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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: Certificate of

Completion—Consolidated.

OMB Control Number: None.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: HUD

needs the information on the Certificate

of Completion-Consolidated because it

transmits information from the Public

Housing Agencies (PHAs) to HUD

concerning the completion of

construction contracts; this information

is needed so that HUD may authorize

payment of funds due the contractor or

developer. The information is supplied

by the project architect, assembled and

forwarded by the PHA.

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: On a once per project

basis, 147 respondents, one response

per project, 147 total responses, one

hour per response, 147 total burden

hours.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Extension, without change.

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork

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

as amended.

Dated: October 10, 2000.

Harold Lucas,

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian

Housing.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice To Extend the Public Comment

Period for the Technical/Agency Draft

Revised Recovery Plan for the RedCockaded Woodpecker (Picoides

borealis)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public

comment period.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

gives notice that the comment period

announced in the September 13, 2000,

notice of availability of the Technical/

Agency Draft Revised Recovery Plan for

the red-cockaded woodpecker, will be

extended an additional 30 days until

December 13, 2000. The Service is

providing this extension because of the

extensive nature of the draft recovery

plan revision and requests by one

federal agency and one private

organization for an extension. The redcockaded woodpecker is a bird species

endemic to the southeastern United

States. The Service extends the current

60-day comment period and solicits

review and comment from the public on

this draft recovery plan revision.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery

plan revision received by December 13,

2000 will be considered by the Service.

ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of

the draft recovery plan by contacting

Ralph Costa, Clemson Field Office, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Clemson

University, Clemson, South Carolina

29634 (telephone 864/656–2432). Send

written comments and materials

regarding the plan to the Field

Supervisor at the above address.

Comments and materials received are

available upon request for public

inspection, by appointment, during

normal business hours at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Ralph Costa at the above address and

telephone number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Restoring endangered or threatened

animals or plants to the point where

they are again secure, self-sustaining

members of their ecosystems is a

primary goal of our endangered species

program. To help guide the recovery

effort, we are 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,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)

(Act), 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 a public notice and

an opportunity for public review and

comment be provided during recovery

plan development. We will consider all

information presented during a public

comment period prior to approval of

each new or revised recovery plan. We

and other Federal agencies will also take

these comments into account in the

course of implementing approved

recovery plans.

Red-cockaded woodpeckers are

endemic to mature pine woodlands of

the southeastern United States. Because

of habitat loss and alteration, the species

suffered severe declines throughout the

first three quarters of the twentieth

century. We officially listed the redcockaded woodpecker as an endangered

species in 1970 (35 FR 16047). Intensive

research has greatly increased our

understanding of the ecology of redcockaded woodpeckers and has

provided powerful management tools

that have been highly successful in

reversing the widespread declines of

past decades. With appropriate

management, the species can achieve

full recovery. This draft revised

recovery plan describes in detail the

ecology and management of redcockaded woodpeckers, and outlines a

mechanism to recover the species based

on new insight into population and

species viability. We will use comments

and information provided during this

review in preparing the final recovery

plan.

Public Comments Solicited

We solicit written comments on the

recovery plan described. We will

consider all comments received by the

date specified above prior to approval of

the plan.

Authority: The authority for this action is

section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act,

16 U.S.C. 1533 (f).

Dated: October 10, 2000.

Ralph Costa,

Field Supervisor.

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