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museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by the Office of the

State Archaeologist, University of Iowa,

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Pawnee Nation of

Oklahoma and the Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,

North Dakota.

In 1984, human remains representing

one individual were recovered from site

13ML176, Mills County, IA, by the

Office of State Archaeologist, University

of Iowa, during the salvage excavation

of an earthlodge. No known individuals

were identified. There are no associated

funerary objects.

This earthlodge was occupied by

people of the Nebraska phase (A.D.

1050–1250) of the Central Plains

tradition based on the material culture,

art style, architecture, and geographical

location of the site. Archeological

evidence, especially continuities and

similarities in material culture, and

Pawnee tribal history indicate that the

historic Pawnee and Arikara tribes may

have their origins among the late

prehistoric Nebraska phase people of

the Missouri River area of southwestern

Iowa and eastern Nebraska. The Arikara

today are members of the Three

Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold

Reservation, North Dakota.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Office of

State Archaeologist, University of Iowa,

have determined that, pursuant to 43

CFR 10.2 (d)(1), the human remains

listed above represent the physical

remains of one individual of Native

American ancestry. Also, officials of the

Office of State Archaeologist, University

of Iowa, have determined that, pursuant

to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there is a

relationship of shared group identity

that can be reasonably traced between

these Native American human remains

and the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

and the Three Affiliated Tribes of the

Fort Berthold Reservation, North

Dakota. This notice has been sent to

officials of the Pawnee Nation of

Oklahoma and the Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,

North Dakota. Representatives of any

other Indian tribe that believes itself to

be culturally affiliated with these

human remains should contact Shirley

Schermer, Burials Program Director,

Office of the State Archaeologist, 700

Clinton Street Building, University of

Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, telephone

(319) 384–0740, before October 23,

2000. Repatriation of the human

remains to the Pawnee Nation of

Oklahoma and the Three Affiliated

Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation,

North Dakota may begin after that date

if no additional claimants come

forward.

Dated: September 5, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–24358 Filed 9–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Coachella Canal Lining Project,

Imperial and Riverside Counties,

California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior

ACTION: Notice of Availability, Draft

Environmental Impact Statement/Draft

Environmental Impact Report—

Coachella Canal Lining Project (INT–

DES 00–40).

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969 (as amended) and the California

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the

Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)

and the Coachella Valley Water District

(CVWD) have prepared a joint Draft

Environmental Impact Statement/Draft

Environmental Impact Report (DEIS/

DEIR) for the ‘‘Coachella Canal Lining

Project.’’ The document is a revised and

updated version of a DEIS/DEIR filed by

Reclamation and the CVWD and issued

for public comment on January 11,

1994.

DATES: A 60-day public review period

shall begin with the publication date of

this notice. Note that there will be no

extension of the comment period for

this DEIS/DEIR. In addition to mailing

submissions, comments will also be

received by Reclamation and CVWD at

a public hearing scheduled for 6:30 p.m.

on October 25, 2000, at the Coachella

Valley Water District Office, Highway

111 and Avenue 52, Coachella,

California. This facility is disability

accessible. Please contact the persons

identified below within two weeks prior

to the hearing date to arrange for

accommodations to meet other special

needs, such as interpreters for the

hearing-impaired.

ADDRESSES: To request copies of the

DEIS/DEIR or to obtain further

information about the Coachella Canal

Lining Project, please contact Mr. Don

Young, Reclamation, Yuma Area Office,

P.O. Box D, 7301 Calle Agua Salada,

Yuma, Arizona, 85366; telephone: (520)

343–8159; or Mr. Steve Robbins,

Coachella Valley Water District, P.O.

Box 1058, Highway 111 and Avenue 52,

Coachella, California, 92236; telephone:

(760) 398–2651. Written comments on

the DEIS/DEIR should be sent to Mr.

Don Young at the above address.

Note that Reclamation’s standard

practice is to make comments, including

names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public

review. Individual respondents may

request that his or her name or identity

be withheld from public disclosure.

Requests for non-disclosure must be

made in writing when comments are

submitted. Reclamation shall

accommodate such requests to the

extent allowable by law. All comments

submitted by organizations and

businesses and from individuals

identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses shall be

available for public disclosure in their

entirety.

Copies of the DEIS/DEIR are now

available for public review at the

following locations:

• Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area

Office, Central Files, Room 145, 7301

Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, Arizona;

telephone: (520) 343–8147

• Coachella Valley Water District,

Highway 111 and Avenue 52,

Coachella, California, telephone: (760)

398–2651

• Bureau of Reclamation, Lower

Colorado Regional Office, 400

Railroad Avenue, Boulder City,

Nevada, telephone: (702) 293–8000

• Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation

Service Center Library, Building 67,

Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th

and Kipling, Denver, Colorado,

telephone: (303) 236–6963

• Bureau of Reclamation, Program

Analysis Office, Room 7456, 1849 C

Street NW, Washington, DC,

telephone: (202) 208–4662

• California Department of Water

Resources, 6900 Devils Canyon Road,

San Bernardino, California; telephone:

(909) 886–5028

• Yuma County Library, 350 South

Third Avenue, Yuma, Arizona,

telephone: (520) 782–1871

• Coachella Branch Library, 1538 7th

Street, Coachella, California;

telephone: (760) 398–5148

• Brawley Public Library, 400 Main

Street, Brawley, California; telephone:

(760) 344–1891

• El Centro Public Library, 539 W. State

Street, El Centro, California;

telephone: (760) 337–4565

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• Imperial Public Library, 200 W. 9th

Street, Imperial, California; telephone:

(760) 355–1332

• Indio Branch Library, 200 Civic

Center Mall, Indio, California;

telephone: (760) 347–2383

• Palm Springs Library, 300 S. Sunrise

Way, Palm Springs, California;

telephone: (760) 322–7323

• San Diego Central Library, 820 E

Street, San Diego, California;

telephone: (619) 236–5800

• Los Angeles Public Library, 630 W.

Fifth Street, Los Angeles, California

90071; telephone: (213) 228–7000

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

DEIS/DEIR is a revised and updated

version of a DEIS/DEIR for the Coachella

Canal Lining Project filed by

Reclamation and the CVWD and issued

for public comment on January 11,

1994. At that time, because of funding

constraints, construction of the project

was deferred, and a Final EIS/EIR was

not completed. The proposed action

evaluated in the revised DEIS/DEIR is

the same as in the previous document—

to install a concrete lining within the

existing cross-section of unlined

portions of the canal (33.2 miles) using

conventional construction methods and

diverting water around each section

while it is being lined. Alternatives

evaluated in the DEIS/DEIR, also the

same as in the original DEIS/DEIR,

include No Action, Underwater Lining,

and Parallel Canal Construction.

The purpose of this federal action is

to conserve 30,850 acre-feet annually of

water presently being lost as seepage

from the earthen reaches of the

Coachella Canal. A specific quantity of

conserved water would be assigned to

the Department of the Interior to

facilitate implementation of the San

Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement

Act (Public Law 100–675, November 17,

1988). Remaining quantities of

conserved water would be distributed to

southern California to meet present

water demand and to assist the State in

attaining the goals of California’s

Colorado River Water Use Plan. The

federal action includes approval of

transfers and exchanges of conserved

Coachella canal water among

California’s Colorado River water

contractors.

Dated: September 13, 2000.

Robert W. Johnson,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–24425 Filed 9–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Colorado River Interim Surplus

Criteria; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of correction to

published Federal Register notice of

availability.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation is

correcting information published in the

Federal Register issue date of Tuesday,

August 8, 2000 (Vol. 65, No. 153).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information, contact Ms.

Jayne Harkins at (702) 293–8785.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On page

48534, in Table 1., ‘‘Cooperative Water

Conservation/Transfer Projects’’, under

the column labeled ‘‘Cooperative water

conservation/transfer projects’’, the

footnote for ‘‘All American Canal

Lining-MWD/SLR’’ should be ‘‘4’’

instead of ‘‘3.’’ In the ‘‘Estimated start

date’’ column of the same table, the

footnote for year ‘‘2006’’ should be ‘‘5’’

instead of ‘‘4.’’

On page 48536, in the far right

column, subsection ‘‘IV.B.3.b.’’ should

read ‘‘Allocate and distribute the

Quantified Surplus 50% to California,

46% to Arizona and 4% to Nevada

subject to c. though f. that follow.’’

instead of ‘‘* * * subject to c. though g.

that follow.’’

Dated: September 15, 2000.

Robert W. Johnson,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–24424 Filed 9–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining

Reclamation and Enforcement.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation

and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing

its intention to renew its authority to

collect information for the permanent

program inspection and enforcement

procedures at 30 CFR Part 840.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by November 21, 2000, to be assured of

consideration.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to

John A. Trelease, Office of Surface

Mining Reclamation and Enforcement,

1951 Constitution Ave., NW., Room

210–SIB, Washington, DC 20240.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically to jtreleas@osmre.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

request a copy of the information

collection request, explanatory

information and related form, contact

John A. Trelease, at (202) 208–2783.

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)]. This notice

identifies information collections that

OSM will be submitting to OMB for

extension. This collection is contained

in 30 CFR 840.

OSM has received burden estimates,

where appropriate, to reflect current

reporting levels or adjustments based on

reestimates of burden or respondents.

OSM will request a 3-year term of

approval for this information collection

activity.

Comments are invited on: (1) The

need for the collection of information

for the performance of the functions of

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility and clarity

of the information collection; and (4)

ways to minimize the information

collection burden on respondents, such

as use of automated means of collection

of the information. A summary of the

public comments will accompany

OSM’s submission of the information

collection request to OMB.

This notice provides the public with

60 days in which to comment on the

following information collection

activity:

Title: Permanent Program Inspection

and Enforcement Procedures, 30 CFR

Part 840.

OMB Control Number: 1029–0051.

Abstract: This provision requires the

regulatory authority to conduct periodic

inspections of coal mining activities,

and prepare and maintain inspection

reports for public review. This

information is necessary to meet the

requirements of the Surface Mining

Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

and its public participation provisions.

Public review assures the public that the

State is meeting the requirements for the