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(b) Conduct research to improve

practices and programs;

(c) Collect and disseminate

information on training programs,

technological developments, etc.;

(d) Establish an interagency

committee (i.e., the Interagency Mail

Policy Council) to provide an exchange

of information among Federal agencies;

(e) Conduct studies, inspections, or

surveys; and

(f) Promote economy and efficiency in

the selection and utilization of space,

staff, equipment, and supplies.

§ 102–192.170 What types of support does

GSA offer to Federal agency mail

management programs?

GSA will support Federal agency mail

management programs by:

(a) Assisting development of agency

policy and guidance in mail

management and mail operations;

(b) Identifying better business

practices and sharing them with Federal

agencies;

(c) Developing and providing access

to a Governmentwide management

information system for mail;

(d) Helping agencies develop

performance measures and management

information systems for mail;

(e) Maintaining a current list of

Agency Mail Managers; and

(f) Maintaining liaisons with the

USPS and other service providers at the

national level.

§ 102–192.175 What types of support does

GSA offer to Federal mail managers?

The GSA Office of Governmentwide

Policy maintains a website for mail

communications policy. You may also

contact GSA at: General Services

Administration, Office of

Governmentwide Policy, Mail

Communications Policy Division

(MTM), Washington DC 20405; or at: (email address to be inserted later).

Dated: May 9, 2001.

G. Martin Wagner,

Associate Administrator for Governmentwide

Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 15

RIN 1018–AG64

Wild Bird Conservation Act; Review of

Approved List of Captive-bred Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of review.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service), announce a

review of all approved captive-bred

species listed in the Approved List of

Captive-bred Species as provided for in

the Wild Bird Conservation Act (WBCA)

of 1992. The WBCA requires periodic

review of the list. The purpose of the

review is to ensure that the list

accurately reflects the most current

status information for each listed

species. We request comments that will

provide us with the most current

scientific and trade information

available on these listed species as well

as similar information on species that

may warrant consideration for inclusion

in the list. If inclusion of a species in

the list is not consistent with the best

scientific and trade information

available at the conclusion of this

review, we will change the list

accordingly.

DATES: Your comments on this notice of

review must be received by July 30,

2001 to receive consideration by us.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments,

information, and questions to the Chief,

Division of Scientific Authority; Mail

Stop: Room 750, Arlington Square; U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service; Washington,

DC 20240 (Fax number: 703–358–2276;

E-mail address: fw9ia_dsa@fws.gov ).

Address express and messengerdelivered mail to the Division of

Scientific Authority; 4401 North Fairfax

Drive, Room 750; Arlington, Virginia

22203. Comments and materials

received will be available for public

inspection by appointment, from 8 a.m.

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the

Arlington, Virginia, address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael D. Kreger, Biologist, Division of

Scientific Authority (See ADDRESSES

section) (phone: 703–358–1708, fax:

703–358–2276, E-mail:

fw9ia_dsa@fws.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Wild Bird Conservation Act

(WBCA) was enacted on October 23,

1992 to promote the conservation of

exotic birds listed in the appendices of

the Convention on International Trade

in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna

and Flora (CITES) by ensuring that all

imports of exotic bird species into the

United States are biologically

sustainable and not detrimental to the

species; ensuring that imported birds

are not subject to inhumane treatment

during capture and transport; and

assisting wild bird conservation and

management programs in countries of

origin.

What Is the Approved List of CaptiveBred Species?

The Approved List of Captive-bred

Species under the WBCA is a list of bird

species that are included in the

appendices of the Convention on

International Trade in Endangered

Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

(CITES), and which exist in

international trade only as captive-bred

specimens. The listing criteria are

described in 50 CFR 15.31–15.32 and

the list is presented in 50 CFR 15.33. A

WBCA permit is not required if an

exotic bird species is listed in the

Approved List of Captive-bred Species.

We periodically review and update the

list. To be included in the list, a species

must meet the following criteria:

(a) All specimens of the species

known to be in trade (legal or illegal)

must be captive bred;

(b) No specimens of the species may

be removed from the wild for

commercial purposes;

(c) Any importation of the species

must not be detrimental to the survival

of the species in the wild; and

(d) Adequate enforcement controls

must be in place to ensure compliance.

Where Can the Approved List of

Captive-Bred Species Be Found?

The Approved Species List of

Captive-bred Species can be found in 50

CFR 15.33. The list is also available on

the World Wide Web at http://

international.fws.gov/global/

wbcaacbs.html. This list contains the

names of species of captive-bred exotic

birds for which importation into the

United States is not prohibited by the

WBCA.

Why Is This Review Being Conducted?

The procedural rules for listing or

removing species from the list can be

found in 50 CFR 15.31. The WBCA

requires that the Secretary of the Interior

conduct a periodic review of each listed

species and, after public comment,

publish in the Federal Register a list of

species of exotic birds that are listed in

any CITES Appendix and that are not

subject to a prohibition or suspension of

importation by the WBCA based on

their captive-bred status. The last

review was conducted in 1994.

Which Species Are Included on the List?

Although the WBCA also contains

provisions for an approved list of wildcaught birds harvested under approved

sustainable-use management plans, and

also allows imports from qualifying

overseas breeding facilities, those lists

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have not yet been established. The

Approved List of Captive-bred Species

currently contains the following species

that are subject to this review, although

other species may be added if

information is received to show that

they qualify:

Order Falconiiformes:

Buteo buteo—European buzzard

Order Columbiformes:

Columba livia—Rock dove

Order Psittaciformes:

Agapornis personata—Masked

lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis—Peach-faced

lovebird

Aratinga jandaya—Jendaya conure

Barnardius barnardi—Mallee

ringneck parrot

Bolborhynchus lineola—Lineolated

parakeet-blue form

Bolborhynchus lineola—Lineolated

parakeet-yellow form

Bolborhynchus lineola—Lineolated

parakeet-white form

Cyanoramphus auriceps—Yellowfronted parakeet

Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae—Redfronted parakeet

Forpus coelestis—Pacific parrotletlutino form

Forpus coelestis—Pacific parrotletyellow form

Forpus coelestis—Pacific parrotletblue form

Forpus coelestis—Pacific parrotletcinnamon form

Melopsittacus undulatus—Budgerigar

Neophema bourkii—Bourke’s parrot

Neophema chrysostoma—Bluewinged parrot

Neophema elegans—Elegant parrot

Neophema pulchella*—Turquoise

parrot

Neophema splendida*—Scarletchested parrot

Nymphicus hollandicus—Cockatiel

Platycercus adelaide—Adelaide

rosella

Platycercus adscitus—Pale-headed

rosella

Platycercus elegans—Crimson rosella

Platycercus eximius—Eastern rosella

Platycercus icterotis—Western

(stanley) rosella

Platycercus venustus—Northern

rosella

Polytelis alexandrae—Princess parrot

Polytelis anthopeplus—Regent parrot

Polytelis swainsonii—Superb parrot

Psephotus chrysopterygius*—Goldenshouldered parakeet

Psephotus haematonotus—Redrumped parakeet

Psephotus varius—Mulga parakeet

Psittacula eupatria—Alexandrine

parakeet-blue form

Psittacula eupatria—Alexandrine

parakeet-lutino form

Psittacula krameri manillensis—

Indian ringneck parakeet

Purpureicephalus spurius—Redcapped parrot

Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus—

Scaly-breasted lorikeet

Order Passeriformes:

Aegintha temporalis—Red-browed

finch

Aidemosyne modesta—Cherry finch

Chloebia gouldiae—Gouldian finch

Emblema guttata—Diamond sparrow

Emblema picta—Painted finch

Lonchura castaneothorax—Chestnutbreasted finch

Lonchura domestica—Society

(Bengalese) finch

Lonchura pectoralis—Pictorella finch

Neochmia ruficauda—Star finch

Poephila acuticauda—Long-tailed

grassfinch

Poephila bichenovii—Double-barred

finch

Poephila cincta—Parson finch

Poephila guttata—Zebra finch

Poephila personata—Masked finch

Serinus canaria—Common canary

Note: Species with an asterisk (*) are

protected by the Endangered Species Act and

require a permit under that law for

importation. The golden-shouldered parakeet

is also listed in CITES Appendix I and is

subject to the provisions of CITES, including

a determination of whether import is for

primarily commercial purposes.

Forty-eight species are currently

included in the list. Most species are

Psittaciformes, which includes parrots,

macaws, budgerigars, parakeets,

lovebirds, cockatoos, and similar

species. Of those, color mutations, such

as the blue form of the Pacific parrotlet,

are included since it is likely that these

are captive-bred birds and would not

have been removed from the wild. The

list was established on January 24, 1996

(61 FR 2093) and has not been amended

since then. Since the list was

established, however, certain factors

(e.g., changes in national legislation in

range countries) may have altered

patterns in the exotic bird trade, and

captive breeding of some species may

have improved or declined. We have

received comments from aviculturists

requesting that some captive-bred

species, including additional color

mutations, be added to the list,

especially if the range country now

strictly prohibits exportation of the

species. We intend to examine these

comments and any additional

information in response to this Notice to

determine the current status of species

listed, to determine whether they

should remain on the list, and to

determine whether additional species

should also be included in the list.

How Will We Determine Whether a

Species Should Be on the Approved

List?

We will consider the comments

received in response to this Notice, as

well as other relevant information given

to us on captive breeding and trade in

exotic birds. We will then evaluate the

species against the criteria listed above.

A species will be added to the list if it

meets all of the criteria.

What Could Happen as a Result of This

Review?

If anyone provides us with substantial

new information for one or more species

in the table above, or if we find, as part

of our review, any other credible new

information on these species, we could

either remove or add a species to the

list.

What Will Happen if no New

Information Is Submitted on any of the

Listed Species?

No changes will be made to the list as

a result of this review unless substantial

information is received. However, we

will initiate periodic reviews in the

future, as resources allow and when

new information suggests that a review

may be warranted.

Request for Information

We request comments on this Notice

of Review from any foreign government

or agency, the public, other Federal,

State, and local governmental agencies,

the scientific community, industry, or

any other interested party. The

comments should provide as much

scientific and trade information as

possible (literature citations, etc.).

Submissions with detailed information

are much more helpful than those that

merely advocate or state a position, but

that contain no biological or trade

information that would contribute to

determining whether species should be

included in the list. In particular, we are

seeking information that indicates a

need for a change in the status of any

of the listed or unlisted species based

on:

1. Status of captive breeding;

2. Whether there is legal trade from

the wild;

3. Whether there is illegal trade from

the wild and how much.

We are also seeking taxonomic and

nomenclatural changes as well as of

occurrences of any new color mutations

of the taxa as well as suggestions for

appropriate common names.

If possible, this information should be

supported by documentation such as

maps, breeding records, bibliographic

references, or copies of any pertinent

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publications, reports, or letters by

knowledgeable sources.

What if We Receive Extensive

Substantive Information on a Large

Number of Species?

We will evaluate information received

and information in our files and

determine: (1) whether or not any

currently listed species should be reevaluated; and (2) whether or not the

listing of any currently unlisted species

should be considered. Due to limited

resources available for this effort, our

highest priority will be for those species

whose conservation status in the wild

would most benefit from a change in

their listing status under the WBCA.

Authority: This document is published

under the authority of the Wild Bird

Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4901–4916 et

seq.).

Dated: May 15, 2001.

Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,

Acting Director.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[ID. 051601B]

Fisheries Off West Coast States and in

the Western Pacific; Pacific Coast

Groundfish Fishery; Application for an

Exempted Fishing Permit

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of an

application for an exempted fishing

permit (EFP); request for comments.

SUMMARY: NMFS announces receipt of

an application for an EFP from the

Washington State Department of Fish

and Wildlife (WSDFW). If awarded, the

EFP would allow vessels with valid

Washington State delivery permits to

land certain federally managed

groundfish species in excess of

cumulative trip limits and sell them for

profit, providing the vessel carries a

State- sponsored observer. State

observers would collect total catch and

effort data, and retain specimens that

are otherwise not available shoreside.

This EFP proposal is intended to

promote the objectives of the Pacific

Coast Groundfish Fishery Management

Plan (FMP) by providing data on total

catch and incidental catch rates.

DATES: Comments must be received by

June 28, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the EFP

application are available from Becky

Renko, Northwest Region, NMFS, 7600

Sand Point Way N.E., Bldg. 1, Seattle,

WA 98115–0070.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Becky Renko, 206–526–6140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

action is authorized by the FMP and

implementing regulations at 50 CFR

600.745 and 50 CFR 660.350.

On April 5, 2001, NMFS received an

EFP application from the WSDFW. The

purpose of this exempted fishing

activity would be to measure bycatch

rates for canary rockfish and other

rockfish species associated with fishing

strategies currently used in the northern

arrowtooth flounder fishery off

Washington State.

Fishing for arrowtooth flounder,

which is an abundant and commercially

important species off Washington State,

is constrained by efforts to rebuild

canary rockfish, an overfished species.

Fishers who have historically targeted

arrowtooth flounder believe that the

fishery can be prosecuted with a much

lower rockfish bycatch rate than is

currently assumed.

If issued, this EFP would allow

certain vessels with valid Washington

State delivery permits to retain and sell

groundfish species in excess of

cumulative trip limits, and would

provide for a State-run observer program

where observers collect and retain

specimens of otherwise prohibited fish

caught by the vessel. Observers would

also collect much-needed data from

which incidental catch rates and total

catch of various species and species

groups could be estimated. Without an

EFP, groundfish regulations at 50 CFR

660.306(f) restrict vessels from landing

groundfish species or species groups in

excess of trip limits.

Data collected during this project is

expected to have a broad significance to

the management of the groundfish

fishery by providing much needed

information on: (1) Total catch in the

northern flatfish fishery; (2) catch rates

of incidentally caught species, including

canary rockfish by fishing location; and

(3) age structure data that is otherwise

not available from landed catch. To the

extent possible, data provided by the

State observers will be compatible with

that data collected by the NMFS

coastwide observer program. If the EFP

is issued, approximately seven vessels

are expected to fish under the EFP from

July to September 2001. All groundfish

caught under this EFP would be

counted against the optimum yields

(OYs) for those species and will not

result in total harvest above expected

levels. NMFS will include special

provisions should they be necessary to

ensure that the canary rockfish OY is

not exceeded.

In accordance with Pacific Coast

groundfish regulations, NMFS has

determined that the proposal warrants

further consideration and has initiated

consultation with the Pacific Fishery

Management Council (Council). The

Council will consider the EFP

application during its June 11-15, 2001,

meeting, which will be held at the Park

Plaza Hotel, in Burlingame, CA. The

applicants have been invited to appear

in support of their application. A copy

of the application is available for review

from NMFS (see ADDRESSES).

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

Dated: May 22, 2001.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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