Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 184 / Tuesday, September 23, 1997 / Notices 49701

HUD extended the deadline since the

FY 1997 Continuum of Care NOFA

introduced new procedures for

awarding project renewal funds, which

could require, in certain communities,

additional time for reanalyzing the gaps

that exist in continuum of care systems

within the communities, and for

reformulating plans and priorities for

filling those gaps.

On June 5, 1997 (62 FR 30873), HUD

published a notice announcing that the

application deadline for the April 8,

1997 Continuum of Care Homeless

Assistance NOFA was extended to

August 18, 1997 to permit the local

process to have the flexibility to request

full funding for existing well-run

projects that have limited ability to

obtain other resources and to permit

communities to revise their continuum

of care priority lists to take into account

this change being made to the NOFA

provisions on project renewals.

Current Revision

Now, it has become evident that the

United Parcel Service strike during

August 1997 had an impact on the

capacity of the U.S. Postal Service to

deliver mail, delaying the delivery of

applications that were postmarked on or

before the August 18, 1997 deadline but

were not delivered to HUD

Headquarters until after the 10-day

delivery period specified in the last

revision of the April 8, 1997 NOFA.

Therefore, this notice announces the

revision to the portion of the Deadline

Dates section of the NOFA that

addressed applications submitted by

regular mail to permit delivery to HUD

Headquarters within 30 days after

postmarked submission to the USPS by

the deadline date to qualify as a timely

submission.

Accordingly, FR Doc. 97–9034, the

Fiscal Year 1997 Notice of Funding

Availability for Continuum of Care

Homeless Assistance; Supportive

Housing Program (SHP); Shelter Plus

Care (S+C); Sec. 8 Moderate

Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy

Program for Homeless Individuals

(SRO), published in the Federal

Register on April 8, 1997 (62 FR 17024),

is amended on page 17024, column 2, in

the Deadline Date section, by revising

the text under the subheading

‘‘Applications Mailed.’’ to read as

follows:

Deadline Date

* * * * *

Applications Mailed. Applications

will be considered timely filed if

postmarked before midnight on August

18, 1997, and received by HUD

Headquarters within thirty (30) days

after that date.

* * * * *

Dated: September 17, 1997.

Jacquie Lawing,

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Community Planning and Development.

[FR Doc. 97–25184 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–910–0777–74]

Alaska Resource Advisory Council

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Alaska Resource

Advisory Council Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Alaska Resource

Advisory Council will conduct an open

meeting Monday, October 27, 1997,

from 9 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and

Tuesday, October 28, 1997, from 8:30

a.m. until 4 p.m. The purpose of the

meeting is to elect a council chair and

provide orientation for new members.

The meeting will be held at the BLM

Campbell Creek Science Center off

Abbott Loop Road in Anchorage.

Public comments will be taken from

2–3 p.m. Monday, October 27. Written

comments may be submitted at the

meeting or mailed to the address below

prior to the meeting.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries about the meeting

should be sent to External Affairs,

Bureau of Land Management, 222 W.

7th Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7599.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Teresa McPherson, (907) 271–5555.

Brenda Zenan,

Acting Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 97–25169 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[CA–350–1020–00]

Notice of Resource Advisory Council

Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management;

Northeast California Resource Advisory

Council, Susanville, California; Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Bureau of Land

Management’s Northeast California

Resource Advisory Council will meet

Friday, Oct. 17, 1997, at the BLM’s Eagle

Lake Resource Area Office, 2950

Riverside Drive, Susanville, CA 96130

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting begins at 10 a.m. in the

Conference Room of the Eagle Lake

Resource Area Office. Items on the

agenda include a status report from the

California State Office, discussion about

phase 1 fire management planning,

discussion about the California

Environmental Impact Statement on

Standards and Guidelines for Healthy

Rangelands, a report from the recreation

fee subcommittee, wild horse and burro

gather plans, status of work by technical

review teams in the Surprise Resource

Area, and election of new officers.

Public comments will be taken at 1 p.m.

Depending on the number of people

wishing to speak, a time limit may be

established.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Jeff

Fontana, Public Affairs Officer, (916)

257–5381.

Linda D. Hansen,

Area Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–25171 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–050–97–1430–01; AZA 25991, AZA

29964–AZA–29989]

Arizona: Notice of Realty Action

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Extension of Notice for

Competitive Sale of Public Land and

Termination of Classifications in

Quartzsite, La Paz County, Arizona.

SUMMARY: This notice extends the

Notice of Realty Action published in the

Federal Register on December 20, 1996,

on Page 67342 of Vol. 61, No. 246, by

the Yuma Field Office for a public land

sale. The following land in Quartzsite,

La Paz County, Arizona has been found

suitable for disposal under sections 203

and 209 of the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 (90 Stat. 2750,

43 U.S.C. 1713). In addition, this Notice

terminates the following Recreation and

Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

classifications for lease/conveyance on

the subject sale parcels: AZA 23973

published July 5, 1989; AZA 24512

published May 23, 1990, AZA 25991

published November 21, 1991,

September 28, 1994, and January 25,

1996.

The public land affected by this

Notice is:
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Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 4 N., R. 19 W.,

Sec. 22, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2E1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4;

Sec. 23, N1⁄2SW1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, N1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4,

SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4;

Sec. 29, N1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4,

N1⁄2NW1⁄4.

Aggregating 315.00 acres, more or less.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

December 20, 1996, Notice segregated

the subject public land from

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the mining laws,

pending disposition of the action or 270

days from the date of publication of the

notice in the Federal Register. Upon

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, that segregation will be

extended pending completion of the

sale or for another 270-day period,

whichever occurs first

EFFECTIVE DATE OF TERMINATION OF R&PP

CLASSIFICATION: September 23, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Debbie DeBock, Realty Specialist, Yuma

Field Office, 2555 East Gila Ridge Road,

Yuma, AZ 85365, (520) 317–3208.

Dated: September 11, 1997.

Maureen A. Merrell,

Program Manager, Business and Fiscal

Services.

[FR Doc. 97–25160 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

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

between Sayville, New York and Sailors

Haven, New York within Fire Island

National Seashore for a period of ten

(10) years from date of contract

execution.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 24, 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: August 25, 1997.

Chrysandra L. Walter,

Field Director, Northeast Field Area.

[FR Doc. 97–25178 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Boston Harbor Islands National

Recreation Area, (Boston,

Massachusetts) General Management

Plan; Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement and

Notice of Public Scoping

In accordance with section 102(c) of

the National Environmental Policy Act

of 1969, the National Park Service (NPS)

is preparing an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for the General

Management Plan (GMP) for Boston

Harbor Islands National Recreation

Area, Boston, Massachusetts (referred to

in the law as an Integrated Resource

Management Plan). The GMP/EIS will

provide general management direction

for the park’s natural and cultural

resources as well as alternatives

addressing visitor use and services,

treatment of the cultural landscape,

interpretation, and any appropriate

boundary adjustments.

The NPS and the Boston Harbor

Islands Partnership will hold public

meetings, which will be announced,

between now and the end of January,

1998, in various locations in the Boston

area. The purpose of these meetings is

to solicit from the public both written

and oral comments concerning possible

environmental impact topics for

consideration in preparation of the EIS.

A summary of public scoping will be

prepared and made available before the

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

is prepared.

A draft EIS is expected to be available

for public review in Spring 1999 with

the final EIS scheduled for Fall 1999.

The responsible official for the EIS is

Marie Rust, Regional Director, Northeast

Field Area, National Park Service.

Written comments and requests for

information should be directed to

George Price, Project Manager, NPS, 15

State Street, Boston, Massachusetts

02109, Telephone 617–223–5060.

Lawrence P. Gall,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 97–25179 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Mojave National Preserve Advisory

Commission; Notice of Meeting

Notice is hereby given in accordance

with the Federal Advisory Committee

Act that a meeting of the Mojave

National Preserve Advisory Commission

will be held October 9 and 10, 1997;

assemble at 9:00 AM at the Hotel

Nipton, Nipton, California.

The agenda: Desert Tortoise: Its

History, Biology, and Legalities.

The Advisory Commission was

established by PL #03–433 to provide

for the advice on development and

implementation of the General

Management Plan.

Members of the Commission are:

Michael Attaway, Irene Ausmus, Rob

Blair, Peter Burk, Dennis Casebier,

Donna Davis, Kathy Davis, Nathan

‘‘Levi’’ Esquerra, Gerald Freeman, Willis

Herron, Eldon Hughes, Claudia Luke,

Clay Overson, Norbert Riedy, Mal

Wessel.