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of Alaska 3 adult Northern sea otters

and export them to their facility in

Japan for the purpose of public display.

Source of Marine Mammals: Wild sea

otters from Alaska.

Period of Activity: Up to 5 years, if

issued.

Applicant: Ibaraki Prefectural Oarai

Aquairium, Ibaraki, Japan. PRT–043001.

Permit Type: Take and Export for

public display.

Name and Number of Animals:

Northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris

lutris), 1.4.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant requests a

permit to live capture from the waters

of Alaska 5 adult Northern sea otters

and export them to their facility in

Japan for the purpose of public display.

Source of Marine Mammals: Wild sea

otters from Alaska.

Period of Activity: Up to 5 years, if

issued.

Applicant: California Department of

Fish and Game, Santa Cruz, California,

PRT–039953.

Permit Type: Take for Enhancement.

Name and Number of Animals:

Southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris

nereis), variable number.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant requests an

enhancement permit to hold Southern

sea otters for rehabilitation purposes at

their Marine Wildlife Veterinary Care

and Research Center; animals will be

held for rehabilitation purposes pending

return to the wild.

Source of Marine Mammals: Stranded

animals in need of rehabilitation.

Period of Activity: Up to 5 years, if

issued.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Division of Management Authority is

forwarding copies of the above

applications to the Marine Mammal

Commission and the Committee of

Scientific Advisors for their review.

Applicant: Richard T. Adams, Verdi,

NV, PRT–043591.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Norwegian Bay

polar bear population in Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Frank Huschitt, Grayslake,

IL, PRT–043606

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population in Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Alfred Cito, Manasquan,

NJ, PRT–043609.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted prior to April 30, 1994,

from the Northern Beaufort polar bear

population in Canada for personal use.

Applicant: James A. Cummings, Fort

Lauderdale, FL, PRT–043611.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population in Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Thomas E. Ferry, Ponca,

NE, PRT–043735.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Northern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population in

Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Bruce DeShano, Pigeon,

MI, PRT–043824.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Northern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population in

Canada for personal use.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has

information collection approval from

OMB through February 28, 2001. OMB

Control Number 1018–0093. Federal

Agencies may not conduct or sponsor

and a person is not required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a current valid OMB control

number.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

Fax: (703/358–2281).

Dated: June 1, 2001.

Monica Farris,

Senior Biologist, Branch of Permits, Office

of Management Authority.

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species Permit

Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit

applications.

SUMMARY: The following applicants have

applied for a scientific research permit

to conduct certain activities with

endangered species pursuant to section

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.).

Permit No. TE–040748

Applicant: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo,

Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The applicant requests a permit to

take black-footed ferrets (Mustela

nigripes), and Wyoming toads (Bufo

hemiophrys baxteri) in conjunction with

recovery activities throughout the

species’ ranges for the purpose of

enhancing their survival and recovery.

Applicant: Aaron R. Ellingson,

Colorado State University, Fort Collins,

Colorado.

The applicant requests a permit to

take Uncompahgre fritillary butterflies

(Boloria acrocnema) in conjunction

with recovery activities throughout the

species’ range for the purpose of

enhancing its survival and recovery.

Applicant: William Wyatt Hoback,

University of Nebraska, Kearney,

Nebraska.

The applicant requests a permit to

take American burying beetles

(Nicrophorus americanus) in

conjunction with recovery activities

throughout the species’ range for the

purpose of enhancing its survival and

recovery.

Applicant: Kevin R. Bestgen, Colorado

State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.

The applicant requests a permit to

take Colorado pikeminnows

(Ptychocheilus lucius) in conjunction

with recovery activities throughout the

species’ range for the purpose of

enhancing its survival and recovery.

Applicant: Greystone Environmental

Consultants, Inc., Lakewood, Colorado.

The applicant requests a permit to

take Southwestern willow flycatchers

(Empidonax traillii extimus) in

conjunction with recovery activities

throughout the species’ range for the

purpose of enhancing its survival and

recovery.

Applicant: Clay Richard Davis,

Midwestern State University, Wichita

Falls, Texas.

The applicant requests a permit to

take black-footed ferrets (Mustela

nigripes), and gray bats (Myotis

grisescens) in conjunction with recovery

activities throughout the species’ range

for the purpose of enhancing their

survival and recovery.

Applicant: Hank Guarisco,

Guariscocorp Inc., Lawrence, Kansas.

The applicant requests a permit to

take American burying beetles

(Nicrophorus americanus) in

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conjunction with recovery activities

throughout the species’ range for the

purpose of enhancing its survival and

recovery.

Applicant: Ronald J. Kass,

Intermountain Ecosystems, Springville,

Utah.

The applicant requests a permit to

take Southwestern willow flycatchers

(Empidonax traillii extimus) in

conjunction with recovery activities

throughout the species’ range for the

purpose of enhancing its survival and

recovery.

DATES: Written comments on these

requests for permits must be received on

or before July 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Assistant

Regional Director-Ecological Services,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box

25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver,

Colorado 80225–0486; facsimile 303–

236–0027.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents within 20

days of the date of publication of this

notice to the address above; telephone

303–236–7400.

Dated: June 6, 2001.

Ralph O. Morgenweck,

Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.

[FR Doc. 01–15113 Filed 6–14–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

[WO–830–1030–XP–2–24 1A]

Extension of Approved Information

Collections, OMB 1004–0172 and 1004–

0181

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior, and Forest Service, Agriculture.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and

the United States Department of

Agriculture, Forest Service (USDAFS),

request the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) to extend existing

approvals to collect information through

conducting surveys of the public for

their respective user groups.

DATES: You must submit your comments

to BLM at the appropriate address below

on or before August 14, 2001. BLM will

not necessarily consider any comments

receive after the above date.

ADDRESSES: You may mail comments to:

Regulatory Affairs Group (630), Bureau

of Land Management, 1849 C Street,

NW., Room 401LS, Washington, DC

20240.

You may send comments via Internet

to: WOComment@blm.gov. Please

include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0172 and 1004–

0181’’ and your name and return

address in your Internet message.

You may hand deliver comments to

the Bureau of Land Management,

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620

L Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Comments will be available for public

review at the L Street address during

regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15

p.m.), Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You

may contact Andrew Goldsmith,

Management Systems Group, Business

and Fiscal Resources Directorate, on

(202) 452–5169 (Commercial or FTS).

Persons who use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the

Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) on 1–800–877–8330, 24 hours a

day, seven days a week, to contact Mr.

Goldsmith.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 5 CFR

1320.12(a) requires that we provide a

60-day notice in the Federal Register

concerning a collection of information

to solicit comments on:

(a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

functioning of the agencies, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(b) The accuracy of our estimates of

the information collection burden,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions we use;

(c) Ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information

collected; and

(c) Ways to minimize the information

collection burden on those who are to

respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical or to her technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology. BLM will

receive and analyze any comments sent

in response to this notice and include

them with its request for approval from

OMB under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

I. Background

II. Current Actions

III. Methodology

IV. Requests for Comments

I. Background

The Government Performance and

Results Act of 1993 (Pub. L. No 103–62)

sets out to ‘‘improve Federal program

effectiveness and public accountability

by promoting a new focus on results,

service quality, and customer

satisfaction.’’ In order to fulfill this

responsibility, the BLM and USDAFS

must collect data from their respective

user groups to:

(1) Better understand the needs and

desires of the public; and

(2) Respond to those needs and

desires accordingly.

Executive Order No. 12862 fortifies

this course of action. The Order

discusses surveys as a means to

determine the kinds and qualities of

services the Federal Government’s

customers desire and to determine

satisfaction levels for existing services.

The BLM and USDAFS use these

voluntary customer surveys to ascertain

customer satisfaction with our services

and products. Respondents are

individuals and organizations who

receive our services and products.

Previous customer surveys provide

useful information to assess how well

we deliver our services, products, and

for making improvements.

II. Current Actions

The request to OMB will be fore a

three-year clearance to conduct

customer surveys in the BLM and

USDAFS. Over the past several years,

we conducted several customer surveys,

including the use of focus groups an a

BLM–USDAFS comment card. The BLM

uses this information to improve its

products and services. (Examples of

previously conducted customer surveys

are available upon request.) Our

planned activities in the next three

fiscal years reflect our increased

emphasis on and expansion of these

activities.

III. Methodology

The BLM and USDAFS survey

customers in the following general

categories:

(1) Use requiring authorization;

(2) State and private foresty;

(3) Timber sales;

(4) Wild horse and burro;

(5) Research;

(6) Law enforcement;

(7) Fire and aviation;

(8) Wildlife and fisheries;

(9) Recreation;

(10) Information [general, land, title,

and technology-based];

(11) Pilot programs;

(12) Stakeholders and partners; and

(13) State and local governments.