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licensed, and information needed to

issue payments directly to child care

providers.

Authority for the Interior

Department’s childcare subsidy program

is found in the Consolidated

Appropriations Act of 2001, Public Law

106–544, which permits Federal

agencies to use appropriated funds

available for salaries to assist lower

income employees with their child care

costs. (See Section 633 of H.R. 5658,

incorporated by reference into Public

Law 106–544.) The authority in the

Consolidated Appropriations Act of

2001 expires at the end of fiscal year

2001. If legislation is enacted extending

the authority, the Department may

choose to continue to operate this

program if appropriated funds are

available. The notice of establishment of

this system of records is intended to

cover the potential extension of the

program.

It is estimated that one percent of

Interior Department employees might be

eligible for the subsidy. If one percent

apply for the subsidy, the total number

of individual records will not exceed

6000.

The Interior Department proposes to

enter into a contract with a non-federal

organization to process the applications

and implement the program. This

contractor will receive employees

completed applications and determine

eligibility and tuition assistance amount

based on a formula determined by the

Interior Department. The non-federal

organization is currently administering

the childcare subsidy programs for other

federal agencies, and as a result

currently handles federal employee

personal information and has

established procedures to minimize the

risk of unauthorized access to the

system of records. The contract between

the Interior Department and the nonfederal organization will require the

organization to adhere to federal

standards of privacy.

The new system of records will

collect income and provider data on an

application form (‘‘Child Care Provider

Information Form—OPM Form 1644’’

[OMB Clearance Number 3206–0240])

submitted by employees. The

application will only request personal

data that is necessary to determine

whether an employee is eligible for the

subsidy and information necessary to

administer the subsidy for eligible

employees. The system will contain

information from only those individuals

who choose to apply for the subsidy.

The proposed collection of records will

only be used for the purpose of

determining eligibility, determining the

amount of the subsidy, and for

administration of the subsidy program.

The proposal relates to State and local

governments. One of the requirements

of the subsidy is for childcare providers

to be licensed or regulated in the state

or location in which they operate.

Childcare providers will be required to

submit a copy of their latest license and/

or statement of compliance from their

state and/or local authority.

This system of records does not entail

any changes to computer installations,

communications networks, or any other

general changes in information

collection, handling, storage or

dissemination.

[FR Doc. 01–3702 Filed 2–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–RJ–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Information Collection to be Submitted

to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent To Request

Information Collection Authority.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, will be submitting to

the OMB the collection of information

described for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995. Copies of specific

information collection requirements and

explanatory material may be obtained

by contacting our Information

Collection Clearance Officer at the

address or phone number listed below.

DATES: You must submit comments on

or before April 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Your comments and

suggestions on specific requirements

should be sent to our Information

Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, MS 222, ARLSQ,

1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

20240; Telephone 703/358–1943.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffrey L. Horwath, Division of Fish and

Wildlife Management Assistance and

Habitat Restoration, Arlington, Virginia,

at 703/358–1718.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We

propose to submit the following

information collection clearance

requirements to the OMB for review and

approval under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–13.

We currently have OMB approval

#1018–0070, which expires 10/31/01.

Your comments are invited on: (1)

Whether this collection of information

is necessary for us to properly perform

our functions, including whether this

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of our estimate of

burden, including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions we use;

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,

and clarity of the information we are

proposing to collect; and (4) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on those who are to

respond, including through the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology. An agency may

not conduct or sponsor, and a person is

not required to a collection of

information unless the agency displays

a currently valid OMB control number.

Section 101(a)(5)(A) of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972

authorizes us, acting on behalf of the

Secretary of the Interior, to allow the

incidental, unintentional take of small

numbers of marine mammals during a

specified activity (other than

commercial fishing) in a specified

geographic region. Prior to allowing

these takes, however, we must find that

the total of such taking will have a

negligible impact on the species or

stocks, and will not have an unmitigable

adverse impact on the availability of the

species or stocks for subsistence uses by

Alaska Natives.

The information that we propose to

collect will be used to evaluate

applications for specific incidental take

regulations from the oil and gas industry

to determine whether such regulations,

and subsequent Letters of Authorization

(LOA), should be issued; the

information is needed to establish the

scope of specific incidental take

regulations. The information is also

required to evaluate the impacts of the

activities on the species or stocks of the

marine mammals and on their

availability for subsistence uses by

Alaska Natives. It will ensure that all

available means for minimizing the

incidental take associated with a

specific activity are considered by

applicants.

We estimate that the burden

associated with the request will be a

total of 3,140 hours for the full 3-year

period of OMB authorization. Two

hundred hours will be required to

complete the request for specific

procedural regulations. For each LOA

expected to be requested and issued

subsequent to issuance of specific

procedural regulations, we estimate that

20 hours will be invested: 8 hours will

be required to complete each request for

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a LOA, 4 hours will be required for onsite monitoring activities, and 8 hours

will be required to complete each final

monitoring report. We estimate that

seven companies will be requesting

LOAs and submitting monitoring

reports annually for each of seven sites

in the region covered by the specific

regulations.

Title: Marine Mammals: Incidental

Take During Specified Activities.

Bureau form number: None.

Frequency of collection: Biannually.

Description of respondents: Oil and

gas industry companies.

Number of respondents: 7 for each of

7 active sites per year (49).

Estimated completion time: For the

one time request to promulgate the

procedural rule, a 200-hour application

burden is estimated. Annually for three

years, 8 hours per LOA, 4 hours for onsite monitoring, and 8 hours per final

monitoring reports are estimated for

each requesting company for seven

active sites (20 hours × 7 companies ×

7 sites = 980 hours × 3 years = 2,940

+ 200 = 3,140 hours burden for

three years).

Burden estimate: 3,140 hours.

Dated: February 9, 2001.

Rebecca A. Mullin,

Information Collection Officer, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 01–3735 Filed 2–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

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.

Applicant: Joe Milton Thompson, Bonsall,

CA

PRT–038549

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.

Applicant: Diane C. Brumbelow, Dallas, TX

PRT–038559

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.

Applicant: Duke University, Durham, NC

PRT–038508

The applicant requests a permit to

export and re-import non-living

museum specimens of endangered and

threatened species of plants and animals

previously accessioned into the

permittee’s collection, for scientific

research. This notification covers

activities conducted by the applicant for

a five year period.

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–038448

Applicant: Iskande L. V. Larkin, University

of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Permit Type: scientific research.

Name and Number of Animals:

Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus),

5 females.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant requests a

permit to study the reproductive

physiology and indicators of stress by

taking and using urine, fecal, blood, and

vaginal smear samples from 4 captive

females and fecal samples from 1 wild

female to measure steroid and protein

reproductive hormone concentrations

and glucocorticosteroids.

Source of Marine Mammals: 2 captive

females at Miami Seaquarium; 2 captive

females at Living Seas, Epcot; 1 wild

female as identified and tagged by

Sirenia Project personnel.

Period of Activity: 1 year.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Division of Management Authority is

forwarding copies of the above

applications to the Marine Mammal

Commission and the Committee of

Scientific Advisors for their review.

Applicant: James Grookett, Rockledge, PA

PRT–037534

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.

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).

Dated: February 2, 2001.

Anna Barry,

Branch of Permits, Division of Management

Authority.

[FR Doc. 01–3753 Filed 2–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of the Final

Comprehensive Conservation Plans

and Finding of No Significant Impact

for Edwin B. Forsythe and Cape May

National Wildlife Refuges, the Jersey

Coast Refuges

SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

has prepared Final Comprehensive

Conservation Plans, an associated

Environmental Assessment, and a

Finding of No Significant Impact for