[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 68371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31605]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Relationship of Interior Programs to E.O. 12372 Process; 
Intergovernmental Review of the Department of the Interior Programs and 
Activities

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice contains revisions being made to a list of 
programs and activities eligible for E.O. 12372, ``Intergovernmental 
Review of Federal Programs'' and a list of programs and activities with 
existing consultation processes. This list was originally published as 
a notice in the Federal Register on June 24, 1983 (49 FR 29235-29236) 
and was subsequently revised in Federal Register notices published on 
March 7, 1984 (49 FR 8495), February 7, 1985 (50 FR 5316-5317), and 
March 18, 1997 (62 FR 12835-12836). These publications should be 
referred to and except for the changes indicated in today's notice, 
there are no further changes being made at this time. Updated names of 
bureau and office Intergovernmental Review Coordinators are included in 
the section below for contacts for further information. These names are 
also listed on the Internet at http://www.ios.doi.gov/pam/pamfao1.html.

EFFECTIVE DATES: This notice shall become effective on December 7, 
1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra E. Sonderman, Director (Office 
of Acquisition and Property Management) 202-208-6431. Department of the 
Interior Intergovernmental Review Coordinators: Ceceil C. Belong 
(Departmental Contact) 202-208-3474; National Park Service; Ken Compton 
(Recreation Grants Division) 202-565-1140, Loran Fraser (Policy 
Division) 202-208-7456, Joe Wallis (Preservation Assistance Division) 
202-343-9564; Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, 
Barbara Ramey 202-208-2843; Minerals Management Service, Dennis Buck 
703-787-1370; Bureau of Land Management, Marc Gress 406-657-6927; US 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Phyllis Cook 703-358-1943; U.S. Geological 
Survey, Gary Hill 703-648-4451; Bureau of Reclamation, Linda Waring-
Wilson 303-445-2450 and Stephanie Bartlett 303-445-2427.

What Are the Changes to the List of Programs Under Which States May 
Opt To Use the E.O. 12372 Process?

Administering Bureau: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement
    Catalog No. 15.253
    15.253, ``Not-for-Profit AMD Reclamation'' is added to the list.
Administering Bureau: Bureau of Reclamation
    Catalog No. 15.506
    15.506, ``Water Desalination Research and Development Program'' is 
added to the list.
Administering Bureau: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    Catalog Nos. 15.622 and 15.623
    Program Nos. 15.622, ``Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act,'' and 
15.623, ``North American Wetlands Conservation Fund,'' are added to the 
list.
Administering Bureau: National Park Service
    Catalog Nos. 15.923 and 15.926
    Program Nos. 15.923, ``National Center for Preservation Technology 
and Training,'' and 15.926, American Battlefield Protection,'' are 
added to the list.

What Are the Changes to the List of Interior Programs With Existing 
Consultation Processes?

Bureau: Bureau of Reclamation
    The entry for ``Desalination Research and Development--42 U.S.C. 
7815-16 should be removed from the list. This activity is covered under 
15.506 which is being added to the list of covered programs.

    Dated: November 23, 1999.
John Berry,
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 99-31605 Filed 12-6-99; 8:45 am]
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