34490 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 104 / Tuesday, May 30, 2000 / Notices

Dated: May 23, 2000.

Jane M. Harrison,

Director, Division of Policy Review and

Coordination.

[FR Doc. 00–13338 Filed 5–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Information Collection To Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under

the Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service will submit the collection of

information listed below to OMB for

approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act. A copy of the

information collection requirement is

included in this notice. If you wish to

obtain copies of the proposed

information collection requirement,

related forms, and explanatory material,

contact the Service Information

Collection Clearance Officer at the

address listed below.

DATES: You must submit comments on

or before July 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the

requirement to the Information

Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, ms 222–ARLSQ,

1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC

20204.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related forms, contact

Rebecca A. Mullin at (703) 358–2287, or

electronically to rmullin@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which

implement provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),

require that interested members of the

public and affected agencies have an

opportunity to comment on information

collection and recordkeeping activities

(see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)). The U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (We) plan to submit a

request to OMB to renew its approval of

the collection of information for the

nontoxic shot approval process. We are

requesting a 3-year term of approval for

this information collection activity.

Federal agencies may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

number for this collection of

information is 1018–0067.

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16

U.S.C. 703–711) and Fish and Wildlife

Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742d) designate

the Department of the Interior as the key

agency responsible for the wise

management of migratory bird

populations frequenting the United

States and for the setting of hunting

regulations that allow appropriate

harvests that are within the guidelines

that will allow for those populations’

well being. These responsibilities

include approval of nontoxic shot

materials that are allowed for use in

hunting waterfowl and coots in the U.S.

As of January 1, 1991, lead shot was

banned for hunting waterfowl and coots

in the U.S. At that time, steel shot was

the only nontoxic alternative available.

Since then, we have encouraged

manufacturers to develop other

alternatives that the hunting public may

use. In approving a candidate material

as nontoxic for hunting waterfowl and

coots we must first ensure that

secondary exposure (ingestion of spent

shot or its components) are not a hazard

to migratory birds and the environment.

In order to make this decision, we

require the applicant to collect

information about the toxicity of their

candidate material to migratory birds

and the environment. A further

requirement pertains to law

enforcement. A noninvasive field

detection device must be available to

distinguish the candidate shot from lead

shot. The above information provides

the bulk of an application. Once a

candidate material is approved as

nontoxic there is no seasonal or annual

information collection requirement.

Title: Protocol for Nontoxic Approval

Procedures for Shot and Shot Coatings.

Approval Number: 1018–0067.

Service Form Number: Not applicable.

Frequency of Collection: Upon

application.

Description of Respondents: Shot

manufacturers.

Total Annual Burden Hours: The

reporting burden is estimated to average

3,200 hours per application.

Total Annual Responses: We expect

no more than 3 applications per year.

We invite comments concerning this

renewal on: (1) Whether the collection

of information is necessary for the

proper performance of our migratory

bird management functions, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of our

estimate of the burden of the collection

of information; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and, (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents. The information

collections in this program are part of a

system of record covered by the Privacy

Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)).

Dated: May 19, 2000.

Paul R. Schmidt,

Assistant Director, Refuges and Wildlife.

[FR Doc. 00–13384 Filed 5–26–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and

Environmental Impact Statement for

the Long Island National Wildlife

Refuge Complex

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and

Environmental Impact Statement for the

Long Island National Wildlife Refuge

Complex.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) intends to gather information

necessary to prepare a Comprehensive

Conservation Plan (CCP) and

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act and its implementing

regulations, for the Long Island National

Wildlife Refuge Complex refuges

located in the State of New York. These

refuges include Amagansett National

Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Conscience

Point NWR, Lido Beach NWR, Morton

NWR, Oyster Bay NWR, Seatuck NWR,

Target Rock NWR, and Wertheim NWR.

The Refuges are in Suffolk and Nassau

Counties, New York.

The Service is furnishing this notice

in compliance with the National

Wildlife Refuge System Administration

Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C.

668dd et seq.):

(1) To 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: Inquire at the address below for

dates of planning activity and due dates

for comments.

ADDRESSES: Address comments and

requests for more information to the

following: Refuge Manager, Long Island

National Wildlife Refuge Complex, P.O.

Box 21, Shirley, New York 11976, 631/

286–0485.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Federal

law, all lands within the National