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each species range, for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 787645

Thomas Olsen Associates, Inc.,

Hemet, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

to his permit to take (harass by survey)

the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl

(Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum) in

conjunction with presence or absence

surveys in Pima County, Arizona, for

the purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before February 26, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief,

Division of Consultation and

Conservation Planning, Ecological

Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911

N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181; fax: (503) 231–6243. Please

refer to the respective permit number for

each application when submitting

comments. All comments received,

including names and addresses, will

become part of the official

administrative record and may be made

available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents within 20

days of the date of publication of this

notice to the address above; telephone:

(503) 231–2063. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when requesting copies of

documents.

Dated: January 21, 1998.

Thomas Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 98–1884 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–070–08–1210–04]

Notice of Intent To Prepare and

Environmental Impact Statement on Oil

and Gas Development Within the Bisti/

De-Na-Zin Wilderness Area; Invitation

for Public Participation and Call for

Information

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement,

invitation for public involvement, and

call for information on oil and gas

minerals and other resources.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM), Farmington District

Office is initiating preparation of an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

on proposed oil and gas development of

three existing leases within the Bisti/DeNa-Zin Wilderness Area. The public is

invited to participate in this planning

effort with the identification of

additional issues and planning criteria.

This notice is also to solicit oil and

gas mineral and other resource

information and indications of interest

and need. Mineral extraction

companies, environmental

organizations, state, Tribal, and local

governments, and the general public are

encouraged to submit information to the

BLM to assist in the determinations of

oil and gas development potential and

possible conflicts with other resources.

The planning document will be

prepared by an interdisciplinary team of

specialists within the Farmington

District Office. Two public scoping

meetings will be held: in Farmington,

New Mexico on February 24, 1998 in

the San Juan College Henderson Fine

Arts Building, room 9012 at 7:00 p.m.;

and in Santa Fe, New Mexico on

February 25, 1998 in the BLM New

Mexico State Office, 1474 Rodeo Road,

at 7:00 p.m. Public hearings will be

announced after the completion of a

Draft EIS.

DATES: Comments relating to the

identification issues and planning

criteria, and responses to this call for oil

and gas mineral and other resource

information will be accepted through

the close of business March 20, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests to

be included on the mailing list should

be sent to: Lee Otteni, District Manager;

Bureau of Land Management,

Farmington District Office; 1235 La

Plata Highway, Suite A, Farmington,

New Mexico 87401. Proprietary data

should be identified as such to ensure

confidentiality.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher V. Barns at the address

above, or call 505–599–6338.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

existing leases are found in the Hunter

Wash portion of the Bisti/De-Na-Zin

Wilderness Area on 2,630.93 acres of

the following public lands:

T. 24 N., R. 12 W., NMPM,

Sec. 3, lots 8, 9, 16, 17;

Sec. 4, lots 5 to 20, inclusive;

Sec. 8, lots 1, 2, 7 to 16, inclusive;

Sec. 9, lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13;

Sec. 17, lots 1 to 16, inclusive; and

Sec. 18, lots 13 to 20, inclusive.

The issues anticipated to be addressed

by this EIS include the conflicting

mandates of protecting wilderness

resources and values while honoring

valid existing oil and gas rights.

The proposed planning criteria

include:

1. All proposed actions and

alternatives considered must comply

with current laws and federal

regulations.

2. The EIS will weigh long-term

benefits and detriments against shortterm benefits and detriments.

3. This planning process will provide

for public involvement including early

notice and frequent opportunity for

interested citizens and groups to

participate in and comment on the

preparation of plans and related

guidance.

Dated: January 21, 1998.

M.J. Cha ́vez,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 98–1882 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–FB–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–020–1020–00]

Environmental Analysis; Cedar City

District, Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management, Cedar City District, has

completed an Environmental Analysis

(EA)/Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) of the Proposed Plan

Amendments to the Cedar/Beaver/

Garfield/Antimony and the Paria,

Vermilion and Zion Management

Framework Plans. The Proposed

Amendments involve the addition of

five new land tenure adjustment criteria

(LTAs). These LTAs could be used to

facilitate changes in land ownership

enhancing the ability to provide for

economic growth as well as provide

additional protection for sensitive

resources.

DATES: The protest period for these

Proposed Plan Amendments will

commence with the date of publication

of this notice and last for 30 days.

Protests must be received on or before

January 27, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Protests must be addressed

to the Director (WO–210), Bureau of

Land Management, Attn: Brenda

Williams, 1849 C Street, N.W.,
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Washington, D.C. 20240 within 30 days

after the date of publication of this

Notice of Availability.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Verlin Smith, Area Manager, Kanab

Resource Area, at 318 North First East,

Kanab, Utah 84741, (801) 644–2672.

Copies of the proposed Plan

Amendments are available for review at

the Kanab Field Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action is announced pursuant to Section

202(a) of the Federal Land Management

Act (1976) and 43 CFR Part 1610. These

Proposed Amendments are subject to

protests by any party who has

participated in the planning process.

Protest must be specific and contain the

following information:

—The name, mailing address, phone

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

and citing pages, paragraphs, maps

etc., of the Proposed Plan

Amendment.

—A copy of all documents addressing

the issue(s) submitted by the protestor

during the planning process or a

reference to the date when the

protester discussed the issue(s) for the

record.

—A concise statement as to why the

protester believes the BLM State

Director is incorrect.

Dated: January 15, 1998.

G. William Lamb,

State Director, Utah.

[FR Doc. 98–1635 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DQ–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–130–1020–00;GP8–0087]

Notice of Meeting of the Eastern

Washington Resource Advisory

Council

AGENCY: Interior, Bureau of Land

Management, Spokane District.

ACTION: Meeting of the Eastern

Washington Resource Advisory Council;

February 20, 1998, in Spokane,

Washington.

SUMMARY: A meeting of the Eastern

Washington Resource Advisory Council

will be held on February 20, 1998. The

meeting will convene at 8:00 a.m., at the

Spokane District Office of the Bureau of

Land Management, 1103 N. Fancher,

Spokane, WA 99212. The meeting will

adjourn at approximately 4:00 p.m. or

upon completion of business. Public

comments will be heard from 11:00 a.m.

until 11:30 a.m. If necessary to

accommodate all wishing to make

public comments, a time limit may be

placed upon each speaker. At an

appropriate time, the meeting will

adjourn for approximately one hour for

lunch. The purposes of the meeting are

to interact with the Director of the

Bureau of Land Management in a video

teleconference with other Resource

Advisory Councils, to identify issues for

the Council to address in 1998, and to

schedule future 1998 meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Hubbard, Bureau of Land

Management, Spokane District Office,

1103 North Fancher Road, Spokane,

Washington, 99212; or call 509–536–

1200.

Dated January 21, 1998.

Joseph K. Buesing,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–1881 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of a

currently approved information

collection.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, MMS invites the public and

other Federal agencies to comment on a

proposal to extend the currently

approved collection of information

discussed below. The Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) provides

that an agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) control number.

DATES: Submit written comments by

March 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to the Rules Processing Team, Minerals

Management Service, Mail Stop 4020,

381 Elden Street, Herndon, Virginia

20170–4817.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alexis London, Rules Processing Team,

telephone (703) 787–1600. You may also

contact Alexis London to obtain a copy

of this collection of information.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: 30 CFR 250, Subpart F, Oil and

Gas Well-Workover Operations.

OMB Control Number: 1010–0043.

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf

(OCS) Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et

seq.), as amended, requires the Secretary

of the Interior to preserve, protect, and

develop oil and gas resources in the

OCS; make such resources available to

meet the Nation’s energy needs as

rapidly as possible; balance orderly

energy resource development with

protection of the human, marine, and

coastal environment; ensure the public

a fair and equitable return on the

resources offshore; and preserve and

maintain free enterprise competition. To

carry out these responsibilities, MMS

has issued regulations at 30 CFR Part

250. Subpart F, Oil and Gas WellWorkover Operations, of that part

contains requirements and procedures

for well-workover operations in the

OCS.

The MMS uses the information

collected under subpart F to analyze

and evaluate planned well-workover

operations in the OCS to ensure that

operations result in personnel safety

and protection of the environment. The

evaluation is used in decisions on

whether to approve, disapprove, or to

require modification to the proposed

well-workover operations. If

respondents submit proprietary

information, it will be protected under

30 CFR 250.18, Data and information to

be made available to the public. No

items of a sensitive nature are collected.

The requirement to respond is

mandatory.

Estimated Number and Description of

Respondents: There are approximately

130 Federal OCS oil and gas or sulphur

lessees.

Frequency: On occasion, varies by

section.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: There are

445 burden hours currently approved

for this collection.

Comments: The MMS will summarize

written responses to this notice and

address them in its submission for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. We will also

consult with a representative number of

respondents on the accuracy of the

burden estimate. As a result of the

comments we receive and consultations,

we will make any necessary adjustments

for our submission to OMB. In

calculating the burden, MMS may have

assumed that respondents perform some

of the requirements and maintain