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and will be used to govern the

application and selection process for

tribes/consortia to receive fiscal year

1997 negotiations and planning grants

as specified in this notice. Applicants

should be guided by the requirements in

25 CFR §§ 1001.7 to 1001.10 in

preparing their applications. Copies of

the interim rules published in the

Federal Register on April 23, 1996, may

be obtained from the information

contact person identified in this notice.

Subject to the discretion of the

Director, Office of Self-Governance, the

following types of grants are avialable to

tribes/consortia in 1997 with the

deadlines as stated below:

(1) Negotiation Grants: Up to 10

grants of no more than $40,000 may be

made available. As announced in

today’s Federal Register, the closing

date for submitting completed

applications to begin participation in

tribal self-governance in fiscal year 1998

or calendar year 1998 is March 1, 1997.

Applications requesting to be included

in the applicant pool to begin

participation in tribal self-governnance

may be submitted at any time. Tribes/

consortai selected from the applicant

pool to begin participation in tribal selfgovernance in fiscal year 1998 or

calendar year 1998, may be eligible to

receive a negotiation grant. Each

selected tribe/consortium will be

notified by March 15, 1997, and must

submit a written application for a

negotiation grant, no later than March

31, 1997, indicating its intention to

negotiate an annual funding agreement

with any bureau within DOI for 1998.

(2) Advance Planning Grants: Up to

five grants of no more than $50,000 may

be made available. The closing date for

submitting applications to receive a

grant to plan for future participation in

the tribal self-governance program is

May 1, 1997. No later than June 1, 1997,

each applicant will be notified by letter

from the Director, Office of SelfGovernance whether it has been

selected to receive an advance planning

grant.

(3) Negotiation/Planning Grants to

Negotiate Non-BIA Programs: Up to 10

grants of no more than $40,000 may be

made available. The closing date for

submitting applications to receive a

negotiation/planning grant for existing

self-governance tribes to negotiate for

DOI non-BIA programs is March 31,

1997. No later than May 1, 1997, each

applicant will be notified by letter from

the Director, Office of Self-Governance

whether it has been selected to receive

a negotiation/planning grant to negotiate

non-BIA programs.

In order to provide sufficient time for

tribes/consortia to effectively use the

planning and negotiation grants, the

following target dates have been

established for the awarding of grants:

(1) Negotiation Grants: Since

agreements for the 1997 fiscal year need

to be signed and submitted by July 1,

1997, to allow sufficient time to prepare

for negotiations, new participating tribes

will be selected and awarded

negotiation grants by May 1, 1997.

(2) Advance Planning Grants: In order

to avoid delays in planning activity and

future participation in tribal selfgovernance, advance planning grants

will be awarded to tribes/consortia by

July 1, 1997.

(3) Negotiation/Planning Grants to

Negotiate Non-BIA Programs: Since

agreements for the 1998 fiscal year need

to be signed and submitted by July 1,

1997, to allow sufficient time to prepare

for negotiation of DOI non-BIA

programs, negotiation/planning grants

for existing self-governance tribes to

negotiate non-BIA program will be

awarded by May 15, 1997.

Submitting Applications

(1) Application must be submitted in

accordance with the interim rule

published in the Federal Register on

April 23, 1996, and by the deadlines

identified in this announcement.

(2) Application may be mailed or

hand-delivered.

(3) Applications which are mailed

must be postmarked no later than the

date given in this notice for the

particular type of grant being applied

for.

Dated: January 6, 1997.

William A. Sinclair,

Director, Office of Self-Governance.

[FR Doc. 97–560 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

Notice of Deadline for Submitting

Completed Applications To Begin

Participation in the Tribal SelfGovernance Program in Fiscal Year

1998 or Calendar Year 1998

AGENCY: Office of Self-Governance,

Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of application deadline.

SUMMARY: In this notice, the Office of

Self-Governance (OSG) establishes a

March 1, 1997, deadline for tribes/

consortia to submit completed

applications to begin participation in

the tribal self-governance program in

fiscal year 1998 or calendar year 1998.

DATES: Completed application packages

must be received by the Director, Office

of Self-Governance by March 1, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Application packages for

inclusion in the applicant pool should

be sent to the Director, Office of SelfGovernance, U.S. Department of the

Interior, Mail Stop 2548, 1849 C Street

NW, Washington DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Kenneth D. Reinfeld, U.S. Department of

the Interior, Office of Self-Governance,

1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 2548,

Washington, DC 20240, 202–219–0240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994

(Public Law 103–413), as amended by

the Fiscal Year 1997 Omnibus

Appropriations Bill (Public Law 104–

208) the Director, Office of SelfGovernance may select up to 50

additional participating tribes/consortia

per year for the tribal self-governance

program, and negotiate and enter into

annual written funding agreement with

each participating tribe. The Act

mandates that the Secretary submit

copies of the funding agreements at least

90 days before the proposed effective

date to the appropriate committees of

the Congress and to each tribe that is

served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

(BIA) agency that is serving the tribe

that is a party to the funding agreement.

Initial negotiations with a tribe/

consortium located in an area and/or

agency which has not previously been

involved with self-governance

negotiations, will take approximately

two months from start to finish.

Agreements for an October 1 to

September 30 fiscal year need to be

signed and submitted by July 1.

Agreements for a January 1 to December

31 fiscal year need to be signed and

submitted by October 1.

Background

On February 15, 1995, an interim rule

was published in the Federal Register

announcing the criteria for tribes to be

included in an applicant pool and the

establishment of the selection process

for tribes/consortia to negotiate

agreements pursuant to the Tribal SelfGovernancet Act of 1994. This interim

rule was added to Title 25 of the Code

of Federal Regulations at Part 1001 of

Chapter VI. While it may be changed by

later rulemaking, the Act stipulates that

the lack of promulgated regulations will

not limit its effect. It should be noted

that a proposed rulemaking has been

negotiated between tribal and Federal

members of a self-governance negotiated

rulemaking committee and is currently

in the process of being prepared for

publication in the Federal Register for

review and comment.

Purpose of Notice

The interim rules established at 25

CFR Parts 1001.1 to 1001.5 will be used
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to govern the application and selection

process for tribes/consortia to begin

their participation in the tribal selfgovernance program in fiscal year 1998

and calendar year 1998. Applicants

should be guided by the requirements in

25 CFR Parts 1001.1 to 1001.5 in

preparing their applications. Copies of

the interim rules published in the

Federal Register on February 15, 1995,

may be obtained from the information

contact person identified in this notice.

Tribes/consortia wishing to be

considered for participation in the tribal

self-governance program in fiscal year

1998 or calendar year 1998 must

respond to this notice, except for those

which are (1) currently involved with

negotiations with the Department; (2)

one of the 62 tribal entities with signed

agreements; or (3) one of the tribal

entities already included in the

applicant pool as of the date of this

notice.

The Director’s decision on the actual

number of tribes that will enter

negotiations will be made at a later date.

Tribes already in the applicant pool will

retain their existing ranking with tribes

entering the applicant pool under these

rules receiving a lower ranking. Being in

the applicant pool will not guarantee

that a tribe will actually be provided the

opportunity to negotiate in any given

year. However, it does mean that a tribe

will not be passed over by a tribe with

a lower ranking in the applicant pool or

by a tribe not in the applicant pool, with

the exception of a tribe already in the

negotiation process.

For example, if the Department

determines that five tribes will be

afforded the opportunity to negotiate

self-governance agreements for fiscal

year 1998 and calendar year 1998, the

five tribes with the highest rankings

would be notified and negotiations

would be scheduled. The tribe ranked

sixth on the list would then have the

highest ranking to negotiate a selfgovernance agreement for 1999 or might

enter negotiations for 1998 if one of the

first five tribes discontinued

negotiations. In such a case, the tribe

that discontinued negotiations would

remain in the application pool with its

original ranking and would be the first

to be selected in 1998 for negotiating

agreements commencing in 1999.

Dated: January 6, 1997.

William A. Sinclair,

Director, Office of Self-Governance.

[FR Doc. 97–561 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–M

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

The following applicants have

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: Harold L. Ahlberg, Irving,

TX, PRT–823758.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a sport-hunted cheetah

(Acinonyx jubatus) from Namibia for the

purpose of enhancement of the survival

of the species.

Applicant: Patricia L. Zerbini,

Williston, FL, PRT–823609.

The applicant requests a permit to

reexport one Asian elephant (Elephas

maximus) born in captivity to

accompany applicant to Circus Krone,

Munchen, Germany for the purpose of

enhancement of the survival of the

species. The elephant is not being

exported for exhibition purposes.

Applicant: McCarthy’s Wildlife

Center, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL, PRT–

822008.

The applicant has requested a permit

to import two male and two female

captive-born cheetah (Acinonyx

jubatus), from the De Wildt Cheetah

Centre, South Africa, for the purpose of

enhancement of the species through

captive propagation and education.

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).

Applicant: Sea World, Inc., Orlando,

FL, PRT–823561.

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 to Sea World of

California for the purpose of public

display one male captive-born polar

bear for the purposes of public display.

Source of Marine Mammals for Public

Display: Hagenbeck Zoo, Germany.

Period of Activity: Up to five years

from issuance of a permit, if issued.

Applicant: Sea World, Inc., Orlando,

FL, PRT–823560.

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 to Sea World of

California one female captive-born polar

bear for the purposes of public display.

Source of Marine Mammals for Public

Display: Wuppertal Zoo, Germany.

Period of Activity: Up to five years

from issuance of 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: January 7, 1997.

Mary Ellen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–652 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Distribution of Fiscal Year 1997

Contract Support Funds

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of method for

distribution and use of Fiscal Year (FY)

1997 contract support funds (CSF).

SUMMARY: The purpose of this

Announcement is to issue the Bureau of