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indemnification to the Department for

any claim losses in connection with

seven improperly originated property

improvement loans under the HUD–

FHA Title I property improvement loan

program; payment to the Department of

a civil money penalty in the amount of

$2,000; and corrective action to assure

compliance with HUD–FHA

requirements.

Cause: A HUD monitoring review that

disclosed violations of HUD–FHA Title

I program requirements that include:

use of alleged false tax returns to qualify

borrowers; accepting verifications of

employment and W–2 forms containing

inconsistent information to qualify

borrowers; permitting non-approved

brokers to originate loans; accepting

insufficient cost estimates; and use of

misleading advertising.

6. Comstock Mortgage, Sacramento,

California

Action: Proposed Settlement

Agreement that would include: payment

to the Department of a civil money

penalty in the amount of $4,000; and

corrective action to assure compliance

with HUD–FHA requirements.

Cause: A HUD monitoring review that

cited violations of HUD–FHA

requirements that include: failure to

comply with HUD–FHA reporting

requirements under the Home Mortgage

Disclosure Act (HMDA); and failure to

maintain an adequate Quality Control

Plan for the origination of HUD–FHA

insured mortgages.

7. Home Owners Funding Corp.,

Bloomington, Minnesota

Action: Settlement Agreement that

includes: payment to the Department of

a civil money penalty in the amount of

$2,500; and corrective action to assure

compliance with HUD–FHA reporting

requirements under the Home Mortgage

Disclosure Act (HMDA).

Cause: Failure to timely submit

HMDA data to HUD–FHA.

8. Lovell & Malone, Inc., Nashville,

Tennessee

Action: Settlement Agreement that

includes: payment to the Department of

a civil money penalty in the amount of

$2,500; and corrective action to assure

compliance with HUD–FHA reporting

requirements under the Home Mortgage

Disclosure Act (HMDA).

Cause: Failure to timely submit

HMDA data to HUD–FHA.

Dated: February 10, 1997.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 97–3895 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–27–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application.

The following applicant has applied

for a permit to conduct certain activities

with endangered species. This notice is

provided pursuant to section 10(c) of

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

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

PRT–825177

Applicant: Dr. Cynthia E. Rebar, University

of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, Pennsylvania.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and release) Indiana bats

(Myotis sodalis) at the Ravenna Army

Ammunition Plant, Ravenna, Ohio, for

biological survey purposes. Activities

are proposed for the purpose of

enhancement of the species in the wild.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of

Ecological Services Operations, 1

Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota

55111–4056, and must be received

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request for a copy of

such documents to the following office

within 30 days of the date of publication

of this notice: U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Division of Ecological Services

Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort

Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056.

Telephone: (612/725–3536 x250); FAX:

(612/725–3526).

Dated: February 9, 1997.

John A. Blankenship,

Assistant Regional Director, IL, IN, MO

(Ecological Services), Region 3, Fort Snelling,

Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 97–3935 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Bureau of Land Management

Lewistown, MT, District Office; Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Lewistown District Office.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: A sub-committee of the

Lewistown District Resource Advisory

Council will meet February 26, 1997, at

10:00 am, in the Conference Room at the

Lewistown District Bureau of Land

Management Office, on Airport Road in

Lewistown.

This sub-committee was empowered

by the full Resource Advisory Council

(during a February 4–5, 1997 meeting)

to meet and revise the council’s

recommendations concerning standards

and guidelines for rangeland

management.

There will be a public comment

period at 11:30 am during the February

26, 1997 meeting.

DATES: February 26, 1997.

LOCATION: Lewistown District Bureau of

Land Management Office, Airport Road,

Lewistown.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

District Manager, (406) 538–7461,

Lewistown District Office, Bureau of

Land Management, Box 1160, Airport

Road, Lewistown, MT 59457.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subcommittee meeting is open to the public

and there will be a public comment

period as detailed above.

Dated: February 7, 1997.

David L. Mari,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–3902 Filed 2–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DN–P

[UT–942–1430–01; UTU–76019, UTU–76020,

UTU–76021]

Filing of State Quantity Grant

Application; Utah

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: On December 12, 1996, the

State of Utah filed quantity grant

application, UTU–76019, UTU–76020,

and UTU–76021, to have 35.00 acres of

federally-owned land and interest in

land transferred to the State of Utah

under the provisions of Section 7,

Section 12, and Section 8, respectively,

of the Act of July 16, 1894 (28 Stat. 109),

and pursuant to 43 CFR part 2622.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Angela D. Williams, Bureau of Land

Management, Utah State Office, 324

South State Street, PO Box 45155, Salt