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(1) A description of the population to

be served.

(2) A summary of the services to be

provided.

(3) A description of the coordination

planned with the appropriate State or

local health agencies.

State and local governments and

Indian Tribal Authority applicants are

not subject to the Public Health System

Reporting Requirements.

Application guidance materials will

specify if a particular FY 1998 activity

described above is/is not subject to the

Public Health System Reporting

Requirements.

6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy

Statement

The PHS strongly encourages all grant

and contract recipients to provide a

smoke-free workplace and promote the

non-use of all tobacco products. In

addition, Pub. L. 103–227, the ProChildren Act of 1994, prohibits smoking

in certain facilities (or in some cases,

any portion of a facility) in which

regular or routine education, library,

day care, health care, or early childhood

development services are provided to

children. This is consistent with the

PHS mission to protect and advance the

physical and mental health of the

American people.

7. Executive Order 12372

Applications submitted in response to

all FY 1998 activities listed above are

subject to the intergovernmental review

requirements of Executive Order 12372,

as implemented through DHHS

regulations at 45 CFR part 100. E.O.

12372 sets up a system for State and

local government review of applications

for Federal financial assistance.

Applicants (other than Federally

recognized Indian tribal governments)

should contact the State’s Single Point

of Contact (SPOC) as early as possible to

alert them to the prospective

application(s) and to receive any

necessary instructions on the State’s

review process. For proposed projects

serving more than one State, the

applicant is advised to contact the SPOC

of each affected State. A current listing

of SPOCs is included in the application

guidance materials. The SPOC should

send any State review process

recommendations directly to: Office of

Extramural Activities Review,

Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration, Parklawn

Building, Room 17–89, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.

The due date for State review process

recommendations is no later than 60

days after the specified deadline date for

the receipt of applications. SAMHSA

does not guarantee to accommodate or

explain SPOC comments that are

received after the 60-day cut-off.

Dated: April 14, 1998.

Patricia S. Bransford,

Acting Executive Officer, Substance Abuse

and Mental Health Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–10315 Filed 4–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants: Extension of Comment

Period for Availability of an

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan and Receipt of

Application for Incidental Take Permit

for the City of Austin for the Operation

and Maintenance of Barton Springs

Pool and Adjacent Springs

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior

ACTION: Notice: extension of comment

period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) provides notice that

the public comment period is extended

for a Section 10(a)(1)(B) permit. The

City of Austin has applied to the Service

for an incidental take permit pursuant to

Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered

Species Act (Act). The applicant has

been assigned permit number PRT–

839031. The requested permit, which is

for a period of 15 years, would authorize

incidental take of the endangered Barton

Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum).

The proposed take would occur as a

result of the operation and maintenance

of Barton Springs Pool and adjacent

springs in Austin, Travis County, Texas.

The City of Austin has prepared the

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan (EA/HCP) for the

incidental take application. Neither a

determination of whether jeopardy to

the species is likely to occur, nor a

Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) will be made before April 30,

1998. This notice is provided pursuant

to Section 10(c) of the Act and National

Environmental Policy Act regulations

(40 CFR 1506.6).

DATES: Written comments on the

application should be received on or

before April 30, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the application may obtain a copy by

writing to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box

1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103.

Persons wishing to review the EA/HCP

may obtain a copy by contacting

Matthew Lechner, Austin Ecological

Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet

Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78758

(512–490–0057). Documents will be

available for public inspection by

written request, by appointment only,

during normal business hours (7:30 to

4:30) at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Austin Ecological Services

Office, 10711 Burnet Road, Suite 200,

Austin, Texas 78758 (512–490–0057).

Written data or comments concerning

the application and EA/HCP should be

submitted to the Field Supervisor,

Ecological Services Field Office, Austin,

Texas (see address above). Please refer

to permit number PRT–839031 when

submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Matthew Lechner at the above Austin

Field Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9

of the Act prohibits the ‘‘taking’’ of

threatened and endangered species such

as the Barton Springs salamander.

However, the Service, under limited

circumstances, may issue permits to

take threatened or endangered wildlife

species when such taking is incidental

to, and not the purpose of, otherwise

lawful activities. Regulations governing

permits for endangered species are at 50

CFR 17.22.

Applicant: The City of Austin plans to

operate Barton Springs pool and the

adjacent springs in Austin, Travis

County, Texas. This action may cause

the incidental take of less than 20

salamanders per year for the 15-year

term of the permit. The applicant

proposed to minimize and mitigate for

the incidental take of the Barton Springs

salamander by placing 10 percent of the

total revenues generated at Barton

Springs Pool into a conservation fund.

The fund would be used for enhancing

habitat and for ecological and biological

research on the included habitat

conservation plan. In addition,

mitigation measures are included in the

Habitat Conservation Plan.

Nancy M. Kaufman,

Regional Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 98–10065 Filed 4–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Technology Transfer Act of 1986

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,

Interior.