38190 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 135 /Wednesday, July 15, 1998 / Notices

No. of respondentsResponses/

respondent

Hours per

response

Response

burden

Cognitive laboratory electronic questionnaire:

Respondents age 12–17 (tobacco module) .............................................................. 50 1 0.75 37.5

Respondents age 12+ 100 1 1.50 150.0

TOTAL ................................................................................................................... .................... .................... .................... 412.5

Written comments and

recommendations concerning the

proposed information collection should

be sent within two weeks of this notice

to: Daniel Chenok, Human Resources

and Housing Branch, Office of

Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 10235,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Dated: July 9, 1998.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 98–18826 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. 4349–N–27]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection: Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments due date: September

14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control Number and should be sent to:

Christine Jenkins, Real Estate

Assessment Center, Department of

Housing and Urban Development, 490

L’Enfant Plaza East, SW., Washington,

DC 20024–2135.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christine Jenkins (202) 755–2082 X134

(this is not a toll-free number) for copies

of the proposed forms and other

available documents:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department is submitting the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and

affecting agencies concerning the

proposed collection of information to:

(1) Evaluate 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; (2) Evaluate the

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (3) Enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) Minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond; including

through the use of appropriate

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: Assessment of

Resident Satisfaction with their Living

Conditions.

OMB Control Number, if applicable:

None.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: This

survey will supply the Real Estate

Assessment Center with an additional

source of information on the

performance of FHA multifamily

participants and public housing

authorities.

Agency form numbers, if applicable:

None.

Members of affected public:

Individuals or households.

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response:

RespondentsFrequencyHours per

response

Total

hours

400 1 .25 100

Status of the proposed information

collection: New Collection.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: July 7, 1998.

Donald J. LaVoy,

Director, Real Estate Assessment Center.

[FR Doc. 98–18822 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application.

The following applicant has applied

for a permit to conduct certain activities

with endangered species. This notice is

provided pursuant to section 10(c) of

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.).

PRT–844592

Applicant: James W. Eckblad, Luther College,

Decorah, Iowa.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, handle, and release) fat

pocketbook [Potamilus (=Proptera)

capax], Higgins’ eye pearlymussel

(Lampsilis higginsi), and winged

mapleleaf mussel (Quadrula fragosa) in

the states of Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and

Wisconsin. Activities are proposed to

document presence or absence of the

species for the purpose of survival and

enhancement of the species in the wild.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive,

Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056,

and must be received within 30 days of

the date of this publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request for a copy of

such documents to the following office

within 30 days of the date of publication

of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Ecological Services Operations,

1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling,

Minnesota 55111–4056. Telephone:

(612/713–5332); FAX: (612/713–5292).
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Dated: July 7, 1998.

John A. Blankenship,

Assistant Regional Director, IL, IA, MO

(Ecological Services), Region 3, Fort Snelling,

Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 98–18765 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of a Draft

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan and Receipt of

Application for an Incidental Take

Permit for the City of Austin for the

Operation and Maintenance of Barton

Springs Pool and Adjacent Springs

ACTION: Second Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: This is the second issuance of

this draft document. The Service has

decided that new information

incorporated into this document was

significant enough to warrant an

additional public comment period. The

City of Austin has applied to the Fish

and Wildlife Service (Service) for an

incidental take permit pursuant to

Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species

Act (Act). The applicant has been

assigned permit number PRT–839031.

The requested permit, which is for a

period of 15 years, would authorize the

incidental take of the endangered Barton

Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum).

The proposed take would occur as the

result of the operation and maintenance

of Barton Springs Pool and adjacent

springs in Austin, Travis County, Texas.

The Service and the City of Austin have

prepared an Environmental Assessment/

Habitat Conservation Plan (EA/HCP) for

the incidental take permit application.

A determination of jeopardy to the

species or a Finding of No Significant

Impact (FONSI) will not be made before

at least 30 days from the date of

publication of this notice. This notice is

provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of

the Act and National Environmental

Policy Act regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).

DATES: Written comments on the

application should be received on or

before August 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the EA/HCP may obtain a copy by

contacting Matthew Lechner, Ecological

Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet

Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758

(512/490–0057). Documents will be

available for public inspection by

written request, by appointment only,

during normal business hours (8:00 to

4:30) at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Austin, Texas. Written data or

comments concerning the application

and EA/HCP should be submitted to the

Field Supervisor, Ecological Services

Field Office, Austin, Texas, at the above

address. Please refer to permit number

PRT–839031 when submitting

comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew Lechner at the above Austin

Ecological Services Field Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9

of the Act prohibits the ‘‘taking’’ of

endangered species such as the Barton

Springs salamander. Take means to

harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,

wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect.

However, the Service, under limited

circumstances, may issue permits to

take endangered wildlife species

incidental to, and not the purpose of,

otherwise lawful activities. Regulations

governing permits for endangered

species are at 50 CFR 17.22.

Applicant: The City of Austin plans to

maintain and operate Barton Springs

Pool and the adjacent springs in Austin,

Travis County, Texas. This action may

cause the incidental take of less than 20

salamanders per year, for the 15-year

term of the permit. The applicant

proposes to minimize and mitigate for

the incidental take of the Barton Springs

salamander by placing 10 percent of the

total revenues generated at Barton

Springs Pool into a conservation fund.

The fund will be used for enhancing

habitat and for ecological and biological

research on the Barton Springs

salamander. In addition, mitigation

measures are included in the Habitat

Conservation Plan.

Dated: July 6, 1998.

Frank Shoemaker,

Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque,

New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 98–18827 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–55–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Receipt of Letter of Intent To Submit a

Petition for Federal Acknowledgement

of Existence as an Indian Tribe

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

This is published in the exercise of

authority delegated by the Secretary of

the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8. Pursuant to

25 CFR 83.9(a) notice is hereby given

that the: Mackinac Bands of Chippewa

and Ottawa Indians, 132 North State

Street, St. Ignace, Michigan 49781 has

filed a petition for acknowledgment by

the Secretary of the Interior that the

group exists as an Indian tribe. The

petition was received by the Bureau of

Indian Affairs (BIA) on May 13, 1998,

and was signed by members of the

group’s governing body.

This is a notice of receipt of a petition

and does not constitute notice that the

petition is under active consideration.

Notice of active consideration will be

sent by mail to the petitioner and other

interested parties at the appropriate

time.

Under Section 83.9(a) of the Federal

regulations, third parties may submit

factual or legal arguments in support of

or in opposition to the group’s petition.

Any information submitted will be

made available on the same basis as

other information in the BIA’s files.

Such submissions will be provided to

the petitioner upon receipt by the BIA.

The petitioner will be provided an

opportunity to respond to such

submissions prior to a final

determination regarding the petitioner’s

status.

The petition may be examined, by

appointment, in the Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Branch of Acknowledgment and

Research, 1849 C Street, N.W., MS 4603-

MIB, Washington, D.C. 20240, (202)

208–3592.

Dated: June 1, 1998.

Hilda Manuel,

Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 98–18818 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Environmental Documents Prepared

for Proposed Oil and Gas Operations

on the Gulf of Mexico Outer

Continental Shelf (OCS)

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of the Availability of

Environmental Documents.

Prepared for OCS Mineral Proposals

on the Gulf of Mexico OCS.

SUMMARY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), in accordance with Federal

Regulations (40 CFR Section 1501.4 and

Section 1506.6) that implement the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA), announces the availability of

NEPA-related Site-Specific

Environmental Assessments (SEA’s) and

Findings of No Significant Impact

(FONSI’s), prepared by MMS for the

following oil and gas activities proposed