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State-Federal process to develop longterm solutions to problems in the BayDelta system related to fish and wildlife,

water supply reliability, natural

disasters, and water quality. The intent

is to develop a comprehensive and

balanced plan which addresses all of the

resource problems. This effort, the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program),

is being carried out under the policy

direction of CALFED. The CALFED BayDelta Program is exploring and

developing a long-term solution for a

cooperative planning process that will

determine the most appropriate strategy

and actions necessary to improve water

quality, restore health to the Bay-Delta

ecosystem, provide for a variety of

beneficial uses, and minimize Bay-Delta

system vulnerability. A group of citizen

advisors representing California’s

agricultural, environmental, urban,

business, fishing, and other interests

who have a stake in finding long term

solutions for the problems affecting the

Bay-Delta system has been chartered

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA) as the Bay-Delta Advisory

Council (BDAC) to advise CALFED on

the program mission, problems to be

addressed, and objectives for the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program. BDAC

provides a forum to help ensure public

participation, and will review reports

and other materials prepared by

CALFED staff.

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the CALFED Bay-Delta

Program, Suite 1155, 1416 Ninth Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814, and will be

available for public inspection during

regular business hours, Monday through

Friday within 30 days following the

meeting.

Dated: June 24, 1996.

Roger Patterson,

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.

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BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

that the information collection requests

for the titles described below have been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. The information collection

requests describe the nature of the

information collection and the expected

burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before August 1, 1996, to be assured

of consideration.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

To request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

John A. Trelease at (202) 208–2783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). This notice

identifies information collections that

OSM has submitted to OMB for

extension. These collections are

contained in (1) 30 CFR Part 710, Initial

regulatory program; (2) 30 CFR Part 740,

General requirements for surface coal

mining and reclamation operations on

Federal lands; (3) 30 CFR Part 870,

Abandoned mine reclamation fund—fee

collection and coal production

reporting; and (4) 30 CFR Part 872,

Abandoned mine reclamation funds.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

numbers for OSM’s regulations are

listed in 30 CFR Parts 700 through 955.

As required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

Federal Register notices soliciting

comments on these collections of

information were published on April 9,

1996 (61 FR 15830) for 30 CFR Parts

710, 740 and 870, and on April 11, 1996

(61 FR 16113) for 30 CFR Part 872. No

comments were received on any of the

collections of information.

Where appropriate, OSM has revised

burden estimates to reflect current

reporting levels, adjustments based on

reestimates of the burden or number of

respondents, and programmatic

changes. OSM will request a 3-year term

of approval for each information

collection activity.

The following information is provided

for each information collection: (1) title

of the information collection; (2) OMB

control number; (3) summary of the

information collection activity; and (4)

frequency of collection, description of

the respondents, estimated total annual

responses, and the total annual

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

the collection of information.

Title: 30 CFR Part 710—Initial

regulatory program.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0095.

Summary: Information collected is

used to determine whether surface coal

mining operations are subject to the

initial regulatory program established by

the Surface Mining Control and

Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA).

Information collected is also used to

grant small operators exemptions from

some of the initial regulatory program

requirements.

Bureau Form Number: None.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respondents: Coal

mine operators.

Total Annual Responses: 1.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.

Title: 30 CFR Part 740—General

requirements for surface coal mining

and reclamation operations on Federal

lands.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0027.

Summary: Section 523 of SMCRA

requires that a Federal lands program be

established to govern surface coal

mining and reclamation operations on

Federal lands. The information

requested is needed to assist the

regulatory authority determine the

eligibility of the applicant and

compliance with the requirements of

SMCRA.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respondents: Coal

mine operators on Federal lands.

Total Annual Responses: 30.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 643.

Title: 30 CFR Part 870—Abandoned

mine reclamation fund—fee collection

and coal production reporting.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0090.

Summary: Section 402 of SMCRA

requires fees to be paid to the

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund by

coal operators on the basis of coal

tonnage produced. This information

collection request is needed to support

verification of the moisture deduction

allowance. The information will be

OSM during audits to verify that the

amount of excess moisture taken by the

operator is appropriate.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion

(recordkeeping).

Description of Respondents: Coal

mine operators.

Total Annual Responses: 1,050.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,100.

Title: 30 CFR Part 872—Abandoned

mine land reclamation funds.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0054.

Summary: Sections 401 and 402 of

SMCRA provide for the creation of the

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund

and require the Secretary to make a

determination regarding the use of
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allocated State/Indian tribe funds which

have been granted but not expended

within a three-year period. Granted

funds that have not been expended

within three years may be withdrawn if

the Director finds in writing that the

amounts involved are not necessary to

carry out approved reclamation

activities. This information collection

and subsequent determinations serve as

a safeguard to protect States and Indian

tribes from automatic or indiscriminate

withdrawal of funds.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Description of Respondents: State and

Tribal abandoned mine land

reclamation agencies.

Total Annual Responses: 1.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.

Send comments on the need for the

collection of information for the

performance of the functions of the

agency; the accuracy of the agency’s

burden estimates; ways to enhance the

quality, utility and clarity of the

information collections; and ways to

minimize the information collection

burden on respondents, such as use of

automated means of collection of the

information, to the following addresses.

Please refer to the appropriate OMB

control number in all correspondence.

ADDRESSES: John A. Trelease, Office of

Surface Mining Reclamation and

Enforcement, 1951 Constitution Ave,

NW., Room 120—SIB, Washington, DC

20240.

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, Attention: Department of

Interior Desk Officer, 725 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: June 26, 1996.

Ruth E. Stokes,

Acting Chief, Office of Technology

Development and Transfer.

[FR Doc. 96–16810 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–05–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Advisory Council on Violence Against

Women

AGENCIES: Department of Justice and

Department of Health and Human

Services.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Advisory Council on

Violence Against Women, cochaired by

the Attorney General and the Secretary

of the Department of Health and Human

Services, will meet on July 18, 1996, at

the Department of Health and Human

Services, 200 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC. The meeting is

currently scheduled to begin at 10:00

a.m. and to end at 4:30 p.m. The agenda

consists of three breakout sessions in

the morning, during which each of the

Council’s eight subgroups will meet.

These subgroups are divided according

to area of expertise and interest and

include: Media and Entertainment;

Colleges and Universities; Workplace;

Religious Community; Sports Industry;

Health Professionals; Primary and

Secondary Education; and Law

Enforcement. The afternoon session

beginning at 1:30 p.m., will be a meeting

of the full Advisory Council.

The breakout sessions and the full

meeting will be open to the public on

a space-available basis, but reservations

are required. A photo ID will be

requested for admittance. Space

reservations and arrangements for any

special needs will be handled through

the contact point listed below. Sign

language interpreters will be provided.

Anyone wishing to submit written

questions to this session should notify

the Designated Federal Employee by

Friday, July 12, 1996. The notification

may be done by mail, telegram,

facsimile, or a hand delivered note. It

should contain the requestor’s name;

corporate designation, consumer

affiliation, or Government designation;

and a short statement describing the

topic to be addressed. Interested persons

are encouraged to attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding this meeting may

be directed to the Office of the

Secretary, United States Department of

Health and Human Services, Room

615F, 200 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC. 20201, telephone (202)

690–8157, facsimile (202) 690–7595.

Dated: June 25, 1996.

Bonnie J. Campbell,

Director, Violence Against Women Office,

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 96–16705 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–01–M

Drug Enforcement Administration

Importer of Controlled Substances;

Registration

By Notice dated March 27, 1996, and

published in the Federal Register on

April 4, 1996, (61 FR 15120),

Mallinckrodt Chemical, Inc.,

Mallinckrodt & Second Streets, St.

Louis, Missouri 63147, made

application to the Drug Enforcement

Administration (DEA) to be registered as

an importer of the basic classes of

controlled substances listed below:

Drug Schedule

Coca Leaves (9040) ..................... II

Opium, raw (9600) ........................ II

Opium poppy (9650) ..................... II

Poppy Straw Concentrate (9670) II

No comments or objections have been

received. DEA has considered the

factors in Title 21, United States Code,

section 823(a) and determined that the

registration of Mallinckrodt Chemical,

Inc. to import the listed controlled

substances is consistent with the public

interest and with United States

obligations under international treaties,

conventions, or protocols in effect on

May 1, 1971, at this time. Therefore,

pursuant to section 1008(a) of the

Controlled Substances Import and

Export Act and in accordance with Title

21, Code of Federal Regulations,

§ 1311.42, the above firm is granted

registration as an importer of the basic

classes of controlled substances listed

above.

Dated: June 17, 1996.

Gene R. Haislip,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–16849 Filed 7–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–09–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

June 20, 1996.

The Department of Labor (DOL) has

submitted the following public

information collection requests (ICRs) to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104–13, 44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of these

individual ICRs, with applicable

supporting documentation, may be

obtained by calling the Department of

Labor Acting Departmental Clearance

Officer, Theresa M. O’Malley ((202)

219–5095). Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 219 4720

between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern

time, Monday through Friday.

Comments should be sent to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attn: OMB Desk Officer for Employment

Standards Administration, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503 ((202) 395–

7316), within 30 days from the date of

this publication in the Federal Register.