24976 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 83 / Friday, April 28, 2000 / Notices

Federal buildings and real property that

HUD has reviewed for suitability for use

to assist the homeless. Today’s notice is

for the purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Fred Karnas, Jr.,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs

Assistance Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–10306 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan for

Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife

Refuge in Concordia Parish, Louisiana

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

intends to gather information necessary

to prepare a comprehensive

conservation plan and associated

environmental documents pursuant to

the National Environmental Policy Act

and implementing regulations to

achieve the following:

(1) Advise other agencies and the

public of our intentions, and

(2) To obtain suggestions and

information on the scope of issues to

include in the environmental

documents.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Address comments and

requests for more information to the

following: Refuge Manager, Bayou

Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge, P.O.

Box 1772, Ferriday, Louisiana 71334,

(318) 336–7119.

If you wish to comment, you may

submit your comments by any one of

several methods. You may mail

comments to the above address. You

may also comment via the Internet to

the following address: Jerome

Ford_@fws.gov. Please submit Internet

comments as an ASCII file avoiding the

use of special characters and any form

of encryption. Please also include your

name and return address in your

Internet message. If you do not receive

a confirmation from the system that we

have received your Internet message,

contact us directly at Bayou Cocodrie

National Wildlife Refuge at the above

address. Our practice is to make

comments, including names and home

addresses of respondents, available for

public review during regular business

hours. Individual respondents may

request that we withhold their home

address from the rulemaking record,

which we will honor to the extent

allowable by law. There also may be

circumstances in which we would

withhold from the rulemaking record a

respondent’s identity, as allowable by

law. If you wish us to withhold your

name and/or address, you must state

this prominently at the beginning of

your comment. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. We

will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Federal

law, all lands within the National

Wildlife Refuge System are to be

managed in accordance with an

approved comprehensive conservation

plan. These plans will guide

management decisions and identify

refuge goals, long-range objectives, and

strategies for achieving refuge purposes.

The planning process will consider

many elements, including habitat and

wildlife management, habitat protection

and acquisition, public use, and cultural

resources. Public input into this

planning process is essential. Plans will

provide other agencies and the public

with a clear understanding of the

desired conditions for the refuge and

how the Service will implement

management strategies.

Review of this project will be

conducted in accordance with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),

National Environmental Policy Act

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),

other appropriate Federal laws and

regulations, including the National

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement

Act of 1997, Executive Order 12996, and

Service policies and procedures for

compliance with those regulations.

We estimate that the draft

environmental documents will be

available for public review by August

2000.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

H. Dale Hall,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–10682 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan for

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in

Wakulla, Jefferson, and Taylor

Counties, Florida

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

intends to gather information necessary

to prepare a comprehensive

conservation plan and associated

environmental documents pursuant to

the National Environmental Policy Act

and implementing regulations to

achieve the following:

(1) Advise other agencies and the

public of our intentions, and

(2) To obtain suggestions and

information on the scope of issues to

include in the environmental

documents.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Address comments and

requests for more information to the

following: National Resource Planner,

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge,

7298 Coastal Highway, Crawfordville,

Florida 32372, (850) 925–1497.

If you wish to comment, you may

submit your comments by any one of

several methods. You may mail

comments to the above address. You

may also comment via the Internet to

the following address: Stevenl

Ovenden@fws.gov. Please submit

Internet comments as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Please also

include your name and return address

in your Internet message. If you do not

receive a confirmation from the system

that we have received your Internet

message, contact us directly at St. Marks

National Wildlife Refuge, at the above

address. Finally, you may hand-deliver

comments to the Refuge Visitor Center

at 1255 Lighthouse Road, St. Marks,

Florida. Our practice is to make

comments, including names and home

addresses of respondents, available for

public review during regular business

hours. Individual respondents may

request that we withhold their home

address from the rulemaking record,

which we will honor to the extent

allowable by law. There also may be

circumstances in which we would

withhold from the rulemaking record a

respondent’s identity, as allowable by

law. If you wish us to withhold your

name and/or address, you must state

this prominently at the beginning of

your comment. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. We

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will make all submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, available

for public inspection in their entirety.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Federal

law, all lands within the National

Wildlife Refuge System are to be

managed in accordance with an

approved comprehensive conservation

plan. These plans will guide

management decisions and identify

refuge goals, long-range objectives, and

strategies for achieving refuge purposes.

The planning process will consider

many elements, including habitat and

wildlife management, habitat protection

and acquisition, public use, and cultural

resources. Public input into this

planning process is essential. Plans will

provide other agencies and the public

with a clear understanding of the

desired conditions for the refuge and

how the Service will implement

management strategies.

The Service will solicit information

from the public via open houses,

meetings, and written comments.

Special mailings, newspaper articles,

and announcements will inform people

in the general refuge area of the time

and place of such opportunities for

public involvement. Review of this

project will be conducted in accordance

with the requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.),

National Environmental Policy Act

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508),

other appropriate Federal laws and

regulations, including the National

Wildlife Refuge System Improvement

Act of 1997, Executive Order 12996, and

Service policies and procedures for

compliance with those regulations.

We estimate that the draft

environmental documents will be

available in March 2002.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

H. Dale Hall,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–10683 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Denial of Permit for Marine Mammals

On December 17, 1999, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

64, No. 242, Page 70723, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Leviathan

Legacy, Inc., for a permit (PRT–020346)

for a permit to conduct scientific

research with West Indian Manatees

(Trichechus manatus).

Notice is hereby given that on April

18, 2000, as authorized by the

provisions of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and

Wildlife Service denied the requested

permit.

Documents and other information

submitted for these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Rm 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203, phone (703) 358–2104

or Fax (703) 358–2281.

Dated: April 25, 2000.

Kristen Nelson,

Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 00–10642 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Request for Public Comments on

Information Collection To Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for Review Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

A request extending the collection of

information listed below will be

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the

proposed collection of information and

related forms may be obtained by

contacting the USGS Clearance Officer

at the phone number listed below.

Comments and suggestions on the

requirement should be made within 60

days directly to the USGS Clearance

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807

National Center, Reston, VA 20192. As

required by OMB regulations at 5 CFR

1320.8(d)(1), the U.S. Geological Survey

solicits specific public comments

regarding the proposed information

collection as to:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

USGS, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

2. The accuracy of the USGS estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

3. The utility, quality, and clarity of

the information to be collected; and,

4. How to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

Current OMB approval number: 1028–

0059.

Abstract: The information, required

by the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty

(CTBT), will provide the CTBT

Technical Secretariat with geographic

locations of sites where chemical

explosions greater than 300 tons TNTequivalent have occurred. Respondents

to the information collection request are

U.S. nonfuel minerals producers.

Bureau form number: 9–4040–A.

Frequency: Annual.

Description of respondents:

Companies that have conducted in the

last calendar year, or that will conduct

in the next calendar year, explosions

with a total charge size of 300 tons of

TNT-equivalent, or greater.

Annual Responses: 3,000.

Annual burden hours: 750.

Bureau clearance officer: John

Cordyack, 703–648–7313.

John H. DeYoung, Jr.,

Chief Scientist, Minerals Information Team.

[FR Doc. 00–10625 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–M

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–610–5101–ER–G032; CACA–40467]

Proposed Right-of-Way for an AT&T

Corp. Buried Fiber Optic

Telecommunications System and Plan

Amendment

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

California Desert District, DOI.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare an

Environmental Assessment and an

Amendment to the California Desert

Conservation Area Plan.

SUMMARY: The Department of Interior,

Bureau of Land Management (‘‘BLM’’)

will prepare an Environmental

Assessment for a right-of-way proposed

by AT&T Corp. for a buried fiber optic

telecommunications line and associated

facilities. This system, running from

Lamesa, Texas to Los Angeles,

California, is called the AT&T-NexGen

Project (‘‘Project’’). The proposed action,

which crosses federal lands in the States

of California, Arizona and New Mexico,

will also include a proposed plan

amendment to the California Desert

Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan, since it

specifically involves rights-of-way

outside of designated utility corridors