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Ranch SHA is also available for public

comment. 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 June 11, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the application, SHA, and ‘‘Low Effect’’

determination may obtain copies by

writing to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box

1306, Room 4102, Albuquerque, New

Mexico 87103, or by contacting Denise

Smith, New Mexico Ecological Services

Field Office, 2105 Osuna Road,

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87113 (505/

346–2525). Documents relating to the

application will be available for public

inspection by written request, by

appointment only, during normal

business hours (8:00 to 4:30) at the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico

Ecological Services Field Office,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Written data or comments concerning

the application and SHA should be

submitted to the Field Supervisor, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, New Mexico

Ecological Services Field Office,

Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the above

address. Please refer to permit number

TE–035920–0 (Paterson) when

submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denise Smith at the above U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, New Mexico

Ecological Services Field Office,

Albuquerque, New Mexico (505) 346–

2525.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Caroline H. and Thomas W. Paterson

(Applicants) plan to implement

conservation measures on Spur Ranch,

a 309 acre parcel of land northeast of

Luna, Catron County, New Mexico. The

conservation measures will improve

riverine, riparian, and upland habitat

through improving water quality,

reducing sedimentation, and

establishment of native riparian

vegetation. The SHA as currently

written is expected to provide a net

conservation benefit to the five species

for which it is written. The SHA will

provide protection to the Applicants

against further regulation under the

Endangered Species Act in the event

that any of the covered species should

occupy the Patersons’ land as a result of

implementation of the proposed

conservation measures.

Section 9 of the Act prohibits the

‘‘taking’’ of threatened or endangered

species. However, the Service, under

limited circumstances, may issue

permits to take threatened and

endangered wildlife species incidental

to, and not the purpose of, otherwise

lawful activities. Regulations governing

permits for endangered species are at 50

CFR 17.22 and 50 CFR 17.22 for

threatened species.

Thomas L. Bauer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 2,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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BILLING CODE 4510–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

the Information Collection Request for

the Housing Assistance Application

requires renewal. The proposed

information collection requirement,

with no appreciable changes, described

below will be submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review after a public comment period,

as required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. The Bureau is soliciting

public comments on the subject

proposal.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit written comments

regarding this proposal. Comments

should refer to the proposal by name

and/or OMB Control Number and

should be sent to June Henkel, Bureau

of Indian Affairs, Department of the

Interior, 1849 C Street, NW, MS–4660–

MIB, Washington, DC 20240. E-mail

should be sent to JuneHenkel@bia.gov.

Fax: (202) 208–2648. Telephone: (202)

208–3667. (This is not a toll-free

number.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instructions should be directed to June

Henkel, 202–208–3667.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The information is needed to establish

whether an applicant is eligible to

receive services under the HIP and to

establish the priority order in which

eligible applicants may receive services

under the program.

II. Method of Collection

The housing regulations at 25 CFR

part 256 contain the program eligibility

and selection criteria (§§ 256.6, 256.8,

256.9, 256.10, 256.14) which

prospective applicants seeking program

services must demonstrate that they

meet. Information collected from

applicants under these regulations

provides eligibility and selection data

used by the local servicing housing

office to establish whether an applicant

is eligible to receive services. The local

servicing housing office may be a tribal

housing office under a Public Law 93–

638, Indian Self-Determination contract

or a Self-Governance annual funding

agreement, or the Bureau of Indian

Affairs. Additionally, the data is used by

the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

to establish whether a request for waiver

of a specific housing regulation is in the

best interest of the applicant and the

Federal Government.

III. Data

(1) Title of the Collection of

Information: Department of the Interior,

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Housing

Assistance Application.

OMB Number: 1076–0084.

Expiration Date: September 30, 2001.

Type of Review: Renewal of a

currently approved information

collection.

(2) Summary of the Collection of

Information: The collection of

information provides pertinent data

concerning an applicant’s eligibility to

receive services under the Housing

Improvement Program and includes:

A. Applicant Information including:

Name, Current Address, Telephone

Number, Date of Birth, Tribe, Roll

Number, Marital Status, Name of

Spouse, Date of Birth (of spouse), Tribe

(of spouse), and Roll Number (of

Spouse).

B. Family Information including:

Name, Date of Birth, Relationship to

Applicant, and Tribe/Roll Number.

C. Income Information: Earned and

Unearned Income.

D. Housing Information including:

Location of the house to be repaired,

constructed or purchased; Description

of housing assistance for which

applying; Knowledge of receipt of prior

Housing Improvement Program

assistance, amount, to whom and when;

Ownership or rental; Availability of

electricity and name of electric

company; Type of sewer system; Water

source; Number of bedrooms; Size of

house; and, Bathroom facilities.

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E. Land Information including: Land

owner; Legal status of land; or Type of

interest in land.

F. General Information including:

Prior receipt of services under the

Housing Improvement Program and

description of such; Ownership of other

housing and description of such,

Identification of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD) funded house and

current status of project; Identification

of other sources of housing assistance

for which the applicant has applied and

been denied assistance if applying for a

new housing unit or purchase of an

existing standard unit; and advisement

and description of any severe health

problem, handicap or permanent

disability.

G. Applicant Certification including:

Signature of Applicant and Date, and

Signature of Spouse and Date.

(3) Description of the need for the

information and proposed use of the

information: Submission of this

information is required in order to

receive services under the Housing

Improvement Program. The information

is collected to determine applicant

eligibility for services and applicant

priority order to receive services under

the program.

(4) Description of likely respondents,

including the estimated number of likely

respondents, and proposed frequency of

response to the collection of

information:

Description of likely respondents:

Individual members of Indian tribes

who are living on or near a tribally, or

by law, defined service area.

Estimated number of respondents:

3,500.

Proposed frequency of response:

Annually or less frequently, depending

on length of waiting list, funding

availability and dynamics of service

population.

(5) Estimate of total annual reporting

and record keeping burden that will

result from the collection:

Estimated time per application: The

reporting burden for this applicant is

estimated to average 1⁄2 hour per

response, including the time for

reviewing the instructions, gathering

and maintaining the data, and

completing and reviewing the form.

Estimated Total Annual Reporting

Burden Hours: 1,750 hours.

Estimated record keeping burden per

application: The record keeping burden

for tribes submitting eligible applicant

data and not having or receiving funds

to administer the program is estimated

to average 1⁄2 hour per application,

including the time for reviewing the

application, determining applicant

eligibility and priority ranking and

summarizing data for submission.

Estimated Total Record Keeping

Burden: 156 hours.

Estimated Total Record Keeping

Costs: $2,431 (117.5 hours × $20.69 per

hour).

IV. Request for Comments

The Department of the Interior invites

comment on:

(a) 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;

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden (including hours

and cost) of the proposed collection of

information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used;

(c) Ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and,

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of

the collection of information on those

who are to respond, including through

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Burden means the total time, effort, or

financial resources expended by persons

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose

or provide information to or for a

Federal agency. This includes the time

needed to review instructions; to

develop, acquire, install and utilize

technology and systems for the purpose

of collecting, validating, and verifying

information; to train personnel and to be

able to respond to a collection of

information, to search data sources, to

complete and review the collection of

information; and, to transmit or

otherwise disclose information.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they will also become a matter of public

record. All written comments will be

available for public inspection in Room

4660 of the Main Interior Building, 1849

C Street, NW, Washington, DC, from

9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday

through Friday, excluding legal

holidays. 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

Office of Management and Budget

control number.

Dated: April 30, 2001.

James H. McDivitt,

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

(Management).

[FR Doc. 01–11752 Filed 5–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–930; COC–48469]

Public Land Order No. 7485; Extension

of Public Land Order No. 6846; CO

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order extends Public

Land Order No. 6846 for an additional

10-year period. This extension is

necessary to continue the protection of

the Wild and Scenic River values in the

South Platte River. These lands have

been and will remain open to mineral

leasing.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 12, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Doris E. Chelius, BLM Colorado State

Office, 2850 Youngfield Street,

Lakewood, Colorado 80215–7093, 303–

239–3706.

By virtue of the authority vested in

the Secretary of the Interior by Section

204 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.

1714 (1994), it is ordered as follows:

1. Public Land Order No. 6846, which

withdrew National Forest System lands

to protect the Wild and Scenic River

values in a 9-mile segment of the South

Platte River corridor, is hereby extended

for an additional 10-year period

following its date of expiration.

2. This withdrawal will expire 10

years from the effective date of this

order unless, as a result of a review

conducted prior to the expiration date

pursuant to Section 204(f) of the Federal

Land Policy and Management Act of

1976, 43 U.S.C. 1714(f) (1994), the

Secretary determines that the

withdrawal shall be extended.

Dated: April 12, 2001.

Gale A. Norton,

Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 01–11739 Filed 5–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

Investigations Nos. 731–TA–726, 727,

and 729 (Review)

Polyvinyl Alcohol From China, Japan,

and Taiwan

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Termination of five-year

reviews.