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Permit No. 823442

Applicant: Richard Long, Houston, Texas

The applicant requests authorization

to collect specimens of prairie dawn

(Hymenoxys texana) from population

sites in the wild at Addicks and Barker

reservoirs, southwest Harris County and

northeast Fort Bend County, Texas.

They will be preserved for use as an

educational exhibit of the interpretive

center at the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers Addick Project Office at

Barker reservoir.

Permit No. PRT–823964

Applicant: Dr. Paul Krausman, Tucson,

Arizona

The applicant requests authorization

to survey for Mexican spotted owls

(Strix occidentalis lucida) on U.S. Navy

Observatory property in Flagstaff,

Arizona for the purpose of making

appropriate management decisions

regarding timber thinning and fire

control.

Permit No. PRT–823956

Applicant: Dr. Thomas M. Engels, Austin,

Texas

The applicant requests authorization

to conduct surveys of large fruited sand

verbena (Abronia macrocarpa),

Navasota ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes

parksii), and the Houston toad (Bufo

houstonensis) at the ALCOA Sandow

Mine and surrounding areas in Milam

and Lee Counties, Texas. No individuals

of any species will be handled,

captured, or removed from the wild at

any time.

Permit No. PRT–824062

Applicant: Joseph Lawrence Kowalski,

McAllen, Texas

The applicant requests authorization

to receive deceased sea turtle specimens

from the Coastal Studies Laboratory in

South Padre Island, Texas. The director

of the facility, has agreed to sign over

any deceased listed, sea turtle

specimens to Mr. Kowalski for

taxonomy and comparative anatomy

studies in his classroom.

Permit No. PRT–824714

Applicant: Barney Wegener, Farmington,

New Mexico

The applicant requests authorization

to conduct field surveys, locate, and

map the distribution of Mexican spotted

owls (Strix occidentalis lucida) on lands

administered by the Bureau of Land

Management in Rio Arriba, San Juan,

and McKinley Counties, New Mexico.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before March 13, 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.

Lynn B. Starnes,

Acting Regional Director, Region 2,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 97–3333 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–55–P

Bureau of Land Management

[ES–930–07–1310–00–241A; LAES 46792]

Mississippi: Proposed Reinstatement

of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

Under the provisions of Public Law

97–451, a petition for reinstatement of

oil and gas lease LAES 46792, Wayne

County, Mississippi, was timely filed

and accompanied by all required rentals

and royalties accruing from June 1,

1996, the date of termination.

No valid lease has been issued

affecting the lands. The lessee has

agreed to new lease terms for rentals

and royalties at rates of $10 per acre and

162⁄3 percent. Payment of $500 in

administrative fees and a $125

publication fee has been made.

The Bureau of Land Management is

proposing to reinstate the lease effective

June 1, 1996, subject to the original

terms and conditions of the lease and

the increased rental and royalty rates

cited above. This is in accordance with

section 31(d) and (e) of the Mineral

Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30

U.S.C. 188 (d) and (e)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina

Goodwin at (703) 440–1534.

Dated: January 31, 1997.

Marilyn H. Johnson,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 97–3368 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–M

[ES–930–07–1310–00–241A; LAES 46793]

Mississippi: Proposed Reinstatement

of Terminated Oil and Gas Lease

Under the provisions of Public Law

97–451, a petition for reinstatement of

oil and gas lease LAES 46793, Wayne

County, Mississippi, was timely filed

and accompanied by all required rentals

and royalties accruing from June 1,

1996, the date of termination.

No valid lease has been issued

affecting the lands. The lessee has

agreed to new lease terms for rentals

and royalties at rates of $10 per acre and

162⁄3 percent. Payment of $500 in

administrative fees and a $125

publication fee has been made.

The Bureau of Land Management is

proposing to reinstate the lease effective

June 1, 1996, subject to the original

terms and conditions of the lease and

the increased rental and royalty rates

cited above. This is in accordance with

section 31 (d) and (e) of the Mineral

Leasing Act of 1920, as amended (30

U.S.C. 188 (d) and (e)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gina Goodwin at (703) 440–1534.

Dated: January 30, 1997.

Marilyn H. Johnson,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 97–3369 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–M

[OR–036–07–1220–04: GP7–0086]

Prohibited Acts in Owyhee National

Wild and Scenic River Area

AGENCY: Vale District, Bureau of Land

Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to

closures and restrictions within the

boundaries of the Main Owyhee River as

established in the Main, West Little and

North Fork Owyhee National Wild and

Scenic Rivers Management Plan. Refer

to Federal Register Notice Vol. 59, No.

240 dated Thursday, December 15,

1994.

SUMMARY: The Vale District is amending

2 closures or restrictions that were

initiated as part of the implementation

of the 1993 Main, West Little and North

Fork Owyhee National Wild and Scenic

Rivers Management Plan. One change is

made to incorporate the original intent

of requiring all float boaters to carry a

firepan, and the other is to allow
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motorized watercraft access only in that

portion of the Wild and Scenic River

that is the recognized ‘‘slack water’’ of

the Owyhee Reservoir (approximately 4

miles upstream from the existing

boundary). The amended closures or

restrictions are the minimum necessary

to protect and enhance ORVs and are

consistent with the approved plan.

Pursuant to 43 CFR 8351.2–1, the

following acts are prohibited on all

public lands within the boundaries at

the Owyhee River component of the

National Wild and Scenic River System

administered by the Bureau of Land

Management:

Violation of these prohibitions is

punishable by a fine of not more than

$500 or imprisonment for not more than

6 months or both. (Title 16 U.S.C. 1281).

1. Fire.

a. Failure, on any float trip, to carry

and use a firepan or similar device to

contain campfires.

4. Boating.

a. Operation of any motor-driven

(including electric motor-driven)

watercraft upstream of T.26S., R.43E.,

section 29 NE1⁄4 SW1⁄4 SE1⁄4.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cathi Wilbanks, Bureau of Land

Management, Vale District, 100 Oregon

Street, Vale, OR 97918, (Telephone 541–

473–3144).

Lynn P. Findley,

Assistant District Manager, Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–3303 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–33–M

National Park Service

Public Use Statistics Program Center;

Notice of Request for Extension of a

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: DOI, National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the National Park

Service (NPS) intention to request an

extension for a currently approved

information collection in support of the

Public Use Statistics Program.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be

received by April 14, 1997 to be assured

of consideration.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Contact Albert A. Galipeau, Statistician

or Sandra D. Valdez, Program

Administrator, U.S. Department of

Interior, Park Operations and Education,

National Park Service, Public Use

Statistics Program Center, 12795 W.

Alameda Parkway, Denver, CO, 80225–

0287, (303) 987–6950.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: .

Title: Public Use Reporting.

OMB Number: 1024–0036.

Expiration Date of Approval: February

28, 1997.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The survey is used by NPS

for the purpose of collecting public

interview data which are used to

determine conversion factors used in

converting electro-mechanical visitor

counts into recreation visits.

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

is estimated to average 3 minutes per

response.

Respondents: Individuals visiting

parks.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

18,000.

Estimated Number of Responses per

Respondent: 7.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 900 hours.

Copies of this information collection

can be obtained from Sandra D. Valdez,

Program Administer.

Send comments regarding the

accuracy of the burden estimate, ways to

minimize the burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology, or any other aspect of this

collection of information to:

Sandra D. Valdez, Program

Administrator, U.S. Department of

Interior, National Park Service, Park

Operations and Education, Public Use

Statistics Program Center, 12795 W.

Alameda Parkway, Denver, CO, 80225–

0287, (303) 987–6950.

All responses to this notice will be

summarized and included in the request

for OMB approval. All comments will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: February 4, 1997.

Terry N. Tesar,

Information Collection Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–3248 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

Notice of Intent To Issue a Prospectus

for Operation of Marina Facilities at

Lake Roosevelt National Recreation

Area

SUMMARY: The National Park Service

will be releasing a concession

prospectus authorizing continued

operation of marina services, which

includes seasonal moorage, rental of

boats and houseboats, sale of marina

supplies and general merchandise,

limited grocery and camping supplies,

and marina fuel and oil, for the public

at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation

Area for a period of ten years from May

1, 1997 through April 30, 2007.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

existing concessioner, Lake Roosevelt

Vacations, Inc., has performed its

obligations to the satisfaction of the

Secretary under an existing permit

which expires by limitation of time on

December 31, 1997, and therefore

pursuant to the provisions of Section 5

of the Act of October 9, 1965 (79 Stat.

969 U.S.C. 20), is entitled to be given

preference in the renewal and execution

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.

The cost for purchasing a prospectus

is $30.00. Parties interested in obtaining

a copy should send a check payable to

‘‘National Park Service’’ to the following

address: National Park Service, Office of

Concession Program Management,

Pacific Great Basin Support Office, 600

Harrison St., Suite 600, San Francisco,

California 94107–1372. The front of the

envelope should be marked ‘‘Attention:

Office of Concession Program

Management—Mail Room Do Not

Open’’. Please include a mailing address

indicating where to send the prospectus.

Inquiries may be directed to Ms. Teresa

Jackson, Secretary, Office of Concession

Program Management at (415) 744–

3981.