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of the Department of the Interior;

however this submission will be signed

at the state or regional level or higher.

The Departments intend to submit the

modified conditions and prescriptions

in advance of issuance of the

Commission’s final NEPA document.

A copy of the Departments’

supplemental administrative record, as

needed, will be maintained at the

originating office.

The Departments’ administrative

record will be filed with the modified

conditions or within a time period

specified in the submission.

Submission to Commission will

include:

• An original and eight copies of the

modified conditions and prescriptions;

• An index of the Departments’

supplemental administrative record

formed as part of the review process and

not yet included in the Commission’s

administrative record and appropriate

citations for documents already

included in the Commission’s record;

• An original and three copies of the

Departments’ supplemental

administrative record; and

• Response to comments.

Submission to the applicant and, for

section 4(e) conditions mandated for the

protection and utilization of an Indian

Reservation, the Indian Tribe of that

Reservation, will include:

• A copy of the modified conditions

and prescriptions;

• An index of the Departments’

supplemental administrative record

formed as part of the review process and

not yet included in the Commission’s

administrative record and appropriate

citations for documents already

included in the Commission’s record;

• A copy of the Departments’

supplemental administrative record;

and,

• Response to comments.

Submission to the Commission’s

service list and all other commenters

will include:

• A copy of the modified conditions

and prescriptions;

• An index to the Departments’

supplemental administrative record, as

needed. A party may request copies of

the record, in whole or in part,

according to procedures described in

the issuing document; and

• Response to comments

2. Comments on Modified Conditions

and Prescriptions:

a. After the license is issued, an

intervener may submit a request for

rehearing pursuant to 18 CFR 385.713.

The request for rehearing is available

only to interveners, as described by the

Commission’s regulations.

b. The Departments will consider

those issues raised in requests for

rehearing: that pertain to the mandatory

conditions and prescriptions; are clearly

identified as issues relating to the

Departments’ mandatory conditions and

prescriptions; and include supporting

evidence or citation to the supporting

evidence in the administrative record.

c. Within 30 days of the filing of the

request for rehearing, the Departments

will either submit a response relating

only to those issues directed to the

Department’s conditions and

prescriptions, with any changes to the

conditions and prescriptions, if needed;

or send the Commission a letter (an

original and eight copies), in those

infrequent cases where significant and/

or new issues relating to the

Departments’ mandatory conditions and

prescriptions are raised in the request,

with an explanation of why additional

time is required and an anticipated date

for submitting the response and any

changes to the modified conditions and

prescriptions, if needed. The letter will

also be served on the Commission’s

Service List.

d. The Departments may coordinate

this submission, but may submit their

responses separately.

e. The response will be commensurate

with the nature, substance and extent of

the comments received, the inter-agency

and intra-bureau involvement, the time

frame, staff availability and the

Departments’ practice.

For issues addressed earlier in the

licensing process, the response will

include the appropriate citations to the

administrative record.

f. The response will be sent to the

Commission (an original and eight

copies) and be served on the

Commission’s Service List.

g. The Departments intend to submit

the response prior to issuance of the

Commission’s decision on the requests

for rehearing.

B. Alternative Licensing Process

1. If the Departments submit

conditions and prescriptions that are

not part of a settlement agreement

resulting from an alternative licensing

process, then the review process

described for the traditional licensing

process applies.

2. If the Departments submit

mandatory conditions and prescriptions

that are included in the license

application and settlement offer, then

the following process applies.

a. The license applicant will file a

license application, including the

settlement offer, which may include any

agreed-upon preliminary mandatory

conditions and prescriptions, and Draft

Applicant Prepared Environmental

Assessment to the Commission.

b. The Commission will publish a

Notice calling for comments on the

license application (including the

settlement offer and any agreed-upon

conditions and prescriptions).

c. If a non-settling party submits

comments that raise issues on the

Departments’ agreed-upon preliminary

conditions and prescriptions, then the

Departments will review the comments

pertaining to the mandatory conditions

and prescriptions.

Comments should include specific

comments on the mandatory conditions

and prescriptions and supporting

evidence.

d. If comments do not necessitate

changes to the mandatory conditions

and prescriptions that would render

them inconsistent with the settlement

agreement, the Departments will

address the comments without returning

to the settling parties.

e. To the extent that the comments are

substantive and raise issues not

previously identified, the Departments

will discuss the comments and their

appropriate resolution with the settling

parties.

f. The Commission issues Notice

stating the application is ready for final

analysis.

g. The resource agencies will formally

file those agreed-upon preliminary

conditions and prescriptions as

modified by the Departments in

response to comments and after

consultation with the settling parties.

Dated: December 5, 2000.

David J. Hayes,

Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the

Interior.

Dated: December 7, 2000.

William T. Hogarth,

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 00–31758 Filed 12–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P; 4310–10–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for Approval under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: New information collection

approval—the federal aid grant

application booklet.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) submitted the

collection of information requirement

described below to the Office of

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Management and Budget (OMB) for

approval under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). You

may obtain copies of the collection

requirement and related forms and

explanatory material by contacting the

Service’s Information Collection

Clearance Officer at the phone number

listed below. The Service is soliciting

comment and suggestions on the

requirement as described below.

DATES: Consideration will be given to all

comments received on or before January

12, 2001. OMB has up to 60 days to

approve or disapprove information

collections but may respond after 30

days. Therefore, to ensure maximum

consideration, OMB should receive

public comments by the above

referenced date.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

send comments and suggestions on the

requirement to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Attn: Interior

Desk Officer (1018–XXXX), New

Executive Office Building, 725 17th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 and

they should send a copy of the

comments to: Rebecca A. Mullin,

Information Collection Clearance

Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

4401 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 222,

Arlington, VA 22203, (703) 358–2278 or

RebeccalMullin@fws.gov E-mail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack

Hicks, (703) 358–1851, fax (703) 358–

1837, or Jack@Hicks fws.gov E-mail.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title of Forms: Federal Aid Grant

Application Booklet.

OMB Approval Number: OMB has not

issued an approval number, the Service

has applied for and will obtain approval

prior to any information collection

request described in this notice.

The Service has submitted to OMB a

request to approve the information

collection described in this notice for

the Federal Aid Program. The Service is

requesting a three year term of approval

for this information collection. A

previous 60 day notice was published

on September 5, 2000 (FR Vol. 65, No.

172, 53737) requesting comment. That

period expired on November 6, 2000.

Comments received included the

following:

Comment 1. Limiting outreach and

communications to activities for RBFF

seems overly restrictive.

Response—We have redrafted that

portion limiting outreach and

communications to only RBFF, Federal

Aid grant programs authorize outreach

and communication activities by

grantees.

Comment 2. The hourly burden for

completing an Amendment to Grant

Agreement is overstated, it should be

two hours.

Response—We spoke with several

Federal Aid managers who agreed with

this comment so we changed the burden

and lowered the total burden to reflect

that change.

Comment 3. House Bill 3671

eliminated any outreach and

communication activities.

Response—Changes required by The

Fish and Wildlife Programs

Improvement and National Wildlife

Refuges System Centennial Act of 2000

have been incorporated in this notice

and in the Federal Aid Grant

Application Booklet.

Comment 4. Add ‘‘and related

components such as habitat, harvest, or

use.’’ to end of sentence on Surveys and

Inventories to clarify.

Response—We added it.

Comment 5. Correct or clarify

definition of RBFF outreach at the end

of section 3.

Response—Changed to ‘‘Supports

improved communication with anglers,

boaters, and the general public.’’

Comment 6. Wrong use of Grant

Amendment form on page 13.

Response—Changed to ‘‘An

Amendment to Grant Agreement (3–

1591) is only required when changes in

grant costs, period, or scope of work

must be made.’’

Comment 7. In-Kind match and

volunteer services area is confusing.

Response—Changed to ‘‘In-kind

match is an agency noncash

contribution such as volunteer services,

land, equipment, supplies * * * etc.’’

Comment 7. Add ‘‘X’’ to land

acquisition and operations and

maintenance on the matrix for Section

7 work.

Response—Added the X’s to the

matrix.

Comment 8. Key personnel section

under research grants is hard to

understand.

Response—Re-drafted in plain

language.

Comment 9. Suggested some wording

changes to our program descriptions

and eligible activities.

Response—Redrafted these portions

of the booklet to accommodate plain

language.

This notice provides another 30 day

period in which to comment on the

information collection described.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The OMB control

number for this information collection

has not been issued yet.

Description and Use: The Service

administers several grant programs

authorized by the Federal Aid in

Wildlife Restoration Act, the Federal

Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act, the

Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, the

Endangered Species Act, the Clean

Vessel Act, the Sportfishing and Boating

Safety Act, the Coastal Wetlands

Planning, Protection and Restoration

Act, and others. The Service uses the

information collected to make grant

awards to States and others within these

grant programs. This includes

determining if the proposed work and

cost is reasonable, the cost sharing is

consistent with the applicable program

statutes, and other vital information

collected through proposals submitted

by grant applicants. The State or other

grantee uses the booklet as a guide for

writing complete proposals including;

work proposed, providing specific

budget information, identifying

proposed cost sharing, addressing any

compliance issues, and identifying

partners if any. The information

collected through this document also

satisfy special requirements for various

approvals for National Environment

Policy Act, National Historic

Preservation Act, and other Acts

pertaining to grants management in the

Federal government. Grant applicants

provide the information requested in the

Federal Aid Grant Application booklet

in order to receive benefits in the form

of grants for purposes outlined in the

applicable law. The Service uses the

Federal Aid Grant Application Booklet

to request complete information needed

to determine the eligibility, cost, scope,

and appropriateness of the grant applied

for. This information collection is

intended to apply to both single grants

and grants issued under the planning

options outlined in the applicable Acts.

This booklet is designed to cause the

minimum impact in the form of hourly

burden on grant applicants and still get

all the required information.

Supplemental Information: The

service has submitted the following

information collection requirements to

OMB for review and approval under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Comments are

invited on (1) whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s

estimates of burden of the collection of

information; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and, (4)

ways to minimize the burden of

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collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Frequency: Generally annually.

Description of Respondents: State

Government, territorial (the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and

American Samoa), local governments,

and others receiving grant funds.

Completion Time and Annual

Response and Burden Estimate:

Form name

Completion time

per application

[hours]

Annual

response

in narrative format

Annual

burden

[hours]

Grant application booklet ..................................................................................................................................... 80 3,500 280,000

Amendment to grant agreement .......................................................................................................................... 2 1,750 3,500

Totals .............................................................................................................................................. 5,250 283,500

Federal Aid Grant Application Booklet

OMB Control Number 1018–XXXX

Expires xx/xx/xxxx

Part 1—(Cover)

Department of the Interior

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Division of Federal Aid

Grant Programs

Authorized under the following Acts:

Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act (16

U.S.C. 777–7771)

Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16

U.S.C. 669–669i)

Partnerships for Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 3741)

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and

Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3954)

Endangered Species Act, Sec 6 (h) (16 U.S.C.

1361)

Clean Vessel Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 777)

Covering the following types of projects

and grants:

Sport Fish Restoration Projects

Wildlife Restoration Projects

Coastal Wetland Restoration

Clean Vessel Pumpout Projects

Boating Infrastructure

Partnerships for Wildlife

Endangered Species, Sec 6 (h)

Land Acquisition

Coordination

Strategic Planning

Comprehensive Management

Surveys and Inventories

Training and Education

Facilities Development

Construction

Operations and Maintenance

Development

Research

Single and Multi-Project

Habitat and Population Management

Hunter and Aquatic Education

Outreach and Communications

Part 2—(inside front cover)

Draft Information Collection Statement

Information Collection Statement: In

accordance with the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. 3501) please note the

following information. This information

collection is authorized by the Federal Aid in

Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777–

7771), Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration

Act (16 U.S.C. 669–669i), Partnerships for

Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 3741), and the Coastal

Wetlands Planning, Protection and

Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 3954). This

information collection covers the following

types of grant programs: Sport Fish

Restoration, Wildlife Restoration, Coastal

Wetland Restoration, Clean Vessel, Boating

Infrastructure, Partnerships for Wildlife and

Endangered Species [See 6(h)]. We are

collecting this information relevant to the

eligibility, substantially, relative value, and

budget information from applicants in order

to make awards of grants under these

programs. We are collecting financial and

performance information to track cost and

accomplishments of these grant programs.

Completion of these application and

reporting requirements will involve a

paperwork burden of approximately 80 hours

per grant proposal and two hours per grant

amendment, this does not include any

burden hours previously approved by OMB

for standard or Fish and Wildlife Service

forms. Your response to this information

collection is voluntary, but necessary to

receive benefits in the form of a Grant, and

does not carry any premise of confidentiality.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor; and

a person is not required to respond to, a

collection of information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number. This

information collection has been approved by

OMB and assigned control number 1018–

XXXX. The public is invited to submit

comments on the accuracy of the estimated

average burden hours for application

preparation, and to suggest ways in which

the burden may be reduced. Comments may

be submitted to: Information Collection

Clearance Officer, Mail Stop 222 ARLSQ,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington,

DC 20240.

Part 3

Who is eligible to participate in these grant

programs and for what purpose? We work

with several programs, they are listed below,

along with their individual purpose and

eligible recipients.

Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration

Programs: Any State fish and wildlife agency

of the 50 States and the District of Columbia,

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands, Guam, the United States Virgin

Island, and the American Samoa. The

purpose of the Wildlife Restoration grants

must be for restoration, conservation,

management, and enhancement of wild birds

and wild mammals, and providing for public

use and benefit from these resources. Eligible

activities include: educating responsible

hunters, shooters and archers in skills,

knowledge, and attitudes regarding the safety

in firearms, public target ranges

development, operations and maintenance

either archery of firearm.

The Sport Fish Restoration Program: Any

State fish and wildlife agency of the 50 States

and the District of Columbia, the

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands, Guam, the United States Virgin

Islands, and American Samoa. Grants must

be for the restoration, conservation,

management, and enhancement of sport fish,

and provision for public use of and benefits

from these resources, such as boating access.

Sport fish, by definition, are limited to

aquatic, gill breathing, vertebrate animals

bearing paired fins, and having material

value for sport or recreation. Also eligible are

grants which address the enhancement of the

public’s understanding of water resources

and aquatic life forms, and the development

of responsible attitudes and ethics towards

the aquatic environment.

Coastal Wetland Restoration projects: Any

State agency designated by the Governor of

a coastal State to participate on behalf of the

State is eligible. A coastal State is any State

bordering on the Atlantic, the Pacific, or the

Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, Long

Island Sound, or one or more of the Great

Lakes. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,

the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific

Islands, and American Samoa are also

eligible. Coastal wetlands conservation grants

must be for the long-term conservation of

lands and waters, hydrology, water quality

and fish and wildlife that depend upon these

lands and waters. For the Coastal Wetlands

Conservation Program, grant work must be in

the first tier of counties along the coast of any

State except Louisiana.

Clean Vessel projects: Any State fish and

wildlife agency of the fifty States and the

Districts of Columbia, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the United

States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

Grants must be for the surveying and

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planning for installing pumpout/dump

stations, and to fund the construction and

renovation or maintenance of pumpout/

dump stations to be used by recreational

vessels, for the purpose of preventing

recreational boat sewage from entering U.S.

waters. Educational activities are also eligible

for funding.

Boating Infrastructure: Any State fish and

wildlife agency of the 50 States as designated

by the State government and the District of

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands, Guam, the United States

Virgin Islands, and American Samoa. The

purpose of the Boating Infrastructure Grant

Program is to provide funds to States for the

development and maintenance of facilities

for transient nontrailerable recreational

vessels.

Partnerships for Wildlife: Any State fish

and wildlife agency of the 50 States and the

District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of

Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the

Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the United

States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa

in partnership with third parties. The

purpose of these projects must be to:

Inventory fish and wildlife species;

determine and monitor the size, range, and

distribution of populations of fish and

wildlife species, identify the extent,

condition, and location of the significant

habitats of fish and wildlife species; identify

the significant problems that may adversely

affect fish and wildlife species and their

significant habitats; take actions to conserve

fish and wildlife species and their habitats;

or take action which the principal purpose is

to provide opportunities for the public to use

and enjoy fish and wildlife through

nonconsumptive activities. This program

applies to any wild members of the animal

kingdom that are in an unconfined state,

except animals that are: (1) taken for

recreation, fur, or food; (2) Federally listed as

endangered or threatened species under the

Endangered Species Act; or (3) marine

mammals defined by the Marine Mammal

Protection Act.

Endangered Species Section 6 Grants: Any

State agency that has a cooperative agreement

with the Secretary of the Interior, as well as

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; the

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana

Islands; Guam; the United States Virgin

Islands; and American Samoa. The purpose

of the Endangered Species Section 6 Grants

program is to provide Federal financial

assistance to any State, through its

appropriate agency, which has entered into a

cooperative agreement to assist in the

development of programs for the

conservation of endangered and threatened

species. Currently, all 50 States, DC and some

insular territories have such an agreement.

Eligible activities include all types of projects

(including land acquisition) with the

potential of restoring a threatened or

endangered species, monitoring or a

candidate species or monitoring of a

recovered species.

Grant Programs

Wildlife Restoration Act

• Restore and manage wild birds and wild

mammals

• Provide for public use of and access to

wild birds and wild mammals

• Provide hunter education

• Funded by hunters and recreational

shooters

Sport Fish Restoration Act

• Restore and manage sport fish

• Provide for public use of and access to

sport fish

• Provide aquatic education

• Funded by anglers and recreational

boaters

Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and

Restoration Act

• Acquire coastal wetlands

• Restore or enhance coastal wetlands’

ecosystems

• Provide long-term conservation of

coastal lands and waters

• Funded by Sport Fish Restoration

account

Endangered Species Act

• Acquisition, enhancement and

protection of habitat

• Recovery and conservation of species

• Surveys and research

• Funded under Section 6 of the Act

through Congressional appropriation

Partnerships for Wildlife Act

• Inventory and conserve nongame species

• Provide watchable wildlife recreational

and educational opportunities

• Identify and manage species and their

habitats

• Funded by Congressional appropriations

and State and private partners

Clean Vessel Act

• Survey needs and make plans

• Construct and maintain pumpouts and

dump stations

• Educate boaters on use of facilities and

impacts of overboard discharge

• Funded by Sport Fish Restoration

account

Grant Types Eligible for Funding

• Coordination—supports administrative

activities of Federal Aid Program

• Strategic Plans and Comprehensive

Management Systems (CMS)

—permits implementation of grant funding

under either of two funding options:

(1) strategic plan for sport fish and/or

wildlife resource management or

(2) CMS for all or part of a State agency’s

resource management

—allows for funding a grant to develop either

of the two funding options above

• Land Acquisition—The acquisition of

real property for

—protecting or maintaining habitat

conditions for fish or wildlife species;

—developing or improving habitat conditions

to enhance carrying capacity;

—providing public access for the use of fish

and wildlife resources; and

—constructing buildings or other structures

needed by the State to meet program needs.

• Motorboat Access Facilities—Activities

necessary for the purpose of accommodating

sport anglers using motor boats propelled by

internal combustion engines including:

—acquisition, development, renovation and

improvement projects;

—multipurpose projects designed to provide

benefits for sport anglers using motor boats

and other compatible recreation to the

extent of the prorated share of the facility

cost attributable to each purpose;

—undertakings to compensate for or mitigate

recreational or resource losses caused by

the boating access improvement, and that

are necessary to secure permits or approval

of the boating facility;

—research, surveys, planning, appraisals,

permits, public involvement or other

preliminary requirements to evaluate,

design, program, or schedule future boating

access improvements are allowable as an

on-going development or access planning

project;

—operation and maintenance of facilities

acquired or constructed with Federal Aid

funds or by other funds is eligible when

such facilities are necessary for carrying

out an approved Federal Aid project; or

—channel improvements, vegetation

clearance, navigation aids and other

modifications to expedite boating to open

water from launching facilities.

• Clean Vessel Act Facilities—Activities

necessary for activities addressing the need

for facilities enabling recreational boaters to

dispose of boater sewage in an

environmentally sound manner, including:

—identification of recreational boater sewage

disposal needs and plans for addressing

identified needs;

—construction, renovation and maintenance

of pumpout facilities, and;

—education plans to increase boater

awareness of related opportunities and

environmental impacts.

• Operations and Maintenance—Activities

necessary for the functioning of a facility to

produce desired results, and for the upkeep

of a facility to allow the facility to function

including routine recurring custodial

maintenance such as housekeeping and

minor repairs as well as the supplies,

materials, and tools necessary to carry out the

work.

• Development Grants for:

—Population Management—supports

restoration and management of sport fish

and wildlife populations through stocking

or transplant efforts

—Habitat Management—supports creation

and improvement of habitat for sport fish

and wildlife populations

—Facilities Construction—supports activities

providing public access to or enhancing

public use of wildlife or sport fish

resources; and supports development of

facilities for educational or administrative

purposes that further federal aid objectives

• Research—Activities necessary for:

—providing solutions to problems involving

fish or wildlife resources; or

—determining factors affecting the demands

or needs for fish and wildlife resources.

• Surveys and Inventories—Activities

necessary for:

—determining the abundance,

characteristics, or condition of fish or

wildlife populations;

—determining the status or condition of

habitats;

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—determining current use or demands for

fish or wildlife resources and information

about the resource users; or

—monitoring environmental conditions

relating to wildlife and sport fish.

• Hunter and Aquatic Education

—educates hunters to be responsible

—provides education or training on fishing

skills and aquatic resources

—supports construction of education

facilities

—supports construction of shooting ranges

• Technical Guidance—Activities

necessary for

—improving environmental conditions

affecting fish or wildlife resources;

—protecting and/or creating fish or wildlife

habitat; or

—managing fish and wildlife populations,

areas, and habitats for increased

production or for public benefits from fish

or wildlife resources.

• Outreach and Communications

(Recreational Boating and Fishing

Foundation RBFF)—improve

communications with anglers, boaters, and

the general public regarding angling and

boating opportunities, to reduce barriers to

participation in these activities, to advance

adoption of sound fishing and boating

practices, to promote conservation and the

responsible use of the Nation’s aquatic

resources, and to further safety in fishing and

boating.

• Outreach—State efforts to increase

public awareness and understanding of

Federal Aid Programs, accomplishments, and

the user-pay/user-benefit approach. The

Service encourages outreach activities that

provide opportunities for public use,

understanding, and awareness of fish and

wildlife restoration.

Part 4

A. Instructions

(1) Agencies shall use the following

standard application forms when applying

for Federal Aid Grants. These forms, in PDF

fillable/printable format, can be found at the

Federal Aid Training Program webpage at

http://www.nctc.fws.gov/fedaid/toolkit/

toolkit.pdf. At your request, the Regional

Office will mail a diskette or CD with fillable

forms in PDF format for your use on any

personal computer and printer.

Application

SF–424 Face Sheet, and as appropriate:

SF–424A Budget Information (NonConstruction)

SF–424B Standard Assurances (NonConstruction)

SF–424C Budget Information (Construction)

SF–424D Standard Assurances (Construction)

Financial

SF–269 Financial Status Report

SF–270 Request for Reimbursement

Lobbying

SF–LLL Disclosure for Lobbying Activities

Other Assurances

DI–2010 Department of Interior Assurances

form

National Environmental Policy Act

Compliance (NEPA)

Endangered Species Act Section 7

Compliance (ESA)

National Historic Preservation Act

Compliance (NHPA)

Suspension and Debarment Certification

Drug Free Environment Certification

E.O. 11988, Floodplain Management

E.O. 11990, Protection of Wetlands

E.O. 12898, Federal Actions to Protect

Environmental Justice in Minority

Populations and Low Income Population

(Environmental Justice)

American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and

the following U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service forms as applicable:

3–1552 Grant Agreement (OMB Approval

1018–0049)

3–1591 Amendment to Grant Agreement

(OMB Approval 1018–0049)

Complete the SF–424 face sheet and the

appropriate parts A or C and SF–424B

assurances for nonconstruction projects or

SF–424D assurances for construction

projects.

A Grant Agreement (3–1552) form is

required for all grants. Complete and have it

signed by an Agency Official authorized to

do so and include it with all grant proposal

submissions. An Amendment to Grant

Agreement (3–1591) is only required when

changes in grant cost, period, or scope of

work must be made.

In-kind match is an agency noncash

contribution such as volunteer services, land,

equipment, supplies * * * etc. There are

specific requirements to document the value

of this on the SF–424, in budget/cost info,

and in performance reports. See 43 CFR

12.64 for specific guidance on in-kind match,

especially how to calculate the value of

volunteer services used as in-kind. There are

also specific requirements in 43 CFR 12.64

for time accounting and documentation of

volunteer time.

Part 5

A preapplication shall be used for all

construction, land acquisition and land

development projects or programs when the

need for Federal funding exceeds $100,000,

unless the Federal agency determines that a

preapplication is not needed. A

preapplication is used to:

(a) Establish communication between the

agency and the applicant,

(b) Determine the applicant’s eligibility,

(c) Determine how well the project can

compete with similar projects from others,

and

(d) Discourage any proposals that have

little or no change for Federal funding before

applicants incur significant costs in

preparing detailed applications.

Budgets

Applicants shall use the appropriate

Budget Information and Standard Assurances

on the SF–424 for either construction or nonconstruction projects. They shall use the

construction version when the major purpose

of the project or program is construction,

land acquisition or land development.

Budgets shall provide an estimated total by

project objective and should match the

objectives described in the proposal (see

instructions for proposals below). Budget

estimates are entered on the Grant Agreement

3–1552 or the Amendment to Grant

Agreement 3–1591, the obligating

documents.

Attach a schedule listing projects and

dollar amounts within a grant. The total from

the schedule should match the total on the

Grant Agreement or Amendment to Grant

Agreement.

Example:

(Name of Grant) Grant XX FY–XX

Grant Number XX

Start Datelllll

End Datelllll

Project Estimated

cost

A O&M (WR) ............................ 600,000

B Habitat Improvement (SFR) .. 250,000

C Construction (BA) ................. 20,000

Total ............................... 1 870,000

1This total goes to Grant Agreement or

Amendment.

WR = Regular Wildlife Restoration.

SFR = Regular Sport Fish Restoration.

BA = SFR, Boating Access.

Grant Proposals

Applicants should include a program

narrative statement for each separate project

under a grant proposal which is based on the

following instructions:

(a) Objectives and need for assistance.

Pinpoint any relevant physical, economic,

social, financial, institutional, or other

problems requiring a solution. Demonstrate

the need for the assistance and state the

principal and any subordinate objectives of

the project. Supporting documentation or

other testimonies from concerned interests

other than the applicant may be used. Any

relevant data based on planning studies

should be included, footnoted, or referenced.

(b) Results or benefits expected. Identify

costs and benefits to be derived. For example,

show how the facility will be used. For land

acquisition or development projects, explain

how the project will benefit the public. For

all projects list benefits and to whom or what

resource, and quantify them in a standard

measure such as dollars, acres, miles * * *

etc.

(c) Approach. Outline a plan of action

pertaining to the scope and detail how the

proposed work will be accomplished for each

assistance program. Cite factors which might

accelerate or decelerate the work and reasons

for taking this approach as opposed to others.

Describe any unusual features of the project,

such as design or technological innovations,

reductions in cost or time, or extraordinary

social and community involvements. Provide

for each assistance program quantitative

projections of the accomplishments to be

achieved and target dates for completion, if

possible. When accomplishments cannot be

quantified, list the activities in chronological

order to show the schedule of

accomplishments and target expected

completion dates. Identify the kinds of data

to be collected and maintained, and discuss

the criteria to be used to evaluate the results

and success of the project. Explain the

methodology that will be used to determine

if the needs identified and discussed are

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being met and if the results and benefits

identified are being achieved. List each

organization, cooperator, consultant, or other

key individuals who will work on the project

along with a short description of the nature

of their effort or contribution.

(d) Geographic location. Give a precise

location of project and area to be served by

the proposed project. Maps or other graphic

aids may be attached. Add latitude and

longitude where possible, this is required for

all site specific development, such as boating

access, construction, or land acquisition

projects.

(e) If applicable, provide the following

information.

(1) For research and demonstration

assistance requests list the name, training

and background for key personnel engaged in

the project.

(2) Describe the relationship between this

project and other work planned, anticipated,

or underway under Federal assistance.

(3) Explain the reason for all requests for

supplemental assistance and justify the need

for additional funding. Discuss

accomplishments to date and list in

chronological order a schedule of

accomplishments, progress or milestones

anticipated with the new funding request. If

there have been significant changes in the

project objectives, location, approach or time

delays, explain and justify.

(4) For other requests for changes, or

amendments, explain the reason for the

change(s). If the scope of objectives have

changed or an extension of time is necessary,

explain the circumstances and justify. If the

total budget has been exceeded or if the

individual budget items have changes more

than the prescribed limits, explain and justify

the change and its effect on the project.

(f) For the following types of programs, the

Regional Office may request the following

additional information:

Additionally for:

1. Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration: For

Hunter Education grants, If the work includes

the construction of training facilities such as

ranges, provide a description of each facility

by type, capacity, and cost.

2. Boating Infrastructure Projects: How

does this project benefit the public and how

is that benefit measured, the BIG programs

requires that applicants submit a Schedule of

Fees, providing the fees for public use of

facilities constructed with BIG funds;

proposals will need to respond to the ranking

criteria in § 50 CFR 86.60.

3. Partnerships for Wildlife Projects:

Describe the partnership involved in this

project and what their relative contribution

to the partnership is;

4. All lands acquisition projects, regardless

of program must include:

In ‘‘Approach,’’ describe the present

ownership and habitat type of the real

property to be acquired, and how the area

will be managed. Include a listing of the

lands, estimated costs, and the legal rights to

be acquired (i.e. fee title, easements, or other

long-term acquisition.) Also provide:

—a legal description of the real property to

be acquired;

—an Appraisal prepared by a State-certified

appraiser;

—a Review Appraisal prepared by a Statecertified appraiser;

—a Purchase Option or Agreement; and

—a Statement of Just Compensation.

5. Section 6 of the Endangered Species Act:

Prerequisites for participation in grants under

Sec. 6 are that the State establishes and

maintains an adequate and active program for

conservation of endangered and threatened

species [50 CFR 81.2], and has entered into

a Cooperative Agreement with the Secretary

of the Interior [50 CFR 81.3] which must be

renewed annually. Federal payments shall

not exceed 75 percent of the program costs,

except when two or more states having a

common interest in one or more endangered

or threatened species and may enter jointly

into an agreement with the Secretary, and

thereby increase the Federal share to 90% [50

CFR 81.8].

6. Surveys and Inventory: Address each of

the following factors.

a. Adequacy: Are the data answering the

decision-makers’ questions? The review

should evaluate whether the data acquired

from the survey are actually meeting the

stated purpose. Analysis of trend data will

identify whether data being collected are

sufficient in answering the agency’s

management questions or whether data gaps

exist. Timeliness of data collection, analysis

and availability is important.

b. Necessity: Are the data used by decision

makers? In determining the necessity of a

particular survey, consideration should be

given to what data are actually being

collected and their use in management

decisions. Survey utility should be

considered in the context of the agency’s data

needs, given necessary prioritization and

allocation of staff and monetary resources.

c. Reliability: Are the decision makers

confident in the data? Survey design should

be based on sound science and key results

should be statistically reliable. A review of

the literature will show whether the

methodology is still current or if there are

other state-of-the-art techniques that might

prove more suitable. Validity of the survey

approach and whether assumptions are met

should be considered as well as whether

sample sizes are sufficient to achieve desired

levels of precision.

d. Efficiency: Are the data being collected

in a cost efficient manner? Data collection is

costly, both in staff time and dollars

expended. The cost of data collection and

analysis should be assessed relative to

applicability and use of the data by decision

makers.

7. Habitat Management—In ‘‘Approach,’’

include the number of acres/hectares to be

created or improved and the methods or

techniques to be employed. If the work

proposed involves the construction,

enlargement, or rehabilitation of dams

subject to Federal design requirements,

provide evidence that an engineer qualified

in the design and construction of dams has

reviewed the design and specifications. For

construction costing more than $100,000,

include written assurance that a qualified

engineer will approve plans and

specifications, approve the feasibility

determination, and supervise the

construction.

8. Facilities Construction—In ‘‘Approach’’

provide a description of the capacity, type of

construction, etc. If specifically requested,

include plans and specifications. If

applicable, describe third party arrangements

for operation and/or maintenance of the

facility, including how revenue from any

user fees will be handled. For construction

costing more than $100,000, include written

assurance that a qualified engineer will

approve engineering plans and

specifications, approve the feasibility

determination, and supervise the

construction.

9. Research—In ‘‘Need,’’ include a brief

discussion of the literature review relative to

the problem. In ‘‘Approach,’’ describe how

the research will be carried out, including the

method(s) to be employed and the schedule

to be followed. If the work (or major portion

of the work) will be performed under an

agreement with a third party, such as a

university, identify the performer. Also

include the name of the principal

investigator.

10. All projects must meet all applicable

NEPA, Endangered Species Act (Section 7),

and National Historic Preservation Act

requirements. Information will be collected

as mandated under those Acts to satisfy

compliance requirements. (This burden is

included in the 80 hour estimate per

application.)

Sportfish and Wildlife Grant—Compliance

Issue Matrix

The X’s indicate compliance issues that

may need to be considered when planning a

specific type of grant.

Compliance issue— NEPA NHPA ESA E.O.

11990

E.O.

11988 FPPA ADA COE Exoticanimals AWA Invassivespecies

Environmental

justice

Coastal

zone

Costal

barriers

Coordination ............ X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ ............ ............ ............. ............ ............ ............

Strategic plans and

comprehensive

management systems ..................... XXXXXXXXXX X XXX

Land acquisition ...... XXXXXXXX ............ ............ X X X X

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Compliance issue— NEPA NHPA ESA E.O.

11990

E.O.

11988 FPPA ADA COE Exoticanimals AWA Invassivespecies

Environmental

justice

Coastal

zone

Costal

barriers

Operation and maintenance ................ XXXXXXXX ............ ............ X X X ............

Fish and wildlife population management ..................... X ............ X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ X X X X ............ ............

Habitat management XXXXXXXXX ............ X X ............ X

Facilities construction ....................... XXXXXXXX ............ ............ ............. X X X

Research ................. X ............ X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ X X ............. X ............ ............

Surveys and inventories .................... X ............ X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............. X ............ ............

Hunter and aquatic

education ............. X X X ............ ............ ............ X ............ ............ ............ ............. X ............ ............

Technical guidance .. X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ ............. X ............ ............

Motorboat access facilities ................... XXXXXXXX ............ ............ ............. X X X

Clean Vessel Act facilities ................... XXXXXXXX ............ ............ ............. X X X

Boating infrastructure XXXXXXXX ............ ............ ............. X X X

Outreach and communication ............ X ............ ............ ............ ............ ............ X ............ ............ ............ ............. X ............ ............

Part 6—Financial and Accomplishment and

Financial Reporting

Accomplishment and Performance

Accomplishment and Performance reports

shall compare the proposed work, approved

as part of the Grant Agreement, with the

actual work accomplished, any deviation,

including, but not limited to, cost, time,

quality, or quantity shall be reported.

Financial Reports

Grantees shall use the SF–269 series

documents provided by our Regional Offices,

on our website, diskette or CD.

Payment

How do grantees get paid? Payments are

made only to grantee officials authorized to

enter into grant agreements and request

funds. Payments to grantees are made for the

Federal share of allowable costs incurred by

the grantee in accomplishing approved

grants. All payments are subject to final

determination of allowability based on audit.

a. Requests for payments by check are

submitted on Standard Form SF–270,

Request for Reimbursement. Grantees must

submit a SF–270 and supporting

documentation to the FWS Project Leader,

who will review, approve, and forward to

USFWS Finance for processing the payment.

Note: Grantees will be told at the time the

grant is issued if they are a regular or special

grantee. b. For regular grants, payments

within 24 hours by Electronic Fund Transfer

(EFT) from the grantor are accomplished by

completing a SF–1199A Direct Deposit Sign

Up Form and forwarding it6 to Health and

Human Services (address at FWS Regional

Offices) for authorization in the payment

management system SMARTLINK. Request

for payment are submitted by grantee to

SMARTLINK, payment is monitored/

authorized by the FWS Regional Office.

c. For special grants, payments within 24

hours by Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT)

from the grantor are accomplished by

completing a SF–1199A Director Deposit

Sign Up Form and forwarding it to Health

and Human Services (address at FWS

Regional Offices) for authorization in the

payment management system SMARTLINK

Funds are then requested by submitting

through FAX or E-mail an invoice/request for

review and approval by the FWS project

leader. After approval is received, the grantee

may request funds electronically through

SMARTLINK.

PART 7

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service), Division of Federal Aid awards

grants to successful applicants from States

and certain other entities to benefit fish and

wildlife resources. Applications may be

mailed to the following addresses for review

by the Regional Office serving your need.

Region 1—AS–CA–GU–HI–ID–NV–OR–

MP–WA.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 911 NE 11th Avenue,

Portland, OR 97232–4181.

Comm: (503) 231–6996; FAX: (503–

231–6128.

Region 2—AZ–NM–OK–TX. ...................... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103–1306 or 625 Silver SW., Suite

325, Albuquerque, NM 87102.

Comm: (505) 248–7450; FAX: (505) 248–

7471.

Region 3—IA–IL–MI–MN–MO–OH–WI ...... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1 Federal Drive, Ft.

Snelling, MN 55111–4056.

Comm: (612) 713–5130; FAX: (612) 713–

5290.

Region 4—AL–AR–FL–GA–KY–LA–MS–

NC–PR–SC–TN–VI.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Blvd.,

Suite 324, Atlanta, GA 30345.

Comm: (404) 679–4159; FAX: (404) 679–

4160.

Region 5—CT–DC–DE–MA–MD–ME–NH–

NJ–NY–RI–VA–VT–WV–PA.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center

Drive, Hadley, MA 01035–9589.

Comm: (413) 253–8508; FAX: (413) 253–

8487.

Region 6—CO–KS–MT–ND–NE–SD–UT–

WY.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486, Denver

Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 or Lake Plaza

North Blvd., 134 Union Blvd., 4th Floor, Lakewood,

CO 80228.

Comm: (303) 236–7392; FAX: (303) 236–

8192.

Region 7—AK ............................................. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road,

Anchorage, AK 99503.

Comm: (907) 786–3435; FAX: (907) 786–

3575.

Washington, DC, National issues and program coordination.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,

Suite 140, Arlington, VA 22203.

Comm: (703) 358–2156; FAX: (703) 358–

1837.

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501) and

the Privacy Act of 1974 (U.S.C. 552), please

be advised that:

The gathering of information from

applicants to gain benefits is authorized

under the Federal Aid in Sport Fish

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Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777–777k) and the

Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act (16

U.S.C. 669–669i). Information from this form

will be used to formalize and execute Grant

Agreements and Amendment to Grant

Agreements issued under these and other

Acts. Your participation in completing this

information collection is required to obtain

benefits. Once submitted this data becomes

public information and is not protected

under the Privacy Act. The public reporting

burden for this information is estimated at 80

hours per grant and two hours per

amendment to a grant, including time for

gathering information, completing narratives,

reviewing and obtaining signature. Direct

comments to the Service Infiroamtion

collection Clearance Officer, 1018–XXXX,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222–

ARLSQ; 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC

20240.

An agency may not conduct and a person

is not required to complete a collection of

information unless a currently valid OMB

control number is displayed.

Version 8/2000.

Dated: November 17, 2000.

Rebecca A. Mullin,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Information

Collection Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–31509 Filed 12–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Notice of Acceptance of Retrocession

of Jurisdiction for the Tulalip Tribes,

Washington; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs

published a document in the Federal

Register of December 5, 2000 (65 FR

75948), concerning the Tulalip Tribes’

request that the state of Washington

retrocede partial criminal jurisdiction to

the tribes by Resolution No. 96–0167

dated November 2, 1996. The document

contained an incorrect date. This notice

corrects the following date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Peter Maybee, 202–208–5787.

Correction

In the Federal Register of December 5,

2000, in FR Doc. 00–30956, on page

75948, in the first column, line seven,

change the date November 21, 2000 to

November 21, 2001.

Dated: December 7, 2000.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 00–31698 Filed 12–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the Louisiana State

University Museum of Natural Science,

Baton Rouge, LA

AGENCY: National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the Louisiana State

University Museum of Natural Science,

Baton Rouge, LA.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by Louisiana State

University Museum of Natural Science

professional staff in consultation with

representatives of the Caddo Indian

Tribe of Oklahoma.

Between 1936–1954, human remains

representing 46 individuals were

removed during excavations at the

Belcher Mounds Site (LSUMNS Site

Number 16CD013), Caddo Parish, LA,

by Clarence H. Webb. Dr. Webb donated

these remains and objects to the

Louisiana State University Museum of

Natural Science in 1974. No known

individuals were identified. The 32

associated funerary objects are

earthenware pottery, a ceramic spindle

whorl and hair ornament, shell artifacts

including a shell necklace, and a stone

celt. Unassociated funerary objects from

the Belcher Mounds Site at the

Louisiana State University Museum of

Natural Science will be reported

separately in a Notice of Intent to

Repatriate.

The Belcher Site is a dual mound and

habitation site that functioned as a

ceremonial center and cemetery

between circa A.D. 900–1700. Twentyfour of the individuals excavated by Dr.

Webb were buried between circa A.D.

900 and 1400. Twenty-two of these

individuals were buried between circa

A.D. 1500 and 1700. The mortuary

practices and ceramic styles indicate

site affiliations with Caddoan culture.

In 1935, human remains representing

one individual were removed from the

Ida Site (LSUMNS Site Number

16CD025), Caddo Parish, LA, during

salvage excavations associated with

highway construction by Clarence H.

Webb. At an unknown date, Dr. Webb

donated these remains to the Peabody

Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology,

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA,

along with remains from the Gahagan

Mounds Site. At an unknown date,

remains from the Ida Site were

transferred from the Peabody Museum

to the Louisiana State University

Museum of Natural Science. No known

individual was identified. No associated

funerary objects are present.

Louisiana State University Museum of

Natural Science records indicate that

earthenware pottery collected from the

surface of the Ida Site is dated to

between circa A.D. 1200 and 1400, and

perhaps earlier as well, on the basis of

surface decoration. Stylistic attributes of

the pottery affiliate the site with Caddo

Indians.

In 1935, Clarence H. Webb removed

human remains representing two

individuals during excavations at the

Smithport Landing Site (LSUMNS Site

Number 16DS004), De Soto Parish, LA.

The same year, Dr. Webb donated these

remains and objects to the Louisiana

State University Museum of Natural

History. No known individuals were

identified. The two associated funerary

objects consist of two ceramic vessels.

Unassociated funerary objects from the

Smithport Landing Site in the Louisiana

State University Museum will be

reported separately in a Notice of Intent

to Repatriate.

Smithport Landing is a non-mound

burial site. The stylistic attributes of the

associated funerary objects date the

burials to circa A.D. 1000–1300. These

attributes culturally affiliate the interred

with Caddo Indians.

In 1937–1938, human remains

representing two individuals were

removed during salvage excavations by

James Ford at the Hogg Place Site

(LSUMNS Site Number 16LI003),

Lincoln Parish, LA. Dr. Ford donated

the remains and the object to the

Louisiana State University Museum of

Natural Science in 1938. No known

individuals were identified. The one

associated funerary object is an incised

ceramic vessel.

The Hogg Place Site was a village and

associated cemetery. The observed

mortuary treatment of the remains is

typical of the Caddo culture. The

Plaquemine influence seen in the