25686 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 22, 1996 / Notices

Community Planning and Development

redelegates authority as follows:

Section A. Authority Delegated

The Secretary of the Department of

Housing and Urban Development

delegates to the Assistant Secretary for

Community Planning and Development

the authority to administer the Base

Closure Community Redevelopment and

Assistance Act of 1994, including:

i. The authority to approve base reuse

plans, pursuant to 32 CFR 92.35, and 24

CFR 586.35;

ii. the authority to grant waivers,

pursuant to 32 CFR 92.15(b), and 24

CFR 586.15(b); and

iii. the authority to render adverse

determinations of base reuse plans,

pursuant to 32 CFR 92.40, and 24 CFR

586.40.

Section B. Authority Redelegated

The Assistant Secretary for

Community Planning and Development

redelegates to the Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Economic Development

the authority to render adverse

determinations of base reuse plans,

pursuant to 32 CFR 92.40, and 24 CFR

586.40.

Section C. Actions Ratified

The Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development hereby ratifies all actions

previously taken by the Assistant

Secretary for Community Planning and

Development and the Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Economic Development,

from October 1, 1995, through the date

of signature of this document by the

Secretary, with respect to the approval

of applications for the Base Closure

Community Redevelopment and

Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, in

accordance with 32 CFR 92.35, and 24

CFR 586.35.

Authority: Section 7(d), Department of

Housing and Urban Development Act, 42

U.S.C. § 3535(d).

Dated: May 10, 1996.

Henry G. Cisneros,

Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development.

Andrew M. Cuomo,

Assistant Secretary for Community Planning

and Development.

[FR Doc. 96–12781 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–32–M, 4210–29–M

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 application.

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 he

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as

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

PRT–814965

Applicant: Dr. Allan M. Hale, Rust

Environment and Infrastructure, Inc.,

Cincinnati, Ohio.

The applicant requests a permit to

take (capture and release) Indiana Bats

(Myotis sodalis) within Martin, Greene,

and Lawrence Counties, Indiana.

Surveys are proposed to document

presence or absence of the species on

behalf of the Crane Division, Naval

Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Indiana,

and activities are proposed to enhance

survival of the species in the wild.

Written data or comments should be

submitted to the Regional Director, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of

Ecological Services Operations, 1

Federal Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota

55111–4056, and must be received

within 30 days of the date of this

publication.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application 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, Division of Ecological Services

Operations, 1 Federal Drive, Fort

Snelling, Minnesota 55111–4056.

Telephone: (612/725–3536 x250); FAX:

(612/725–3526).

Dated: May 15, 1996.

Matthias A. Kerschbaum,

Acting Assistant Regional Director, Ecological

Services, Region 3, Fish and Wildlife Service,

Fort Snelling, Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 96–12814 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

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.):

PRT–810353.

Applicant: Camp Cooley Ranch, Franklin, TX

The applicant requests 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 the survival of the

species.

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 430, 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(s) for permits

to conduct certain activities with marine

mammals. The application(s) was/were

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).

PRT–814780

Applicant: Carnegie Museum of Natural

History, Pittsburgh, PA.

Type of Permit: Import for public

display.

Name and Number of Animals: Polar

Bear (Ursus maritimus), 1.

Summary of Activity to be

Authorized: The applicant has requested

a permit to import one polar bear legally

harvested in the Northwest Territories,

Canada for the purposes of public

display.

Source of Marine Mammals for

Research/Public Display: Canada.

Period of Activity: Up to five years

from issuance of a permit, if issued.

Concurrent with the publication of

this notice in the Federal Register, the

Office of Management Authority is

forwarding copies to the Marine

Mammal Commission and the

Committee of Scientific Advisors for

their review.

Written data or comments, requests

for copies of the complete application,

or requests for a public hearing on this

application should be sent to the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 N. Fairfax

Drive, Room 430, Arlington, Virginia

22203, telephone 703/358–2104 or fax

703/358–2281 and must be received

within 30 days of the date of publication

of this notice. Anyone requesting a

hearing should give specific reasons

why a hearing would be appropriate.

The holding of such hearing is at the

discretion of the Director.