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HNP5) are deleted in their entirety; and

(2) the functional statement for the

Division of Intramural Research (NP2,

formerly HNP2) is deleted in its entirety

and the following new statement is

inserted:

Division of Intramural Research (NP2,

formerly HNP2). (1) Plans and conducts

basic and clinical research programs

directed toward increasing the

fundamental knowledge of craniofacial/

oral health and disease, including the

development, structure, function and

dysfunction of craniofacial/oral

structures and tissues, the role of

microorganisms and host immune

responses in oral and systemic

infectious and inflammatory diseases,

craniofacial genetic disorders, oral and

pharyngeal cancer, and acute and

chronic pain and neurosensory

mechanisms; (2) plans and conducts a

translational, patient-oriented and

community-based research and

assessment program aimed at translating

new knowledge into immediate gains in

the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

of diseases and disorders and in the

promotion of craniofacial/oral and

general health; (3) develops, directs, and

performs epidemiologic investigations

of craniofacial/oral health and disease,

as well as oral manifestations of

systemic disorders; identifies and tests

risk factors, disease markers, and

clinical indices for craniofacial/oral

diseases and conditions; (4) performs

research in the areas of disease

diagnosis, etiology, prognosis, and

treatment; prevention and health

promotion; delivery of care, utilization

of services, risk-benefit assessment, and

decision systems; (5) provides dental

care and consults for selected inpatients

and ambulatory patients from NIH

Institutes conducting clinical research

in the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical

Center; (6) evaluates research efforts and

establishes program priorities; (7)

allocates funds, space, and personnel

ceilings to ensure maximum utilization

of available resources in the attainment

of Institute objectives and integrates

new research activities into the program

structure; (8) collaborates with other

NIH Institutes and external research

institutions and maintains an awareness

of national research efforts in program

areas; and (9) provides advice on

intramural research and science in

general to the Institute Director.

Dated: April 1, 1997.

Harold Varmus,

Director, National Institutes of Health.

[FR Doc. 97–9596 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

[WO–600–1820–00 1A]

Gila Box Riparian National

Conservation Area Advisory

Committee Iditarod National Historic

Trail Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Gila Box Riparian National

Conservation Area Advisory Committee

Iditarod National Historic Trail

Advisory Committee—Notice of

Renewal.

SUMMARY: This notice is published in

accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act of

1972 (Pub. L. 2–463). Notice is hereby

given that the Secretary of the Interior

has renewed the Bureau of Land

Management’s (BLM) Gila Box Riparian

National Conservation Area Advisory

Committee and the Iditarod National

Historic Trail Advisory Committee.

The purpose of these Committees is to

provide advice to the Secretary of the

Interior, through the Director, BLM with

respect to the preparation and

implementation of the comprehensive

plan for the long-range management and

protection of the Gila Box Riparian

National Conservation Area and the

Iditarod National Historic Trail.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melanie Wilson, Intergovernmental

Affairs (640), Bureau of Land

Management, 1620 L Street, 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20240, telephone

(202) 452–0377.

Date signed: March 18, 1997.

Bruce Babbitt,

Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–9629 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

San Pedro Riparian National

Conservation Area Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: San Pedro Riparian National

Conservation Area Advisory Committee

notice of renewal.

SUMMARY: This notice is published in

accordance with Section 9(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act of

1972 (Public Law 92–463). Notice is

hereby given that the Secretary of the

Interior has renewed the Bureau of Land

Management’s (BLM) San Pedro

Riparian National Conservation Area

Advisory Committee.

The purpose of the Committee is to

provide advice to the Secretary of the

Interior, through the Director, BLM with

respect to the preparation and

implementation of the comprehensive

plan for the long-range management and

protection of the San Pedro Riparian

National Conservation Area.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melanie Wilson, Intergovernmental

Affairs, (640), Bureau of Land

Management, 1620 L Street, 4th Floor,

Washington, D.C. 20240, telephone

(202) 452–0377.

Dated: February 18, 1997.

Bruce Babbitt,

Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 97–9628 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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.).

PRT–827365

Applicant: Kathleen A. McKeown,

Department of Plant and Soil Sciences,

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

The applicant requests a permit to

take (collect mature achenes for

deposition into the National Plant

Germplasm System and for research) the

endangered Tennessee purple

coneflower, Echinacea tennesseensis,

and smooth cone flower, Echinacea

laevigata, from Federal properties

throughout these species’ ranges in

North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,

Tennessee, and Virginia 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 May 15, 1997.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application 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
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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: April 4, 1997.

Noreen K. Clough,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 97–9601 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Adaptive Harvest Management Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

(hereinafter Service) will conduct an

open meeting on April 22, 1997, to

discuss potential regulatory alternatives

for setting duck-hunting seasons.

DATES: April 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The Adaptive Harvest

Management Meeting will be held at the

National Rural Electric Cooperative

Association Building, 4301 Wilson

Boulevard, Room CC2, Arlington,

Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory

Bird Management, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Department of the

Interior, ms 634—ARLSQ, 1849 C Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20240, (703) 358–

1714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Representatives from the Service, the

Service’s Migratory Bird Regulations

Committee, Flyway Council Chairmen,

and Flyway Council Consultants will

meet on April 22, 1997, at 9:00 a.m. to

discuss issues involving potential

regulatory alternatives for setting duckhunting seasons. Topics scheduled for

discussion include recent Flyway

Council recommendations that have

broad-scale implications on harvest

management and harvest distribution

and the implications of possible

regulatory solutions.

In accordance with Departmental

policy, these meetings are open to

public observation. Members of the

public may submit written comments on

the matters discussed to the Director.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

Gary Edwards,

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service.

[FR Doc. 97–9606 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

Billing Code 4310–55–F

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Receipt of Petition for Federal

Acknowledgment of Existence as an

Indian Tribe

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

This is published in the exercise of

authority delegated by the Secretary of

the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs by 209 DM 8.

Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.9(a) (formerly

25 CFR 54.8(a)) notice is hereby given

that the

Powhatan Renape Nation

Rankokus Indian Reservation, P.O. Box 225,

Rancocas, New Jersey 08073–0225

has filed a petition for acknowledgment

by the Secretary of the Interior that the

group exists as an Indian tribe. The

petition was received by the Bureau of

Indian Affairs (BIA) on April 12, 1996,

and was signed by members of the

group’s governing body.

This is a notice of receipt of petition

and does not constitute notice that the

petition is under active consideration.

Notice of active consideration will be

sent by mail to the petitioner and other

interested parties at the appropriate

time.

Under Section 83.9(a) (formerly

54.8(d)) of the Federal regulations,

interested parties may submit factual

and/or legal arguments in support of or

in opposition to the group’s petition.

Any information submitted will be

made available on the same basis as

other information in the BIA’s files.

Such submissions will be provided to

the petitioner upon receipt by the BIA.

The petitioner will be provided an

opportunity to respond to such

submissions prior to a final

determination regarding the petitioner’s

status.

The petition may be examined, by

appointment, in the Department of the

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Branch of Acknowledgment and

Research, Room 3427–MIB, 1849 C

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20240,

Phone: (202) 208–3592.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–9607 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Approved Tribal-State

Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25

U.S.C. § 2710, the Secretary of the

Interior shall publish, in the Federal

Register, notice of approved Tribal-State

Compacts for the purpose of engaging in

Class III gaming on Indian lands. The

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs,

Department of the Interior, through her

delegated authority, has approved the

Tribal State Gaming Compact between

Choctaw Nation and the State of

Oklahoma, which was executed on

December 6, 1996.

DATES: This action is effective April 15,

1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Indian

Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C. 20240,

(202) 219–4068.

Dated: April 3, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–9592 Filed 4–14–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[UT–020–07–1220–00]

Notice of Intent To Amend a Resource

Management Plan

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) is preparing an

Environmental Assessment (EA), to

consider a proposed amendment to the

Box Elder Resource Management Plan

(RMP). The proposed amendment

would consider alternatives for OffHighway Vehicle use in Box Elder

County.

DATES: The comment period for

identification of issues for the proposed

plan amendment will commence April

15, 1997. Comments must be submitted

on or before May 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: