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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
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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.

(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. 98–1861 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Meeting: Committee for the

Preservation of the White House

In compliance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, notice is

hereby given of a meeting of the

Committee for the Preservation of the

White House. The meeting will be held

at the Old Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC at 10 a.m., Friday,

February 6, 1998. It is expected that the

agenda will include policies, goals and

long range plans. The meeting will be

open, but subject to appointment and

security clearance requirements.

Clearance information must be received

by February 2, 1998.

Inquiries may be made by calling the

Committee for the Preservation of the

White House between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,

weekdays at (202) 619–6344. Written

comments may be sent to the Executive

Secretary, Committee for the

Preservation of the White House, 1100

Ohio Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20242.

James I. McDaniel,

Executive Secretary, Committee for the

Preservation of the White House.

[FR Doc. 98–1889 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Quarterly Status Report of Water

Service and Repayment Contract

Negotiations

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of

proposed contractual actions pending

through December 31, 1997, and

contract actions that have been

completed or discontinued since the last

publication of this notice on October 27,

1997. From the date of this publication,

future quarterly notices during this

calendar year will be limited to

modified, new, completed, or

discontinued contract actions. This

annual notice should be used as a point

of reference to identify changes in future

notices. This notice is one of a variety

of means used to inform the public

about proposed contractual actions for

capital recovery and management of

project resources and facilities.

Additional Bureau of Reclamation

(Reclamation) announcements of

individual contract actions may be

published in the Federal Register and in

newspapers of general circulation in the

areas determined by Reclamation to be

affected by the proposed action.

Announcements may be in the form of

news releases, legal notices, official

letters, memorandums, or other forms of

written material. Meetings, workshops,

and/or hearings may also be used, as

appropriate, to provide local publicity.

The public participation procedures do

not apply to proposed contracts for sale

of surplus or interim irrigation water for

a term of 1 year or less. Either of the

contracting parties may invite the public

to observe contract proceedings. All

public participation procedures will be

coordinated with those involved in

complying with the National

Environmental Policy Act.

ADDRESSES: The identity of the

approving officer and other information

pertaining to a specific contract

proposal may be obtained by calling or

writing the appropriate regional office at

the address and telephone number given

for each region in the supplementary

information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alonzo Knapp, Manager, Reclamation

Law, Contracts, and Repayment Office,

Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 25007,

Denver, Colorado 80225–0007;

telephone 303–236–1061 extension 224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 226 of the Reclamation

Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1273) and

43 CFR 426.20 of the rules and

regulations published in 52 FR 11954,

Apr. 13, 1987, Reclamation will publish

notice of the proposed or amendatory

contract actions for any contract for the

delivery of project water for authorized

uses in newspapers of general

circulation in the affected area at least

60 days prior to contract execution.

Pursuant to the ‘‘Final Revised Public

Participation Procedures’’ for water

resource-related contract negotiations,

published in 47 FR 7763, Feb. 22, 1982,

a tabulation is provided of all proposed

contractual actions in each of the five

Reclamation regions. Each proposed

action is, or is expected to be, in some

stage of the contract negotiation process

in 1998. When contract negotiations are

completed, and prior to execution, each

proposed contract form must be

approved by the Secretary of the

Interior, or pursuant to delegated or

redelegated authority, the Commissioner

of Reclamation or one of the regional