Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 38 / Wednesday, February 26, 1997 / Notices 8769

Kuenzler hedgehog cactus

(Echinocereus fendleri var. Kuenzleri),

Lloyd’s hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus

lloydii), black lace cactus (Echinocereus

reichenbachii var. Albertii), Arizona

hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus

triglochidiatus var. arizonicus), Davis

green pitaya (Echinocereus viridiflorus

var. Davisii), Brady’s pincushion cactus

(Pediocactus bradyi), Knowlton’s cactus

(Pediocactus knowltonii), Peebles

navajo (Pediocactus Peeblesianus var.

Peeblesianus), Wright’s fishhook cactus

(Sclerocactus wrightiae), San Rafael

cactus (Pediocactus dispainii), for the

purpose of enhancement of propagation.

This notification covers activities

conducted by the applicant over a five

year period.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Room 430, Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

The public is invited to comment on

the following application(s) for permits

to conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application(s) was/were

submitted to satisfy requirements of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing marine

mammals (50 CFR 18).

PRT–824699.

Applicant: Luther College, Decorah, IA.

Type of Permit: Import for public

display.

Name and Number of Animals: Polar

Bear (Ursus maritimus), 1.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

a permit to import for the purpose of

public display one polar bear skull

found and salvaged by the Ontario

Ministry of Natural Resources in 1985,

and now surplus to their needs.

Source of Marine Mammals for

Research/Public Display: Canada.

Period of Activity: Up to five years

from issuance of a permit, if issued.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Office of Management Authority is

forwarding copies of this application to

the Marine Mammal Commission and

the Committee of Scientific Advisors for

their review.

Written data or comments, requests

for copies of the complete application,

or requests for a public hearing on this

application should be sent to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax

Drive, Room 430, Arlington, Virginia

22203, telephone 703/358–2104 or fax

703/358–2281 and must be received

within 30 days of the date of publication

of this notice. Anyone requesting a

hearing should give specific reasons

why a hearing would be appropriate.

The holding of such hearing is at the

discretion of the Director.

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 at the above address.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Caroline Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–4771 Filed 2–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–930–1430–00; Nev-016070]

Termination of Recreation and Public

Purposes (R&PP) Classification;

Nevada

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice terminates R&PP

Classification Nev-016070. The

termination of this classification is for

record-clearing purposes. The subject

lands will remain segregated from all

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the general mining

laws, except for the overlapping

classification for a non-competitive

FLPMA sale to the City of Henderson.

The patent, when issued, will convey

the surface and federal mineral interest

except for oil and gas.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Termination of the

classification is effective upon

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon DiPinto, BLM Las Vegas District

Office, 4765 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV

89108, 702–647–5062.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 15, 1965, R&PP Lease Nev016070 was issued to the City of

Henderson for landfill purposes. The

site is no longer being used for landfill

purposes and is in the process of being

permanently closed. Sale of the land to

the City of Henderson is in direct

relation to the costs to be incurred for

the remediation and closure of the site.

Pursuant to the R&PP Act of June 14,

1926, as amended (43 U.S.C. 869 et

seq.), the regulation contained in 43

CFR 2091.7–1, and the authority

delegated by Appendix 1 of the Bureau

of Land Management Manual 1203,

R&PP Classification Nev-016070 is

hereby terminated in its entirety for the

following described land:

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 21 S., R. 63 E.,

Sec. 28, S1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

Sec. 29, S1⁄2SE1⁄4.

Containing 140 acres.

Dated: February 19, 1997.

Michael F. Dwyer,

District Manager, Las Vegas, NV.

[FR Doc. 97–4706 Filed 2–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–HC–P

[OR–095–07–6310–04: G7–0093]

Emergency Closure of Public Lands;

Lane County, Oregon

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Emergency closure of public

lands and access roads in Lane County,

Oregon.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

certain public lands and access roads in

Lane County, Oregon are temporarily

closed to motor vehicle operation and

shooting, from February 7, 1997 through

September 30, 1997. This closure is

made under the authority of 43 CFR

8364.1. The public lands affected by this

emergency closure are specifically

identified as follows:

Willamette Meridian, Oregon

T. 19 S., R. 5 W.,

Sec. 5: N1⁄2, S1⁄2SW1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4.

All roads on the public lands listed

above are closed as specified above,

including specifically BLM Roads Nos.

18–5–31, 19–5–5, 19–5–5.1, 19–5–5.2

and 19–5–5.3.

The following persons, operating

within the scope of their official duties,

are exempt from the provisions of this

closure order: Bureau employees; state,

local and federal law enforcement and

fire protection personnel; the holders of

BLM road use permits that include

roads within the closure area; the

purchaser of BLM timber within the

closure area and its employees and

subcontractors. Access by additional

parties may be allowed, but must be

approved in advance in writing by the

Authorized Officer.

Any person who fails to comply with

the provisions of this closure order may

be subject to the penalties provided in

43 CFR 8360.0–7, which include a fine

not to exceed $1,000 and/or

imprisonment not to exceed 12 months,