19936 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 77 /Wednesday, April 22, 1998 / Notices

Permit No. PRT–841909

Applicant: Prescott National Forest, Prescott,

Arizona

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys and

monitoring for American peregrine

falcons (Falco peregrinus anatum),

southwestern willow flycatchers

(Empidonax traillii extimus), Hualapai

Mexican voles (Microtus mexicanus

hualpaiensis), razorback suckers

(Xyrauchen texanus), Gila topminnow

(Poeciliopsis o. occidentalis), Gila trout

(Oncorhynchus gilae), Colorado

squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius), and

Arizona cliffrose (Purshia subintegra) on

the Prescott National Forest, Yavapai

County, Arizona.

Permit No. PRT–841927

Applicant: Lincoln National Forest,

Alamogordo, New Mexico

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys and

monitoring for southwestern willow

flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus),

American peregrine falcons (Falco

peregrinus anatum), and northern

aplomado falcons (Falco femoralis

septentrionalis) on the Lincoln National

Forest, New Mexico.

Permit No. PRT–822998

Applicant: Coronado National Forest,

Tucson, Arizona

Applicant requests authorization to

conduct presence/absence surveys for

southwestern willow flycatchers

(Empidonax traillii extimus) on the

Coronado National Forest, Arizona.

DATES: Written comments on these

permit applications must be received on

or before May 22, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Written data or comments

should be submitted to the Legal

Instruments Examiner, Division of

Endangered Species/Permits, Ecological

Services, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque,

New Mexico 87103. Please refer to the

respective permit number for each

application when submitting comments.

All comments received, including

names and addresses, will become part

of the official administrative record and

may be made available to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services, Division of Endangered

Species/Permits, P.O. Box 1306,

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103.

Please refer to the respective permit

number for each application when

requesting copies of documents.

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.

Renne Lohoefener,

ARD-Ecological Services, Region 2,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 98–10642 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Public Meeting

On June 24, 1997, the Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) published a

notice in the Federal Register (62 FR

34074) requesting the submission of any

information that may be available

concerning the impacts of exports of

live American alligators. In that notice,

the Service announced that, if requested

in writing, a public meeting concerning

the issue would be held. A public

meeting was requested and will be held

on May 5, 1998, from 1:30 pm to 3:30

pm, at the Delta Resort Orlando, 5715

Major Boulevard, Orlando, Florida

32819–7988.

Dated: April 13, 1998.

Kenneth Stansell,

Chief, Office of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 98–10576 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NM–030–1430–01]

Temporary Emergency Closure of

Public Land, Socorro County, NM

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management

(BLM), Interior.

ACTION: Temporary Emergency Closure.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Las Cruces District is implementing

a temporary emergency closure of

public land. The following described

public land will be temporarily closed

to public use and entry. The closure will

be in effect April 26, 1998, during the

hours of 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. The

temporary closure is implemented for

security purposes during a visit and

brief ceremony at the site of the

proposed El Camino Real International

Heritage Center by a delegation from

Spain. The visit by the Spanish

dignitaries will be part of the events

planned in connection with the Spain/

New Mexico Cuartocentenario

commemoration.

The authority for the closure is 43

CFR 8364.1: Closure and Restriction

Orders.

The legal description of the land

involved in this closure is:

New Mexico Principal Meridian,

T. 8 S., R. 3 W.,

Sec. 14, lots 1–4, NE1⁄4, S1⁄2;

Sec. 15, lots 6–20, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 23, lots 5–18, NE1⁄4;

Sec. 24, lots 3–7, N1⁄2, SE1⁄4;

Sec. 25, lots 4–17, SE1⁄4.

The area described contains 3,163.59 acres.

Exit Number 115 from Interstate 25

and the roadway located on the

described land, which begins at Exit

115, will also be closed to the public

during the specified time. New Mexico

State Police officers and other law

enforcement personnel will be stationed

at Exit 115 and will monitor and inspect

the area during the time of closure.

Persons that are exempt from this

closure are those designated by

invitation to the event, and any law

enforcement officer in the performance

of official duties.

DATES: Closure is in effect on April 26,

1998, during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to

1:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: BLM, Socorro Resource

Area, 198 Neel Avenue, NW, Socorro,

New Mexico 87801.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom

Gow or Jon Hertz, Socorro Resource

Area Office, at the address above or by

telephone at 505–835–0412.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Copies of maps showing the land

involved in this temporary emergency

closure are available from the Socorro

Resource Area Office.

Dated: April 15, 1998.

Josie Banegas,

Acting District Manager.

[FR Doc. 98–10467 Filed 4–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–VC–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WY–920–08–1320–01; WYW144836]

Notice of Invitation for Coal

Exploration License, WY

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 2(b) of the

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as

amended by section 4 of the Federal

Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976,

90 Stat. 1083, 30 U.S.A. 201 (b), and to

the regulations adopted as 43 CFR, part