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must consist of partners from all levels

of care (i.e., primary, secondary,

tertiary) and partners which represent a

range of services (e.g., mental health and

substance abuse treatment, maternal and

child health, oral health, HIV/AIDS

care).

Examples of eligible applicants which

may apply on behalf of the communitywide coalition include but are not

limited to:

• A consortium or network of providers

(e.g., public and charitable hospitals;

community, migrant, homeless,

public housing, and school-based

health centers; rural health clinics;

free health clinics; teaching hospitals

and academic institutions)

• Local government agencies (e.g., local

public health departments with

service delivery components)

• Tribal governments

• Managed care plans or other payers

(e.g., HMOs)

• Agencies of State government, multistate health systems, or other groups

may submit applications on behalf of

multiple communities if they

demonstrate the ability to coordinate

community health care delivery

systems and bring resources to the

community.

Current CAP grantees are not eligible

to apply for this funding.

Funding Criteria

Review criteria that will be used to

evaluate applications include:

• Evidence of progress towards

integration prior to application for

funding

• Evidence that the target population

has a high or increasing rate of

uninsurance

• Evidence of established partnerships

among a broad-based community

consortium

• Appropriateness and quality of

clinical services to be provided

• Commitments from local government

agencies, public and private health

care providers, community leaders

• Demonstration of existing and

sustainable public and private

funding sources

• Accountable management plan and

reasonableness of the budget

• Commitment to self evaluation and

participation in a national evaluation

Program Expectations

Funding through this initiative may

be used to support a variety of projects

that would improve access to all levels

of care for the uninsured and

underinsured through coordinated

systmes of care. Each community

should design a project that best

addresses the needs of the uninsured

and underinsured, and the providers in

their community.

Examples of activities that could be

supported with this funding include:

• Offering a comprehensive delivery

system for the uninsured and

underinsured through a network of

safety net providers. [Single

registration, eligibility systems]

• Integrating preventive, mental health,

substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, and

maternal and child health services

within the system. [Block grant

funded services, other DHHS

programs, state and local programs]

• Developing a shared information

system among the community’s safety

net providers. [Tracking, case

management, medical records,

financial records]

• Developing and incorporating shared

clinical protocols, quality

improvement systems, utilization

management systems, and error

prevention systems.

• Sharing core management functions.

[Finance, purchasing, appointment

systems]

• Coordinating and strengthening

priority services to specific targeted

patient groups.

• Developing affordable pharmaceutical

services.

Applicants will be expected to budget

for travel to two grantee meetings and to

meet interim and final reporting

requirements as directed by the

Community Access Program.

Use of Grant Funds

Funding provided through this

program may NOT be used to substitute

for or duplicate funds currently

supporting similar activities. Grant

funds may support costs such as:

• Project staff salaries

• Consultant support

• Management information systems

(e.g., hardware and software)

• Project-related travel

• Other direct expenses necessary for

the integration of administrative,

clinical, information system, or

financial functions

• Program evaluation activities

With appropriate justification on why

funds are needed to support the

following costs, up to a total of 15

percent of grant funds may be used for

the following:

• Alteration or renovation of facilities

• Development of additional primary

care sites

• Service expansions or direct patient

care

Grant funds may NOT be used for:

• Construction

• Reserve requirements for state

insurance licensure

Expected Results

The integration and coordination of

services among a community’s safety

net providers are expected to result in:

• A system of care that provides

coordinated care to the target

population.

• Increased access to primary care

resulting in a reduction in hospital

admissions for ambulatory sensitive

conditions among the uninsured and

underinsured.

• Elimination of unnecessary, duplicate

functions in service delivery and

administrative functions, resulting in

savings to reinvest in the system.

• Increased numbers of low-income

uninsured people with access to a full

range of health services.

Dated: January 31, 2001.

Claude Earl Fox,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–3251 Filed 2–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

Endangered Species

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to Section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.). Written data or comments should

be submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Division of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203 and must be received by

the Director within 30 days of the date

of this publication.

PRT–038203

Applicant: E. Benjamin Nelson,

Omaha, NE.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

PRT–038338

Applicant: Neil A. Chamberlain,

Linwood, MI.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

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male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Marine Mammals

The public is invited to comment on

the following application(s) for a permit

to conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application(s) was

submitted to satisfy requirements of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing marine

mammals (50 CFR 18).

Written data, comments, or requests

for copies of these complete

applications or requests for a public

hearing on these applications should be

sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Division of Management

Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room

700, Arlington, Virginia 22203,

telephone 703/358–2104 or fax 703/

358–2281. These requests must be

received within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice. Anyone

requesting a hearing should give

specific reasons why a hearing would be

appropriate. The holding of such a

hearing is at the discretion of the

Director.

PRT–037832

Applicant: Joseph Mirro, Bath, PA.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Western Hudson

Bay polar bear population in Canada for

personal use.

PRT–038236

Applicant: Kelvin Gold, Phoenix, AZ.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted prior to May 31, 2000,

from the McClintock Channel polar bear

population in Canada for personal use.

PRT–038284

Applicant: Frank Crooker, Sr.

Harpswell, ME.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population in Canada for

personal use.

PRT–038291

Applicant: Frank Crooker, Jr., West

Bath, ME.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population in Canada for

personal use.

PRT–027135

Applicant: Donald R. Card, Grand

Ledge, MI.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort

Sea polar bear population in Canada for

personal use. On January 23, 2001, the

request was mistakenly published under

the Endangered Species section of the

notice. Written data, comments, or

requests will be accepted until February

22, 2001, as indicated in the January 23,

2001, notice.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has

information collection approval from

OMB through February 28, 2001. OMB

Control Number 1018–0093. Federal

Agencies may not conduct or sponsor

and a person is not required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a current valid OMB control

number.

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, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

Fax: (703/358–2281).

Lisa J. Lierheimer,

Branch of Permits, Division of Management

Authority.

[FR Doc. 01–3250 Filed 2–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of a Draft

Recovery Plan for the Quino

Checkerspot Butterfly for Review and

Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) announce the

availability for public review of a draft

recovery plan for the Quino checkerspot

butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino).

The Quino checkerspot butterfly

represents a subspecies that is currently

restricted primarily to clay and granitic

soils at lower elevation slopes typically

below 1400 meters (4600 feet) in open

scrub, chaparral, and woodland

communities. The populations

addressed in this recovery plan are

found in western Riverside County and

southern San Diego County proximal to

the Mexico international border. The

Service solicits review and comment

from local, State, and Federal agencies,

and the public on this draft recovery

plan.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery

plan must be received on or before

March 26, 2001 to receive consideration

by the Service.

ADDRESSES: The draft recovery plan is

available for public inspection by

appointment during normal business

hours at the Service’s Carlsbad Fish and

Wildlife Office, 2730 Loker Avenue

West, Carlsbad, California, 92008.

Persons wishing to review the draft

recovery plan may obtain a copy by

contacting the Field Supervisor

(attention Jim Bartel) at the above

address or by calling (760) 431–9440.

Comments and materials should be

submitted to the above address and are

available on request for public

inspection by appointment at the

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alison Anderson at the Service’s

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, 2730

Loker Avenue West, Carlsbad,

California, 92008. Telephone: (760)

431–9440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Restoring an endangered or

threatened animal or plant to the point

where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a

primary goal of the Service’s

Endangered Species Program. Recovery

plans describe actions considered

necessary for conservation of the

species, establish criteria for the

recovery levels for downlisting and

delisting species, and estimate time and

cost for implementing the recovery

measures needed.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973,

as amended (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.) requires the development of

recovery plans for listed species unless

such a plan would not promote the

conservation of a particular species.

Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in

1988, requires that public notice and an

opportunity for public review and

comment be provided during recovery

plan development. The Service will

consider all information presented

during a public comment period prior to

approval of each new or revised

recovery plan. The Service and other

Federal agencies will also take these

comments into account in the course of

implementing approved recovery plans.