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adding a new footnote under the table

to read as follows:

[FR Doc. 97–25823 Filed 9–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4160–20–U

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4285–N–01]

Debenture Recall

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing

Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

debenture recall of certain Federal

Housing Administration debentures, in

accordance with authority provided in

the National Housing Act.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Keyser, Room B133,

Department of Housing and Urban

Development, 451 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20410, telephone

(202) 755–7510. This is not a toll-free

number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to Section 207(j) of the National

Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1713(j), and in

accordance with HUD regulations at 24

CFR 207.259(e)(3), the Federal Housing

Commissioner, with approval of the

Secretary of the Treasury, announces

the call of all Federal Housing

Administration debentures, with a

coupon rate of 6.75% or above, except

for those debentures subject to

‘‘debenture lock agreements,’’ that have

been registered on the books of the

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia,

and are, therefore, ‘‘outstanding’’ as of

September 30, 1997. The date of the call

is January 1, 1998.

The debenture will be redeemed at

par plus accrued interest. Interest will

cease to accrue on the debentures as of

the call date. Final interest on any

called debentures will be paid with the

principal at redemption. During the

period from the date of this notice to the

call date, debentures that are subject to

the call may not be used by the

mortgagee for a special redemption

purchase in payment of a mortgage

insurance premium.

No transfer of debentures covered by

the foregoing call will be made on the

books maintained by the Treasury

Department on or after October 1, 1997.

This does not affect the right of the

holder of a debenture to sell or assign

the debenture on or after this date.

Payment of final principal and interest

due on January 1, 1998, will be made

automatically to the registered holder.

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–25985 Filed 9–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–27–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

The following applicants have

applied for permits 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.).

PRT–834589

Applicant: R.D. Zande & Associates,

Inc., Columbus, Ohio; Robert F. Madej,

principal investigator.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and release; survey

hibernacula) gray bat (Myotis grisescens)

and Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis); take

(capture and release; collect one

voucher specimen per site) American

burying (=giant carrion) beetle

(Nicrophorus americanus); take (capture

and release) Hine’s (=Ohio) emerald

dragonfly (Somatochlora hineana); and

take (survey habitat) Mitchell’s satyr

butterfly (Neonympha mitchellii

mitchellii) throughout their ranges.

Activities are proposed to document

presence or absence of the species for

the purpose of survival and

enhancement of the species in the wild.

PRT–834596

Applicant: 3D/International, Inc.

Environmental Group, Cincinnati, Ohio.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and release; collect empty

shells) clubshell mussel (Pleurobema

clava) and northern riffleshell mussel

(Epioblasma torulosa rangiana) and to

take (capture and release) American

burying (=giant carrion) beetle

(Nicrophorus americanus) and Hine’s

(=Ohio) emerald dragonfly

(Somatochlora hineana) at Wright

Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

Activities are proposed to document

presence or absence of the species for

the purpose of survival and

enhancement of the species in the wild.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive,

Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056,

and must be received on or before

October 30, 1997.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request for a copy of

such documents to the following office

within 30 days of the date of publication

of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Ecological Services Operations,

1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling,

Minnesota 55111–4056. Telephone:

(612/725–3536 x224); FAX: (612/725–

3526).

Dated: September 26, 1997.

John A. Blankenship,

Assistant Regional Director, IL, IN, MO

(Ecological Services), Region 3, Fort Snelling,

Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 97–25908 Filed 9–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for

Oahu Plants

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

Recovery Plan for Oahu Plants. There

are 66 plant taxa included in this plan,

all listed as endangered. All 66 taxa are

endemic to Hawaii. Sixty are restricted

to the island of Oahu and six occur on

Oahu and other main Hawaiian Islands.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery

plan received by December 29, 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, Box 50088,

Honolulu, Hawaii 96850 (phone 808/

541–3441); and Hawaii State Library,

478 S. King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii

96813. Requests for copies of the draft

recovery plan and written comments

and materials regarding this plan should

be addressed to Brooks Harper, Field

Supervisor, Ecological Services, at the

above Honolulu address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Johnston, Fish and Wildlife

Biologist, at the above Honolulu

address.
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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

implementing recovery actions.

Individualized responses to comments

will not be provided.

This draft Recovery Plan for Oahu

Plants covers 66 plant taxa (full species,

subspecies, and varieties), all of which

are listed as endangered. Fifty-six of

these taxa are endemic to the island of

Oahu. The following taxa also currently

have populations outside of the island

of Oahu: Gouania meyenii and Lobelia

niihauensis on Kauai; Hesperomannia

arborescens on Molokai and Maui;

Hesperomannia arbuscula on West

Maui; Nototrichium humile and

Phyllostegia mollis on East Maui; and

Tetramolopium lepidotum spp.

lepidotum on Hawaii. Historically, two

of the taxa were known from Molokai

(Eugenia koolauensis and Phyllostegia

mollis), two from Lanai (Hesperomannia

arborescens and Tetramolopium

lepidotum ssp. lepidotum), and one

each from Kauai (Phlegmariurus

nutans), West Maui (Gouania vitifolia),

Niihau (Lobelia niihauensis), and

Hawaii (Gouania vitifolia). The plants

covered by the draft recovery plan are:

Abutilon sandwicense (no common

name (NCN)), Alsinidendron obovatum

(NCN), Alsinidendron trinerve (NCN),

Chamaesyce celastroides var. kaenana

(akoko), Chamaesyce deppeana (akoko),

Chamaesyce herbstii (akoko),

Chamaesyce kuwaleana (akoko),

Chamaesyce rockii (akoko), Cyanea

acuminata (haha), Cyanea crispa (NCN),

Cyanea grimesiana ssp. obatae (haha),

Cyanea humboldtiana (haha), Cyanea

koolauensis (haha), Cyanea longiflora

(haha), Cyanea pinnatifida (haha),

Cyanea st.-johnii (haha), Cyanea

superba (NCN), Cyanea truncata (haha),

Cyrtandra crenata (haiwale), Cyrtandra

dentata (haiwale), Cyrtandra polyantha

(haiwale), Cyrtandra subumbellata

(haiwale), Cyrtandra viridiflora

(haiwale), Delissea subcordata (oha),

Diellia falcata (NCN), Diellia unisora

(NCN), Dubautia herbstobatae (naenae),

Eragrostis fosbergii (NCN), Eugenia

koolauensis (nioi), Gardenia mannii

(nanu), Gouania meyenii (NCN),

Gouania vitifolia (NCN ), Hedyotis

degeneri (NCN), Hedyotis parvula

(NCN), Hesperomannia arborescens

(NCN), Hesperomannia arbuscula

(NCN), Labordia cyrtandrae

(kamakahala), Lepidium arbuscula

(anaunau), Lipochaeta lobata var.

leptophylla (nehe), Lipochaeta

tenuifolia (NCN), Lobelia gaudichaudii

ssp. koolauensis (NCN), Lobelia

monostachya (NCN), Lobelia

niihauensis (NCN), Lobelia oahuensis

(NCN), Melicope lydgatei (alani),

Melicope saint-johnii (alani), Myrsine

juddii (kolea), Neraudia angulata

(NCN), Nototrichium humile (kului),

Phlegmariurus nutans (wawaeiole),

Phyllostegia hirsuta (NCN), Phyllostegia

kaalaensis (NCN), Phyllostegia mollis

(NCN), Pritchardia kaalae (loulu),

Sanicula mariversa (NCN), Schiedea

kaalae (NCN), Schiedea kealiae (NCN),

Silene perlmanii (NCN), Stenogyne

kanehoana (NCN), Tetramolopium

filiforme (NCN), Tetramolopium

lepidotum ssp. lepidotum (NCN),

Tetraplasandra gymnocarpa (oheohe),

Trematolobelia singularis (NCN), Urera

kaalae (opuhe), Viola chamissoniana

ssp. chamissoniana (pamakani), and

Viola oahuensis (NCN).

The 66 taxa included in this draft

plan grow in a variety of vegetation

communities (shrublands, forests, and

mixed communities), elevational zones

(coastal to subalpine), and moisture

regimes (dry to wet). These taxa and

their habitats have been variously

affected or are currently threatened by

one or more of the following:

competition for space, light, water, and

nutrients by introduced vegetation;

habitat degradation by wild, feral or

domestic animals (goats, pigs, and

cattle); agricultural and recreational

activities; habitat loss and damage to

plants from fires; predation by animals

(cattle, pigs, goats, rats, slugs and snails,

and insects); and natural disasters such

as hurricanes. 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 stochastic events.

The objective of the draft recovery

plan is to provide a framework for the

recovery of these 66 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 Oahu plants.

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 islands where

they now occur or occurred historically.

Each of these populations must be

naturally reproducing and increasing in

number, with a minimum of 25 mature

individuals per population for longlived perennials (Eugenia koolauensis,

Hesperomannia arborescens,

Hesperomannia arbuscula, Melicope

lydgatei, Melicope saint-johnii,

Pritchardia kaalae, Tetraplasandra

gymnocarpa, and Urera kaalae) and a

minimum of 50 mature individuals per

population for short-lived perennials

(Abutilon sandwicense, Alsinidendron

obovatum, Alsinidendron trinerve,

Chamaesyce celastroides var. kaenana,

Chamaesyce deppeana, Chamaesyce

herbstii, Chamaesyce kuwaleana,

Chamaesyce rockii, Cyanea acuminata,

Cyanea crispa, Cyanea grimesiana ssp.

obatae, Cyanea humboldtiana, Cyanea

koolauensis, Cyanea longiflora, Cyanea

pinnatifida, Cyanea st.-johnii, Cyanea

superba, Cyanea truncata, Cyrtandra

crenata, Cyrtandra dentata, Cyrtandra

polyantha, Cyrtandra subumbellata,

Cyrtandra viridiflora, Delissea

subcordata, Diellia falcata, Diellia

unisora, Dubautia herbstobatae,

Eragrostis fosbergii, Gardenia mannii,

Gouania meyenii, Gouania vitifolia,

Hedyotis degeneri, Hedyotis parvula,

Labordia cyrtandrae, Lepidium

arbuscula, Lipochaeta lobata var.

leptophylla, Lipochaeta tenuifolia,

Lobelia gaudichaudii ssp. koolauensis,

Lobelia monostachya, Lobelia

niihauensis, Lobelia oahuensis, Myrsine

juddii, Neraudia angulata, Nototrichium

humile, Phlegmariurus nutans,
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Phyllostegia hirsuta, Phyllostegia

kaalaensis, Phyllostegia mollis,

Sanicula mariversa, Schiedea kaalae,

Schiedea kealiae, Silene perlmanii,

Stenogyne kanehoana, Tetramolopium

filiforme, Tetramolopium lepidotum

ssp. lepidotum, Trematolobelia

singularis, Viola chamissoniana ssp.

chamissoniana, and Viola oahuensis).

For downlisting, a total of five to

seven populations of each taxon should

be documented on islands where they

now occur or occurred historically. In

certain cases, however, a particular

taxon may be eligible for downlisting

even if all five to seven of the

populations are on only one island,

provided all of the other recovery

criteria have been met and the

populations in question are widely

distributed and secure enough that one

might reasonably conclude that the

taxon is not in danger of extinction

throughout all or a significant part of its

range.

Each of these populations must be

naturally reproducing, stable or

increasing in number, and secure from

threats, with a minimum of 100 mature

individuals per population for longlived perennials, a minimum of 300

mature individuals per population for

short-lived perennials and a minimum

of 500 mature individuals per

population for the annuals. Each

population should persist at this level

for a minimum of five consecutive years

before downlisting is considered. A total

of eight to ten populations of each taxon

should be documented on islands where

they now occur or occurred historically.

As with downlisting, there may be

certain cases in which a particular taxon

may be eligible for delisting even if all

eight to ten of the populations are on

only one island, provided all of the

other recovery criteria have been met

and the populations in question are

widely distributed and secure enough

that one might reasonably conclude that

the taxon is not in danger of extinction

throughout all or a significant part of its

range. Each of these populations must

be naturally reproducing, stable or

increasing in number, and secure from

threats, with a minimum of 100 mature

individuals per population for longlived perennials, a minimum of 300

mature individuals per population for

short-lived perennials and a minimum

of 500 mature individuals per

population for the annual taxon. Each

population should persist at this level

for a minimum of five consecutive

years.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments

on the recovery plan described. All

comments received by the date specified

above will be considered prior to

approval of this plan.

Authority

The authority for this action is section

4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16

U.S.C. 1533(f).

Dated: September 24, 1997.

Michael J. Spear,

Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of Draft Recovery Plan for

Two Insects and Four Plants From the

Santa Cruz Mountains for Review and

Comment

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

Recovery Plan for Two Insects and Four

Plants from the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The two insects and four plants occur

on sandy soils in the Santa Cruz

Mountains, Santa Cruz County,

California.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery

plan received by December 29, 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 location: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 2493 Portola

Road, Suite B, Ventura, California 93003

(phone: 805/644–1766). Requests for

copies of the draft recovery plan and

written comments and materials

regarding this plan should be addressed

to, Ms. Diane K. Noda, Field Supervisor,

at the above Ventura address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Connie Rutherford, Botanist, at the

above Ventura 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 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 implementing

recovery actions. Individualized

responses to comments will not be

provided.

The two insects and three of the four

plants addressed in this recovery plan

are listed as endangered. The fourth

plant (Scotts Valley polygonum) is a

species of concern to the Service.

The Mount Hermon June beetle

(Polyphylla barbata) is known from 28

collection sites in the area generally

bounded by Ben Lomond, Mount

Hermon, and Scotts Valley. Populations

receiving some protection occur on

Quail Hollow Ranch. The remaining

populations occur on private land.

The Zayante band-winged

grasshopper (Trimerotropis infantilis) is

known from 10 collection sites in the

area generally bounded by Ben Lomond,

Mount Hermon, and Mission Springs.

All populations occur on private land.

Ben Lomond spineflower

(Chorizanthe pungens var. hartwegiana)

is known from 21 populations; most

occur between Ben Lomond, Mount

Hermon, and Glenwood. Outlying

populations are located near Bonny

Doon, Boulder Creek, and Big Basin

State Park. Populations receiving some

protection occur on Bonny Doon

Ecologic Preserve, Quail Hollow Ranch,

and Big Basin State Park. The remaining

populations are found on private land.

Scotts Valley spineflower

(Chorizanthe robusta var. hartwegii) is

known from three sites on private land

north of Scotts Valley.

Ben Lomond wallflower (Erysimum

teretifolium) is known from 15