53018 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices

Drive, Room 430, Arlington, Virginia

22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth Stansell, Chief, Office of

Management Authority, at the above

address, or call (703) 358–2093; fax

(703) 358–2280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Service published a notice reopening

the comment period on the proposed

policy for issuance of permits for import

of giant panda on July 1, 1997 (62 FR

35518–19). The comment period ended

September 29, 1997. The Service

received a request from the World

Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C., to

extend the comment period to allow

submission of information from two

events; the International Symposium on

Environmental Protection and City

Development of the 21st Century

(September 23–28) in Chengdu and the

Ministry of Forestry/WWF Workshop on

Giant Panda Reintroduction (September

24–28). The results of these meetings

were not available before the close of

the previous comment period but may

be important to the policy development.

Interested organizations and the public

are invited to comment on the results

from these meetings or on any other

issues related to panda conservation.

Authority: This notice was prepared under

the authority of the Endangered Species Act

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

Dated: October 3, 1997.

Jamie Rappaport Clark,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–26848 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permit for Marine

Mammals

On July 31, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 147, Page 41072, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Robert Keeler,

Douglas, WY for a permit (PRT–832324)

to import a sport-hunted polar bear

(Ursus maritimus) trophy, taken prior to

April 30, 1994, from the Gulf of Boothia

population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

September 26, 1997, as authorized by

the provisions of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and

Wildlife Service authorized the

requested permit subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

On July 31, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 147, Page 41072, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Harry Donald

Nicholson, Corsicana, TX (PRT–832095)

to import a sport-hunted polar bear

(Ursus maritimus) trophy, taken prior to

April 30, 1994, from the Lancaster

Sound population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

September 26, 1997, as authorized by

the provisions of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and

Wildlife Service authorized the

requested permit subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

On August 7, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 152, Page 42590, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Joseph

Cafmeyer, Taylor, MI (PRT–832734) to

import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) trophy, taken prior to April

30, 1994, from the Baffin Bay

population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

September 26, 1997, as authorized by

the provisions of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and

Wildlife Service authorized the

requested permit subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

On July 17, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 137, Page 38320, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Christopher

Harvey, Ormond Beach, FL (PRT–

829688) to import a sport-hunted polar

bear (Ursus maritimus) trophy, from the

Southern Beaufort Sea population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

September 23, 1997, as authorized by

the provisions of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and

Wildlife Service authorized the

requested permit subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

On August 7, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 152, Page 42590, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by William

Shields, Reno, NV (PRT–830610) to

import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) trophy, taken prior to April

30, 1994, from the Northern Beaufort

Sea population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

September 24, 1997, as authorized by

the provisions of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and

Wildlife Service authorized the

requested permit subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

Documents and other information

submitted for these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Rm. 430, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone (703) 358–2104

or Fax (703) 358–2281.

Dated: October 6, 1997.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–26978 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO220–1020–01–241A]

OMB Approval Number 1004–0019;

Information Collection Submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

for Review Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act

The proposed collection of

information listed below has been

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for approval under

the provisions of the Paperwork

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.)

On April 8, 1997, BLM published a

notice in the Federal Register (61 FR

16864) requesting comment on this

proposed collection. The comment

period ended on June 9, 1997. BLM

received no (0) comments from the

public in response to that notice. Copies

of the proposed collection of

information and related forms and

explanatory material may be obtained

by contacting the BLM clearance officer

at the telephone number listed below.

The Office of Management and Budget

is required to respond to this request

within 60 days but may respond after 30

days. For maximum consideration, your

comments and suggestions on the

requirement should be made directly to

the Office of Management and Budget,

Interior Department Desk Officer (1004–

0119), Office of information and

Regulatory Affairs, Washington, D.C.,

20503, telephone (202) 395–7340. Please

provide a copy of your comments to the

Bureau Clearance Officer (WO–630),