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expanding the number of researchers 

conducting research on subjects of 

interest to HUD. Doctoral candidates 

can receive grants of up to $25,000 to 

complete work on their dissertations. 

Grants are for a two-year period. 

This program is administered by the 

Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research (PD&R), 

Office of University Partnerships. This 

Office also administers PD&R’s other 

grant programs for academics. 

The Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance number for this program is 

14.516. 

On May 14, 2004, HUD published a 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 

announcing the availability of $400,000 

in Fiscal Year 2004 for the DDRG 

Program (69 FR 27111). The Department 

reviewed, evaluated and scored the 

applications received based on the 

criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD 

has funded the applicants identified 

below, and in accordance with Section 

102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 

U.S.C. 3545), the Department is 

publishing details concerning the 

recipients of funding awards. More 

information about the winners can be 

found at http://www.oup.org.

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance 

Under the FY 2004 Doctoral 

Dissertation Research Grant Program 

Funding Competition, by Institution, 

Address, Grant Amount and Name of 

Student Funded 

1. University of Southern California, 

University Park Campus, RGL Building, 

Los Angeles, CA 90089. Grant: $25,000 

to Duan Zhuang. 

2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and 

State University, 460 Turner Street, 

Suite 306, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Grant: 

$24,976 to James Armstrong. 

3. The Regents of the University of 

California, 10920 Wilshire Boulevard, 

Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90024. 

Grant: $24,988 to Yan Lee. 

4. Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 

Room 9–523, Cambridge, MA 02139. 

Grant: $25,000 to Criseida Navarro-Diaz. 

5. University of Texas at Austin, 

North Office Building–Suite 4300, 101 

East 27th Street, Austin, TX 78713. 

Grant: $25,000 to Pamela Rogers. 

6. Rutgers, The State University of 

New Jersey, 3 Rutgers Plaza, New 

Brunswick, NJ 08901. Grant: $25,000 to 

Kristen Crassney. 

7. Rutgers, The State University of 

New Jersey, 3 Rutgers Plaza, New 

Brunswick, NJ 08901. Grant: $23,480 to 

Mathew Cuddy. 

8. Regents of the University of 

Michigan, 303 South State Street, Room 

1044, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1274. 

Grant: $25,000 to George Carter. 

9. University of North Carolina at 

Chapel Hill, Office of Sponsored 

Research, CB#1350, Chapel Hill, NC 

27599. Grant: $24,992 to Lisa Bates. 

10. The Board of Trustees of the 

University of Illinois, 809 South 

Marshfield (M/C 551), Chicago, IL 

60612. Grant: $25,000 to Michael Wenz. 

11. Regents University of Michigan, 

427 Thompson Street, P.O. Box 1248, 

Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Grant: $25,000 to 

Sapna Swaroop. 

12. University of Massachusetts, 

Office of Grant & Contract 

Administration, Goodell Building, 

Room 408, Amherst, MA 01003. Grant: 

$25,000 to Mark Tigan. 

13. University of Pittsburgh, 350 

Thackeray Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. 

Grant: $24,800 to Andrew Aurand. 

14. Research Foundation for Graduate 

School & University Center, City 

University of New York, 365 Fifth 

Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Grant: 

$24,925 to Arielle Goldberg. 

15. New York University, 15 

Washington Place, #1H, New York, NY 

10003. Grant: $25,000 to Michael 

McQuarrie. 

16. Florida State University, 97 South 

Woodward Avenue, 3rd Floor, 

Tallahassee, FL 32306. Grant: $20,000 to 

Gregory Burge.

Dated: December 1, 2004. 

Dennis C. Shea, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research.

[FR Doc. 04–27413 Filed 12–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–62–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary 

Proposed Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Pilot Referral 

Program for Interior Board of Land 

Appeals

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Office of Hearings and 

Appeals (OHA), Department of the 

Interior (DOI), in collaboration with 

DOI’s Office of Collaborative Action and 

Dispute Resolution (CADR) and the U.S. 

Institute for Environmental Conflict 

Resolution, has developed an alternative 

dispute resolution (ADR) pilot referral 

program for the Interior Board of Land 

Appeals (IBLA). The IBLA pilot program 

is one component of a Department-wide 

effort to expand the appropriate use of 

ADR processes to address 

environmental, public lands, and 

natural resources disputes involving 

DOI’s bureaus and offices. OHA is 

making available for public review and 

comment a number of documents that 

describe and will be used to implement 

the IBLA pilot program.

DATES: To be considered, written or 

electronic comments on the IBLA pilot 

program must be received on or before 

January 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit comments on the 

IBLA pilot program. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

the Interior Board of Land Appeals, 

Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 801 N. 

Quincy Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 

22203. 

• Fax: Send comments by facsimile to 

the Interior Board of Land Appeals at 

(703) 235–8349. 

• Direct Internet Response: Submit 

electronic comments by following the 

instructions for submitting comments 

provided at the following Web site: 

http://www.blm.gov/nhp/news/

regulatory/index.htm.

Received comments will be available 

for public review. Comments may be 

inspected between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, at the address 

provided above. Comments may also be 

viewed electronically at the Web site 

listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Greenberg, Dispute Resolution 

Specialist, Office of Hearings and 

Appeals, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, 801 N. Quincy Street, Suite 

300, Arlington, VA 22203, 703–235–

3750.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IBLA 

pilot program has two main 

components: 

• During the initial case docketing 

process, IBLA will alert parties to the 

availability of voluntary ADR processes 

to achieve settlement of their appeals. 

• Following a preliminary review of 

the appeal, IBLA will select, through 

use of ADR suitability criteria, appeals 

that may be appropriate for direct 

negotiation, assisted negotiation/

mediation, or other ADR processes (for 

example, joint fact-finding).

The IBLA pilot program is intended to 

educate parties about the potential for 

ADR and offer them an opportunity to 

develop creative solutions to their 

disputes, thereby reducing the expense 

and time involved in the appeals 

process and potentially limiting further 

litigation. 

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The documents for public review and 

comment include the following: 

• A description of the IBLA pilot 

program; 

• A one-page ‘‘ADR Referral Data 

Sheet,’’ containing general information 

about ADR, which would be included 

with the docketing notice sent to the 

parties in each case; 

• An ‘‘IBLA Pilot ADR Referral 

Program Information Sheet,’’ which 

includes more detailed information 

about the pilot referral program and 

which would be sent to parties whose 

appeals are identified as suitable for 

ADR or who request further 

information; and 

• Responses to Frequently Asked 

Questions. 

Electronic copies of the documents for 

public review can be viewed at the 

Bureau of Land Management Regulatory 

Actions Web site, http://www.blm.gov/

nhp/news/regulatory/index.htm. To 

view the documents, go to the Web site 

and click on ‘‘Web based automated 

regulations comment system’’; select 

‘‘Interior Board of Land Appeals’’ and 

‘‘View/Create Comments for Open 

Regulations’’; click on the link for IBLA; 

click on ‘‘Pilot Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Referral Program’’; 

and then click on the available 

documents. 

Electronic versions of the documents 

are also available on the CADR Web site 

at http://www.doi.gov/cadr/. Click on 

the link for the Office of Hearings and 

Appeals. 

Hard copies of the documents can be 

obtained from the Interior Board of Land 

Appeals, Office of Hearings and 

Appeals, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, 801 N. Quincy Street, Suite 

300, Arlington, VA 22203, 703–235–

3750. 

The development and implementation 

of the IBLA pilot program is authorized 

by the Administrative Dispute 

Resolution Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. 571–

584.

Dated: December 6, 2004. 

Robert S. More, 

Director, Office of Hearings and Appeals.

[FR Doc. 04–27453 Filed 12–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–79–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[NM–070–1430–ES; NMNM–1010121] 

Notice of Realty Action: Direct Sale of 

Public Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Non-Competitive Sale of Public 

Lands in San Juan County, New Mexico. 

SUMMARY: The following described 

public lands in New Mexico, San Juan 

County, New Mexico have been 

examined and found suitable for sale to 

the City of Bloomfield for an industrial 

park, utilizing non-competitive 

procedures, at not less than the fair 

market value of $500,000.00 as 

approved by the Bureau of Land 

Management Appraisal staff. Authority 

for the sale is Section 203 of the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976 (FLPMA) and 43 CFR 

2711.3.3(a)(1).

New Mexico Principle Meridian, New 

Mexico 

T. 29 N., R. 11 W., 

Sec. 34: SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

E1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4NW1⁄4, 

NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, E1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

E1⁄2SW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, SE1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

N1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

W1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

NW1⁄4NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

N1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4NE1⁄4.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Information related to this action, 

including the environmental 

assessment, is available for review at the 

Bureau of Land Management, 

Farmington Field Office, 1235 La Plata 

Highway, Suite A, Farmington, New 

Mexico 87401, from 7:45 to 4:30 

Monday through Friday or call (505) 

599–8900).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land 

contains 110 acres, more or less, located 

south of Bloomfield within the 

Bloomfield city limits. This parcel of 

land, situated in San Juan County is 

being offered as a direct sale to the City 

of Bloomfield, the adjacent property 

owner for an industrial park. This land 

is not required for any federal purposes. 

The proposed action is in compliance 

with the Farmington Resource 

Management Plan and Final 

Environmental Management Plan that 

was approved September 2003. The sale 

is consistent with current Bureau 

planning for this area and would be in 

the public interest. In the event of a sale, 

conveyance of surface interests only. 

The patent, when issued, will contain 

the following reservations to the United 

States: 

1. Patent Reservations: 

A. All valid existing rights (including 

rights-of-ways). 

B. Reserve a right for the Federal 

Government to construct ditches and 

canals. 

C. Reserve all minerals to the Federal 

Government. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments to the Field Manager, 

Farmington Field Office, 1235 La Plata 

Highway, Suite A, Farmington, New 

Mexico 87401 until 45 days from the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register, Any adverse 

comments will be reviewed by the State 

Director who may sustain, vacate, or 

modify this realty action. In the absence 

of any adverse comments, this realty 

action will become the final 

determination of the Department of the 

Interior. The Bureau of Land 

Management may accept or reject any or 

all offers, or withdraw any land or 

interest in the land from sale, if, in the 

opinion of the authorized officer, 

consummation of the sale would not be 

fully consistent with FLPMA, or other 

applicable laws. The lands will not be 

offered for sale until at least 60 days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register.

Joel Farrell, 

Assistant Field Manager, Farmington, New 

Mexico.

[FR Doc. 04–27450 Filed 12–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1430–VB–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–130] 

Emergency Closure

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior.

ACTION: Closure notice.

SUMMARY: Under the authority of 43 CFR 

8364.1 and 43 CFR 9268.3(d) notice is 

hereby given that an emergency closure 

to the discharge or use of a firearm or 

dangerous weapons for the purpose of 

target shooting is in effect, as of the 

publication date of this notice, on 

public lands administered by the Grand 

Junction Field Office of the Bureau of 

Land Management, as follows: 

This order is put into effect to protect 

persons, property and resources located 

in this area from person(s) engaged in 

target shooting with firearms or 

dangerous weapons. Dangerous 

weapons include, but are not limited to: 

rifles, pistols, air guns, paint ball guns, 

bow and arrow, slingshot or any 

mechanical device that propels a 

projectile. This emergency order does 

not prohibit the discharge of firearms or