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Florida Project, Colorado: Water service

contracts for a total of 86 acre-feet

annually of domestic water as

replacement water in State of Colorado

approved augmentation plans. The

water supply for these contracts are flow

rights purchased and owned by the

United States for project development

and are not specifically a part of the

project water supply.

22. Carbon Water Conservancy

District, Scofield Project, Utah:

Amendment to SOD contract to raise

contract repayment ceiling on the M&I

obligation and replace estimated SOD

costs with actuals.

Great Plains Region: Bureau of

Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Federal

Building, 316 North 26th Street,

Billings, Montana 59107–6900,

telephone 406–247–7730.

Modified contract actions:

7. City of Rapid City and Rapid Valley

Water Conservancy District, Rapid

Valley Unit, P–SMBP, South Dakota:

Contract renewal for up to 55,000 acrefeet of storage capacity in Pactola

Reservoir.

14. Northwest Area Water Supply,

North Dakota: Long-term contract for

water supply from Garrison Diversion

Unit facilities. Basis of negotiation has

been approved by Commissioner.

Negotiations will begin this summer.

26. Lower Marias Unit, P–SMBP,

Montana: Initiating 25-year water

service contract for up to 750 acre-feet

of storage from Tiber Reservoir to

irrigate 250 acres. A 1-year temporary

contract has been issued to allow

additional time to complete necessary

actions required for the long-term

contract. Water service contract expired

May 31, 1998. Initiating renewal of the

long-term water service contract to

provide 4,570 acre-feet of storage from

Tiber Reservoir to irrigate 2,285 acres. A

1-year interim contract has been issued

to continue delivery of water until the

necessary actions can be completed to

renew the long-term contract.

Completed contract actions:

17. P–SMBP, Nebraska: Water service

contracts with the Loup Basin

Reclamation District for the Sargent and

Farwell IDs in the Middle Loup River

Basin in Nebraska will be extended for

a period of 4 years in accordance with

Public Law 104–326 enacted October

19, 1996. Contract extension has been

signed.

29. Belle Fourche Unit, P–SMBP,

South Dakota: Negotiations have been

held with the Belle Fourche ID to

amend their long-term repayment

contract deferring their 1997

construction payment and reducing

their annual construction payment.

Contract amendment has been signed.

32. Greenfields ID, Sun River Project,

Montana: Contract for SOD costs for

repairs to Pishkun Dike No. 4. A 1-year

SOD repayment contract has been

issued.

Dated: July 20, 1998.

Margaret W. Sibley,

Director Program Analysis Office.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Immigration and Naturalization Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

Under Review; Application to Register

Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

and Supplement A to Form I–485.

The Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service

has submitted the following information

collection request for review and

clearance in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The

proposed information collection is

published to obtain comments from the

public and affected agencies. Comments

are encouraged and will be accepted for

‘‘sixty days’’ until September 25, 1998.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(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

agencies estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(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,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Application to Register Permanent

Residence or Adjust Status and

Supplement A to Form I–485.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department of Justice sponsoring the

collection: Form I–485 and I–485

Supplement A. Adjudications Division,

Immigration and Naturalization Service.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: Individuals or

households. This form allows an

applicant to determine whether he or

she must file under section 245 of the

Immigration and Nationality Act, and it

allows the Service to collect information

needed for reports to be made to

different government committees.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: I–485 Adult respondents is

160,000 at 5.25 hours per response; I–

485 Children respondents is 112,000 at

4.5 hours per response; and I–485

Supplement A respondents is 50,000 at

13 minutes (.216) hours per response.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: Form I–485 annual burden

hours are 1,316,000 and Form I–485

Supplement A annual burden hours are

10,800.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need a copy of the

proposed information collection

instrument with instructions, or

additional information, please contact

Richard A. Sloan 202–514–3291,

Director, Policy Directives and

Instructions Branch, Immigration and

Naturalization Service, U.S. Department

of Justice, Room 5307, 425 I Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20536. Additionally,

comments and/or suggestions regarding

the item(s) contained in this notice,

especially regarding the estimated

public burden and associated response

time may also be directed to Mr.

Richard A. Sloan.

If additional information is required

contact: Mr. Robert B. Briggs, Clearance

Officer, United States Department of

Justice, Information Management and

Security Staff, Justice Management

Division, Suite 850, Washington Center,

1001 G Street, NW., Washington, DC

20530.

Dated: July 22, 1998.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

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