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Permit No. PRT–834021

Applicant: Timothy Reeves, Farmington,

New Mexico

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys for

southwestern willow flycatchers

(Empidonax traillii extimus) within

New Mexico.

Permit No. PRT–834782

Applicant: James A. Tress, Jr., Tucson,

Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys for

southwestern willow flycatchers

(Empidonax traillii extimus), cactus

ferruginous pygmy-owls (Glaucidium

brasilianum cactorum), and Mexican

spotted owls (Strix occidentalis lucida)

within New Mexico and Arizona.

Permit No. PRT–835139

Applicant: Gail Garber Place, Hawks Aloft,

Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys for

southwestern willow flycatchers

(Empidonax traillii extimus) within

New Mexico.

Permit No. PRT–835118

Applicant: Dr. Robert J. Frye, University of

Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization to

collect soil samples along riparian

channels possibly containing

endangered plant species of Huachuca

water umbel (Lilaeopsis schaffneriana

ssp. recurva) for lab monitoring and to

collect live plants in the field.

Permit No. PRT–835414

Applicant: Joseph P. Shannon, Northern

Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization to

survey for southwestern willow

flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus),

bonytail chub (Gila elegans), humpback

chub (Gila cypha), Colorado squawfish

(Ptychocheilus lucius), and razorback

sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) and collect

salvage material of these endangered

species as part of a monitoring and

research program for analysis during the

first year to determine if enough taxa are

collected to construct a food web.

Permit No. PRT–835678

Applicant: Michael J. Boyles, NPS/Lake

Mead National Recreation Area, Boulder

City, Nevada.

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys for

Mexican spotted owls (Strix

occidentalis lucida) in the Lake Mead

National Recreation Area.

Permit No. PRT–836196

Applicant: Jeff Williamson, The Phoenix Zoo,

Phoenix, Arizona.

Applicant request authorization to

obtain for educational display razorback

sucker (Xyrauchen texanus), bonytail

chub (Gila elegans), Gila topminnow

(Poeciliopsis occidentalis), and desert

pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius).

Permit No. PRT–821577

Applicant: Duane Shroufe, Arizona

Department of Game and Fish, Phoenix,

Arizona.

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct activities for scientific research

and recovery purposes for the jaguar

(Panthera onca) in Arizona.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before December 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Legal

Instruments Examiner, Division of

Endangered Species/Permits, Ecological

Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque,

New Mexico 87103. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when submitting comments.

All comments received, including

names and addresses, will become part

of the official administrative record and

may be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Ecological Services, Division of

Endangered Species/Permits, P.O. Box

1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103.

Please refer to the respective permit

number for each application when

requesting copies of documents.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review, subject to the

requirements of the Privacy Act and

Freedom of Information Act, by any

party who submits a written request for

a copy of such documents within 30

days of the date of publication of this

notice, to the address above.

Geoffrey L. Haskett,

Acting Regional Director, Region 2,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 97–30478 Filed 11–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Operation and Maintenance Rate

Adjustment: Walker River Irrigation

Project, Nevada

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Irrigation

Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Rate

Adjustment.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs

proposes to change the assessment rates

for operating and maintaining the

Walker River Irrigation Project for 1998

and subsequent years. The following

table illustrates the impact of the rate

adjustment:

WALKER RIVER IRRIGATION PROJECT,

IRRIGATION RATE PER ASSESSABLE

ACRE

[N/A—Not Applicable]

Year Present

1997

Proposed

1988

Non-Indian ............. $15.29 N/A

Indian .................... 7.32 N/A

Rate (all) ............... N/A $15.29

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area

Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Phoenix Area Office, One North First

St., Phoenix, Arizona 85001, telephone

number (602) 379–6600.

DATES: Interested parties may submit

comments on the proposed rate

adjustment. Comments must be

submitted on or before December 22,

1997.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning

the proposed rate change must be in

writing and addressed to: Director,

Office of Trust Responsibilities, Attn:

Irrigation and Power, MS–4513–MIB,

Code 210, 1849 ‘‘C’’ Street, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20240, Telephone

(202) 208–5480.

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 14,

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

Secretary has delegated this authority to

the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs

pursuant to Part 209 Departmental

Manual, Chapter 8.1A, and

memorandum dated January 25, 1994,

from Chief of Staff, Department of the

Interior, to Assistant Secretaries, and

Heads of Bureaus and Offices.

This notice is given in accordance

with Section 171.1(e) of part 171,

Subchapter H, Chapter 1, of Title 25 of

the Code of Federal Regulations, which

provides for the fixing and announcing

the rates for annual operation and

maintenance assessments and related

information of the Walker River

Irrigation Project for Calendar Year 1998

and subsequent years.

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 mean 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:
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(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;

(e) Capitalization expenses;

(f) Acquisition expenses, and

(g) Other expenses we determine

necessary to properly perform the

activities and functions characteristic of

an irrigation project.

Payments

The irrigation operation and

maintenance assessments become due

based on locally established payment

requirements. No water will be

delivered to any of these lands until all

irrigation charges have been paid.

Interest and Penalty Fees

Interest, penalty, and administrative

fees will be assessed, where required by

law, on all delinquent operation and

maintenance assessment charges as

prescribed in the Code of Federal

Regulations, Title 4, part 102, Federal

Claims Collection Standards; and 42

BIAM Supplement 3, part 3.8, Debt

Collection Procedures. Beginning 30

days after the due date, interest will be

assessed at the rate of the current value

of funds to the U.S. Treasury. An

administrative fee of $12.50 will be

assessed each time an effort is made to

collect a delinquent debt, and a penalty

charge of six percent per year will be

charged on delinquent debts more than

90 days old and will accrue from the

date the debt became delinquent. No

water will be delivered to any farm unit

until all irrigation charges have been

paid. After 180 days, a delinquent debt

will be forwarded to the United States

Treasury for further action in

accordance with Debt Collection

Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–

134).

Dated: October 28, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–30427 Filed 11–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[MT–960–1150–00]

District Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Dakotas District Office, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: A meeting of the Dakotas

District Resource Advisory Council will

be held January 12 & 13, 1998, at the C

& L Cafe, 21 North Main Street,

Bowman, North Dakota. The session

will convene at noon on January 12th

and resume at 8:00 a.m. on the 13th.

Agenda items include updates on the

South Dakota Land Exchange, Noxious

Weed Control Projects, and the transfer

of Inspection & Enforcement

responsibilities to the states. Election of

a Chairperson for 1998 will also be on

the agenda.

The meeting is open to the public and

a public comment period is set for 8:00

a.m. on January 13th. The public may

make oral statements before the Council

or file written statements for the Council

to consider. Depending on the number

of persons wishing to make an oral

statement, a per-person time limit may

be established. Summary minutes of the

meeting will be available for public

inspection and copying.

The 12-member Council advises the

Secretary of the Interior, through the

BLM, on a variety of planning and

management issues associated with

public land management in the Dakotas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Douglas Burger, District Manager,

Dakotas District Office, 2933 3rd

Avenue West, Dickinson, ND 58601.

Telephone (701) 225–9148.

Dated: November 10, 1997.

Douglas J. Burger,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–30545 Filed 11–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–930–1430–01; NVN–61315]

Partial Cancellation of Proposed

Withdrawal; Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Army,

Corps of Engineers, has filed a request

to delete 10 acres from their withdrawal

application (N–61315) for flood control

facilities in Clark County, Nevada. The

original Notice of Proposed Withdrawal

was published in the Federal Register,

61 FR 63858, December 2, 1996, and

segregated the lands described therein

from settlement, sale, location, or entry

under the general land laws, including

the mining laws, subject to valid

existing rights. The Corps of Engineers

has determined the 10 acres is not

needed and can be made available for

other uses.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 20, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dennis J. Samuelson, BLM Nevada State

Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, Nevada

89520, 702–785–6532.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of the Army, Los Angeles

District, Corps Engineers, has

determined that their withdrawal

application (Federal Register, 61 FR

63858, December 2, 1996) can be

canceled insofar as it affects the

following described land:

Mount Diablo Meridian

T. 21 S., R. 60 E.,

Sec. 29, SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4.

The area described contains 10 acres in

Clark County.

The land described above is hereby

made available to the Clark County

School District under the Recreation

and Public Purposes Act, as amended

(43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). The land will

remain closed to mining due to an

overlapping segregation.

Dated: November 14, 1997.

William K. Stowers,

Lands Team Lead.

[FR Doc. 97–30479 Filed 11–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337–TA–403]

Certain Acesulfame Potassium and

Blends and Products Containing Same

Notice of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission

ACTION: Institution of investigation

pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1337.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

complaint was filed with the U.S.

International Trade Commission on

October 16, 1997, under section 337 of

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19

U.S.C. § 1337, on behalf of Nutrinova

Nutrition Specialties and Food

Ingredients GmbH, D—65 926, Frankfurt

am Main, Federal Republic of Germany,

and Nutrinova Inc., 25 Worlds Fair

Drive, Somerset, New Jersey 08873.

Supplements to the complaint were

filed on October 30 and November 10,

1997. The complaint, as supplemented,

alleges violations of section 337 in the

importation into the United States, the

sale for importation, and the sale within

the United States after importation of