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impaired (202) 708–2565, (these

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or

call the toll-free Title V information line

at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the December 12, 1988

court order in National Coalition for the

Homeless v. Veterans Administration,

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD

publishes a notice, on a weekly basis,

identifying unutilized, underutilized,

excess and surplus Federal buildings

and real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. Today’s notice is for the

purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: August 7, 1997.

Fred Karnas, Jr.,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development.

[FR Doc. 97–21301 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4248–N–03]

Fiscal Year 1997 Portfolio

Reengineering Demonstration Program

Request for Qualifications;

Announcement of Date for Submission

of Qualifications

AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for

Housing—Federal Housing

Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Request for

Qualifications; Announcement of Date

for Submission of Qualifications.

SUMMARY: On July 16, 1997, the

Department published a notice seeking

requests for qualifications (RFQ) under

a statutory Demonstration Program. The

July 16, 1997 RFQ advised that the

Department is carrying out a statutory

Demonstration Program that is intended

to test approaches that reduce the cost

of the ongoing Federal subsidy for FHAinsured, Section 8-assisted housing,

while preserving this critical affordable

housing resource in good physical and

financial condition. The July 16, 1997

RFQ is directed to nonprofit

organizations that are interested in

participating in the Designee process

under section VII. of the Guidelines for

the Demonstration Program. The

Guidelines for the Demonstration

Program were published on January 23,

1997.

The July 16, 1997 notice requested

that the qualifications be submitted to

the Department by August 13, 1997. On

August 13, 1997, the Department

published a Federal Register notice

extending the due date for submission

of qualifications indefinitely. The

August 13, 1997 notice provided that

the Department would announce

through a separate notice the new due

date for submission of qualifications.

This notice supplements the August 13,

1997 notice by establishing this date.

The new due date for submission of

qualifications is August 25, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George C. Dipman, Demonstration

Program Coordinator, Office of

Multifamily Housing, Department of

Housing and Urban Development, 451

Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC

20410–4000; Room 6106; Telephone

(202) 708–3321. (This is not a toll-free

number.) Hearing or speech-impaired

individuals may call 1–800–877–8399

(Federal Information Relay Service

TTY). Internet address: PRE@hud.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July

16, 1997 (62 FR 38109), the Department

published a notice seeking requests for

qualifications (RFQ) under a statutory

Demonstration Program. The July 16,

1997 RFQ advised that the Department

is carrying out a statutory

Demonstration Program that is intended

to test approaches that reduce the cost

of the ongoing Federal subsidy for FHAinsured, Section 8-assisted housing,

while preserving this critical affordable

housing resource in good physical and

financial condition. The July 16, 1997

RFQ is directed to nonprofit

organizations that are interested in

participating in the Designee process

under section VII. of the Guidelines for

the Demonstration Program. The

Guidelines for the Demonstration

Program were published on January 23,

1997 (62 FR 3567).

The July 16, 1997 notice requested

that the qualifications be submitted to

the Department by August 13, 1997. On

August 13, 1997, the Department

published a Federal Register notice

extending the due date for submission

of qualifications indefinitely. The

August 13, 1997 notice provided that

the Department would announce

through a separate notice the new due

date for submission of qualifications.

This notice supplements the August 13,

1997 notice by establishing this new

date.

The new due date for submission of

qualifications is August 25, 1997.

No other change is made to the July

16, 1997 notice other than the extension

of the submission date for

qualifications.

Dated: August 13, 1997.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–21785 Filed 8–13–97; 11:11 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–27–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Convention on International Trade in

Endangered Species (CITES)

Notification; Rescinding of Prohibition

of Trade in Specimens of Eunectes

Notaeus From Argentina

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Information No. 27.

SUMMARY: This Notice of Information

(NOI) is an update from the prohibitions

identified in NOI 13. Specifically, this

NOI removes the prohibition on trade in

specimens of Eunectes notaeus from

Argentina identified in NOI 13,

published on April 6, 1987 (52 FR

10955).

DATES: This notice is effective on

August 15, 1997 and will be effective

until further notice.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Office of Management

Authority, Mail Stop 430 ARLSQ, 1849

C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240

regarding Notifications to the Parties, or

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division

of Law Enforcement, P.O. Box 3247,

Arlington, VA 22203–3247, regarding

enforcement actions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Susan S. Lieberman, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, telephone (703) 358–2095,

regarding Notifications to the Parties, or

Thomas L. Striegler, Chief, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Division of Law

Enforcement, telephone (703) 358–1949,

for enforcement actions.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 7,

1986, the CITES Secretariat issued

Notification to the Parties No. 384,

which recommended that all Parties

assist Argentina in the implementation

of Argentina Resolution No. 24/86,

which prohibited the export of live

specimens, as well as parts and

derivatives of Boa constrictor

occidentalis, Eunectes notaeus and

Rhea americana. Argentina Resolution

No. 24/86 contained a provision for the

exportation of parts and derivatives of

these species provided that such parts

and derivatives were registered with the

CITES Management Authority of

Argentina and that exportation was
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completed within a period of 180 days

from the date of publication of

Resolution No. 24/86, which was

February 23, 1986. For various reasons,

the stockpiles of Eunectes notaeus skins

were not exported within the deadline

imposed by Resolution No. 24/86.

Recognizing this fact, the CITES

Management Authority of Argentina

consulted with the CITES Animals

Committee to determine how to resolve

the situation in order to allow the

exportation of these stockpiles. The

CITES Animals Committee

recommended that the CITES

Management Authority of Argentina

should make an inventory of all legal

stocks of Eunectes notaeus specimens.

The CITES Management Authority of

Argentina announced that it has

completed this inventory and

registration of Eunectes notaeus

specimens through the issuance of

Resolution No. 333/96, and in so doing,

has authorized the exportation of these

specimens. On June 2, 1997, the CITES

Secretariat issued Notification to the

Parties No. 977, which recommended to

the Parties that the prohibition of trade

with Argentina on specimens of

Eunectes notaeus be lifted.

The subject of this notice is as

follows:

A. Subject: Argentina: ban on imports

of specimens of Eunectes notaeus from

Argentina.

Source of Foreign Law Information:

Argentina Resolution No. 333/96.

Action by the Fish and Wildlife

Service: Since the publication of Notice

of Information No. 13 (52 FR 10955), the

Government of Argentina has issued

Resolution No. 333/96, to effectively

implement the recommendations of the

CITES Animals Committee regarding the

inventory and registration of all legal

stocks of specimens of Eunectes

notaeus.

The Service is satisfied that Argentina

has initiated the action necessary to

sufficiently implement the

recommendations of the CITES Animals

Committee. Therefore, shipments of

specimens of Eunectes notaeus of

Argentine origin may now be imported

into the United States provided that

such shipments are accompanied by

valid CITES reexport certificates from

the country of reexport and a copy of

the CITES export permit issued by the

Management Authority of Argentina

indicating that the specimens of

Eunectes notaeus were legally exported

from Argentina in accordance with

Resolution No. 333/96.

Dated: August 6, 1997.

Donald Barry,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and

Wildlife and Parks.

[FR Doc. 97–21707 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

Request for Public Comments on

Information Collection To Be

Submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for Review Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act

A request extending the collection of

information listed below will be

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget for approval under the

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction

Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Copies of the

proposed collection of information and

related forms may be obtained by

contacting the Bureau’s Clearance

Officer at the phone number listed

below. Comments and suggestions on

the requirement should be made within

60 days directly to the Bureau Clearance

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 208

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 regarding the proposed

information collection as to:

1. Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

bureau, 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 utility, quality, 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: Lime.

OMB approval number: 1028–New.

Abstract: Respondents supply the

U.S. Geological Survey with domestic

production, values, end-use data, and

capacity information on the domestic

lime industry. This information will be

published as an Annual Report for use

by Government agencies, industry, and

the general public.

Bureau form number: 6–1221–A.

Frequency: Annual.

Description of respondents:

Commercial and captive producers of

quicklime, hydrated lime, and deadburned dolomite.

Annual Responses: 107.

Annual burden hours: 160.5.

Bureau clearance officer: John E.

Cordyack, Jr., 703–648–7313.

John H. DeYoung, Jr.,

Acting Chief Scientist, Minerals Information

Team.

[FR Doc. 97–21640 Filed 8–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–31–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Operation and Maintenance Rate

Adjustment: Flathead Indian Irrigation

Project, Montana

ACTION: Notice of proposed operation

and maintenance rate increase.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs

proposes to change the assessment rates

for operating and maintaining the

Flathead Indian Irrigation Project for

1998 and subsequent years from the

current rate of $18.45 per acre to $19.95

per acre, an increase of $1.50 per acre.

The assessment rates are based on a

prepared estimate of the cost of normal

operation and maintenance of the

irrigation project. Normal operation and

maintenance means the expenses we

incur to provide direct support or

benefit to the project’s activities for

administration, operation, maintenance,

and rehabilitation. We must include at

least:

(a) Personnel salary and benefits for

the project engineer/manager and our

employees under his management

control;

(b) Materials and supplies;

(c) Major and minor vehicle and

equipment repairs;

(d) Equipment, including

transportation, fuel, oil, grease, lease

and replacement;

(d) Capitalization expenses;

(e) Acquisition expenses; and

(f) Other expenses we determine

necessary to properly perform the

activities and functions characteristic of

an irrigation project.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area

Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Portland Area Office, 911 N.E. 11th

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–4169,

telephone (503) 231–6702.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before September 15, 1997.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

authority to issue this document is

vested in the Secretary of the Interior by

5 U.S.C. 301 and the Act of August 15,

1914 (38 Stat. 583, 25 U.S.C. 385). The