65282 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 238 / Thursday, December 11, 1997 / Notices

forwarding copies of this application to

the Marine Mammal Commission and

the Committee of Scientific Advisors for

their review.

Applicant: George Kalb, Las Vegas,

NV, PRT–837107.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted from the Southern

Beaufort Sea polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Dwight Davis, Houston,

TX, PRT–837238.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport hunted prior to April 30, 1994

from the Davis Strait polar bear

population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

Written data or comments, requests

for copies of any of these complete

applications, or requests for a public

hearing on these applications should be

sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room

700, Arlington, Virginia 22203,

telephone 703/358–2104 or fax 703/

358–2281 and must be received on or

before January 12, 1998. Anyone

requesting a hearing should give

specific reasons why a hearing would be

appropriate. The holding of such a

hearing is at the discretion of the

Director.

Documents and other information

submitted with the application 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 to the above

address within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice.

Dated: December 5, 1997.

MaryEllen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–32403 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permit for Marine

Mammals

On September 17, 1997, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

62, No. 180, Page 48880, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Daniel Currier,

Fargo, ND for a permit (PRT–834123) to

import a sport-hunted polar bear (Ursus

maritimus) trophy, taken from the

McClintock Channel population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on

November 13, 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 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone (703) 358–2104

or Fax (703) 358–2281.

Dated: December 5, 1997.

MaryEllen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–32404 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Operation and Maintenance Rate

Adjustment: Fort Belknap Irrigation

Project, Montana

ACTION: Notice of proposed irrigation

Operation and Maintenance (O&M) rate

adjustment.

SUMMARY: On October 2, 1997, a notice

was published in the Federal Register,

Volume 62, Number 191, Page 51680 (62

FR 51680), by the Bureau of Indian

Affairs proposing to change the

assessment rates for operating and

maintaining the Fort Belknap Irrigation

Project for 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

and subsequent years. See 62 FR 51680

for additional information concerning

the proposed rate change. The notice of

proposed rate adjustment provided a 30-

day period for public comment. At the

written request of the Fort Belknap

Indian Community, Community

Council, a second public comment

period is being provided.

DATES: Interested parties may submit

comments on the proposed rate

adjustment. Comments must be

submitted on or before January 12, 1998.

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 the Chief of Staff, Department of

the Interior, to the Assistant Secretaries

and heads of bureaus and offices.

Dated: December 3, 1997.

Kevin Gover,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–32396 Filed 12–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Operation and Maintenance Rate

Adjustment: Fort Hall Irrigation

Project; Idaho

ACTION: Notice of Operation and

Maintenance (O&M) rate adjustment.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs

is adjusting the assessment rates for

operating and maintaining the Fort Hall

Irrigation Project, Michaud Unit, for

1998, 1999, and subsequent years. The

following table illustrates the impact of

the rate adjustment.

Fort Hall Irrigation Project

Michaud Unit Irrigation Rate Per

Assessable Acre

Rate categoryPresent

rate

1998

rate

1999

rate

Basic rate .... $25.50 $26.50 $27.50

Pressure rate 37.50 38.50 39.50

COMMENTS: On August 25, 1997, a notice

was published in the Federal Register,

Volume 62, Number 164, Page 44992, by

the Bureau of Indian Affairs proposing

to adjust the assessment rates for

operating and maintaining the Fort Hall

Irrigation Project, Michaud Unit, for

1998, 1999 and subsequent years. A 30-

day public comment period was

provided for the proposed irrigation rate

adjustment. No comments were

received.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Area

Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Portland Area Office, 911 N.E. 11th

Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232–4169,

telephone (503) 231–6702.

DATES: The new irrigation assessment

rates will become effective upon

publication of this notice.