Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 24, 1997 / Notices 67397

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4235–N–35]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities

To Assist the Homeless

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Johnston, room 7256, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC

20410; telephone (202) 708–1226; TDD

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2565 (these

telephone numbers are not toll-free), or

call the toll-free Title V information line

at 1–800–927–7588.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and

section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney

Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.

11411), as amended, HUD is publishing

this Notice to idenfy Federal buildings

and other real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. The properties were

reviewed using information provided to

HUD by Federal landholding agencies

regarding unutilized and underutilized

buildings and real property controlled

by such agencies or by GSA regarding

its inventory of excess or surplus

Federal property. This Notice is also

published in order to comply with the

December 12, 1988 Court Order in

National Coalition for the Homeless v.

Veterans Administration, No. 88–2503–

OG (D.D.C.).

Properties reviewed are listed in this

Notice according to the following

categories: Suitable/available, suitable/

unavailable, suitable/to be excess, and

unsuitable. The properties listed in the

three suitable categories have been

reviewed by the landholding agencies,

and each agency has transmitted to

HUD: (1) Its intention to make the

property available for use to assist the

homeless, (2) its intention to declare the

property excess to the agency’s needs, or

(3) a statement of the reasons that the

property cannot be declared excess or

made available for use as facilities to

assist the homeless.

Propertites listed as suitable/available

will be available exclusively for

homeless use for a period of 60 days

from the date of this Notice. Homeless

assistance providers interested in any

such property should send a written

expression of interest to HHS, addressed

to Brian Rooney, Division of Property

Management, Program Support Center,

HHS, room 5B–41, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443–2265.

(This is not a toll-free number.) HHS

will mail to the interested provider an

application packet, which will include

instructions for completing the

application. In order to maximize the

opportunity to utilize a suitable

property, providers should submit their

written expressions of interest as soon

as possible. For complete details

concerning the processing of

applications, the reader is encouraged to

refer to the interim rule governing this

program, 24 CFR part 581.

For properties listed as suitable/to be

excess, that property may, if

subsequently accepted as excess by

GSA, be made available for use by the

homeless in accordance with applicable

law, subject to screening for other

Federal use. At the appropriate time,

HUD will publish the property in a

Notice showing it as either suitable/

available or suitable/unavailable.

For properties listed as suitable/

unavailable, the landholding agency has

decided that the property cannot be

declared excess or made available for

use to assist the homeless, and the

property will not be available.

Properties listed as unsuitable will

not be made available for any other

purpose for 20 days from the date of this

Notice. Homeless assistance providers

interested in a review by HUD of the

determination of unsuitability should

call the toll free information line at 1–

800–927–7588 for detailed instructions

or write a letter to Mark Johnston at the

address listed at the beginning of this

Notice. Included in the request for

review should be the property address

(including zip code), the date of

publication in the Federal Register, the

landholding agency, and the property

number.

For more information regarding

particular properties identified in this

Notice (i.e., acreage, floor plan, existing

sanitary facilities, exact street address),

providers should contact the

appropriate landholding agencies at the

following addresses: Interior: Ms. Lola

Knight, Department of the Interior, 1849

C Street, NW, Mail Stop 5512–MIB,

Washington, DC 20240; (202) 208–4080;

GSA: Mr. Brian K. Polly, Assistant

Commissioner, General Services

Administration, Office of Property

Disposal, 18th and F Streets, NW,

Washington, DC 20405; (202) 501–2059;

Navy: Mr. Charles C. Cocks, Department

of the Navy, Director, Real Estate Policy

Division, Naval Facilities Engineering

Command, Code 241A, 200 Stovall

Street, Alexandria, VA 22332–2300;

(703) 325–7342; (These are not toll-free

numbers).

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Fred Karnas, Jr.,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development.

TITLE V, FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY

PROGRAM FEDERAL REGISTER REPORT

FOR 12/26/97

Suitable/Available Properties

Buildings (by State)

Michigan

Eagle Harbor Lighthouse/

Rt. 26

Eagle Harbor Co: Keweenaw MI 44950

Landholding Agency: GSA

Property Number: 549740018

Status: Excess

Comment: 2 bldgs., 3111 sq. ft. combined,

presence of asbestos/lead paint, most

recent use—museum and storage

GSA Number: 1–U–MI–420A

Virginia

Bldg. SP–247

Naval Base Norfolk

Norfolk VA 23511–

Landholding Agency: Navy

Property Number: 779720106

Status: Unutilized

Comment: 3206 sq. ft., no utilities, presence

of asbestos/lead paint, off-site use only

Bldg. NM–59A

Naval Base Norfolk

Norfolk VA 23511–

Landholding Agency: Navy

Property Number: 779730069

Status: Excess

Comment: 14,044 sq. ft., presence of asbestos,

most recent use—mobile facilities shop,

off-site use only

West Virginia

Emit Jennings House

New River Gorge National River

Huffman Drive

McCreery Co: Raleigh WV 25934–

Landholding Agency: Interior

Property Number: 619740002

Status: Excess

Comment: 1400 sq. ft. concrete block, needs

rehab, off-site use only

Webb House

New River Gorge National River

Rt. 41 North

McCreery Co: Raleigh WV 25934–

Landholding Agency: Interior

Property Number: 619740003

Status: Excess

Comment: 288 sq. ft. dwelling, off-site use

only

Gilliam House

New River Gorge National River

Rt. 41 North

McCreery Co: Raleigh WV 25934–

Landholding Agency: Interior

Property Number: 619740004

Status: Excess

Comment: 448 sq. ft. dwelling, off-site use

only
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Unsuitable Properties

Buildings (by State)

Guam

Bldg. 609

Naval Forces Marianas

ComNavMar Co: Waterfront Annex GU

96540–0051

Landholding Agency: Navy

Property Number: 779740085

Status: Unutilized

Reason: Secured Area Extensive deterioration

Bldg. 611

Naval Forces Marianas

ComNavMar Co: Waterfront Annex GU

96540–0051

Landholding Agency: Navy

Property Number: 779740086

Status: Unutilized

Reason: Secured Area Extensive deterioration

North Carolina

Bldg. 45, Camp Lejeune

Camp Lejeune Co: Onslow NC 28542–0004

Landholding Agency: Navy

Property Number: 779740087

Status: Excess

Reason: Secured Area Extensive deterioration

Bldg. 420, Camp Lejeune

Camp Lejeune Co: Onslow NC 28542–0004

Landholding Agency: Navy

Property Number: 779740088

Status: Excess

Reason: Secured Area Extensive deterioration

Bldg. TP463, Camp Lejeune

Camp Lejeune Co: Onslow NC 28542–0004

Landholding Agency: Navy

Property Number: 779740089

Status: Excess

Reason: Secured Area Extensive deterioration

Ohio

Newtown Fish Toxicology

3411 Church Street

Newton Co: Hamilton OH 44244–

Landholding Agency: GSA

Property Number: 549740019

Status: Excess

Reason: Within 2000 ft. of flammable or

explosive material within airport runway

clear zone

GSA Number: 1–Z–OH–806

[FR Doc. 97–33503 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018–

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Extension of Comment

Period for Draft Conservation

Agreement for the Wasatch Front and

West Desert Populations (Utah) of

Spotted Frog (Rana luteiventris)

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

announces an extension of the public

review and comment period for the

Draft Conservation Agreement for the

spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) in Utah.

The Service announced the availability

of the draft Conservation Agreement for

the Wasatch Front and West Desert

populations (Utah) of spotted frog for

review and comment on November 28,

1997 (62 FR 63375). The original

comment period requested comments be

received on or before December 29,

1997. On December 16, 1997, the

Service received an official request for

an extension of the comment period to

the week of January 13, 1998.

DATES: Comments on the Draft

Conservation Agreement must now be

received on or before January 16, 1998,

to be considered by the Service during

preparation of the final conservation

agreement and prior to the Service’s

determination whether it will be a

signatory party to the agreement.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the Draft Conservation Agreement may

obtain a copy by contacting the Field

Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 145 East 1300 South, Suite 404,

Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. Written

comments and materials regarding the

Draft Conservation Agreement should

also be directed to the same address.

Comments and written materials will be

available upon request for public

inspection, by appointment, during

normal business hours at the above

address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Reed E. Harris, Field Supervisor (see

ADDRESSES section) (telephone 801/524–

5001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) is a

candidate for Federal listing pursuant to

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended. In 1989 the Service received

a petition from the Board of Directors of

the Utah Nature Study Society

requesting that the Service add the

spotted frog (then referred to as Rana

pretiosa) to the List of Threatened and

Endangered Species. The Service

subsequently published a notice of a 90-

day finding in the Federal Register (54

FR 42529) on October 17, 1990, and a

notice of a 12-month petition finding in

the Federal Register (58 FR 27260) on

May 7, 1993. In the 12-month petition

finding the Service found that listing of

the spotted frog as threatened in some

portions of its range was warranted but

precluded by other higher priority

listing actions.

Shortly after the 12-month petition

finding the Utah Department of Natural

Resources began development of a

Conservation Agreement, working

cooperatively with other agencies, in an

effort to reduce the threats affecting the

spotted frog.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service will use information

received in its determination on

whether it should be a signatory party

to the agreement. Comments or

suggestions from the public, other

concerned government agencies, the

scientific community, industry, or any

other interested party concerning this

draft document are hereby solicited. All

comments and materials received will

be considered prior to the approval of

any final document.

Author

The primary author of this notice is

Janet A. Mizzi, Utah Field Office (see

ADDRESSES section) (telephone 801/524–

5001).

Authority

The authority for this action is the

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the

Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, the Fish

and Wildlife Service Coordination Act

of 1964, and the National Memorandum

of Understanding (94(SMU–056)).

Dated: December 18, 1997.

Ralph O. Morgenweck,

Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.

[FR Doc. 97–33538 Filed 12–23–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Final Determination Against Federal

Acknowledgment of the MobileWashington County Band of Choctaw

Indians of South Alabama (MOWA)

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Final Determination.

SUMMARY: This notice is published in

accordance with authority delegated by

the Secretary of the Interior to the

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

(Assistant Secretary) by 209 DM 8.

Notice is hereby given that the

Assistant Secretary declines to

acknowledge that the Mobile—

Washington County Band of Choctaw

Indians of South Alabama (MOWA),

1080 West Red Fox Road, Mt. Vernon,

Alabama 36560, exists as an Indian tribe

within the meaning of Federal law. This

notice is based on the determination

that the group does not satisfy one of the

mandatory criteria set forth in 25 CFR