Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 130 / Thursday, July 6, 2000 / Notices 41721

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

Ballast Water and Shipping Committee

Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Ballast Water and

Shipping Committee of the Aquatic

Nuisance Species Task Force. The

meeting topics are identified in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Committee will meet from

10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday, July 18,

2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Coast Guard Headquarters, Room

2415, 2100 Second Street, SW,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LT

Mary Pat McKeown, U.S. Coast Guard,

Chair, Ballast Water and Shipping

Committee, at 202–267–0500 or by

email at mmckeown@comdt.uscg.mil or

Sharon Gross, Executive Secretary,

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force at

703–358–2308 or by e-mail at: sharon

_gross@fws.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to sectiotn 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.

I), this notice announces a meeting of

the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task

Force Ballast Water and Shipping

Committee. The Task Force was

established by the Nonindigenous

Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and

Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701–

4741). Topics to be addressed at this

meeting include briefings and updates

on the Ad-Hoc Environmental

Soundness Working Group, the Ad-Hoc

Workgroup on Ballast Water Treatment

Standards, the status of the Great Lakes

Ballast Technology Demonstration

Project, and a discussion of how aquatic

nuisance species removal efficiency

values will be developed.

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the Executive Secretary,

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force,

Suite 851, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Arlington, Virginia 22203–1622, and the

Chair of the Ballast Water and Shipping

Committee at the Environmental

Standards Division, Office of Operations

and Environmental Standards, U.S.

Coast Guard (G–MSO–4), 2100 Second

Street, SW, room 1309, Washington, DC

20593–0001. Minutes for the meetings

will be available at these locations for

public inspection during regular

business hours, Monday through Friday.

Dated: June 30, 2000.

Cathleen I. Short,

Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task

Force, Assistant Director—Fisheries.

[FR Doc. 00–17017 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approved Tribal-State

Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA),

Public Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the

Secretary of the Interior shall publish, in

the Federal Register, notice of approved

Tribal-State Compacts for the purpose of

engaging in Class III gaming activities

on Indian lands. The Assistant

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Department

of the Interior, through his delegated

authority, has approved the Tribal-State

Compacts between the Augustine Band

of Mission Indians and the State of

California executed on March 15, 2000.

DATES: This action is effective July 6,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240,

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–16985 Filed 7–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–250–1220–PC–24 1A]

OMB Approval Number 1004–0165;

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) has submitted the proposed

collection of information listed below to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) On March

30, 2000 BLM published a notice in the

Federal Register (65 FR 16953)

requesting comment on this proposed

collection. The comment period ended

on May 29, 2000. BLM received no

comments from the public in response

to that notice. Copies of the proposed

collection of information and related

forms and explanatory material may be

obtained by contacting the BLM

clearance officer at the telephone

number listed below.

OMB is required to respond to this

request within 60 days but may respond

after 30 days. For maximum

consideration your comments and

suggestions on the requirement should

be made within 30 days directly to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Interior Department Desk Officer (1004–

0165), Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC

20503. Please provide a copy of your

comments to the Bureau Clearance

Officer (WO–630), 1849 C St., NW., Mail

Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC 20240.

Nature of Comments: We specifically

request your comments on the

following:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

functioning of the Bureau of Land

Management, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

2. The accuracy of BLM’s estimate of

the burden of collecting the information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

3. The quality, utility and clarity of

the information to be collected; and

4. How to minimize the burden of

collecting the information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: Cave Management: Cave

Nominations and Confidential

Information (43 CFR Part 37).

OMB Approval Number: 1004–0165.

Abstract: The Department of the

Interior, through BLM, proposes to

renew the approval of an information

collection for an existing rule at 43 CFR

part 37. That rule requires that Federal

agencies must consult with ‘‘cavers’’

and other interested parties to develop

a listing of significant caves. The

regulations also integrate cave

management into existing planning and

management processes and provide for

the protection of cave resource

information in order to prevent

vandalism and disturbance of

significant caves.

Agency Form Number: None. There is

an unnumbered format which entities

may use to nominate caves.

Frequency: Once, when nominating

the cave or requesting confidential cave

information.

Description of Respondents:

Respondents ‘‘cavers’’ and other