Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 28, 2000 / Notices 70931

Date: December 1, 2000.

Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant

applications.

Place: Quality Hotel, Courthouse Plaza,

1200 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA

22201.

Contact Person: J. Terrell Hoffeld, DDS,

PhD, Dental Officer, USPHS, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4116,

MSC 7816, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1781, th88q@nih.gov.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific

Review Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: December 1, 2000.

Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

Agenda: To review and evalaute grant

applications and/or proposals.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Bethesda, MD

20892, (Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Sharon K. Pulfer, PhD,

Scientific Review Administrator, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4140,

MSC 7804, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1767.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific

Review Special Emphasis Panel.

Date: December 1, 2000.

Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.

Agenda: To review and evalaute grant

applications.

Place: Quality Hotel, Courthouse Plaza,

1200 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA

22201.

Contact Person: J. Terrell Hoffeld, DDS,

PhD, Dental Officer, USPHS, Center for

Scientific Review, National Institutes of

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4116,

MSC 7816, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1781, th88q@nih.gov.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the meeting due to the timing

limitations imposed by the review and

funding cycle.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, Comparative Medicine,

93.306; 93.333, Clinical Research, 93.333,

93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844,

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National

Institutes of Health, HHS)

Dated: November 16, 2000.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 00–30171 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–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: Robert M. Taylor, Sugarland,

TX, PRT–035977

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Andy Tomlinson, Prescott,

AZ, PRT–034624

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Selmer D. Lutey, Prescott,

AZ, PRT–035213

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Charles W. Sand Jr.,

Columbus, NE, PRT–036161

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: World Exotics, Naples,

Florida, PRT–033397

The applicant requests a permit to

export one pair of captive born tigers

(Panthera tigris) to Pengiran Ratna

Wijaya Brigadier General, Brunei

Darussalam for the purpose of

enhancement of the species through

captive propagation.

Applicant: White Oak Conservation

Center, Yulee, FL, PRT–033790

The applicant requests a permit to

import 2 captive bred cheetahs

(Acinonyx jubatus) from Wassenaar

Wildlife Breeding Centre, the

Netherlands, for the purpose of captive

propagation.

Applicant: Richard L. Mahan,

Bentonville, AR, PRT–036233

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Marine Mammals

The public is invited to comment on

the following application for a permit to

conduct certain activities with marine

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: John Gulius, Wilkes-Barre,

PA, PRT–035978

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.

Applicant: Eugene Bell,

Shoemakersville, PA, PRT–036246

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the McClintock

Channel polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

On September 19, 2000, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

65, No. 182, Page 56588, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by USGS

Biological Resources Division,

Anchorage, AK for a permit (PRT–

766818) to amend their permit to collect

liver biopsy samples for the purpose of

scientific research.

Notice is hereby given that on 10/27/

2000, as authorized by the provisions of

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service

authorized the requested permit subject

to certain conditions set forth therein.

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.

70932 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 28, 2000 / Notices

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, Division of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

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

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Charlie Chandler,

Chief, Branch of Permits, Division of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 00–30285 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of the Draft Stage

I Assessment Plan for the Kalamazoo

River Environment Site Natural

Resource Damage Assessment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of comment period.

SUMMARY: Notice is given that the draft

‘‘Stage I Assessment Plan [for the]

Kalamazoo River Environment Site’’ is

available for public review and

comment. The public comment period

started with local newspaper notices

and placement of the document at

repositories at the Allegan Public

Library, Charles Ransom Library,

Kalamazoo Public Library, Otsego

District Library, Saugatuck-Douglas

Library, and Waldo Library on

November 20, 2000.

The U.S. Department of the Interior

(‘‘Department’’), the Michigan

Department of Environmental Quality,

the Michigan Attorney General, and the

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration are acting as co-trustees

for natural resources considered in this

assessment plan, pursuant to subpart G

of the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan,

40 CFR 300.600 and 300.610, and

Executive Order 12580.

The assessment plan describes the

first stage of a natural resource damage

assessment which the trustees are

conducting pursuant to the Natural

Resource Damage Assessment

Regulations found at 43 CFR Part 11.

The public review of the assessment

plan announced by this Notice is

provided for in 43 CFR 11.32(c)(1).

Interested members of the public are

invited to review and comment on the

assessment plan. Copies of the

assessment plan can be requested from

the address listed below. The trustees

may revise the assessment plan in

response to issues raised during the

comment period. All written comments

will be considered.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

and the Michigan Department of

Environmental Quality will hold an

informational meeting regarding the

assessment plan at 7 p.m. on Monday,

December 4, 2000, at the Plainwell

Comfort Inn, 622 Allegan Street (M–89),

Plainwell, MI (616–685–9891).

DATES: Written comments on the

assessment plan described in this notice

must be submitted on or before January

16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The assessment plan is

available at repositories at the Allegan

Public Library, Charles Ransom Library,

Kalamazoo Public Library, Otsego

District Library, Saugatuck-Douglas

Library, and Waldo Library, all in

southwestern Michigan. The document

can be also accessed online through the

Internet at the following website: http:/

/midwest.fws.gov/nrda/kalamazoo.

Written requests for paper copies may

be made to: Lisa L. Williams, Ph.D., U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 2651

Coolidge Road, Suite 101, East Lansing,

MI 48823.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this natural resource damage

assessment is to confirm and quantify

injuries to natural resources, resultant

economic damages, and the natural

resource restoration necessary to

address those injuries in the Kalamazoo

River environment resulting primarily

from exposure to polychlorinated

biphenyls released by Kalamazoo River

and Portage Creek paper mills. The

injury and required restoration are

assessed under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act, as

amended, the Clean Water Act, as

amended, and, for the state trustees,

Michigan’s Natural Resources and

Environmental Protection Act, as

amended.

Dated: November 20, 2000.

William F. Hartwig,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 00–30247 Filed 11–27–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[HE–952–9911–00]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0179

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is

announcing its intention to request

renewal of an existing approval to

collect certain information from those

persons with an In-Kind Crude Helium

Sales Contract. BLM also collects

helium sales information from Federal

agencies and helium suppliers on major

helium requirements to balance crude

helium sales with the sale of helium to

Federal agencies (43 CFR 3195).

DATES: You must submit your comments

to BLM at the appropriate address below

on or before January 29, 2001. BLM will

not necessarily consider any comments

received after the above date.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Regulatory Affairs Group (630),

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C

Street NW, Room 401LS, Washington,

D.C. 20240.

Comments may be sent via Internet to:

WOComment@blm.gov. Please include

‘‘ATTN: 1004–0179’’ and your name

and return address in your Internet

message.

Comments may be hand-delivered to

the Bureau of Land Management,

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620

L Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036.

Comments will be available for public

review at the L Street address during

regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15

p.m., Monday through Friday).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Connie H. Neely, Crude Helium Sales

Analyst, (806) 324–2635.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), the

BLM is required to provide 60-day

notice in the Federal Register

concerning a collection of information

contained in a published current rule to

solicit comments on (a) whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of