Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 15 / Friday, January 23, 1998 / Notices 3587

The plat representing the dependent

resurvey of portions of Mineral Survey

No. 2153, and a survey of lot 22 in

section 14, T. 24 N., R. 1 E., Boise

Meridian, Idaho, Group 1003, was

accepted January 15, 1998. This survey

was executed to meet certain

administrative needs of the Bureau of

Land Management. All inquiries

concerning the survey of the above

described land must be sent to the

Chief, Cadastral Survey, Idaho State

Office, Bureau of Land Management,

1387 South Vinnell Way, Boise, Idaho,

83709–1657.

Dated: January 15, 1998.

Duane E. Olsen,

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho.

[FR Doc. 98–1632 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–66–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–957–00–1420–00: G8–0074]

Filing of Plats of Survey: Oregon/

Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the

following described lands are scheduled

to be officially filed in the Oregon State

Office, Portland, Oregon, on or before

February 23, 1998.

Williamette Meridian

Oregon

T. 16 S., R. 5 E., accepted November 25, 1997

T. 41 S., R. 43 E., accepted November 25,

1997

T. 39 S., R. 4 W., accepted November 21,

1997

T. 20 S., R. 6 W., accepted December 30, 1997

T. 35 S., R. 6 W., accepted December 24, 1997

T. 28 S., R. 6 W., accepted November 12,

1997

T. 31 S., R. 10 W., accepted November 21,

1997

Washington

T. 6 N., R. 19 E., accepted November 21, 1997

T. 30 N., R. 7 W., accepted December 15,

1997

If protests against a survey, as shown

on any of the above plat(s), are received

prior to the date of official filing, the

filing will be stayed pending

consideration of the protest(s). A plat

will not be officially filed until the day

after all protests have been dismissed

and become final or appeals from the

dismissal affirmed.

The plat(s) will be placed in the open

files of the Oregon State Office, Bureau

of Land Management, 1515 S.W. 5th

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97201, and

will be available to the public as a

matter of information only. Copies of

the plat(s) may be obtained from the

above office upon required payment. A

person or party who wishes to protest

against a survey must file with the State

Director, Bureau of Land Management,

Portland, Oregon, a notice that they

wish to protest prior to the proposed

official filing date given above. A

statement of reasons for a protest may be

filed with the notice of protest to the

State Director, or the statement of

reasons must be filed with the State

Director within thirty (30) days after the

proposed official filing date.

The above-listed plats represent

dependent resurveys, survey and

subdivision. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT: Bureau of Land Management,

(1515 S.W. 5th Avenue) P.O. Box 2965,

Portland, Oregon 97208.

Dated: January 9, 1998.

Robert D. DeViney, Jr.,

Chief, Branch of Realty and Records Services.

[FR Doc. 98–1634 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

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 24, 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 P, Sulphur

Operations.

OMB Control Number: 1010–0086.

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 P, Sulphur Operations, of

that part contains requirements and

procedures for sulphur drilling, wellcompletion, and well-workover

operations and production in the OCS.

The MMS uses the information

collected under subpart P to ensure that

sulphur operations and production in

the OCS are carried out in a manner that

is safe and pollution free. 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: Currently there is only

one active Federal OCS sulphur lease

operator.

Frequency: On occasion, varies by

section.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: There are

447 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 the respondent on the

accuracy of the burden estimate. As a

result of the consultation and comments

we receive, 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

records in the normal course of their

activities. The MMS considers these to

be usual and customary. Commenters

are invited to provide information if

they disagree with this assumption and

they should tell us what the burden

hours and costs imposed by this

collection of information are.
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(1) The MMS specifically solicits

comments on the following questions:

(a) Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the proper

performance of MMS’s functions, and

will it be useful?

(b) Are the estimates of the burden

hours of the proposed collection

reasonable?

(c) Do you have any suggestions that

would enhance the quality, clarity, or

usefulness of the information to be

collected?

(d) Is there a way to minimize the

information collection burden on those

who are to respond, including through

the use of appropriate automated

electronic, mechanical, or other forms of

information technology?

(2) In addition, the PRA requires

agencies to estimate the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping cost

burden for the collection of this

information. The MMS needs your

comments on this item. Your response

should split the cost estimate into two

components: (a) total capital and startup

cost component; and (b) annual

operation, maintenance, and purchase

of services component. Your estimates

should consider the costs to generate,

maintain, and disclose or provide the

information. You should describe the

methods you use to estimate major cost

factors, including system and

technology acquisition, expected useful

life of capital equipment, discount

rate(s), and the period over which you

incur costs. Capital and startup costs

include, among other items, computers

and software you purchase to prepare

for collecting information; monitoring,

sampling, drilling, and testing

equipment; and record storage facilities.

Generally, your estimates should not

include equipment or services

purchased: before October 1, 1995; to

comply with requirements not

associated with the information

collection; for reasons other than to

provide information or keep records for

the Government; or as part of customary

and usual business or private practices.

MMS Information Collection

Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach,

(202) 208–7744.

Dated: January 12, 1998.

E. P. Danenberger,

Chief, Engineering and Operations Division.

[FR Doc. 98–1628 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Umatilla Basin Project, Umatilla, OR

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the

Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)

proposes to prepare an environmental

impact statement (EIS) on implementing

Phase III of the Umatilla Basin Project.

The Phase III study will evaluate the

potential for modifying and expanding

Reclamation’s existing Umatilla Basin

Project (Project) to provide additional

flows in the Umatilla River for

anadromous fish. In addition, the study

will evaluate potential measures to

improve municipal and industrial water

supplies in the study area. Alternatives,

including no action, will be evaluated in

the EIS.

ADDRESSES:

Bureau of Reclamation, Pacific

Northwest Regional Office, 1150 N

Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, ID

83706–1234.

Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia

Area Office, P.O. Box 1749, Yakima,

WA 98907–1749.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For information on the study, contact

Robert Hamilton, Activity Manager, at

(208) 378–5087 or at the above regional

office address. For information

regarding the NEPA process, contact

John Tiedeman, Environmental

Specialist, at (509) 575–5848 ext. 238 or

at the above area office address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authorization for this study is

contained in the Feasibility Studies Act

of 1966, Public Law 89–561. The study

will build upon prior activities

authorized as part of the Project. These

activities meet some but not all of the

fishery needs of the basin. Recent data

collected from monitoring of instream

flows indicate that the restoration of

flows resulting from Project activities to

date will be less than originally

estimated.

This study will evaluate the potential

of providing water from the Columbia

River to the Westland Irrigation District

in exchange for water normally diverted

from the Umatilla River. This would

leave additional flows for resident and

anadromous fish species in the river

downstream of the Westland Irrigation

District diversion. Restoration of the

fishery would be of major cultural and

economic importance to the

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla

Reservation for whom anadromous

fisheries are Indian Trust Assets. Other

opportunities for instream enhancement

and opportunities for enhancement of

municipal and industrial water supplies

will also be evaluated.

Reclamation plans to conduct public

scoping meetings to identify issues and

concerns will be used in the

development of alternatives. The dates,

times, and locations of public scoping

meetings will be noted in newspapers of

general circulation in the Pendleton and

Hermiston, Oregon, areas and

surrounding communities.

Dated: January 15, 1998.

John W. Keys, III,

Regional Director, Pacific Northwest Region.

[FR Doc. 98–1600 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Renew Collections: Comment

Request.

SUMMARY: U.S. Agency for International

Development (USAID) is making efforts

to reduce the paperwork burden. USAID

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Comments are requested concerning: (1)

Whether the continuing collections of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether information

shall have practical utility; (2) the

accuracy of the burden estimates; (3)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information collected, and

(4) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on the

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments regarding this information

collection are best assured of having

their full effect if received within 60

days of this notification.

ADDRESSES INFORMATION TO: Beverly

Johnson, Bureau for Management, Office

of Administrative Services, Information

and Records Division, U.S. Agency for

International Development, Washington,

D.C. 20523, 202–712–1365 or via e-mail

bjohnson@usaid.gov.