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3050 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, 

Shreveport, LA 71107. Grant: $391,490. 

Region VII 

18. University of Kansas Center for 

Research, Ms. Rona Chamberlain, 2385 

Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, KS 66045. 

Grant: $400,000. 

Region VIII 

19. University of Utah, Mr. William 

Ernest, 1471 Federal Way, Salt Lake 

City, UT 84102. Grant: $399,702. 

Region IX 

20. Los Angeles Trade Technical 

College, Dr. Denise G. Fairchild, 400 

West Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, 

CA 90015. Grant: $200,000. 

21. The Regents of the University of 

California, Ms. Patricia Gates, 336 

Sproul Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720. Grant: 

$200,000.

Dated: December 3, 2004. 

Dennis C. Shea, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

& Research.

[FR Doc. E4–3725 Filed 12–17–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–62–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4900–FA–02] 

Announcement of Funding Awards for 

Fiscal Year 2004 Early Doctoral 

Student Research Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Announcement of funding 

awards. 

SUMMARY: This document identifies the 

doctoral students selected for funding 

under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Early 

Doctoral Student Research Grant 

(EDSRG) Program. The EDSRG program 

enables doctoral students to cultivate 

their research skills through the 

preparation of research manuscripts that 

focus on policy-relevant housing and 

urban development issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Brunson, Office of University 

Partnerships, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, Room 8106, 

451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20410–6000, telephone (202) 708–

3061, ext. 3852. To provide service for 

persons who are hearing-or speechimpaired, this number may be reached 

through TTY by dialing the Federal 

Information Relay Service on 800–877–

8339 or 202–708–1455. (Telephone 

numbers, other than ‘‘800’’ TTY 

numbers are not toll free).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

EDSRG enables students to cultivate 

their research skills through the 

preparation of research manuscripts that 

focus on policy-relevant housing and 

urban development issues. Doctoral 

students have 12 months to complete a 

major research study. The maximum 

amount to be awarded is $15,000. 

This program is administered by the 

Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

University Partnerships. This Office also 

administers Policy Development and 

Research’s other grant programs for 

academics. 

The Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance number for this program is 

14.517. 

On May 14, 2004 (69 FR 27111), HUD 

published a Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA) announcing the 

availability of $150,000 in FY 2004 

funds for the EDSRG Program. 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 Early Doctoral 

Student Research Grant Program 

Funding Competition, by Institution, 

Address, Grant Amount and Name of 

Student Funded 

1. University of Pittsburgh, Graduate 

School of Public and International 

Affairs, 350 Thackeray Hall, Pittsburgh, 

PA 15260. Grant: $14,900 to Flexi Au 

Yeung. 

2. Kansas State University, 

Department of Economics, 2 Fairchild 

Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. Grant: 

$15,000 to Heather Luea. 

3. University of Texas at Arlington, 

School of Urban and Public Affairs, Box 

19588, 601 South Nedderman Drive, 

Arlington, TX 76019. Grant: $14,200 to 

Marlene O’ Meara. 

4. The Regents of the University of 

California, Political Science 

Department, 2000 University Office 

Building, Riverside, CA 92521. Grant: 

$15,000 to Jeffery McLaughlin. 

5. The Regents of the University of 

California, UCLA–Department of 

Sociology, 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 

1200, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Grant: 

$15,000 to Andrew Deener. 

6. Georgia Institute of Technology, 

275 5th Street, 1st Floor, Atlanta, GA 

30332. Grant: $15,000 to Valerie Riecke. 

7. Virginia Polytechnic Institute & 

State University, 460 Turner Street, 

Suite 306, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Grant: 

$15,000 to Karen Danielsen-Lang. 

8. The Regents of the University of 

California, UCLA–Department of 

Sociology, 10920 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 

1200, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Grant: 

$15,000 to R. Varisa Patraporn.

Dated: December 3, 2004. 

Dennis C. Shea, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

& Research.

[FR Doc. E4–3730 Filed 12–17–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Recovery Plan for Five Plants From 

Monterey County, CA

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (‘‘we’’) announces the 

availability of the final Recovery Plan 

for Five Plants from Monterey County, 

California. This recovery plan includes 

the following species: Astragalus tener

var. titi (coastal dunes milk-vetch), 

Piperia yadonii (Yadon’s piperia), 

Potentilla hickmanii (Hickman’s 

potentilla), Trifolium trichocalyx

(Monterey clover), and Cupressus 

goveniana ssp. goveniana (Gowen 

cypress). Astragalus tener var. titi, 

Piperia yadonii, Potentilla hickmanii,

and Trifolium trichocalyx are listed as 

endangered. Cupressus goveniana ssp. 

goveniana is listed as a threatened 

species. These plant species are found 

primarily along the coast of northern 

Monterey County, California. Potentilla 

hickmanii also occurs in San Mateo 

County and has occurred historically in 

Sonoma County. Astragalus tener var. 

titi has occurred historically in Los 

Angeles and San Diego Counties, 

California. This recovery plan includes 

specific criteria and actions to be taken 

in order to effectively recover the 

species.

ADDRESSES: Copies of this recovery plan 

are available by request from the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish 

and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road, 

Suite B, Ventura, California 93003 

(telephone: 805/644–1766). An 

electronic copy of the recovery plan is 

also available at: http://

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www.endangered.fws.gov/recovery/

index.html#plans.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane Steeck, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, at the above Ventura address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Restoring endangered or threatened 

animals and plants to the point where 

they are again secure, self-sustaining 

members of their ecosystems is a 

primary goal of our endangered species 

program. The Endangered Species Act, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

(Act), requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

Recovery plans help guide the recovery 

effort by describing actions considered 

necessary for the conservation of the 

species, establishing criteria for the 

recovery levels for downlisting or 

delisting them, and estimating time and 

cost for implementing the recovery 

measures needed. 

Section 4(f) of the Act requires that 

public notice and an opportunity for 

public review and comment be provided 

during recovery plan development. In 

fulfillment of this requirement, the Draft 

Recovery Plan for Five Plants from 

Monterey County, California, was 

available for public comment from May 

13, 2002, through July 12, 2002 (67 FR 

32003). Information presented during 

the public comment period has been 

considered in the preparation of this 

final recovery plan, and is summarized 

in the appendix to the recovery plan. 

We will forward substantive comments 

regarding recovery plan implementation 

to appropriate Federal or other entities 

so that they can take these comments 

into account during the course of 

implementing recovery actions. 

The five plants addressed in this final 

recovery plan are threatened by one or 

more of the following: alteration, 

destruction, and fragmentation of 

habitat resulting from urban and golf 

course development; recreational 

activities; competition with nonnative 

plant species; herbivory from native or 

nonnative species; demographic 

stochasticity; modifications in 

hydrology; loss of individuals from 

roadside maintenance activities; and 

disruption of natural fire cycles due to 

fire suppression associated with 

increasing residential development 

around and within occupied habitat.

The objective of this plan is to 

provide a framework for the recovery of 

these species so that protection by the 

Act is no longer necessary. Actions 

necessary to accomplish this objective 

include: (1) Permanent protection of 

habitat presently occupied by the 

species and the surrounding ecosystem 

on which they depend, with long-term 

commitments to conserving the species; 

(2) in protected habitat, successful 

control of invasive nonnative plants and 

successful management of other 

problems through at least 12 years; (3) 

development of management strategies 

that include results from research on the 

life histories of the taxa, and results 

from monitoring the species’ responses 

to vegetation management; (4) surveys 

for additional populations, and 

successful reintroductions or 

establishment of populations for 

Astragalus tener var. titi, Potentilla 

hickmanii, and Trifolium trichocalyx,

with populations of all five species 

assured of long-term survival; (5) 

establishment of seed banks; and (6) 

existing populations of Cupressus 

goveniana ssp. goveniana are assured of 

long-term survival, including successful 

recruitment and reproduction. Once 

these criteria have been met, Cupressus 

goveniana ssp. goveniana may be 

considered for delisting and Astragalus 

tener var. titi, Piperia yadonii, Potentilla 

hickmanii, and Trifolium trichocalyx

may be considered for downlisting.

Authority: The authority for this action is 

section 4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 

16 U.S.C. 1533(f).

Dated: August 19, 2004. 

Steve Thompson, 

Manager, California/Nevada Operations 

Office, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Recovery Plan for Chorizanthe robusta

var. robusta (Robust Spineflower)

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (‘‘we’’) announces the 

availability of the Recovery Plan for 

Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta

(Robust Spineflower). This plant taxon 

is found along the central coast of 

California, primarily in Santa Cruz and 

Marin Counties. Historically, this plant 

also occurred in San Francisco, 

Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and 

Monterey Counties, California.

ADDRESSES: Copies of this recovery plan 

are available by request from the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura Fish 

and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola Road, 

Suite B, Ventura, California 93003 

(telephone: 805–644–1766). An 

electronic copy of the recovery plan is 

also available at: http://

endangered.fws.gov/recovery/

index.html#plans.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Connie Rutherford, Botanist, at the 

above Ventura address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Restoring endangered or threatened 

animals and plants to the point where 

they are again secure, self-sustaining 

members of their ecosystems is a 

primary goal of our endangered species 

program. To help guide the recovery 

effort, we are working to prepare 

recovery plans for most of the listed 

species native to the United States. 

Recovery plans describe actions 

considered necessary for the 

conservation of the species, establish 

criteria for the recovery levels for 

downlisting or delisting them, and 

estimate time and cost for implementing 

the recovery measures needed. 

The Endangered Species Act (Act) 

requires the development of recovery 

plans for listed species unless such a 

plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

Section 4(f) of the Act requires that 

public notice and an opportunity for 

public review and comment be provided 

during recovery plan development. The 

Draft Recovery Plan for Chorizanthe 

robusta var. robusta was available for 

public comment from September 19, 

2000, through November 20, 2000 (65 

FR 56590). Information presented 

during the public comment period has 

been considered in the preparation of 

this final recovery plan, and is 

summarized in Appendix C of the 

recovery plan. We will forward 

substantive comments regarding 

recovery plan implementation to 

appropriate Federal or other entities so 

they can take these comments into 

account in the course of implementing 

recovery actions. 

Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta was 

listed as endangered in 1994, and 190 

hectares (469 acres) of critical habitat 

were designated in 2002. Chorizanthe 

robusta var. robusta is restricted to 

sandy soils along the coast and nearcoastal areas in Santa Cruz County, and 

from the Point Reyes National Seashore 

in Marin County, California. 

Chorizanthe robusta var. robusta is 

threatened by urban development, 

recreational activities, and competition 

with non-native vegetation. In addition, 

some of the populations contain very