30636 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 117 / Monday, June 17, 1996 / Notices

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is

to solicit nominations from the public

for the elected official vacancy on the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Arizona Resource Advisory Council

currently assisting BLM. Established

and authorized in 1995 by the Secretary

of the Interior, the council provides

advice and recommendations to BLM on

management of the public lands in

Arizona, and those portions of

California and Utah under the

jurisdiction of Arizona BLM. Public

notice begins with the publication date

of this notice. Public nominations will

be considered for 45 days. The Federal

Land Policy and Management Act

(FLPMA) directs the Secretary of the

Interior to involve the public in

planning and issues related to

management of lands administered by

BLM. Section 309 of FLPMA directs the

Secretary to select 10 to 15 member

citizen-based advisory councils that are

established and authorized consistent

with the requirements of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). As

required by the FACA, Resource

Advisory Council members appointed to

the council must be balanced and

representative of the various interests

concerned with the management of the

public lands. These include three

categories:

• Category 1—holders of federal

grazing permits, representatives of

energy and mining development, timber

industry, off-road vehicle use and

developed recreation;

• Category 2—representatives of

environmental and resource

conservation organizations,

archaeological and historic interests,

and wild horse and burro groups;

• Category 3—representatives of State

and local government, Native American

tribes, academicians involved in natural

sciences, and the public-at-large.

The vacancy currently open on the

Arizona Resource Advisory Council is

for the elected official position in

Category 3 which includes

representatives of State and local

government positions.

Individuals may nominate themselves

or others. Nominees must be an elected

official of general purpose government

and a resident of the States within the

geographic jurisdiction of the Council.

Nominees will be evaluated based on

their education, training, and

experience of the issues and knowledge

of the geographical area of the Council.

Nominees should have demonstrated a

commitment to collaborative resource

decision making. All nominations must

be accompanied by letters of reference

from represented interests or

organizations, a completed background

information nomination form, as well as

any other information that speaks to the

nominee’s qualifications.

The nomination period will also be

announced through press releases

issued by the BLM Arizona offices.

Nomination forms for this Resource

Advisory position are available from all

BLM offices. Nominations should be

sent to Joanie Losacco, Deputy of

External Affairs, Arizona State Office,

P.O. Box 16563, Phoenix, AZ 85011–

6563.

DATES: All nominations should be

received by Joanie Losacco, Deputy of

External Affairs, by August 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Deborah Stevens, Arizona External

Affairs, Arizona State Office, P.O. Box

16563, Phoenix, AZ 85011–6563, 602/

650–0504.

Dated: June 10, 1996.

Joanie Losacco,

Deputy of External Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–15246 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–32–M

Fish and Wildlife Service

Issuance of Permit for Incidental Take

of Threatened Species

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

On April 25, 1996, a notice was

published in the Federal Register (61

FR 18407) that an application had been

filed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) by the Smead

Manufacturing Company for a permit to

incidentally take, pursuant to Section

10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species

Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), threatened Utah

prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens) in

conjunction with otherwise legal

activities including manufacturing

facility construction and operation, in

Cedar City, Iron County, Utah pursuant

to the Implementation Agreement that

implements the Habitat Conservation

Plan prepared by the Smead

Manufacturing Company.

Notice is hereby given that on May 29,

1996, as authorized by the provisions of

the Act, the Service issued an incidental

take permit (permit number PRT–

814008) to the above-named party

subject to certain conditions set forth

therein. The permit was granted only

after it was determined that it was

applied for in good faith, that by

granting the permit it will not be to the

disadvantage of the threatened species,

and that it will be consistent with the

purposes and policy set forth in the Act,

as amended.

Additional information on this permit

action may be obtained by contacting

the Assistant Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Utah Field Office,

145 East 1300 South Street, Suit 404,

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84115, telephone

(801) 524–5001, between the hours of

7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

Ralph O. Morgenweck,

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service.

[FR Doc. 96–15270 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

National Park Service

Proposal To Award Concession

Permits; Public Notice

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Public notice is hereby given

that the National Park Service proposes

to award twenty-one (21) concession

permtis authorizing continued operation

of canoe rental, shuttle and related

services for the public at Buffalo

National River for a period of five (5)

years from November 1, 1996, through

October 31, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 16, 1996.

ADDRESS: Interested parties should

contact the Superintendent, Buffalo

National River, P.O. Box 1173, Harrison,

Arkansas 72602–1173, to obtain a copy

of the prospectus describing the

requirements of the proposed permits.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

permit renewal has been determined to

be categorically excluded from the

procedural provisions of the National

Environmental Policy Act and no

environmental document will be

prepared.

The existing concessionaires have

performed their obligations to the

satisfaction of the Secretary under

existing permits which expire by

limitation of time on October 31, 1996,

and therefore pursuant to the provisions

of Section 5 of the Act of October 9,

1965 (79 Stat. 969; 16 U.S.C. 20), each

existing concessioner is entitled to be

given preference in the renewal of the

permit and in the negotiation of a new

permit, providing that the existing

concessioner submits a responsive offer

(a timely offer which meets the terms

and conditions of the Prospectus). This

means that the permit will be awarded

to the party submitting the best offer,