Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 121 /Wednesday, June 24, 1998 / Notices 34471

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC); Public Review of the Spatial

Data Transfer Standard (SDTS)

Computer Aided Design and Drafting

(CADD) Profile

ACTION: Notice; Request for comments.

SUMMARY: The FGDC is conducting a

public review of the SDTS CADD

Profile. The purpose of this public

review is to provide software vendors,

data users and producers with an

opportunity to comment on this

standard in order to ensure that it meets

their needs. Specifically, the FGDC

requests responses in identifying issues

concerning: (1) The general and transfer

module specifications; (2) the sample

mapping to software vendor’s data

structures (Appendix A); and (3) the

implementation of the standard by

software vendors.

Participants in the public review are

encouraged to provide comments that

address specific issues/changes/

additions that may result in revisions to

the draft SDTS CADD Profile. All

participants who make comments

during the public review period will

receive an acknowledgment of the

receipt of their comment. After

comments have been considered,

participants will receive notification of

how their comments were addressed.

After the formal adoption of the

standard by the FGDC, the revised

standard and a summary analysis of the

changes will be made available.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before September 30, 1998.

CONTACT AND ADDRESSES: The complete

proposal is included in this notice. It is

also posted at Internet address: http://

www.fgdc.gov/Standards/Documents/

Standards/SDTSlCADD/.

Requests for written copies of the

standard should be addressed to ‘‘SDTS

CADD Profile,’’ FGDC Secretariat (attn:

Jennifer Fox), U.S. Geological Survey,

590 National Center, 12201 Sunrise

Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192; or

telephone 703–648–5514; facsimile

703–648–5755; or Internet at

gdc@usgs.gov.

Reviewer’s comments may be sent to

the FGDC via Internet mail to: gdccadd@www.fgdc.gov. Reviewer

comments may also be sent to the FGDC

Secretariat at the above address. Please

send one hardcopy version of the

comments and a soft copy version,

preferably on a 3.5×3.5 diskette in

WordPerfect 5.0 or 6.0/6.1 format.

For answers to general questions

related to this standard, please contact

the Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC) Facilities Working Group, U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers, General

Engineering Branch 20 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20314–

1000; voice telephone number: Nancy

Blyler (202) 761–8893; facsimile

telephone number: (202) 761–4002.

For answers to questions related to

the content of this standard, please

contact David Horner, Tri-Service

CADD/GIS Technology, ATTN: CEWESID-C(Horner) Center 3909 Halls Ferry

Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180–

6199 voice telephone number: (601)

634–3106 Internet address:

David.H.Horner@usace.army.mil.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following

is the complete proposal for the ‘‘SDTS

CADD Profile.’’

Project Title: Development of a

Computer-Aided Design and Drafting

(CADD) Profile for the Federal

Information Processing Standard/Spatial

Data Tansfer Standard (SDTS).

Submitting Organization: Federal

Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)

Facilities Working Group (FWG).

Objectives: To develop a profile for

the SDTS to support the exchange and

transfer of CADD spatial data.

Scope: This activity included

identifying the common CADD elements

and there equivalent SDTS elements.

This activity also include identifying

unique CADD elements not currently

support within SDTS (e.g., curves, cells

rays, 3D objects). This activity may

require the development of additional

SDTS modules or changes to existing

modules.

Justification/Benefits: There are no

non-proprietary standards that provide

the capability to transfer and exchange

spatial CADD data between dissimilar

CADD systems and also with GIS. The

SDTS currently does not support several

of the common CADD spatial data

elements (e.g., curves, cells, etc.) and

common CADD data attributes (e.g.,

level, weight, color, style, etc.).

There is considerable interest from

CADD system users that build spatial

databases to have a standard that

supports the ability to exchange this

data in a non-proprietary format with

other CADD systems and also export

this data into GIS.

This CADD profile will benefit users

of CADD spatial databases and the

SDTS.

Approach: An SDTS CADD Profile

project team will be established to guide

and provide other support for the

research and development of this

profile. The USACE and Tri-Service

CADD/GIS Technology Center has

initiated several studies to analyze the

translation of spatial data from common

CADD formats into SDTS. This activity

included identifying the common CADD

elements and there equivalent SDTS

elements. This activity also included

identifying unique CADD elements not

currently supported within SDTS (e.g.,

curves, cells, rays, 3D objects that may

require additional SDTS modules or

changes to existing modules. The CADD

profile team will review the results of

these studies (report due out by the end

of FY 96) and also provided input to the

Statement of Work a new task(s) to

develop a CADD profile.

The project may require some

technical support from the U.S.

Geological Survey (USGS) SDTS Task

Force. This project may use the services

of several contractors to support this

activity.

Related Standards: The primary

related standard is the SDTS and its

Topological Vector Profile. The SDTS

Points Profile being developed by the

FGDC Geodetic Control Subcommittee

may also be related to this CADD

profile.

Schedule: A CADD profile project

team will be established and begin

formal work on the development of this

standard as soon as this project is

approved by the FGDC Standards

Working Group (SWG). The schedule to

develop a working draft for a CADD

profile will be completed once a formal

task order is established with a support

contractor(s). The development of this

CADD profile should take between one

year and eighteen months to complete.

Resources: The FWG has adequate

resources to perform the research on

what it will take to develop a CADD

profile. Additional resources may be

necessary to actually develop this

standard profile and Tri-Service Center

contractors are an option for completing

this work.

Potential Participants: The primary

participants will be the members of the

FWG which includes representatives

from federal agencies, municipalities,

and private industry. Support from the

USGS SDTS Task Force may also be

required to develop this profile.

Target Authorization Body: The FWG

proposes pursuing the development of

this CADD profile as an FGDC standard

activity. The FWG and the FGDC may

consider pursuing (at a later date) the

development of this CADD profiles to

SDTS as an ANSI (American National

Standards Institute) Profile. FGDC

would serve as the Target Authorization

Body until this CADD profile becomes

an ANSI profile.
34472 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 121 /Wednesday, June 24, 1998 / Notices

Dated: June 12, 1998.

Richard E. Witmer,

Chief, National Mapping Division, U.S.

Geological Survey.

[FR Doc. 98–16742 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–17–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–350–4210–01]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0060

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

announces its intention to request an

extension of its existing approval to

collect certain information from entities

desiring a right-of-way across public

lands. These entities are required to use

a consolidated form, which BLM and

several other agencies use for several

purposes, including to determine

whether or not applicants are qualified

to hold right-of-way grants across

Federal lands.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by August 24, 1998, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Director (420), Bureau of Land

Management, 1849 C Street NW, Room

401LS, Washington, D.C. 20240.

Comments may be sent via Internet to:

WoComment@WOblm.gov. Please

include ATTN: 1004–0060 and your

name and return address in your

Internet message.

Comments may be hand-delivered to

the Bureau of Land Management

Administrative Record; Room 401, 1620

L Street, NW, Washington, DC.

Comments will be available for public

review at the L Street address during

regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15

p.m.) Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carl C. Gammon, (202) 452–7777.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM

is required to provide 60-day notice in

the Federal Register concerning a

collection of information contained in a

published current rule to solicit

comments on (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 those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. BLM will receive and

analyze any comments sent in response

to this notice and include them with its

request for approval from the Office of

Management and Budget under 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

Title XI of the Alaska National

Interest Lands Conservation Act of

December 2, 1980, requires the use of a

consolidated form by the Department of

Agriculture, Interior and Transportation

in connection with applications for

rights-of-way (R/W’s) for transportation

and utility systems. This form is called

SF–299, ‘‘Application for

Transportation and Utility System and

Facility.’’ BLM uses the same form for

R/W’s under the Federal Land Policy

and Management Act of 1976 and the

Mineral Leasing Act. The National Park

Service requested that it be able to use

the form for R/W applications across

lands that it administers. The

information collection package being

sent to OMB will reflect this request.

The Federal agencies using this form

use it to identify and communicate with

applicants, to evaluate the applicant’s

qualifications, and to identify the

project location. The project’s location

is needed to determine impacts, the

project’s compatibility with other

existing and proposed land uses, and

alternative routes and modes considered

by the applicant. If the agencies do not

have this information, they cannot

determine if the applicant is qualified to

hold a R/W authorization. Lack of

information would also affect the

Government’s ability to determine cost

reimbursement and rental amounts due.

The result would be the loss of revenue

due to the Government or excessive

payments from private sector businesses

and individuals.

Based on BLM’s experience

processing R/W applications and

information from the other agencies

using this form, there are an estimated

4,900 applications annually. The

respondents are individuals, companies,

and State and local government

agencies, seeking a R/W across land

administered by the federal government.

The public reporting burden for the

information collection is estimated to

average 2 hours per response. The

frequency of response is once. The

estimated total annual burden on new

respondents is about 9,800 hours.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: June 12, 1998.

Carole J. Smith,

Bureau of Land Management Clearance

Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16739 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–260–1030–2–24–1A]

Request for Approval of a New

Information Collection

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

announces its intention to seek approval

from the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) to collect certain

information from visitors to the Wild

Horse and Burro Internet Adoption Site.

The information, which will be

supplied on a voluntary basis, will be

used to improve the website and the

overall management of the wild horse

and burro program.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by August 24, 1998 to be considered.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Regulatory Affairs Group, Bureau of

Land Management, 1849 C St., NW,

Mail Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC

20240. Comments may be sent via

Internet to: WOComment@blm.wo.gov.

Please include ‘‘Attn.: 1004–NEW’’ and

your name and address in your Internet

message.

Comments may be hand-delivered to

the Bureau of Land Management

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620

L St., NW, Washington, DC.

Comments will be available for public

review and inspection at the L Street

address during regular business hours

(7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.), Monday

through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Harry Moritz, (703) 440–1677, e-mail

address: h35morit@es.blm.gov.