Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 15, 2000 / Notices 69043

Dated: November 7, 2000.

William C. Apgar,

Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 00–29097 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species Permit

Applications

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit

applications.

SUMMARY: The following applicants have

applied for a scientific research permit

to conduct certain activities with

endangered species pursuant to section

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531

et seq.).

Permit No. TE–836521

Applicant: Dan Holland, Fallbrook,

California.

The permittee requests an amendment

to take (capture, handle, mark, and

release) the southwestern arroyo toad

(Bufo microscaphus californicus) and

take (capture, handle, and release) the

tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius

newberryi) in conjunction with surveys

and scientific research throughout each

species’ range in California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–034293

Applicant: Bureau of Reclamation,

Klamath Falls, Oregon.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, handle, tag, and release;

sacrifice) the shortnose sucker

(Chasmistes brevirostris) and the Lost

River sucker (Deltistes luxatus)

throughout each species’ range in

conjunction with scientific research for

the purpose of enhancing their survival.

These activities were previously

authorized under subpermit BUETM–3.

Permit No. TE–035528

Applicant: Bureau of Land

Management, Hines, Oregon.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (remove and reduce to possession)

Malheur wirelettuce (Stephanomeria

malheurensis) throughout the species’

range in conjunction with scientific

research for the purpose of enhancing

its survival. This activity was previously

authorized under subpermit FRANW–7.

Permit No. TE–034969

Applicant: California Department of

Transportation, Fresno, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture) the giant kangaroo rat

(Dipodomys ingens), Tipton kangaroo

rat (Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides),

riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus

bachmani riparius), riparian woodrat

(Neotoma fuscipes riparia), and the

blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia

sila) in conjunction with surveys in

Fresno, Madera Tulare, Kings, Kern, San

Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne,

Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Alpine,

Mono, Inyo, Santa Cruz, San Benito,

Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Santa

Barbara Counties, California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. TE–035336

Applicant: John Everett Vollmar,

Davis, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, collect and

sacrifice) the Conservancy fairy shrimp

(Branchinecta conservatio), longhorn

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and the Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) in

conjunction with surveys throughout

each species’ range in California, and

also requests authorization to display

voucher specimens for educational

purposes, for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. TE–837448

Applicant: Douglas Allen, San Diego,

California.

The permittee requests a permit

amendment to take the San Diego fairy

shrimp (Brachinecta sandiegonensis)

and the Riverside fairy shrimp

(Streptocephalus woottoni) in

conjunction with surveys throughout

each species’ range in California for the

purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No.’s TE–014444 and TE–014496

Applicants: California Army National

Guard, Camp Roberts, California and

California Polytechnic State University,

San Luis Obispo, California.

The permittees are requesting a

permit amendment to take (capture and

replace radio-collars) the San Joaquin

kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica)

throughout the species’ range in

California in conjunction with research

to monitor dispersal from Camp Roberts,

California for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No. TE–035619

Applicant: Brad R. Blood, Downey,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (survey by pursuit) the El Segundo

blue butterfly (Euphilotes battoides

allyni) throughout the species’ range in

California in conjunction with surveys

for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. TE–019947

Applicant: Scott Crawford, Tustin,

California.

The permittee requests a permit

amendment to take (survey by pursuit)

the El Segundo blue butterfly

(Euphilotes battoides allyni) throughout

the species’ range in California in

conjunction with surveys for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. TE–035655

Applicant: Dr. Fred Andoli, San Luis

Obispo, California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and handle; collect tissue

samples) the California tiger salamander

(Ambystoma californiense) in

conjunction with presence or absence

surveys and genetic research in Santa

Barbara County, California for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before December 15, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief—

Endangered Species, Ecological

Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 911

NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon

97232–4181; Fax: (503) 231–6243.

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:

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 20

days of the date of publication of this

notice to the address above; telephone:

(503) 231–2063. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when requesting copies of

documents.

69044 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 221 / Wednesday, November 15, 2000 / Notices

Dated: November 6, 2000.

Rowan W. Gould,

Acting Regional Director, Region 1, Portland,

Oregon.

[FR Doc. 00–29118 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered Species Permit

Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Regional Director’s

Permit Amendment (TE–676811–1).

SUMMARY: The Regional Director, Region

2, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Albuquerque, New Mexico (Applicant),

requests authorization to amend U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered

Species Permit TE–676811, from

September 1, 2000 through December

31, 2003. This amendment updates the

Regional Director’s permit to include

species that have recently been listed.

The permit allows ‘‘take’’ of species

listed as threatened or endangered

under the Endangered Species Act for

scientific research and recovery

purposes or the enhancement of

propagation or survival for approved

recovery activities. This notice is

provided pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A)

of the Endangered Species Act of 1973,

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

DATES: Written comments on this permit

amendment must be received on or

before December 15, 2000.

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

permit number for this 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 (see address

above). Please refer to the permit

number for this amendment when

requesting copies of documents.

Documents and other associated

information 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.

Bryan Arroyo,

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services, Region 2, Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 00–29126 Filed 11–14–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Plan for the Use and Distribution of the

Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin

Settlement Funds—Termination Act

Claims

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the plan for the use and distribution of

the Menominee Indian Tribe of

Wisconsin settlement fund is effective

as of September 20, 2000. The

settlement fund was created under

section 3 the Act of August 17, 1999,

Public Law 106–54, 113 Stat. 398.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daisy West, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Division of Tribal Government Services,

MS–4631–MIB, 1849 C Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20240. Telephone

number: (202) 208–2475.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Subsection 3(c)(1) of the Act of August

17, 1999, supra, and section 3(b) of the

Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Act, 25

U.S.C. 1403(b), requires that a plan be

prepared and submitted to Congress for

the use and distribution of the

Menominee settlement funds. The plan

for the use and distribution of the funds

was submitted to Congress on May 22,

2000, by letters dated May 19, 2000. The

receipt of the letters was recorded in the

Congressional Record published on May

24, 2000. The plan became effective on

September 20, 2000, since a joint

resolution disapproving it was not

enacted. The plan reads as follows:

Plan

For the Use and Distribution of the

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Judgment Funds

The funds appropriated on September

27, 1999, in satisfaction of an award

granted to the Menominee Indian Tribe

of Wisconsin (Tribe) pursuant to the Act

of August 17, 1999, Pub. L. 106–54, 113

Stat. 398, including all interest and

investment income accrued, less

attorney fees and litigation expenses,

shall be distributed as herein provided.

A. Per Capita Distribution

Approximately $16,026,000 (58.8

percent of the judgment funds

remaining after payment of litigation

expenses) shall be made available for a

$2,000 per capita payment to all duly

enrolled tribal members that filed

enrollment applications with the Tribe

on or before October 15, 1999. Judgment

fund per capita shares shall also be set

aside for the estates of tribal members

that were living on August 17, 1999, but

deceased prior to the per capita

distribution, provided, that enrollment

applications were filed with the Tribe

prior to the application deadline date.

If the estimated amount is not

sufficient to cover the per capita portion

of the distribution, funding adjustments

can be made from the Alternative and

Additional Projects account.

The per capita shares of living

competent adults shall be paid directly

to them. The per capita shares of

incarcerated members who are eligible

for the per capita payment shall be

placed in Individual Indian Money (IIM)

accounts, provided that the Tribe

provides a certified list of those

individuals to the Bureau of Indian

Affairs along with the written requests

from those individuals requesting that

their per capita funds be placed in a

non-supervised IIM account. The per

capita shares of deceased individual

beneficiaries shall be determined in

accordance with 43 CFR, Subpart D. Per

capita shares of legal incompetents and

minors shall be placed in IIM accounts

and shall not be available for

disbursement until a payment plan is

developed by the Tribe for the

disbursement of funds from the

supervised IIM accounts as required

under 25 U.S.C. 1403(b)(3). The

payment plan for the shares belonging

to legal incompetents and minors must

be approved by the Secretary. The Tribe

may make the per capita distribution as

authorized under 25 U.S.C. 117(b).

B. Programming

The programming funds shall be

allocated by the Tribe for the following

projects. The programming funds are

authorized for expenditure in

accordance with the revised tribal plan

approved by the Menominee Tribal

Legislature under Resolution No. 00–14,

on March 23, 2000.

Renovation and Expansion of the Tribal Courthouse—Principal and investment income earned after the account is established by the Tribe will be available for the renovation and expansion project ........................................................................ $1,500,000