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The applicant requests a permit to

remove and reduce to possession

specimens of Eriogonum ovalifolium

var. williamsiae (Steamboat buckwheat)

in conjunction with genetics and

pollination research on Federal lands in

Washoe County, Nevada for the purpose

of enhancing its survival.

Permit No: 831910.

Applicant: Michael San Miguel,

Arcadia, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, locate and

monitor nests) the least Bell’s vireo

(Vireo bellii pusillus), southwestern

willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii

extimus), and coastal California

gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica

californica) in conjunction with

population monitoring and removal of

brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)

eggs and chicks from parasitized nests

of these species throughout the species

range in California for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No: 787392.

Applicant: San Bernardino County

Museum, Redlands, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of his permit to take (harass by survey,

locate and monitor nests, capture, band,

color-band, and release) the

southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus) in

conjunction with life history studies

and population monitoring to include

the following locations: the Virgin

River, Nevada, and the Lower Colorado

River, including the Lake Mead National

Recreation area south to Yuma, Arizona

for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No: 832200.

Applicant: Felix A. H. Sperling,

University of California, Berkeley,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (collect and sacrifice) 20 male

Lange’s metalmark butterflies

(Apodemia mormo langei) in

conjunction with genetic research at

Antioch Dunes National Wildlife

Refuge, Contra Costa County, California

for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No: 796271.

Applicant: Shana C. Dodd, San Diego,

California.

The applicant requests an amendment

to her permit to take (harass by survey)

the Pacific pocket mouse (Perognathus

longimembris pacificus) in conjunction

with presence or absence surveys and

population monitoring in Orange, Los

Angeles, and San Diego Counties,

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No: 832262.

Applicant: Department of Parks and

Recreation, San Luis Obispo, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey) the Morro

shoulderband (= banded dune) snail

(Helminthoglypta walkeriana) in

conjunction with presence or absence

surveys and ecological research in

Montana de Oro and Morro Bay State

Parks, San Luis Obispo County,

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No: 789266.

Applicant: Patricia A. Campbell,

Murrieta, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

to her permit to take (harass by survey,

locate and monitor nests, capture, band,

color-band, and release) the California

least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) in

conjunction with population monitoring

in Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa

Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties,

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No: 768251.

Applicant: Mark L. Allaback,

Biosearch Surveys, Santa Cruz,

California.

The applicant requests an amendment

to his permit to take (harass by survey,

capture, measure, and release) the Santa

Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma

macrodactylum croceum) in

conjunction with scientific research in

Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties,

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No: 832515.

Applicant: Jim Jennings, Glendale,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, locate and

monitor nests) the southwestern willow

flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus),

least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus),

and coastal California gnatcatcher

(Polioptila californica) in conjunction

with population monitoring and

removal of brown-headed cowbird

(Molothrus ater) eggs and chicks from

parasitized nests of these species

throughout the species range for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No: 787376.

Applicant: Peter Bloom, Santa Ana,

California.

The applicant requests an amendment

to his permit to take (harass by survey,

locate and monitor nests, capture, band,

color-band, and release) the

southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus), least Bell’s

vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and coastal

California gnatcatcher (Polioptila

californica) in conjunction with

population monitoring and removal of

brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater)

eggs and chicks from parasitized nests

of these species throughout the species

range in California for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No: 832579.

Applicant: Michael L. Johnson,

University of California, Davis,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, mark, measure, and

release) the salt marsh harvest mouse

(Reithrodontomys raviventris) in

conjunction with ecological research

throughout the range of the species in

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before September 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief,

Division of Consultation and

Conservation Planning, Ecological

Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181; FAX: 503–231–6243.

Please refer to the respective permit

number for each application when

submitting comments. All comments,

including names and addresses,

received will become part of the official

administrative record and may be made

available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents within 20

days of the date of publication of this

notice to the address above; telephone:

503–231–2063. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when requesting copies of

documents.

Dated: August 1, 1997.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 97–20953 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Receipt of Petition for Federal

Acknowledgment of Existence as an

Indian Tribe

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

This is published in the exercise of

authority delegated by the Secretary of
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the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.9(a) notice is

hereby given that the Point Au Chien

Indian Tribe, Lower Hwy. 665 Box 1408,

Montegut, Louisiana 70377, has filed a

letter of intent to be considered for

acknowledgment by the Secretary of the

Interior that the group exists as an

Indian tribe. This letter was received by

the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) on

July 22, 1996, and was signed by

members of the group’s governing body.

The petitioner, the Point Au Chien

Indian Tribe (PACIT) was part of the

United Houma Nation (UHN, #56),

which received a proposed finding

December 22, 1994. 62 Federal Register

8982. The proposed finding stated that

the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

proposed to decline to acknowledge the

UHN in that they did not meet all seven

mandatory criteria under 25 CFR part

83. In response, this portion of the UHN

has requested that it be considered

separately from UHN.

The PACIT shall be treated as a

separate petitioner from July 22, 1996,

forward, with the same proposed

finding as UHN. This is a notice that the

petition is under active consideration.

Notice that the petitioner has separated

from the UHN will be sent by mail to

the Governor of Louisiana, the Attorney

General of Louisiana, the UHN, and

other interested parties. The public

comment period on the UHN proposed

finding ended November 13, 1996.

Under 83.9(a) of the regulations, PACIT

and interested or informed parties have

until 90 days from publication of this

notice in the Federal Register to submit

factual and/or legal arguments in

support of or in opposition to the

proposed finding as it pertains to

PACIT. Comments must be provided

simultaneously to the petitioner by the

interested or informed parties. Under

83.10(h) a copy of the technical report

evaluating the evidence upon which the

proposed finding was based is available

upon written request to the BIA. After

the close of this response period, the

BIA will issue an amended proposed

finding, which will be published in the

Federal Register.

Under Section 83.10(i) of the

regulations, the PACIT and interested or

informed third parties will be provided

180 days from the date of publication of

the amended proposed finding

pertaining to the Point au Chien Indian

Tribe in the Federal Register to submit

factual and/or legal arguments in

support of or in opposition to the

group’s amended proposed finding. The

petitioner will have a 60-day period in

which to respond to such submissions

prior to a final determination regarding

the petitioner’s status.

The petition may be examined, by

appointment, in the Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Branch of Acknowledgment and

Research, Room 3427, 1849 C Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240, Phone:

(202) 208–3592.

Dated: July 28, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–20951 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–930–1430–01; NVN 55116]

Notice of Realty Action; Termination of

Recreation and Public Purposes Act

Classification; Churchill County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This action terminates

Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)

Classification NVN 55116 in its entirety.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Termination of the

classification is effective 10 a.m. on

September 8, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jo Ann Hufnagle, Bureau of Land

Management, Carson City District, 1535

Hot Springs Road, Carson City, Nevada

89706, 702–885–6000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the authority delegated by Appendix

1 of Bureau of Land Management

Manual 1203, R&PP Classification NVN

55116 is hereby terminated in its

entirety on the following described

federal land:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 16 N., R. 28E.,

Sec. 12, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4,N1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

N1⁄2S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

T. 16 N., R, 29 E.,

Sec. 7, Lot 3, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

Containing 189.99 acres.

The classification made pursuant to

the act of June 14, 1926, as amended (43

U.S.C. 869 et seq.), segregated the

federal land from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including location under the

United States mining laws, but not

leasing under the mineral leasing laws.

The land was previously leased to

Churchill County for a motor racing

complex. This land is excess to

Churchill County’s needs and the

classification no longer serves any

purpose.

At 10 a.m. on September 8, 1997, the

land will become open to the operation

of the public land laws including the

mining laws, subject to valid existing

rights, the provisions of an existing

reclamation withdrawal and the

requirements of applicable law. All

valid applications received at or prior to

10 a.m. on September 8, 1997 shall be

considered as simultaneously filed at

that time. Those received thereafter

shall be considered in the order of

filing.

Dated: July 30, 1997.

Clifford D. Ligons,

Assistant District Manager, Non-Renewable

Resources.

[FR Doc. 97–20928 Filed 8–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Glen Canyon Adaptive Management

Work Group

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings.

SUMMARY: The first meeting of the Glen

Canyon Dam Adaptive Management

Work Group (AMWG) will be an open

public meeting to discuss administrative

and program related issues. This

meeting will discuss the following

agenda items: Work Group organization,

technical work group formation, annual

reporting and coordination with the

Annual Operating Plan for the Colorado

River, and updates on the Glen Canyon

Dam temperature control device,

Monitoring and Research Center report,

endangered species, cultural resources,

and hydrology in the basin.

DATE AND LOCATION: The public meetings

will be held at the following times and

location:

Phoenix, Arizona—Wednesday,

September 10, 1997, from 8:00 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. and Thursday, September 11,

1997, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the

Ramada Suites Hotel, 1635 North

Scottsdale Road, Phoenix, Arizona.

Anyone wishing to make formal oral

comments (limited to 10 minutes) at the

meeting must provide written notice to

Mr. Steven Lloyd, Bureau of

Reclamation, Upper Colorado Regional

Office, 125 South State Street, Room

6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–1102

no later than noon (eastern standard

time) on Friday, September 5, 1997,

telephone (801) 524–3690, faxogram

(801) 524–5499; or E-mail: