71118 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 230 / Wednesday, November 29, 2000 / Notices

from a significant portion of their

historic ranges. The remaining natural

communities are highly fragmented, and

many sites are vulnerable to extirpation

from edge effects, impaired dispersal, or

changes in fire regime.

The objectives of this amendment are

to: (1) Make available to the public a

revised preserve recommendation for

the Pine Hill formation of western El

Dorado County and (2) correct mistakes

in mapping of preserve areas that

appeared in the draft plan. The

amendment includes the revised

preserve recommendation maps and

portions of the recovery chapter,

stepdown narrative, and

implementation schedule that were

changed to correspond to the revised

recommendation. In this amendment we

have not addressed the public

comments that were previously

submitted on the draft plan. Those

comments will, however, be addressed

in the final recovery plan.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments

on the amendment described above. All

comments received by the date specified

above will be considered prior to

approval of the final recovery plan.

Comments that were submitted to us

during the March 8 to July 7, 1999,

public comment period on the draft

plan do not need to be resubmitted.

These comments, as well as comments

received on the amendment, will be

addressed in the final recovery plan.

Authority

The authority for this action is section

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16

U.S.C. 1533(f).

Dated: November 21, 2000.

Elizabeth H. Stevens,

Acting Manager, California/Nevada

Operations Office, Region 1, Fish and Wildlife

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

North American Wetlands

Conservation Council (Council)

Meeting Announcement

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Council will meet at 1

p.m., December 6, 2000, to select North

American Wetlands Conservation Act

(NAWCA) proposals for

recommendation to the Migratory Bird

Conservation Commission. The meeting

is open to the public.

DATES: December 6, 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the U.S. Department of the Interior,

South Penthouse, 1849 C St., NW,

Washington, DC 20240. The Council

Coordinator is located at U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,

Suite 110, Arlington, Virginia, 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David A. Smith, Council Coordinator,

(703) 358–1784.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with NAWCA (Pub. L. 101–

233, 103 Stat. 1968, December 13, 1989,

as amended), the State-private-Federal

Council meets to consider wetland

acquisition, restoration, enhancement

and management projects for

recommendation to, and final funding

approval by, the Migratory Bird

Conservation Commission. Proposals

require a minimum of 50 percent nonFederal matching funds.

Dated: November 22, 2000.

Jamie Rappaport Clark,

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Request for Public Comments on

Proposed Information Collection to be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for Review Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

The proposed information collection

described below will be submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). Copies of the proposed

collection of information may be

obtained by contacting the Bureau’s

clearance officer at the phone number

listed below. Comments and suggestions

on the proposal should be made within

60 days directly to the Bureau 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

bureaus, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

2. The accuracy of the bureau’s

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: Conservation Reserve Program

(CRP) Contractee Perceptions on

Environmental Benefits and

Management.

OMB Approval No.: New collection.

Abstract: The Conservation Reserve

Program (CRP) is the Nation’s largest

environmental program with enrollment

currently over 30 million acres.

Continuing refinement of conservation

and management provisions by the U.S.

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

continue to give greater importance to

wildlife habitat. Program participants

who desire to renew contracts often are

required to improve the quality or

composition of vegetation on land

enrolled in the program. An evaluation

of contractee perceptions about the

validity of these requirements will assist

USDA in refinement of CRP

management and conservation policies

in the 2002 Farm Bill. Description of

contractee opinions about personal,

local, and regional effects of the

program will be useful for

documentation of environmental and

social effects of the program.

Bureau Form No.: None.

Frequency: One time.

Description of Respondents:

Individual or households.

Estimated Completion Time: 11.5

minutes per respondent (approximate).

Number of Respondents: 1400.

Burden hours: 268 hours. (The burden

estimates are based on 11.5 minutes to

complete each questionnaire and a 70%

return rate.)

All comments concerning this notice

should be addressed to Arthur W. Allen,

Wildlife Biologist, (970–226–9312),

(Arthurlallan@usgs.gov), U.S.

Geological Survey, Biological Resources

Division, Social, Economic and

Institutional Analysis Section, 4512

McMurry Avenue, Fort Collins, CO

80525–3400.

Bureau Clearance Officer: John

Cordyack (703) 648–7313.

Dated: November 14, 2000.

Dennis B. Fenn,

Chief Biologist.

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