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failure to determine the source of funds

required for closing; and failure to give

full credit for an earnest money deposit.

20. Davis-Penn Mortgage Company;

Houston, Texas

Action: Settlement Agreement that

includes: payment to the Department of

a civil money penalty in the amount of

$8,000; and submission of acceptable

rental use agreement with respect to two

multifamily projects.

Cause: Violation of HUD–FHA

multifamily mortgage insurance

program requirements resulting from

improperly accepting payment in full of

two multifamily project mortgages

without obtaining the prior approval of

HUD–FHA.

21. MP Inc. d/b/a Mortgage

Professionals; Irvine, California

Action: Settlement Agreement that

would include: payment of a civil

money penalty in the amount of $2,000;

and corrective action to assure

compliance with HUD–FHA

requirements.

Cause: Use of false and misleading

advertising in connection with the

HUD–FHA Title I program.

22. Mortgage America Nationwide;

Grand Terrace, California

Action: Settlement Agreement that

includes: indemnification to the

Department for any claim losses in

connection with two improperly

originated loans; payment of a civil

money penalty in the amount of $500;

and corrective action to assure

compliance with HUD–FHA

requirements.

Cause: A HUD monitoring review that

disclosed violations of HUD–FHA

requirements including: failure to

implement and maintain an adequate

Quality Control Plan; approval of an

ineligible borrower for an insured loan;

failure to properly verify the source

and/or adequacy of the funds to close;

originating a loan that exceeded HUD–

FHA maximum mortgage amount; and

failure to accurately reflect all charges to

the buyers and sellers on the HUD–1

Settlement Statement.

23. Statewide Mortgage Company;

Houston, Texas

Action: Proposed Settlement

Agreement that would include:

indemnification to the Department for

any claim losses in connection with 35

improperly originated Title I property

improvement loans; corrective action to

assure compliance with HUD–FHA

requirements; and a future review by an

independent CPA to determine

compliance by the company’s Bellevue,

Washington branch office with HUD–

FHA Title I program requirements.

Cause: A HUD monitoring review that

disclosed violations of HUD–FHA Title

I program requirements including:

failure to conduct a face-to-face or

telephone interview with the borrowers;

approving loan applicants based on

alleged false leases; failure to present

the Title I loan proceeds directly to the

borrowers; alleged falsified property

inspection reports; failure to establish

required equity; and reporting loans for

insurance that contained inaccurate

information.

24. Alliance Mortgage Corporation;

Villa Park, Illinois

Action: Proposed Settlement

Agreement that would include:

indemnification to the Department for

any claim losses in connection with six

improperly originated loans; and

corrective action to assure compliance

with HUD–FHA requirements.

Cause: A HUD Office of Inspector

General audit report that disclosed

violations of HUD–FHA requirements

including: failure to conduct face-to-face

interviews with mortgagors; failure to

properly verify borrowers’ gift funds;

failure to properly verify borrower’s

income; understating a borrower’s

liabilities; and failure to maintain an

adequate Quality Control Plan.

25. American City Mortgage

Corporation; Carson, California

Action: Settlement Agreement that

includes: indemnification to the

Department for any claim losses in

connection with 10 improperly

originated loans; payment of a civil

money penalty in the amount of $7,000;

and corrective action to assure

compliance with HUD–FHA

requirements.

Cause: A HUD monitoring review that

disclosed violations of HUD–FHA

requirements including: submitting

loans involving ‘‘strawbuyers’’ to HUD–

FHA for mortgage insurance; using

alleged false information in originating

HUD–FHA insured mortgages; failure to

conduct face-to-face interviews with

mortgagors; failure to document

borrower’s source of funds used for

downpayment and closing costs;

deleting a mortgagor from the title in a

Rate Reduction Refinance transaction;

submitting a defaulted loan to HUD–

FHA for mortgage insurance

endorsement; submitting loans to HUD–

FHA for insurance endorsement that

were overinsured; failure to properly

implement a Quality Control Plan;

failure to properly underwrite loans

submitted by Loan Correspondents; and

closing loans submitted by Loan

Correspondents in the company’s own

name.

26. Home Federal Savings Bank;

Cleveland, Ohio

Action: Proposed Settlement

Agreement that would include

indemnification to the Department for

any claim losses in connection with 21

improperly originated loans.

Cause: Violation of HUD–FHA

requirements by a former employee that

included failure to perform face-to-face

interviews with borrowers; and

submission of false information to the

Department.

27. Western States Mortgage

Corporation; Bellevue, Washington

Action: Settlement Agreement that

includes: payment of a civil money

penalty in the amount of $500; and

corrective action to assure compliance

with HUD–FHA requirements.

Cause: A HUD monitoring review that

disclosed violations of HUD–FHA

requirements including: failure to

implement and maintain an adequate

Quality Control Plan; failure to comply

with HUD–FHA reporting requirements

under the Home Mortgage Disclosure

Act (HMDA); sharing office space and

commingling employees with another

firm; failure to comply with disclosure

requirements under the Real Estate

Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA);

annual audit report not in compliance;

originating a loan that exceeded the

HUD–FHA maximum mortgage amount;

failure to maintain complete mortgage

origination files; and failure to utilize

proper gift letters.

Dated: April 26, 1996.

Nicolas P. Retsinas,

Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. 96–10845 Filed 5–1–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–27–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[NV–050–1020–001]

Mojave-Southern Great Basin

Resource Advisory Council—Notice of

Meeting Locations and Times

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Resource Advisory Council

meeting locations and times.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Land Policy and Management

Act and the Federal Advisory

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), 5

U.S.C., the Department of the Interior,
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM),

council meeting of the Mojave-Southern

Great Basin Resource Advisory Council

will be held as indicated below. The

agenda includes a public comment

period, discussion of laws and

regulations that pertain to grazing, and

an update of standards and guidelines.

All meetings are open to the public.

The public may present written

comments to the council. Each formal

council meeting will have a time

allocated for hearing public comments.

The public comment period for the

council meeting is listed below.

Depending on the number of persons

wishing to comment, and time available,

the time for individual oral comments

may be limited. Individuals who plan to

attend and need further information

about the meetings, or need special

assistance such as sign language

interpretation or other reasonable

accommodations, should contact

Michael Dwyer at the Las Vegas District

Office, 4765 Vegas Dr., Las Vegas, NV

89108, telephone, (702) 647–5000.

DATES, TIMES: Dates are May 9 and 10,

1996. The council will meet at the Las

Vegas District Office, located at 4765

Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89108, from

8:30 a.m. to approximately 4:30 p.m.

The public comment period will begin

at 2 p.m. on May 9.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of the council is to advise the

Secretary of the Interior, through the

BLM, on a variety of planning and

management issues associated with the

management of the public lands.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lorraine Buck, Public Affairs Specialist,

Las Vegas District, telephone: (702) 647–

5000.

Dated: April 22, 1996.

Michael F. Dwyer,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–10937 Filed 5–1–96; 8:45 am]

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[AZ–015–96–1430–01; AZA–29525]

Recreation and Public Purposes Act

Classification, Arizona; Correction

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of correction.

SUMMARY: Applicable to notice 96–8528

published in the Federal Register

Monday, April 8, 1996, Volume 61, Page

15512, make corrections as follows. In

the legal description, change T. 40 N. to

T. 42 N.

DATES: The comment period end date

should be changed from May 20, 1996,

to May 23, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laurie Ford, Vermillion Resource Area

Realty Specialist, 345 E. Riverside

Drive, St. George, UT 84790; phone

(801) 628–4491, ext. 271.

Roger G. Taylor,

Arizona Strip District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–10939 Filed 5–1–96; 8:45 am]

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[NV–930–1430–01; N–60478]

Notice of Realty Action: NonCompetitive Sale of Public Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.

ACTION: Non-competitive sale of public

lands in Clark County, NV.

SUMMARY: The following described

public land in Las Vegas, Clark County,

Nevada has been examined and found

suitable for sale utilizing noncompetitive procedures, at not less than

the fair market value. Authority for the

sale is Section 203 and Section 209 of

the Federal Land Policy and

Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA).

Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada

T. 22 S., R. 61 E., sec. 20, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4NE1⁄4

SE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, NW1⁄4NE1⁄4

SE1⁄4, S1⁄2NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and NW1⁄4SE1⁄4,

Containing 77.5 acres, more or less.

This parcel of land, situated in Las Vegas,

Nevada is being offered as a direct sale to

Clark County Department of Aviation. This

land is not required for any federal purposes.

The sale is consistent with current Bureau

planning for this area and would be in the

public interest.

In the event of a sale, conveyance of the

available mineral interests will occur

simultaneously with the sale of the land. The

mineral interests being offered for

conveyance have no known mineral value.

Acceptance of a direct sale offer will

constitute an application for conveyance of

those mineral interests. The applicant will be

required to pay a $50.00 nonreturnable filing

fee for conveyance of the available mineral

interests.

The patent, when issued, will contain the

following reservations to the United States:

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches and

canals constructed by the authority of the

United States, Act of August 30, 1890 (43

U.S.C. 945).

2. Oil, gas, sodium, potassium and saleable

minerals; and will be subject to an easement

for roads, public utilities and flood control

purposes in accordance with the

transportation plan for Clark County/the City

of Las Vegas; and subject to:

1. Those rights for roadway purposes

which have been granted to Nevada

Department of Transportation by Permit Nos.

CC–020584 under the Act of November 11,

1921 (42 Stat. 261), and Nev–055091, under

the Act of August 27, 1958, (23 U.S.C. 317).

2. Those rights for roadway purposes

which have been granted to Clark County by

Permit No. N–55134 under the Act of October

21, 1976 (243 U.S.C. 1761).

3. Those right for telephone line purposes

which have been granted to Sprint Telephone

Company by Permit No. N–47888 under the

Act of October 21, 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761).

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the above described land

will be segregated from all other forms of

appropriation under the public land laws,

including the general mining laws, except for

sales and disposals under the mineral

disposal laws. This segregation will

terminate upon issuance of a patent or 270

days from the date of this publication,

whichever occurs first.

For a period of 45 days from the date of

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register, interested parties may submit

comments to the District Manager, Las Vegas

District, 4765 Vegas Dr., Las Vegas, Nevada

89108. Any adverse comments will be

reviewed by the State Director who may

sustain, vacate, or modify this realty action.

In the absence of any adverse comments, this

realty action will become the final

determination of the Department of the

Interior. The Bureau of Land Management

may accept or reject any or all offers, or

withdraw any land or interest in the land

from sale, if, in the opinion of the authorized

officer, consummation of the sale would not

be fully consistent with FLPMA, or other

applicable laws. The lands will not be offered

for sale until at least 60 days after the date

of publication of this notice in the Federal

Register.

Dated: April 19, 1996.

Gary Ryan,

Acting District Manager, Las Vegas, NV.

[FR Doc. 96–10863 Filed 5–1–96; 8:45 am]

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National Park Service

National Historic Landmarks Survey;

Notification of Pending Nomination

A nomination for National Historic

Landmark designation for the EDWARD

M. COTTER, Buffalo, New York, was

received by the National Park Service

before April 12, 1996. Pursuant to

Section 65.5 of 36 CFR Part 65, written

comments concerning the significance

of this property under the National

Historic Landmarks criteria for

evaluation may be forwarded to the

National Historic Landmarks Survey,

National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127,

Suite 310, Washington, D.C. 20013–

7127. Written comments should be

submitted by [15 days after publication].

After this date, the nomination will be

forwarded to the Secretary of the

Interior for designation as a National

Historic Landmark.

Rowland Bowers,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnership Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–10962 Filed 5–1–96; 8:45 am]

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