9204 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 40 / Friday, February 28, 1997 / Notices

SUMMARY: This Notice identifies

unutilized, underutilized, excess, and

surplus Federal property reviewed by

HUD for suitability for possible use to

assist the homeless.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Johnston, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Room 7256,

451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC

20410; telephone (202) 708–1226; TDD

number for the hearing- and speechimpaired (202) 708–2575, (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 the December 12, 1988

court order in National Coalition for the

Homeless v. Veterans Administration,

No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD

publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,

identifying unutilized, underutilized,

excess and surplus Federal buildings

and real property that HUD has

reviewed for suitability for use to assist

the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the

purpose of announcing that no

additional properties have been

determined suitable or unsuitable this

week.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Jacquie M. Lawing,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development.

[FR Doc. 97–4792 Filed 2–27–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Western Water Policy Review Advisory

Commission Meeting

AGENCY: Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: As required by the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, notice is

hereby given that the Western Water

Policy Review Advisory Commission

(Commission), established by the

Secretary of the Interior under the

Reclamation Projects Authorization and

Adjustment Act of 1992, will hold a

public water issues forum, ‘‘Indian

Water 1997: Trends and Directions in

Federal Water Policy’’ and business

meeting. The purpose of this meeting is

for the Commission to receive American

Indian community testimony regarding

water issues impacting American

Indians in the 19 Western States and to

meet on other Commission business.

DATES: Monday, March 17, 1997, 9:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, March 18,

1997, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Location: Hyatt Regency

Hotel, 122 N. Second Street, Phoenix,

Arizona. Copies of the agenda are

available from the Western Water Policy

Review Office, D–5001; P.O. Box 25007;

Denver, CO 80225–0007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Commission Office at telephone 303–

236–6211, FAX 303–236–4286, or email

to rgunnarson@do.usbr.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

seminar is being organized and hosted

by the American Indian Resources

Institute of Oakland, California. Room

locations will be posted in the hotel

lobby.

Public Participation

Seating for observers will be limited

and reservations are strongly

recommended. Seating may be reserved

by contacting the Commission Office.

Written statements may be provided in

advance to the Western Water Policy

Review Office, address cited under the

ADDRESSES caption of this notice, or

submitted directly at the meeting.

Statements will be provided to the

members prior to the meeting if received

by no later than March 7, 1997. The

Commission’s schedule will not allow

time for formal presentations by the

public during the meeting.

Dated: February 24, 1997

Larry Schulz,

Administrative Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–5020 Filed 2–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–10–M

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Application for

Endangered Species Permit

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.):

Applicant: Roy S. DeLotelle,

DeLotelle and Guthrie, Inc., Gainesville,

Florida, PRT–825431.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and harass for banding,

and translocation) the endangered redcockaded woodpecker, Picoides

borealis, throughout the species range in

North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,

Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,

Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas,

Oklahoma, Virginia, and Missouri for

the purpose of enhancement of survival

of the species.

Written data or comments on these

applications should be submitted to:

Regional Permit Biologist, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 1875 Century

Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia

30345. All data and comments must be

received by March 31, 1997.

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 to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century

Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia

30345 (Attn: David Dell, Permit

Biologist). Telephone: 404/679–7313;

Fax: 404/679–7081.

Dated: February 20, 1997.

Noreen K. Clough,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 97–5019 Filed 2–27–97; 8:45 am]

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Availability of Draft Environmental

Assessment, Receipt of Application

for, and Intent to Issue, Incidental Take

Permit for Development of Church

Facility in Cedar City, Iron County, UT

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability, receipt of

application for, and intent to issue

permit.

SUMMARY: The Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-Day Saints (Applicant) has

applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service

for an incidental take permit pursuant to

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended. The

Applicant has been assigned permit

number PRT–825570. The requested

permit, which is for a period of 2 years,

would authorize incidental take of the

threatened Utah Prairie Dog (Cynomys

parvidens). The proposed take would

occur as a result of development of

church facilities on a 6.3-acre privatelyowned parcel located within Cedar City,

Iron County, Utah.

The Service has prepared the

Environmental Assessment for issuance

of the incidental take permit. The

Applicant has prepared a habitat

conservation plan as part of the

incidental take permit application. A

determination of whether jeopardy to

the species will occur, or a Finding of

No Significant Impact, and/or issuance

of the incidental take permit, will not be

made before 30 days from the date of

publication of this notice. This notice is

provided pursuant to section 10(c) of

the Act and National Environmental

Policy Act regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
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DATES: Written comments on the permit

application must be received on or

before March 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the permit application may obtain a

copy by writing to the Assistant Field

Supervisor, Utah Ecological Services

Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 145 East 1300 South Street,

Suite 404, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115.

Documents will be available for public

inspection by written request, or by

appointment only, during business

hours (8:00 AM to 4:30 PM) at the above

address.

Written data or comments concerning

the permit application should be

submitted to the Assistant Field

Supervisor, Utah Ecological Services

Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Salt Lake City, Utah (see

ADDRESSES above). Please refer to permit

number PRT–825570 in all

correspondence regarding these

documents.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert D. Williams, Assistant Field

Supervisor or Marilet A. Zablan,

Wildlife Biologist, at the above U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service office in Salt Lake

City, Utah (see ADDRESSES above)

(telephone: (801) 524–5001, facsimile:

(801) 524–5021).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9

of the Act prohibits the ‘‘taking’’ of any

threatened or endangered species, such

as the threatened Utah Prairie Dog.

However, the Service, under limited

circumstances, may issue permits to

take threatened or endangered wildlife

species when such taking is incidental

to, and not the purpose of, otherwise

lawful activities. Regulations governing

permits for threatened and endangered

species are at 50 CFR 17.22.

Applicant

The Applicant plans to develop a 6.3-

acre church facility, located in section

35 in Township 35 South, Range 11

West, Salt Lake Base and Meridian,

within Cedar City, Iron County, Utah.

Development is planned to include a

meeting house, seminary building,

parking area, and installation of

associated infrastructure such as natural

gas, sewer, water, electrical power, and

telephone service. The construction will

impact 6.3 acres of Utah Prairie Dog

habitat, and the Applicant foresees an

incidental take of a maximum of 22

Utah Prairie Dogs through trapping and

relocation and the potential incidental

take of no more than two Utah Prairie

Dogs as a result of direct mortality

during construction. The Applicant

proposes to compensate for this habitat

loss by payment of $900 per acre for

each acre developed, to be used for

public land management actions for

Utah Prairie Dog conservation and to

implement recovery actions for

conservation of the Utah Prairie Dog,

through contribution to the Utah Prairie

Dog Conservation Fund.

A no-action alternative to the

proposed action was considered,

consisting of foregoing the development

of the 6.3-acre area of Utah Prairie Dog

habitat. The no-action alternative was

rejected for reasons including loss of use

of the private property, resulting in

significant economic loss to the

Applicant.

Authority: The authority for this action is

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

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

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969,

as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et. seq.)

Dated: February 24, 1997.

Terry Terrell,

Deputy Regional Director, Region 6, Denver,

Colorado.

[FR Doc. 97–4995 Filed 2–27–97; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Land Management

[AK–962–1410–00-P; AA–9299]

Notice for Publication; Alaska Native

Claims Selection

In accordance with Departmental

regulation 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is

hereby given that a decision to issue

conveyance under the provisions of

Section 14(h)(1) of the Alaska Native

Claims Settlement Act of December 18,

1971, 43 U.S.C. 1601, 1613(h)(1), will be

issued to Calista Corporation for

approximately 36.8 acres. The lands

involved are in the vicinity of Nunivak

Island, Alaska.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 2 N., R. 104 W.,

Sec. 36.

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, for four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Anchorage

Daily News. Copies of the decision may

be obtained by contacting the Alaska

State Office of the Bureau of Land

Management, 222 West Seventh

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599 ((907) 271–5960).

Any party claiming a property interest

which is adversely affected by the

decision, an agency of the Federal

government or regional corporation,

shall have until March 31, 1997 to file

an appeal. However, parties receiving

service by certified mail shall have 30

days from the date of receipt to file an

appeal. Appeals must be filed in the

Bureau of Land Management at the

address identified above, where the

requirements for filing an appeal may be

obtained. Parties who do not file an

appeal in accordance with the

requirements of 43 CFR Part 4, Subpart

E, shall be deemed to have waived their

rights.

Patricia A. Baker,

Land Law Examiner, ANCSA Team, Branch

of 962 Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 97–5008 Filed 2–27–97; 8:45 am]

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[OR–030–07–1120–00: GP7–0107]

National Historic Oregon Trail

Interpretive Center Advisory Board;

Notice

AGENCY: Vale District, Bureau of Land

Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to solicit public nominations for seven

seats on the Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) National Historic

Oregon Trail Interpretative Center

Advisory Board. The Advisory Board,

created in 1997 by the Secretary of the

Interior, provides advice to BLM on

matters pertinent to the Bureau of Land

Management’s responsibilities for the

management of the National Historic

Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.

Nominations should be received 45 days

from the publication date of this notice.

In making appointments to the Advisory

Board, the Secretary will also consider

nominations made by the Governor of

Oregon. The Federal Land Policy and

Management Act (FLPMA) directs the

Secretary of the Interior to establish

advisory councils to provide advice on

land use planning and issues related to

management of lands administered by

BLM. In order to reflect a fair balance

of viewpoints, the membership of the

National Historic Oregon Trail

Interpretive Center Advisory Board

must represent various interests

concerned with the management of the

National Historic Oregon Trail

Interpretive Center. These include:

1. The Wallowa Whitman Forest

Supervisor or his designee.

2. A representative from Trail

Tenders, Inc.

3. A representative from the Oregon

Trail Preservation Trust.

4. A representative from the business

community.

5. A representative of county or local

elected office.

6. Two members of public-at-large.

Individuals may nominate themselves

or other but nominees must be residents

of Oregon. Nominees will be evaluated