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Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Bethesda, MD

20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Paul K. Strudler, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4100,

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1716.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Cell Development and

Function Integrated Review Group, Cell

Development and Function 2.

Date: October 10–11, 2000.

Time: 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Holiday Inn Chevy Chase, 5520

Wisconsin Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.

Contact Person: Ramesh K. Nayak, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5146,

MSC 7840, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1026.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific

Review Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: October 10, 2000.

Time: 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Georgetown Holiday Inn, 2101

Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20007

Contact Person: Dharam S. Dhindsa, DVM,

PhD, Scientific Review Administrator, Center

for Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5126,

MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1174, dhindsad@csr.nih.gov

Name of Committee: Integrative,

Functional and Cognitive Neuroscience

Integrated Review Group, Interactive,

Functional and Cognitive Neuroscience 5.

Date: October 10–11, 2000.

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Governor’s House Hotel,

Washington, DC 20036.

Contact Person: John Bishop, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5180,

MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1250.

Name of Committee: Social Sciences,

Nursing, Epidemiology and Methods

Integrated Review Group, Epidemiology and

Disease Control Subcommittee 1.

Date: October 11–13, 2000.

Time: 8:30 am to 4 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Holiday Inn—Bethesda, 8120

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814.

Contact Person: J. Scott Osborne, PhD,

MPH, Scientific Review Administrator,

Center for Scientific Review, National

Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive,

Room 4114, MSC 7816, Bethesda, MD 20892,

(301) 435–1782.

Name of Committee: Cell Development and

Function Integrated Review Group, Cell

Development and Function 3.

Date: October 11–12, 2000.

Time: 8:30 am to 4 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Holiday Inn—5520 Wisconsin

Avenue, Chevy Chase, MD 20815.

Contact Person: Gerhard Ehrenspeck, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5138,

MSC 7840, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1022, ehrenspeckg@nih.csr.gov.

Name of Committee: Biochemical Sciences

Integrated Review Group, Pathobiochemistry

Study Section.

Date: October 11–12, 2000.

Time: 8:30 am to 12 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Chase Park Plaza, 212–232 N.

Kingshighway Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108.

Contact Person: Zakir Bengali,, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5150,

MSC 7842, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1742.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific

Review Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: October 11, 2000.

Time: 8:30 am to 5 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Ramada Inn, 1775 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD 20852.

Contact Person: Joe Marwah, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5188,

MSC 7846, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1253.

Name of Committee: Integrative,

Functional and Cognitive Neuroscience

Integrated Review Group, Visual Sciences B

Study Section.

Date: October 11–12, 2000.

Time: 8:30 am to 4 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: One Washington Circle Hotel,

Conference Center, One Washington Circle,

Washington, DC 20037.

Contact Person: Leonard Jakubczak, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5172,

MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1247.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific

Review Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: October 11, 2000.

Time: 9 am to 5 pm.

Agenda: To provide concept review of

proposed grant applications.

Place: Chevy Chase Holiday Inn, 5520

Wisconsin Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815.

Contact Person: Richard Marcus, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5168,

MSC 7844, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–

1245, richard.marcus@nih.gov

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific

Review Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: October 11, 2000.

Time: 9 am to 5 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Governor’s House Hotel, 17th &

Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

20036.

Contact Person: Anita Miller Sostek, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3176,

MSC 7848, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1260.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific

Review Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: October 11, 2000.

Time: 10:30 am to 12 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Bethesda, MD

20892 (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Michael Oxman, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Dr., Room 4112,

Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435–3565,

oxmanm@csr.nih.gov.

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Dated: September 22, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–25166 Filed 9–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

National Invasive Species Council;

Draft of the National Invasive Species

Management Plan, ‘‘Meeting the

Challenge’’

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability—Draft of

the National Invasive Species

Management Plan, ‘‘Meeting the

Challenge’’.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Executive Order

13112, the National Invasive Species

Council is announcing the availability

of the draft of the National Invasive

Species Management Plan, ‘‘Meeting the

Challenge’’ for public review and

comment for a period of 45 days. The

Executive Order set up an inter-agency

council to prevent and control invasive

species to minimize their economic,

ecological and human health impacts.

The Council is co-chaired by the

Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce

and the Interior; and includes the

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Departments of State, Transportation,

the Treasury and the Environmental

Protection Agency. The Plan seeks to

address invasive species in the areas of

prevention, coordination, control, rapid

response, monitoring, and information

sharing.

DATES: All Comments must be received

by close of business (6:00 p.m.—eastern

time) on November 16, 2000.

ADDRESSES: National Invasive Species

Council, 1951 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Suite 320, Washington, D.C.

20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kelsey Passe, National Invasive Species

Council Program Analyst; E-mail:

Kelsey_Passe@ios.doi.gov; Phone: (202)

208–6336; Fax: (202) 208–1526.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of

the draft Plan can be obtained via the

Council’s website:

www.invasivespecies.gov; by contacting

the Council Staff at 202–208–6336

(phone); 202–208–1526 (Fax); or by email at invasivespecies@ios.doi.gov.

Comments can be submitted to the

Council Staff at the fax, e-mail, or

mailing address given above.

Dated: September 28, 2000.

Lori Williams,

Executive Director, National Invasive Species

Council.

[FR Doc. 00–25338 Filed 9–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–RK–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of a Draft

Recovery Plan for the Virginia

Sneezeweed for Review and Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service announces the availability for

public review of a draft Recovery Plan

for the Virginia sneezeweed (Helenium

virginicum).

The Virginia sneezeweed is a rare

herb in the Asteraceae family found in

the Shenandoah Valley of western

Virginia, with a single possible disjunct

population in southern Missouri. The

species was listed as threatened in

December 1998 due to its restricted

range, small number of occurrences, and

growing threats from loss and

degradation of its sinkhole pond habitat.

The objective of the proposed Recovery

Plan is to protect Heleniuim virginicum

populations and their habitat, thereby

enabling the species’ removal from the

Federal list of endangered and

threatened wildlife and plants. To

accomplish this, the draft Plan

recommends protection and

management of extant populations,

definitively establishing the distribution

of the plant, and strategies for

maintaining the genetic diversity of the

species. If the Recovery Plan is

successfully implemented, full recovery

may be possible by 2020. The Service

solicits review and comment from the

public on this draft Plan.

DATES: Comments on the draft Recovery

Plan must be received by November 16,

2000, to receive consideration by the

Service.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the draft Recovery Plan can obtain a

copy from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Chesapeake Bay Field Office,

177 Admiral Cochrane Drive,

Annapolis, Maryland 21401, telephone

410/573–4537 and fax 410/269–0832.

Comments should be sent to the same

address, to the attention of G. Andrew

Moser.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: G.

Andrew Moser at 410/573–4537 (see

ADDRESSES).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Restoring an endangered or

threatened animal or plant to the point

where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a

primary goal of the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service’s endangered species

program. To help guide the recovery

effort, the Service is working to prepare

Recovery Plans for most of the listed

species native to the United States.

Recovery Plans describe actions

considered necessary for conservation of

the species, establish criteria for

downlisting or delisting them, and

estimate time and cost for implementing

the recovery measures needed.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973

(Act), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.) requires the development of

Recovery Plans for listed species unless

such a Plan would not promote the

conservation of a particular species.

Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in

1988, requires that public notice and an

opportunity for public review and

comment be provided during Recovery

Plan development. The Service will

consider all information presented

during a public comment period prior to

approval of each new or revised

Recovery Plan. The Service and other

Federal agencies will also take these

comments into account in the course of

implementing Recovery Plans.

The document submitted for review is

the draft Virginia Sneezeweed

(Helenium virginicum) Recovery Plan.

The Virginia sneezeweed, a rare herb in

the Asteraceae family, has been found in

30 sites in the Shenandoah Valley of

western Virginia, although plants have

not been seen at 4 of these sites for

several years. Recent studies of a

Helenium sp. from a sinkhole pond in

southern Missouri suggest that it may

represent a disjunct population of H.

virginicum, but further research is

needed to resolve this. The Virginia

sneezeweed is limited to seasonally

flooded sinkhole ponds, a restricted and

threatened habitat type that is in some

cases closely associated with

agricultural and residential land uses. In

addition, there is some indication that

the species may have a selfincompatible breeding system, which

could increase the threat of local

extinctions in small populations. For

these reasons, H. virginicum was listed

as a threatened species in December

1998.

The objective of the draft Recovery

Plan is to protect Helenium virginicum

populations and their habitat, thereby

enabling the species’ removal from the

Federal list of endangered and

threatened wildlife and plants. Delisting

of H. virginicum may be considered

when: (1) 20 self-sustaining populations

and their habitats have received

permanent protection across the species’

Virginia range; (2) monitoring over 15

years indicates that populations in the

20 sites are viable; (3) life history and

ecological requirements are understood

sufficiently to allow for effective

protection monitoring, and, as needed,

management; (4) seeds representing the

range of genetic diversity in H.

virginicum are placed in long-term

storage to provide a source of genetic

material in the event of in situ

extinction; and (5) if determined to be

H. virginicum, the Missouri population

and its habitat are permanently

protected and seeds placed in long-term

storage.

Recovery activities designed to

achieve these objectives include

protection, management, and

monitoring of extant populations and

their habitat; definitive identification of

the range and distribution of the

species; continuing investigations into

the life history and ecology of H.

virginicum; maintenance of seed sources

for the species; and development of

informational materials to create more

awareness of H. virginicum and its

status. Contingent on successful

implementation of all recovery tasks,

full recovery is anticipated by the year

2020.