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Contact Person: Dr. Bruce Maurer,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 4210, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1225.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the above meetings due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the grant review and funding

cycle.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in secs.

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C.

Applications and/or proposals and the

discussions could reveal confidential trade

secrets or commercial property such as

patentable material and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: April 10, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 97–9748 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health

Division of Research Grants; Notice of

Closed Meetings

Pursuant to Section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice

is hereby given of the following Division

of Research Grants Special Emphasis

Panel (SEP) meetings:

Purpose/Agenda: To review individual

grant applications.

Name of SEP: Chemistry and Related

Sciences.

Date: April 18, 1997.

Time: 8:30 a.m.

Place: Holiday Inn, Washington, DC.

Contact Person: Dr. Alec Liacouras,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5154, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892, (301) 435–1740.

This notice is being published less than 15

days prior to the above meeting due to the

urgent need to meet timing limitations

imposed by the grant review and funding

cycle.

Name of SEP: Biological and Physiological

Sciences.

Date: May 8, 1997.

Time: 2:30 p.m.

Place: NIH, Rockledge 2, Room 5196,

Telephone Conference.

Contact Person: Ms. Carol Campbell,

Scientific Review Administrator, 6701

Rockledge Drive, Room 5196, Bethesda,

Maryland 20982, (301) 435–1257.

The meetings will be closed in accordance

with the provisions set forth in secs.

552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5, U.S.C.

Applications and/or proposals and the

discussions could reveal confidential trade

secrets or commercial property such as

patentable material and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

applications and/or proposals, the disclosure

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 93.306, 93.333, 93.337, 93.393–

93.396, 93.837–93.844, 93.846–93.878,

93.892, 93.893, National Institutes of Health,

HHS)

Dated: April 10, 1997.

LaVerne Y. Stringfield,

Committee Management Officer, NIH.

[FR Doc. 97–9750 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Information Collection Request for

Extension Review for Public Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) is planning to submit the

collection of information requirement

described below to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

extension approval under the provisions

of the Paperwork Reduction Act. Copies

of the collection requirement and

related forms and explanatory material

may be obtained by contacting the

Service’s clearance officer at the phone

number listed below. The Service is

soliciting comment and suggestions on

the requirement as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before June 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Information Collection

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Mail Stop 224–

Arlington Square, 1849 C Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Phyllis H. Cook, Service Information

Collection Clearance Officer, 703/358–

1943; 703/358–2269 (fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

collections of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Title: Declaration for Importation or

Exportation of Fish or Wildlife.

OMB Approval Number: 1018–0012.

Description: The Endangered Species

Act of 1972, as amended, also known as

Section 9(e), makes it unlawful for any

person importing or exporting fish,

wildlife or plants to fail to file any

declaration or reports, as the Secretary

deems necessary to facilitate

enforcement of the Act or to meet the

obligations of the Convention on

International Trade in Endangered

Species of Wild Flora and Flora (CITES).

Importers and exporters exempt from

the requirements of Section 9(e) are as

follows: Persons importing or exporting

shellfish and fishery products, which

are not listed as endangered or

threatened and are imported for the

purposes of human or animal

consumption or taken in waters under

the jurisdiction of the United States or

on the high seas for recreational

purposes. Generally these exemptions

apply to persons importing or exporting

wildlife products or manufactured

articles, not intended for sale, as

personal accompanying baggage or part

of a shipment of household effects and

to persons importing or exporting

certain sport taken fish and wildlife.

The information collected is

necessary for the Secretary to fulfill the

statutory requirements set forth for the

enforcement of the ESA, including

compilation of an annual report on the

import and export of fish and wildlife

(a treaty obligation under CITES).

The information is used by the

Service as an enforcement tool and

management aid in monitoring the

international wildlife market. The

information is collected on the Service’s

Form Number 3–177, ‘‘Declaration for

the Importation or Exportation of Fish

or Wildlife,’’ which in the case of

imports, must be filed with the Service

at the time and place where clearance is

requested. In certain cases, this form

may be filed with Customs, acting on

the behalf of the Service. The form must

be filed with the Service prior to the

export of any wildlife.

Service Form Number: 3–177.

Frequency: On occasion.

Description of Respondents:

Individuals and Households; Federal,

State and local Governments;

Businesses, and Non-profit institutions.

Completion Time: The reporting

burden is estimated to average 15

minutes per entry. The average number

of responses would be 4 entries per

respondent. Respondents of commercial

shipments will take approximately 10
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minutes to complete the information

required. The non-commercial entries

will be filed by persons less

knowledgeable of the declaration form

and would require approximately 15

minutes each to complete. Occasionally

an entry is received that lists scientific

specimens of various species of wildlife.

These entries may be required to be

submitted with multiple invoices,

permits and other pertinent documents.

This will have the effect of increasing

the completion time to approximately

30 minutes. Entries filed by hunters

would require less than ten minutes to

complete as the Service will not, by

policy, require the entry of scientific

names for the species.

Annual Responses: It is estimated that

21,250 respondents will submit 4

responses for a total of 85,000

responses.

Annual Burden Hours: 21,250.

Dated: April 9, 1997.

Carolyn A. Bohan,

Acting Assistant Director—Refuges and

Wildlife.

[FR Doc. 97–9717 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

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.

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 The People of La Junta (Jumano/

Mescalero), 2111 Beverly, Odessa, Texas

79761, 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

October 3, 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, NW., Washington, DC 20240,

Phone: (202) 208–3592.

Dated: April 7, 1997.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–9720 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–350–4210–01]

Extension of Approved Information

Collection, OMB Number 1004–0157

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is

announcing its intention to request

renewal of existing approval to collect

certain information from applicants who

wish to acquire a right-of-way on public

lands under the Federal Land Policy

and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976.

The information collection requirements

covered by this notice are necessary to

making a determination as to the

reasonable level of reimbursement costs

and to determine who may be entitled

to an off-set against reimbursements of

cost.

DATES: Comments on the proposed

information collection must be received

by June 16, 1997 to be considered.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed

to: Director (420), Bureau of Land

Management, 1849 C Street NW., Room

401LS, Washington, DC 20240.

Comments may be sent via Internet to:

WoComment@WO140@attmail.com.

Please include ‘‘ATTN: 1004–0157’’ and

your name and return address in your

Internet message.

Comments may be hand-delivered to

the Bureau of Land Management

Administrative Record, Room 401, 1620

L Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Comments will be available for public

review at the L Street address during

regular business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:15

p.m.), Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl

C. Gammon, (202) 452–7777.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.12(a), BLM

is required to provide 60-day notice in

the Federal Register concerning a

collection of information contained in a

published current rule to solicit

comments on (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

through the use of appropriate

automated, electronic, mechanical, or

other technological collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. BLM will receive and

analyze any comments sent in response

to this notice and include them with its

request for approval from the Office of

Management and Budget under 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

BLM grants rights-of-way on public

lands through the authority of Title V of

FLPMA (90 Stat. 2776, 43 U.S.C. 1761).

Section 304(b) of FLPMA authorizes the

BLM to receive payment of reasonable

cost to reimburse the government for the

cost of processing rights-of-way. In

determining reasonable costs, BLM must

consider such things as actual cost

(exclusive of management overhead),

the portion of cost incurred that is for

the benefit of the general public rather

than for the exclusive benefit of the

applicant, the public service provided,

and other relevant factors, to determine

who may be entitled to an off-set against

reimbursement of costs. The

information collection requirements

found at 43 CFR 2808.3 are necessary to

making a determination as to the

reasonable level of reimbursement

pursuant to Section 304 (b) of FLPMA.

The following is an explanation of

specific items of information requested

pursuant to 43 CFR 2808.3: Information

on the monetary value of the rights and

privileges sought by the applicant is

needed to determine both eligibility

and, if eligible, the reasonable level of