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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.

[FR Doc. 98–15800 Filed 6–12–98; 8:45 am]

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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
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information collection requirement

should direct them to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

OMB, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503;

Attention: Desk Officer for the U.S.

Department of the Interior.

Dated: June 5, 1998.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–15834 Filed 6–12–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–020–08–2811–00]

Salt Lake District Proposed Fire

Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management, Salt Lake District Office,

has completed an Environmental

Assessment (EA)/Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI) for a

Proposed Fire Management Plan which

would amend the following plans: (1)

Pony Express Resource Management

Plan (1990); (2) Box Elder Resource

Management Plan (1986); (3) Isolated

Tract Planning Analysis (1985); (4) Park

City Management Framework Plan

(1982); and (5) Randolph Management

Framework Plan (1980). The Proposed

Fire Management Plan amends the plans

by reintroducing fire as a critical natural

process into the ecosystem and

providing a comprehensive and

consistent policy of how fires are

handled for all public lands

administered by the District.

DATES: The proposed plan amendment

may be protested. The protest period

will commence with the date of

publication of this notice. Protests must

be submitted on or before July 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be addressed

to the Director (WO–210), Bureau of

Land Management, Attn: Brenda

Williams, Resource Planning Team,

1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC

20240, within 30 days after the date of

publication of this notice for the

proposed planning amendment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan

Washington, Bureau of Land

Management, Salt Lake District Office,

2370 South 2300 West, telephone (801)

977–4346. Copies of the Proposed Plan

Amendment are available for review at

the Salt Lake District Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any

person who participated in the planning

process and has an interest which is or

may be adversely affected by the

Proposed Plan Amendment may protest

to the Director of the Bureau of Land

Management. The protest must be in

writing and filed within 30 days of the

date of publication of this Notice of

Availability in the Federal Register. The

protest must be specific and contain the

following information:

—The name, mailing address, telephone

number and interest of the person

filing the protest;

—A statement of the issue(s) being

protested;

—A statement of the part(s) of the

proposed amendment being protested;

—A copy of all documents addressing

the issue(s) that were submitted by

the protestor during the planning

process; and

—A concise statement explaining why

the BLM State Director’s proposed

decision is believed to be in error.

In the absence of timely objections,

this proposal shall become the final

determination of the Department of the

Interior.

G. William Lamb,

State Director, Utah.

[FR Doc. 98–15772 Filed 6–12–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–017–1610–00]

Notice of Intent To Prepare

Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement,

Colorado Sodium Products

Development Project.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

will prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for the Colorado

Sodium Products Development Project

(Project), located in Rio Blanco County

and Garfield County, Colorado.

The BLM will evaluate the

Commercial Mine Plan prepared for the

Project. The EIS will assess the

environmental consequences of Mine

Plan approval and development of the

Project.

In accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act, the BLM will

conduct public scoping meetings to

solicit comments on potential

environmental impacts associated with

the project. These public scoping

meetings will be held in two locations:

1. Bureau of Land Management, White

River Resource Area Office, 73544

Highway 64, Meeker, Colorado, on

June 24, 1998, at 7:00 p.m.

2. Town Hall Council Chambers, 222

Grand Valley Way, Parachute,

Colorado, on June 25, 1998 at 7:00

p.m.

To familiarize the public and

interested organizations with the likely

scope of environmental issues that will

be involved, the BLM has prepared a

Scoping Document for the Colorado

Sodium Products Development Project.

This document includes a list of the

various environmental/resource issues

that will be addressed in the EIS. This

list has been compiled based on

experience gained to date with

American Soda’s test-phase operation in

Rio Blanco County and consideration of

likely environmental impact issues that

would be encountered during

construction and operation of the

proposed commercial scale project.

Copies of the Scoping Document are

available at the White River Resource

Area office in Meeker, Colorado, for

public review. Alternatively, a copy of

the Scoping Document can be requested

by mail. Copies of the Scoping

Document will also be available at the

public scoping meetings described

above. Comments received at the

scoping meetings or by mail will

supplement the issues identified in the

Scoping Document.

DATES: Comments and

recommendations on this Notice of

Intent to prepare an EIS should be

received on or before July 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments

concerning this notice to Mr. Larry

Shults, Natural Resource Specialist, U.S.

Bureau of Land Management, White

River Resource Area, 73544 Highway

64, Meeker, CO 81641.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Shults, (970) 878–3601.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: American

Soda, L.L.P. (American Soda) intends to

construct and operate a commercial

nahcolite solution mining operation at a

site in the northcentral portion of the

Piceance Creek Basin in Rio Blanco

County, Colorado. Nahcolite is naturally

occurring sodium bicarbonate that is

found in association with oil shale

deposits. After the nahcolite is removed

from the ground, it would be processed

into a sodium carbonate solution and

transported by a 44-mile buried pipeline

south to a processing operation to be

located at an existing industrial site in