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HUD: (1) Its intention to make the

property available for use to assist the

homeless, (2) its intention to declare the

property excess to the agency’s needs, or

(3) a statement of the reasons that the

property cannot be declared excess or

made available for use as facilities to

assist the homeless.

Properties listed as suitable/available

will be available exclusively for

homeless use for a period of 60 days

from the date of this Notice. Homeless

assistance providers interested in any

such property should send a written

expression of interest to HHS, addressed

to Brian Rooney, Division of Property

Management, Program Support Center,

HHS, room 5B–41, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857; (301) 443–2265.

(This is not a toll-free number.) HHS

will mail to the interested provider an

application packet, which will include

instructions for completing the

application. In order to maximize the

opportunity to utilize a suitable

property, providers should submit their

written expressions of interest as soon

as possible. For complete details

concerning the processing of

applications, the reader is encouraged to

refer to the interim rule governing this

program, 24 CFR part 581. For properties listed as suitable/to be

excess, that property may, if

subsequently accepted as excess by

GSA, be made available for use by the

homeless in accordance with applicable

law, subject to screening for other

Federal use. At the appropriate time,

HUD will publish the property in a

Notice showing it as either suitable/

available or suitable/unavailable.

For properties listed as suitable/

unavailable, the landholding agency has

decided that the property cannot be

declared excess or made available for

use to assist the homeless, and the

property will not be available. Properties listed as unsuitable will

not be made available for any other

purpose for 20 days from the date of this

Notice. Homeless assistance providers

interested in a review by HUD of the

determination of unsuitability should

call the toll free information line at 1–

800–927–7588 for detailed instructions

or write a letter to Mark Johnston at the

address listed at the beginning of this

Notice. Included in the request for

review should be the property address

(including zip code), the date of

publication in the Federal Register, the

landholding agency, and the property

number.

For more information regarding

particular properties identified in this

Notice (i.e., acreage, floor plan, existing

sanitary facilities, exact street address),

providers should contact the

appropriate landholding agencies at the

following addresses: COE: Mr. Bob

Swieconek, Army Corps of Engineers,

Management & Disposal Division,

Pulaski Building, Room 4224, 20

Massachusetts Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20314–1000; (202) 761–

1749; GSA: Mr. Brian K. Polly, Assistant

Commissioner, General Services

Administration, Office of Property

Disposal, 18th and F Streets, NW,

Washington, DC 20405; (202) 501–2059;

NAVY: Mr. Charles C. Cocks,

Department of the Navy, Director, Real

Estate Policy Division, Naval Facilities

Engineering Command, Code 241A, 200

Stoval Street, Alexandria, VA 22332–

2300; (703) 325–7342; (These are not

toll-free numbers).

Dated: April 9, 1998.

Fred Karnas, Jr.,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development.

Correction

Property Nos. 219340254–219340256,

219430259 at Fort Hamilton, Belmore,

NY were published in error on March 6,

1998 (63 FR 11280). The properties are

part of the base closure process.

TITLE V, FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY

PROGRAM FEDERAL REGISTER REPORT

FOR 4/17/98

Suitable/Available Properties

Buildings (by State)

Ohio

Dwelling No. 2

Delaware Lake, Highway 23 North

Delaware OH 43015—

Landholding Agency: COE

Property Number: 319810005

Status: Excess

Comment: 2-story brick w/basement, most

recent use—residential, presence of

asbestos/lead paint, off-site use only

Pennsylvania

Sewage Treatment Plant

Allenwood Co: Union PA 17887—

Landholding Agency: GSA

Property Number: 549820001

Status: Excess

Comment: Concrete block, serves correctional

complex GSA Number: 4–J–PA–402

West Virginia

Dwelling 1

Summersville Lake

Summersville Co: Nicholas WV 26651–9802

Landholding Agency: COE

Property Number: 319810003

Status: Excess

Comment: 1200 sq. ft., presence of asbestos/

lead paint, most recent use—residential,

off-site use only

Dwelling 2

Sutton Lake

Sutton Co: Braxton WV 26651–9802

Landholding Agency: COE

Property Number: 319810004

Status: Excess

Comment: 1100 sq. ft., most recent use—

residential, off-site use only

Unsuitable Properties

Buildings (by State)

Virginia

Bldg. 2208

Naval Medical Clinic

Quantico VA

Landholding Agency: Navy

Property Number: 779820001

Status: Unutilized

Reason: Extensive deterioration.

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BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary

Science Advisory Board

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Science Advisory Board—notice

of establishment.

SUMMARY: This notice is published in

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act of

1972 (Pub. L. 92–463). Following

consultation with the General Services

Administration, notice is hereby given

that the Secretary of the Interior has

established the Science Advisory Board.

The purpose of the Advisory Board will

be to advise and assist the Director of

the Bureau of Land Management on

issues pertaining to science and the

application of scientific information in

the management of public lands and

their resources.

The Advisory Board will be

comprised of up to nine members from

among the following categories: natural

resource management, energy and

minerals, conservation biology, and

ecology and genetics.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

provisions of the Federal advisory

committee management regulations (41

CFR Part 101–6.1015(a)(2)), the General

Services Administration may waive the

requirement that committee

establishment notices appear 15

calendar days before the charter is filed.

The General Services Administration

has granted this waiver, at the request

of the Department of the Interior, so that

the Bureau of Land Management can

meet commitments it made with regard

to scheduling the first meeting of the

Science Advisory Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christine Jauhola, Bureau of Land

Management, 1849 C Street, N.W., LSB–

204, Washington, D.C. 20240, 202–452–

7761, or Jack E. Williams, Bureau of

Land Management, 1387 South Vinell

Way, Boise, Idaho 83709, 208–373–

4049.
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Certification

I hereby certify that the establishment

of the Science Advisory Board is

necessary and in the public interest in

connection with the Secretary of the

Interior’s responsibilities to manage the

public lands and resources administered

by the Bureau of Land Management.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Bruce Babbitt,

Secretary of the Interior.

[FR Doc. 98–10372 Filed 4–16–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[MT–060–08–1610–00, 1613P]

Notice of Intent to Prepare an Area of

Critical Environmental Concern Plan

Amendment for the Judith-ValleyPhillips Resource Management Plan

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

will amend the Judith-Valley-Phillips

Resource Management Plan (RMP). The

Bureau of Land Management is

amending the RMP to address special

management for two potential Areas of

Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC);

Bitter Creek and Mountain Plover. The

public land being considered is located

in Valley County, Montana. An

environmental assessment will be

prepared by the Valley Resource Area to

analyze the impacts of this proposal and

any alternatives.

DATES: Comments and

recommendations on this notice to

amend the Judith-Valley-Phillips RMP

should be received on or before May 18,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments

concerning this notice to Richard M.

Hotaling, Area Manager, Valley

Resource Area, RR1–4775, Glasgow, MT

59230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry

Majerus, 406–538–7461.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An ACEC

is an area within the public lands where

special management attention is

required to protect important historic,

cultural or scenic values, fish and

wildlife resources or other natural

systems, or to protect life and safety

from natural hazards.

In November 1990, the BLM received

the Mixed Grass Prairie ACEC

nomination which encompasses

approximately 350,000 acres of public

land in north Valley County. This area

was nominated by several organizations

for its natural integrity, scenic values,

vegetation and on the basis that it is one

of the largest and most intact sections of

prairie remaining in the United States

and a continuation of the Canadian

Grasslands National Park. The BLM

evaluated this nomination to determine

it met both the relevance and

importance criteria as outlined in the

BLM’s procedural guidance to ACECs

(BLM Manual 1613). In summary, the

entire nomination area was found to be

relevant in terms of the scenic, cultural,

and wildlife resources. In addition, two

areas of approximately 100,000 acres in

size were found relevant from a natural

process or systems perspective.

However, only the Bitter Creek

Wilderness Study Area (WSA) (59,660

acres) was found to meet the importance

criteria due to the scenic diversity and

variety of vegetation types and wildlife

habitats. The Bitter Creek WSA does

qualify for further consideration as an

ACEC.

In addition to the Mixed Grass Prairie

nomination, the BLM previously

evaluated the Mountain River (9,600

acres) nomination in south Valley

County and determined it is a potential

ACEC. This area was nominated for the

mountain plover, a candidate species

identified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service. The area provides natural

habitat for the mountain plover which is

not associated with black-tailed prairie

dogs. It is one of the last areas of native

plover habitat and is more than locally

significant.

The next step before either of these

areas could become designated ACEC’s

is to determine if they require special

management. Alternatives for special

management will be considered through

this plan amendment to the JudithValley-Phillips RMP. Meetings for the

plan amendment are not yet scheduled.

If meetings are scheduled, the public

will be notified through an

informational letter and/or local news

releases.

The BLM is seeking comments from

individuals, organizations, and agencies

who may be interested or affected by the

potential ACECs. Specifically,

comments on nominations, issues,

concerns or alternatives that should be

addressed in the plan amendment.

This notice meets the requirements of

43 CFR 1610.7–2 for designation of

ACECs.

(Authority: Sec. 202, Pub. L. 94–579, 90 Stat.

2747 (43 U.S.C. 1712))

Dated: April 9, 1998.

Scott Haight,

Acting District Manager.

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BILLING CODE 4310–DN–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO–230–1110–00–24 1A]

Science Advisory Board; Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces a

meeting of its Science Advisory Board

on Thursday, April 30, 1998, at the

Embassy Suites Hotel, 150 Anza

Boulevard, Burlingame, California,

telephone (650) 342–4600. Meeting

hours will be 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The proposed agenda for the meeting

is:

—Welcome by BLM Director Pat Shea;

—Existing needs and capabilities for

inventory and monitoring within the

BLM;

—Emerging research and assessment

efforts;

—Inventory and monitoring assistance

needed;

—Communication and coordination of

needs and results;

—Suggestions for future action;

—Developing a coordinated inventory

and monitoring strategy; and

—Public comment period.

All meetings of the Board are open to

the public. Members of the public

wishing to make oral statements to the

Board will have an opportunity to do so

beginning at 3:30 p.m. Persons wishing

to make statements should register with

the BLM by noon at the meeting

location. Depending on the number of

speakers, the Board may limit the length

of presentations. Speakers should

address specific issues listed on the

agenda and provide a written copy of

their statement.

DATES: Thursday, April 30, 1998.

Science Advisory Board meeting.

ADDRESSES: The Board meeting will be

held at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 150

Anza Boulevard, Burlingame, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christine Jauhola, Bureau of Land

Management, 1849 C Street, N.W., LSB–

204, Washington, D.C. 20240, 202–452–

7761, or Jack E. Williams, Bureau of

Land Management, 1387 South Vinell

Way, Boise, Idaho 83709, 208–373–

4049.