Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 1995 / Notices 2399

The Notice lists the following

information:

(1) The title of the information

collection proposal;

(2) The Office of the agency to collect

the information;

(3) The description of the need for the

information and its proposed use;

(4) The description of the need for the

information and its proposed use;

(5) What members of the public will

be affected by the proposal;

(6) How frequently information

submissions will be required;

(7) An estimate of the total number of

hours needed to prepare the information

submission including number of

respondents, frequency of response, and

hours of response;

(8) Whether the proposal is new or an

extension, rein-statement, or revision of

an information collection requirement;

and

(9) The names and telephone 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, 44 U.S.C. 3507; Section 7(d)

of the Department of Housing and Urban

Development Act, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d).

Dated: December 21, 1994.

David S. Cristy,

Acting Director, Information Resources

Management Policy and Management

Division.

Notice of Submission of Proposed

Information Collection to OMB

Proposal: Public and Indian Housing:

Demolition/Disposition/Conversion/

Taking of Units or Property.

Office: Public and Indian Housing.

Description of the Need for the

Information and its Proposed use: The

purpose of the Housing Authorities

request is to seek HUD approval of a

change in a public housing development

application from what was originally

authorized under the Annual

Contributions Contract.

Form Number: None.

Respondents: State, Local, or Tribal

Governments.

Reporting Burden:

No. of respondents × Frequency of

response × Hours perresponse = Burdenhours

Application ....................................................................................... 120 1 15.8 1,900

Recordkeeping ................................................................................. 120 1 10 1,200

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,100

Status: Reinstatement, no changes.

Contact: Virginia Mathis, HUD, (202)

708–1640; Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., OMB,

(202) 395–7316.

Dated: December 21, 1994.

[FR Doc. 95–388 Filed 1–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–01–M

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Policy Development and Research

[Docket No. N–95–3836; FR–3825–C–02]

NOFA for Community Outreach

Partnership Centers (COPC);

Correction

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant

Secretary for Policy Development and

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability

(NOFA) for Fiscal Year 1995;

Correction.

SUMMARY: This notice corrects the

application deadline for a NOFA

published in the Federal Register on

December 22, 1994 (59 FR 66124). The

deadline date was not computed in the

‘‘Dates’’ section of the NOFA. This

notice also corrects the application

deadline contained in paragraph III.B. of

the NOFA. This notice establishes the

application deadline for the NOFA to be

March 15, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jane Karadbil, Office of University

Partnerships in the Office of Policy

Development and Research, Department

of Housing and Urban Development,

451 Seventh Street, S.W., Room 8110,

Washington, DC 20410. Telephone

number (202) 708–1537 voice; (202)

708–1455 (TDD). (These are not toll-free

numbers.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fiscal

Year (FY) 1995 Notice of Funding

Availability (NOFA) for Community

Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC)

was published in the Federal Register

on December 22, 1994 (59 FR 66124). In

the ‘‘Dates’’ section of the NOFA, the

application deadline was not computed.

Consequently, the application deadline

specified in section III.B. of the NOFA

must also be corrected. This notice

establishes the application deadline for

the NOFA to be March 15, 1995.

Accordingly, FR Doc. 94–31419, the

FY 1995 NOFA for Community

Outreach Partnership Centers (COPC),

published in the Federal Register on

December 22, 1994 (59 FR 66124), is

corrected as follows:

1. On page 66124, column 1, the

second paragraph under the heading

‘‘Dates’’ is corrected to read as follows:

DATES: * * *

Applications must be physically

received by the Office of University

Partnerships, in care of the Division of

Budget, Contracts, and Program Control,

in Room 8230 by 4:30 p.m. eastern

standard time on March 15, 1995.

* * * * *

2. On page 66127, column 2, in

paragraph III.B., the first paragraph is

corrected to read as follows:

III. Application Process

* * * * *

B. Application Deadline

To be considered for funding, the

application package must be physically

received by the Office of University

Partnerships, Office of Policy

Development and Research, Department

of Housing and Urban Development, in

care of the Division of Budget,

Contracts, and Program Control, Room

8230, 451 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20410 by 4:30 p.m.

eastern standard time on March 15,

1995. * * *

Dated: December 30, 1994.

Michael A. Stegman,

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development

and Research.

[FR Doc. 95–447 Filed 1–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–62–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Reintroduction of Grizzly Bears to the

Bitterroot Ecosystem of East-Central

Idaho and Western Montana

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an

environmental impact statement for the

reintroduction of grizzly bears to the

Bitterroot ecosystem in east-central

Idaho and western Montana.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public

that the Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) intends to gather information

for the preparation of an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS) for the

reintroduction of grizzly bears to the

Bitterroot ecosystem of central Idaho

and western Montana. A series of public

scoping sessions pertaining to

development of the EIS will be held.

Notices of the dates, times, and

locations of these public opportunities

will be advertised in local publications

prior to the event. This notice is being

furnished as required by the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

Regulations (40 CFR 1501.7) to obtain

input from other agencies and the

public on the scope of issues to be

addressed in the EIS. Comments and

participation in this scoping process

will be solicited.

DATES: Written comments should be

received by February 23, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to the Grizzly Bear Recovery

Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, P.O. Box 5127, Missoula,

Montana 59806.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For further information contact Dr.

Chris Servheen, (See ADDRESSES section)

telephone 406/329–3223.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A chapter

has been prepared and appended to the

Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan that outlines

reintroduction as the proposed method

for recovery. Public involvement in the

drafting of the chapter identified issues

that include livestock depredation,

effects on big game species/hunting,

human health and safety, land use

policy/restrictions, the role of the

grizzly bear in the ecosystem

(naturalness), economics, State and

Federal authorities, private property

rights, illegal killing/poaching, effects of

grizzly bears on other species (such as

listed salmon), and the size of the

recovery area.

Preliminary alternatives suggested to

date by the public include no action

(natural recolonization from other

populations), restriction of grizzly

recovery to wilderness areas, grizzly

recovery should include a very broad

area, reintroduction of grizzly bears as

an experimental population, and

reintroduction of grizzly bears as a

threatened species.

A scoping brochure is being prepared

that details the EIS process, background

information, issues identified to date,

and how to become involved. Persons

who previously requested grizzly

recovery information will receive

copies. Other interested people can

obtain copies by writing to Bitterroot

Ecosystem Grizzly Bear EIS, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 5127,

Missoula, Montana 59806.

The Service, in cooperation with the

Idaho Fish and Game Department, U.S.

Forest Service, and the Montana

Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks,

is proposing to recover grizzly bears

(Ursus arctos horribilis) in east-central

Idaho and extreme western Montana by

reintroducing them to the bitterroot

Mountains area of Idaho. Introduced

grizzly bears and their resultant

offspring would be classified as

nonessential experimental under section

10(j) of the Endangered Species Act

(Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C.

1531 et seq.) Proposed is the release of

four to six bears per year for 5 years. All

bears would be released within

established wilderness boundaries in

Idaho and would be comprised

primarily of younger-aged animals.

Bears with no previous known conflict

with humans would be captured and

moved to the area from either

southeastern British Columbia or

northwestern Montana. All released

bears would be ear-tagged for individual

identification and fitted with radio

collars so their movements could be

monitored. Bears would be located

twice weekly (weather permitting) for

the life of the radio collars

(approximately 3 years). The current

status and location of transplanted bears

would be relayed weekly to the public

through various media contacts. Any

bear coming into conflict with people

would be dealt with under protocol

established by the Interagency Grizzly

Bear Committee or under guidelines

identified and included as special rules

as stated in section 10(j) of the Act for

experimental populations. Public

participation in the writing of special

rules that will govern both the grizzly

bear and habitat management would be

conducted and encouraged following

NEPA guidelines. If approved, the

relocation of grizzly bears should begin

as early as 1996.

The grizzly bear was once a

widespread inhabitant of the Bitterroot

Ecosystem in central Idaho and western

Montana. Grizzly bears were removed

from the Bitterroot area by humans as

they settled the West, primarily for the

protection of livestock. The last

documented grizzly bear was killed in

the 1930’s, although occasional,

unverified reports persist. In 1975, the

grizzly bear was listed as threatened in

the 48 contiguous States under the Act,

which directs Federal agencies to take

necessary actions to recover threatened

or endangered species. The recovery of

grizzly bears in the Bitterroot ecosystem

could potentially increase the number of

grizzly bears south of Canada by 30–35

percent. In addition, it could potentially

provide an important genetic link for

grizzly bears between the Cabinet/Yaak,

Northern Continental Divide, and

Yellowstone ecosystems.

The decision to be made includes

whether to implement the proposed

action as described above, whether to

vary the method or number of bears to

be relocated, determining the status

under which grizzly bears will be

recovered, determine the area in which

recovery will be pursued or allowed to

occur, and determine which special

rules will be adopted as identified

through the public participation

process.

The Service estimates that the draft

EIS will be available for public review

and comment by December 1995.

Dated: December 29, 1994.

Ralph O. Morgenweck,

Regional Director, Region 6.

[FR Doc. 95–400 Filed 1–6–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Availability of an Environmental

Assessment and Receipt of an

Application for an Incidental Take

Permit from Mr. D. Gregory Luce, in

Baldwin County, AL

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Mr. D. Gregory Luce

(Applicant), has applied to the Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) for an

incidental take permit pursuant to

Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered

Species Act (Act). The proposed permit

would authorize for a period of 20 years

the incidental take of an endangered

species, the Alabama beach mouse

(Peromyscus polionotus ammobates),

known to occupy lands owned by the

Applicant in Gulf Shores, Baldwin

County, Alabama. The Application

proposed to construct and use a single

family residence on a 1.21-acre privately

owned lot within the Bon Secour

National Wildlife Refuge. The lot is

located approximately 7.5 miles west of

Gulf Shores, Alabama, at Pine Beach,

near the western end of Little Lagoon,

between the lagoon and the Gulf

shoreline.

The Service also announces the

availability of an environmental

assessment (EA) and habitat

conservation plan (HCP) for the

incidental take application. Copies of

the EA or HCP may be obtained by

making requests to the addresses below.

The Service is soliciting data on

Peromyscus polionotus ammobates in