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priority system does not preclude

former NAWCA grant recipients from

receiving Small Grants funding;

ultimately, project resource value is the

critical factor in deciding which projects

receive funding. Also, projects are likely

to receive a greater level of attention if

they are part of a broader related or

unrelated effort to bring or restore

wetland or wetland-associated upland

conservation values to a particular area

or region.

In addition, proposals must represent

on-the-ground projects, and any

overhead in the project budget must

constitute 10 percent or less of the grant

amount. The anticipated magnitude of

wetlands and wildlife resources benefits

that will result from project execution is

an important factor in proposal

evaluation, and there should be a

reasonable balance between acreages of

wetlands and wetland-associated

uplands. Mitigation-related projects may

be precluded from consideration,

depending upon the nature of the

mitigation application.

Please keep in mind that NAWCA and

matching funds may be applied only to

wetlands acquisition, creation,

enhancement, and/or restoration; they

may not be applied to signage, displays,

trails or other educational features,

materials and equipment, even though

the goal of the project may ultimately be

to support wetland conservation

education curricula. Projects oriented

toward education are not ordinarily

eligible for NAWCA funding because

education is not a primary purpose of

the Act. However, useful project

outcomes can include educational

benefits resulting from conservation

actions. Research is also not a primary

purpose of the Act, and research

proposals are not considered for

funding.

Even though we require less total

application information for Small

Grants than we do for the Standard

Grants program, Small Grant proposals

must have clear explanations and meet

the basic purposes given above and the

1:1 or greater non-Federal matching

requirements of the NAWCA. Small

Grants projects must also be consistent

with Council-established guidelines,

objectives and policies. All non-Federal

matching funds and proposed

expenditures of grant funds must be

consistent with Appendix A of the

Small Grants instructions, ‘‘Eligibility

Requirements for Match of NAWCA

Grant and Non-Federal Funds.’’

Applicants must submit a completed

Standard Form 424, Application For

Federal Assistance. Hard copies of

Small Grant instructions (booklets) are

no longer provided, except under

special circumstances. However, the

NAWCA Program website,

birdhabitat.fws.gov, contains

instructions for completing and

submitting a Small Grant application, as

well as forms and instructions for the

Standard Form 424.

Small Grant proposals may be

submitted prior to the due date but must

be postmarked no later than Friday,

November 30, 2001. Address submitted

proposals as follows: Division of Bird

Habitat Conservation, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax

Drive, Suite 110, Arlington, VA 22203,

Attn: Small Grants Coordinator.

Applicants must submit complete

grant request packages to the Division of

Bird Habitat Conservation (DBHC),

including all of the documentation of

partners (partner letters) with funding

pledge amounts. Information on funding

in partner letters, i.e., amounts and

description regarding use, must

correspond with budget amounts in the

budget table and any figures provided in

the narrative.

With the volume of proposals

received, we are not usually able to

contact proposal sources to verify and/

or request supplemental data and/or

materials. Thus, those proposals lacking

required information or containing

conflicting information are subject to

being declared ineligible and not further

considered for funding.

For more information, call the DBHC

office secretary at 703–358–1784,

facsimile 703–358–2282, or send E-mail

to R9ARW_DBHC@FWS.GOV. Small

Grant application instructions may be

available by E-mail as a WordPerfect

file, upon request.

In conclusion, we require that, upon

arrival in the DBHC, proposal packages

must be: complete with regard to the

information requested, presented in the

format requested, and be presented

according to the established deadline.

The Service has submitted

information collection requirements to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and approval under

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. On May 26, 1999,

OMB gave its approval for this

information collection and confirmed

the approval number as 1018–0100. 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 OMB control

number. The information collection

solicited: is necessary to gain a benefit

in the form of a grant, as determined by

the North American Wetlands

Conservation Council and the Migratory

Bird Conservation Commission; is

necessary to determine the eligibility

and relative value of wetland projects;

results in an approximate paperwork

burden of 80 hours per application; and

does not carry a premise of

confidentiality. The information

collections in this program will not be

part of a system of records covered by

the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)).

Dated: May 22, 2001.

Thomas O. Melius,

Assistant Director—Migratory Birds and State

Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 01–14327 Filed 6–6–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approved Tribal-State

Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988

(IGRA), Pub. L. 100–497, 25 U.S.C.

2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall

publish, in the Federal Register, notice

of approved Tribal-State Compacts for

the purpose of engaging in Class III

gaming activities on Indian lands. The

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian

Affairs (Management), Department of

the Interior, through his delegated

authority, has approved the Off-Track

Wagering Compact between the

Choctaw Nation and the State of

Oklahoma, which was executed on

March 28, 2001.

DATES: This action is effective June 7,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240,

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: May 25, 2001.

James H. McDivitt,

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

(Management).

[FR Doc. 01–14308 Filed 6–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approved Tribal-State

Compact.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988

(IGRA), Pub. L. 100–497, 25 U.S.C.

2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall

publish, in the Federal Register, notice

of approved Tribal-State Compacts for

the purpose of engaging in Class III

gaming activities on Indian lands. The

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian

Affairs (Management), Department of

the Interior, through his delegated

authority, has approved the Off-Track

Wagering Compact between the Kaw

Nation and the State of Oklahoma,

which was executed on March 28, 2001.

DATES: This action is effective June 7,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affair, Washington, DC 20240.

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: May 25, 2001.

James H. McDivitt,

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

(Management).

[FR Doc. 01–14307 Filed 6–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of approved Tribal-State

Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988

(IGRA), Pub. L. 100–497, 25 U.S.C.

2710, the Secretary of the Interior shall

publish, in the Federal Register, notice

of approved Tribal-State Compacts for

the purpose of engaging in Class III

gaming activities on Indian lands. The

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian

Affairs (Management), Department of

the Interior, through his delegated

authority, has approved the Off-Track

Wagering Compact between the

Seminole Nation and the State of

Oklahoma, which was executed on

March 28, 2001.

DATES: This action is effective June 7,

2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Office of

Indian Gaming Management, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, DC 20240,

(202) 219–4066.

Dated: May 25, 2001.

James H. McDivitt,

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

(Management).

[FR Doc. 01–14306 Filed 6–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CO–930; COC–012292]

Public Land Order No. 7487; Partial

Revocation of Public Land Order No.

1742; Colorado

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Public land order.

SUMMARY: This order partially revokes

Public Land Order No. 1742 insofar as

it affects approximately 2 acres of

National Forest System lands

withdrawn for a roadside zone.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 9, 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. 1742, which

withdrew National Forest System lands

for a roadside zone along Colorado

Highway 119, Peak-to-Peak Highway, is

hereby revoked insofar as it affects the

following described lands:

Sixth Principal Meridian

Roosevelt National Forest

T. 1 S., R. 73 W.,

A strip of land 200 feet north of the

centerline of Colorado Highway 119 as it

runs through the NE1⁄4 of section 24 crossing

lots 8, 9, 25 and 32.

The areas described aggregate

approximately 2 acres in Boulder County.

2. At 9 a.m. on July 9, 2001, the lands

shall be opened to such forms of

disposition as may by law be made of

National Forest System lands, including

location and entry under the United

States mining laws, subject to valid

existing rights, the provisions of existing

withdrawals, other segregations of

record, and the requirements of

applicable law. Appropriation of lands

described in this order under the

general mining laws prior to the date

and time of restoration is unauthorized.

Any such attempted appropriation,

including attempted adverse possession

under 30 U.S.C. 38 (1994), shall vest no

rights against the United States. Acts

required to establish a location and to

initiate a right of possession are

governed by State law where not in

conflict with Federal law. The Bureau of

Land Management will not intervene in

disputes between rival locators over

possessory rights since Congress has

provided for such determinations in

local courts.

Dated: May 21, 2001.

Gale A. Norton,

Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 01–14371 Filed 6–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submitted for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of a

currently approved information

collection (OMB Control Number 1010–

0051).

SUMMARY: To comply with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(PRA), we are submitting to OMB for

review and approval an information

collection request (ICR), titled ‘‘30 CFR

250, Subpart L, Oil and Gas Production

Measurement, Surface Commingling,

and Security.’’ We are also soliciting

comments from the public on this ICR.

DATES: Submit written comments by

July 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments

directly to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attention:

Desk Officer for the Department of the

Interior (1010–0051), 725 17th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20503. Mail or

hand carry a copy of your comments to

the Department of the Interior, Minerals

Management Service, Attention: Rules

Processing Team, Mail Stop 4024, 381

Elden Street; Herndon, Virginia 20170–

4817. If you wish to e-mail comments,

the e-mail address is:

rules.comments@mms.gov. Reference

‘‘Information Collection 1010–0051’’ in

your e-mail subject line. Include your

name and return address in your e-mail

message and mark your message for

return receipt.

Our practice is to make comments,

including names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public review

during regular business hours.

Individual respondents may request that

we withhold their home address from