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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 

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in developing a CCP is to provide refuge 

managers with a 15-year strategy for 

achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife management, conservation, 

legal mandates, and Service policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, the CCP identifies 

wildlife-dependent recreational 

opportunities available to the public, 

including opportunities for hunting, 

fishing, wildlife observation and 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update these CCPs at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997, and the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370d). 

By Federal law, all lands within the 

National Wildlife Refuge System are to 

be managed in accordance with an 

approved CCP. The CCP guides 

management decisions and identifies 

refuge goals, long-range objectives, and 

strategies for achieving refuge purposes. 

The CCP will provide other agencies 

and the public with a clear 

understanding of the desired conditions 

for the Refuge and how the Service will 

implement management strategies. 

The CCP planning process will 

consider many elements, including 

wildlife and habitat management, 

habitat protection and acquisition, 

wilderness preservation, public 

recreational activities, and cultural 

resource preservation. Public input into 

this planning process is essential. 

The Service will prepare an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) in 

accordance with procedures for 

implementing NEPA found in the 

Departmental Manual 516 DM 6, 

Appendix 1. 

Review of this project will be 

conducted in accordance with the 

requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), NEPA 

Regulations (40 CFR 1500–1508), other 

appropriate Federal laws and 

regulations, and Service policies and 

procedures for compliance with those 

regulations.

Dated: January 7, 2005. 

Charles M. Wooley, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, 

Region 3.

[FR Doc. 05–2083 Filed 2–2–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Fiscal Year 2005 Tribal Landowner 

Incentive Program; Request for Grant 

Proposals

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) are soliciting project 

proposals for Federal assistance under 

the Tribal Landowner Incentive Program 

(TLIP). The Department of the Interior 

and Related Agencies Appropriations 

Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 allocated 

$ 21,694,365 from the Land and Water 

Conservation Fund for conservation 

grants to States, the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the 

United States Virgin Islands, the 

Northern Mariana Islands, American 

Samoa, and Tribes under a Landowner 

Incentive Program. The Service has 

targeted $2,126,048 for TLIP.

DATES: Project proposals must be 

postmarked by April 4, 2005 and 

submitted to the appropriate Regional 

Office (see Table 1 in ADDRESSES).

ADDRESSES: For information regarding 

collection requirements and application 

kit, applicants should contact the Native 

American Liaison in the Service’s 

Regional Office for the State in which 

the proposed project would occur. The 

contact information for each Regional 

Office is listed in Table 1 below. 

Information on the TLIP is also available 

from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Office of the Native American Liaison, 

1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3251, 

Washington, DC 20240, and 

electronically at http://grants.fws.gov/

tribal.html. 

Project proposals should be submitted 

to the Service’s Regional Office for the 

State in which the proposed project 

would occur (see Table 1 under this 

section). You must submit one original 

and two copies of the complete 

proposal. We will not accept facsimile 

project proposals.

TABLE 1.—WHERE TO SEND PROJECT PROPOSALS AND LIST OF REGIONAL CONTACTS

Service region States where the project will occur Where to send your project proposal 

Regional Native 

American liaison and 

phone number 

Region 1 ....... Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and 

California.

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Eastside Federal Complex, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181.

Scott L. Aikin 

(503) 231–6123 

Region 2 ....... Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas ......... Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

500 Gold Avenue, SW., P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, NM 87103–1306.

John Antonio 

(505) 248–6810 

Region 3 ....... Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1 

Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4080.

John Leonard 

(612) 713–5108 

Region 4 ....... Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, and Tennessee.

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

1875 Century Blvd, Rm. 410, Atlanta, GA 30345.

James D. Brown 

(404) 679–7125 

or Kyla Hastie 

(404) 679–7133 

Region 5 ....... Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, 

Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035–

9589.

D.J. Monette 

(413) 253–8662 

Region 6 ....... Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

134 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Lakewood, CO 

80228.

David Redhorse 

(303) 236–4575