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Federal Register/Vol. 63, No. 129/Tuesday, July 7, 1998/Notices Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 129 / Tuesday, July 7, 1998 / Notices 36709 necessary for the proper performance of title interest, of operating rights, or Faulkner County the functions of the agency, including overriding royalty or similar interest in Sailor, C.L., House, Wilson St., Bigelow, whether the information will have a lease to another party under the terms 98000880 practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the of the mineral leasing laws. Little River County agency's estimate of the burden of the Since the filing of the assignment or St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Jct. of Tracy proposed collection, including the transfer for final Secretarial approval is validity of the methodology and Lawrence Ave. and Bell St., Foreman, required by law, the forms are used to 98000910 assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance help the assignor/transferor provide the Prairie County the quality, utility, and clarity of the basic information needed by the BLM to information to be collected; and (d) identify ownership of the interest being BarrettÐRogers Building, 100 N. Hazen Ave., ways to minimize the burden of the Hazen, 98000881 assigned/transferred and qualifications collection of information on those who of the transferee/assignee to take COLORADO are to respond, including through the interest. The information is necessary to use of appropriate automated, Jefferson County ensure that the assignee/transferee is electronic, mechanical, or other qualified, in accordance with the Churches Ranch, 17999 W. 60th Ave., technological collection techniques or Arvada, 98000883 statutory requirements, to obtain the other forms of information technology. CONNECTICUT The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 interest sought in an oil and gas or U.S.C. 181 et seq.) and the Geothermal geothermal lease and that excessive Fairfield County acreage is not acquired in violation of Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001± Kings Highway North Historic District, 1025) authorize the Secretary of the statutory limits. Roughly along Kings Hwy. N, from Wilton Interior to issue leases for development It is estimated that approximately Rd. to Woodside Ave., Westport, 98000884 of Federal oil and gas and geothermal 60,000 reports will be filed annually GEORGIA resources. The Act of August 7, 1947 with an estimated completion time of 1¤2 (Mineral Leasing Act of Acquired hour each, for a total annual burden of Gwinnett County Lands), authorizes the Secretary to lease 30,000 hours. Respondents are Alcovy Road Grist Mill, 1564 Alcovy Rd., lands acquired by the United States (30 individuals, small businesses, and large Dacula vicinity, 98000885 U.S.C. 341±359). The Department of the corporations. HAWAII Interior Appropriations Act of 1981 (42 All responses to this notice will be Honolulu County U.S.C. 6508) provides for the summarized and included in the request Schofield Barracks Historic District, Roughly competitive leasing of lands for oil and for Office of Management and Budget gas in the National Petroleum Reserve- bounded by Foote Ave., Wright Ave., approval. All comments will also McMahon Rd., and Wright-Smith Rd., Alaska (NPR±A). The Attorney General's become part of the public record. Opinion of April 2, 1941 (40 Op. Atty. Wahiawa vicinity, 98000889 Gen. 41) provides the basis under which Dated: June 29, 1998. MARYLAND Carole Smith, the Secretary can issue certain leases for Anne Arundel County lands being drained of oil and gas. The Bureau Clearance Officer. Howard's Inheritance, 721 Howard's Loop, Federal Property and Administrative [FR Doc. 98±17931 Filed 7±6±98; 8:45 am] Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et Annapolis vicinity, 98000887 BILLING CODE 4310±84±M seq.) provides the authority for leasing Charles County lands acquired from the General Hermitage, The, Washington Ave., La Plata, Services Administration. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 98000886 The regulations at 43 CFR 3106, 3135, MONTANA and 3206 outline the procedures for National Park Service assigning record title interest and Chouteau County transferring operating rights in a lease to National Register of Historic Places; Square Butte Jail, Salsbury Ave., Square explore for, develop, and produce oil Notification of Pending Nominations Butte, 98000888 and gas resources and geothermal NEBRASKA resources respectively. Nominations for the following The information provided by an properties being considered for listing Douglas County applicant is needed to comply with the in the National Register were received Beebe and Runyan Furniture Showroom and regulations in order to process by the National Park Service before June Warehouse (Warehouses in Omaha MPS), assignments of record title interest or 27, 1998. Pursuant to § 60.13 of 36 CFR 105 S. 9th St., Omaha, 98000895 transfers of operating rights (sublease) in Part 60 written comments concerning Hospe, Anton, Music Warehouse (Warehouses in Omaha MPS), 109±111 S. a lease for oil and gas or geothermal the significance of these properties resources issued under the provisions of 10th St., Omaha, 98000896 under the National Register criteria for Kirschbraun and Sons Creamery, Inc. the laws cited above. evaluation may be forwarded to the The information collection (Warehouses in Omaha MPS), 901 Dodge National Register, National Park Service, St., Omaha, 98000894 requirements are submitted to the BLM 1849 C St. NW, NC400, Washington, DC Saline County by the assignor/transferor in accordance 20240. Written comments should be with 30 U.S.C. 187a, which specifies submitted by July 22, 1998. Sokol Pavilion, 315 S. Wilson St., Wilber, that leases may be assigned or subleased 98000892 Carol D. Shull, ``subject to final approval by the Sarpy County Secretary,'' and with the regulations at Keeper of the National Register. 43 CFR 3106, 3135, and 3241. The forms Springfield Community Hall, 104 Main St., ARKANSAS Springfield, 98000893 are submitted to the appropriate BLM office only when the transferor/assignor Lawrence County Scotts Bluff County initiates the action and are used to Buercklin, Dr. F.W., House, 104 Main St., Fontenelle Apartment House, 1424 Fourth assign/transfer all or part of a record Portia, 98000882 Ave., Scottsbluff, 98000891 36710 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 129 / Tuesday, July 7, 1998 / Notices NORTH CAROLINA Yamhill County U.S. Department of Justice, 810 Seventh Cabarrus County Dayton Opera House (Dayton MPS), 318 Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20531. Ferry St., Dayton, 87000342 BogerÐHartsell Farm, Jct. of US±801 and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: J.A. Dayton Auto and Transfer Co. Building NC1148, Concord vicinity, 98000890 Marshall, Acting Chief, Corrections (Dayton MPS), 411 Ferry St., Dayton, Branch, Bureau of Justice Assistance PENNSYLVANIA 87000337 (202) 616±3215. Fayette County [FR Doc. 98±17861 Filed 7±6±98; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 4310±70±P Gallatin School, 165 Gallatin Ave., Scope of Program Announcement Uniontown, 98000902 Newmyer, Peter and Jonathan, Farm, 3165 I. Introduction: Program Purposes and Richey Rd., Bullskin Township, 98000901 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Objectives Mifflin County II. Background of the Prison Industry Embassy Theatre, 6 S. Main St., Lewistown, Office of Justice Programs Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP) 98000899 Bureau of Justice Assistance a. The Legislative History Montgomery County 1. Unregulated Prison Labor [OJP(BJA)±1150] 2. Prisoner Idleness and Prisoners' Need Oak Park Historic District, Roughly along for Job Skills Training Oak Park Rd., Park Ave., Oak Blvd., Forest Prison Industry Enhancement b. The PIECP Program Ave., and Squirrel Ln., Hatfiels Township, Certification Program Guideline 1. Current State of the Program 98000897 2. Future Challenges Philadelphia County AGENCY: Office of Justice Programs, c. Request for Comments Fair Hill Burial Ground, Roughly along Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), III. Program Guidance Germantown, and Indiana Aves., Ninth, Justice. a. PIECP Purposes and Cambria Sts., Philadelphia, 98000900 ACTION: Proposed Guideline for public b. Definitions Pike County comment. c. BJA's Initial Considerations for Determining Propriety of Work Pilot Milford Historic District, Roughly along SUMMARY: The Office of Justice Project Certification Broad, Harford, Ann, Catharine, High, and 1. BJA's Exercise of Discretionary Fourth Sts., Milford, 98000898 Programs, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), is issuing this proposed revision Authority to Define and Certify 50 Work Westmoreland County to the Prison Industry Enhancement Pilot Projects Mount Pleasant Historic District, Roughly Certification Program (PIECP) 2. Threshold Inquiry for Determining Applicability of PIECP Exception Status along Main, S. Church, Eagle, Walnut and Guideline, 50 FR 12661±64 (March 29, College Sts., Mount Pleasant, 98000903 d. Mandatory Program Criteria for PIECP 1985). Under Title 18 U.S.C. 1761(c), Participation New Kensington Downtown Historic District BJA certification excepts participating (Aluminum Industry Resources of 1. Eligibility Southwestern Pennslyvania), Roughly agencies from certain Federal restraints 2. Prevailing Wages bounded by 8th Ave., 3rd St., 11th Ave., placed on the marketability of prison- 3. Non-Inmate Worker Displacement and Barnes Ave., New Kensington, made goods by permitting the transport 4. Benefits 98000904 of such goods in interstate commerce 5. Deductions 6. Voluntary PIECP Inmate Worker UTAH and the sale of such goods to the Federal government. This guideline reflects Participation Sanpete County 7. Consultation with Organized Labor efforts by the
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