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numbers of an agency official familiar

with the proposal and of the OMB Desk

Officer for the Department.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as

amended.

Dated: May 13, 1998.

David S. Cristy,

Director, IRM Policy and Management

Division.

Title of Proposal: Campus of Learners

Semi-Annual Report.

Office: Public and Indian Housing.

OMB Approval Number: 2577–xxxx.

Description of the Need for the

Information and its Proposed Use:

Participating PHAs will provide HUD

with information on the number of

families included in the Campus of

Learners Program, Federal dollars

supporting the Program, number of

residents in classes/training and other

opportunities made available to

residents. The information will enable

HUD to insure that Federal dollars are

spent according to that PHA’s Strategic

Plan.

Form Number: 52350.

Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal

Government.

Frequency of Submission: SemiAnnually.

Reporting Burden:

Number of respondents × Frequency of

response × Hours perresponse = Burden hours

Semi-Annually ............................................................................ 25 2 36 1,800

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 1,800.

Status: New.

Contact: Beverly Hardy, HUD, (202)

708–4214; Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB,

(202) 395–7316.

Dated: May 13, 1998.

[FR Doc. 98–13371 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND

URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR–4369–N–02]

Announcement of OMB Approval

Number for Disaster Recovery Grant

Reporting (DRGR) Data System

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development, HUD.

ACTION: Announcement of OMB

approval number.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to announce the OMB approval number

for the collection of information

pertaining to the Disaster Recovery

Grant Reporting (DRGR) data system.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Jan Opper, Department of Housing

and Urban Development, Room 7286,

451 7th Street, Southwest, Washington,

DC 20410, telephone (202) 708–3587.

This is not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35, as amended), this notice

advises that OMB has responded to the

Department’s request for approval of the

information collection pertaining to the

Disaster Recovery Grant Reporting

(DRGR) data system. The OMB approval

number for this information collection

is 2506–0165, which expires on May 31,

2001.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information,

unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number.

Dated: May 14, 1998.

Kenneth C. Williams,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Grant

Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–13372 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION

BOARD MEETING

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: June 8, 1998, 11:30

a.m.—3:30 p.m.

PLACE: 901 N. Stuart Street, Tenth Floor,

Arlington, Virginia 22203.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

1. Approval of the Minutes of the

February 9, 1998, Meeting of the Board

of Directors.

2. Report on Grants in Ecuador.

3. Proposal on Future of In-Country

Service Contracts.

4. Report on Congressional Affairs.

5. Report by the Board Audit

Committee.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Adolfo A. Franco, Secretary to the Board

of Directors, (703) 841–3894.

Dated: May 8, 1998.

Adolfo A. Franco,

Sunshine Act Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13574 Filed 5–18–98; 11:56 am]

BILLING CODE 7025–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Receipt of Applications for

Permit

The following applicants have

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.):

Applicant: University of Pittsburgh,

Titusville, PA, PRT–842323.

The applicant requests a permit to

import blood and vaginal samples from

Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta

palliata) collected at Ometepe Field

Station, Ometepe, Nicaragua, to enhance

the survival of the species through

scientific research.

Applicant: National Zoological Park,

Washington, D.C., PRT–842435.

The applicant requests a permit to

export blood samples from captivehatched ne-ne geese (Nesochen

sandvicensis) to the United Kingdom for

the purpose of scientific research.

Applicant: White Oak Conservation

Center, Yulee, FL, PRT–842418.

The applicant requests a permit to

export blood samples from black

rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor) to

the United Kingdom for the purpose of

scientific research.

Applicant: Shannon E. Binns,

University of Ottawa, Canada, PRT–

842518.

The applicant requests a permit to

take and export whole plants and parts

of purple coneflower (Echinacea

tennesseensis and E. laevigata) to

Canada for the purpose of scientific

research.

Applicant: U.S. Department of

Agriculture, ARS North Central

Regional Plant Intro. Station, Ames, IA,

PRT–842520.

The applicant requests a permit to

export seeds of purple coneflower

(Echinacea tennesseensis and E.

laevigata) to Canada for the purpose of

scientific research.

Applicant: Department of

Anthropology, City University of New

York, New York, NY, PRT–810330
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The applicant requests an amendment

to this permit to include the import of

shed hair samples from gorillas (Gorilla

gorilla) collected in Nigeria, for

scientific research.

Applicant: Wayne P. Steffens,

Superior, WI, PRT–842124.

The applicant requests a permit to

import and export specimens of Hine’s

emerald dragonfly (Somatochlora

hineana) to and from Canada, including

salvaged specimens and voucher

specimens associated with population

surveys for the purposes of scientific

research.

Applicant: The Peregrine Fund, Boise,

Idaho, PRT–842855.

The applicant request a permit to

export captive-born Aplomado falcons

(Falco femoralis septentrionalis) to

Mexico for release as part of the

recovery program for this species. This

notice covers activities conducted by

the applicant over a five year period.

Applicant: H & L Sales Company,

Patio Ranch, San Antonio, TX, PRT

704025.

The applicant requests renewal of a

permit to authorize interstate and

foreign commerce, export, and cull of

excess male barasingha (Cervus

duvauceli) from their captive herd for

the purpose of enhancement of survival

of the species. This notice shall cover a

period of three years. Permittee must

apply for renewal annually.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Director, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Office of Management

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203

and must be received by the Director

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

The public is invited to comment on

the following application for a permit to

conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application was

submitted to satisfy requirements of the

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) and

the regulations governing marine

mammals (50 CFR 18).

Applicant: Mark Cary Connor,

Decatur, IL, PRT–842222.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the McClintock

Channel polar bear population,

Northwest Territories, Canada for

personal use.

Applicant: Ken D. Semelsberger,

Strongsville, OH, 842192.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Western Hudson

Bay polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Kenneth J. Semelsberger,

Strongsville, OH, 842191.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted from the Western Hudson

Bay polar bear population, Northwest

Territories, Canada for personal use.

Applicant: Obert L. Haines, Alamosa,

CO, PRT–842521.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

sport-hunted prior to April 30, 1994,

from the Lancaster Sound polar bear

population, Northwest Territories,

Canada for personal use.

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 to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: May 14, 1998.

MaryEllen Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 98–13338 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Endangered and Threatened Species

Permit Application

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications.

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.).

Applicant: Davey Resource Group,

Davey Tree Expert Company, Kent,

Ohio; Michael D. Johnson, Vertebrate

Zoologist.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and release) Indiana bat

(Myotis sodalis) in the state of Ohio.

Activities are proposed for the purpose

of presence/absence studies aimed at

enhancement and survival of the species

in the wild.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Ecological

Services Operations, 1 Federal Drive,

Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056,

and must be received on or before June

19, 1998.

Documents and other information

submitted with these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request for 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, Ecological Services Operations,

1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling,

Minnesota 55111–4056. Telephone:

(612/713–5332); FAX: (612/713–5292).

Dated: May 13, 1998.

Matthias A. Kerschbaum,

Acting Assistant Regional Director, IL, IN,

MO (Ecological Services), Region 3, Fort

Snelling, Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 98–13362 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permit for Marine

Mammals

On February 20, 1998, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

63, No. 34, Page 8658, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by John

Abercrombie, Las Vegas, NV, for a

permit (PRT–839323) to import a sporthunted polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

trophy taken from the Southern Beaufort

Sea population, Northwest Territories,

Canada, for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on April

16, 1998, as authorized by the

provisions of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and

Wildlife Service authorized the

requested permit subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.

On February 20, 1998, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, Vol.

63, No. 34, Page 8658, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by Wallace D. Gott,

Upland, CA, for a permit (PRT–839315)

to import a sport-hunted polar bear

(Ursus maritimus) trophy, taken prior to

April 30, 1994, from the Northern

Beaufort Sea population, Northwest

Territories, Canada, for personal use.

Notice is hereby given that on April

16, 1998, as authorized by the

provisions of the Marine Mammal

Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) the Fish and

Wildlife Service authorized the

requested permit subject to certain

conditions set forth therein.