33762 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 126 / Friday, June 28, 1996 / Notices

MD 20857; (301) 443–2265. (This is not

a toll-free number.) HHS will mail to the

interested provider an application

packet, which will include instructions

for completing the application. In order

to maximize the opportunity to utilize a

suitable property, providers should

submit their written expressions of

interest as soon as possible. For

complete details concerning the

processing of applications, the reader is

encouraged to refer to the interim rule

governing this program, 24 CFR part

581, 56 FR 23789 (May 24, 1991).

For more information regarding

particular properties identified in this

Notice (i.e., acreage, floor plan, existing

sanitary facilities, exact street address),

providers should contact the

appropriate landholding agencies at the

following addresses: Air Force: Mr. Ray

Hatch, Program Manager, AFBCA/DC,

1700 N. Moore St., Suite 2300,

Arlington, VA 22209–2802; (703) 696–

5260; (This is not a toll-free number).

Dated June 20, 1996.

Jacquie M. Lawing,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic

Development.

Title V, Federal Surplus Property Program,

Federal Register Report for 06/28/96

Suitable/Available Properties

Land (by State)

TEXAS

Railroad (Spur)

Bergstrom Air Force Base

Austin Co.: Travis TX 78719

Landholding Agency: Air Force–BC

Property Number: 199620001

Status: Pryor Amendment

Base closure

Number of Units: 1

Comment: 3.07 acres w/240 sq. ft. pump

station, most recent use—fuel pump station

railroad.

[FR Doc. 96–16232 Filed 6–27–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4210–29–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice of Availability of an Agency

Draft Recovery Plan for the Palezone

Shiner for Review and Comment

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service.

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and public

comment period.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service announces the availability for

public review of a draft recovery plan

for the palezone shiner (Notropis

albizonatus). This small fish occurs in

large creeks and small rivers in the

Tennessee and Cumberland River

systems. Although the palezone shiner

was likely once more widespread within

the Tennessee and Cumberland River

systems or drainages, it is presently

known from only two widely disjunct

populations—the Paint Rock River (a

Tennessee River tributary) in Jackson

County, Alabama, and the Little South

Fork of the Cumberland River in Wayne

and McCreary Counties, Kentucky. Two

other known populations are extirpated.

Populations of this species have been

fragmented by habitat alteration

(primarily impoundments), and extant

populations are impacted by

deteriorated water quality, primarily

resulting from poor land-use practices

(e.g., agriculture and coal mining). The

species’ present limited distribution

also makes it vulnerable to extirpation

from stochastic events. The Service

solicits review and comment from the

public on this draft plan.

DATES: Comments on the draft recovery

plan must be received on or before

August 27, 1996 to receive

consideration by the Service.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the draft recovery plan may obtain a

copy by contacting the Asheville Field

Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

160 Zillicoa Street, Asheville, North

Carolina 28801. Written comments and

materials regarding the plan should be

addressed to the Field Supervisor at the

above address. Comments and materials

received are available on request for

public inspection, by appointment,

during normal business hours at the

above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Richard Biggins at the above

address (704/258–3939 Ext. 228).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Restoring endangered or threatened

animals and plants to the point where

they are again secure, self-sustaining

members of their ecosystems is a

primary goal of the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service’s endangered species

program. To help guide the recovery

effort, the Service is working to prepare

recovery plans for most of the listed

species native to the United States.

Recovery plans describe actions

considered necessary for conservation of

the species, criteria for recognizing the

recovery levels for downlisting or

delisting them, and initial estimates of

time and costs to implement the

recovery measures needed.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973,

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

(Act), requires the development of

recovery plans for listed species unless

such a plan would not promote the

conservation of a particular species.

Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in

1988, requires that a public notice and

an opportunity for public review and

comment be provided during recovery

plan development. The Service will

consider all information presented

during a public comment period prior to

approval of each new or revised

recovery plan. The Service and other

Federal agencies will also take these

comments into account in the course of

implementing approved recovery plans.

The primary species considered in

this draft recovery plan is the palezone

shiner (Notropis albizonatus). The areas

of emphasis for recovery actions are the

Little South Fork of the Cumberland

River in the upper Cumberland River

basin in south-central Kentucky and the

Paint Rock River in the Tennessee River

system in northeastern Alabama. Habitat

protection, population augmentation/

reintroduction, and preservation of

genetic material are major objectives of

this recovery plan.

Public Comments Solicited

The Service solicits written comments

on the recovery plan described. All

comments received by the date specified

above will be considered prior to

approval of the plan.

Authority

The authority for this action is

Section 4(f) of the Endangered Species

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f).

Dated: June 21, 1996.

Brian P. Cole,

Field Supervisor.

[FR Doc. 96–16502 Filed 6–27–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Proposed Finding Against Federal

Acknowledgment of the Duwamish

Tribal Organization

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of proposed finding.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

(Assistant Secretary) proposes to decline

to acknowledge that the Duwamish

Tribal Organization, 107 Ranier Ave.

So., Renton, WA 98055, exists as an

Indian tribe within the meaning of

Federal law. This notice is based on a

determination that the Duwamish Tribal

Organization does not satisfy three of

the seven criteria set forth in 25 CFR

83.7 and, therefore, does not meet the

requirements for a government-to-