservation plan

comprises the following programs:

wildlife and habitat management,

including management of acquired

water, control of undesirable species,

prescribed burning, and livestock

grazing; public use management,

including the management of areas open

to different types of public uses, and the

management of hunting, fishing,

wildlife observation and photography,

and environmental interpretation and

education; cultural resource

management; law enforcement; facilities

management; and administration.

Several alternative management

scenarios are being developed and

evaluated. The following draft goals for

the Stillwater NWR Complex were

developed based primarily on

establishing authorities, the Refuge

System mission, and other provisions of

applicable laws, international treaties,

and principles of natural resource

conservation.

Stillwater NWR

(1) Conserve and manage fish,

wildlife, and their habitats to restore

and maintain natural biological

diversity.

(2) Fulfill obligations of international

treaties and other international

agreements with respect to fish and

wildlife.

(3) Provide opportunities for scientific

research, environmental education, and

wildlife-dependent recreation that are

compatible with refuge purposes.

Fallon NWR

(1) Provide high-quality sanctuary and

nesting habitat for migratory birds.

(2) Restore and maintain natural

biological diversity.

(3) Provide opportunities for scientific

research, environmental education, and

wildlife-dependent recreation that are

compatible with refuge purposes.

Anaho Island NWR

(1) Protect and perpetuate colonial

nesting birds and other migratory birds.

(2) Restore and maintain natural

biological diversity.

Major categories of issues identified to

date include wildlife and habitat

protection and enhancement, including

concerns with respect to emphasizing

natural biological diversity;

opportunities for wildlife-dependent

recreational uses; continued protection

of cultural resources; and potential

effects on local agriculture, irrigation

project, and economy. Major, on-refuge

environmental problems to be addressed

in the comprehensive conservation plan

include inadequate water supplies and

timing of water inflows, dominance and

spread of invasive nonnative plants,

contaminants, and the effects of

livestock grazing on biological

communities. Major public use issues to

be addressed include the balancing of

compatible wildlife-dependent

recreational uses (including concerns

with respect to a legally-required shift

from managing the hunting program as

a co-equal top priority with wildlife

conservation to managing hunting as

one of several recreational uses that are

secondary to wildlife conservation),

inadequate facilities to provide a broad

spectrum of high-quality experiences for

refuge visitors and for environmental

education activities, and the

compatibility and appropriateness of

camping and other nonwildlifedependent recreational uses.

Stillwater NWR Boundary Revision

Public Law 101–618 authorized the

Secretary of the Interior to recommend

to Congress boundary revisions to

Stillwater NWR that may be appropriate

to carry out the purposes of the refuge

and to facilitate the protection and

enhancement of Lahontan Valley

wetland habitat. It also authorized the

Secretary to recommend the transfer of

any Bureau of Reclamation withdrawn

public lands within existing wildlife use

areas in Lahontan Valley (e.g., Stillwater

WMA) to the Fish and Wildlife Service

for addition to the National Wildlife

Refuge System. Furthermore, it

authorized the identification of lands in

Lahontan Valley currently under the

jurisdiction of the Fish and Wildlife

Service that no longer warrant

continued status as units of the Refuge

System. Several alternative boundary

revisions are being analyzed.

Tentative Schedule

Estimated dates for completing an EIS

that evaluates the potential impacts of

implementing a comprehensive

conservation plan for Stillwater NWR

Complex and revising the boundary of

Stillwater NWR are as follows:

Supplemental Scoping Period—July 17,

1998

Draft EIS Distributed to Public—

November 1998

Public Review/Comment Period

November 1998—February 1999

Final EIS filed with EPA—August 1999

Implementation of the Decision—

September 1999

Date: June 8, 1998.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

Advisory Panel, Aquatic Nuisance

Species Dispersal Barrier for the

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Advisory Panel for the
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Aquatic Nuisance Species Dispersal

Barrier for the Chicago Sanitary and

Ship Canal. Subjects to be discussed

during the meeting include: the results

to date and current status of ongoing

laboratory and field tests; current round

goby distribution in Chicago area

waterways; new project cost estimates;

barrier technologies; and, the draft

interim project report for Congress.

DATES: The Advisory Panel will meet

from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday,

June 23, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Panel meeting

will be held at the Great Lakes

Conference and Training Center, 12th

Floor, 77 West Jackson, Chicago, IL

60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Philip B. Moy, U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers, 111 N. Canal Street, Chicago,

IL 60606–7206; telephone, 312–353–

6400 ext. 2021.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.

I), this notice announces a meeting of

the Advisory Panel, Dispersal Barrier for

the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal,

established under the authority of the

Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance

Prevention and Control Act of 1990 (P.L.

101–646, 104 Stat. 4761, 16 U.S.C. 4701

et seq., November 29, 1990). Minutes of

the meetings will be maintained by the

Advisory Panel Chairperson, Dr. Philip

B. Moy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

111 N. Canal Street, Chicago, IL 60606–

7206, and will be available for public

inspection during regular business

hours, Monday through Friday within

30 days following the meeting.

Dated: June 9, 1998.

William E. Knapp,

Acting Assistant Director, Fisheries, Co-Chair,

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Interior (Department) announces that an

information collection request has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

information collection will be used by

the Secretary of the Interior to document

the local conditions of tribes, tribal

justice systems and Courts of Indian

Offenses and to determine the resources

and funding, including base support

funding, needed to provide for

expeditious and effective administration

of justice. The Department invites

comment on the information collection

described below.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on or before August

14, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the survey instrument and

directions may be directed to Bettie

Rushing, Office of Tribal Services,

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of

the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, MS–

4631, Washington, DC 20240, and 202/

208–4400. The survey instrument will

also be available on the BIA

HOMEPAGE at http://www.bia.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Information Collection Request

The Department is seeking comments

on the following Information Collection

Request.

Type of review: New.

Title: Survey of Tribal Justice Systems

and Courts of Indian Offenses.

Effected Entities: Tribal Governments;

Tribal Courts.

Abstract: As required by the Indian

Tribal Justice Act (Act), 25 U.S.C. 3601

et seq., the Secretary of the Interior

contracted with a non-federal entity to

develop and conduct a survey of the

conditions of tribal justice systems and

Courts of Indian Offenses. Under the

guidance of an advisory group

consisting of Tribal representatives and

judges and following comments

received at Indian judges conferences,

the contractor developed a national

survey to be distributed to all federally

recognized tribes. The survey

instrument includes questions regarding

the geographic area and population to

be served, levels of functioning and

capacity of the tribal justice system;

volume and complexity of caseloads,

projected number of cases per month,

projected number of persons receiving

probation services or participating in

diversion programs; facilities (including

detention facilities) and program

resources available, research resources

available, funding levels and personnel

staffing requirements, and training and

technical assistance. (see: 25 U.S.C.

3612).

Burden Statement: The Survey of

Tribal Justice Systems and Courts of

Indian Offenses requires a reporting

burden of 4.5 hours for each response

from 554 tribes, of which an estimated

280 have tribal justice systems or are

served by Courts of Indian Offenses.

This estimate includes the time for

reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering the data

needed, and completing the survey. The

total burden for this collection is

estimated to be 2,493 hours. The

estimate of total burden hours is based

upon staff and tribal expertise in the

program area responsible for the

development and management of tribal

justice systems.

Number of respondentsThird party collectionFrequency of responseTotal annual responsesBurden hours per

response

Annual burden

hours

Cost to respondents

554 0 1 554 4.5 2,493 $149,580

The Bureau of Indian Affairs will not

conduct or require tribes and tribal

justice systems to respond to a

collection of information until the

Survey of Tribal Justice Systems and

Courts of Indian Offenses references a

currently valid Office of Management

and Budget control number.

2. Request for Comments

The Department solicits comments to:

(a) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agencies’ estimates of burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the methodology and

assumptions used.

(c) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

(d) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Tribes, organizations and individuals

desiring to submit comments on the