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Physicians Reference Laboratory, 7800 West

110th St., Overland Park, KS 66210, 913–

339–0372/800–821–3627.

Poisonlab, Inc., 7272 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.,

San Diego, CA 92111, 858–279–2600/800–

882–7272.

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 3175

Presidential Dr., Atlanta, GA 30340, 770–

452–1590, (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham

Clinical Laboratories, SmithKline BioScience Laboratories).

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 4444

Giddings Road, Auburn Hills, MI 48326,

248–373–9120/800–444–0106, (Formerly:

HealthCare/Preferred Laboratories,

HealthCare/MetPath, CORNING Clinical

Laboratories).

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 8000

Sovereign Row, Dallas, TX 75247, 214–

638–1301, (Formerly: SmithKline Beecham

Clinical Laboratories, SmithKline BioScience Laboratories).

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 4770 Regent

Blvd., Irving, TX 75063, 972–916–3376/

800–526–0947, (Formerly: Damon Clinical

Laboratories, Damon/MetPath, CORNING

Clinical Laboratories).

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 801 East

Dixie Ave., Suite 105A, Leesburg, FL

34748, 352–787–9006x4343, (Formerly:

SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories,

Doctors & Physicians Laboratory).

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 400 Egypt

Rd., Norristown, PA 19403, 610–631–4600/

800–877–7484, (Formerly: SmithKline

Beecham Clinical Laboratories, SmithKline

Bio-Science Laboratories).

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 506 E. State

Pkwy., Schaumburg, IL 60173, 800–669–

6995/847–885–2010, (Formerly:

SmithKline Beecham Clinical Laboratories,

International Toxicology Laboratories).

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 7470

Mission Valley Rd., San Diego, CA 92108–

4406, 619–686–3200/800–446–4728,

(Formerly: Nichols Institute, Nichols

Institute Substance Abuse Testing (NISAT),

CORNING Nichols Institute, CORNING

Clinical Laboratories).

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, One

Malcolm Ave., Teterboro, NJ 07608, 201–

393–5590, (Formerly: MetPath, Inc.,

CORNING MetPath Clinical Laboratories,

CORNING Clinical Laboratory).

Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, 7600 Tyrone

Ave., Van Nuys, CA 91405, 818–989–2520/

800–877–2520, (Formerly: SmithKline

Beecham Clinical Laboratories).

San Diego Reference Laboratory, 6122 Nancy

Ridge Dr., San Diego, CA 92121, 800–677–

7995/858–677–7970.

Scientific Testing Laboratories, Inc., 463

Southlake Blvd., Richmond, VA 23236,

804–378–9130.

Scott & White Drug Testing Laboratory, 600

S. 25th St., Temple, TX 76504, 254–771–

8379/800–749–3788.

S.E.D. Medical Laboratories, 5601 Office

Blvd., Albuquerque, NM 87109, 505–727–

6300/800–999–5227.

South Bend Medical Foundation, Inc., 530 N.

Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601,

219–234–4176.

Southwest Laboratories, 2727 W. Baseline

Rd., Tempe, AZ 85283, 602–438–8507/

800–279–0027.

Sparrow Health System, Toxicology Testing

Center, St. Lawrence Campus, 1210 W.

Saginaw, Lansing, MI 48915, 517–377–

0520, (Formerly: St. Lawrence Hospital &

Healthcare System).

St. Anthony Hospital Toxicology Laboratory,

1000 N. Lee St., Oklahoma City, OK 73101,

405–272–7052.

Toxicology & Drug Monitoring Laboratory,

University of Missouri Hospital & Clinics,

2703 Clark Lane, Suite B, Lower Level,

Columbia, MO 65202, 573–882–1273.

Toxicology Testing Service, Inc., 5426 N.W.

79th Ave., Miami, FL 33166, 305–593–

2260.

UNILAB, 18408 Oxnard St., Tarzana, CA

91356, 818–996–7300/800–339–4299,

(Formerly: MetWest-BPL Toxicology

Laboratory).

Universal Toxicology Laboratories, LLC, 9930

W. Highway 80, Midland, TX 79706, 915–

561–8851/888–953–8851.

*The Standards Council of Canada (SCC)

voted to end its Laboratory Accreditation

Program for Substance Abuse (LAPSA)

effective May 12, 1998. Laboratories certified

through that program were accredited to

conduct forensic urine drug testing as

required by U.S. Department of

Transportation (DOT) regulations. As of that

date, the certification of those accredited

Canadian laboratories will continue under

DOT authority. The responsibility for

conducting quarterly performance testing

plus periodic on-site inspections of those

LAPSA-accredited laboratories was

transferred to the U.S. DHHS, with the

DHHS’ National Laboratory Certification

Program (NLCP) contractor continuing to

have an active role in the performance testing

and laboratory inspection processes. Other

Canadian laboratories wishing to be

considered for the NLCP may apply directly

to the NLCP contractor just as U.S.

laboratories do. Upon finding a Canadian

laboratory to be qualified, the DHHS will

recommend that DOT certify the laboratory

(Federal Register, 16 July 1996) as meeting

the minimum standards of the ‘‘Mandatory

Guidelines for Workplace Drug Testing’’ (59

FR, 9 June 1994, Pages 29908–29931). After

receiving the DOT certification, the

laboratory will be included in the monthly

list of DHHS certified laboratories and

participate in the NLCP certification

maintenance program.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, Substance Abuse and

Mental Health Services Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–30854 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–20–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of a Draft Environmental

Impact Statement and Receipt of an

Application for an Incidental Take

Permit for the Metro Air Park Project in

the Natomas Basin, Sacramento

County, California

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

SUMMARY: The Metro Air Park Property

Owners Association (Association) has

applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) for an incidental take permit

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(B) of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (Act). The Association, a nonprofit mutual benefit corporation, has

applied on behalf of 138 individual

property owners within the Metro Air

Park 1,892-acre Special Planning Area

who wish to pursue development of

urban uses and rice farming on these

lands. The development area is in the

Natomas Basin, Sacramento County,

California, with associated mitigation

lands for Metro Air Park development

within Sacramento and Sutter Counties,

California. The proposed permit would

authorize incidental take of three

federally listed species. The proposed

taking of these species would be

incidental to the implementation of the

Metro Air Park Habitat Conservation

Plan (Plan), which provides for the

development of the Metro Air Park

industrial park project along with the

continuation of rice farming activities.

The proposed permit also would

authorize future incidental take of 10

currently unlisted species, should any

of them become listed under the Act

during the life of the permit. The

proposed permit duration is 50 years.

The permit application, available for

public review, includes the Plan which

describes the proposed program and

mitigation, and an accompanying

Implementing Agreement.

The Service also announces the

availability of a Draft Environmental

Impact Statement for the incidental take

permit application. All comments

received, including names and

addresses, will become part of the

official administrative record and may

be made available to the public.

Public Meeting: A public meeting will

be held on January 8, 2001, from 7 p.m.

to 9 p.m. at the County of Sacramento,

Hearing Room 1, 700 H Street,

Sacramento, California, 95814. For

additional meeting information, contact

Ms. Vicki Campbell, Chief, Conservation

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Planning Division at (916) 414–6600.

Oral and written comments will be

received at the meeting.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before February 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to the Field Supervisor, Fish

and Wildlife Service, Sacramento Fish

and Wildlife Office, 2800 Cottage Way,

W–2605, Sacramento, California 95825.

Written comments may be sent by

facsimile to (916) 414–6711.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Vicki Campbell, Chief, Conservation

Planning Division, at the Sacramento

Fish and Wildlife Office (see

ADDRESSES); telephone: (916) 414–6600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Availability of Documents

Individuals wishing copies of the

application, Draft Environmental Impact

Statement, Plan, and Implementing

Agreement should immediately contact

the Service by telephone at (916) 414–

6600 or by letter to the Sacramento Fish

and Wildlife Office. Copies of the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement, Plan,

and Implementing Agreement also are

available for public inspection, during

regular business hours, at the

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office;

State Library, 914 Capitol Mall,

Sacramento, CA; the State Library, 828

I Street, Sacramento, CA; and the State

Library, 1620 W. El Camino Avenue,

Sacramento, CA.

Background Information

Section 9 of the Act and Federal

regulation prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of animal

species listed as endangered or

threatened. Take is defined under the

Act as harass, harm, pursue, hunt,

shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture or

collect listed animal species, or attempt

to engage in such conduct (16 U.S.C.

1538). However, under limited

circumstances, the Service may issue

permits to authorize ‘‘incidental take’’ of

listed animal species. ‘‘Incidental take’’

is defined by the Act as take that is

incidental to, and not the purpose of,

carrying out of an otherwise lawful

activity. Regulations governing permits

for threatened species and endangered

species, respectively, are at 50 CFR

17.32 and 50 CFR 17.22.

Background

The Association seeks a permit for

take of the following federally listed

species: the threatened giant garter

snake (Thamnophis gigas), threatened

Aleutian Canada goose (Branta

canadensis leucopareia), and threatened

valley elderberry longhorn beetle

(Desmocerus californicus dimorphus).

This take would be incidental to urban

development of the Metro Air Park

industrial park project and from rice

farming activities within the 1,892-acre

Special Planning Area and on 119 acres

of lands outside the Special Planning

Area in Sacramento County, California.

The proposed permit would also

authorize future incidental take of the

currently unlisted Swainson’s hawk

(Buteo swainsoni), greater sandhill

crane (Grus canadensis tubida), bank

swallow (Riparia riparia), tricolored

blackbird (Agelaius tricolor),

northwestern pond turtle (Clemmys

marmorata marmorata), white-faced

ibis (Plegadis chihi), loggerhead shrike

(Lanius ludovicianus), burrowing owl

(Athene cunicularia), delta tule pea

(Lathyrus jepsonii ssp. jepsonii), and

Sanford’s arrowhead (Sagittaria

sanfordii) should any of these species

become listed under the Act during the

life of the permit. Collectively, the 13

listed and unlisted species are referred

to as the ‘‘covered species’’ for the

Association’s Plan.

The Metro Air Park Special Planning

Area comprises 1,892 acres within the

Natomas Basin in Sacramento County,

California. Agriculture is the dominant

land use in the Natomas Basin and on

the Metro Air Park site. The

predominant crops are rice, corn, sugar

beets, grain, tomatoes, and pasture.

Natural and uncultivated vegetation

types are interspersed throughout the

agricultural areas of the Natomas Basin.

Natural areas are found primarily along

irrigation canals, drainage ditches,

pastures, and uncultivated fields. The

borders of drainage canals are often

associated with narrow strips of

emergent vegetation and/or wooded

riparian areas.

Portions of the Natomas Basin that are

within the jurisdiction of the City of

Sacramento are included in the Natomas

Basin Habitat Conservation Plan which

was completed by the City of

Sacramento in November, 1997. The

Metro Air Park Project is described in

the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation

Plan, but because the Metro Air Park

Project is outside of the City limit lines,

the project cannot be covered by the

City’s incidental take permit. Therefore,

the Association is seeking a separate

incidental take permit for the Metro Air

Park project. Take could occur as a

result of urban development of the

Metro Air Park industrial park project

and from rice farming activities.

Under the Plan, the Association

proposes to minimize and mitigate the

effects of urban development by

participating in the basin-wide

conservation program set up for the

entire Natomas Basin which is

described in the Natomas Basin Habitat

Conservation Plan. The focus of this

basin-wide conservation program is the

preservation, enhancement, and

restoration of ecological communities

which support species associated with

the wetland and upland habitats.

Through the payment of development

fees, one-half acre of mitigation land

would be established for every acre of

land developed within the Plan area.

The mitigation land would be acquired

and managed by the Natomas Basin

Conservancy, a non-profit conservation

organization established to implement

the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation

Plan. Mitigation fee amounts and the

mitigation strategy for the Plan would

be subject to the same adjustments

required under the Natomas Basin

Habitat Conservation Plan. To mitigate

for the loss of Swainson’s hawk nest

trees on-site, the Association will secure

200 contiguous acres, in perpetuity, and

transfer the lands to the Natomas Basin

Conservancy to manage them for the

benefit of Swainson’s hawk. The Plan

also includes take avoidance and

minimization measures that include the

requirement for landowners to conduct

pre-construction surveys for covered

species and to carry out minimization

measures prior to site development.

The Plan will be implemented by the

Association with assistance from the

County of Sacramento and

environmental consultants. The

Natomas Basin Conservancy will serve

as the Plan Operator, receive mitigation

fees from the County, and be

responsible for using the fees to acquire

and manage habitat lands in accordance

with the Plan.

Funding for the Plan will be financed

through a combination of development

fees charged at the time grading permits

are issued, Mello-Roos Community

Facilities District bond proceeds, and

Property Owners Assessments.

The Draft Environmental Impact

Statement considers four alternatives,

including the Proposed Action and the

No-Action/No Take Alternative. Under

the No-Action/No Take Alternative, no

section 10(a)(1)(B) permit would be

issued for take of listed species during

urban development and other activities

in the Plan area. Landowners within the

Plan area would continue to apply for

individual incidental take permits on a

case-by-case basis.

The Increased Mitigation Ratio

Alternative examines the environmental

effects of applying a higher mitigation

ratio for addressing impacts to the giant

garter snake and the Swainson’s hawk

than is required under the Natomas

Basin Habitat Conservation Plan and the

proposed Plan. This alternative would

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require a site-specific analysis of habitat

values in order to determine specific

mitigation obligations.

The Reduced Development

Alternative would result in reduced

development of the Metro Air Park site.

The 18-hole golf course situated on

approximately 279 acres would be

reduced to a 140-acre 9-hole golf course.

This would reallocate 140 acres on-site

for the creation of habitat as a mitigation

area for covered species.

The analysis provided in the Draft

Environmental Impact Statement is

intended to accomplish the following:

inform the public of the proposed action

and alternatives; address public

comments received during the scoping

period; disclose the direct, indirect, and

cumulative environmental effects of the

proposed action and each of the

alternatives; and indicate any

irreversible commitment of resources

that would result from implementation

of the proposed action.

The Service invites the public to

comment on the Plan and Draft

Environmental Impact Statement during

a 60-day public comment period. This

notice is provided pursuant to section

10(a) of the Endangered Species Act and

Service regulations for implementing

the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969 (40 CFR 1506.6). The Service

will evaluate the application, associated

documents, and comments submitted

thereon to prepare a Final

Environmental Impact Statement. A

permit decision will be made no sooner

than 30 days after the publication of the

Final Environmental Impact Statement.

Dated: November 28, 2000.

Elizabeth H. Stevens,

Deputy Manager, Region 1, California/Nevada

Operations Office, Sacramento, California.

[FR Doc. 00–30837 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Notice of Acceptance of Retrocession

of Jurisdiction for the Tulalip Tribes,

Washington

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the authority

vested in the Secretary of the Interior by

Executive Order No. 11435 of November

21, 1968 (33 FR 17339) and redelegated

to the Assistant Secretary—Indian

Affairs by 209 DM 8, I hereby accept as

of 12:01 PST, November 21, 2000

retrocession to the United States of

partial criminal jurisdiction over the

Tulalip Tribes, which was acquired by

the state of Washington, pursuant to

Public Law 83–280, 67 Stat. 588, 18

U.S.C. 1162, 28 U.S.C. 1360.

The retrocession herein accepted was

offered by the Proclamation by the

Governor of the state of Washington on

January 14, 1997, and transmitted to the

Secretary on February 18, 2000. By

Resolution No. 96–0167 dated

November 2, 1996, the Tulalip Tribes

requested that the state of Washington

retrocede partial criminal jurisdiction to

the tribes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Peter Maybee, Executive Officer, Bureau

of Indian Affairs, Office of Law

Enforcement Services, 1849 C Street,

NW, Mailstop 2607–MIB, Washington,

DC 20240, telephone nubmer (202) 208–

5758.

Dated: November 29, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–30956 Filed 12–04–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–230–1030–PB-01-24 1A; OMB Approval

Number 1004–0001]

Notice of information Collection To Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for Review Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) has submitted the proposed

collection of information listed below to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). On August

22, 2000, the BLM published a notice in

the Federal Register (65 FR 51017)

requesting comment on this proposed

collection. The comment period ended

on October 23, 2000. The BLM received

no comments from the public in

response to that notice. Copies of the

proposed collection of information and

related forms and explanatory material

may be obtained by contacting the BLM

information clearance officer at the

telephone number listed below.

The OMB is required to respond to

this request within 60 days but may

respond after days. For maximum

consideration your comments and

suggestions on the requirement should

be made within 30 days directly to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Interior Department Desk Officer,

(1004–001), Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC

20503. Please provide a copy of your

comments to the Bureau Clearance

Officer (WO–630), 1849 C St., NW., Mail

Stop 401 LS, Washington, DC 20240.

Nature of Comments: We specifically

request your comments on the

following:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

functioning of the BLM, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate

of the burden of collecting the

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

collecting the information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: Free Use Application and

Permit (43 CFR 3620, 5510).

OMB Approval Number: 1004–0001.

Bureau Form Number: Form 5510–1.

Abstract: The BLM uses this form to

collect information from applicants for

free permits for vegetative or mineral

materials.

Frequency: Once, at time of

application.

Description of Respondents:

Respondents include the general public

and not-for-profit organizations.

Estimated Completion Time: 30

minutes.

Annual Responses: 450.

Filing Fee Per Response: 0.

Annual Burden Hours: 225.

Bureau Clearance Officer: Michael

Schwartz, (202) 452–5033.

Dated: November 13, 2000.

Michael Schwartz,

BLM Information Collection Clearance

Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–30888 Filed 12–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–220–1020–JH–01–24 1A; OMB

Approval Number 1004–0019]

Notice of Information Collection To Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for Review Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

The Bureau of Land Management

(BLM) has submitted the proposed

collection of information listed below to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction