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DATES: The program announcements

and application forms for the FY 2000

NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program

are expected to be available on or about

January 15, 2000. Applications must be

received on or before March 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Copies of Program

Announcement #00HQPA0004 for the

NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program,

may be obtained by writing to Ms.

Amanda Goodwin, U.S. Geological

Survey, Office of Acquisition and

Federal Assistance, Mail Stop 205B,

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA

20192; (703) 648–7372, fax (703) 648–

7901. Requests must be in writing;

verbal requests will not be honored.

Also, copies of each Program

Announcement will be available

through the Internet at <www.usgs.gov/

contracts/index.html> and

<www.fgdc.gov>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

the NSDI Cooperative Agreements

Program contact Ms. Kathleen Craig,

U.S. Geological Survey, Office of

Acquisition and Federal Assistance,

Mail Stop 205B, 12201 Sunrise Valley

Drive, Reston, VA 20192; (703) 648–

7357, fax (703) 648–7901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program

individual proposals should be directed

towards only one of the three categories

per application. A total of $1,000,000 is

available for award.

2000 CAP Categories

Category 1: ‘‘Don’t Duck Metadata’’

The project objectives for this

category are the documentation of

geospatial data through metada creation

and serving that documentation on the

Internet through a NSDI clearing house.

Under this category funds are provided

for: (a) Organizations needing assistance

in metadata creation and clearinghouse

development; and (b) those

organizations that can provide training

assistance or state/regional consolidated

assistance efforts.

Category 2: ‘‘Framework Community

Implementations’’

This funding category advances the

capacity of communities to create and

use basic geospatial data. Framework

data are defined as geodetic control,

cadastral, digital orthoimagery,

elevation, bathymetry, transportation,

hydrography, and governmental units.

Projects funded under this category will

demonstrate collaborative GIS

approaches and decision-support in

solving community issues utilizing

basic ‘‘framework’’ data using or

refining existing FGDC Framework

standards. Projects will establish a

collaborative process that provides

different kinds of organizations and

disciplines the ability to integrate and

share framework data. Applicants must

demonstrate partnership with at least

one other organization and are expected

to make a 100% in-kind award match.

As part of category 2 submissions, joint

Canadian/U.S. partnership projects are

invited.

Category 3: ‘‘Web Mapping Testbeds’’

Projects funded under this category

are expected to result in the technical

ability for users to discover and view

map data from multiple map servers

through the National Geospatial Data

Clearinghouse. These projects will use

the OpenGIS Consortium’s pending

open specifications for web mapping

and the result of these pilot projects will

aid in refining future versions of those

standards. Projects must build on

existing web mapping and

Clearinghouse installations and

expertise within a geographic area, and

must include two or more participating

organizations with a requirement to

visualize each organization’s data in an

operational Internet environment.

Dated: December 28, 1999.

John A. Kelmelis,

Acting Chief, National Mapping Division.

[FR Doc. 00–21 Filed 1–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

United States Geological Survey

Advisory Committee on Water

Information (ACWI); Notice of

Availability for Public Review of Report

on United States Geological Survey

Federal-State Cooperative Water

Program

AGENCY: United States Geological

Survey, Interior.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

availability for public review of the

report, ‘‘External Task Force Review of

the United States Geological Survey

(USGS) Federal-State Cooperative Water

Program,’’ Circular 1192, August 1999.

Review of this report is sought under

the Terms of Reference of the ACWI

Task Force to Review the Federal-State

Cooperative Water Program.

The ACWI has been established under

the authority of the Office of

Management and Budget Memorandum

92–01 and the Federal Advisory

Committee Act. The purpose of the

ACWI is to provide a forum for waterinformation users and professionals to

advise the Federal Government about

activities and plans which may improve

the effectiveness of meeting the Nation’s

water information needs. The USGS

established the Federal-State

Cooperative Water Program Task Force

as approved by the ACWI at the meeting

of August 1998. Additional information

about the ACWI, including the Task

Force, is available at http://

water.usgs.gov/wicp/.

The Task Force report is now

available for public review and

comment. The report may be accessed at

http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ/

circ1192/. A printed copy of the report

may be obtained by contacting the U.S.

Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley

Drive, 409 National Center, Reston, VA

20192; (703) 648–5216.

DATES: Comments on the report should

be provided no later than February 29,

2000. Comments should be sent to Dr.

Ethan T. Smith (Executive Secretary),

Chief, Water Information Coordination

Program, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201

Sunrise Valley Drive, 417 National

Center, Reston, VA 20192; (703) 648–

5022.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The USGS

Federal-State Cooperative Water

Program is the largest single source of

hydrologic data and information in the

country. Hydrologic monitoring,

assessments, investigations, and

research conducted under the program

support both national interests and

cooperator needs. Costs for the program

are jointly funded by the USGS and

some 1,200 State, Tribal, and local

government partners. The Federal-State

Cooperative Water Program is a unique

partnership, rather than a grants

program. State, Tribal, and local

cooperators transfer their share of the

funding to the USGS for work on

specific projects. The resulting data and

information are archived and shared

nationwide. More information is

available in the Federal-State

Cooperative Water-Resources Program

Fact Sheet available at http://

water.usgs.gov/wid/html/COOP.html/.

The Task Force conducted the first

external review of the Coop Program in

its 100-year history. The purpose of the

Task Force was to gather information, to

assess the effectiveness of the program,

and to draft recommended

improvements. The Task Force has

completed their work and has published

their findings and recommendations in

a report, USGS Circular 1192. The

report is titled ‘‘External Task Force

Review of the United States Geological

Survey Federal-State Cooperative Water

Program, August 1999.’’

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Dated: December 22, 1999.

Robert M. Hirsch,

Chief Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey.

[FR Doc. 00–100 Filed 01–03–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–040–00–1310–EJ]

Pinedale Anticline Natural Gas

Exploration and Development Project

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS), Sublette County, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice: Comment period

extension.

SUMMARY: Notices of Availability (NOA)

of the Pinedale Anticline Natural Gas

Exploration and Development Project

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(DEIS) were published in the Federal

Register by the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) (64 FR 66474)

and the Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) (64 FR 66194–66195) on

November 26, 1999, providing 60 days

for the public to review and comment

on the DEIS. BLM is extending that

review and comment period 10 days. A

letter regarding the extension of time

has been sent to all parties receiving the

DEIS.

DATES: Comments on the DEIS will now

be due on February 4, 2000. The formal

public hearing will still be held at 7

p.m. on January 12, 2000, at the

Pinedale High School Auditorium, 101

E. Hennick, Pinedale, WY. The purpose

of the hearing will be to afford the

public the opportunity to verbalize their

comments on the proposed natural gas

exploration and development DEIS.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the DEIS

should be sent to the Bureau of Land

Management, Bill McMahan (Project

Coordinator), 280 Highway 191 North,

Rock Springs, WY 82901, or they can be

e-mailed to billlmcmahan@blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Wyoming BLM State Director received

requests from the Jackson Hole

Conservation Alliance, Wyoming

Wildlife Federation, Greater

Yellowstone Coalition, and the

Wyoming Outdoor Council for a 30-day

extension of time to review and

comment on the DEIS. After carefully

considering the request for extension of

the 60-day public comment period

provided for this DEIS, the Wyoming

BLM State Director decided to extend

the comment period for 10 days rather

than 30 days for the following reasons:

The Council on Environmental Quality

regulations, Title 40, Code of Federal

Regulations, Part 1506, require that

agencies provide at least 45 days for the

public to comment on DEISs. The 60-

day comment period provided already

allows the public an additional 15 days

to review and comment on this DEIS.

Public comment periods under those

regulations commence upon the date

that EPA publishes a NOA of the draft

in the Federal Register. EPA’s NOA for

this DEIS was published on November

26, 1999. BLM mailed all copies of the

DEIS, and the Technical Report, to

interested parties on or before

November 19, 1999, to insure that they

would have the document in hand for

the full 60-day review and comment

period.

The DEIS, along with the Technical

Document, are a substantial work, but

are comparable to other Wyoming BLM

EIS’s such as Continental Divide/

Wamsutter II Natural Gas Project, the

Wyodak Coalbed Methane Project, and

other major statements BLM has

prepared. We acknowledge that holiday

activities and obligations, along with

concurrent review timeframes of other

environmental documents, may affect

interested parties’ ability to review

them. However, we do not believe those

are compelling reasons to extend the

comment period more than 10 days.

Dated: December 28, 1999.

Alan R. Pierson,

State Director.

[FR Doc. 00–45 Filed 1–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–920–5700–00]

Change of Public Room Hours

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In order to meet our

customers needs, the Nevada State

Office Public Room hours will be

extended. The new hours will be 7:30

a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: 1340 Financial Blvd, Reno,

NV 89502; P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV

89520–0006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Natalie Okimura or Josephine Leone at

775–851–6500.

Dated: December 20, 1999.

Thomas V. Leshendok,

Deputy State Director, Minerals Management.

[FR Doc. 00–34 Filed 1–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[USITC SE–99–052]

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: January 6, 2000 at 11:00

a.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:

(202) 205–2000.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Agenda for future meeting: none

2. Minutes

3. Ratification List

4. Inv. Nos. 731–TA–861–862

(Preliminary) (Expandable Polystyrene

Resins from Indonesia and Korea)—

briefing and vote. (The Commission will

transmit its determination to the

Secretary of Commerce on January 6,

2000.)

5. Inv. Nos. 701–TA–202 and 731–

TA–103 and 514 (Review) (Cotton Shop

Towels from Bangladesh, China, and

Pakistan)—briefing and vote. (The

Commission will transmit its

determination to the Secretary of

Commerce on January 21, 2000.)

6. Outstanding action jackets:

(1.) Document No. GC–99–110:

Regarding Inv. No. 731–TA–752 (Final)

(Crawfish Tail Meat from China).

(2.) Document No. GC–99–111:

Regarding Inv. No. 337–TA–422 (Certain

Two-Handle Centerset Faucets and

Escutcheons and Components Thereof).

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not

disposed of at the scheduled meeting,

may be carried over to the agenda of the

following meeting.

Dated: December 30, 1999.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99–34073 Filed 12–30–99; 1:14 pm]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–U

MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY

COMMISSION

Commission Meeting

AGENCY: Medicare Payment Advisory

Commission.