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abdominalis). Take would occur during

completion of a residential housing

development in the City of Colton,

California. The applicant for this

incidental take permit is John Laing

Homes (California), Incorporated. The

application includes a Habitat

Conservation Plan for the Delhi Sands

flower-loving fly and an Implementing

Agreement. The Implementing

Agreement does not include ‘‘No

Surprises’’ assurances (62 FR 29091).

The Habitat Conservation Plan was

prepared by the applicant and does not

reflect the view of the Service relative

to the site being occupied by the Delhi

Sands flower-loving fly. In response to

the permit application, the Service has

prepared an Environmental Assessment

pursuant to the National Environmental

Policy Act. This assessment and the

permit application are available for

public review and comment. All

comments received, including names

and addresses, will become part of the

administrative record and may be made

available to the public.

DATES: Written comments on the

Environmental Assessment, Habitat

Conservation Plan, and Implementing

Agreement should be received by the

Service on or before September 10,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

submitted to Mr. Gail Kobetich, Field

Supervisor, Fish and Wildlife Service,

2730 Loker Avenue West, Carlsbad,

California 92008. Written comments

also may be sent by facsimile to (760)

431–9618.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Pete Sorensen, Assistant Field

Supervisor, at the above address,

telephone (760) 431–9440.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Availability of Documents

Individuals wishing copies of the

documents should immediately contact

the applicant’s consultant, Mr. Larry

Munsey, Larry Munsey International,

15901 Redhill Avenue, Suite 01, Tustin,

California 92780, telephone (714) 440–

8255. Documents also will be available

for public inspection by appointment

during normal business hours (8 a.m. to

5 p.m., Monday through Friday) at the

Service’s Carlsbad office (see ADDRESSES

section above), and at the City of Colton

Public Library, 656 North 9th Street,

Colton, California, telephone (909) 370–

5083.

Background Information

The Service listed the Delhi Sands

flower-loving fly as an endangered

species on September 23, 1993 (58 FR

49881). As an endangered species, the

Delhi Sands flower-loving fly is

protected against take pursuant to

section 9 of the Act; that is, no one may

harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot,

wound, kill, trap, capture or collect the

species, or attempt to engage in such

conduct (16 U.S.C. 1538). Under certain

circumstances, however, the Service

may issue permits to take endangered

wildlife species incidental to, and not

the purpose of, otherwise lawful

activities. Regulations governing

permits for endangered species are at 50

CFR 17.22.

The applicant proposes to complete

construction of a residential

development project in the City of

Colton, San Bernardino County. The

proposed project is partially located in

undeveloped areas that are either

known to support the endangered Delhi

Sands flower-loving fly or are

considered suitable habitat for the

species. Completion of the partially

constructed project would result in the

permanent loss of 36 acres of vacant

land, including 3.4 acres of habitat for

the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly.

John Laing Homes proposes to

compensate for incidental take of the

Delhi Sands flower-loving fly by

donating $125,000 to the National Fish

and Wildlife Foundation to be used for

the purchase and preservation of offsite

habitat occupied by the species. In turn,

the National Fish and Wildlife

Foundation has committed to provide

additional matching funds in an amount

no less than $175,000. The combined

total of at least $300,000 would be used

to purchase approximately 4 to 10 acres

of land selected to contribute to one of

the Recovery Units established in the

Recovery Plan for the Delhi Sands

flower-loving fly.

Environmental Assessment

The Environmental Assessment

considers the effects to the human

environment of the proposed action and

two alternatives. Under the No Action

alternative, the Service would not issue

an incidental take permit for the

completion of the Cantara residential

project as proposed by John Laing

Homes. Under this alternative, John

Laing Homes would redesign its project

to avoid habitat of the Delhi Sands

flower-loving fly onsite. No measures

would be taken to secure the

conservation of suitable habitat onsite

for the Delhi Sands flower-loving fly.

Under the Mitigation Bank alternative,

John Laing Homes also would redesign

its project to avoid habitat of the Delhi

Sands flower-loving fly, and would

secure the conservation of suitable

habitat for this species onsite and would

sell credits to others needing mitigation

for other projects that adversely affect

the species.

This notice is provided pursuant to

section 10(a) of the Act and Service

regulations for implementing the

National Environmental Policy Act (40

CFR 1506.6). The Service will evaluate

the application, associated documents,

and comments submitted thereon to

determine whether the application

meets the requirements of the Act. If the

Service determines that the

requirements are met, a permit will be

issued for the incidental take of the

Delhi Sands flower-loving fly. The final

decision on permit issuance will be

made no sooner than 30 days from the

date of this notice.

Dated: August 5, 1997.

Michael J. Spear,

Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–962–1410–00–P, AA–9242, AA–9252,

and AA–9258]

Alaska Native Claims Selection

In accordance with Departmental

regulation 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is

hereby given that a decision to issue

conveyance under the provisions of

section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native

Claims Settlement Act of December 18,

1971, 43 U.S.C. 1601, 1613(h)(1), will be

issued to Calista Corporation for

approximately 14.47 acres. The lands

involved are in the vicinity of Nunivak

Island, Alaska.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 3 S., R. 96 W.,

Sec. 25.

T. 2 N., R. 98 W.,

Sec. 2;

Sec. 15.

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, for four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Anchorage

Daily News. Copies of the decision may

be obtained by contacting the Alaska

State Office of the Bureau of Land

Management, 222 West Seventh

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599 ((907) 271–5960).

Any party claiming a property interest

which is adversely affected by the

decision, an agency of the Federal

government or regional corporation,

shall have until September 10, 1997 to

file an appeal. However, parties

receiving service by certified mail shall

have 30 days from the date of receipt to

file an appeal. Appeals must be filed in
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the Bureau of Land Management at the

address identified above, where the

requirements for filing an appeal may be

obtained. Parties who do not file an

appeal in accordance with the

requirements of 43 CFR part 4, subpart

E, shall be deemed to have waived their

rights.

Patricia A. Baker,

Land Law Examiner, ANCSA Team, Branch

of 962 Adjudication.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Request for Information

Collection

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the National Park

Service’s intention to request approval

for information collection in support of

its Concession Management Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by September 10, 1997.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Laurie Shaffer, Concessions

Program Center, National Park Service,

12795 West Alameda Parkway, Denver,

CO 80225–0287 or 303–987–6911.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Comparable Rates Database

Survey for River Operations, Livery

Operations and Mountaineering

Operations.

Type of Request: Approval for

information collection.

Abstract: The National Park Service

(NPS) authorizes private businesses

known as concessioners to provide

necessary and appropriate visitor

facilities and services in areas of the

National Park System. 16 U.S.C. 20

Section 3  requires that ‘‘The

reasonableness of concessioner’s rates

and charges to the public shall unless

otherwise provided in the contract, by

judged primarily be comparison with

those current for facilities and services

of comparable character under similar

conditions, with due consideration for

length of season, provision for

peakloads, average percentage of

occupancy, accessibility, availability

and cost of labor and materials, type of

patronage, and other factors deemed

significant by the Secretary.’’

This information collection is a

survey that requests operators within

and outside of the National Park Areas

provide information on their operations

and the rates that they charge. This

information will be used to establish a

comparable database that can be utilized

by park personnel in establishing rates

in their park areas. The collection of this

information is required by law and has

been performed on a park by park basis.

This collection is an effort to streamline

that collection and provide a resource to

park managers in the fulfillment of that

requirement.

Estimate of Burden: Approximately 1

hour per response.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

Approximately 1500.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: One.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 1500 hours.

Copies of the survey forms are

available upon request. Send comments

regarding the accuracy of the burden

estimate, way to minimize the burden,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology or any other

aspect of this collection of information

to Laurie Shaffer, Concessions Program

Center, National Park Service, 12795

West Alameda Parkway, Denver, CO

80225–0287 or 303–987–6911.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval.

All comments will also become a

matter of public record.

Dated: July 23, 1997.

Robert K. Yearout,

Concession Program Manager.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Public Notice

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public Notice.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

that the National Park Service proposes

to award a concession contract

authorizing ferry services for the public

at Fire Island National Seashore for a

period of ten (10) years from date of

contract execution.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

contact National Park Service, Fire

Island National Seashore, 120 Laurel

Street, Patchogue, New York 11772 to

obtain a copy of the prospectus

describing the requirements of the

proposed contract.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

contract has been determined to be

categorically excluded from the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act and no

environmental document will be

prepared.

The existing concessioner has

performed its obligations to the

satisfaction of the Secretary under an

existing contract which expired by

limitation of time on December 31,

1996, and therefore pursuant to the

provisions of Section 5 of the Act of

October 9, 1965 (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C.

§ 20), is entitled to be given preference

in the renewal of the contract and in the

negotiation of a new contract, providing

that the existing concessioner submits a

responsive offer (a timely offer which

meets the terms and conditions of the

Prospectus). This means that the

contract will be awarded to the party

submitting the best offer, provided that

if the best offer was not submitted by

the existing concessioner, then the

existing concessioner will be afforded

the opportunity to match the best offer.

If the existing concessioner agrees to

match the best offer, then the contract

will be awarded to the existing

concessioner.

If the existing concessioner does not

submit a responsive offer, the right of

preference in renewal shall be

considered to have been waived, and

the contract will then be awarded to the

party that has submitted the best

responsive offer.

The Secretary will consider and

evaluate all proposals received as a

result of this notice. Any proposal,

including that of the existing

concessioner, must be received by the

Senior Concessions Program Manager,

Concession Management Division, not

later than the sixtieth (60th) day

following publication of this notice to

be considered and evaluated.

Dated: July 10, 1997.

Chrysandra L. Walter,

Acting Field Director, Northeast Field Area.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Public Notice

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Public Notice.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

that the National Park Service proposes

to award a concession contract

authorizing marina facilities and

services for the public at Staten Island