5692 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 22 / Thursday, February 3, 2005 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, 

contact Thomas Scott Kuhaneck, 

Domestic Vessel Compliance Division 

(G–MOC–1), U.S. Coast Guard, 

telephone 202–267–0240, or e-mail: 

TKuhaneck@comdt.uscg.mil. If you 

have questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, call Andrea M. 

Jenkins, Program Manager, Docket 

Operations, telephone 202–366–0271.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to respond to our 

request for comments, by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted, 

without change, to http://dms.dot.gov

and will include any personal 

information you have provided. We 

have an agreement with the Department 

of Transportation (DOT) to use the 

Docket Management Facility. Please see 

DOT’s ‘‘Privacy Act’’ three paragraphs 

below. 

Submitting comments: If you submit a 

comment, please include your name and 

address, identify docket number 

(USCG–2004–19977), indicate the 

specific question, and give the reason 

for each comment. You may submit 

your comments and material by 

electronic means, mail, fax, or delivery 

to the Docket Management Facility at 

the address under ADDRESSES; but 

please submit your comments and 

material by only one means. If you 

submit them by mail or delivery, submit 

them in an unbound format, no larger 

than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. If you 

submit them by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period. 

Viewing comments and documents:

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this notice as 

being available in the docket, go to 

http://dms.dot.gov at any time and 

conduct a simple search using the 

docket number. You may also visit the 

Docket Management Facility in room 

PL–401 on the Plaza level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. Privacy Act: Anyone 

can search the electronic form of all 

comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the Department of 

Transportation’s Privacy Act Statement 

in the Federal Register published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

Public Meeting 

The meeting will be held— 

• February 10, 2005, 9 a.m. to 12 

p.m., at Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 

Cabildo Room, Poydras at Loyola 

Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113. 

Questions 

We need the public’s assistance in 

answering the following questions, and 

any additional information provided on 

this topic is welcome. 

In responding to each question, please 

explain your reasons for each answer as 

specifically as possible so that we can 

carefully weigh the consequences and 

impacts of any future actions we may 

take. 

(1) Towing vessels of a certain size 

(300 or more gross register tons) are 

already inspected vessels and are 

subject to a variety of existing 

requirements. Should the Coast Guard 

use any of these existing standards (or 

standards for other types of inspected 

vessels) for incorporation into the new 

regulations regarding the inspection of 

towing vessels? If so, which regulations 

or standards should be incorporated 

into these new regulations? 

(2) Title 46, United States Code, 

specifies the items covered with regard 

to inspected vessels including 

lifesaving, firefighting, hull, propulsion 

equipment, machinery and vessel 

equipment. However, the legislation 

that added towing vessels to the list of 

inspected vessels, authorized that the 

Coast Guard may prescribe different 

standards for towing vessels than for 

other types of inspected vessels. What, 

if any, different standards should be 

considered with regard to inspected 

towing vessel requirements from other 

inspected vessels? 

(3) Towing vessels vary widely in 

terms of size, horsepower, areas of 

operation, and type of operation. Under 

what circumstances, if any, should a 

towing vessel be exempt from the 

requirements as an inspected vessel? 

(4) Should existing towing vessels be 

given time to implement requirements, 

be ‘‘grandfathered’’ altogether from 

them, or should this practice vary from 

requirement to requirement? 

(5) Should existing towing vessels be 

treated differently from towing vessels 

yet to be built? 

(6) The same act that requires 

inspection of towing vessels authorizes 

the Coast Guard to develop a safety 

management system appropriate for the 

towing vessels. If such a system is 

developed, should its use be required 

for all inspected towing vessels? 

(7) Examples of existing safety 

management systems include the 

international safety management (ISM) 

code and the American Waterways 

Operators Responsible Carrier Program. 

If a safety management system is used, 

what elements should be included in 

such a system? 

Procedural 

The meeting is open to the public. 

Attendees may make oral presentations 

during the meeting. Please note that the 

meeting may close early if all business 

is finished. 

Information on Services for Individuals 

With Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Thomas Scott 

Kuhaneck at the address under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon 

as possible.

Dated: January 31, 2005. 

Howard L. Hime, 

Acting Director of Standards, Marine Safety, 

Security, and Environmental Protection, U.S. 

Coast Guard.

[FR Doc. 05–2095 Filed 1–31–05; 3:37 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Information Collection Renewal To Be 

Submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act; State 

Certification of Expenditures, Public 

Law 106–408; OMB Control No. 1018–

0117

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service 

(We) plans to submit the collection of 

information described below to OMB for 

renewal under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 

Programs Improvement Act of 2000 

(Pub. L. 106–408) requires that States 

certify annually in writing that their 

expenditures of Federal grant funds 

under the Federal Aid in Wildlife and 

Sport Fish Restoration Acts were in 

accordance with the appropriate Act.

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before April 4, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection to Hope 

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Grey, Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 

222–ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22203; 

hope_grey@fws.gov (email); or (703) 

358–2269 (fax).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the information 

collection requirements, explanatory 

information, form, or related materials, 

contact Hope Grey at the above 

addresses or by telephone at 703–358–

2482.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR part 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.), require that interested members 

of the public and affected agencies have 

an opportunity to comment on 

information collection and 

recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)). 

We administer grant programs 

authorized by the Federal Aid in 

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration 

Acts. The Wildlife and Sport Fish 

Restoration Programs Improvement Act 

of 2000 requires that States certify 

annually in writing that their 

expenditures of these Federal grants 

funds were in accordance with the 

appropriate Act. We must forward these 

certifications to Congress annually by 

December 31. The OMB control number 

for this information collection is 1018–

0117, and the OMB approval for this 

collection expires on May 31, 2005. We 

plan to send a request to OMB to renew 

its approval of this information 

collection for a 3-year term. 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. 

Title: State Certification of 

Expenditures, Public Law 106–408. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0117. 

Form Number: FWS Form 3–2197a. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Description of Respondents: States, 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, District 

of Columbia, Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, U.S. 

Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Name Completion time 

per form 

Total annual 

number of responses 

Total annual 

burden hours 

State certification of spending (FWS Form 3–2197a) .............................................................. 30 minutes ........ 56 28 

We invite comments on: (1) Whether 

or not the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimates of burden of the 

collection of information; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and, 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology.

Dated: January 21, 2005. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 05–2013 Filed 2–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Assessment for Rice 

Lake and Mille Lacs National Wildlife 

Refuges in East Central Minnesota and 

Horicon and Fox River National 

Wildlife Refuges (NWR) in Southeast 

Wisconsin

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public 

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service) intends to gather information 

necessary to prepare Comprehensive 

Conservation Plans (CCP) and 

Environmental Assessments (EA) for the 

following National Wildlife Refuges: 

Rice Lake NWR in Aitkin and Pine 

Counties, Minnesota and Mille Lacs 

NWR in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, 

which are managed by Rice Lake NWR 

staff, and Horicon NWR in Dodge and 

Fond du Lac Counties, Wisconsin and 

Fox River NWR in Marquette County, 

Wisconsin, which are managed by 

Horicon NWR staff. The CCPs will 

describe how we intend to manage the 

refuges for the next 15 years. 

The Service is furnishing this notice 

in compliance with the National 

Wildlife Refuge System Administration 

Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 

668dd et seq.), and the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

Open house style meetings and 

possibly focus group meetings and 

workshops will be held during the 

scoping phase of the CCP development 

process to obtain additional suggestions 

and information on the scope of 

alternatives and impacts to be 

considered. 

In addition, the Service is inviting 

comments on archeological, historic, 

and traditional cultural sites in 

accordance with the National Historic 

Preservation Act. Cultural resource 

overview studies will be conducted to 

identify known historic and cultural 

sites on the refuges. 

Special mailings, newspaper articles, 

Internet postings, and other media 

announcements will inform people of 

the opportunities for written comments.

ADDRESSES: Comments for Rice Lake 

NWR or Mille Lacs NWR can be mailed 

to: Refuge Manager, Rice Lake National 

Wildlife Refuge, 36289 State Highway 

65, McGregor, Minnesota 55760 or 

submit comments electronically at the 

following Web site: http://

midwest.fws.gov/planning/ricelake/

index.html. 

Comments for Horicon NWR or Fox 

River NWR can be mailed to: Refuge 

Manager, Horicon National Wildlife 

Refuge, W4279 Headquarters Road, 

Mayville, Wisconsin 53050 or submit 

comments electronically at the 

following Web site: http://

midwest.fws.gov/planning/horicon/

index.html. 

You may also find information on the 

CCP planning process and submit 

comments electronically at the planning 

Web site: http://midwest.fws.gov/

planning/index.html or you may e-mail 

comments to: r3planning@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Stefanski, Rice Lake NWR, at (218) 

768–2402 or Patti Meyers, Horicon 

NWR, at (920) 387–2658.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee et seq.) requires the 

Service to develop a CCP for each 

National Wildlife Refuge. The purpose