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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alan M. Hutchings, Assistant Field

Director, Planning, Legislation, and

WASO Coordination, National Park

Service, Midwest Field Area, 1709

Jackson Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102,

or call 402–221–3082.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Mississippi River Corridor Study

Commission was etablished by Public

Law 101–398, September 29, 1990.

Dated: January 16, 1996.

William W. Schenk,

Field Director, Midwest Field Area.

[FR Doc. 96–1431 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Availability of Draft Petition Evaluation

Document/Environmental Impact

Statement

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the

Draft Petition Evaluation Document/

Environmental Impact Statement (PED/

EIS) for Fern Lake, Tennessee.

SUMMARY: The Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) of

the United States Department of the

Interior is making available for public

comment, the draft PED/EIS for a

petition to designate certain lands in the

Little Yellow Creek (Fern Lake)

watershed, Claiborne County, Tennessee

as unsuitable for all surface coal mining

operations.

DATES: Written comments: OSM will

accept written comments on the draft

PED/EIS until March 26, 1996.

Public Hearing: A public hearing will

be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12,

1996, at the address given below.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the PED/EIS:

Single copies of the draft PED/EIS may

be obtained by contacting Willis L.

Gainer at the address and telephone

number listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. A copy of the

PED/EIS is available for inspection at

that address, and also at the Claiborne

County, Tennessee, and Bell County,

Kentucky Courthouses.

Written comments: Written comments

may be hand delivered or mailed to

Willis L. Gainer, Chief, Branch of

Technical Assistance, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

530 Gay Street, S.W., Suite 500,

Knoxville, Tennessee 37902.

Public hearing: A public hearing will

be held at Middlesboro High School

Gymnasium, Middlesboro, Kentucky at

the date and time listed under DATES.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Willis L. Gainer, Chief, Branch of

Technical Assistance, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

530 Gay Street, S.W., Suite 500,

Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. Telephone:

615–545–4074. E-Mail/Internet:

wgainer@osmre.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The City

of Middlesborough, Kentucky and the

National Parks and Conservation

Association filed a petition with OSM to

designate certain lands in the Little

Yellow Creek (Fern Lake) watershed,

Claiborne County, Tennessee, as

unsuitable for all surface coal mining

operations. OSM has prepared a draft

PED/EIS as required by Section 522(d)

of the Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act of 1977 and the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969. The draft PED/EIS evaluates the

potential coal resources of the area, the

demand for coal resources, and the

impacts of alternative unsuitability

decisions on the human environment,

the economy, and the supply of coal.

A public hearing has been scheduled

as indicated above. Anyone who wishes

to comment will be given the

opportunity to do so, but initial

comments will be limited to 10 minutes

of oral testimony. Time limits may be

extended at the discretion of the

presiding official. Persons wishing to

present testimony are encouraged to

contact OSM at the address given above.

OSM would appreciate receiving a

written copy of the testimony four days

prior to the public hearing, if possible.

The hearing will be transcribed. Filing

a written statement at the time of oral

testimony is encouraged as this will

facilitate the job of the court reporter. A

transcript of the hearing will be

available at a nominal fee approximately

seven days after the hearing.

Dated: January 22, 1996.

Mary Josie Blanchard,

Assistant Director, Program Support.

[FR Doc. 96–1317 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Bureau of Justice Statistics;

Information Collection Under Review

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’’ from the date

listed at the top of this page in the

Federal Register. Request written

comments and suggestions from the

public and affected agencies concerning

the proposal collection of information.

Your comments 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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need additional

information please contract Dr. Brian

Reaves (202–616–3287), Bureau of

Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of

Justice, 633 Indian Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20531.

If a copy of the proposed collection

instrument with instructions is not

published in this notice please contact

the agency representative listed above if

you wish to receive a copy.

Overview of this information

collection:

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Reinstatement, with change, or a

previously approved collection for

which approval has expired.

(2) The title of the form/collection:

1996 Directory Survey of Law

Enforcement Agencies.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

Form number: CJ–38. Sponsored by the

Bureau of Justice Statistics, United

States Department of Justice.

(4) Who will be asked or required to

respond, as well as a brief abstract:

Primary: State, Local or Tribal

Government. Others: None. This

information collection is a census of law

enforcement agencies that provides

statistics on the number of sworn

officers and nonsworn employees for

State police departments, local police

departments, sheriffs’ departments, and

special police agencies. This data will

provide a means of assessing law

enforcement employment trends

nationwide when compared with
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previous data collected in 1986 and

1992.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: 17,500 respondents at 0.25

hours, or 15 minutes.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: 4,375 total burden hours for

this information collection.

If additional information is required

contract: Mr. Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United

States Department of Justice, Justice

Management Division, Information

Management and Security Staff, Suite

850, Washington Center, 1001 G Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20530.

Public comment on this information

collection is strongly encouraged.

Dated: January 22, 1996.

Robert B. Briggs,

Department Clearance Officer, United States

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96–1260 Filed 1–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–M

Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights

Division; Information Collection Under

Review

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’’ from the date

listed at the top of this page in the

Federal Register. Request written

comments and suggestions from the

public and affected agencies concerning

the proposed collection of information.

Your comments 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.

If you have additional comments,

suggestions, or need additional

information please contact Janet L.

Blizard, Supervisory Attorney,

Disability Rights Section, Civil Rights

Division, U.S. Department of Justice,

P.O. Box 66738, Washington, DC 20035–

6738, or at (800) 514–0301 (voice), (800)

514–0383 (TDD) (the Division’s ADA

Information Line).

A complete copy of this notice and

the Department of Justice regulations are

available in the following alternate

formats: large print, Braille, electronic

file on computer disk, and audio-tape.

Copies may be obtained by calling (800)

514–0301 (Voice) or (800) 514–0383

(TTY). The rule is also available on

electronic bulletin board at (202) 514–

6193. These telephone numbers are not

toll-free numbers.

The complete notice and the proposed

rule is also available on the Internet.

They can be accessed with gopher client

software (gopher.usdoj.gov), through

other gopher servers using the

University of Minnesota master gopher

(under North America, USA, All,

Department of Justice), with World

Wide Web software (http://

www.usdoj.gov), or through the White

House WWW server (http://

whitehouse.gov).

Supplementary Information: The

revised information collection that will

be submitted to OMB for review will

amend the requirement now found at 28

CFR 35.150(d), the Department of

Justice (Department) regulation

implementing title II of the Americans

With Disabilities Act of 1990, Public

Law 101–336, 42 U.S.C. 12131–12134

(ADA). Title II provides that a public

entity may not deny the benefits of its

programs, activities, and services to

individuals with disabilities because its

facilities are inaccessible. 28 CFR

35.149. Public entities are required to

make changes in their facilities when it

is necessary to ensure that individuals

with disabilities are not excluded from

participating in programs because

public entities’ facilities are

inaccessible. This concept is known as

‘‘program accessibility.’’ Under 28 CFR

35.150(d), a public entity that employs

50 or more persons is required to

develop a transition plan for the

implementation of title II if structural

changes to facilities will be undertaken

to achieve program accessibility.

Transition plans were required to be

completed within six months of January

26, 1992.

The maintenance of pedestrian

walkways by public entities is a covered

program that is required to be made

accessible by the installation of curb

ramps where pedestrian walkways cross

curbs. Because of the unique and

significant capital expense involved in

the installation of curb ramps where

existing pedestrian routes cross curbs,

the Department is proposing to amend

the title II regulation to provide

additional time for public entities to

meet their obligation to provide access

to public pedestrian walkways and to

require public entities that elect to take

advantage of this extension to revise

their current transition plans to

establish a revised schedule for the

installation of curb ramps to existing

pedestrian walkways. The proposed rule

would amend 28 CFR 35.150 to revise

paragraphs 35.150.(c) and (d)(2) to read

as follows:

§ 35.150 Existing Facilities

* * * * *

(c)(1) Time period for compliance.

Except as provided in paragraph (2),

where structural changes in facilities are

undertaken to comply with the

obligations established under this

section, such changes shall be made no

later than January 26, 1995, but in any

event as expeditiously as possible.

(2)(i) A public entity shall comply

with the obligations of this section

relating to provision of curb ramps or

other sloped areas where existing public

pedestrian walkways cross curbs at

locations serving State and local

government offices and facilities,

transportation, places of public

accommodation, employers, and the

residences of individuals with

disabilities no later than January 26,

2000, but in any event as expeditiously

as possible.

(ii) A public entity shall comply with

the obligations of this section relating to

provision of curb ramps or other sloped

areas where existing public pedestrian

walkways cross curbs at areas not

subject to paragraph (i) of this section

no later than January 26, 2005, but in

any event as expeditiously as possible.

(d)(1) * * *

(d)(2) If a public entity has

responsibility or authority over streets,

roads, or walkways, its transition plan

shall include a specific schedule for the

installation of curb ramps or other

sloped areas where pedestrian

walkways cross curbs that complies

with the requirements of paragraphs

(c)(2)(i) and (c)(2)(ii).

Transition plans are required to

identify physical obstacles in the public

entity’s facilities that limit the

accessibility of its programs or activities

to individuals with disabilities; describe

in detail the methods that will be used

to make the facilities accessible; specify

the schedule for taking the steps

necessary to achieve compliance with