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Description of respondents: Owners of

powerful home personal computers,

some with Internet access—potentially

the general public, libraries, and

schools.

Estimated completion time: Varies

depending on the mechanism used:

Approximately 0.15 minutes per survey

and 1 hour per focus group session.

Annual responses: Approximately

1,000 survey and 100 focus group

responses.

Annual burden hours: 350.

Bureau clearance officer: John

Cordyack, 703–648–7313.

Dated: September 26, 2000.

Richard E. Witmer,

Chief Geographer.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Application Notice Describing an

Opportunity of Federal Funding of

Proposals Submitted Under the State

Partnership Program (SPP) for Fiscal

Year 2001

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, U.S.

Geological Survey.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pre-proposal Applications are

invited for projects dealing with

invasive species issues under the

FY2001 State Partnership Program

(SPP).

The purpose of the FY 2001 SSP is

provide support through grants and

cooperative agreements to states and

tribal agencies in the eastern United

States whose primary focus is on

gathering, analyzing, and distributing

biological science information needed

for natural resource management

decision-making relating to invasive

species. This program requires

complementary study participation and

interaction between State/Tribal

institutions, including public

universities, museums, and natural

resource agencies, and Science Centers

or Cooperative Research Units of the

USGS, Eastern Region. For contact

information relating to potential study

cooperation and participation by

scientists from the USGS Biological

Resources Division, Eastern Region,

Science Centers (6 Centers) and

Cooperative Research Units (16 Units)

access the following web sites: For

Science Centers: http//biology.usgs.gov/

pub_aff/centers.html and for

Cooperative Units: http://

biology.usgs.gov/coop/

Proposals involving the support and

cooperation of multiple State parties as

well as multiple Federal, private, or

other entities are strongly favored.

Respondents are encouraged to show

linkages to other resource agencies, in

addition to USGS, that have jurisdiction

over public lands or public trust biotic

resources and to the science information

needs of other Department of the

Interior bureaus and other Federal

agencies. Proposals must demonstrate a

commitment to information exchange

and technology transfer.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility: State, Tribal,

and/or U.S. Territories and Possessions

that conduct natural resource studies

and associated information

management. No Federal or private

agencies may apply.

Application and Award Process

Pre-proposal Submission: Eligible

institutions may request a Pre-proposal

Solicitation Package, including

instructions on the SPP and how to

submit an application, from the USGS,

Eastern Regional Office (see address

below). Pre-proposals must be

submitted to USGS by State/Tribe

institutions only, but must include

information on participating USGS

Science Center or Cooperative Research

Unit.

Full-proposal Evaluation and Award:

Full proposals will be requested in

writing by the USGS from institutions

that have submitted pre-proposals of

high merit and who have met all of the

pre-proposal requirements as detailed in

the Pre-proposal Solicitation Package.

Detailed specifications will be provided

when the request for full proposals is

made. After meeting all submission

requirements, full proposals will be

reviewed and evaluated by a technical

review team. Projects will be

individually scored and prioritized, and

award recommendations forwarded to

the USGS contracting office for award.

DATES: Completed pre-proposals must

be submitted to the USGS, Eastern

Regional Office and be postmarked no

later than November 1, 2000. Full

proposals will be required by January

15, 2001. Notification of awards will be

made by February 1, 2001.

APPLICATION INFORMATION: A PreProposal Solicitation Package, including

a SPP Factsheet that gives examples of

projects that have received funding in

the past, may be requested from the

USGS, Eastern Regional Office at the

following address:

Dr. Gary D. Brewer, State Partnership

Program Coordinator, USGS

Biological Resources Division, Eastern

Regional Office, 1700 Leetown Road,

Kearneysville, WV 25430, Telephone:

304–724–4507, Fax: 304–724–4505, Email: gary_brewer@usgs.gov

Authority: Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956,

70 Stat. 1119, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 742a–

742j; Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act of

1958, 16 U.S.C. 661–667e.

The Office of Management and Budget

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Number is 15.808.

Dated: September 8, 2000.

David P. Bornholdt,

Acting Regional Chief Biologist.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

National Cooperative Geologic

Mapping Program (NCGMP) Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: United States Geological

Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 108–

148, The NCGMP Advisory Committee

will meet in the Rachel Carson/John

Muir Rooms of the Main Interior

Building 1849 C. Street NW.,

Washington, DC. The Advisory

Committee, comprised of scientists from

Federal agencies, State agencies,

academic institutions, and private

companies, will advise the Director on

planning and implementation of the

geologic mapping program.

Topics to be reviewed and discussed

by the Advisory Committee include:

• Progress of the NCGMP towards

fulfilling the purposes of the National

Geologic Mapping Act of 1992

• Updates on the Federal, State, and

educational components of the NCGMP

• Strategic Goals

DATES: October 31–November 2, 2000,

commencing at 9:00 a.m. on October

31st and adjourning by 1:00 p.m. on

November 1st.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Martha N. Garcia, U.S. Geological

Survey, Mail Stop 908, National Center

Reston, Virginia, 20192, (703) 648–6978.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings

of the National Cooperative Geologic

Mapping Program Advisory Committee

are open to the public.

Dated: September 22, 2000.

P. Patrick Leahy,

Associate Director for Geology, U.S.

Geological Survey.

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