41588 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 149 /Tuesday, August 4, 1998 / Notices

Sec. 10, E1⁄2SW1⁄4 and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

T. 33 S., R. 1 E.,

Sec. 32, N1⁄2NE1⁄4.

T. 33 S., R. 2 E.,

Sec. 18, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

T. 39 S., R. 2 E.,

Sec. 28, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

T. 40 S., R. 3 E.,

Sec. 6, N1⁄2SE1⁄4 and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 26, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4 and W1⁄2SW1⁄4.

T. 41 S., R. 4 E.,

Sec. 6, lot 7;

Sec. 8, S1⁄2SW1⁄4.

T. 40 S., R. 8 E.,

Sec. 22, lot 4;

Sec. 32, S1⁄2NE1⁄4.

T. 41 S., R. 8 E.,

Sec. 8, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4,

and W1⁄2SE1⁄4.

(b) Non-Federal Surface

All portions of the following described

lands lying within 50 feet of the center line

of the transmission line:

T. 37 S., R. 2 W.,

Sec. 31, lots 4 and 5, and lots 7 to 16,

inclusive.

T. 36 S., R. 3 W.,

Sec. 24, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

T. 34 S., R. 5 W.,

Sec. 32, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4.

T. 35 S., R. 5 W.,

Sec. 28, lot 1.

T. 33 S., R. 2 E.,

Sec. 2, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 98 acres in Jackson, Josephine,

and Klamath counties.

2. The lands described as the N1⁄2SE1⁄4

and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4 of sec. 6, T. 40 S., R. 3

E., and lot 7 of sec. 6, and the S1⁄2SW1⁄4

of sec. 8, T. 41 S., R. 4 E., are within

Power Project 2082 and remain closed

to surface entry and mining, but remain

open to mineral leasing.

3. The lands described as SE1⁄4SW1⁄4

of sec. 18, T. 33 S., R. 2 E., are within

the Lost Creek Reservoir Project

withdrawal and remain closed to

surface entry and mining, but remain

open to mineral leasing.

4. The lands described in paragraph

1(a), except as provided in paragraphs 2

and 3, are included in a withdrawal for

multiple use management made by

Public Land Order No. 5490, as

modified by Public Land Order No.

7043, and will remain closed to the

agricultural land laws.

5. The lands described as lots 4 and

5, and lots 7 to 16, inclusive, sec. 31, T.

37 S., R. 2 W., have been conveyed out

of Federal ownership with a reservation

of all minerals to the United States. The

lands will not be restored to operation

of the public land laws, but have been

and will remain open to mining and

mineral leasing.

6. The lands described in paragraph

1(b), except as provided in paragraph 5,

have been conveyed out of Federal

ownership with no remaining

reservations to the United States.

7. At 8:30 a.m., on November 3, 1998,

the lands described in paragraph 1(a),

except as provided in paragraphs 2, 3,

and 4 will be opened to the operation

of the public land laws generally,

subject to valid existing rights, the

provisions of existing withdrawals,

other segregations of record, and the

requirements of applicable law. All

valid applications received at or prior to

8:30 a.m., on November 3, 1998, shall be

considered as simultaneously filed at

that time. Those received thereafter

shall be considered in the order of

filing.

8. The State of Oregon has a

preference right, as to the lands

referenced in paragraph 7, for public

highway right-of-way or material sites

for a period of 90 days from the date of

publication of this order and any

location, entry, selection, or subsequent

patent shall be subject to any rights

granted the State as provided by the Act

of June 10, 1920, Section 24, as

amended, 16 U.S.C. 818 (1994).

Dated: July 22, 1998.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 98–20762 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Submission of Package to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB):

Review Opportunity for Public

Comment

AGENCY: Deparmtne of the Interior,

National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 and 5 CFR Part

1320, Reporting and Recordkeeping

Requirements, the NPS invites public

comments on (1) the need for the

information including whether the

information has practical utility; (2) the

accuracy of the reporting burden

estimate; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

information collection on respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

The request is for revision of an

existing information collection

requirement approved by OMB and

assigned clearance No. 1024–0037.

Copies of the request and related forms

and explanatory material may be

obtained by contacting the Bureau’s

clearance officer at the phone number

listed below. OMB has up to 60 days to

approve or disapprove the information

collection but may respond after 30

days; therefore, public comments

should be submitted to OMB on or

before September 3, 1998 in order to

assure their maximum consideration.

DATES: Public comments will be

accepted on or before September 3,

1998.

SEND COMMENTS TO: Office of

management and Budget; Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Desk Officer for the Interior Department,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Francis P. McManamon, Manager,

Archaeology and Ethnography Program,

National Park Service, 1849 C Street

NW., Room NC210, Washington, DC

20240, phone 202/343–4101.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for and Issuance of

Federal Permits under the

Archaeological Resources Protection Act

and the Antiquities Act.

Departmental Form Numbers: DI–

1926 (permit application), DI–1991

(permit form).

OMB Number: 1024–0037.

Type of request: Renewal of

previously approved collection.

Description of need: Information

collected responds to statutory

requirements that Federal agencies (1)

issue permits to qualified individuals

and institutions desiring to excavate or

remove archaeological resources from

public or Indian lands, and (2) specify

terms and conditions, including

reporting requirements, in permits. The

information collected is reported

annually to Congress and is used for

land management purposes.

Automated data collection: At the

present time, there is no automated way

to gather this information.

Description of respondents:

Individuals, businesses, academic

institutions, tribes or tribal members,

Federal agencies and other parties

wishing to excavate or remove

archaeological resources from public or

Indian lands.

Estimated average number of

respondents: 700.

Estimated average burden hours per

response: 2.5 hours.
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Estimated annual reporting burden:

1750.

Diane Cooke,

Information Collection Clearance Officer,

WASO Administrative Program Center,

National Park Service.

[FR Doc. 98–20753 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Correction; Bighorn Canyon National

Recreation Area; Concession Permit

for Operation of the Ok-A-Beh Marina

at Bighorn Canyon National Recreation

Area (North Unit)

CORRECTION: In notice document 98–

15129, appearing on page 31228, in the

issue of June 8, 1998 (Volume 63,

Number 109), the EFFECTIVE DATE and

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION is

corrected to read as follows:

EFFECTIVE DATE: The application period

is extended thirty (30) days. Offers will

be accepted for ninety (90) days under

the terms described in the Prospectus.

Any offer, including that of the existing

concessioner, must be received by the

Superintendent, Bighorn Canyon

National Recreation Area, P.O. Box 485,

Fort Smith, Montana 59035, by

September 17, 1998, to be considered

and evaluated.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

permit renewal has been determined to

be categorically excluded from the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act and no

environmental document will be

prepared.

The existing concessioner, LuCon

Corporation, has performed their

obligations to the satisfaction of the

Secretary under the existing permit

which expires by limitation of time on

December 31, 1998. Therefore, pursuant

to the provisions of the Concessions

Policy Act (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C. 20d),

the concessioner is entitled to be given

preference in the renewal of the permit

and in the award of a new permit,

providing that the existing concessioner

submits a responsive offer (a timely

offer which meets the terms and

conditions of the Prospectus). This

means that the permit will be awarded

to the party submitting the best offer,

provided that if the best offer was not

submitted by the existing concessioner,

then the existing concessioner will be

afforded the opportunity to match the

best offer. If the existing concessioner

agrees to match the best offer, then the

permit will be awarded to the existing

concessioner.

If the existing concessioner does not

submit a responsive offer, the right of

preference in renewal shall be

considered to have been waived, and

the permit will then be awarded to the

party that has submitted the best

responsive offer.

The Secretary will consider and

evaluate all offers received as a result of

this notice. Any offer, including that of

the existing concessioner, must be

received by the Superintendent, Bighorn

Canyon National Recreation Area, P.O.

Box 485, Fort Smith, Montana 59035,

not later than ninety (90) days following

release of the Prospectus to be

considered and evaluated.

Dated: July 24, 1998.

John H. King,

Acting Director, Intermountain Region.

[FR Doc. 98–20751 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Concession Contract Negotiations;

Delaware Water Gap National

Recreation Area, Bushkill, PA;

Campground

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public notice.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

that the National Park Service proposes

to award a concession contract

authorizing the operation of a 125-site

campground for the public within

Delaware Water Gap National

Recreation Area, Bushkill, PA for a

period of ten (10) years from date of

contract execution.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

contact National Park Service, Delaware

Water Gap National Recreation Area,

Bushkill, PA 18324, or phone (717) 588–

2440, to obtain a copy of the prospectus

describing the requirements of the

proposed contract.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

contract has been determined to be

categorically excluded from the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act and no

environmental document will be

prepared.

The existing concessioner has

performed its obligations to the

satisfaction of the Secretary under an

existing concession permit which

expired on December 31, 1991, and

therefore pursuant to the provisions of

Section 5 of the Act of October 9, 1965

(79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C. § 20), is entitled

to be given preference in the renewal of

the contract and in the negotiation of a

new contract, providing that the existing

concessioner submits a responsive offer

(a timely offer which meets the terms

and conditions of the Prospectus). This

means that the contract will be awarded

to the party submitting the best offer,

provided that if the best offer was not

submitted by the existing concessioner,

then the existing concessioner will be

afforded the opportunity to match the

best offer. If the existing concessioner

agrees to match the best offer, then the

contact will be awarded to the existing

concessioner.

If the existing concessioner does not

submit a responsive offer, the right of

preference in renewal shall be

considered to have been waived, and

the contract will then be awarded to the

party that has submitted the best

responsive offer.

The Secretary will consider and

evaluate all proposals received as a

result of this notice. Any proposal,

including that of the existing

concessioner, must be received by the

Superintendent, Delaware National

Recreation Area, not later than the one

hundred (100) days following

publication of this notice to be

considered and evaluated.

Dated: July 28, 1998.

William G. Laitner,

Superintendent, Delaware Water Gap

National Recreation Area.

[FR Doc. 98–20752 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Availability of Amendment to the

Environmental Assessment for the

Southside Barrier Replacement Project

AGENCY: National Park Service, U.S.

Department of the Interior.

SUMMARY: The National Park Service, at

the request of the U.S. Department of

the Treasury, has prepared an

Amendment to the Environmental

Assessment for the Southside Barrier

Replacement Project. The Amendment

includes the construction of four (4)

gatehouses and the realignment of the

small curved roadway connecting E

Street with west South Executive

Avenue. The document is available for

review and public comment through

September 15, 1998.

Copies may be requested by calling

the National Park Service, White House

Liaison, at (202) 619–6344 weekdays

from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Written

requests may be sent to 1100 Ohio