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In this context, this study intends to

evaluate the role of the providers in the

treatment of these older adults with

MH/SA disorders, both the Primary Care

Providers (PCPs) and MH/SA Providers.

Therefore, it is proposed to use a

questionnaire called a Providers Survey

to survey both PCPs and MH/SA

Providers to determine their

perceptions, attitudes and beliefs about

providing these services to older adults

under the two service delivery models.

Analysis of this information will

assist SAMHSA in documenting

communication patterns with, attitudes

towards, and perceptions of older adults

participants in the study, permitting

some understanding of the providerolder adult interactions. In addition,

there may be important differences

between the integrated and referral

service delivery models in the

interaction between the PCP and MH/

SA Providers. These two sets of

interactions may, in turn, have a direct

effect or moderating effect on the

effectiveness of the service delivery

models.

The Provider Survey will be used one

time as a part of Process Evaluation at

the time of site visits to the 11 Study

Sites in the spring of 2001. Outside,

formal comparison groups are not

needed, as the main comparisons will

be made of the integrated and referral

models within each study site.

The 11 Study Sites expect to survey

approximately 312 providers for this

study, including 158 PCPs and 154 MH/

SA Providers. The chart below

summarizes complete burden for this

project.

Respondent type Number of

respondents

Responses/

respondent

Average

burden/

response

(hours)

Annual

burden

(hours)

Primary care providers .................................................................................................... 158 1 0.133 21

Mental health/substance abuse providers ....................................................................... 154 1 0.133 20

Total .......................................................................................................................... 312 .................... .................... 41

Send comments to Nancy Pearce,

SAMHSA Reports Clearance Officer,

Room 16–105, Parklawn Building, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Written comments should be received

within 60 days of this notice.

Dated: September 20, 2000.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4563–N–15]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment; Police

Department Accreditation Under the

Public Housing Drug Elimination

Program (PHDEP)

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act. The Department is

soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: November

27, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control number and should be sent to:

Mildred M. Hamman, Reports Liaison

Officer, Public and Indian Housing,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,

Room 4238, Washington, DC 20410–

5000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mildred M. Hamman, (202) 708–3642,

extension 4128, for copies of the

proposed forms and other available

documents. (This is not a toll-free

number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information; (3) enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond, including through the use of

appropriate automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: Police Department

Accreditation under the PHDEP.

OMB Control Number: 2577–0124.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: Public

Housing Agencies (PHAs) that intend to

use PHDEP funds to support their police

activities must be accredited by their

State accreditation program, if one exist,

or receive accreditation nationally from

the Commission on Accreditation for

Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).

New and existing PHA police

departments who have not been

approved and want to use PHDEP funds

for police services must submit a letter

and supporting documents to HUD for

approval.

Agency form number: None.

Members of affected public: State or

Local government.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response: 13 PHA police

departments are currently established,

accreditation certification/letter, 25

minutes per response, total burden

hours 3.25; HUD expects that no more

than seven new PHA police

departments will be established. Seven

responses, annually, two hours per

response, total burden hours 14. Total

reporting burden for new and

established PHA police departments

will be 17.25 hours.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Revision.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

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Dated: September 19, 2000.

Harold Lucas,

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Species at Risk Program

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey is

announcing the availability of funds

through the Species at Risk Program

(SAR). The basic purpose of SAR is to

fund short-term research and

assessment projects to generate

information that allows development of

conservation agreements, action plans,

and management alternatives that

provide for the protection of flora and

fauna and their habitats and thereby

reduce the need for listing species as

threatened or endangered.

DATES: Information packages describing

requirements for participation in this

program will be available upon request

until November 2, 2000. Pre-proposals

are due to the address below by

November 3, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Parties interested in this

program should request an information

package from: Species at Risk Program,

U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise

Valley Drive, MS 301, Reston, VA 20192

ATTN: Dr. Al Sherk.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Al Sherk, Species at Risk Program, U.S.

Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley

Drive, MS 301, Reston, VA 20192;

Al_Sherk@usgs.gov; or 703–648–4076.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose

Species at Risk (SAR) is a program

that develops scientific information on

the status of sensitive species or groups

of species, particularly with respect to

the relationship of species abundance

and distribution to habitat conditions

and environmental stresses. The basic

purpose of SAR is to generate

information that allows the

development of conservation

agreements, action plans, management

alternatives, etc., to provide for the

protection of species and their habitats

and thereby preclude the need for

listing species as threatened or

endangered.

The initiative provides an opportunity

for scientists to participate through

survey and research activities. Projects

are specifically intended to be of short

duration and should seek to optimize

partnerships with Federal agencies,

states, universities, and the private

sector. Successful SAR projects are often

conducted by investigators who have

identified key, small but critical gaps in

our biological knowledge. Projects

provide resource managers, regulators,

and private landowners with usable

information for which prudent resource

management decisions can be based.

Projects must be new, self-contained

work designed to be completed,

including the final report, within 18

months.

Projects must focus on species or

groups of species for which there is

concern but limited information.

Projects that focus on groups of species

within the same habitat or ecosystem

are encouraged. Projects should identify

or develop new information that will

reduce the need for a formal listing

under the Endangered Species Act of

1972, as amended. Regional and

national offices of the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service have provided a list of

species or groups and their management

needs. Projects must focus on these

species or groups and demonstrate how

they support management needs.

Principal investigators are encouraged

to communicate directly with USFWS

regional contacts before project

submission.

This program is conducted in

furtherance of the Secretary’s

obligations under the Fish and Wildlife

Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a–742j, as

amended) and the Fish and Wildlife

Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661–667e,

as amended).

B. Background

The U.S. Geological Survey gathers

and analyzes biological information and

serves as an information clearinghouse,

providing broad access to the widest

possible range of factual data on the

status and trends of the Nation’s biota

and the potential effects of land

management choices. This information

serves public and private landowners

who are interested in sustaining

biological resources. It also provides

understanding to help avoid conflicts

that can both impede development and

degrade natural habitats.

The Species at Risk Program will

develop scientific information and

alternatives to assist Federal, State, and

other land managers in their decisions

regarding the protection of sensitive

species and habitats.

C. Availability of Funds

Through this program, pre-proposals

are invited for funding in Fiscal Year

2001 from non-Federal research,

scientific or technical organizations.

Total funding anticipated for the fiscal

year is approximately 370,000. Monies

will be provided to successful

applicants on a competitive basis. There

is no minimum project cost; the

maximum project cost will be $80,000.

Funds for this program are not

currently available. Funding of the

program is contingent on a Fiscal Year

2001 appropriation.

D. Eligibility Requirements

Under the terms specified in the

information package, pre-proposals will

be accepted from State agencies, private

and industry groups, academic

institutions, and Native American

Tribes and Nations. Pre-proposals will

be evaluated in light of their relevance

to an identified management need,

partnership opportunities, potential for

providing useful information to resource

managers, potential for conservation

agreements, possibilities for cost

sharing, and demonstration of

successful completion within 18 months

of date of initiation. Possible selectees

will then be invited to submit a full

project proposal for scientific peer

review and consideration of funding.

E. Application Process

Parties interested in participating in

this program should request an

information package that will include

detailed application forms, proposal

format requirements, etc., from:

Mail: Species at Risk Program, U.S.

Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley

Drive, MS 301, Reston, VA 20192, Attn:

Dr. Al Sherk

or E-Mail: AlSherk@usgs.gov

or Call: (703)648–4076.

F. Dates

Notice of interest in this program

must be received by November 2, 2000.

Susan D. Haseltine,

Assocaite Chief Biologist for Science.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[OR–104–1430–DE: GPO–0304]

Final Environmental Impact Statement

(FEIS)—North Bank Habitat

Management Area (NBHMA)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM),