Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 83 / Friday, April 28, 2000 / Notices 24975

Estimation of the total numbers of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: Number of

respondents—200; frequency of

response—HUD–40014, HUD–40014–B,

HUD–40021 once per project, and for

HUD–40070 once annually per grantee;

hours of response—19.5 hours per

grantee.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Reinstatement, with change,

of a previously approved collection for

which approval has expired.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: April 21, 2000.

Cardell Cooper,

Assistant Secretary for Community Planning

and Development.

[FR Doc. 00–10658 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4561–N–33]

Notice of Submission of Proposed

Information Collection to OMB; Notice

of Funding Availability/Improving the

Evaluation and Control of Residential

Lead-Based Hazards

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information

Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

has been submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 30,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

approval number (2539–0010) and

should be sent to: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr.,

OMB Desk Officer, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 10235,

New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Eddins, Reports Management

Officer, Q, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street,

Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; email WaynelEddins@HUD.gov;

telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a

toll-free number. Copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department has submitted the proposal

for the collection of information, as

described below, to OMB for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Notice

lists the following information: (1) The

title of the information collection

proposal; (2) the office of the agency to

collect the information; (3) the OMB

approval number, if applicable; (4) the

description of the need for the

information and its proposed use; (5)

the agency form number, if applicable;

(6) what members of the public will be

affected by the proposal; (7) how

frequently information submissions will

be required; (8) an estimate of the total

number of hours needed to prepare the

information submission including

number of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response; (9)

whether the proposal is new, an

extension, reinstatement, or revision of

an information collection requirement;

and (10) the name and telephone

number of an agency official familiar

with the proposal and of the OMB Desk

Officer for the Department.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: Notice of Funding

Availability/Improving the Evaluation

and Control of Residential Lead-Based

Hazards.

OMB Approval Number: 2539–0010.

Form Numbers: None.

Description of the Need for the

Information and Its Proposed Use: The

Office of Lead Hazard Control of the

Department of Housing and Urban

Development has published a Notice of

Funds Availability (NOFA) for lead

hazard control research for the past

three years. The research is used to

improve the efficacy and cost

effectiveness of the evaluation and

control of residential lead-based paint

hazards, and to revise and update the

guidelines for the evaluation and

control of lead-based paint hazards in

housing.

Respondents: Business or other forprofits, Not-for-profits and State, local,

or Tribal Governments.

Frequency of Submission: On

occasion, Semi-annually.

Reporting Burden:

Number of respondents × Frequency of

response × Hours per response = Burden hours

20 4 26.7 2,136

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,136.

Status: Extension of currently

approved collection.

Authority: Section 3507 of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44

U.S.C. 35, as amended.

Dated: April 21, 2000.

Wayne Eddins,

Departmental Reports Management Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–10659 Filed 4–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4110–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4557–N–17

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities

To Assist the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 28, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Clifford Taffet, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Room 7262,

451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC

20410; telephone (202) 708–1234; TTY

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or

call the toll-free Title V information line

at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the December 12, 1988

court order in National Coalition for the

Homeless v. Veterans Administration,

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,

identifying unutilized, underutilized,

excess and surplus

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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]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

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