Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 15, 1996 / Notices 24507

The holding of such hearing is at the

discretion of the Director.

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 at the above address.

Dated: May 10, 1996.

Mary Ellen P. Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 96–12196 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Issuance of Permit for Marine

Mammals

On March 6, 1996, a notice was

published in the Federal Register, vol.

61, no. 45, page 8969, that an

application had been filed with the Fish

and Wildlife Service by the Zoological

Society of San Diego for a permit (PRT–

811418) to import two orphaned polar

bear cubs from Canada.

Notice is hereby given that on May 6,

1996, 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.

Documents and other information

submitted for these applications are

available for review by any party who

submits a written request to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 430, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone (703) 358–2104

or Fax (703) 358–2281.

Dated: May 10, 1996.

Mary Ellen P. Amtower,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 96–12197 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Minerals Management Service

Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska

Region, Beaufort Sea Lease Sale 144

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the final

environmental impact statement.

The Minerals Management Service

(MMS) has prepared a final

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

relating to the proposed 1996 Outer

Continental Shelf oil and gas lease sale

of available unleased blocks in the

Beaufort Sea. The proposed Beaufort

Sea Sale 144 will offer for lease

approximately 9.8 million acres. Single

copies of the final EIS can be obtained

from the Regional Director, Minerals

Management Service, Alaska Region,

949 East 36th Avenue, Anchorage,

Alaska 99503–4302, Attention: Public

Information. Copies can be requested by

telephone, (907) 271–6070.

Copies of the final EIS will also be

available for inspection in the following

public libraries:

Alaska Resource Library, U.S.

Department of the Interior,

Anchorage, AK

Alaska State Library, Juneau, AK

Army Corps of Engineers Library, U.S.

Department of Defense, Anchorage,

AK

Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, 310 Tanana

Drive, Fairbanks, AK

Fairbanks North Star Borough Public

Library (Noel Wien Library), 1215

Cowles Street, Fairbanks, AK

George Francis Memorial Library,

Kotzebue, AK

Kaveolook School Library, Kaktovik, AK

Kegoayah Kozga Public Library, Nome,

AK

Nellie Weyiouanna Ilisaavik Library,

Shishmaref, AK

North Slope Borough School District

Library/Media Center, Barrow, AK

Northern Alaska Environmental Center

Library, 218 Driveway, Fairbanks, AK

Nuiqsut Library, Nuiqsut, AK

Tikigaq Library, Point Hope, AK

University of Alaska, Anchorage

Consortium Library, 3211 Providence

Dr., Anchorage, AK

University of Alaska, Fairbanks Institute

of Arctic Biology, 311 Irving Bldg.,

Fairbanks, AK

University of Alaska-Juneau Library,

11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK.

Dated: April 19, 1996.

Thomas Gernhofer,

Associate Director for Offshore Minerals

Management.

[FR Doc. 96–12168 Filed 5–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P

Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico

Region, Proposed Central and Western

Gulf Sales 166 and 168

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service

(DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

(EIS) and Intent to Hold Public Hearings

Regarding Proposed Central and

Western Gulf of Mexico Sales 166 and

168.

The Minerals Management Service

has prepared a draft EIS relating to

proposed 1997 Outer Continental Shelf

(OCS) oil and gas lease sales in the

Central and Western Gulf of Mexico.

The proposed Central Gulf Sale 166 will

offer for lease approximately 30.3

million unleased acres, and the

proposed Western Gulf Sale 168 will

offer approximately 28.2 million

unleased acres. The EIS analyzes a range

of potential resources and projected

activities for each proposed lease sale.

In an effort to make this EIS more

focused and readable, the scenario has

been simplified, redundancies have

been eliminated, and the format has

been streamlined. This allows

decisionmakers and readers to focus on

the information specific to each

proposed action.

Single copies of the draft EIS can be

obtained from the Minerals Management

Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region,

Attention: Public Information Unit (MS–

5034), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard,

Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana

70123–2394 or call (800) 200–GULF.

Copies of the draft EIS will also be

available for review by the public in the

following libraries:

Texas

Alma M. Carpenter Public Library, 330

South Ann, Sourlake;

Aransas Pass Public Library, 110 North

Lamont Street, Aransas Pass;

Austin Public Library, 402 West Ninth

Street, Austin;

Bay City Public Library, 1900 Fifth

Street, Bay City;

Brazoria County Library, 410 Brazoport

Boulevard, Freeport;

Calhoun County Library, 301 South

Ann, Port Lavaca;

Chambers County Library System, 202

Cummings Street, Anahuac;

Comfort Public Library, Seventh & High

Streets, Comfort;

Corpus Christi Central Library, 805

Comanche Street, Corpus Christi;

Dallas Public Library, 1513 Young

Street, Dallas;

Houston Public Library, 500 McKinney

Street, Houston;

Jackson County Library, 411 North

Wells Street, Edna;

Lamar University, Gray Library, Virginia

Avenue, Beaumont;

LaRatama Library, 505 Mesquite Street,

Corpus Christi;

Liberty Municipal Library, 1710 Sam

Houston Avenue, Liberty;

Orange Public Library, 220 North Fifth

Street, Orange;

Port Arthur Public Library, 3601

Cultural Center Drive, Port Arthur;

Port Isabel Public Llibrary, 213 Yturria

Street, Port Isabel;

Reber Memorial Library 193 North

Fourth, Raymondville;