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55. Sovereign Bank, FSB, Wyomissing, 

PA [Docket No. 03–3035–MR] 

Action: Settlement Agreement signed 

May 12, 2003. Without admitting fault 

or liability, Sovereign Bank, FSB 

(Sovereign) agreed to pay an 

administrative payment in the amount 

of $3,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action as 

a result of Sovereign’s failure to perform 

a property inspection on one HUD/FHAinsured multifamily project. 

56. Stellar Mortgage Company, 

Houston, TX [Docket No. 01–1577–MR] 

Action: On March 25, 2004, Stellar 

Mortgage Company (SMC) was served 

with the Government’s Complaint for 

Civil Money Penalty in the amount of 

$173,500. 

Cause: The Board took this action 

based on the following violations of 

HUD/FHA requirements in origination 

of HUD/FHA-insured loans where SMC: 

Engaged in a scheme to circumvent 

HUD/FHA requirements and submitted 

false HUD–1 Settlement Statements to 

HUD; submitted loan applications 

containing false information to HUD; 

failed to implement and maintain a 

quality control plan in compliance with 

HUD/FHA requirements; and shared 

office space with employees (other than 

receptionists) of another entity. 

57. Suburban Mortgage Association, 

Inc., (SMA), Bethesda, MD [Docket No. 

03–3095–MR] 

Action: Settlement Agreement signed 

September 22, 2003. Without admitting 

fault or liability, Suburban Mortgage 

Association (SMA) agreed to pay an 

administrative payment in the amount 

of $3,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action as 

a result of SMA’s failure to perform a 

property inspection on one HUD/FHAinsured multifamily project. 

58. Sunset Mortgage, LP, Franklin 

Center, PA [Docket No. 03–3171–MR] 

Action: Settlement Agreement signed 

March 26, 2004. Without admitting fault 

or liability, Sunset Mortgage, LP (SM) 

agreed to pay HUD a civil money 

penalty in the amount of $76,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action 

based on the following violations of 

HUD/FHA requirements in origination 

of HUD/FHA-insured loans where SM: 

Failed to ensure that its registered 

branches met HUD/FHA requirements 

regarding office space and facilities; 

failed to include a sign clearly 

identifying the branch to the public; 

failed to ensure that loan applications 

were taken by authorized employees of 

SM; and failed to ensure that its 

employees worked exclusively for SM. 

59. SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, GA 

[Docket No. 03–3233–MR]

Action: Settlement Agreement signed 

March 16, 2004. Without admitting fault 

or liability, SunTrust Bank (STB) agreed 

to pay an administrative payment in the 

amount of $6,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action as 

a result of STB’s failure to perform 

property inspections on HUD/FHAinsured multifamily projects. 

60. Tennessee Housing Development 

Agency, Nashville, TN [Docket No. 03–

3242–MR] 

Action: Settlement Agreement signed 

July 22, 2004. Without admitting fault or 

liability, Tennessee Housing 

Development Agency (THDA) agreed to 

pay an administrative payment of 

$3,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action as 

a result of THDA’s failure to perform a 

property inspection on one HUD/FHAinsured multifamily project. 

61. Trustmark National Bank (TNB), 

Jackson, MS [Docket No. 03–3236–MR] 

Action: Settlement Agreement signed 

January 15, 2004. Without admitting 

fault or liability, Trustmark National 

Bank (TNB) agreed to pay an 

administrative payment in the amount 

of $3,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action as 

a result of TNB’s failure to perform a 

property inspection on one HUD/FHAinsured multifamily project. 

62. Two Thousand Two New World 

Mortgage Services, Inc., d/b/a New 

World Mortgage, Inc., [Docket No. 03–

3157–MR] 

Action: On November 12, 2003, the 

Board issued a letter to New World 

Mortgage (NWM) withdrawing its HUD/

FHA approval for five years. The Board 

also voted to impose a civil money 

penalty in the amount of $113,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action 

based on the following violations of 

HUD/FHA requirements in origination 

of HUD/FHA-insured loans where 

NWM: Failed to adopt and maintain a 

quality control plan in accordance with 

HUD requirements; failed to implement 

a quality control plan in accordance 

with HUD requirements; allowed an 

employee who is suspended under the 

Department’s regulations to participate 

in the origination of HUD/FHA-insured 

loans; and failed to timely notify HUD 

of a change in NWM’s name. 

63. U.S. Bank, NA, Minneapolis, MN 

[Docket Nos. 03–3049–MR, 03–3072–

MR, 03–3235–MR] 

Action: Settlement Agreement signed 

May 12, 2004. Without admitting fault 

or liability, U.S. Bank, NA (USB) agreed 

to pay an administrative payment of 

$54,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action as 

a result of USB’s failure to perform 

property inspections on HUD/FHAinsured multifamily projects. 

64. USGI, Inc., La Plata, MD [Docket 

No. 03–3116–MR] 

Action: Settlement Agreement signed 

October 31, 2003. Without admitting 

fault or liability, USGI, Inc. (USGI) 

agreed to pay an administrative 

payment in the amount of $3,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action as 

a result of USGI’s failure to perform a 

property inspection on one HUD/FHAinsured multifamily project. 

65. Westminster Mortgage Company, 

Beverly Hills, CA, [Docket No. 03–3023–

MR] 

Action: On May 20, 2003, 

Westminster Mortgage Company (WMC) 

was served with the Government’s 

Complaint for Civil Money Penalty in 

the amount of $5,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action as 

a result of WMC’s failure to perform a 

property inspection on one HUD/FHAinsured multifamily project. 

66. Wisconsin Housing and Economic 

Development Authority, Madison, WI 

[Docket No. 02–2153–MR] 

Action: Settlement Agreement signed 

March 14, 2003. Without admitting fault 

or liability, Wisconsin Housing and 

Economic Development Authority 

(WHEDA) agreed to pay an 

administrative payment in the amount 

of $12,000. 

Cause: The Board took this action as 

a result of WHEDA’s failure to perform 

property inspections on HUD/FHAinsured multifamily projects.

Dated: September 30, 2004. 

John C. Weicher, 

Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal 

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. E4–2530 Filed 10–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–27–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Notice of Availability of 

Draft Conservation Plan for the 

Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot 

Butterfly (Euphydryas anicia 

cloudcrofti)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 194 / Thursday, October 7, 2004 / Notices 60179

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) provides notice that a 

draft Conservation Plan for the 

Sacramento Mountains checkerspot 

butterfly (Euphydryas anicia 

cloudcrofti) (butterfly) is available for 

review and comment. This Conservation 

Plan will provide guidance for the 

conservation and management of the 

species and its habitat.

DATES: Comments on the draft 

Conservation Plan must be submitted 

directly to the Service (see ADDRESSES

section) on or before November 8, 2004 

or at the public meeting to be held in 

October of 2004.

ADDRESSES: The Service will host a 

public informational session in the 

Village Council Chambers Room at 201 

Burro Street Cloudcroft, New Mexico, 

on October 13, 2004, from 5 p.m. to 7 

p.m. 

If you wish to comment via mail, 

comments and materials should be 

addressed to the Threatened and 

Endangered Species Division, Fish and 

Wildlife Service Southwest Regional 

Office, Ecological Services, P.O. Box 

1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 

87103–1306. Comments and materials 

received will be made available for 

public inspection during normal 

business hours, by appointment, at the 

above address. A copy of this document 

has been posted on the Fish and 

Wildlife Service Web site at http://

www.fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sarah E. Rinkevich, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, or Tracy Scheffler, Fish and 

Wildlife Biologist, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Southwest Regional Office, at 

the above address (505) 248–6920.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Sacramento Mountains 

checkerspot butterfly is found only in 

high elevation mountain-meadows 

within the Sacramento Mountains of 

central New Mexico. In January 1999, 

the Southwest Center for Biological 

Diversity petitioned the Service to 

emergency list the Sacramento 

Mountains checkerspot butterfly as 

endangered. The Service published a 

notice on December 27, 1999, finding 

that the petition presented substantial 

information to indicate that listing may 

be warranted, but that emergency listing 

was not warranted. The Service then 

commenced a status review of the 

species. On September 6, 2001, the Fish 

and Wildlife Service published a 12-

month finding and proposed rule to list 

the Sacramento Mountains checkerspot 

butterfly as endangered with critical 

habitat (66 FR 46575). Habitat loss from 

proposed development, drought and 

wildfire, and threats from collection 

were stated as the reasons for the 

proposed listing. 

In response to growing interest by the 

local community to conserve the 

butterfly, the Service began 

coordination in 2004 with local and 

Federal partners to assess current 

threats to the species and develop a 

draft Conservation Plan. The goal of the 

draft Conservation Plan is to provide 

conservation and management 

recommendations for public and private 

lands within the range of the butterfly 

as necessary to alleviate threats to the 

species and its habitat. Specific 

conservations actions in the draft 

Conservation Plan include time and cost 

estimates and responsible partners. 

The Village of Cloudcroft, Otero 

County, Forest Service, and the Service 

have signed a Memorandum of 

Understanding to demonstrate the 

commitments of the parties to the 

implementation of the Conservation 

Plan. 

Public Comments Solicited 

The Service solicits written comments 

on the draft Conservation Plan. All 

comments received by the date specified 

above will be considered prior to 

approval of the Conservation Plan. Our 

practice is to make comments, including 

names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public review 

during regular business hours. 

Individual respondents may request that 

we withhold their home address, which 

we will honor to the extent allowable by 

law. If you wish us to withhold your 

name or address, you must state this 

request prominently at the beginning of 

your comments. However, we will not 

consider anonymous comments. To the 

extent consistent with applicable law, 

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.

Authority: The authority for this action is 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Dated: September 3, 2004. 

Esther M. Pringle, 

Acting Regional Director, Region 2, Fish and 

Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 04–22554 Filed 10–6–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Meeting of the California Desert 

District Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in 

accordance with Public Laws 92–463 

and 94–579, that the California Desert 

District Advisory Council to the Bureau 

of Land Management (BLM), U.S. 

Department of the Interior, will 

participate in a field tour of the BLMadministered public lands.

DATES: Friday, October 22, 2004, from 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m., and meet in formal 

session on Saturday, October 23, from 8 

a.m. to 4 p.m. The Saturday meeting 

will be held at the Needles City Council 

Chambers, located at 1111 Bailey, 

Needles, California.

ADDRESSES: The field office is located at 

101 West Spikes Road in Needles, 

California.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Council and interested members of the 

public will depart for a field tour from 

the parking lot of the BLM’s field office 

in Needles at 8 a.m. Tour stops will 

include the Route 66 interpretive 

display and a BLM grazing allotment. 

Presentations and discussions will focus 

on current grazing management and 

proposed revisions to the grazing 

regulations. The public is welcome to 

participate in the tour, but should plan 

on providing their own transportation, 

drinks, and lunch. 

Agenda items tentatively scheduled 

for the Saturday Council meeting will 

include the election of officers, reports 

by Advisory Council members, the 

District Manager and the five District 

field office managers, a briefing on the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s raven 

management initiative, and an update 

on the Desert Managers Group’s Desert 

Tortoise Education and Outreach Plan. 

BLM will also brief the Council on the 

status of the Eastern San Diego County 

Resource Management Plan, and review 

the 10-year anniversary of the passage of 

the California Desert Protection Act. 

All Desert District Advisory Council 

meetings are open to the public. Time 

for public comment may be made 

available by the Council Chairman 

during the presentation of various 

agenda items, and is scheduled at the 

end of the meeting for topics not on the 

agenda. 

Written comments may be filed in 

advance of the meeting for the 

California Desert District Advisory 

Council, c/o Bureau of Land