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Objectives To Be Met by the Matching

Program

The matching program will allow VA

access to a system which permits

prescreening of applicants for loans or

loans guaranteed by the Federal

Government to ascertain if the applicant

is delinquent in paying a debt owed to

or insured by the Government. In

addition, HUD will be provided access

to VA debtor data for prescreening

purposes.

Records To Be Matched

HUD will utilize its system of records

entitled HUD/DEPT–2, Accounting

Records. The debtor files for HUD

programs involved are included in this

system of records. HUD’s debtor files

contain information on borrowers and

co-borrowers who are currently in

default (at least 90 days delinquent on

their loans); or who have any

outstanding claims paid during the last

three years on Title II insured or

guaranteed home mortgage loans; or

individuals who have defaulted on

Section 312 rehabilitation loans; or

individuals who have had a claim paid

in the last three years on a Title I loan.

For the CAIVRS match, HUD/DEPT–2,

System of Records, receives its program

inputs from HUD/DEPT–28, Property

Improvement and Manufactured

(Mobile) Home Loans—Default; HUD/

DEPT–32, Delinquent/Default/Assigned

Temporary Mortgage Assistance

Payments (TMAP) Program; and HUD/

CPD–1, Rehabilitation LoansDelinquent/Default.

The VA will provide HUD with debtor

files contained in its system of records

entitled SS–VA26, Loan Guaranty

Systems of Records. Central Accounts

Receivable On Line System is a

subsidiary of SS–VA26. HUD is

maintaining VA’s records only as a

ministerial action on behalf of VA, not

as a part of HUD’s HUD/DEPT–2 system

of records. VA’s data contain

information on individuals who have

defaulted on their guaranteed loans. The

VA will retain ownership and

responsibility for their systems of

records that they place with HUD. HUD

serves only as a record location and

routine use recipient for VA’s data.

Notice Procedures

HUD and the VA will notify

individuals at the time of application

(ensuring that routine use appears on

the application form) for guaranteed or

direct loans that their records will be

matched to determine whether they are

delinquent or in default on a Federal

debt. HUD and the VA will also publish

notices concerning routine use

disclosures in the Federal Register to

inform individuals that a computer

match may be performed to determine a

loan applicant’s credit status with the

Federal Government.

Categories of Records/Individuals

Involved

The debtor records include these data

elements from HUD’s systems of

records, HUD/Dept–2; SSN, claim

number, program code, and indication

of indebtedness. Categories of records

include: Records of claims and defaults,

repayment agreements, credit reports,

financial statements, and records of

foreclosures.

Categories of individuals include

former mortgagors and purchasers of

HUD-owned properties, manufactured

(mobile) home and home improvement

loan debtors who are delinquent or in

default on their loans, and rehabilitation

loan debtors who are delinquent or in

default on their loans.

Period of the Match

Matching will begin at least 40 days

from the date copies of the signed (by

both Data Integrity Boards) computer

matching agreements are sent to both

Houses of Congress or at least 40 days

from the date this Notice is published in

the Federal Register, whichever is later,

providing no comments are received

which would result in a contrary

determination. The matching program

will be in effect and continue for 18

months with an option to renew for 12

additional months unless one of the

parties to the agreement advises the

other in writing to terminate or modify

the agreement.

Issued at Washington, DC August 13, 1997.

Steven M. Yohai,

Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–22276 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–32–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of the Draft

Conservation Agreement for the

Wonderland Alice-flower (Gilia

Caespitosa) for Review and Comment

AGENCY: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of document availability

and public comment period.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

announces the availability of a Draft

Conservation Agreement for the

Wonderland Alice-flower (Gilia

caespitosa). This species is a candidate

for listing as endangered or threatened

under the provisions of the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended. The

Draft Conservation Agreement was

developed jointly by the U.S. Bureau of

Land Management, U.S. Forest Service,

National Park Service, and the Fish and

Wildlife Service as a collaborative and

cooperative effort. The agreement

focuses on identifying, reducing and

eliminating significant threats to the

species that warrant its candidate status,

and on enhancing and maintaining the

species population to ensure its long

term conservation. The Fish and

Wildlife Service solicits review and

comment from the public on this draft

agreement.

DATES: Comments on the Draft

Conservation Agreement must be

received on or before September 22,

1997 to be considered by the Fish and

Wildlife Service during preparation of

the final Conservation Agreement and

prior to the Fish and Wildlife Service’s

determination of whether or not it will

be a signatory party to the agreement.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the Draft Conservation Agreement may

obtain a copy by contacting the

Assistant Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, 145 East 1300

South, Suite 404, Salt Lake City, Utah

84115. Written comments and materials

regarding the Draft Conservation

Agreement should also be directed to

the same address. Comments and

materials received will be available on

request for public inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Robert D. Williams, Assistant Field

Supervisor (see ADDRESSES section)

(telephone 801/524–5001).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Gilia caespitosa is a rare vascular

plant of the phlox family

(Polemoniaceae). The species is

restricted to limited area in Wayne

County, Utah primarily on Federal lands

managed by the Richfield District of the

Bureau of Land Management and within

Capitol Reef National Park. Smaller

occurrences are located within the Dixie

and Fishlake National Forests, on State

of Utah Land, and on private property.

Gilia caespitosa is currently a

candidate species for listing under the

provisions of the Endangered Species

Act, in the Fish and Wildlife Service’s

most recent Notice of Review (61 FR

7596). The Agreement focuses on the

following goals: (1) Ensure that existing

regulatory mechanisms and agency

funding is available to provide for the
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long-term management of G. Caespitosa.

(2) Inventory potential habitat for

additional occurrences of the species.

(3) Identify and establish management

guidelines which will ensure overall

long term survivability of the species.

Public Comments Solicited

The Fish and Wildlife Service will

use information received during the

public comment period in its

determination as to whether it should be

a signatory party to the agreements.

Comments or suggestions from the

public, other concerned governmental

agencies, the scientific community,

industry, or any other interested party

concerning the draft documents are

hereby solicited. All comments and

materials received will be considered

prior to the approval of any final

document.

Author: The primary author of this

notice is John L. England (see

ADDRESSES section) (telephone 801/524-

5001).

Authority: The authority for this action is

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)

Dated: August 15, 1997.

Elliott N. Sutta,

Acting Regional Director, Denver, Colorado.

[FR. 97–22312 Filed 8–21–97; 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,

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) notice is

hereby given that the Chilkoot

Kaagwaantaan Clan, P.O. Box 275,

Haines, Alaska 99827 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 22, 1997, 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

interested parties at the appropriate

time.

Under Section 83.9(a) of the Federal

regulations, 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.

Third parties are required to submit

copies of their comments directly to the

petitioner. 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: July 31, 1997.

Hilda Manuel,

Deputy Commissioner of Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–22297 Filed 8–21–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Proposed Finding Against Federal

Acknowledgment of the Chinook

Indian Tribe

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed finding.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 CFR 83.9(f),

notice is hereby given that the Assistant

Secretary—Indian Affairs (Assistant

Secretary) proposes to decline to

acknowledge that the Chinook Indian

Tribe, Inc., P.O. Box 228, Chinook, WA

98614, exists as an Indian tribe within

the meaning of Federal law. This notice

is based on a determination that the

group does not satisfy three of the seven

criteria set forth in 25 CFR 83.7, and

therefore does not meet the

requirements for a government-togovernment relationship with the

United States.

DATES: As provided by 25 CFR 83.9(g),

any individual or organization wishing

to comment on this proposed finding

may submit arguments and evidence to

support or rebut the evidence relied

upon. This material must be submitted

on or before December 22, 1997.

Interested parties who submit

arguments and evidence to the Assistant

Secretary should provide copies of their

submissions to the petitioner as well.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed

finding and/or requests for a copy of the

report of evidence should be addressed

to the Office of the Assistant Secretary,

Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1849 C Street

NW, Washington, DC, 20240, Attention:

Branch of Acknowledgment and

Research, Mailstop 4603–MIB.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Holly Reckord, Chief, Branch of

Acknowledgment and Research, (202)

208–3592.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice is published in the exercise of

authority delegated by the Secretary of

the Interior to the Assistant Secretary by

209 DM 8. The Chinook Indian Tribe’s

petition was under active consideration

at the time that the revised regulations

became effective on March 28, 1994.

The petitioner was given the choice

under 25 CFR 83.5(f) of the revised

regulations of being evaluated under the

1994 revised regulations or the

regulations that were published on

September 5, 1978. The Chinook Indian

Tribe, by letter dated April 21, 1994,

requested that the BIA continue to

evaluate its petition under the 1978

regulations. Therefore, all references to

25 CFR part 83 in this notice will refer

to the 1978 regulations.

The Chinook Indian Tribe petitioner

consists primarily of descendants of the

historical Lower Band of Chinook

Indians. While most of the petitioner’s

members can trace their ancestry back to

the Lower Band of Chinook, the

petitioner has not existed as a tribal

entity continuously since the time of

first sustained contact in 1811 between

the historical Lower Band of Chinook

and non-Indians. The petitioner’s

ancestors were identified as an Indian

entity by external sources from 1792 to

at least 1855. The available evidence

indicates that the petitioner, as a whole,

has not formed a distinct social or

geographical community since 1880.

The evidence also demonstrates that the

petitioner has not exercised political

authority over its members since 1855.

Of the seven mandatory criteria for

Federal acknowledgment as an Indian

tribe, the petitioner has met criteria (d),

(e), (f), and (g), but has failed to meet

criteria (a), (b), and (c).

At the time of first sustained contact

with non-Indians, the historical Lower

Band of Chinook was described as living

in villages along the north shore of the

Columbia River where it empties into

the Pacific Ocean. There were also

Lower Chinook villages along the

tributaries that fed into the Columbia

River and into Shoalwater Bay. Three

other bands of Chinookan-speaking

Indians lived in proximity to the Lower

Band of Chinook: the Wahkiakum, the

Kathlamet, and the Clatsop. Federal

negotiators signed treaties with each of