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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]

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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]

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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]

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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