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Washington, DC area), code 12624.

Please call the Information Line for upto-date information on this meeting.

Agenda: The committee will discuss,

make recommendations, and vote on a

premarket approval application for a

high-frequency ventilator used in the

treatment of acute respiratory failure in

adults. Background information and

questions for the committee will be

available to the public on July 13, 2001,

on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/

cdrh/panelmtg.html.

Procedure: On July 16, 2001, from 12

a.m. to 5 p.m., the meeting is open to

the public. Interested persons may

present data, information, or views,

orally or in writing, on issues pending

before the committee. Written

submissions may be made to the contact

person by July 9, 2001. Oral

presentations from the public will be

scheduled between approximately 12:15

p.m. and 12:45 p.m. Near the end of the

committee deliberations, a 30-minute

open public session will be conducted

for interested persons to address issues

specific to the submission before the

committee. Time allotted for each

presentation may be limited. Those

desiring to make formal oral

presentations should notify the contact

person before July 9, 2001, and submit

a brief statement of the general nature of

the evidence or arguments they wish to

present, the names and addresses of

proposed participants, and an

indication of the approximate time

requested to make their presentation.

Closed Committee Deliberations: On

July 16, 2001, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon,

the meeting will be closed to permit

FDA to present to the committee trade

secret and/or confidential commercial

information (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4))

regarding pending and future

anesthesiology and respiratory therapy

device submissions.

Notice of this meeting is given under

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. app. 2).

Dated: June 19, 2001.

Bonnie Malkin,

Special Assistant to the Senior Associate

Commissioner.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

Health Care Financing Administration

[Document Identifier: HCFA–10045]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Health Care Financing

Administration, HHS.

In compliance with the requirement

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Health Care Financing Administration

(HCFA), Department of Health and

Human Services, is publishing the

following summary of proposed

collections for public comment.

Interested persons are invited to send

comments regarding this burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including any

of the following subjects: (1) The

necessity and utility of the proposed

information collection for the proper

performance of the agency’s functions;

(2) the accuracy of the estimated

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected; and (4) the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology to

minimize the information collection

burden.

Type of Information Collection

Request: New collection;

Title of Information Collection:

Durable Medical Equipment and

Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies

(DMEPOS) Supplier Survey: Texas;

Form No.: HCFA–10045 (OMB# 0938–

NEW);

Use: This survey is necessary to

collect information on beneficiary

access, quality of services, diversity of

product selection, industry

competitiveness, and financial

performance from DMEPOS suppliers.

These key elements of the evaluation of

Medicare’s competitive bidding

demonstration cannot be thoroughly

evaluated without a survey of suppliers.

The information will be presented to

HCFA and to Congress, who will use the

results to determine whether the

demonstration should be extended to

other sites. The respondents will be

companies who supply DMEPOS to

Medicare beneficiaries.;

Frequency: Annually;

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit;

Number of Respondents: 384;

Total Annual Responses: 384;

Total Annual Hours: 768.

To obtain copies of the supporting

statement and any related forms for the

proposed paperwork collections

referenced above, access HCFA’s Web

Site address at http://www.hcfa.gov/

regs/prdact95.htm, or E-mail your

request, including your address, phone

number, OMB number, and HCFA

document identifier, to

Paperwork@hcfa.gov, or call the Reports

Clearance Office on (410) 786–1326.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections must be mailed

within 60 days of this notice directly to

the HCFA Paperwork Clearance Officer

designated at the following address:

HCFA, Office of Information Services,

Security and Standards Group, Division

of HCFA Enterprise Standards,

Attention: Dawn Willinghan, HCFA–

10045, Room N2–14–26, 7500 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244–

1850.

Dated: June 20, 2001.

John P. Burke III,

HCFA Reports Clearance Officer, HCFA Office

of Information Services, Security and

Standards Group, Division of HCFA

Enterprise Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–16272 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4120–03–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of Draft Comprehensive

Conservation Plan and Environmental

Assessment for Rydell National

Wildlife Refuge, Erskine, Minnesota

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Refuge

Improvement Act of 1997, the Fish and

Wildlife Service has published the

Rydell National Wildlife Refuge Draft

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and

Environmental Assessment. The Plan

describes how the Service intends to

manage the Refuge for the next 15 years.

DATES: Submit written comments by

August 15, 2001. All comments should

be addressed to Rick Julian, Rydell

National Wildlife Refuge, Route 3, Box

105, Erskine, MN 56535. Comments may

also be submitted through the Service’s

regional website at: http://

midwest.fws.gov/planning/rydtop.htm

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Plan or a

summary may be obtained by writing to

Rick Julian at the address above or by

planing a request through the website.

The plan is also posted on the Service’s

planning website at http://

midwest.fws.gov/planning/

rydelldccp.htm

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information contact Rick

Julian at Rydell National Wildlife

Refuge, Route 3, Box 105, Erskine, MN

56535; or call Mr. Julian at 218/687–

2229; or direct e-mail to

rickljulian@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rydell

National Wildlife Refuge includes

wetlands, hardwood stands, conifer

plantations, grass meadows and

cropland. The Refuge was established in

1992 and today includes 2,120 acres.

The diverse habitat is used by diving

and dabbling ducks, geese, swans,

white-tailed deer, moose, ruffed grouse,

cormorants, herons, black bear, hawks

and owls, among other species. The

Refuge was established to protect

wildlife habitat diversity, to encourage

waterfowl and other migratory bird

production, and to promote

environmental education and

recreation. In addition, the Refuge was

established to demonstrate sound fish

and wildlife management and wise land

and water stewardship.

The Draft Comprehensive

Conservation Plan emphasizes the

habitat needs of fish and wildlife and

expanded opportunities for wildlifedependent recreation.

Dated: June 15, 2001.

Barbara A. Milne,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 01–16249 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Technology Transfer Act of 1986

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed Cooperative

Research and Development Agreement

(CRADA) negotiation.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey

(USGS) is contemplating entering into a

cooperative Research and Development

Agreement (CRADA) with the National

Stone, Sand & Gravel Association to

develop a CD–ROM database of U.S.

aggregates operations, based on the

information included in the USGS

National Atlas. The interative CD–ROM

will allow users to search and correlate

aggregates operations with a broad array

of geographical, geologic,

environmental, infrastructure, and

political features.

Inquiries: If any other parties are

interested in similar activities with the

USGS, please contact: Valentin V.

Tepordei, USGS National Center, MS

983, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., Reston,

VA 20192, Tel. 703–648–7728.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is submitted to meet the USGS

requirements stipulated in the Survey

Manual Chapter 500.20.

P. Patrick Leahy,

Associate Director for Geology, U.S.

Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

[FR Doc. 01–16273 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–Y7–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to an

approved Tribal-State Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988,

Public Law 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 Amendment IX

to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm

Springs Reservation of Oregon and the

State of Oregon Gaming Compact, which

was executed on May 4, 2001.

DATES: This action is effective June 28,

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: June 20, 2001.

James H. McDivitt,

Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

(Management).

[FR Doc. 01–16214 Filed 6–27–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–00–1320–EL, WYW151133]

Belle Ayr 2000 Coal Lease Application,

WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability (NOA) of

Decision Record.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces the

availability of the Decision Record for

the Environmental Assessment (EA) for

the Belle Ayr 2000 Coal Lease

Application. That EA analyzes the

potential impacts of leasing and mining

Federal coal on lands in Campbell

County, WY. BLM’s decisions was to

approve the Selected Alternative, which

analyzed the impacts of offering for

competitive lease sale approximately

243.61 acres containing an estimated 29

million tons of in-place Federal coal.

BLM received six written comments

during the two scoping periods on the

Belle Ayr 2000 lease application. These

comments are on file in the Casper and

Cheyenne offices of the BLM. Three

written comments were received on the

draft EA, and these were included, with

written responses, in the final EA. The

transcript of the formal hearing is on file

in the Casper and Cheyenne Offices of

the BLM. Three written comments were

received on the final EA. All comments

that were received during the process

were considered in the preparation of

the draft and final EA’s, and in the

Decision Record.

BLM Notices of Availability for the

draft EA and for the final EA for this

project were published in the Federal

Register on December 29, 2000 (65 FR

83076), and on April 24, 2001 (66 FR

20681), respectively.

DATES: The Decision Record was signed

by the Acting BLM WY State Director on

June 6, 2001. Parties in interest have the

right to appeal that decision pursuant to

43 CFR part 4, within thirty days from

the date of publication of this NOA in

the Federal Register. The Decision

Record contains instructions on taking

appeals to the Interior Board of Land

Appeals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melvin Schlagel, phone: (307) 775–

6257. Copies of the Decision Record

may be obtained from the following

BLM offices: Casper Field Office, 2987

Prospector Drive, Casper, Wyoming

82604, 307–261–7600; and Wyoming

State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Road,

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009, 307–775–

6256.

Dated: June 25, 2001.

Phillip C. Perlewitz,

Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.

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