[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12835-12836]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6744]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Relationship of Interior Programs to E.O. 12372 Process; 
Intergovernmental Review of the Department of the Interior Programs and 
Activities

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains revisions being made to a list of 
programs and activities eligible for E.O. 12372, ``Intergovernmental 
Review of Federal Programs'' process use and a list of programs and 
activities with existing consultation processes. This list was 
originally published as a notice in the Federal Register on June 24, 
1983 (48 FR 29235-29236) and was subsequently revised in Federal 
Register notices published on March 7, 1984 (49 FR 8495) and February 
7, 1985 (50 FR 5316-5317). These publications should be referred to and 
except for the changes indicated in today's notice, there are no 
further changes being made at this time. Updated names of bureau and 
office Intergovernmental Review Coordinators are included in the 
section below for contacts for further information.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This notice shall become effective on March 18, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Debra E. Sonderman, (Director, Procurement and Property Management 
Systems), (202) 208-3336. Department of the Interior Intergovernmental 
Review Coordinators Ceceil C. Belong (Departmental Contact) 202-208-
3474; National Park Service; Ken Compton (Recreation Grants Division) 
202-343-3700, Geraldine Smith (Policy Division) 202-208-7456, Joe 
Wallis (Heritage Preservation Services Division) 202-343-9564; Office 
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Barbara Ramey 202-208-
2843; Minerals Management Service, Dennis Buck 703-787-1370; Bureau of 
Land Management, Tom Walker 202-208-4896; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Phyllis Cook 703-358-1943; U.S. Geological Survey, Gary Hill 
703-648-4451; Bureau of Reclamation, Patricia Zelazny 303-236-3750.

Programs Under Which States May Opt to Use E.O. 12372 Process

Administering Bureau: National Park Service
Catalog No. 15.904
    The Program Name should be corrected to state, ``Historic 
Preservation Fund Grants-in-Aid'' rather than ``Historic Preservation-
Grants-in-Aid.''
Catalog No. 15.920.
    This program should be deleted because the Budget authority has 
expired.
Administering Bureau: Bureau of Reclamation.
Catalog Nos. 15.501, 15.502, and 15.503 and the Atmospheric Water 
Resources Management Program Research.
    The above referenced programs should be deleted from the list 
because they are no longer functional and have been removed from the 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
Administering Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Catalog No. 15.605.
    The Program name should be corrected to state, ``Sport Fish 
Restoration,'' to be consistent with the new title in the Catalog of 
Federal Domestic Assistance.
Catalog Nos. 15.600 and 15.612.
    The above referenced programs should be deleted from the list 
because the Budget authority for them has expired and they have been 
removed from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
Catalog Nos. 15.614, 15.615. 15.616, 15.617, and 15.618.
    Program Nos. 15.614, ``Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and 
Restoration Act,'' 15.615, ``Cooperative Endangered Species 
Conservation Fund,'' 15.616, ``Clean Vessel Act,'' 15.617, ``Wildlife 
Conservation and Appreciation,'' and 15.618, ``Administrative Grants

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for Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration'' are added to 
the list in order to be consistent with covered programs included in 
the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.

Interior Programs With Existing Consultation Processes

Bureau: Fish and Wildlife Service

    The entries for Established Research and Research at Cooperative 
Units should be deleted since these activities are no longer the 
responsibility of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Bureau: Bureau of Mines

    The entry for the Bureau of Mines, ``State Mining and Mineral 
Resources and Research Institutes,'' should be deleted from the list 
because the Budget authority has expired and the program has been 
removed from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.

Bureau: Bureau of Reclamation

    The following program should be added to the list of programs 
administered by this bureau:
    5. Desalination Research and Development--42 U.S.C. 7815-16.

Bureau: U.S. Geological Survey

    The following entries should be added to the list of activities 
administered by this bureau:
    4. Established Research--16 U.S.C. 661-661c, 742a-742l, 757a-757l, 
778-778c, 931-939c.
    5. Research at Cooperative Units--16 U.S.C. 753a-b.

    Dated: March 10, 1997.
Robert J. Lamb,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 97-6744 Filed 3-17-97; 8:45 am]
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