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case will fellowship funds be paid to

Fellows to provide support in excess of

their actual total costs of tuition,

required fees, books, room, and board.

The Foundation may also reduce a

Fellow’s stipend if the Fellow is

remunerated for the costs of tuition

under a research or teaching

assistantship or a work-study program.

In such a case, the Foundation will

require information from a Fellow’s

university about the intended use of

assistantship or work-study support

before remitting fellowship payments.

§ 2400.60 Renewal of award.

(a) Provided that Fellows have

submitted all required documentation

and are making satisfactory academic

progress, it is the intent of the

Foundation to renew Junior Fellowship

awards annually for a period not to

exceed two calendar years or the

completion of their graduate degrees,

whichever comes first, and Senior

Fellowships for a period not to exceed

5 calendar years (except when those

periods have been altered because of

changes in Fellows’ Plan of Study as

provided for in § 2400.64), or until a

Fellow has completed all requirements

for a master’s degree, whichever comes

first. In no case, however, will the

Foundation continue payments under a

fellowship to a Fellow who has reached

the maximum payments under a

fellowship as indicated in § 2400.52, or

completed the minimum number of

credits required for the degree.

Although Fellows are not discouraged

in taking courses in addition to those

required for the degree or required to

maintain full-time status, the

Foundation will not in such cases pay

for those additional courses unless they

are credited to the minimum number of

credits required for the degree.

(b) Fellowship renewal will be subject

to an annual review by the Foundation

and certification by an authorized

official of the university at which a

Fellow is registered that the Fellow is

making satisfactory progress toward the

degree and is in good academic standing

according to the standards of each

university.

(c) As a condition of renewal of

awards, each Fellow must submit an

annual activity report to the Foundation

by July 15th. That report must indicate,

through submission of a copy of the

Fellow’s most recent transcript, courses

taken and grades achieved; courses

planned for the coming year; changes in

academic or professional plans or

situations; any awards, recognitions, or

special achievements in the Fellow’s

academic study or school employment;

and such other information as may

relate to the fellowship and its holder.

§ 2400.61 Postponement of award.

Upon application to the Foundation,

a Fellow may seek postponement of his

or her fellowship because of ill health

or other mitigating circumstances, such

as military duty, temporary disability,

necessary care of an immediate family

member, or unemployment as a teacher.

Substantiation of the reasons for the

requested postponement of study will

be required.

§ 2400.62 Evidence of master’s degree.

At the conclusion of graduate studies,

each Fellow must provide a certified

transcript which indicates that he or she

has secured an approved master’s

degree as set forth in the Fellow’s

original Plan of Study or approved

modifications thereto.

§ 2400.63 Excluded graduate study.

(a) James Madison Fellowships do not

provide support for study toward

doctoral degrees, for the degree of

master of arts in public affairs or public

administration, or toward the award of

teaching certificates. Nor do fellowships

support practice teaching required for

professional certification or other

courses related to teaching unless those

courses are required for the degree. In

those cases, however, the Foundation

will provide reimbursement only

toward those courses related to teaching

that fall within the minimum number of

courses required for the degree, not in

addition to that minimum.

§ 2400.64 Alterations to plan of study.

Although Junior Fellows are expected

to pursue full-time study and Senior

Fellows to pursue part-time study, the

Foundation may permit Junior Fellows

with an established need (such as the

need to accept a teaching position) to

study part time and Senior Fellows with

established need (such as great distance

between the Fellow’s residence and the

nearest university, thus necessitating a

full-time leave of absence from

employment in order to study) to study

full time.

§ 2400.65 Teaching obligation.

Upon receiving a Master’s degree,

each Fellow must teach American

history, American government, social

studies, or political science on a fulltime basis to students in secondary

school for a period of not less than one

year for each academic year for which

financial assistance was received. Each

Fellow will be required to provide the

Foundation with an annual certification

from an official of the secondary school

where the Fellow is employed

indicating the teaching activities of the

Fellow during the past year. This same

certification will be required each year

until the Fellow’s teaching obligation is

completed. Any teaching done by the

Fellow prior to or during graduate

studies does not count towards meeting

this teaching obligation.

§ 2400.66 Completion of fellowship.

A Fellow will be deemed to have

satisfied all terms of a fellowship and all

obligations under it when the Fellow

has completed no fewer than 12

graduate semester hours or the

equivalent of study of the Constitution,

formally secured the masters degree,

attended the Foundation’s Summer

Institute on the Constitution, completed

teaching for the number of years and

fractions thereof required as a condition

of accepting Foundation support for

study, and submitted all required

reports.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Proposed Establishment of

a Nonessential Experimental

Population of the Mexican Gray Wolf in

Arizona and New Mexico

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and

hearings.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces its

intention to hold public open house

meetings and hearings on the Proposed

Rule for the Proposed Establishment of

a Nonessential Experimental Population

of the Mexican Gray Wolf in Arizona

and New Mexico. The meetings and

hearings will be held in El Paso, Texas;

Alamogordo and Silver City, New

Mexico; and Springerville, Arizona.

DATES: The meetings/hearings will be

held in El Paso, Texas, on June 10 from

6:00 to 10:00 p.m.; in Alamogordo, New

Mexico, on June 11 from 6:00 to 10:00

p.m.; in Silver City, New Mexico, on

June 13 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.; and in

Springerville, Arizona, on June 15 from

2:00 to 6:00 p.m. Times and places of

these meetings will also be announced

in the local media and in mailings to the

interested public. The comment period

on the Proposed Rule closes on July 1,

1996, and comments must be
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postmarked by the closing date to be

considered.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting/hearing

location in El Paso, Texas, is the Ysleta

Unified School District, Christo Rey and

Chamizal Rooms, at 9600 Sims Drive;

the location in Alamogordo, New

Mexico, is the Civic Center Conference

Room and Auditorium at 800 First

Street; the location in Silver City, New

Mexico, is the Lighthall Classroom 202

and Lighthall Auditorium on the

Western New Mexico University

campus; and the location in

Springerville, Arizona, is the Round

Valley Unified School District

Auditorium at 450 South Butler Street.

Questions and comments on the

Proposed Rule should be sent to David

R. Parsons, Mexican Wolf Recovery

Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque,

New Mexico 87103–1306. Copies of the

Proposed Rule, a fact sheet that

summarizes the rule, the draft

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for Proposed Reintroduction of the

Mexican Wolf to its Historic Range in

the Southwestern United States, and the

draft EIS summary can be obtained at

this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

David R. Parsons (see ADDRESSES

section), or phone at (505) 248–6920; or

facsimile at (505)248–6922.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In the June 27, 1995, Federal Register

(60 FR 33224–33225) the Service

announced the availability of a draft EIS

for a proposal to reintroduce Mexican

wolves to portions of their historic range

in the southwestern United States.

Alternatives A (the Proposed Action)

and B of the draft EIS propose the

reintroduction of Mexican wolves

classified as a nonessential

experimental population as allowed

under section 10(j) of the Endangered

Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended

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

In the May 1, 1996, Federal Register

(61 FR 19237–19248), the Service issued

the Proposed Rule for establishing a

nonessential experimental population of

the Mexican gray wolf in Arizona and

New Mexico. A nearly identical Draft

Proposed Mexican Wolf Experimental

Population Rule was included as

Appendix C in the draft EIS. The

Proposed Rule is an integral part of

Alternatives A and B in the draft EIS,

both of which propose the

establishment of a nonessential

experimental population of Mexican

wolves. It provides needed management

flexibility for addressing potential wolfhuman conflicts associated with wolf

reintroduction, such as livestock

depredation by wolves. This Proposed

Rule differs from Appendix C of the

draft EIS only by the inclusions of an

updated status of the National

Environmental Policy Act process and

some ‘‘plain language’’ revisions to

make the rule more readable. No

substantive provisions of Appendix C of

the draft EIS have changed.

If you submitted a written comment

or formal oral testimony during the draft

EIS comment period on the Draft

Proposed Rule, as set forth in Appendix

C, or as summarized in the draft EIS text

or the draft EIS Summary, it is not

necessary to resubmit that comment for

it to be considered in this comment

period on the Proposed Rule.

Four public open house meetings/

hearings will be held (see DATES and

ADDRESSES sections). Agency

representatives will be available at these

meetings to provide information about

the Proposed Rule; consult with you

regarding provisions of the rule; answer

your questions; and receive your written

comments. Carter Niemeyer, the Animal

Damage Control Wolf Specialist for the

northern Rocky Mountain region, will

give a formal presentation on wolflivestock interactions following wolf

reestablishment in Montana, Wyoming,

and Idaho. We will conclude with a

formal public hearing where oral

testimony on the Proposed Rule will be

recorded. Anyone wishing to make an

oral statement for the record is

encouraged to provide a copy of his or

her statement at the start of the hearing.

If attendance at the hearing is large, the

time allotted for oral statements may be

limited. Written comments and oral

testimony receive equal consideration.

The Proposed Rule will be revised

after the close of the comment period

and, depending on future decisions with

respect to Mexican wolf recovery, may

then be issued as a Final Rule. The

Service’s goal is that the Final Rule, if

issued, would, to the maximum extent

practicable, represent an agreement

between the Service and the agencies,

local governments, tribes, private

landowners, and other potentially

affected parties regarding how to

manage reintroduced Mexican wolves

with minimal adverse impacts while

promoting their conservation and

recovery. This goal is consistent with

ESA regulations on experimental

populations (50 CFR sec. 17.81(d)).

Comments on the Proposed Rule must

be received or postmarked by July 1,

1996, and sent to the Service office in

the ADDRESSES section.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

Nancy M. Kaufman,

Regional Director.

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