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under the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT heading immediately below.

To obtain a copy of the application kit,

please write the Fair Housing

Information Clearinghouse, P.O. Box

9146, McLean, VA 22102, or call the toll

free number 1–800–343–3442 (voice) or

1–800–290–1617 (TTY). Also please

contact this number if information

concerning this NOFA is needed in an

accessible format.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Aztec Jacobs or Maxine Cunningham,

Office of Fair Housing Initiatives and

Voluntary Programs, Room 5234, 451

Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20410–2000; telephone number (202)

708–0800 (this is not a toll free number);

facsimile (202) 708–2755. Persons who

use a text telephone (TTY) may call 1–

800–290–1617.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June

26, 1997 (62 FR 34562), HUD published

a NOFA for the Fair Housing Initiatives

Program (FHIP). The Application Kit

was printed following publication of the

June 26, 1997 NOFA publication and

has been widely distributed. In

providing application formats, the

Application Kit was designed to reflect

NOFA requirements. The June 26, 1997

NOFA is also included as an attachment

to the Application Kit.

The June 26, 1997 NOFA required

that, ‘‘In accordance with 24 CFR

125.104(f), no recipient of assistance

under the PEI may use any funds

provided by the Department for the

payment of expenses in connection with

litigation against the United States.’’

This provision also applied to

enforcement activities carried out under

the FHOI. The FHIP Application Kit, on

pages 43 and 49 contained a more

expansive limitation, stating that in

addition to the above NOFA provision,

no FHIP funds may be used in ‘‘any

litigation action involving housing

providers funded by the Department of

Housing and Urban Development.’’

It was not the Department’s intent to

limit litigation efforts beyond the

statutory or regulatory limitations of the

FHIP as the variance from the NOFA in

the Application Kit indicated. The

Department intends to permit

organizations that have submitted

applications under this competition

prior to this Notice to modify their

activities and budget to incorporate

litigation against housing providers

funded by HUD, if their applications are

selected for award.

Furthermore, this Notice is intended

to ensure that all interested applicants

that may have been dissuaded by the

variance from submitting applications

will be provided an opportunity to do

so under this competition. Such entities

must notify the Department within 7

days of today’s date, by September 9,

1997 either by phone or fax of their

name, phone number, and intent to

submit an application under the PEI

and/or FHOI that includes litigation

against housing providers funded by

HUD. Only those entities that contact

the Department during this 7-day period

and provide the above information will

be permitted to submit applications

during the 30-day extended application

period, which will expire on October 2,

1997. Because HUD cannot determine

with any certainty the number, if any,

of potential applicants who were

discouraged from applying specifically

because of the variance, the 7-day

notification period is necessary to allow

the processing of applications to

continue with a minimum of disruption.

All applications submitted under this

clarification must also comply with all

other requirements contained in the

June 26, 1997 NOFA and outlined in the

Application Kit. Applicants that have

already submitted applications under

the PEI or FHOI will not be permitted

to submit revised or additional

applications, since they will be given

the opportunity to make modifications

as appropriate to their proposed

activities and budget to reflect the

NOFA litigation requirement.

Dated: August 26, 1997.

Larry Pearl,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Program Operations and Compliance.

[FR Doc. 97–23282 Filed 8–28–97; 9:39 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–28–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of Draft Molokai II:

Addendum to the Recovery Plan for

the Molokai Plant Cluster (USFWS

1996)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces the

availability for public review of a draft

Molokai II: Addendum to the Recovery

Plan for the Molokai Plant Cluster

(USFWS 1996). There are three taxa of

plants included in this plan. All three

are known only from the island of

Molokai. This draft plan Addendum

supplements the Recovery Plan for the

Molokai Plant Cluster finalized in

September of 1996. A limited number of

copies of the Molokai Recovery Plan

remain available, although the Service is

not seeking comments on that

document.

DATE: Comments on the draft recovery

plan addendum received by November

3, 1997 will be considered by the

Service.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft recovery

plan are available for inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the following locations: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific

Islands Office, 300 Ala Moana

Boulevard, room 3108, P.O. Box 50088,

Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (phone 808/

541–3441); Molokai Public Library, 15

Ala Malama Street, Kaunakakai, Hawaii

96748. Requests for copies of the draft

recovery plan addendum and written

comments and materials regarding this

plan should be addressed to Field

Supervisor, Fish and Wildlife Office, at

the above Honolulu address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

Schmerfeld, Fish and Wildlife Biologist,

at the above Honolulu address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Restoring endangered or threatened

animals and plants to the point where

they are again secure, self-sustaining

members of their ecosystems is a

primary goal of the Service’s

endangered species program. To help

guide the recovery effort, the Service is

working to prepare recovery plans for

most of the listed species native to the

United States. Recovery plans describe

actions considered necessary for the

conservation of the species, establish

criteria for the recovery levels for

downlisting or delisting them, and

estimate time and cost for implementing

the recovery measures needed.

The Endangered Species Act, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act),

requires the development of recovery

plans for listed species unless such a

plan would not promote the

conservation of a particular species.

Section 4(f) of the Act as amended in

1988 requires that public notice and an

opportunity for public review and

comment be provided during recovery

plan development. The Service will

consider all information presented

during the public comment period prior

to approval of each new or revised

Recovery Plan. Substantive technical

comments will result in changes to the

plans. Substantive comments regarding

recovery plan implementation may not

necessarily result in changes to the

recovery plans, but will be forwarded to

appropriate Federal or other entities so

that they can take these comments into

account during the course of
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implementing recovery actions.

Individualized responses to comments

will not be provided.

The Recovery Plan for the Molokai

Plant Cluster covered 16 species and

was finalized in September of 1996. The

addendum refers to sections of the

original Plan. This draft addendum

supplements the Recovery Plan for the

Molokai Plant Cluster by covering three

endangered plant taxa. All of these taxa

are endemic to the island of Molokai,

Hawaiian Islands. The plants are:

Cyanea dunbarii (haha), Lysimachia

maxima (no common name), and

Schiedea sarmentosa (no common

name).

The three taxa included in this

addendum grow in a range of vegetative

communities (dry shrubland to wet

forests) and elevational zones (lowland

to montane). These taxa and their

habitats have been variously affected or

are currently threatened by one or more

of the following: habitat degradation by

feral or domestic animals (goats, pigs,

and axis deer), competition for space,

light, water, and nutrients by introduced

vegetation; erosion of substrate

produced by human- or animal-caused

disturbance; mortality and habitat loss

from fires; and predation by animals

(goats, axis deer, and rats). In addition,

due to the small number of existing

individuals and their very narrow

distributions, these taxa and most of

their populations are subject to an

increased likelihood of extinction and/

or reduced reproductive vigor from

random naturally occurring events.

The objective of the Addendum to the

Recovery Plan for the Molokai Plant

Cluster (USFWS 1996) is to provide a

framework for the recovery of these

three taxa so that their protection by the

Endangered Species Act (ESA) is no

longer necessary. The interim objective

is to stabilize all existing populations of

the Molokai II taxa. To be considered

stable, each taxon must be managed to

control threats (e.g., fenced) and be

represented in an ex situ (such as a

nursery or arboretum) collection. In

addition, a minimum total of three

populations of each taxon should be

documented on Molokai, where they

now occur or occurred historically. Each

of these populations must be naturally

reproducing and increasing in number,

with a minimum of 50 mature

individuals per population for shortlived perennials (Cyanea dunbarii,

Lysimachia maxima, and Schiedea

sarmentosa). For downlisting, a total of

five to seven populations of each taxon

should be documented on Molokai

where they now occur or occurred

historically. Each of these populations

must be naturally reproducing, stable or

increasing in number, and secure from

threats, with a minimum of 300 mature

individuals per population for shortlived perennials. Each population

should persist at this level for a

minimum of 5 consecutive years before

downlisting is considered. For delisting,

a total of 8 to 10 populations of each

taxon should be documented on

Molokai where they now occur or

occurred historically. Each of these

populations must be naturally

reproducing, stable or increasing in

number, and secure from threats, with a

minimum of 300 mature individuals per

population for short-lived perennials.

Each population should persist at this

level for a minimum of 5 consecutive

years.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments

on the Addendum to the Recovery Plan

described. All comments received by

the date specified above will be

considered prior to approval of this

addendum.

Authority: The authority for this

action is section 4(f) of the Endangered

Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).

Dated: August 26, 1997.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director, Region, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 97–23182 Filed 8–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service, Interior

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service,

DOI.

ACTION: Notice of information collection

solicitation.

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Minerals

Management Service (MMS) is soliciting

comments on an information collection,

Application for the Purchase of Royalty

Oil (OMB Control Number 1010–0042,

Form MMS–4070), which expires on

January 31, 1998.

FORM: MMS–4070, Application for the

Purchase of Royalty Oil.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments sent via the U.S.

Postal Service should be sent to

Minerals Management Service, Royalty

Management Program, Rules and

Publications Staff, P.O. Box 25165, MS

3021, Denver, Colorado 80225–0165;

courier address is Building 85, Room A–

212, Denver Federal Center, Denver,

Colorado 80225; e:mail address is

DavidlGuzy@mms.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis C. Jones, Rules and Publications

Staff, phone (303) 231–3046, FAX (303)

231–3385, e-mail

DennislClJones@mms.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

compliance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Section 3506

(c)(2)(A), we are notifying you, members

of the public and affected agencies, of

this collection of information, including

Form MMS–4070, which expires

January 31, 1998. We are requesting

OMB approval for a three year extension

of this existing collection authority. Is

this information collection necessary for

us to properly do our job? Have we

accurately estimated the industry

burden for responding to this

collection? Can we enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information we

collect? Can we lessen the burden of

this information collection on the

respondents by using automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

Section 36 of the Mineral Lands

Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30

U.S.C. 192), and Section 27 of the Outer

Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act of

1953, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1353),

authorize the Secretary of the Interior to

sell royalty oil accruing to the United

States from oil and gas leases issued

pursuant to those acts. ‘‘Royalty oil’’ is

crude oil produced from leased Federal

lands, both onshore and offshore, in

instances in which the Government

exercises the option to accept a lessee’s

royalty payment in oil rather than in

money. Title to the oil is transferred to

the Government and then sold to an

eligible refiner. When the Secretary

determines that small refiners do not

have access to adequate supplies of oil,

the Secretary may dispose of any oil

taken as royalty by conducting a sale of

such oil, or by allocating it to eligible

refiners. The Minerals Management

Service (MMS) performs the royalty

management functions on behalf of the

Secretary.

Regulations at 30 CFR 208 describe

the information collections required by

the RIK program. When the Secretary

decides to offer royalty oil taken in kind

for sale to eligible refiners, MMS will

publish a Notice of Availability of

Royalty Oil in the Federal Register, and

other printed media, when appropriate.

The Notice includes administrative

details concerning the application,

allocation, and contract award process