31144 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 19, 1996 / Notices

(‘‘PIH’’). The second notice, published

at 60 FR 15784, on March 27, 1995,

redelegated from the Assistant Secretary

for PIH, individually to the Director,

Office of Native American Programs

(currently known as the Deputy

Assistant Secretary, Office of Native

American Programs), to the Deputy

Director of Headquarters Operations,

Office of Native American Programs,

and to the Deputy Director of Field

Operations, Office of Native American

Programs, all power and authority with

respect to the ESG program for Indian

tribes and Alaskan natives, with the

exception of the power to sue or be

sued.

In this notice, the Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Native American

Programs, formerly known as the

Director, Office of Native American

Programs, is redelegating to FONAP

Administrators all power and authority,

subject to certain specified exceptions,

within their respective jurisdictions for

the administration and management of

the ESG program under Subtitle B of

Part IV of the Stewart B. McKinney

Homeless Assistant Act, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 11371 et seq.

Accordingly, the Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Native American Programs

redelegates as follows:

Section A. Authority Redelegated

Each Field Office of Native American

Programs (FONAP) Administrator is

authorized by the Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Native American Programs

to exercise all power and authority

required to administer the ESG program,

within his or her respective jurisdiction,

subject to the exceptions stated in

Section B, below.

Section B. Authority Excepted

With respect to Section A, the

authority redelegated does not include

the authority to:

(a) Effect remedies for noncompliance

requiring notice and an opportunity for

an administrative hearing;

(b) Grant waivers of the general terms

and conditions of the community

development block grant agreement;

(c) Determine that an applicant lacks

the legal capacity to assume or carry out

environmental review responsibilities;

and

(d) Make determinations of the

eligibility of Indian Tribes and Alaska

Native Villages to participate in the ESG

program except that those officials

designated in Section A may make those

determinations of eligibility that can be

made form lists provided to them each

fiscal year by the Assistant Secretary for

Public and Indian Housing.

The authority redelegated under

Section A also does not include the

authority to issue or waive rules and/or

statutes.

Authority: Section 7(d), Department of

Housing and Urban Development Act, 42

U.S.C. § 3535(d).

Dated: May 26, 1996.

Dominic A. Nessi,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native

American Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–15625 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–33–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

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–781606

Applicant: University of Florida, Department

Zoologogy, Gaineville, FL.

The applicant request a permit to

import samples of green (Chelonia

mydas), hawksbill (Eretmochelys

imbricata), loggerhead (Caretta caretta),

and leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)

from Nicaraugua. This notice covers

activities conducted by the applicant

over a period of five years.

PRT–815734

Applicant: Jordan Productions, Las Vegas,

NV.

The applicant requests a permit to

reexport and reimport captive-born

tigers (Panthera tigris) and progeny of

the animals currently held by the

applicant and any animals acquired in

the United States by the applicant to/

from worldwide locations to enhance

the survival of the species through

conservation education. This

notificatation covers activities

conducted by the applicant over a three

year period.

PRT–815514

Applicant: African Lion Safari & Game Farm,

Ontario, Canada.

The applicant requests a permit to reexport and re-import wild Asian

elephants (Elephas maximus) and

progeny of the animals currently held

by the applicant and any animals

acquired in the United States by the

applicant to/from worldwide locations

to enhance the survival of the species

through conservation education. This

notificatation covers activities

conducted by the applicant over a three

year period.

PRT–812190

Applicant: San Diego Zoo/Center for

Reproduction of Endangered Species, San

Diego, CA.

The applicant requests a permit to

export extracted DNA samples from

captive-born and captive-held black

rhinos (Diceros bicornis) to the National

Museum of Kenya for the purposes of

scientific research.

PRT–815940

Applicant: Dreher Park Zoo, W. Palm Beach,

FL.

The applicant requests a permit to

import a captive-held male jaguar

(Panthera onca) from a private

individual in Iquitos, Peru, to enhance

the propagation and survival of the

species through captive breeding.

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.

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 to the

following office within 30 days of the

date of publication of this notice: U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of

Management Authority, 4401 North

Fairfax Drive, Room 430, Arlington,

Virginia 22203. Phone: (703/358–2104);

FAX: (703/358–2281).

Dated: June 14, 1996.

Caroline Anderson,

Acting Chief, Branch of Permits, Office of

Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 96–15647 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

Bureau of Land Management

[AK–962–1410–00–P]

Notice for Publication (AA–55482);

Alaska Native Claims Selection

In accordance with Departmental

regulation 43 CFR 2650.7(d), notice is

hereby given that a decision to modify

easement identification of Patent No.

50–85–0412 and Interim Conveyance

No. 1048, issued pursuant to Par. II and

Appendix C, of the Terms and

Conditions for Land Consolidation and

Management in the Cook Inlet Area, as
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 119 / Wednesday, June 19, 1996 / Notices 31145

clarified August 31, 1976, will be issued

to Cook Inlet Region, Inc., for

approximately 4,027 acres. The lands

involved are in the vicinity of

Salamatof, Alaska.

Seward Meridian, Alaska

T. 4 N., R. 11 W., T. 7 N., R. 11 W., T. 4 N.,

R. 12 W., T. 6 N., R. 12 W., T. 7 N., R.

12 W., T. 8 N., R. 12 W., T. 7 N., R. 14

W.

A notice of the decision will be

published once a week, for four (4)

consecutive weeks, in the Anchorage

Daily News. Copies of the decision may

be obtained by contacting the Alaska

State Office of the Bureau of Land

Management, 222 West Seventh

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513–

7599 ((907) 271–5960).

Any party claiming a property interest

which is adversely affected by the

decision, an agency of the Federal

government or regional corporation,

shall have until July 19, 1996, to file an

appeal. However, parties receiving

service by certified mail shall have 30

days from the date of receipt to file an

appeal. Appeals must be filed in the

Bureau of Land Management at the

address identified above, where the

requirements for filing an appeal may be

obtained. Parties who do not file an

appeal in accordance with the

requirements of 43 CFR part 4, subpart

E, shall be deemed to have waived their

rights.

Gary L. Cunningham,

Land Law Examiner, ANCSA Team, Branch

of 962 Adjudication.

[FR Doc. 96–15553 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P

[WY–040–05–1310–01]

Expanded Moxa Arch Area Natural Gas

Development Project, Sweetwater,

Lincoln, and Uinta Counties, WY;

Availability of Final Environmental

Impact Statement

AGENCY: Lead Agency—Interior, Bureau

of Land Management; Cooperating

Agencies—Interior, Bureau of

Reclamation and Fish and Wildlife

Service; Agriculture, Forest Service.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) announces the

availability of the Expanded Moxa Arch

Area Natural Gas Development Project

Final EIS. The draft EIS was released

April 14, 1995, for a 60-day public

review. Over 300 copies of the draft EIS

were issued and 23 comment letters

were received. Some comments received

expressed concern that the analysis of

cumulative effects of mineral

development on the non-mineral

resources of southwestern Wyoming

was lacking, including wildlife, and air

quality; some felt a regional, cumulative

EIS should be prepared before any

further development is authorized; and

some felt land use changes would occur

causing industrialization of southwest

Wyoming. The final EIS contains a

cumulative air quality analysis

addendum to the draft EIS and Errata

addressing all concerns expressed by

commentors.

DATES: Comments on the final EIS will

be accepted for 30 days following the

date that the Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) publishes their Notice of

Availability in the Federal Register. The

EPA notice is expected to be published

on June 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the final EIS

should be sent to Bureau of Land

Management, Bill McMahan (Project

Coordinator), 280 Highway 191 North,

Rock Springs, Wyoming 82901.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Moxa

Arch Operators (Amoco Production

Company, Union Pacific Resources

Company, Wexpro/Celsius Energy

Company, Bannon Energy, Marathon Oil

Company, Presidio Exploration, and

other companies) propose to continue to

infill drill additional development wells

in their leased acreage within the Moxa

Arch oil and gas development area

(approximately 476,261 acres) of

southwestern Wyoming. The expanded

area, combined with the lands analyzed

in two previous environmental analysis

documents, forms the Expanded Moxa

Arch Natural Gas Development (Moxa)

analysis area.

Collectively, the Moxa Operators’

proposal would continue to infill drill

in the Moxa natural gas field, where 957

wells are presently active and up to

1,325 additional wells could be drilled

over the next 10 years. The Moxa

Operators’ plans and drilling schedules

would be contingent upon both an

increased demand for natural gas

supplies in response to the Clean Air

Act amendments of 1990 and an

adequate price for the gas at the

wellhead.

The Moxa Arch EIS analyzes the

impacts of the Proposed Action—which

would allow up to 1,325 new wells,

Alternative A—which would allow up

to 795 new wells (530 fewer than the

Proposed Action), and Alternative B—

the No Action Alternative. The draft and

final EIS impact analysis focuses on the

resource issues and concerns identified

during public scoping and in response

to comments received on the draft EIS.

This draft EIS, in compliance with

Section 7(c) of the Endangered Species

Act (as amended), includes the

Biological Assessment for the purpose

of identifying any endangered or

threatened species which are likely to

be affected by the proposed action.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Alan L. Kesterke,

Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 96–15579 Filed 6–18–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

[AZ-054–06–1990–00; AZA 25589]

Notice of Realty Action; Recreation

and Public Purposes (R&PP) Act

Classification; Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The following public lands

were examined and found suitable for

classification and lease under the R&PP

Act of June 14, 1926, as amended, 43

U.S.C. 869 et seq. (see 56 FR 43034,

August 30, 1991). The lands have now

been found suitable for conveyance

under the same act:

Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona

T. 19 N., R. 22 W.,

Sec. 2, S1⁄2S1⁄2NE1⁄4, N1⁄2N1⁄2SE1⁄4.

The area described contains 80 acres.

The land is not needed for Federal

purposes. Conveyance is consistent with

current BLM land use planning and

would be in the public interest.

The patent, when issued, will reserve

ditches and canals and all minerals to

the United States and be subject to the

terms, conditions and reservations

contained in the R&PP Act, all

applicable regulations of the Secretary

of the Interior, and all existing thirdparty rights.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janice Easley, Land Law Examiner,

Havasu Resource Area, 3189 Sweetwater

Avenue, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

86406, Phone: (520) 855–8017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The land

will remain segregated from all other

forms of appropriation under the public

land laws, including the general mining

laws, except for conveyance under the

R&PP Act and leasing under the mineral

leasing laws.

In the absence of any adverse

comments, the classification will

become effective 60 days from the date

of publication of this notice in the

Federal Register.