62746 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 203 / Thursday, October 19, 2000 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Eddins, Reports Management

Officer, Q, Department of Housing and

Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street,

Southwest, Washington, DC 20410; email Wayne_Eddins@HUD.gov;

telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a

toll-free number. Copies of the proposed

forms and other available documents

submitted to OMB may be obtained

from Mr. Eddins.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department has submitted the proposal

for the collection of information, as

described below, to OMB for review, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Notice

lists the following information: (1) The

title of the information collection

proposal; (2) the office of the agency to

collect the information; (3) the OMB

approval number, if applicable; (4) the

description of the need for the

information and its proposed use; (5)

the agency form number, if applicable;

(6) what members of the public will be

affected by the proposal; (7) how

frequently information submissions will

be required; (8) an estimate of the total

number of hours needed to prepare the

information submission including

number of respondents, frequency of

response, and hours of response; (9)

whether the proposal is new, an

extension, reinstatement, or revision of

an information collection requirement;

and (10) the name and telephone

number of an agency official familiar

with the proposal and of the OMB Desk

Officer for the Department.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: General Conditions

of the Construction—Public Housing

Programs.

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0094.

Form Numbers: HUD–5370.

Description of the Need for the

Information and Its Proposed Use: The

General Conditions provide PHAs,

contractors and subcontractors

performance and compliance

requirements for project construction

under the conventional bid method and

modernization construction contracts.

Clauses were implemented by 24 CFR

85.36.

Frequency of Submission: On

Occasion.

Reporting Burden:

Number of respondents × Frequency of

response × Hours per response = Burden hours

Application ................................................................................. 2,694 1 1 2,694

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,694.

Status: Reinstatement, with change.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork

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

amended.

Dated: October 11, 2000.

Wayne Eddins,

Departmental Reports Management Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–26844 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

Endangered Species

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.):

Applicant: George Carden Circus Intl

Inc., Springfield, MO, PRT–716913,

716914, 716917.

The applicant requests a re-issuance

of their permit to re-export and reimport Asian elephants (Elephas

maximus) and progeny of the animals

currently held by the applicant and any

animals acquired in the United States by

the applicant to/from worldwide

locations to enhance the survival of the

species through conservation education.

This notification covers activities

conducted by the applicant over a threeyear period.

Applicant: Randy Miller dba Randy

Miller’s Predators in Action, Inc., Big

Bear City, CA, PRT–034691.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the remains of their tiger

(Panthera tigris) which died while

traveling overseas under US CITES

PRT–018063 for conservation education

purposes. The applicant intends to use

the remains for conservation education

purposes within the United States.

Applicant: National Marine Fisheries

Service/Southwest Fisheries Center,

La Jolla, CA PRT–844694.

The applicant request a permit to

import biological samples (blood, tissue

and stomach contents) from Green sea

turtle (Chelonia mydas), Leatherback

sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea),

Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys

imbricata), and Olive Ridley sea turtle,

(Lepidochelys olivacea) from worldwide

sources for the purpose of scientific

research. This notification covers

activities conducted by the applicant

over a three year period.

Applicant: White Oak Conservation

Center, Yulee, FL, PRT–033790.

The applicant requests a permit to

import 6 wild caught cheetahs

(Acinonyx jubatus) from the Cheetah

Conservation Fund, Namibia, for the

purpose of captive propagation.

Applicant: University of Georgia,

Institute of Ecology, Athens, GA,

PRT–034780.

The applicant requests a permit to

import biological samples from captive

born Rothschild’s Starlings (Leucospar

rothschildi) from Durrell Wildlife

Conservation Trust, Les Augres Manor,

Trinity, Jersey, Channel Islands for the

purpose of enhancement of the species

through scientific research. This

notification covers activities conducted

by the applicant over a three-year

period.

Applicant: Smithsonian Museum of

Natural History, Washington, D.C.

PRT–034656.

The applicant request a permit to

import rib bone fragments from African

elephant (Loxodonta africana) and black

rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

opportunistically collected from the

wild from Kenya for the purpose of

scientific research.

Applicant: The Peregrine Fund, Boise,

ID, PRT–034604.

On October 13, 2000, the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service issued a permit to

the Peregrine Fund for the import of one

blood sample (10ML) from a captiveheld Harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) from

Panama. The 30-day public comment

period required by section 10(c) of the

Endangered Species Act was waived.

The Service determined that an

emergency affecting the care and health

of the eagle existed and that no

reasonable alternative was available to

the applicant.

Marine Mammals

The public is invited to comment on

the following application for a permit to

conduct certain activities with marine

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mammals. The application was

submitted to satisfy requirements of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing marine

mammals (50 CFR 18).

Applicant: U.S.G.S. Alaska Science

Center, Anchorage AK, PRT–690038.

Permit Type: Take, import, and export

for scientific research.

Name and Number of Animals: Polar

bear (Ursus maritimus), 200.

Summary of Activity To Be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

renewal and amendment of the permit

for take activities, import and export to

include: Chemically immobilize; ear-tag;

tattoo; paint-mark; remove tooth;

measure (including bio-electrical

impedance); weigh; collect samples of

blood, blubber, skin, and claw shavings

(from the captured bears and from

legally hunted and salvaged bears); fit

up to 50 females bears with a neck

collar of either a VHF radio transmitter

device or a satellite transmitter device;

recapture and release; import an

unspecified number of biological

samples from legally acquired polar

bears; and export an unspecified

number of biological samples acquired

from the captured bears, from legally

hunted bears, and from salvaged bears

for the purpose of scientific research.

Source of Marine Mammals: North

and Northwest coast of Alaska, pack and

fast-ice of the Beaufort, Bering, and

Chukchi Seas, and import samples from

Canada, Greenland, Norway, or Russia.

Period of Activity: From the issuance

date of the permit to October 31, 2005.

Applicant: Florida Museum of Natural

History, Gainesville, FL, PRT–033974.

Permit Type: Take for scientific

research.

Name and Number of Animals:

Manatees (Trichechus spp.),

approximately 50 samples from 25

individual animals annually.

Summary of Activity To Be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

a permit to conduct stable isotopic

analyses of tooth fragments taken from

existing museum specimens of the three

manatee species (T. inunguis, T.

manatus, and T. senegalensis) and from

teeth that have been naturally shed from

captive individuals of West Indian

manatees (T. manatus). These teeth

fragments will be analyzed for the

determination of diet composition to

compare the modern manatees’ diet

with ancient manatee diet.

Source of Marine Mammals: Existing

museum specimens, captive-held

animals in U.S. facilities.

Period of Activity: Up to three years

from the issuance date of the permit.

Applicant: U.S.G.S., Biological

Resources Division, Santa Cruz, CA,

PRT–672624.

Permit Type: Take for scientific

research.

Name and Number of Animals:

Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris

nereis), up to 500.

Summary of Activity To Be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

an amendment to the permit to

authorize capture and flipper tagging of

up to 500 sea otters, take blood and

tooth samples from 250 animals, and

instrument 135 animals with implanted

radio transmitters. In addition, up to 30

of the implanted animals will be

instrumented with TDRs (time/depth

recorders); up to 10 of the implanted

animals will be recaptured annually for

the first 2 years to retrieve and replace

the implanted radios; and up to 25 of

these animals per year will be

recaptured once for the years 3 through

5 to replace their implanted radios. No

animals weighing less than 20 pounds

will be surgically instrumented.

Source of Marine Mammals: Entire

range of Southern sea otters in

California.

Period of Activity: Up to 5 years from

the issuance date of the amended

permit.

Applicant: Branko Terkovich,

Mendham, NJ, PRT–034570.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Division of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203 and must be received by

the Director within 30 days of the date

of this publication.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has

information collection approval from

OMB through February 28, 2001. OMB

Control Number 1018–0093. Federal

Agencies may not conduct or sponsor

and a person is not required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a current valid OMB control

number.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: October 13, 2000.

Charlie Chandler,

Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 00–26944 Filed 10–18–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

Risk Assessment and Management

Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Risk Assessment and

Management Committee of the Aquatic

Nuisance Species Task Force. The

meeting topics are identified in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Committee will meet from

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday,

November 1, 2000; and from 8:30 a.m.

to 12 p.m., Thursday, November 2,

2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the US Geological Survey, Biological

Resources Division, Florida Caribbean

Science Center, 7920 NW 71st Street,

Gainesville, FL; phone (352) 378–8181.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Orr, Chair, Risk Assessment

and Management Committee, at (202)

208–2616 or by email at

richard_orr@os.doi.gov or Sharon Gross,

Executive Secretary, Aquatic Nuisance

Species Task Force at (703) 358–2308 or

by e-mail at: sharon_gross@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Aquatic Nuisance Species Task

Force Assessment and Management

Committee. The Task Force was

established by the Nonindigenous

Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and

Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701–

4741). Topics to be addressed at this

meeting include: Discussion on the

Screening Process, risk analysis and

pathway identification components of

the Draft National Invasive Species

Management Plan; examination of the

methodology and outreach used in

conducting the Florida Sturgeon Culture

Risk Assessment; review of new

information on Black Carp obtained

since the original risk assessment was