35604 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 125 /Tuesday, June 30, 1998 / Notices

Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 301–827–

6505.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May

17, 1998, CVM changed its Internet

address to ‘‘www.fda.gov/cvm’’. If users

enter the old CVM internet address

(‘‘www.cvm.fda.gov’’), a message will

notify them of the change and will

automatically redirect them to the new

address. The message redirecting users

to the new Internet site (redirect) will be

in effect for approximately 3 months.

CVM recommends that users who have

bookmarked pages within the CVM

website (e.g., What’s New, the On-line

Library, CVM’s telephone directory,

etc.) update the bookmarks with the

new CVM Internet address. If users do

not update the bookmarks, an error

message will result and no redirect

instructions will be provided.

Dated: June 17, 1998.

William K. Hubbard,

Associate Commissioner for Policy

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 98–17320 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–01–F

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service

Request for Public Comment: 30-day

Proposed Collection: Common

Reporting Requirements for Urban

Indian Health Programs

SUMMARY: In compliance with section

3507(a)(1)(D) of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, which requires

opportunity for public comment on

proposed information collection

projects, the Indian Health Service (IHS)

has submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) a

request to review and approve the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

project was published in the March 10,

1998, Federal Register (63 FR 11688)

and allowed 60 days of public comment.

No public comment was received in

response to the notice. The purpose of

this notice is to allow 30 days for public

comment to be submitted to OMB.

PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: 09–17–

0007, ‘‘Common Reporting

Requirements for Urban Indian Health

Programs.’’ Type of Information

Collection Request: Revision of

currently approved information

collection, 0917–0007, ‘‘Common

Reporting Requirements for Urban

Indian Health Programs,’’ which expires

July 31, 1998. Form Number: Reporting

forms contained in IHS instruction

manual, ‘‘Urban Indian Health Programs

Common Reporting Requirements.’’

Need and Use of Information

Collection: The requested information is

provided by American Indian/Alaska

Native (AI/AN) urban health

organizations contracting with the IHS

to provide health care services to AI/

ANs in urban settings. The information

is collected annually and is used to

monitor and evaluate contractor

performance, prepare budget reports,

and allocate resources.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit, individuals and households,

not-for-profit institutions; and State,

Local, or Tribal Governments. Type of

Respondents: Urban Indian health care

organizations.

The table below provides the

following: types of data collection

instruments, estimated number of

respondents, number of responses per

respondent, average burden hour per

response, and total annual burden hour.

Data collection instrument

Estimated

number of respondents

Responses

per respondent

Annual number of responsesAverage burden

hour per

response*

Total annual

burden

hours

Face Sheet ....................................................................... 34 1 34 0.50 (30 mins) .... 17.0

Table 1 ............................................................................. 34 1 34 2.00 (120 mins) .. 68.0

Table 2 ............................................................................. 34 1 34 0.75 (45 mins) .... 26.0

Table 3 ............................................................................. 34 1 34 2.25 (135 mins) .. 77.0

Table 4 ............................................................................. **24 1 23 0.50 (30 mins) .... 12.0

Table 5 ............................................................................. 34 1 34 2.00 (120 mins) .. 68.0

Table 6 ............................................................................. 34 1 34 2.00 (120 mins) .. 68.0

Table 7 ............................................................................. 34 1 34 1.00 (60 mins) .... 34.0

Table 8 ............................................................................. 34 1 34 1.25 (75 mins) .... 43.0

Total .......................................................................... 261 ........................ 261 ............................ 413.0

*For ease of understanding, burden hours are also provided in actual minutes.

**Excludes urban Indian health projects with no medical components.

There are no capital costs, operating

costs, or maintenance costs to report.

Request for Comments

Your written comments and/or

suggestions are invited on one or more

of the following points: (1) Whether the

information collection activity is

necessary to carry out an agency

function; (b) whether the IHS processes

the information collected in a useful

and timely fashion; (c) the accuracy of

the public burden estimate (the

estimated amount of time needed for

individual respondents to provide the

requested information); (d) whether the

methodology and assumptions used to

determine the estimate are logical; (e)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information being

collected; and (f) ways to minimize the

public burden through the use of

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Direct Comments to OMB: Send your

written comments and suggestions

regarding the proposed information

collection contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time, to: Office of Management and

Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs,

New Executive Office Building, Room

10235, Washington, D.C. 20503,

Attention: Desk Officer for IHS.

To request more information on the

proposed collection or to obtain a copy

of the data collection instrument(s) and/

or instruction(s), contact: Mr. Lance

Hodahkwen, Sr., M.P.H., IHS Reports

Clearance Officer, 12300 Twinbook

Parkway, Suite 450, Rockville, MD

20852–1601; call non-Toll free at (301)

443–1116; send via fax to (301) 443–

1522; or send your e-mail request,

comments, and return address to:

Ihodahkw@hqe.ihs.gov.

Comment Due Date: Comments

regarding this information are best

assured to having their full effect if

received on or before July 30, 1998.
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 125 /Tuesday, June 30, 1998 / Notices 35605

Dated: June 19, 1998.

Michel E. Lincoln,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 98–17323 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–16–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory

Group; Request for Nominations

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,

Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public

Advisory Group Nomination

Solicitation.

SUMMARY: The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill

Trustee Council is soliciting

nominations for the Public Advisory

Group, which advises the Trustee

Council on decisions related to the

planning, evaluation, and conduct of

injury assessment and restoration

activities using funds obtained for

purposes of restoration as part of the

civil settlement pursuant to the T/V

Exxon Valdez oil spill of 1989. Public

Advisory Group members will be

selected to serve a two-year term

beginning in October 1998.

DATES: All nominations should be

received on or before August 21, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent

to the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee

Council, 645 G Street, Suite 401,

Anchorage, Alaska 99501 (fax: 907/276–

7178).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas Mutter, Designated Federal

Official, Department of the Interior,

Office of Environmental Policy and

Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Suite 119,

Anchorage, Alaska, 99501, (907) 271–

5011; or Cherri Womac, Exxon Valdez

Oil Spill Trustee Council, 645 G Street,

Suite 401, Anchorage, Alaska, (907)

278–8012 or (800) 478–7745. A copy of

the charter for the Public Advisory

Group is available upon request.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Public Advisory Group was created by

Paragraph V.A.4 of the Memorandum of

Agreement and Consent Decree entered

into by the United States of America

and the State of Alaska on August 27,

1991 and approved by the United States

District Court for the District of Alaska

in settlement of United States of

America v. State of Alaska, Civil Action

No. A91–081 CV. The Public Advisory

Group was created to advise the Trustee

Council on matters relating to decisions

on injury assessment, restoration

activities or other use of natural

resources damage recoveries obtained

by the governments.

The Trustee Council consists of

representatives of the State of Alaska

Attorney General; Commissioner of the

Alaska Department of Fish and Game;

Commissioner of the Alaska Department

of Environmental Conservation; the

Secretary of the Interior; the Secretary of

Agriculture; and the Administrator of

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce. Appointment to the Public

Advisory Group will be made by the

Secretary of the Interior with

unanimous approval of the Trustees.

The Public Advisory Group consists

of 17 members representing the public

at large (5 members) and the following

special interests: aquaculture,

commercial fishing, commercial

tourism, forest products, environmental,

conservation, local government, Native

landowners, recreation users, sport

hunting and fishing, subsistence, and

science/academic. Two additional ex

officio non-voting members are from the

Alaska State House of Representatives

and the Alaska State Senate.

Nominees need to submit the

following information to the Trustee

Council:

1. A biographical sketch (education,

experience, address, telephone, fax);

2. Information about the nominee’s

knowledge of the region, peoples or

principal economic and social activities

of the area affected by the T/V Exxon

Valdez oil spill, or expertise in public

lands and resource management;

3. Information about the nominee’s

relationship/involvement (if any) with

the principal interest to be represented;

4. A statement explaining any unique

contributions the nominee will make to

the Public Advisory Group and why the

nominee should be appointed to serve

as a member;

5. Any additional relevant

information that would assist the

Trustee Council in making a

recommendation; and

6. Answers to the conflict of interest

questions listed below. Public Advisory

Group members and their alternates are

chosen to represent a broad range of

interests. It is possible that action could

be taken by the Public Advisory Group

when one or more of the members have

a direct personal conflict of interest

which would prejudice and call into

question the entire public process. To

avoid this and to enable the Trustee

Council to choose appropriate

individuals as members and/or

alternates to members, it is necessary

that each nominee provide the following

information with their information

packet. If the answer to any of these

questions is yes, please provide a brief

explanation of your answer. A yes will

not necessarily preclude any nominee

from being appointed to serve on the

Public Advisory Group.

a. Do you, your spouse, children, any

relative with whom you live or your

employer have, or are you defending, a

claim filed before any court or

administrative tribunal based upon

damages caused by the T/V Exxon

Valdez oil spill?

b. Do you, your spouse, children, any

relative with whom you live or your

employer own any property or interest

in property which has been, or is likely

to be, proposed for acquisition by the

Trustee Council?

c. Have you, your spouse, children,

any relative with whom you live or your

employer submitted, or likely will

submit, a proposal for funding by the

Trustee Council, or be a direct

beneficiary of such a proposal?

d. Do you know of any other potential

actions of the Trustee Council or the

Public Advisory Group to have a direct

bearing on the financial condition of

yourself, your spouse, children, other

relative with whom you live or your

employer?

Dated: June 24, 1998.

Willie R. Taylor,

Director, Office of Environmental Policy and

Compliance.

[FR Doc. 98–17357 Filed 6–29–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–RG–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory

Group; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of the Interior,

Office of the Secretary.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Interior, Office of the Secretary is

announcing a public meeting of the

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory

Group.

DATES: July 28, 1998, at 8:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Fourth floor conference

room, 645 ‘‘G’’ Street, Anchorage,

Alaska.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas Mutter, Department of the

Interior, Office of Environmental Policy

and Compliance, 1689 ‘‘C’’ Street, Suite

119, Anchorage, Alaska, (907) 271–

5011.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Public Advisory Group was created by

Paragraph V.A.4 of the Memorandum of