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administration; (3) assists in

formulating, developing, negotiating,

managing, and administering service

contracts; (4) coordinates, manages, and

provides review and oversight of

acquisition and reimbursable agreement

activities; (5) develops and implements

OHS administrative policies,

procedures, and operations, and

prepares special reports and studies; (6)

manages OHS centralized computer

databases and internal applications; (7)

develops and coordinates the

implementation of security programs;

(8) designs, implements, and evaluates

OHS communications strategies

including marketing messages,

materials, and methods; (9) provides

oversight for the Employee Health

Services Clinic and the Worksite Health

Promotion Programs for employees in

the Atlanta area and for the Employee

Assistance Program for employees based

in Atlanta and remote locations.

Delete in their entirety the titles and

functional statements for the Biosafety

Branch (CA14) and the Chemical and

Physical Hazards Branch (CA12) and

insert the following:

Environmental, Health, and Safety

Branch (CA13). (1) Develops and

implements occupational health and

safety programs for CDC employees,

facility visitors, and management, taking

the lead for programs in chemical safety,

ergonomics, indoor air quality, hazard

communication, respiratory protection,

personal protective equipment, safety

equipment and systems, hearing

conservation, physical safety, fire safety,

lock out-tag out, confined spaces,

electrical safety, emergency response,

and others; (2) identifies, develops, and

provides for specialized training in

environmental, occupational health, and

safety for CDC employees and

management; (3) develops, implements,

and manages the accident/incident

prevention program, including

conducting investigations and

recommending corrective and

preventative measures; (4) develops and

implements CDC’s environmental

programs, including hazardous

materials and waste management,

recycling, pollution prevention,

environmental permits, notifications,

monitoring, and environmental audits;

(5) conducts CDC property and site

assessments; (6) reviews, evaluates, and

recommends changes to contracts with

environmental, health, and safety

requirements, and reviews contractors’

environmental, health, and safety

programs to ensure protection of CDC

personnel and property; (7) provides

consultation, advice, recommendations,

and direct support to CDC employees,

supervisors, and management officials

in environmental, health, and safety

matters to ensure compliance with laws,

regulations, rules, and CDC’s

environmental, health, and safety

policies; (8) in cooperation with the

CIOs, coordinates, develops, and

implements consolidated emergency

response plans to comply with Federal

and local laws and regulations; (9)

develops, coordinates, and implements

fire safety program and emergency

evacuation plans; (10) reviews plans

and specifications of new construction

and renovations and recommends

changes and additions to ensure

protection of CDC’s employees and

property, and compliance with

environmental, occupational health, and

safety laws, regulations, and codes; (11)

develops and implements programs for

identifying and abating asbestos, lead,

and other hazardous materials at all

CDC-owned facilities.

Laboratory Safety Branch (CA15). (1)

Develops and implements programs for

biosafety and radiation protection in all

domestic CDC scientific and diagnostic

laboratory programs and animal care

and use facilities; (2) manages the

laboratory safety program for biological,

chemical, radiological, and other

hazards, and—through advice and

counsel to line management—ensures

compliance with all Occupational

Safety and Health Administration,

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and

other Federal, State and local

regulations and guidelines; (3) in

coordination with program safety

committees, conducts a comprehensive

annual safety survey of all laboratory,

animal and associated support work

areas; (4) provides consultation and

direct support to CDC laboratory and

animal workers, supervisors, and

management officials on working safely

with biological, chemical, and

radiological agents; (5) conducts risk

assessments and hazard evaluations of

biological, radiological, and chemical

hazards; (6) advises CIOs on

containment levels, work practices,

immunizations, and selection and use of

safety and monitoring equipment; (7)

manages radiological waste program; (8)

provides consultation and direct

support for the decontamination of

laboratory wastes, equipment, and

laboratory facilities; (9) develops and

manages a comprehensive safety

program for the BSL–4 Maximum

Containment Laboratory, smallpox

repository, and other specialized

containment operations; (10) provides

safety training programs for biological,

chemical, radiological, and other

laboratory hazards; (11) provides a

comprehensive incident emergency

response, investigation and notification

program for biological, radiological, and

chemical spills and exposures; (12)

manages a pathogen registration

program to ensure compliance with

Federal, State, and local requirements;

(13) serves as a national and

international resource on biological

safety and laboratory safety.

Dated: April 27, 2000.

Jeffrey P. Koplan,

Director.

[FR Doc. 00–11733 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–18–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Applications

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

SUMMARY: The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to section

10(a) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.).

Permit No. TE–25131

Applicant: Dr. Lawrence E. Stevens,

Flagstaff, Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization for

scientific research and recovery

purposes to collect in the wild and

conduct activities with the Kanab

ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni

kanabensis) in Arizona.

Permit No. TE–25594

Applicant: Clay Nelson, Flagstaff,

Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct scientific research for recovery

purposes for the Kanab ambersnail

(Oxyloma haydeni kanabensis) at

Northern Arizona University and Glen

Canyon Dam, Coconino County,

Arizona.

Permit No. TE–26436

Applicant: George Veni, San Antonio,

Texas.

Applicant requests authorization for

scientific research and recovery

purposes to collect the following

endangered or threatened in Texas:

Peck’s Cave amphipod (Stygobromus

pecki)

Coffin Cave Mold beetle (Batrisodes

texanus)

Kretschmarr Cave Mold beetle

(Texamaurops reddelli)

Tooth Cave ground beetle (Rhadine

persephone)

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Tooth Cave Pseudoscorpion

(Tartarocreagris texana)

Bee Creek Cave harvestman (Texella

reddelli)

Bone Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi)

Tooth Cave spider (Neoleptoneta

myopica)

Texas blind salamander (Typhlomolge

rathbuni)

Mexican long-nosed bat (Leptonycteris

nivalis)

Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea

sosorum)

The following species will not be

collected but potentially impacted.

San Marcos salamander (Eurycea nana)

Fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola)

Big Bend gambusia (Gambusia gaigei)

Clear Creek gambusia (Gambusia

heterochir)

Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis)

San Marcos gambusia (Gambusia

georgei)

Comanche Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon

elegans)

Leon Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon

bovinus)

Comal Springs dryopid beetle

(Stygoparnus comalensis)

Comal Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis

comalensis)

Texas wild rice (Zizania texana)

Permit No. TE–829995

Applicant: Dallas Zoo/Dallas

Aquarium, Dallas, Texas.

Applicant requests authorization to

monitor the reproductive success of the

interior least tern (Sterna antillarum

athalassos) in Dallas County, Texas.

Permit No. TE–839505

Applicant: Aaron D. Flesch, Tucson,

Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization for

recovery purposes to conduct presence/

absence surveys for the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus) in Arizona and New Mexico.

Permit No. TE—814933

Applicant: Texas Parks and Wildlife

Department, Austin, Texas.

Applicant requests authorization for

scientific research and recovery

purposes to collect and conduct

activities for the Devil’s River minnow

(Dionda diaboli) in Texas.

Permit No. TE–26700

Applicant: John A. Kugler, Sonoita,

Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization for

recovery purposes to conduct presence/

absence surveys and collect Gila trout

(Oncorhynchus gilae) in Santa Cruz,

Cochise, Graham, Pima, Maricopa, and

Yuma Counties, Arizona.

Permit No. TE–26690

Applicant: Dynamac Corporation,

Corvallis, Oregon.

Applicant requests authorization for

recovery purposes to conduct presence/

absence surveys for the Colorado

pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius),

humpback chub (Gila cypha), and

razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)

along the Verde River in Arizona.

Permit No. TE–26711

Applicant: Coconino National Forest,

Flagstaff, Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization for

recovery purposes to conduct presence/

absence surveys for the southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus), bald eagle (Haliaeetus

leucocephalus), Yuma clapper rail

(Rallus longirostris yumanensis), blackfooted ferret (Mustela nigripes),

Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus

lucius), razorback sucker (Xyrauchen

texanus), and Gila topminnow

(Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis)

in Arizona, Yavapai, and Coconino

Counties, Arizona.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before June 9, 2000.

ADDRESS: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Legal

Instruments Examiner, Division of

Endangered Species/Permits, Ecological

Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque,

New Mexico 87103. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when submitting comments.

All comments received, including

names and addresses, will become part

of the official administrative record and

may be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Ecological Services, Division of

Endangered Species/Permits, P.O. Box

1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103.

Please refer to the respective permit

number for each application when

requesting copies of documents.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents within 30

days of the date of publication of this

notice, to the address above.

Bryan Arroyo,

Programmatic Assistant Regional Director,

Ecological Services, Region 2, Albuquerque,

New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 00–11649 Filed 5–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Federal Geographic Data Committee

(FGDC); Public Review of the Digital

Cartographic Standard for Geologic

Map Symbolization

ACTION: Notice; Request for comments.

SUMMARY: The FGDC is conducting a

public review of the proposed Digital

Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map

Symbolization. The purpose of this

public review is to provide data users

and producers an opportunity to

comment on this standard in order to

ensure that it meets their needs.

Participants in the public review are

encouraged to provide comments that

address specific issues/changes/

additions that may result in revisions to

the proposed standard. After formal

FGDC endorsement of the standard, the

standard and a summary analysis of the

changes will be made available to the

public.

DATES: The public review period begins

on May 19, 2000. Comments must be

received by September 15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

electronic version of the draft standard,

in Portable Document Format (PDF),

may be downloaded from vb <http://

ncgmp.usgs.gov/fgdclgds/mapsymb>.

Request for printed copies of the

standard should be addressed to Matilde

Moss, at <mmoss@usgs.gov> or at U.S.

Geological Survey, 918 National Center,

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA

20192. Note: there are a limited number

of printed copies available, and so

reviewers are encouraged to use the

electronic version.

Reviewer’s comments may be sent to

the FGDC via e-mail, to

<mapsymbol@geology.usgs.gov>.

Review comments also may be sent by

regular mail to: Map Symbol Review, c/

o David R. Soller, U.S. Geological

Survey, 908 National Center, Reston, VA

20192. Reviewers are strongly urged to

use the review comment template—it

may be downloaded from <http://

ncgmp.usgs.gov/fgdclgds/mapsymb>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following

is from the Introduction to the Digital

Cartographic Standard for Geologic Map

Symbolization, submitted by the FGDC

Geologic Data Subcommittee.

Introduction

Objective

This new draft standard is intended to

provide to the Nation’s producers and

users of geologic map information a

single, modern standard for the digital