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conjunction with population studies for

the purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 826200

Applicant: California Department of

Parks and Recreation, Pescadero,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey) the San

Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis

sirtalis tetrataenia) in San Mateo

County, California in conjunction with

population monitoring studies for the

purpose of enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 826515

Applicant: Maile Neele, Riverside,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

remove and reduce to possession

specimens of Astragalus albens,

Eriogonum ovalifolium var. vineum,

Lesquerella kingii ssp. bernardina, and

Oxytheca parishii ssp. goodmaniana

from Federal lands in San Bernardino

County, California in conjunction with

genetic research for the purpose of

enhancing their propagation and

survival.

Permit No. 826511

Applicant: Barry Roth, San Francisco,

California.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by survey, capture and

release) the Morro shoulderband snail (=

banded dune) (Helminthoglyptoa

walkeriana) in San Luis Obispo County,

California in conjunction with presence

and absence surveys and ecological

studies for the purpose of enhancing its

survival.

Permit No. 790136

Applicant: Daniel E. Varland,

Hoquiam, Washington.

The applicant requests an amendment

to his permit to extend the time period

allotted to take (capture, band, and

release) the peregrine falcon (Falco

peregrinus) to include May 15 to August

10, in the area south of the east-west

line delineated by the mouth of Conner

Creek, Washington in conjunction with

scientific research for the purpose of

enhancing its survival.

Permit No. 811615

Applicant: Cynthia Jones, Huntington

Beach, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of her permit to take (harass by survey,

capture and release, collect and sacrifice

voucher specimens) the Conservancy

fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio),

longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta

longiantenna), vernal pool tadpole

shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), San Diego

fairy shrimp (Brachinecta

sandiegonensis), and Riverside fairy

shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni) and

to take (locate and monitor nests) the

least Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusullis)

throughout the range of these species in

California in conjunction with presence

or absence surveys and population

monitoring for the purpose of enhancing

their survival.

Permit No. 826513

Applicant: U.S. Geological Survey,

San Simeon, California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, mark, release) the bluntnosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus)

and Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys

nitratoides nitratoides) and take

(capture, mark, radio-tag, and release)

the giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys

ingens) in Kern, San Luis Obispo, and

Tulare Counties, California in

conjunction with ecological research for

the purpose of enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 826600

Applicant: Michael G. Hadfield,

Honolulu, Hawaii.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture, measure, mark collect

tissue samples, relocate, release, and

captive breed the Oahu tree snails

(Achatinella spp.) in Oahu County,

Hawaii in conjunction with ecological

and life history studies for the purpose

of enhancing their survival. Most of

these activities (capture, measure, mark,

collect tissue samples, release, and

captive breed Oahu tree snails) have

been previously authorized under

subpermit HADFMG–6.

Permit No. 797234

Applicant: LSA, Riverside, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

to his permit to take (harass by survey)

the Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys

nitratoides nitratoides), giant kangaroo

rat (Dipodomys ingens), and Fresno

kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides

exilis) in the San Joaquin Valley,

California in conjunction with presence

and absence surveys for the purpose of

enhancing their survival.

Permit No. 799486

Applicant: Janet A. Randall, San

Francisco, California

The applicant requests a permit to

take (harass by disturbance) the giant

kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens) in

Merced, Fresno, Monterey, San Luis

Obispo, Kings, Kern, and Santa Barbara

Counties, California in conjunction with

behavioral studies and scientific

research for the purpose of enhancing

its survival.

Permit No. 783010

Applicant: California Department of

Transportation, Santa Ana, California.

The applicant requests an amendment

of their permit to extend the area

authorized to take (harass by survey,

locate and monitor nests) the

southwestern willow flycatcher

(Empidonax traillii extimus), and to take

(locate and monitor nests) the least

Bell’s vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) to

include San Diego, Los Angeles,

Riverside, San Bernardino, and Orange

Counties, California in conjunction with

population monitoring for the purpose

of enhancing their survival.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received by

April 30, 1997.

ADDRESS: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Chief,

Division of Consultation and

Conservation Planning, Ecological

Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

911 N.E. 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,

including names and addresses,

received 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 30

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.

Dated: March 20, 1997.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Regional Director, Region 1, Portland, Oregon.

[FR Doc. 97–8039 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Klamath River Basin Fisheries Task

Force; Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App. 1), this notice announces a

meeting of the Klamath River Basin

Fisheries Task Force, established under

the authority of the Klamath River

Fishery Resources Restoration Act (16
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U.S.C. 460ss et seq.). The meeting is

open to the public.

DATES: The Klamath River Basin

Fisheries Task Force will meet from 8

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April

23, 1997 and from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

on Thursday, April 24, 1997.

PLACE: The meeting will be held at the

Red Lion Inn, 1929 Fourth Street,

Eureka, California 95501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Ronald A. Iverson, Project Leader, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box

1006, (1030 South Main), Yreka,

California 96097–1006, telephone (916)

842–5763.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

principal agenda items at this meeting

will be: The Klamath River Basin

Fisheries Task Force will identify

problems and issues associated with a

flow study for the Klamath River Basin,

decide on policy questions, and clarify

flow study objectives.

For background information on the

Task Force, please refer to the notice of

their initial meeting that appeared in the

Federal Register on July 8, 1987 (52 FR

25639).

Dated: March 25, 1997.

Thomas J. Dwyer,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 97–8024 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–962–1410–00–P; AA–6648–K]

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 Sec.

14(a) of the Alaska Native Claims

Settlement Act of December 18, 1971, 43

U.S.C. 1601, 1613(a), will be issued to

Aleknagik Natives Limited, for

approximately 1,089.89 acres. The lands

involved are in the vicinity of

Aleknagik, Alaska, within T. 9 S., R. 57

W., Seward Meridian, Alaska.

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, for four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Bristol Bay

Times. 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 April 30, 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.

Terrie D. Evarts,

Land Law Examiner, ANCSA Team, Branch

of 962 Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 97–8021 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P

[AK–930–1111–00–24 1A]

Notice of Intent To Prepare an

Integrated Activity Plan (IAP)/

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

on Management of the Northeastern

Portion of the National Petroleum

Reserve-Alaska (NPR–A); Request for

Information, and Call for Nominations

and Comments: Extension of

Comment Period

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Request for information, and

call for nominations and comments;

extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: A notice of intent to prepare

the IAP/EIS, requesting information and

nominations of tracts for oil and gas

leasing, and public comments, was

published in the Federal Register on

February 13, 1997 (62 FR 6797), with a

30-day comment period expiring March

31, 1997. The comment period is being

extended to accommodate a scoping

meeting that had to be rescheduled

because of the illness of a principal

participant.

DATES: Information, nominations, and

comments must be postmarked or

submitted via the internet by April 4,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent

to: State Director, Alaska (930), Bureau

of Land Management, 222 W. 7th

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, AK 99513–

7599; or submitted by electronic mail to

‘‘jducker@ak.blm.gov’’ or

‘‘clwilson@ak.blm.gov.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim

Ducker at (907) 271–3369 or Curt

Wilson at (907) 271–5546.

Tom Fry,

Deputy Director, Bureau of Land

Management.

[FR Doc. 97–8186 Filed 3–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–M

[NV–930–1430–01; N–59594]

Notice of Realty Action: NonCompetitive Sale of Public Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Non-competitive sale of public

lands in Clark County, Nevada.

SUMMARY: The following described

public land in Las Vegas, Clark County,

Nevada have been examined and found

suitable for sale utilizing noncompetitive procedures, at not less than

the fair market value. Authority for the

sale is Section 203 and Section 209 of

the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and

Public Law 101–67, the Apex Project,

Nevada Land Transfer and

Authorization Act of 1989.

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 19 S., R. 63 E., M.D.M.

Sec. 8: E1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4,

S1⁄2NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

Sec. 9: S1⁄2S1⁄2SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4,

W1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4.

Containing 57.15 acres, more or less.

This parcel of land, situated in Clark

County is being offered as a noncompetitive sale to Clark County as part

of the Apex Heavy Industrial Use Park.

This land is not required for any

federal purposes. The sale is consistent

with current Bureau planning for this

area and would be in the public interest.

The patent, when issued, will contain

the following reservations to the United

States:

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches

and canals constructed by the authority

of the United States, Act of August 30,

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).

2. All minerals, and will be subject to

a easement of the south 50 feet of the

southeast quarter(1⁄4) of the southeast

quarter(1⁄4) of section 8, Township 19

South, Range 63 East, and the south 50

feet of the West Half(1⁄2) of the

southwest quarter(1⁄4) of the southwest

quarter(1⁄4) of Section 9, Township 19

South, Range 63 East for roads, public

utilities and flood control purposes in

accordance with the transportation plan

for Clark County.

1. Those rights for fiber-optics line

purposes which have been granted to

Williams Telecommunications GroupWest by Permit No. N–43923 under the

Act of October 21, 1976 (090 Stat 2776;

43 U.S.C. 1761).

2. Those rights for federal highway

purposes which have been granted to

Nevada Department of Transportation

by Permit No. CC–018337 under the Act

of November 21, 1926(042 Stat 216).