Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 56 / Monday, March 24, 1997 / Notices 13895

279, 42 U.S.C. 1437l note) (‘‘OCRA’’)

requires PHAs to identify certain

distressed public housing developments

that will be required to be assessed.

Households in occupancy would be

offered tenant-based or project-based

assistance (that can include other public

housing units) and would be relocated—

if sufficient housing will not be

maintained, rehabilitated, or replaced

on the current site—to other decent,

safe, sanitary, and affordable housing

which is, to the maximum extent

practicable, housing of their choice.

After residents are relocated, the

distressed developments (or affected

buildings) for which no reasonable

means of revitalization exists will be

removed from the public housing

inventory.

On September 26, 1996, at 61 FR

50632, the Department published a

notice to implement section 202 of

OCRA. The notice established the

standards for conducting the

assessments and the conversion plan. It

also set forth certain timeframes for

meeting those standards. The

timeframes set in that notice were

amended by publication of a notice in

the Federal Register on December 26,

1996, at 61 FR 68048, in order to be

equitable to all of the housing

authorities to be assessed. This notice

further amends the timeframes by

extending the March 31, 1997 deadline

for accomplishing Standard D until June

30, 1997. Based on further analysis and

the public comments received on the

September 26, 1996 notice, an interim

rule will be issued in the near future

which will further address Standard D,

as well as respond to the public

comments received.

Dated: March 20, 1997.

Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and

Indian Housing.

[FR Doc. 97–7523 Filed 3–20–97; 2:22 pm]

BILLING CODE 4210–33–P 1

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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.):

PRT–820329

Applicant: Mark Malfatti, Belmont, CA

The applicant requests a permit to

acquire in interstate commerce one pair

of captive born Grand Cayman Rock

iguana (Cyclura nubila lewisi) for the

purpose of enhancement of the species

through captive breeding.

PRT–826258

Applicant: Monte L. Bean Life Sciences

Museum, Brigham Young University,

Provo, UT.

Applicant requests a permit to import

the skin of one cheetah (Acinonyx

jubatus) which died of natural causes at

Hoedspruit Cheetah Project, South

Africa, for the purpose of conservation

education.

PRT–826004

Applicant: Samuel Allen, Clackamas, OR.

The applicant requests a permit to

import the sport-hunted trophy of one

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus

dorcas) culled from a captive herd

maintained under the management

program of the Republic of South Africa,

for the purpose of enhancement of the

survival of the species.

PRT–751198

Applicant: Kelly A. Young, Las Vegas,

Nevada.

The applicant requests a permit to

reexport and reimport Black leopard

(Panthera pardus delacouri), tiger

(Panthera tigris), and progeny of the

animals currently held by the applicant

and any animals acquired in the United

States by the applicant to/from

worldwide locations to enhance the

survival of the species through

conservation education. This

notificatation covers activities

conducted by the applicant over a three

year period.

PRT–826402

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation Society,

Bronx, New York.

The applicant requests a permit to

import two male Pink pigeon (Columba

mayeri) from Jersey Wildlife

Preservation Trust, Mauritius for the

purpose of enhancement of the species

through conservation education and

captive breeding.

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–740507

Applicant: Alaska Fish and Wildlife Research

Center, Anchorage, AK.

Type of Permit: Take/Import for

Scientific Research.

Name and Number of Animals:

Alaskan sea otter (Enhydra lutris lutris).

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

amendments to and reissuance of a

previously issued permit for the

following activites: (a) take of up to 325

Alaskan sea otters (includes capture and

release of 200, and capture/recapture,

collect biological samples, flipper tag,

implant transponder chip for 125 and,

of the 125, surgically implant 111 with

a radio transmitter), (b) collection of

biological samples from salvaged

specimens found dead on Alaskan

beaches, or in Alaskan waters or as may

be available through the Native Alaskan

subsistence harvest, and (c) import of

tissue samples from sea otters in Canada

and Russia.

Source of Marine Mammals for

Research/Public Display: Alaska,

Canada, and Russia.

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.
13896 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 56 / Monday, March 24, 1997 / Notices

Dated: March 18, 1997.

Margaret Tieger,

Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 97–7297 Filed 3–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–640–1820–00 24 1A]

Call for Nominations for Resource

Advisory Councils

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Resource Advisory

Council Call for Nominations.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to solicit public nominations for each of

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Resource Advisory Councils that have

member terms expiring this year. The

Councils provide advice and

recommendations to BLM on land use

planning and management of the public

lands within their geographic areas.

Public nominations will be considered

for 45 days after the publication date of

this notice.

The Federal Land Policy and

Management Act (FLPMA) directs the

Secretary of the Interior to involve the

public in planning and issues related to

management of lands administered by

BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA directs the

Secretary to select 10 to 15 member

citizen-based advisory councils that are

established and authorized consistent

with the requirements of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As

required by the FACA, Resource

Advisory Council members appointed to

the council must be balanced and

representative of the various interests

concerned with the management of the

public lands. These include three

categories:

Category One—holders of federal

grazing permits, representatives of

energy and mining development, timber

industry, off-road vehicle use and

developed recreation;

Category Two—representatives of

environmental and resource

conservation organizations,

archaeological and historic interests,

and wild horse and burro groups;

Category Three—representatives of

State and Local government, Native

American tribes, academicians involved

in natural sciences, and the public-atlarge.

Individuals may nominate themselves

or others. Nominees must be residents

of the State or States in which the

council has jurisdiction. Nominees will

be evaluated based on their education,

training, and experience of the issues

and knowledge of the geographical area

of the Council. Nominees should have

demonstrated a commitment to

collaborative resource decision making.

All nominations must be accompanied

by letters of reference from represented

interests or organizations, a completed

background information nomination

form, as well as any other information

that speaks to the nominee’s

qualifications.

Simultaneous with this notice, BLM

State Offices will issue press releases

providing additional information for

submitting nominations, with specifics

about the number and categories of

member positions available for each

council in the State. Nominations for

Resource Advisory Councils should be

sent to the appropriate BLM offices

listed below.

Alaska

Alaska Resource Advisory Council

Theresa McPherson, Alaska State

Office, BLM, 222 West 7th Avenue,

#13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599, (907) 271–3322

Arizona

Arizona Resource Advisory Council

Deborah Stevens, Arizona State

Office, BLM, 222 North Central

Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona 85004–

2203, (602) 417–9215

California

Bakersfield Resource Advisory Council

Ron Fellows, Bakersfield District

Manager, 3801 Pegasus Avenue,

Bakersfield, California 93308, (805)

391–6000

Susanville Resource Advisory Council

Linda Hansen, Area Manager, Eagle

Lake Resource Area, 2950 Riverside

Drive, Susanville, California 96130,

(916) 257–0456

Ukiah Resource Advisory Council

Renee Snyder, Area Manager, Clear

Lake Resource Area, 2550 North

State Street, Ukiah, California

95482–3023, (707) 468–4000

Colorado

Front Range Resource Advisory Council;

Southwest Resource Advisory

Council; Northwest Resource

Advisory Council

Sheri Bell, Colorado State Office,

BLM, 2850 Youngfield Street,

Lakewood, Colorado 80215–7093,

(303) 239–3671

Idaho

Upper Columbia Resource Advisory

Council; Upper Snake Resource

Advisory Council; Lower Snake

Resource Advisory Council

Glenda Hawkins, Idaho State Office,

BLM, 1387 Vinnell Way, Boise,

Idaho 83709–2500, (208) 373–4013

Montana and Dakotas

Butte Resource Advisory Council;

Dakotas Resource Advisory

Council; Lewistown Resource

Advisory Council; Miles City

Resource Advisory Council

Jody Weil, Montana State Office,

BLM, Granite Tower, 222 N. 32nd

Street, Billings, Montana 59107–

6800, (406) 255–2913

Nevada

Mojave-Southern Resource Advisory

Council; Northeastern Great Basin

Resource Advisory Council; Sierra

Front Northwestern Resource

Advisory Council

Daniel Rathbun, Nevada State Office,

BLM 850 Harvard Way, Reno,

Nevada 89520–0006, (702) 785–

6767

New Mexico

New Mexico Resource Advisory Council

Rem Hawes, New Mexico State Office,

BLM, P.O. Box 27115, Santa Fe,

New Mexico 87502–0115, (505)

438–7507

Oregon/Washington

Eastern Washington Resource Advisory

Council; John Day/Snake Resource

Advisory Council; Southeastern

Resource Advisory Council

Brenda Lincoln, Oregon State Office,

BLM, 1515 S.W. 5th Avenue,

Portland, Oregon 97208–2965, (503)

952–6437

Utah

Utah Resource Advisory Council

Sherry Foote, Utah State Office, BLM,

324 South State Street, Suite 301,

P.O. Box 45155, Salt Lake City,

Utah 84145–0155, (801) 539–4195

DATES: All Nominations should be

received by the appropriate State Office

by May 8, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melanie Wilson, U.S. Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Land Management,

Intergovernmental Affairs, MS–LS–406,

Washington, D.C. 20240; 202–452–0377.

Dated: March 19, 1997.

Sylvia V. Baca,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and

Minerals Management.

[FR Doc. 97–7497 Filed 3–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M