Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 168 / Friday, August 29, 1997 / Notices 45867

13. Wind River Police Department let the 45-day statutory deadline for file to avoid the use of special characters 14. Fort Totten Municipal Center approval or disapproval of the Compacts and any form of encryption. 15. Nett Lake Law Enforcement Center expire without taking action is the most FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 16. Rosebud Law Enforcement Center appropriate course of action given the Connie H. Neely, Helium Sales Officer, 17. Quinault Police Department unique history of state and federal court (806) 324–2635. 18. Northern Cheyenne Law cases and legislative actions that have Enforcement Center SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In shaped the course of Indian gaming in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM 19. Sacaton Adult Detention Center . A letter further explaining 20. Owyhee Detention Center is required to provide a 60-day notice in 21. Warm Springs Detention the Department’s decision is available the Federal Register concerning a 22. Fort Peck Police Department from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, collection of information contained in 23. Sacaton Juvenile Detention Center Indian Gaming Management Staff at the proposed rules or other documents to 24. Peach Springs Detention Center address below. solicit comments on: (a) Whether the 25. Rehabilitation Center DATES: This action is effective August collection of information is necessary 26. Menominee Tribal Jail 29, 1997. for proper performance of the functions 27. Fort Thompson Jail FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the agency, including whether the 28. Omaha Tribal Police Department Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Indian information has practical utility; (b) the 29. Sells Adult Detention Center Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 30. Standing Rock Law Enforcement Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, MS burden of collecting the information, Center 2070–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, (202) 31. Chemawa Indian School including the validity of the 219–4068. 32. Fort Peck Indian Youth Service methodology and assumptions used; (c) Center Dated: August 23, 1997. ways to enhance the quality, utility and 33. Walter Miner Law Enforcement Ada E. Deer, clarity of the information on those who Center-Adult Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, 34. Walter Miner Law Enforcement [FR Doc. 97–22989 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am] Center-Juvenile electronic, mechanical or technological BILLING CODE 4310±02±P collection techniques or other forms of Dated: August 20, 1997. information technology. Ada E. Deer, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The Helium Privatization Act of 1996 Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. requires the Department of Defense, the [FR Doc. 97–22990 Filed 8–28–97; 8:45 am] Bureau of Land Management Atomic Energy Commission, the BILLING CODE 4310±02±P National Aeronautics and Space [HE±952±9911±00] Administration and other Federal agencies to purchase their major DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Information Collection Associated With Contracts for Sale of In-Kind Crude requirements for helium from people Helium who have entered into enforceable Bureau of Indian Affairs contracts to purchase an equivalent AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Indian Gaming amount of crude helium from the Interior. Secretary. The Act requires BLM to AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, ACTION: Notice and request for change its current helium regulations at Interior. comments. 30 CFR 601 and 602. In advance of the ACTION: Notice of Tribal-State Gaming regulatory changes, however, BLM must SUMMARY: Compacts Taking Effect. In accordance with the prepare a new standard contract to meet provisions of the Paperwork Reduction the ‘‘enforceable contract’’ provision of SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land the Act. This information collection Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988 Management (BLM) announces its meets the requirements of that (IGRA), Public Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. intention to request approval for the provision. 2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall collection of information from those The proposed contract will contain publish, in the Federal Register, notice persons who have entered into the following information and of Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose enforceable contracts to purchase an recordkeeping requirements: of engaging in Class III (casino) equivalent amount of crude helium from Information pertaining to definitions, gambling on Indian reservations. The the Secretary. The BLM uses the effective date and term of contract, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, information to balance crude helium delivery, pricing, charges, billing and Department of the Interior, through her sales with sales to Federal agencies. payment of crude helium, and reports of delegated authority, is publishing the DATES: Comments in the proposed sales to Federal agencies. Tribal-State Compacts between the collection must be received by October BLM will use the information to following Tribe/ and the State of 28, 1997 to be considered. account for helium sold to Federal New Mexico executed on July 9, 1997. ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed agencies and crude helium purchased The Tribe, of or hand delivered to: Bureau of Land from BLM. Upon request, BLM will San Felipe, Pueblo of Pojoaque, Pueblo Management, Helium Operations, 801 S. furnish information as to which of Tesuque, Pueblo of Laguna, Pueblo of Fillmore, Suite 500, Amarillo, TX companies are in-kind crude helium Santa Clara, Pueblo of Sandia, Pueblo of 79101–3545. Comments will be customers and which Federal agencies Taos, Pueblo of Acoma, and Pueblo of available for public review at the might have a major helium requirement. Isleta. By the terms of IGRA these Fillmore address during regular If BLM did not collect this information, Compacts are considered approved, but business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), there could be no accurate accounting of only to the extent the compacts are Monday through Friday. You may also BLM helium to Federal agencies from consistent with the provisions of IGRA. send comments electronically by way of Federal helium suppliers. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The the Internet to [email protected]. information, which is required by law, Department believes that the decision to Please submit comments as an ASCII is mandatory for reporting purposes.