Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2001 / Notices 22591

Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm.

Agenda: To review and evaluate contract

proposals.

Place: Democracy Plaza II, 6707 Democracy

Blvd., Rm #754, Bethesda, MD 20892

(Telephone Conference Call).

Contact Person: Lakshmanan Sankaran,

PhD, Scientific Review Administrator,

Review Branch, DEA, NIDDK, Room 754,

6707 Democracy Boulevard, National

Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892–

6600, (301) 594–7799.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.847, Diabetes,

Endocrinology and Metabolic Research;

93.848, Digestive Diseases and Nutrition

Research; 93.849, Kidney Diseases, Urology

and Hematology Research, National Institutes

of Health, HHS)

Dated: April 26, 2001.

Anna Snouffer,

Acting Director, Office of Federal Advisory

Committee Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4653–N–06]

Notice of Proposed Information

Collection for Public Comment: 2002

American Housing Survey—

Metropolitan Sample

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information

collection requirement described below

will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The Department

is soliciting public comments on the

subject proposal.

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 3,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are

invited to submit comments regarding

this proposal. Comments should refer to

the proposal by name and/or OMB

Control Number and should be sent to:

Reports Liaison Officer, Office of Policy

Development and Research, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

451 7th Street, SW., Room 8226,

Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald J. Sepanik at (202) 708–1060,

Ext. 5887, or Jane M. Kneessi, Bureau of

the Census, HHES Division,

Washington, DC 20233, (301) 457–3235.

(The telephone numbers are not tollfree).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department will submit the proposed

information collection to OMB for

review, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended).

This Notice is soliciting comments

from members of the public and affected

agencies concerning the proposed

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the proposed

collection of information; (3) enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond; including through the use of

appropriate automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, e.g., permitting electronic

submission of responses.

This Notice also lists the following

information:

Title of Proposal: 2002 American

Housing Survey—Metropolitan Sample.

OMB Control Number: 2528–0017.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use: The

2002 American Housing Survey

Metropolitan Sample (AHS–MS)

provides a periodic measure of the size

and composition of the housing

inventory in selected metropolitan

areas. Title 12, United States Code,

Sections 1701Z–1, 1701Z–2(g), and

1710Z–10a mandates the collection of

this information.

The 2002 survey is similar to previous

AHS–MS surveys and collects data on

subjects such as the amount and types

of changes in the inventory, the physical

condition of the inventory, the

characteristics of the occupants, the

persons eligible for and beneficiaries of

assisted housing by race and ethnicity,

and the number and characteristics of

vacancies.

Policy analysts, program managers,

budget analysts, and Congressional staff

use AHS data to advise executive and

legislative branches about housing

conditions and the suitability of public

policy initiatives. Academic researchers

and private organizations also use AHS

data in efforts of specific interest and

concern to their respective

communities.

The Department of Housing and

Urban Development (HUD) needs the

AHS data for two important uses:

1. With the data, policy analysts can

monitor the interaction among housing

needs, demand and supply, as well as

changes in housing conditions and

costs, to aid in the development of

housing policies and the design of

housing programs appropriate for

different target groups, such as first-time

home buyers and the elderly.

2. With the data, HUD can evaluate,

monitor, and design HUD programs to

improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Agency Form Numbers: Computerized

Versions of AHS–62 and AHS–63.

Members of affected public:

Households.

Estimation of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

collection including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response:

Number of respondents: 61,000.

Estimate Responses per Respondent: 1

every six years.

Time per respondent: 34 minutes.

Total hours to respond: 34,567.

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.

Status of the proposed information

collection: Pending OMB approval.

Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. Section 9(a), and

Title 12, U.S.C., Section 1701z–1 et seq.

Dated: April 25, 2001.

Lawrence L. Thompson,

General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office

of Policy Development and Research.

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4644–N–18]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities

to Assist the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 4, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Clifford Taffet, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Room 7262,

451 Seventh Street SW., Washington,

DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234;

TTY number for the hearing- and

speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or

call the toll-free Title V information line

at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the December 12, 1988

court order in National Coalition for the

Homeless v. Veterans Administration,

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No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,

identifying unutilized, underutilized,

excess and surplus Federal buildings

and real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the

purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: April 26, 2001.

John D. Garrity,

Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance

Programs.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Intent To Prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and

Environmental Assessment for

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, in

Central Minnesota

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare a

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and

Environmental Assessment for

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) intends to gather information

necessary to prepare a Comprehensive

Conservation Plan (CCP) and

Environmental Assessment (EA)

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing

regulations, for the Sherburne National

Wildlife Refuge located in Sherburne

County, Minnesota. The Service is

furnishing this notice in compliance

with the National Wildlife Refuge

System Administration Act of 1966, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.), to

achieve the following:

(1) Advise other agencies and the

public our intentions, and

(2) Obtain additional suggestions and

information on the scope of alternatives

and impacts to be considered.

Open house style meetings and focus

group meetings will also be held

throughout the scoping phase of the

CCP development process. In addition,

the Service is inviting comments on

archaeological, historic, and traditional

cultural sites in support of the National

Historic Preservation Act.

Special mailings, newspaper articles,

and other media announcements will

inform people of the opportunities for

written input throughout the CCP

planning process.

DATES: The Service is soliciting written

comments and will hold two public

open house scoping meetings in the

School House on the Sherburne

National Wildlife Refuge, 17076 293rd

Avenue, Zimmerman, Minnesota, on the

following dates: May 29, 2001 10:00

a.m.–4:30 p.m., May 30, 2001 6:00

p.m.–9:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Address comments to

Refuge Manager, Sherburne National

Wildlife Refuge, 17076 293rd Avenue,

Zimmerman, MN 56346. Comments may

also be submitted electronically at

R3RW_SHB@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Refuge Manager, Sherburne National

Wildlife Refuge, 763/389–3323.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Federal

law, all lands within the National

Wildlife Refuge System are to be

managed in accordance with an

approved CCP. The CCP guides

management decisions and identifies

refuge goals, long-range objectives, and

strategies for achieving refuge purposes.

The CCP planning process will

consider many elements, including

wildlife and habitat management,

habitat protection and acquisition,

wilderness preservation, public

recreational activities, industrial use,

and cultural resource preservation.

Public input into this planning process

is essential.

The CCP will provide other agencies

and the public with a clear

understanding of the desired conditions

for the Refuge and how the Service will

implement management strategies.

The Service will prepare an

Environmental Assessment (EA) in

accordance with procedures for

implementing NEPA found in the

Departmental Manual 516 DM 6,

Appendix 1.

The Service will contract for a

cultural resources overview study in

support of the comprehensive

conservation plan. The professional

study will identify known sites on the

refuge. We are also asking the public to

identify any cultural sites that are

important to them.

Review of this project will be

conducted in accordance with the

requirements of the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NEPA

Regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508), other

appropriate Federal laws and

regulations, and Service policies and

procedures for compliance with those

regulations.

We estimate that the draft

environmental documents will be

available in summer 2002.

Dated: April 26, 2001.

Marvin E. Moriarty,

Acting Regional Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permit for

incidental take of endangered species.

On April 20, 2000, a notice was

published in the Federal Register (Vol.

65, No. 77 FR 21203) that an application

had been filed with the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) by Magic

Carpet Woods Association

(Association), Traverse City, Michigan,

for a permit to incidentally take,

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

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

USC 1539), as amended, piping plover

(Charadrius melodus) on Lake Michigan

shoreline owned by the Association

pursuant to the terms of the

Associations’ Habitat Conservation Plan.

Notice is hereby given that on March

20, 2001, as authorized by the

provisions of the Act, the Service issued

a permit (TE–025433) to the above

named party subject to certain

conditions set forth therein. The permit

was granted only after the Service

determined that it was applied for in

good faith, that granting the permit will

not be to the disadvantage of the

endangered species, and that it will be

consistent with the purposes and policy

set forth in the Endangered Species Act,

as amended.

Additional information on this permit

may be requested by contacting Peter

Fasbender, at (612)713–5343,

peter_fasbender@fws.gov.

Dated: April 16, 2001.

Charlie Wooley,

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services, Region 3, Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

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