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III program, contact Deborah Parham at

301–594–4444.

DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS:

Saturday, August 16, 1997, 9:00 a.m.–

5:00 p.m., Hyatt Regency Hotel, 265

Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia,

404–577–1234

Monday, August 18, 1997, 9:00 a.m.–

5:00 p.m., Hyatt Regency Crown

Center, 2345 McGee Street, Kansas

City, Missouri, 816–421–1234

The OMB Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance number for this program is

93.918.

Dated: August 12, 1997.

Claude Earl Fox,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–21717 Filed 8–12–97; 2:39 pm]

BILLING CODE 4160–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

The following applicants have

applied for a permit to conduct certain

activities with endangered species. This

notice is provided pursuant to Section

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et

seq.):

Applicant: Charles Salzhauer, Oxford,

NC, PRT–831582.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: David Tuttle, Coeurd

Alene, ID, PRT–831856.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

Applicant: Howard Coker,

Jacksonville, FL, PRT–833026.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of a

cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) taken in

Zimbabwe for the purpose of

enhancement of the survial of the

species.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Room 430, Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

The public is invited to comment on

the following application(s) for permits

to conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application(s) was/were

submitted to satisfy requirements of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing marine

mammals (50 CFR 18).

Applicant: USGS–BRD, Alaska

Science Center, Anchorage, AK, PRT–

801652.

Type of Permit: Take for Scientific

Research.

Name and Number of Animals:

Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), up to 7 or

remaining takes.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

an amendment to their current permit to

allow for the use of new drugs or new

drug combinations as they become

available, provided that the OMA is

notified in advance. The applicant states

that new drugs for wildlife

immobilization are constantly being

developed and the amendment to their

permit will allow them to test the new

drugs and drug combinations in a timely

manner.

Source of Marine Mammals for

Scientific Research: Alaska and

surrounding waters.

Period of Activity: From issuance date

of the permit to 12/31/00, if issued.

Applicant: Karl Nothdurft, Grosse

Pointe Farms, MI, PRT–832907.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Foxe Basin polar

bear population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Ron Brunsfeld,

Northbrook, IL, PRT–832897.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Lancaster Sound

polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Gerald Bader, Federal

Dam, MN, PRT–832625.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Foxe Basin polar

bear population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Written data or comments, requests

for copies of the complete applications,

or requests for a public hearing on any

of these applications for marine

mammal permits should be sent to the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax

Drive, Room 430, Arlington, Virginia

22203, telephone 703/358–2104 or fax

703/358–2281 and must be received

within 30 days of the date of publication

of this notice. Anyone requesting a

hearing should give specific reasons

why a hearing would be appropriate.

The holding of such hearing is at the

discretion of the Director.

Documents and other information

submitted with all of the applications

listed in this notice 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 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice at the

above address.

Dated: August 8, 1997.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–21450 Filed 8–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for

Kokia Cookei for Review and Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service announces the availability for

public review of a draft recovery plan

for Kokia cookei. This species is known

only from the island of Molokai and is

federally listed as endangered. There are

no naturally occurring populations of

Kokia cookei. It currently exists only in

cultivation at two locations and in

managed outplantings at three sites. The

total number of individual plants

remaining is 28.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery

plan must be received on or before

October 14, 1997, to receive

consideration by the Service.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery

plan are available for inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the following location: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific

Islands Ecoregion, Room 3108, 300 Ala

Moana Boulevard, P.O. Box 50088,

Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (phone: 808/

541–3441). A copy will also be available

for inspection at the Molokai Public

Library, 15 Ala Malama Street,

Kaunakakai, Hawaii 96748 (phone: 808/

553–5483). Requests for copies of the

draft recovery plan and written

comments and materials regarding the

plan should be addressed to Field

Supervisor-Ecological Services, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific