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involve unique or unknown

environmental risks.

3. Approval of the HCP would not

result in any significant adverse effects

on public health or safety.

4. The project does not require

compliance with Executive Order 11988

(Floodplain Management), Executive

Order 11990 (Protection of Wetlands), or

the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act,

nor does it threaten to violate a Federal,

State, local, or tribal law or requirement

imposed for protection of the

environment.

5. Approval of the HCP would not

establish a precedent for future action or

represent a decision in principle about

future actions with potentially

significant environmental effects.

The Service has therefore determined

that approval of the HCP qualifies as a

categorical exclusion under NEPA, as

provided by the Department of the

Interior Manual (516 DM 2, Appendix 1

and 516 DM 6, Appendix 1). No further

NEPA determination will therefore be

prepared.

The Service will evaluate the HCP

and comments submitted thereon to

determine whether the application

meets the requirements of Section 10(a)

of the Act. If it is determined that those

requirements are met, an ITP will be

issued for the incidental take of one

family of Florida scrub-jay. The Service

will also evaluate whether the issuance

of a Section 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies

with Section 7 of the Act by conducting

an intra-Service Section 7 consultation.

The results of the consultation, in

combination with the above findings,

will be used in the final analysis to

determine whether or not to issue the

ITP.

Dated: September 25, 2000.

H. Dale Hall,

Acting Regional Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces a

meeting of the Klamath Fishery

Management Council, established under

the authority of the Klamath River Basin

Fishery Resources Restoration Act (16

U.S.C. 460ss et seq.). The Klamath

Fishery Management Council makes

recommendations to agencies that

regulate harvest of anadromous fish in

the Klamath River Basin. The objective

of this meeting is to review the progress

of the 2000 Klamath chinook salmon

fishing season and plan for fishery

management in 2001. The meeting is

open to the public.

DATES: The Klamath Fishery

Management Council will meet from

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday,

October 25, 2000; from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00

p.m. on Thursday, October 26, 2000;

and from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on

Friday, October 27, 2000.

Place: The meeting will be held at the

Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office, 1829

South Oregon Street, Yreka, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Ronald A. Iverson, Project Leader, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 1829 South

Oregon Street, Yreka, California 96097,

telephone (530) 842–5763.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

background information on the Klamath

Council, please refer to the notice of

their initial meeting that appeared in the

Federal Register on July 8, 1987 (52 FR

25639).

Dated: September 25, 2000.

Elizabeth H. Stevens.

California/Nevada Operations Manager,

California/Nevada Office, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Request for Public Comments on

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

A request extending the information

collection described has been submitted

to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Copies of the proposed collection

instrument may be obtained by

contacting the USGS clearance officer at

the phone number listed below. OMB

has up to 60 days to approve or

disapprove the information collection,

but may respond after 30 days;

therefore, public comments should be

submitted to OMB within 30 days in

order to assure their maximum

consideration. Comments and

suggestions on the proposal should be

made directly to the Desk Officer for the

Interior Department, Office of

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Washington,

DC 20503 and to the USGS Clearance

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807

National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley

Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20192.

Telephone 703–648–7313.

Specific public comments are

requested as to:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions on the

USGS, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

2. The accuracy of the USGS estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

3. The quality, utility, and clarity of

the information to be collected; and

4. How to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: National Atlas of the United

States of America.

Current OMB approval number: 1028–

0057.

Abstract: Potential customers of

electronic national atlas products will

be asked questions that provide (1)

potential uses of these products; (2) type

of personal computer used; (3) current

method of acquiring atlas-type

information; (4) demographic

information; and (5) personal

expectations from the products. Survey

questionnaires will be distributed by

mail in a return postage-paid format and

via the World Wide Web. Focus groups

will be held at various locations across

the United States and could include

prototype product testing. Software

usability studies will be conducted at

various locations and will result in the

development of products that are easier

to use. Customer information gathered

from the questionnaires, focus groups,

and usability studies will be used to

evaluate the National Atlas of the

United States products and to make

development adjustments based on

customer responses. The proposed

collection is limited in scope to the

National Atlas products and the

capability of the products to meet

customer needs. The USGS intends to

develop a cooperative research and

development agreement with private

industry to assist in product

development and to provide an

additional avenue for product

distribution.

Bureau form number: None.

Frequency: An estimated 2–3 surveys,

and 2–5 focus groups studies per year to

evaluate potential customer segments

and reactions.

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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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