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who wish to submit comments,

suggestions, or objections in connection

with the proposed withdrawal may

present their views in writing to the

undersigned officer of the BLM.

Notice is hereby given that an

opportunity for a public meeting is

afforded in connection with the

proposed withdrawal. All interested

persons who desire a public meeting for

the purpose of being heard on the

proposed withdrawal must submit a

written request to the Wyoming State

Director within 90 days from the date of

publication of this notice. Upon

determination by the authorized officer

that a public meeting will be held, a

notice of time and place will be

published in the Federal Register at

least 30 days before the scheduled date

of the meeting.

The application will be processed in

accordance with the regulations set

forth in 43 CFR 2300.

For a period of 2 years from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the land will be

segregated as specified above unless the

application is denied or canceled or the

withdrawal is approved prior to that

date. Licenses, permits, cooperative

agreements, or discretionary land use

authorizations of a temporary nature

which will not significantly impact the

values to be protected by the

withdrawal may be allowed with the

approval of an authorized officer of the

BLM during the segregative period.

Dated: September 27, 2000.

Alan L. Kesterke,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 00–25556 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Policy

Committee of the Minerals

Management Advisory Board; Notice

and Agenda for Meeting

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

Interior.

SUMMARY: The OCS Policy Committee of

the Minerals Management Advisory

Board will meet at the Holiday Inn Fair

Oaks Hotel in Fairfax, Virginia, on

October 25–26, 2000.

The agenda will cover the following

principal subjects;

Congressional Update. This

presentation will focus on the status of

timely congressional issues related to

the OCS Program.

Natural Gas Supply Situation. This

presentation will address the natural gas

supply situation from the United States’

perspective; Canada’s ability to supply

natural gas to the U.S. in the future; and,

the industry’s supply challenge and the

transportation and distribution of

natural gas, including the possibility of

a natural gas pipeline from Alaska.

EPA Initiatives. This presentation will

address marine protected waters,

Section 403 of the Clean Water Act, and

study results of synthetically based

drilling muds.

Ocean Issues. This panel presentation

will address implementation of the

Ocean Act, the Ocean Exploration

Panel, and the Ocean Task Force.

MMS Environmental Initiatives. This

panel presentation will address the

Deep Spill project, biotechnology

(bioprospecting), recent sperm whale

cruise results in the Gulf, and acoustic

impacts on marine mammals.

Conservation and Reinvestment Act.

This presentation will provide an

update on the status of the Conservation

and Reinvestment Act and any other

pertinent information related to this

issue.

Onshore Impacts of Increasing

Offshore Activity. This presentation will

address infrastructure, social and

political impacts, and wetlands loss.

Hard Minerals Update. This

presentation will provide an update on

subcommittee activities and other

pertinent hard minerals information.

MMS Regional Updates. The Regional

Directors will highlight activities in the

Gulf of Mexico and off the California

and Alaska coasts.

The meeting is open to the public.

Upon request, interested parties may

make oral or written presentation to the

OCS Policy Committee. Such requests

should be made no later than October

13, 2000, to the Minerals Management

Service, 381 Elden Street, MS–4001,

Herndon, Virginia, 20170, Attention:

Jeryne Bryant.

Requests to make oral statements

should be accompanied by a summary

of the statement to be made. For more

information, call Jeryne Bryant at (703)

787–1211.

Minutes of the OCS Policy Committee

meeting will be available for public

inspection and copying at the MMS in

Herndon, Virginia.

DATES: Wednesday, October 25 and

Thursday, October 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Fair Oaks

Hotel, 11787 Lee Jackson Memorial

Highway, Fairfax, Virginia 22033, (703)

352–2525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeryne Bryant at the address and phone

number listed above.

Authority: Federal Advisory Committee

Act, Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 1,

and the Office of Management and Budget’s

Circular No. A–63, Revised.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Carolita U. Kallaur,

Associate Director for Offshore Minerals

Management.

[FR Doc. 00–25647 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Mojave National Preserve, Advisory

Commission; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act that a meeting of the Mojave

National Preserve Advisory Commission

will be held on October 17, 2000. The

meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the

Primm Valley Resort in Primm, Nevada.

The agenda will include updates on

park activities, Kelso Depot design

status, Hole-in-the-Wall Interagency Fire

Center design status, Comprehensive

Interpretive Planning overview, and the

status of the revised draft General

Management Plan.

The Advisory Commission was

established by Public Law 103–433 to

provide advice on the development and

implementation of the general

management plan for the Preserve.

Current members of the Commission

are: Irene Ausmus, Rob Blair, Peter

Burk, Donna Davis, Kathy Davis, Gerald

Freeman, Willis Herron, Eldon Hughes,

Claudia Luke, Clay Overson, Norbert

Riedy, Mal Wessel.

This meeting is open to the public.

Dennis Schramm,

Acting Superintendent, Mojave National

Preserve.

[FR Doc. 00–25565 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Community Oriented Policing

Services; Agency Information

Collection Activities: Proposed

Collection; Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

under review; extension of a currently

approved collection; National Center for

Victims of Crime: Service referral

questionnaire.

The Department of Justice, Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services,

has submitted the following information

collection request for review and

clearance in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Office of Management and Budget

approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on March 14, 2000 (Volume 65,

page 13791–13792), allowing for a 60-

day public comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments from the date listed at the top

of this page in the Federal Register.

This process is conducted in accordance

with 5 Code of Federal Regulation, part

1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice

Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530.

Additionally, comments may be

submitted to OMB via facsimile to (202)

395–7285. Comments may also be

submitted to the Department of Justice

(DOJ), Justice Management Division,

Information Management and Security

Staff, Attention: Department Deputy

Clearance Officer, Suite 1220, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20530.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

should address one or more of the

following points:

(1) evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency/component,

including whether the information will

have practical utility;

(2) evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s/component’s estimate of the

burden on the proposed collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(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,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Overview of the Information Collection

is Listed Below

(1) Type of information collection.

Extension of a currently approved

collection.

(2) The title of the form/collection.

National Center for Victims of Crime:

Service Referral Questionnaire.

(3) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection:

Form: COPS PPSE/02. Office of

Community Oriented Policing Services,

United States Department of Justice.

(4) Affected public who will be asked

or required to respond, as well as a brief

abstract: Approximately 10,000 victims’

services organizations nationwide will

be asked to respond. The Service

Referral Questionnaire will allow the

National Center for Victims of Crime

(NCVC) to collect information on agency

name, contact information, types of

services provided to crime victims,

types of crime victims primarily served

by the organization, and to request

permission to allow the NCVC to

include the listing in its service

database on its website.

NCVC will use the information

collected to provide referral assistance

to victims of crime who request

information via the telephone through a

toll-free number, e-mail, general mail

and the NCVC website.

(5) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond: Surveys will be administered

by telephone to approximately 10,000

victims’ service organizations

nationwide. The survey will also be

available to respondents on the NCVC

website to allow on-line completion.

Administrative preparation and survey

completion will take approximately 0.25

hours per respondent (there is no record

keeping burden for this collection).

(6) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection: Approximately 2,500 hours.

Public comment on this proposed

information collection is strongly

encouraged.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Brenda E. Dyer,

Department Deputy Clearance Officer,

Department of Justice.

[FR Doc. 00–25521 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–AT–M

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

ACTION: Notice of information collection

for review: extension of a currently

approved collection; grants management

system online application.

The Department of Justice, Office of

Justice Programs, has submitted the

following information collection request

for review and clearance in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995. Office of Management and Budget

approval is being sought for the

information collection listed below.

This proposed information collection

was previously published in the Federal

Register on April 25, 2000 (Volume 65,

page 24224), allowing for a 60-day

public comment period.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comment until March 28, 2000. This

process is conducted in accordance with

5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice

Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530.

Additionally, comments may be

submitted to OMB via fascimile to (202)

395–7285. Comments may also be

submitted to the Department of Justice

(DOJ), Justice Management Division,

Information Management and Security

Staff, Attention: Department Deputy

Clearance Officer, Suite 1220, 1331

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20530.

Written comments and/or suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

function 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,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(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,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.