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as representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public disclosure in their entirety.

The entire document is available at

http://www.usbr.gov/nepa on the

Internet. Copies of the NEPA Handbook

may also be requested from Theresa

Taylor at the above address or via the

INTERNET at nepa@do.usbr.gov or by

calling (303) 445–2826.

Copies of the NEPA Handbook are

available for public inspection and

review at the following locations:

• Bureau of Reclamation,

Reclamation Service Center Library,

Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal

Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver,

Colorado 80225; telephone: (303) 445–

2072

• Natural Resources Library, U.S.

Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street

NW, Main Interior Building,

Washington, DC 20240–0001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Theresa Taylor, Bureau of Reclamation,

Office of Policy, at (303) 445–2826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NEPA

Handbook was developed to assist

Reclamation employees who are

required to comply with the National

Environmental Policy Act and various

other environmental laws as part of

their daily work. The document was

first published in 1991. After

Reclamation was reorganized in 1994 to

reflect a decentralization of decision

making and authority, the NEPA

Handbook needed major revisions to

reflect the reorganization and to update

the content. The handbook was

extensively revised and has gone

through various stages of reviews both

internally and with the Council on

Environmental Quality. At the

commencement of the public review,

comments received will be considered

as part of a final revision of the

handbook.

Dated: April 13, 2000.

Elizabeth Cordova-Harrison,

Deputy Director, Office of Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–9893 Filed 4–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Mine Safety and Health Administration

Proposed Information Collection

Request; Submitted for Public

Comment and Recommendations;

Safety Standards for Roof Bolts in

Metal and Nonmetal Mines and

Underground Coal Mines

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as

part of its continuing effort to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden

conducts a preclearance consultation

program to provide the general public

and Federal agencies with an

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing collections of

information in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This

program helps to ensure that requested

data can be provided in the desired

format, reporting burden (time and

financial resources) is minimized,

collection instruments are clearly

understood, and the impact of collection

requirements on respondents can be

properly assessed.

DATES: Submit comments on or before

June 19, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Theresa

M. O’Malley, Program Analysis Officer,

Office of Program Evaluation and

Information Resources, 4015 Wilson

Boulevard, Room 715, Arlington, VA

22203–1984. Commenters are

encouraged to send their comments on

a computer disk, or via Internet E-mail

to tomalley@msha.gov, along with an

original printed copy. Ms. O’Malley can

be reached at (703) 235–1470 (voice), or

(703) 235–1563 (facsimile). Ms.

O’Malley can be reached at

tomalley@msha.gov (Internet E-mail),

(703) 235–1470 (voice), or (703) 235–

1563 (facsimile).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

30 CFR 56/57.3203 and 75.204

address the quality of rock fixtures and

their installation. Roof and rock bolts

and accessories are an integral part of

ground control systems and are used to

prevent the fall of roof, face, and ribs.

These standards require that metal and

nonmetal and coal mine operators

obtain a certification from the

manufacturer that rock bolts and

accessories are manufactured and tested

in accordance with the 1995 American

Society for Testing and Materials

(ASTM) publication ‘‘Standard

Specification for Roof and Rock Bolts

and Accessories’’ (ASTM F432–95).

II. Desired Focus of Comments

Currently, the Mine Safety and Health

Administration (MSHA) is soliciting

comments concerning the proposed

extension of the information collection

related to the Safety Standards for Roof

Bolts in Metal and Nonmetal Mines and

Underground Coal Mines. MSHA is

particularly interested in comments

which:

• 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;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• 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 collectin techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submissions

of responses.

A copy of the proposed information

collection request may be viewed on the

Internet by accessing the MSHA Home

Page (http://www.msha.gov) and then

choosing ‘‘Statutory and Regulatory

Information’’ and ‘‘Paperwork

Reduction Act Supporting Statements

(http://www.msha.gov/regspwork.htm)’’,

or contacting the employee listed above

in the For Further Information Contact

section of this notice.

III. Current Actions

MSHA is seeking to continue the

requirement for mine operators to obtain

certification from the manufacturer that

roof and rock bolts and accessories are

manufactured and tested in accordance

with the applicable American Society

for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

specifications and make that

certification available to an authorized

representative of the Secretary.

Type of Review:

Agency: Mine Safety and Health

Administration.

Title: Safety Standards for Roof Bolts

in Metal and Nonmetal Mines and

Underground Coal Mines (30 CFR

56.3203(a), 57.3203(a), and 75.204(a)).

OMB Number: 1219–0121.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

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Cite/reference Total

respondents Frequency Total responses

Average time

per response

(hours)

Burden hours*

30 CFR 56/57.3203(a) ................ 252 M/NM Surface ...................... On Occasion ............. 1,008 0.05 50.4

190 M/NM Underground ............. On Occasion ............. 1,520 0.05 76.0

75.204(a) ..................................... 761 Coal Underground ............... On Occassion ........... 6,088 0.05 304.4

Total ..................................... 1,203 ........................................... ................................... 8,616 ........................ 430.8

*Discrepancies due to rounding.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

$0.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintaining): $0.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: April 14, 2000.

George M. Fesak,

Director, Program Evaluation and Information

Resources.

[FR Doc. 00–9910 Filed 4–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–43–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permits Issued Under the

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permits issued under

the Antarctic Conservation of 1978,

Public Law 95–541.

SUMMARY: The National Science

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish

notice of permits issued under the

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.

This is the required notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office,

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755,

National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 9, 2000, the National Science

Foundation published a notice in the

Federal Register of permit applications

received. Permits were issued on March

23, 2000 to the following applicant:

Raytheon Polar Service Company

(RPSC)

Permit No. 2001–001

Permit No. 2001–002

Permit No. 2001–003

Permit No. 2001–004

Permit No. 2001–005

Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–9880 Filed 4–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permit Modification Issued

Under the Antarctic Conservation Act

of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit modification

issued under the Antarctic Conservation

Act of 1978, Public Law 95–541.

SUMMARY: The National Science

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish

notice of permits issued under the

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.

This is the required notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer,

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755,

National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

February 17, 2000, notice was published

in the Federal Register of a request for

modification to permit 2000WM–01

(ASA) for waste management activities

at all U.S. Antarctic Program facilities in

Antarctica. The requested modification

transfers responsibility for waste

management activities from the

incumbent support contractor, Antarctic

Support Associates, to Raytheon Polar

Services Company. The transfer

modified the permit to change the

permit holder from Antarctic Support

Associates to Raytheon Polar Services

Company, who is the sole holder of the

permit. All special conditions of the

original permit remain the same except

for the change in name of the permit

holder. All references to Antarctic

Support Associates now apply to

Raytheon Polar Services Company.

Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–9881 Filed 4–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB

Review

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad

Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted

the following proposal(s) for the

collection of information to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval.

Summary of Proposal(s)

(1) Collection title: Survivor

Questionnaire.

(2) Form(s) submitted: RL–94–F.

(3) OMB Number: 3220–0032.

(4) Expiration date of current OMB

clearance: 6/30/2000.

(5) Type of request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

(6) Respondents: Individuals or

households.

(7) Estimated annual number of

respondents: 8,000.

(8) Total annual responses: 8,000.

(9) Total annual reporting hours:

1,391.

(10) Collection description: Under

Section 6 of the Railroad Retirement

Act, benefits are payable to the

survivors or the estate of deceased

railroad employees. The Collection

obtains information about the survivors

if any, the payment of burial expenses

and administration of estate when

unknown to the Railroad Retirement

Board. The information is used to

determine whether and to whom

benefits are payable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the forms and supporting

documents can be obtained from Chuck

Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer

(312–751–3363). Comments regarding

the information collection should be

addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad

Retirement Board, 844 North Rush

Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60611–2092

and the OMB reviewer, Joe Lackey (202–

395–7316), Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10230, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, D.C.

20503.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–9859 Filed 4–19–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7905–01–M