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Prevention (CDC) HIV/AIDS

surveillance reports.

• Amount: It is estimated that up to

$3.5 million will be available to support

25 to 30 grants under this

announcement in fiscal year 2000. The

average award is expected to range from

$100,000 to $150,000 in total costs

(direct and indirect).

• Period of Support: Grants will be

awarded for a period for 12 months.

• Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance Number: 93.230.

• Program Contact: For questions

concerning program issues, contact:

David C. Thompson, Clinical

Interventions and Organizational

Models Branch, Division of Practice and

Systems Development, Center for

Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA,

Rockwall II, Suite 740, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443–

6523, E-Mail: dthompso@samhsa.gov.

For questions regarding grants

management issues, contact: Kathleen

Sample, Division of Grants

Management, OPS, Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Services

Administration, Rockwall II, 6th floor,

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD

20857, (301) 443–9667, E-Mail:

ksample@samhsa.gov.

• Application kits are available from:

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and

Drug Information (NCADI), P.O. Box

2345, Rockville, MD 20847–2345,

Telephone: 1–800–729–6686.

4. Public Health System Reporting

Requirements

The Public Health System Impact

Statement (PHSIS) is intended to keep

State and local health officials apprised

of proposed health services grant and

cooperative agreement applications

submitted by community-based

nongovernmental organizations within

their jurisdictions.

Community-based nongovernmental

service providers who are not

transmitting their applications through

the State must submit a PHSIS to the

head(s) of the appropriate State and

local health agencies in the area(s) to be

affected not later than the pertinent

receipt date for applications. This

PHSIS consists of the following

information:

a. A copy of the face page of the

application (Standard form 424).

b. A summary of the project (PHSIS),

not to exceed one page, which provides:

(1) A description of the population to

be served.

(2) A summary of the services to be

provided.

(3) A description of the coordination

planned with the appropriate State or

local health agencies.

State and local governments and

Indian Tribal Authority applicants are

not subject to the Public Health System

Reporting Requirements.

Application guidance materials will

specify if a particular FY 2000 activity

is subject to the Public Health System

Reporting Requirements.

5. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy

Statement

The PHS strongly encourages all grant

and contract recipients to provide a

smoke-free workplace and promote the

non-use of all tobacco products. In

addition, Public Law 103–227, the ProChildren Act of 1994, prohibits smoking

in certain facilities (or in some cases,

any portion of a facility) in which

regular or routine education, library,

day care, health care, or early childhood

development services are provided to

children. This is consistent with the

PHS mission to protect and advance the

physical and mental health of the

American people.

6. Executive Order 12372

Applications submitted in response to

the FY 2000 activity listed above are

subject to the intergovernmental review

requirements of Executive Order 12372,

as implemented through DHHS

regulations at 45 CFR Part 100. E.O.

12372 sets up a system for State and

local government review of applications

for Federal financial assistance.

Applicants (other than Federally

recognized Indian tribal governments)

should contact the State’s Single Point

of Contact (SPOC) as early as possible to

alert them to the prospective

application(s) and to receive any

necessary instructions on the State’s

review process. For proposed projects

serving more than one State, the

applicant is advised to contact the SPOC

of each affected State. A current listing

of SPOCs is included in the application

guidance materials. The SPOC should

send any State review process

recommendations directly to: Division

of Extramural Activities, Policy, and

Review, Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration,

Parklawn Building, Room 17–89, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland

20857.

The due date for State review process

recommendations is no later than 60

days after the specified deadline date for

the receipt of applications. SAMHSA

does not guarantee to accommodate or

explain SPOC comments that are

received after the 60-day cut-off.

Dated: May 17, 2000.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and

Associated National Environmental

Policy Act Document for Salinas River

National Wildlife Refuge, Monterey

County, California.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) is preparing a Comprehensive

Conservation Plan (CCP) and National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

document for Salinas River National

Wildlife Refuge. This notice advises the

public that the Service intends to gather

information necessary to prepare a CCP

and environmental documents pursuant

to the National Wildlife Refuge System

Administration Act of 1966, as

amended, and NEPA. The public is

invited to participate in the planning

process. The Service is furnishing this

notice in compliance with the Service

CCP policy to advise other agencies and

the public of our intentions, and obtain

suggestions and information on the

scope of issues to include in the

environmental document.

DATES: To ensure that the Service has

adequate time to evaluate and

incorporate suggestions and other input

into the planning process, comments

should be received by June 22, 2000. A

public meeting to solicit comments on

the contents of the CCP and the vision

of the refuge for the next 15 years will

be held on June 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments or

requests to be added to the mailing list

to the following address: Christopher

Barr, Refuge Manager—Salinas River

NWR, San Francisco Bay National

Wildlife Refuge Complex, P.O. Box 524,

Newark, California 94560. The scoping

meeting will be held at California State

University-Monterey, 100 Campus

Center, Building 29, Rooms 114–116,

Seaside, California from 6 to 8 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christopher Barr, Refuge Manager, (510)

792–4074 or 0222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Wildlife Refuge System

Administration Act of 1966, as amended

in 1997, mandates that all lands within

the National Wildlife Refuge System are

to be managed in accordance with an

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approved CCP. The CCP will guide

management decisions for the next 15

years and identify refuge goals, longrange objectives, and management

strategies for achieving these objectives.

The planning process will consider

many elements, including habitat and

wildlife management, habitat

protection, recreational use, and

environmental effects. Public input into

this planning process is very important.

The CCP will provide other agencies

and the public with a clear

understanding of the desired conditions

for the refuges and how the Service will

implement management strategies.

The Service is soliciting information

from the public via written comments.

The Service will send out planning

updates to people who are interested in

the CCP process. These mailings will

provide information on how to

participate in the CCP process.

Comments received will be used to

develop goals, key issues evaluated in

the NEPA document, and habitat

management strategies. Additional

opportunities for public participation

will occur throughout the process. The

CCP is expected to be completed in

December 2000.

Background

The refuge is located 11 miles

northeast of the City of Monterey at the

confluence of the Salinas River and

Monterey Bay. The 366 acre refuge was

established in 1973 because of its

‘‘particular value in carrying out the

national migratory bird management

program’’. It was acquired by the

Service through a transfer of surplus

military land from the U.S. Army and

the U.S. Coast Guard. From 1974

through 1991 the area was operated as

a Wildlife Management Area under a

cooperative agreement with the

California Department of Fish and

Game. By the mid-1980s, the growing

importance of the refuge to sensitive

species prompted the need for more

active management and protection of its

natural resources. In 1991, the Service

began managing the area as a refuge

under the National Wildlife Refuge

System Administration Act and the

Refuge Recreation Act of 1962.

Management on the refuge emphasizes

threatened and endangered species and

sensitive migratory birds.

The primary purpose of the refuge is

to provide habitat for endangered,

threatened, and candidate species by

providing secure habitat (e.g., nesting,

feeding and roosting areas) for them.

Endangered species on the refuge

include Smith’s blue butterfly

(Euphilotes enoptes smithi), California

brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis),

and sand gilia (Gilia tenuiflora ssp.

arenaria); threatened species include

western snowy plover (Charadrius

alexandrinus nivosus), and southern sea

otter (Enhydra lutris nereis). The

endangered Menzies wallflower

(Erysimum menziesii) and threatened

Monterey spineflower (Chorizanthe

pungens var. pungens) may occur on the

refuge.

It is expected that a draft CCP and

NEPA document will be available for

public review and comment in fall 2000.

Dated: May 17, 2000.

Wayne S. White,

California/Nevada Operations Manager, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento,

California.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of an

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan and Receipt of an

Application for a Permit for the

Incidental Take of the Houston Toad

(Bufo houstonensis) During

Construction of One Single Family

Residence on up to 0.5 Acres of the

0.5-Acre Lot 6, Section 8, in the Circle

D Country Acres Subdivision, Bastrop

County, TX.

SUMMARY: William and Johnna Cantrell

(Applicants) have applied to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for

an incidental take permit pursuant to

Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species

Act (Act). The Applicants have been

assigned permit number TE–025654–0.

The requested permit, which is for a

period of 5 years, would authorize the

incidental take of the endangered

Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis). The

proposed take would occur as a result

of the construction and occupation of a

single family residence on up to 0.5

acres of the 0.5-acre Lot 6, Section 8, in

the Circle D Country Acres Subdivision

in Bastrop County, Texas.

The Service has prepared the

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan (EA/HCP) for the

incidental take application. A

determination of jeopardy to the species

or a Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) will not be made until at least

30 days from the date of publication of

this notice. This notice is provided

pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Act and

National Environmental Policy Act

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).

DATES: Written comments on the

application and EA/HCP should be

received on or before June 22, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the application may obtain a copy by

writing to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box

1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103.

Persons wishing to review the EA/HCP

may obtain a copy by contacting

Tannika Englehard, Ecological Services

Field Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite

200, Austin, Texas 78758 (512/490–

0063). Documents will be available for

public inspection by written request, by

appointment only, during normal

business hours (8:00 to 4:30) at the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin,

Texas. Written data or comments

concerning the application and EA/HCP

should be submitted to the Field

Supervisor, Ecological Services Field

Office, Austin, Texas, at the above

address. Please refer to permit number

TE–025654–0 when submitting

comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tannika Englehard at the above Austin

Ecological Services Field Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9

of the Act prohibits the ‘‘taking’’ of

endangered species such as the Houston

toad. However, the Service, under

limited circumstances, may issue

permits to take endangered wildlife

species incidental to, and not the

purpose of, otherwise lawful activities.

Regulations governing permits for

endangered species are at 50 CFR 17.22.

Applicants: William and Johnna

Cantrell plan to construct a single

family residence on up to 0.5 acres of

the 0.5-acre Lot 6, Section 8, in the

Circle D Country Acres Subdivision in

Bastrop County, Texas. This action will

eliminate less than 1 acre of habitat and

result in indirect impacts within the lot.

The applicants propose to compensate

for this incidental take of the Houston

toad by providing $1,500 to the National

Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the

specific purpose of land acquisition and

management within Houston toad

habitat, as identified by the Service.

Geoffrey L. Haskett,

Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque,

New Mexico.

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