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Act and can be disclosed upon request.

An agency may not conduct or sponsor,

and a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless the

collection displays a valid control

number. The OMB control number,

when assigned, will be announced by a

separate notice in the Federal Register.

The Department has submitted the

proposal for the collection of

information, as described below, to

OMB for review, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35):

(1) Title of the information collection

proposal: Application Kit—Tribal

Colleges and Universities Program.

(2) Summary of the collection of

information: Each applicant for this

program would be required to submit

current information, as listed below as:

(A) SF–424, Application for Federal

Assistance.

(B) HUD–424M, Federal Assistance

Funding Matrix.

(C) Application Checklist.

(D) Transmittal Letter, signed by the

Chief Executive Officer of the institution

or his or her designee.

(E) Abstract/Executive Summary (one

page limit) describing the goals and

activities of the project.

(F) Narrative Statement Addressing

the Factors for Award. (50 page limit,

including the statement of work, tables,

and maps, but not including any letters

of commitment and budget forms)

(G) SF–424B, Assurances for NonConstruction Programs.

(H) HUD–50071, Certification of

Payments to Influence Certain Federal

Transactions;

(I) SF–LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities (if applicable);

(J) HUD–2880, Applicant/Recipient

Disclosure/Update Form;

(K) HUD–50070, Certification of DrugFree Workplace;

(L) HUD–2992, Certification

Regarding Debarment and Suspension.

(3) Description of the need for the

information and its proposed use: To

appropriately determine which

applicants should be awarded Tribal

Colleges and Universities Program

grants, certain information is necessary

about the applicant’s project and

qualifications.

(4) Description of the likely

respondents, including the estimated

number of likely respondents, and

proposed frequency of response to the

collection of information: Respondents

will be tribal colleges and universities.

Grants will also be expected to prepare

and submit semi-annual progress

reports and a final report.

The estimated number of respondents

submitting applications is 32. The

proposed frequency of the response to

the collection of information is onetime. The application need only be

submitted once. The estimated number

of respondents to the monitoring

requirements is 9. Each grantee will

submit two progress reports annually.

(5) Estimate of the total reporting

burden that will result from the

collection of information:

Reporting Burden

Number of respondents: 32 for

applicants; 9 for monitoring

requirements.

Total burden hours: 80 hours per

respondent for applications); 56 hours a

year per respondent for monitoring

requirements.

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,208.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35,

as amended.

Dated: February 26, 2001.

Lawrence L. Thompson,

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy

Development and Research.

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BILLING CODE 4210–62–M

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 below for approval and

renewal under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Copies of specific information collection

requirements, related forms, and

explanatory material may be obtained

by contacting our Information

Collection Officer at the address or

phone number listed below.

DATES: You must submit comments on

or before May 7, 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, DC

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, or Wells Stephensen,

Office of Marine Mammals

Management, Anchorage, Alaska, at

907/786–3815.

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, Public Law 104–

13. 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. We may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not

required to respond to, a collection of

information unless we display a current

valid OMB control number.

In October 1988, pursuant to

provisions of Section 109(i) of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act

(MMPA) of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C.

1361–1407), we implemented formal

Marking, Tagging, and Reporting

Regulations in 50 CFR 18.23 for Alaska

natives harvesting polar bear, sea otter,

and Pacific walrus in Alaska. Under

Section 101(b) of the MMPA, Alaska

Natives residing in Alaska and dwelling

on the coast of the North Pacific or

Arctic Oceans may harvest these species

for subsistence or handicraft purposes.

Section 109(i) of the MMPA authorized

us, acting on behalf of the Secretary of

the Interior, to prescribe marking,

tagging, and reporting regulations

applicable to this Native subsistence

and handicraft take.

On June 28, 1988, under authority of

Section 109(i) of the MMPA, we

published a final rule in the Federal

Register that added paragraph (f) to our

marine mammal regulations at 50 CFR

18.23. These regulations have enabled

us to gather data on the Native

subsistence and handicraft harvest, and

on the biology of polar bear, sea otter,

and Pacific walrus in Alaska in order to

determine what effect such take is

having on these populations. The

regulations have also provided us with

a means of monitoring the disposition of

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the harvest to ensure that any

commercial use of products created

from these species meets the criteria set

forth in Section 101(b) of the MMPA.

The information that we propose to

continue to collect from Alaska Natives

beyond the currently authorized period

that expires on October 31, 2001 (under

OMB Clearance Number 1018–0066),

will be used to improve our decisionmaking ability by substantially

expanding the quality and quantity of

harvest and biological data upon which

we can base future management

decisions. It will provide us with the

ability to make inferences about the

condition and general health of these

populations, and to consider the

importance and impacts to these

population from such processes as

development activities and habitat

degradation. Without authority to

collect this harvest information, our

ability to measure the take of polar bear,

sea otter and walrus is inadequate. We

believe that mandatory marking, tagging

and reporting is essential for us, in

concert with Alaska Natives, to be able

to improve the quality and quantity of

harvest and biological data necessary to

base future management decisions. It

allows us to make rational,

knowledgeable decisions regarding the

Native harvest; habitat degradation; and

the effects of oil and gas exploration,

development, and production planned

or underway for areas within the range

of these species.

We estimate that the annual burden

associated with this request will be 674

hours for each year of the 3-year period

of OMB authorization. We calculated

this estimated burden based on previous

experience suggesting that Alaska

Natives annually will take about 2,695

polar bears, sea otter, and Pacific walrus

for subsistence and handicraft purposes,

and that 15 minutes will be needed to

provide the required information for

each animal taken.

Title: Marine Mammal Marking,

Tagging, and Reporting Program.

Bureau form numbers: R7–50, R7–51,

and R7–52.

Frequency of collection: Occasional.

Description of respondents:

Individuals and households.

Number of respondents:

Approximately 2,695 per year.

Estimated completion time: 15

minutes per response.

Annual burden hours: 674 hours.

Current OMB Clearance Number:

1018–0066.

Approval expires: October 31, 2001.

Dated: February 28, 2001.

Rebecca A. Mullin,

Information Collection Officer, Fish and

Wildlife Service.

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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: Paul Gardner, Bloomsburg, PA,

PRT–039151

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: Housni Habibi, West Hempstead,

NY, PRT–039149

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: Michael Ciavardone, Lakeland,

FL, PRT–039124

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: James Benham, Boise, ID, PRT–

039268

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: Armand Bertocchi, Denville, NJ,

PRT–039380

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: John Shivers, Fort Worth, TX,

PRT–039379

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: Eli Robert Huffman, Houston, TX,

PRT–039425

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: Northern Animal Exchange dba

Action Animals, British Columbia, Canada,

PRT–770742

The applicant is requesting to have

their permit amended to include for

import and re-export a captive born

Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)

and progeny of the animal currently

held by the applicant and any animals

acquired in the United States by the

applicant to/from worldwide locations

to enhance the survival of the species

through conservation education. This

notification covers activities conducted

by the applicant over a three year

period.

Applicant: Lawrence Masserant, Newport,

MI, PRT–037808

The applicant requests a permit to

import a wood bison (Bison bison

athabascae) sport hunted in Yukon,

Canada, for the purpose of enhancement

of the survival of the species.

Applicant: Russell Kohler, Detroit, MI, PRT–

038081

The applicant requests a permit to

import a wood bison (Bison bison

athabascae) sport hunted in Yukon,

Canada, for the purpose of enhancement

of the survival of the species.