Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 147 / Thursday, July 31, 1997 / Notices 41073

and Wildlife Service by the following

individuals for a permit to import a

sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) from Canada for personal

use.

Applicant/address Population PRTJerome Eckrich, Aberdeen, SD.

Lancaster

Sound

828883

Roger L. Baber, Jr.,

Churchville, VA.

Northern ..

Beaufort

829415

On June 5, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 108, Page 28493, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by the following

individuals for a permit to import a

sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) from Canada for personal

use.

Applicant/address Population PRTDaniel Peyerk, Shelby Township, MI.

Northern ..

Beaufort

829283

Tom Winn, Corpus

Christi, TX.

Northern ..

Beaufort

829418

Stewart Shaft,

Northfield, MN.

McClintock

Channel

829932

Greg Bond, Irving,

TX.

McClintock

Channel

829684

Loubert Suddaby,

Orchard Park, NY.

Southern ..

Beaufort

829687

Jan Bax, Appleton,

WI.

McClintock

Channel

829887

Notice is hereby given that between

July 7 through 21, 1997, as authorized

by the provisions of the Marine

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the

Fish and Wildlife Service authorized the

requested permits subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

On June 13, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 114, Page 32364, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by the Alaska

Science Center, Anchorage, AK for

amendment of the permit (PRT–801652)

for the purposes of scientific research of

walrus (Odobenus rosmarus).

Notice is hereby given that on July 17,

1997, as authorized by the provisions of

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.) the Fish and Wildlife Service

authorized the requested permit subject

to certain conditions set forth therein.

Documents and other information

submitted for these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Rm 430, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone (703) 358–2104

or Fax (703) 358–2281.

Dated: July 25, 1997.

Karen Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–20135 Filed 7–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Request for Public Comments on

Existing Information Collection

Submitted to OMB for Review Under

the Paperwork Reduction Act

The existing information collection

described below has been submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for emergency approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)).

Copies of the proposed collection may

be obtained by contacting the Bureau’s

clearance officer at the phone number

listed below. Public comments on the

proposal should be made within 15 days

directly to: Desk Officer for the Interior

Department, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Washington,

DC 20503; and the Bureau Clearance

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807

National Center, Reston, VA 20192.

As required by OMB regulations at 5

CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the U.S. Geological

Survey solicits specific public

comments as to:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions on the

bureaus, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

2. The accuracy of the bureau’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of information, including the validity of

the methodology and assumptions used:

3. The quality, utility, and clarity of

the information to be collected; and

4. How to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other forms of

information technology.

Title: North American Reporting

Center for Amphibian Malformations.

Summary: The collection of

information referred herein applies to a

World-Wide Web site that permits

individuals who observed malformed

amphibians or who inspect substantial

numbers of normal or malformed

amphibians to report those observations

and related information. The Web site is

termed the North American Reporting

Center for Amphibian Malformations.

Information will be used by scientists

and federal, state, and local agencies to

identify areas where malformed

amphibians occur and the rates of

occurrence.

Estimated Completion Time: 20

minutes.

Estimated Annual Number of

Respondents: 900.

Frequency: Once.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 300

hours.

Affected Public: Primarily U.S. and

Canadian residents.

Emergency Approval Requested by:

Fifteen days from publication of this

notice.

For Further Information Contact: To

obtain copies of the survey, contact the

Bureau’s clearance officer, U.S.

Geological Survey, 807 National Center,

12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston,

Virginia 20192, telephone (703) 648–

7313, or go to the Website (http://

www.npsc.nbs.gov./narcam).

Dated: July 14, 1997.

Don Minnich,

Acting Chief Biologist.

[FR Doc. 97–20083 Filed 7–30–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–31–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[ID–054–1210–00]

Closure of Public Lands to Motorized

Vehicles, Shoshone Resource Area

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior

ACTION: Closure of public land to

motorized vehicles.

SUMMARY: Notice is given that a way and

surrounding adjacent public land in the

Little City of Rocks Wilderness Study

Area (WSA) (ID–54–5, Shoshone/Sun

Valley Environmental Impact Statement,

1986), in Gooding County, Idaho is

closed to motorized use year round. The

closed area includes all public land in

Township 3 South, Range 15 East,

Section 33 except for a signed parking

area south of the historic stone and

earthen dam in the Little City of Rocks

WSA. Motorized cross country travel

has caused significant surface

disturbance in the described area. The

purpose of the closure is to prevent

unacceptable impacts to soils and

vegetation in compliance with the

Interim Management Policy Guidance

for WSAs. All public land administered

by the Bureau of Land Management

within the above described area is

closed to motorized vehicle use

indefinitely from the date of this notice.