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the opinion of the respondent the 

information has practical utility; (2) the 

accuracy of our estimate of the annual 

hour burden of information requested; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents. 

Dated: November 17, 2005. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–23172 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Information Collection Renewal To Be 

Sent to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act; OMB 

Control Number 1018–0120; Federal 

Subsistence Regional Advisory 

Council Member Application/ 

Nomination and Interview Forms 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service) plan to request that OMB renew 

approval for our information collection 

associated with the recruitment of 

Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory 

Council members. The current OMB 

control number for this information 

collection is 1018–0120, which expires 

February 28, 2006. We will request that 

OMB renew approval of this 

information collection for a 3-year term. 

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before January 23, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection to Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 

222–ARLSQ, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, 

Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); 

hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail); or (703) 

358–2269 (fax). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request a copy of the information 

collection requirement, explanatory 

information, or related forms, contact 

Hope Grey at the addresses above 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 CFR 

1320.8(d)). Federal agencies 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 VIII of the Alaska National 

Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 

U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) designates the 

Departments of the Interior and 

Agriculture as the key agencies 

responsible for implementing the 

subsistence priority on Federal public 

lands for rural Alaska residents. These 

responsibilities include the 

establishment of Federal Subsistence 

Regional Advisory Councils (Regional 

Councils) with members from each 

region who are knowledgeable about the 

region and subsistence uses of the 

public lands. Membership on the 

Regional Councils includes subsistence 

use and sport/commercial use 

representatives and is one way for the 

public to become involved in the 

Federal regulatory process. 

Based upon recommendations of the 

Federal Subsistence Board, the 

Secretary of the Interior, with the 

concurrence of the Secretary of 

Agriculture, appoints members to the 

Regional Councils. One-third of the 

seats on the Regional Councils become 

vacant each year. Additional vacancies 

may occur due to resignations or deaths 

of sitting members. We recruit and 

screen applicants to help the Federal 

Subsistence Board develop a list of 

recommended appointments for 

consideration by the Secretary of the 

Interior. We use three forms to collect 

information during the recruitment 

process: FWS Form 3–2321 (Regional 

Council Membership Application/ 

Nomination), FWS Form 3–2322 

(Regional Council Candidate Interview), 

and FWS Form 3–2323 (Regional 

Council Reference/Key Contact 

Interview). We no longer use Form 7- 

FW5 (Federal Subsistence Regional 

Advisory Council Membership 

Nomination). 

Title: Federal Subsistence Regional 

Advisory Council Member Application/ 

Nomination and Interview Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0120. 

Form Numbers: FWS Form 3–2321, 

FWS Form 3–2322, and FWS Form 3–

2323. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Description of Respondents: Alaska 

residents. 

Form No. 

Number of 

annual 

responses 

Average 

burden hour 

per response 

Total 

annual 

burden 

hours 

FWS Form 3–2321 ........................................................................................................................................ 100 2 200 

FWS Form 3–2322 ........................................................................................................................................ 100 .5 50 

FWS Form 3–2323 ........................................................................................................................................ 400 .25 100 

Total ........................................................................................................................................................ 600 .................... 350 

Each person desiring to serve on a 

Regional Council must complete FWS 

Form 3–2321. Persons nominating other 

individuals for membership must also 

complete this form. Applicants provide 

information on (1) their knowledge of 

fish and wildlife resources as well as 

subsistence and other uses of the 

resources; (2) their service on working 

groups, conservation committees, etc.; 

(3) how they would represent the people 

in the region; and (4) their willingness 

to travel and attend meetings. In 

addition, applicants must provide three 

references. 

Federal staff use FWS Form 3–2322 to 

conduct applicant interviews by 

telephone. Respondents do not see the 

printed form. Interviewers will ask 

questions regarding the applicant’s 

willingness to serve on the Regional 

Council and will ask applicants to 

explain information provided on FWS 

Form 3–2321. 

Federal staff use FWS Form 3–2323 

(Regional Council Reference/Key 

Contact Interview Form) to conduct 

interviews of references/key contacts for 

prospective Regional Council members. 

We conduct all interviews by telephone 

and the respondents do not see the 

printed form. Interviewers will ask 

questions about the applicant’s (1) 

knowledge of fish and wildlife resources 

as well as subsistence practices and 

commercial/sport activities; (2) 

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leadership ability; and (3) ability to 

communicate. 

The Federal Subsistence Board uses 

this information to make 

recommendations to the Secretary of the 

Interior for appointment of members to 

the Regional Councils. The information 

collected is restricted to the Regional 

Council member selection process and 

only to staff that the Federal Subsistence 

Board deems necessary. The 

information collections in this program 

are part of a system of records covered 

by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552(a)). 

We invite comments concerning this 

proposed information collection on: (1) 

Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

selection of Regional Council members, 

including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the 

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 the collection of information 

on respondents. 

Dated: November 4, 2005. 

Hope G. Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 05–23173 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Endangered and Threatened Species 

Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications. 

SUMMARY: The following applicants have 

applied for scientific research permits to 

conduct certain activities with 

endangered species pursuant to section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received on or before 

December 23, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to the Chief, Endangered 

Species Division, Ecological Services, 

P.O. Box 1306, Room 4102, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. 

Documents and other information 

submitted with these applications are 

available for review, subject to the 

requirements of the Privacy Act and 

Freedom of Information Act. Documents 

will be available for public inspection, 

by appointment only, during normal 

business hours at the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 500 Gold Ave. SW., 

Room 4102, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Please refer to the respective permit 

number for each application when 

submitting comments. All comments 

received, including names and 

addresses, will become part of the 

official administrative record and may 

be made available to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chief, Endangered Species Division, 

(505) 248–6920. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Permit No. TE–110964 

Applicant: John MacFarlane, Fort 

Worth, Texas. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys for 

golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica 

chrysoparia) and black-capped vireo 

(Vireo atricapillus) within Texas. 

Permit No. TE–112023 

Applicant: Escarpment Environmental, 

Austin, Texas. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys for 

golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica 

chrysoparia), and black-capped vireo 

(Vireo atricapillus) within Texas. 

Additionally, applicant requests 

authorization to survey for and collect 

the following species within Texas: 

Batrisodes texanus (Coffin Cave mold 

beetle), Batrisodes venyivi (Helotes 

mold beetle), Cicurina baronia (Robber 

Baron Cave meshweaver), Cicurina 

madla (Madla’s cave meshweaver), 

Cicurina venii (Braken Bat Cave 

meshweaver), Cicurina vespera 

(Government Canyon Bat Cave 

meshweaver), Neoleptoneta microps 

(Government Canyon Bat Cave spider), 

Neoleptoneta myopica (Tooth Cave 

spider), Rhadine exilis (ground beetle, 

no common name), Rhadine infernalis 

(ground beetle, no common name), 

Rhadine persephone (Tooth Cave 

ground beetle), Tartarocreagris texana 

(Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion), 

Texamaurops reddelli (Kretschmarr 

Cave mold beetle), Texella 

cokendolpheri (Cokendolpher cave 

harvestman), Texella reddelli (Bee Creek 

Cave harvestman), and Texella reyesi 

(Bone Cave harvestman). 

Permit No. TE–113511 

Applicant: Jill Clausen, Tucson, 

Arizona. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct presence/absence surveys for 

the following species within Arizona 

and California: San Joaquin kit fox 

(Vulpes macrotis mutica), lesser longnosed bat (Leptonycteris curasoae 

yerbabuenae), cactus ferruginous 

pygmy-owl (Glaucidium brasilianum 

cactorum), southwestern willow 

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus). 

Permit No. TE–815409 

Applicant: New Mexico Department of 

Game and Fish, Santa Fe, New 

Mexico. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

an existing permit to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys and management 

projects for the following species: 

Roswell springsnail (Pyrgulopsis 

roswellensis), Koster’s springsnail 

(Juturnia kosteri), Noel’s amphipod 

(Gammarus desperatus) in New Mexico, 

and Pecos assiminea (Assiminea pecos) 

in New Mexico and Texas. In addition, 

presence/absence surveys and 

management projects will also be 

conducted for Gila chub (Gila 

intermedia) within New Mexico. 

Permit No. TE–676811 

Applicant: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 

Region 2, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

the Regional Director’s permit to add 

Gila chub (Gila intermedia) within 

Arizona. The listed species will be 

effective November 21, 2005. 

Permit No. TE–039467 

Applicant: USGS–BRD Arizona 

Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Unit, 

Tucson, Arizona. 

Applicant requests a renewal to an 

existing permit to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys and management 

projects for Gila chub (Gila intermedia) 

within Arizona. 

Permit No. TE–821577 

Applicant: Arizona Game and Fish 

Department, Phoenix, Arizona. 

Applicant requests an amendment to 

an existing permit to conduct presence/ 

absence surveys and management 

projects for Gila chub (Gila intermedia) 

within Arizona. 

Permit No. TE–114260 

Applicant: Cynthia Carey, Boulder, 

Colorado. 

Applicant requests a new permit for 

research and recovery purposes to 

conduct laboratory management projects 

for Leon Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon 

bovinus), Comanche Springs pupfish 

(Cyprinodon ekegans), and Desert 

pupfish (Cyprinodon macularis) within 

Colorado.