Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2005 / Proposed Rules 60051 

PART 307—COMPUTERIZED 

SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS 

IN OPERATION AFTER OCTOBER 1, 

1997 

1. The authority citation for part 307 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 652 through 658, 664, 

666 through 669A, and 1302. 

2. Amend § 307.13 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 307.13 Security and confidentiality for 

computerized support enforcement 

systems in operation after October 1, 1997. 

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(a) Information integrity and security. 

Have safeguards protecting the integrity, 

accuracy, completeness of, access to, 

and use of data in the computerized 

support enforcement system. These 

safeguards shall include written policies 

concerning access to data by IV–D 

agency personnel, and the sharing of 

data with other persons to: 

(1) Permit access to and use of data to 

the extent necessary to carry out the 

State IV–D program under this chapter; 

(2) Specify the data which may be 

used for particular IV–D program 

purposes, and the personnel permitted 

access to such data; 

(3) Permit exchanging information 

with State and tribal agencies 

administering programs under titles IV, 

XIX, and XXI of the Act, to the extent 

necessary to carry out State and tribal 

agency responsibilities under such 

programs in accordance with section 

454A(f)(3) of the Act; and to the extent 

that it does not interfere with IV–D 

agency meeting its own obligations. 

(4) Permit disclosure of noncustodial 

parent names, addresses, telephone 

numbers, and identifying IV–A case 

number information to Workforce 

Investment Boards (formerly called 

private industry councils) that receive 

welfare-to-work grants as specified in 

section 454A(f)(5) of the Act. 

(5) Except for disclosure of National 

Directory of New Hire or Federal Case 

Registry information to title IV–A 

agencies, limit disclosure of National 

Directory of New Hire or Federal Case 

Registry information, IRS information or 

financial institution data match 

information, outside the IV–D program, 

to information that has been 

independently verified. 

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[FR Doc. 05–20508 Filed 10–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4184–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants: 90-Day Finding on a 

Petition To List the California Spotted 

Owl as Threatened or Endangered 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of reopening of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

reopening of the public comment period 

for the status review initiated by the 90- 

day finding on a petition to list the 

California spotted owl (Strix 

occidentalis occidentalis) as threatened 

or endangered, under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act). On June 21, 

2005 (70 FR 35607), we published a 

positive 90-day finding and initiated a 

status review of the subspecies to 

determine if listing under the Act is 

warranted. The original comment period 

closed on August 22, 2005. To ensure 

that the status review is comprehensive, 

we are reopening the comment period to 

solicit additional scientific and 

commercial information regarding this 

subspecies. This will allow all 

interested parties an additional 

opportunity to provide information on 

the status of the subspecies under the 

Act. 

DATES: To be considered in the 12- 

month finding for this petition, 

comments and information must be 

submitted directly to the Service (see 

ADDRESSES) by October 28, 2005. All 

comments submitted to the Service from 

June 21, 2005, through October 28, 

2005, will be considered by the Service 

in the development of the 12-month 

finding, but any comments received 

after the closing date may not be 

considered in that finding. 

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment, 

you may submit your comments, new 

information, materials, or questions 

concerning this species by any one of 

the following methods: 

(1) You may submit written comments 

to the Field Supervisor (Attn: California 

Spotted Owl), U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife 

Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W–

2605, Sacramento, CA 95825. 

(2) You may send comments by 

electronic mail (e-mail) to: 

ca_spotted_owl@fws.gov. See the 

‘‘Public Comments Solicited’’ section 

below for file format and other 

information on electronic filing. 

(3) You may fax your comments to 

(916) 414–6712. 

(4) You may hand-deliver comments 

to our Sacramento Fish and Wildlife 

Office at the address above. 

See also the ‘‘Public Information 

Solicited’’ section for more information 

on submitting comments. 

All comments and materials received, 

as well as supporting documentation 

used in the preparation of the 90-day 

finding, status review, and 12-month 

finding, will be available for public 

inspection, by appointment, during 

normal business hours, at the above 

address. You may obtain copies of the 

90-day finding from the above address, 

by calling (916) 414–6600, or from our 

Web site at http://www.fws.gov/pacific/ 

sacramento/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arnold Roessler, Sacramento Fish and 

Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES above), 

or at telephone (916) 414–6600, or by 

facsimile at (916) 414–6712. You may 

also obtain additional information on 

our Web site at http://www.fws.gov/ 

pacific/sacramento/. Information 

regarding the 90-day finding is available 

in alternative formats upon request. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Information Solicited 

We request any additional data, 

comments, and suggestions from the 

public, other concerned governmental 

agencies, Native American Tribes, the 

scientific community, industry, or any 

other interested parties concerning the 

status of the California spotted owl. Of 

particular interest in the status review is 

information pertaining to the factors the 

Service uses to determine if a species is 

threatened or endangered: (1) Present or 

threatened destruction, modification, or 

curtailment of its habitat or range; (2) 

overutilization for commercial, 

recreational, scientific, or educational 

purposes; (3) disease or predation; (4) 

inadequacy of existing regulatory 

mechanisms; and (5) other natural or 

human-caused factors affecting its 

continued existence. 

We are particularly seeking comments 

and information concerning the 

following: 

(1) Biological, commercial trade, or 

other relevant data concerning any 

threat (or lack thereof) to the California 

spotted owl; 

(2) The location of any additional 

subpopulations or breeding sites of this 

species, and the reasons why any 

habitat should or should not be 

determined to be critical habitat 

pursuant to section 4 of the Act; 

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(3) Additional information concerning 

the range, distribution, and population 

sizes of this species; and 

(4) Information regarding barred owl 

(Strix varia) range, distribution, and 

population size as it relates to California 

spotted owl. 

(5) Current or planned activities or 

land use practices in the subject area 

and their possible impacts on this 

animal. 

In addition, we request data and 

information regarding the changes 

identified in the ‘‘Summary of Threats 

Analysis’’ section in the 90-day finding 

(70 FR 35607). 

Finally, if we determine that listing 

the owl is warranted, it is our intent to 

propose critical habitat to the maximum 

extent prudent and determinable at the 

time we would propose to list the 

species. Therefore, we request scientific 

information on what may constitute 

physical or biological features essential 

to the conservation of the species, where 

these features are currently found and 

whether any of these areas are in need 

of special management, and whether 

there are areas not containing these 

features which might be essential to the 

conservation of the species. Please 

provide specific comments as to what, 

critical habitat, if any, should be 

proposed for designation if the species 

is proposed for listing, and why that 

proposed habitat meets the 

requirements of the Act. 

Previously submitted comments need 

not be resubmitted. If you submit 

comments by electronic mail (e-mail), 

please submit them as an ASCII file and 

avoid the use of special characters and 

any form of encryption. Please also 

include ‘‘Attn: California Spotted Owl 

Status Review’’ and your name and 

address in your e-mail message. If you 

do not receive a confirmation from the 

system that we have received your email message, contact us directly by 

calling the Sacramento Fish and 

Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES). 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Respondents may request that we 

withhold their home address, which we 

will honor to the extent allowable by 

law. There also may be circumstances in 

which we would withhold a 

respondent’s identity, as allowable by 

law. If you wish us to withhold your 

name and/or address, you must state 

this request prominently at the 

beginning of your comment. We will not 

consider anonymous comments. To the 

extent consistent with applicable law, 

we will make all submissions from 

organizations or businesses, and from 

individuals identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Comments and materials received will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the above address. 

Background 

On June 21, 2005 (70 FR 35607), we 

published a positive 90-finding on a 

petition to list the California spotted 

owl as threatened or endangered under 

the Act (i.e., we determined that the 

petition presents substantial scientific 

or commercial information indicating 

that listing the species may be 

warranted). For further information 

regarding the biology of this subspecies, 

previous Federal actions, factors 

affecting the subspecies, and 

conservation measures available to the 

California spotted owl, please refer to 

the 90-day finding (70 FR 35607) and 

previous Federal Register notices 

regarding the California spotted owl (65 

FR 60605; 68 FR 7580). 

When we make a positive 90-day 

finding, we are required to promptly 

commence a review of the status of the 

species. Based on results of the status 

review, we will make a 12-month 

finding as required by section 4(b)(3)(B) 

of the Act on or before March 14, 2006. 

To ensure that the status review is 

complete and based on the best 

available scientific and commercial 

data, we are soliciting additional 

information on the California spotted 

owl. Pursuant to 50 CFR 424.16(c)(2), 

we may extend or reopen a comment 

period upon finding that there is good 

cause to do so. Because of the large 

volume of information relating to forest 

management activities within the range 

of the California spotted owl, and the 

number of scientists involved in 

monitoring the status of the California 

spotted owl and its habitat, we seek 

additional time to receive information 

and comments relating to the status of 

the owl from federal, state, and private 

scientists. We will reopen the comment 

period until October 28, 2005. This 

reopening of the comment period will 

not affect the date by which the Service 

will make its 12-month finding. 

Author 

The primary authors of this notice are 

staff of the Sacramento Fish and 

Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES). 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: September 23, 2005. 

Marshall P. Jones Jr., 

Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–20646 Filed 10–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 21 

RIN 1018–AT60 

Migratory Bird Permits; Changes in the 

Regulations Governing Raptor 

Propagation 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (we or us) proposes changes in 

the regulations governing captive 

propagation of raptors in the United 

States. We propose reorganization of the 

current regulations, and we have added 

or changed some provisions therein. 

The changes will make it easier to 

understand the requirements for raptor 

propagation and the procedures for 

obtaining a propagation permit. 

DATES: Send comments on this proposal 

by January 12, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by RIN 1018–AT60, by any of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Agency Web Site: http:// 

migratorybirds.fws.gov. Follow the links 

to submit a comment. 

• E-mail address for comments: 

PropagationRegulations@fws.gov. 

Include ‘‘RIN 1018–AT60’’ in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Mailing address for paper or 

computer media comments: Division of 

Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax 

Drive, Mail Stop MBSP–4107, 

Arlington, Virginia 22203–1610. 

• Address for hand delivery of 

comments: Division of Migratory Bird 

Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 4501 North Fairfax Drive, Room 

4091, Arlington, Virginia 22203–1610. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include Regulatory Information 

Number (RIN) 1018–AT60 at the 

beginning. All comments received, 

including any personal information 

provided, will be available for public 

inspection at the address shown above 

for hand delivery of comments. For 

detailed instructions on submitting