The purpose of this notice is to solicit public nominations for the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Northeastern Great Basin Resource Advisory Council (RAC) and MojaveSouthern Great Basin RAC in Nevada, to fill vacancies on those RACs for an individual holding elective office in Nevada. The RAC provides advice and recommendations to BLM's

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) amends 50 CFR 20.21(j) to grant temporary approval of tin shot as nontoxic for hunting waterfowl and coots during the 20002001 season only. Acute toxicity studies revealed no adverse effects over a 30day period on mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) dosed with tin shot. Reproductive/chronic toxicity

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Transportation Department

Correction

In notice document 0029480 beginning on page 69572 in the issue of Friday, November 17, 2000, make the following corrections:

1. On page 69573, in the first column, under ``Washington '', ``T. 27 S., R. 34 E., accepted February 4, 1999 '' should read ``T. 27 N., R. 34 E., accepted February 4, 1999 ''.

2. On

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing its intention to request renewal of an existing approval to collect certain information from those persons with an InKind Crude Helium Sales Contract. BLM also collects helium sales information from Federal agencies and helium suppliers on

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

This notice advises that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to gather information necessary to prepare a Comprehensive Conservation Plan and associated environmental documents for Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge in northcentral Colorado. Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge manages Bamforth National Wildlife Refuge, Mortenson Lake National

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is approving a proposed amendment to the Colorado regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``Colorado program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). Colorado proposed revisions to and additions of rules about definitions; permit application requirements;

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office

Public Meeting, Firehouse Building F, Lower Fort Mason Center, 10:00 a.m.12:15 p.m.
10:00 a.m.: Welcome Neil Chaitin, Chairman

Opening RemarksNeil Chaitin, Chairman

Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
10:15 a.m.: William Thomas, Superintendent
10:30 a.m.: WAPAMA Relocation to RichmondJames White,

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : National Park Service

Pursuant to the authorities in the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92463) and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (sec. 309), the Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council for Central California will meet in Sacramento.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

The Central Montana Resource Advisory Council will meet October 1718, 2000 at the Holiday Inn, In Great Falls, Montana.

The October 17 portion of the meeting will begin at 7:45 am with a field trip to the Greenfields Irrigation District. The council will then have lunch and return to the Holiday Inn. At 1 p.m. there will be a 30minute public

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

The Bureau of Land Management published a document in the Federal Register of October 14, 1999, closing 765 acres of public land to the use of motorized vehicles and mechanized vehicles, the discharge of firearms, horseback riding, hang gliding, and rock climbing. This notice will amend the closure to the area known as Four Dances Natural Area

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) is announcing receipt of revisions pertaining to a previously proposed amendment to the New Mexico regulatory program (hereinafter, the ``New Mexico program'') under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (SMCRA). The revisions to New Mexico's proposed rules pertain to the

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Office

The FGDC is conducting a pubic review of the National Hydrographic Data Content Standard for Coastal and Inland Waterways (hereafter called the Hydrographic Standard). The purpose of this public review is to
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provide software vendors and data users and producers an opportunity to comment on this standard in order to ensure that it

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Geological Survey

Kenneth Beck (Applicant) has applied to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) for an incidental take permit pursuant to Section 10(a) of the Endangered Species Act (Act). The Applicant has been assigned permit number TE0246190. The requested permit, which is for a period of 30 years, would authorize the incidental take of the endangered

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Fish and Wildlife Service

The Bureau of Land Management published a document in the Federal Register of April 20, 2000, concerning designations for Off Highway Vehicle use on public lands. The document contained an incorrect road name and number.

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

The CALFED Bay-Delta Program Policy Group will meet on May 24, 2000. The agenda for the Policy Group meeting will include discussion of the CALFED Preferred Program Alternative in the Final Programmatic EIS/R. This meeting is open to the public. Interested persons may make oral statements to the CALFED BayDelta Program Policy Group or may file

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Reclamation Bureau

The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (``BLM'') will prepare an Environmental Assessment for a rightofway proposed by AT&T Corp. for a buried fiber optic telecommunications line and associated facilities. This system, running from Lamesa, Texas to Los Angeles, California, is called the AT&TNexGen Project
(``Project''). The proposed

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : Land Management Bureau

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 May 22, 2000, in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The Board was established by Congress to provide leadership, policy advice, and professional oversight to the National Center

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR : National Park Service