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The proposed duration of the proposed

Agreement is 7 years.

The proposed permit would allow the

Ranch to return to existing baseline

conditions of zero nene; however, we

anticipate that any nene taken would

not be injured or harmed, but would be

relocated to other suitable lands. We

expect this proposed Agreement to

result in a net conservation benefit by

establishing a self-sustaining population

of nene on Molokai.

The Service has made a preliminary

determination that the proposed

Agreement and permit application are

eligible for categorical exclusion under

the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969. We explain the basis for this

determination in an Environmental

Action Statement, which also is

available for public review.

We request comments from the public

on the permit application, proposed

Agreement, and an Environmental

Action Statement. All comments we

receive, including names and addresses,

will become part of the administrative

record and may be released to the

public.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before May 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Mr. Paul Henson, Field

Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, P.O. Box 50088, Honolulu,

Hawaii 96850, facsimile (808) 541–3470.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Paul Henson at the above address or

telephone 808–541–3470.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Document Availability

You may obtain copies of the

documents for review by contacting the

office named above. You also may make

an appointment to view the documents

at the above address during normal

business hours.

Background

Under a Safe Harbor Agreement,

participating property owners

voluntarily undertake management

activities on their property to enhance,

restore, or maintain habitat benefitting

species listed under the Endangered

Species Act. Safe Harbor Agreements

encourage private and other non-Federal

property owners to implement

conservation efforts for listed species by

assuring property owners they will not

be subjected to increased property use

restrictions if their efforts attract listed

species to their property or increase the

numbers or distribution of listed species

already on their property. Application

requirements and issuance criteria for

enhancement of survival permits

through Safe Harbor Agreements are

found in 50 CFR 17.22(c).

We have worked with Puu O Hoku

Ranch and the Hawaii Department of

Land and Natural Resources to develop

the proposed Agreement for the

reintroduction and management of the

endangered Hawaiian goose or nene

onto Cape Halawa at Puu O Hoku

Ranch, Molokai. Prime habitat

conditions for nene currently exist on

more than 700 acres of Puu O Hoku

Ranch. Under the proposed Agreement,

the Ranch will: (1) Maintain or improve

significant amounts of nene habitat by

continuing cattle ranching operations

that are compatible with maintenance of

open, short grass habitat; (2) assist the

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural

Resources to establish and maintain

release sites; (3) assist the Department to

control predators at breeding and

release sites; and (4) prohibit hunting in

nene breeding areas.

We anticipate that this proposed

Agreement will result in the following

benefits: (1) Establishment of a new

population of nene in a remote area of

Molokai, within their historic range,

where they do not currently exist; (2)

reduced risk of catastrophic loss of nene

due to their increased range in the wild;

(3) increased genetic diversity of nene;

(4) increased number of nene in the

wild (anticipated 75 individuals on the

ranch and 200 individuals island-wide);

(5) greater understanding of the

effectiveness of management techniques

for nene; (6) and additional sources of

nene for future management activities.

Consistent with Safe Harbor policy,

we propose to issue a permit to Puu O

Hoku Ranch authorizing incidental take

of all nene introduced to the enrolled

lands, and their progeny, as a result of

lawful activities at the Ranch. These

activities include unintentional

incidental take of nene from: (1) Cattle

ranching; (2) eco-tourism; (3)

recreational hunting of game birds on

the ranch outside of Cape Halawa; and

(4) cultivation of agricultural crops. We

expect that the maximum level of

incidental take authorized under the

proposed Agreement will never be

realized. The Ranch has no plans to

change land uses. Further, we anticipate

that any nene taken when the proposed

Agreement expires will not be injured or

harmed, but will be relocated, with

permission from landowners, to other

suitable lands. We fully expect that the

release of nene on Puu O Hoku Ranch

will result in the establishment of a selfsustaining, permanent population of

nene on Molokai. Therefore, the

cumulative impact of the proposed

Agreement and the activities it covers,

which are facilitated by the allowable

incidental take, will provide a net

conservation benefit to the nene.

We provide this notice pursuant to

section 10(c) of the Endangered Species

Act and pursuant to implementing

regulations for the National

Environmental Policy Act (40 CFR

1506.6). We will evaluate the permit

application, associated documents, and

comments submitted thereon to

determine whether the permit

application meets the requirements of

section 10(a) of the Endangered Species

Act and National Environmental Policy

Act regulations. If we determine that the

requirements are met, we will sign the

proposed Agreement and issue an

enhancement of survival permit under

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered

Species Act to Puu O Hoku Ranch for

take of nene incidental to otherwise

lawful activities in accordance with the

terms of the Agreement. We will not

make our final decision until after the

end of the 30-day comment period and

will fully consider all comments

received during the comment period.

Dated: April 19, 2000.

Richard A. Coleman,

Deputy Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife

Service, Portland, Oregon.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permit for Marine

Mammals

On, January 6, 2000 a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

65, No. 4, Page 787, that an application

had been filed with the Fish and

Wildlife Service by Toledo Zoological

Gardens, Toledo, OH, for a permit

(PRT–014704) to import one captive

born polar bear (Ursus maritimus) for

the purpose of public display.

Notice is hereby given that on March

16, 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 authorized the

requested permit subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Kristen Nelson,

Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 00–10279 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

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24224 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 25, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–060–00–1220–XQ–003E]

Central Montana Resource Advisory

Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Lewistown Field Office.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management’s Central Montana

Resource Advisory Council will meet

May 17 and 18, 2000, in Malta,

Montana.

The May 17 meeting will begin at 1

p.m. with a 30-minute public comment

period. Then the council will move into

house keeping duties; introductions;

election of officers for the coming year;

a discussion of the Secretary’s response

to the council’s recommendations for

future management in the Missouri

River Breaks; an update on the Missouri

River subgroup; and discussions about

the Land and Water Conservation Fund,

the drought policy, and the Zortman/

Landusky project. The meeting will

adjourn at 5:30 p.m.

The May 18 meeting will begin at 7:45

a.m. The council will discuss the five

year budget requests for the Upper

Missouri National Wild and Scenic

River; the withdrawal of Bureau of

Reclamation lands; hear an update for

the off-highway vehicle project; discuss

direction for the Missouri River

subgroup; and discuss topics at large.

The council will break for lunch at

11:30 a.m.; take care of administrative

duties after lunch; and will adjourn at

2 p.m.

DATES: May 17 and 18, 2000.

LOCATION: The meetings will be held in

the basement meeting room of the GN

Motel in Malta, Montana.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lewistown Field Manager, Lewistown

Field Office, Bureau of Land

Management, P.O. Box 1160, Airport

Road, Lewistown, MT 59457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Resource

Advisory Council meetings are open to

the public and there will be a public

comment period as detailed above.

Dated: April 13, 2000.

David L. Mari,

Field Manager.

[FR Doc. 00–10267 Filed 4–24–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services; Agency Information

Collection Activities: Proposed

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection

For Review; New Collection Grants

Management System Online

Application.

The Department of Justice, Office of

Justice Programs, has submitted the

following information collection request

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with emergency review

procedures of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. OMB approval has been

requested by May 5, 2000. The proposed

information collection is published to

obtain comments from the public and

affected agencies. If granted, the

emergency approval is only valid for

180 days. Comments should be directed

to OMB, Office of Information

Regulation Affairs, (202) 395–7860,

Department of Justice Desk Officer,

Washington, DC 20530.

During the first 60 days of this same

review period, a regular review of this

information collection is also being

undertaken. All comments and

suggestions, or questions regarding

additional information, to include

obtaining a copy of the proposed

information collection instrument with

instructions, should be directed to H.

Lionel Cares Jr., Information Resources

Management Division, Office of Justice

Programs, 810 7th Street NW, RM

#B112, Washington DC 20531, or

facsimile at (202) 354–4146.

Request written comments and

suggestions from the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information. Your

comments should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Overview of This Information

(1) Type of Information Collection:

New Collection.

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Grants Management System Online

Application.

(3) Agency form number, if any, and

the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

None. Office of Justice Programs, United

States Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be as or

required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Primary: State Government.

Other: None. The Grants Management

System Online Application will be used

by respondents from State and Local

Government offices to request grants

from Offices and Bureaus within the

Office of Justice Programs. This

information, once collected from

grantees, will be used to approve

applications for funding, that grantees

have requested, for grantee use within

State and Local Government offices.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond/reply: The time burden of the

3,000 respondents to complete the

surveys is 4 hours per application.

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: The total annual hour burden

to complete applications for the Grants

Management System Online

Application is 12,000 annual burden

hours.

If additional information is required

contact: Ms. Brenda E. Dyer, Deputy,

Clearance Office, United States

Department of Justice, Information

Management and Security Staff Justice

Management Division, Suite 1220,

National Place Building, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20530.

Dated: April 20, 2000.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer, United

States Department of Justice.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Pursuant to the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation and Liability Act

In accordance with Department of

Justice policy codified at 28 CFR 50.7