Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 122 / Friday, June 23, 2000 / Proposed Rules 39117

Business Ownership Representation (NOV

20XX)

The successful awardee should check one

or more of the categories below that

represents its business ownership and return

this information to the contracting officer

within ten (10) calendar days after award.

Completion of this clause by the successful

awardee is voluntary.

‘‘Ownership,’’ as used in this clause,

means: (a) At least 51 percent of the concern

is owned by one or more individuals from a

category listed below; or, in the case of any

publicly owned business, at least 51 percent

of the stock of the concern is owned by one

or more such individuals; and (b) The

management and daily business operations of

the concern are controlled by one or more

such individuals.

[ ] American Indian or Alaska Native. A

person having origins in any of the

original peoples of North and South

America (including Central America),

and who maintains tribal affiliation or

community attachment.

[ ] Asian. A person having origins in any of

the original peoples of the Far East,

Southeast Asia, or the Indian

subcontinent including, for example,

Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea,

Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine

Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.

[ ] Black or African American. A person

having origins in any of the black racial

groups of Africa. Terms such as

‘‘Haitian’’ or ‘‘Negro’’ can be used in

addition to ‘‘Black or African American.’’

[ ] Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban,

Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or

Central American, or other Spanish

culture or origin, regardless of race. The

term, ‘‘Spanish origin,’’ can be used in

addition to ‘‘Hispanic or Latino.’’

[ ] Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

Islander. A person having origins in any

of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam,

Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.

[ ] White. A person having origins in any of

the original peoples of Europe, the

Middle East, or North Africa.

(End of clause)

Dated: June 1, 2000.

Judy Davis,

Acting Director, Office of Acquisition

Management.

[FR Doc. 00–15840 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018–AF98

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Reopening of Comment

Period on Draft Economic Analysis of

Critical Habitat for the Alameda

Whipsnake (Masticophis Lateralis

Euryxanthus)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of

comment period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) gives notice of the

availability of the draft Economic

Analysis for the proposal to designate

critical habitat for the Alameda

whipsnake (Masticophis lateralis

euryxanthus) and the reopening of the

public comment period for the proposal.

The new comment period will allow all

interested parties to submit comments

on the draft Economic Analysis and

proposed designation.

DATES: The comment period for this

proposal closes on July 24, 2000.

Comments on the draft Economic

Analysis and proposed designation

must be received by the closing date.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be sent to the Field Supervisor,

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800

Cottage Way, Suite W–2605,

Sacramento, California 95825. Copies of

the draft Economic Analysis are

available from the aforementioned

address. Comments and materials

received will be available for public

inspection, by appointment, during

normal business hours at the above

Service address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jason Davis or Heather Bell, at the above

address, phone 916–414–6600, facsimile

916–414–6710.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On March 8, 2000, the Service

published a proposed rule to designate

critical habitat for the Alameda

whipsnake in the Federal Register (65

FR 12155). The original comment period

closed on May 8, 2000. The comment

period for the proposed designation was

re-opened through June 12, 2000 (65 FR

30951, May 15, 2000). The comment

period for the draft Economic Analysis

is open until July 24, 2000. Written

comments should be submitted to the

Service (see ADDRESSES section).

A total of approximately 164,663

hectares (406,708 acres) of land fall

within the boundaries of the proposed

critical habitat designation. Proposed

critical habitat is located in Contra

Costa, Alameda, San Joaquin, and Santa

Clara counties, California. If this

proposal is made final, section 7 of the

Act prohibits destruction or adverse

modification of critical habitat by any

activity funded, authorized, or carried

out by any Federal agency. Section 4 of

the Act requires us to consider

economic and other impacts of

specifying any particular area as critical

habitat.

The comment period on this proposal

and the draft Economic Analysis closes

on July 24, 2000. Written comments

should be submitted to the Service

office listed in the ADDRESSES section.

Author

The primary author of this notice is

Stephanie Brady (see ADDRESSES

section).

Authority

The authority for this action is the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Dated: June 15, 2000.

Don Weathers,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1.

[FR Doc. 00–15772 Filed 6–22–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018–AF30

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Proposed Special

Regulations for the Preble’s Meadow

Jumping Mouse; Availability for

Comment of the Draft Record of

Compliance and Reopening of

Comment Period

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of

availability; reopening of comment

period.

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service), announce the

availability of a draft Record of

Compliance (ROC) for a previously

proposed section 4(d) rule under the

Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the

Preble’s meadow jumping mouse

(Preble’s). The proposed section 4(d)

rule, published in the Federal Register

on December 3, 1998 (63 FR 66777),