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proposed response to the Institute of

Medicine’s report on TB Elimination in

the U.S. Agenda items are subject to

change as priorities dictate.

Contact Person for More Information:

Paulette Ford-Knights, National Center

for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, 1600

Clifton Road, NE, M/S E–07, Atlanta,

Georgia 30333, telephone 404/639–

8008.

The Director, Management Analysis

and Services Office, has been delegated

the authority to sign Federal Register

Notices pertaining to announcements of

meetings and other committee

management activities, for both the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic

Substances and Disease Registry.

Dated: June 13, 2001.

John Burckhardt,

Acting Director, Management Analysis and

Services Office, Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention.

[FR Doc. 01–15388 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of an

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan and Receipt of an

Application for a Permit for the

Incidental Take of the Houston Toad

(Bufo houstonensis) During

Construction and Operation of a

School Building on Approximately 0.5

Acres of the 119.84-acre Property on

Park Road 1–C, Bastrop County, Texas

(Woodside Trails)

SUMMARY: Woodside Trails Wilderness

Experience, Inc. (Applicant) has applied

to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) for an incidental take permit

pursuant to Section 10(a) of the

Endangered Species Act (Act). The

Applicant has been assigned permit

number TE–041786–0. The requested

permit, which is for a period of 5 years,

would authorize the incidental take of

the endangered Houston toad (Bufo

houstonensis). The proposed take would

occur as a result of the construction and

operation of a school building on

approximately 0.5 acres of the 119.84-

acre property on Park Road 1–C, Bastrop

County, Texas.

The Service has prepared the

Environmental Assessment/Habitat

Conservation Plan (EA/HCP) for the

incidental take application. A

determination of jeopardy to the species

or a Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) will not be made until at least

30 days from the date of publication of

this notice. 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 July 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the application may obtain a copy by

writing to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box

1306, Room 4102, Albuquerque, New

Mexico, 87103. Persons wishing to

review the EA/HCP may obtain a copy

by contacting Clayton Napier, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, 10711 Burnet

Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas, 78758

(512/490–0057). Documents 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, Austin, Texas. Written data or

comments concerning the application

and EA/HCP should be submitted to the

Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Austin, Texas, at the above

address. Please refer to permit number

TE–041786–0 when submitting

comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Clayton Napier at the above U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Austin Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9

of the Act prohibits the ‘‘taking’’ of

endangered species such as the Houston

toad. However, the Service, under

limited circumstances, may issue

permits to take 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.

Applicant: Woodside Trails

Wilderness Experience, Inc. plans to

construct a school building on

approximately 0.5 acres of the 119.84-

acre property on Park Road 1–C, Bastrop

County, Texas. This action will

eliminate 0.5 acres or less of Houston

toad habitat and result in indirect

impacts within the property. The

Applicant proposes to compensate for

this incidental take of the Houston toad

by providing volunteer labor for a

minimum of six days per year, over the

next three years, for restoration of

Houston toad habitat in Bastrop State

Park, Bastrop County, Texas. The

applicant also intends to construct an

exhibit at the entrance of the 119.84-

acre property providing information

about the Houston toad in Bastrop

County.

Geoffery Haskett,

Regional Director, Region 2, Albuquerque,

New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 01–15359 Filed 6–18–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish And Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of a Finding of No

Significant Impact/Habitat

Conservation Plan for Issuance of an

Incidental Take Permit for the Gunston

Manor Subdivision, Block 40, Lots 11–

17, Single-Family Home Construction,

Mason Neck, Fairfax County, Virginia

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Applicant has submitted

three incomplete Habitat Conservation

Plan (HCP) permit applications

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

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act).

These permits were not processed

because the applications did not meet

either the statutory application criteria

or the statutory issuance criteria.

The applicant initiated litigation over

this project arguing that the Service has

unconstitutionally ‘‘taken’’ his property

without just compensation. The Service

has taken the position that an acceptable

plan could be produced and that a

permit could be issued if an acceptable

plan were submitted, but has decided

that it is more efficient to draft a

compliant HCP and issue the permit

than to continue to litigate. This draft

HCP is offered as part of his ITP

application. The draft Finding of No

Significant Impact (FONSI)/HCP made

available by this notice were prepared

by the Service based on information

previously provided by the Applicant

and other information acquired by the

Service. The Applicant has been

assigned permit number TE041642–0.

The permit, which is for a period of 30

years upon approval, would authorize

the incidental take of the threatened

bald eagle (Haliateetus leucocephalus).

The proposed take would occur as a

result of the construction and

occupancy of a single-family home in

Fairfax County, Virginia.

The Service has prepared the FONSI/

HCP for the incidental take permit (ITP)

application. This notice is provided

pursuant to section 10(c) of the Act and

National Environmental Policy Act

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).