Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2001 / Notices 9353

a system for State and local government

review of applications for Federal

financial assistance. Applicants (other

than Federally recognized Indian tribal

governments) should contact the State’s

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) as early

as possible to alert them to the

prospective application(s) and to receive

any necessary instructions on the State’s

review process. For proposed projects

serving more than one State, the

applicant is advised to contact the SPOC

of each affected State. A current listing

of SPOCs is included in the application

guidance materials. The SPOC should

send any State review process

recommendations directly to: Division

of Extramural Activities, Policy, and

Review, Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration,

Parklawn Building, Room 17–89, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland

20857.

The due date for State review process

recommendations is no later than 60

days after the specified deadline date for

the receipt of applications. SAMHSA

does not guarantee to accommodate or

explain SPOC comments that are

received after the 60-day cut-off.

Dated: January 31, 2001.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

[FR Doc. 01–3123 Filed 2–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4162–20–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Alligator River National Wildlife

Refuge, NC; Meeting

ACTION: Notice of Intent to conduct

public scoping meetings to obtain

suggestions and information on issues to

include in the preparation of

Comprehensive Conservation Plans for

Alligator River Wildlife Refuge in Dare

County, North Carolina; Mattamuskeet

and Swanquarter National Wildlife

Refuges in Hyde County, North

Carolina; and Pocosin Lakes National

Wildlife Refuge in Tyrrell County, North

Carolina.

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

intends to gather information necessary

to prepare a Comprehensive

Conservation Plan and associated

environmental documents for these

refuges in pursuant to the National

Environmental Policy Act and

implementing regulations.

The meetings are scheduled as

follows:

Thursday, February 15, 2001

1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Department of Environment and Natural

Resources, Meeting Room, 943

Washington Square Mall, Washington,

N.C. 27889

Friday, February 16, 2001

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Mattamuskeet High School, Cafeteria,

20370 U.S. 264, Swanquarter, N.C.

27885

Tuesday, February 20, 2001

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Vernon James Center, 207 Research

Road, Plymouth, N.C. 27962

Thursday, February 22, 2001

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Tyrrell Hall, 906 Highway 64 East,

Columbia, N.C. 27925

Friday, February 23, 2001

6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Manns Harbor Community Center, 6677

Highway 64/264, Manns Harbor, N.C.

27953

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for

information concerning these refuges

may be addressed to: D.A. Brown, M.S.,

P.W.S., 1106 West Queen Street, P.O.

Box 329, Edenton, North Carolina

27932, 252/482–2364, 252/482–3855

(fax), 252/337–5283 (cell).

Information concerning these refuges

may be found at the following website:

http://rtncf-rci.ral.r4.fws.gov.

If you wish to comment, you may

submit your comments by any one of

several methods. You may mail

comments to the above address. You

may also comment via the Internet to

the following address:

D_A_Brown@fws.gov. Please submit

Internet comments as an ASCII file

avoiding the use of special characters

and any form of encryption. Please also

include your name and return address

in your Internet message. If you do not

receive a confirmation from the system

that we have received your Internet

message, contact D.A. Brown directly at

the above address. Finally, you may

hand-deliver comments to Mr. Brown at

1106 West Queen Street, Edenton, North

Carolina. Our practice is to make

comments, including names and home

addresses of respondents, available for

public review during regular business

hours. Individual respondents may

request that we withhold their home

address from the rulemaking record,

which we will honor to the extent

allowable by law. There also may be

circumstances in which we would

withhold from the rulemaking record a

respondent’s identity, as allowable by

law. If you wish us to withhold your

name and/or address, you must state

this prominently at the beginning of

your comment. However, we will not

consider anonymous comments. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is the

policy of the Fish and Wildlife Service

to have all lands within the National

Wildlife Refuge System managed in

accordance with an approved

Comprehensive Conservation Plan. The

plan guides management decisions and

identifies the goals, objectives, and

strategies for achieving refuge purposes.

Public input into this planning process

is encouraged. The plan will provide

other agencies and the public with a

clear understanding of the desired

conditions of the refuge and how the

Service will implement management

strategies.

Dated: January 30, 2001.

H. Dale Hall,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 01–3115 Filed 2–6–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force

Green Crab Control Committee and

Ballast Water and Shipping Committee

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

meetings of the Aquatic Nuisance

Species (ANS) Task Force Green Crab

control Committee and the Ballast Water

and Shipping Committee. The meeting

topics are identified in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The Green Crab Control

Committee will meet from 9 a.m. to 5

p.m., Wednesday, February 21, 2001,

and 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday,

February 22, 2001. The Ballast Water

and Shipping Committee will meet from

9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, March 2,

2001.

ADDRESSES: The Green Crab Control

Committee meeting will be held at the

Buehler Alumni Center, Old Davis

Road, University of California at Davis,