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information to be collected; and (d)

minimize the burden on the

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

To comply with the public

consultation process, we published a

60-day Federal Register Notice on April

19, 2000 (65 FR 21007), with the

required 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on this information

collection. No comments were received.

If you wish to comment in response

to this notice, send your comments

directly to the offices listed under the

ADDRESSES section of this notice. OMB

has up to 60 days to approve or

disapprove the information collection

but may respond after 30 days.

Therefore, to ensure maximum

consideration, OMB should receive

public comments by March 23, 2001.

MMS Information Collection

Clearance Officer: Jo Ann Lauterbach,

telephone (202) 208–7744.

Dated: February 12, 2001.

Lucy Querques Denett,

Associate Director for Royalty Management.

[FR Doc. 01–4225 Filed 2–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Intent to Prepare a Draft Environmental

Statement for the General Management

Plan, Biscayne National Park, Florida

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare a

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) for the General Management Plan

(GMP), Biscayne National Park, Florida.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that in

accordance with section 102(2)(c) of the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969 (Pub. L. 91–190, as amended), the

National Park Service has begun

preparation of a Draft EIS on the GMP

for Biscayne National Park. The

statement will assess potential

environmental impacts associated with

various types and levels of visitor use,

and resources management within the

park. Specific issues to be addressed

include appropriate levels and types of

visitor use at various park sites,

protection of natural resources such as

coral reefs and seagrass beds, protection

of cultural resources, and concerns

regarding land use surrounding the

park.

DATES: To determine the scope of issues

to be addressed in the Draft GMP and

EIS and identify significant issues

related to the project, a series of five

public meetings were held between

January 22 and January 30, 2001.

Additional public meetings will be held

at a later date and will be announced by

local media.

Comments on this planning effort

should be received no later than March

9, 2001. In addition, a newsletter with

mailback form was distributed to

provide information about this planning

process and to obtain public input. The

newsletter is posted on the Internet at

www.nps.gov/bisc.

ADDRESSES: Additional comments or

requests for information should be

addressed to Superintendent, Biscayne

National Park, 9700 SW 328th Street,

Homestead, Florida 33030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft

and final environmental impact

statement will be distributed to all

known interested parties and

appropriate agencies. Full public

participation by federal, state, and local

agencies as well as other concerned

organizations and private citizens is

invited throughout the preparation

process of this document.

Biscayne National Park boundaries

encompass approximately two-thirds of

Biscayne Bay, protect a rare

combination of terrestrial and undersea

life, preserve a scenic subtropical setting

and provide outstanding recreational

opportunities. Proclaimed as Biscayne

National Monument in 1968, the area

was redesignated in 1980 as Biscayne

National Park to protect both the

historical and natural features. These

features include the natural

environment of Biscayne Bay, the

subtropical marine ecosystem,

populations of fish and wildlife, and

submerged cultural resources. The

environmental impact statement will

evaluate a range of alternative methods

to provide a diverse visitor experience

while maximizing protection of

resources and operational efficiency.

The responsible official for this

environmental impact statement is Jerry

Belson, Regional Director, National Park

Service, Southeast Region, 100 Alabama

Street, SW, 1924 Building, Atlanta,

Georgia 30303.

Our practice is to make comments,

including names and home addresses of

respondents, available for public review

during regular business hours. If you

wish for 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.

Dated: January 25, 2001.

W. Thomas Brown,

Regional Director, Southeast Region.

[FR Doc. 01–4309 Filed 2–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

National Preservation Technology and

Training Board: Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix (1988), that the

National Preservation Technology and

Training Board will meet on March 27

and 28, 2001, in Murfreesboro, TN.

The board was established by

Congress to provide leadership, policy

advice, and professional oversight to the

National Center for Preservation

Technology and Training, as required

under the National Historic Preservation

Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C.

470).

The board will meet in the Bradley

Academy Historical and Cultural

Center, 415 South Academy Street,

Murfreesboro, TN 37130, on Tuesday,

March 27, 2001. The meeting will start

at 8:30 a.m. and end at approximately

noon. Matters to be discussed include

officer, committee, university, National

Park Service, and center reports, and the

status of the grants program.

On Wednesday, March 28, 2001, the

meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. and end

at or before noon. Matters to be

discussed include a review of past

accomplishments of the center and a

look towards the future of the center

and its partners in the preservation

community.

This meeting will be open to the

public. However, facilities and space for

accommodating members of the public

are limited and persons will be

accommodated on a first-come, firstserved basis. Any member of the public

may file a written statement concerning

the matters to be discussed with Dr.

Neville Agnew, Chair, National

Preservation Technology and Training

Board, Group Director, Information and

Communication, The Getty

Conservation Institute, 1200 Getty

Center Drive, Suite 700, Los Angeles,

CA 90049–1684.

Persons wishing more information

concerning this meeting, or who wish to

submit written statements, may do so by

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contacting Mr. E. Blaine Cliver, Chief,

HABS/HAER, National Park Service,

1849 C Street NW–300 NC, Washington,

DC 20240, telephone (202) 343–9606.

Draft summary minutes of the meeting

will be available for public inspection

approximately eight weeks after the

meeting, at the office of the Manager,

National Center for Cultural Resources,

800 North Capitol Street, Suite 350,

Washington, DC 20002.

Dated: February 6, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

for

E. Blaine Cliver,

Chief, HABS/HAER,

Designated Federal Official.

[FR Doc. 01–4300 Filed 2–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service, Interior

Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural

Items in the Possession of the Illinois

State Museum, Springfield, IL

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given under the

Native American Graves Protection and

Repatriation Act, 43 CFR 10.10 (a)(3), of

the intent to repatriate cultural items in

the possession of the Illinois State

Museum, Springfield, IL, that meet the

definition of ‘‘sacred object’’ or ‘‘object

of cultural patrimony’’ under Section 2

of the Act.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these cultural items.

The National Park Service is not

responsible for the determinations

within this notice.

The two cultural items are a painted

wood altar piece and a large cooking

pot.

During the 1930’s, these cultural

items were purchased in the Hopi area

of northern Arizona by Edith DeGroat

and donated or loaned temporarily to

the Huntington Beach Museum,

Huntington, CA. In 1966, these cultural

items were transferred by the

Huntington Beach Museum, at the

request of Miss DeGroat, to the Macon

County Museum, Decatur, IL. In 2000,

the Macon County Museum placed

these cultural items in the possession

and control of the Illinois State Museum

for NAGPRA repatriation.

Based on examination of the altar

piece, documentary evidence from the

Macon County Museum, and

consultation evidence presented by the

representatives of the Hopi Tribe of

Arizona and the Katsinmomngwit

(Katsina Chiefs), this altar piece is a

specific ceremonial object needed by

traditional Native American religious

leaders for the practice of traditional

Native American religions by their

present-day adherents.

Based on examination of the cooking

pot, documentary evidence from the

Macon County Museum, and

consultation evidence presented by the

representatives of the Hopi Tribe of

Arizona and the Katsinmomngwit

(Katsina Chiefs), this cooking pot has

been identified as having ongoing

historical, traditional, and cultural

importance central to the tribe itself,

and could not have been alienated,

appropriated, or conveyed by any

individual. It is estimated to be between

150 and 300 years old. It is blackened

from use and has several cracks.

Based on the above-mentioned

information, officials of the Illinois State

Museum have determined that,

pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (d)(3), this altar

piece is a specific ceremonial object

needed by traditional Native American

religious leaders for the practice of

traditional Native American religions by

their present-day adherents. Officials of

the Illinois State Museum also have

determined that, pursuant to 43 CFR

10.2 (d)(4), this cooking pot has ongoing

historical, traditional, and cultural

importance central to the tribe itself,

and could not have been alienated,

appropriated, or conveyed by any

individual. Finally, officials of the

Illinois State Museum have determined

that, pursuant to 43 CFR 10.2 (e), there

is a relationship of shared group

identity that can be reasonably traced

between these items and the Hopi Tribe

of Arizona.

This notice has been sent to officials

of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.

Representatives of any other Indian tribe

that believes itself to be culturally

affiliated with these objects should

contact Dr. Jonathan E. Reyman,

Research Associate-Anthropology,

Illinois State Museum, Research and

Collections Center, 1011 East Ash

Street, Springfield, IL 62703–3535,

telephone (217) 785–0069, before March

23, 2001. Repatriation of these objects to

the Hopi Tribe of Arizona may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: February 2, 2001.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 01–4306 Filed 2–20–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Inventory Completion for

Native American Human Remains and

Associated Funerary Objects in the

Possession of the American Museum

of Natural History, New York, NY

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with provisions of the Native American

Graves Protection and Repatriation Act

(NAGPRA), 43 CFR 10.9, of the

completion of an inventory of human

remains and associated funerary objects

in the possession of the American

Museum of Natural History, New York,

NY.

This notice is published as part of the

National Park Service’s administrative

responsibilities under NAGPRA, 43 CFR

10.2 (c). The determinations within this

notice are the sole responsibility of the

museum, institution, or Federal agency

that has control of these Native

American human remains and

associated funerary objects. The

National Park Service is not responsible

for the determinations within this

notice.

A detailed assessment of the human

remains was made by American

Museum of Natural History professional

staff in consultation with

representatives of the AlabamaCoushatta Tribes of Texas; the AlabamaQuassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma; the

Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma; the

Catawba Indian Nation; the Cherokee

Nation, Oklahoma; the Chickasaw

Nation, Oklahoma; the Chitimacha Tribe

of Louisiana; the Choctaw Nation of

Oklahoma; the Coushatta Tribe of

Louisiana; the Eastern Band of Cherokee

Indians of North Carolina; the Kialegee

Tribal Town, Oklahoma; the

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida;

the Mississippi Band of Choctaw

Indians, Mississippi; the Muscogee

(Creek) Nation, Oklahoma; the Poarch

Band of Creek Indians of Alabama; the

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma; the

Seminole Tribe of Florida, Dania, Big

Cypress, Brighton, Hollywood & Tampa

Reservations; the Thlopthlocco Tribal

Town, Oklahoma; the Tunica-Biloxi

Indian Tribe of Louisiana; the Tuscarora

Nation of New York; and the United