36078 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 132 / Tuesday, July 9, 1996 / Notices

office within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice.

Lynn B. Starnes,

Acting Regional Director, Region 2,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 96–17397 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

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Application for Incidental Take Permit

for Mexican Spotted Owl, Pima County,

AZ

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Application

for Incidental Take Permit for Surveying

the Mexican Spotted Owl for the Rincon

Mountains, East District of Saguaro

National Park, Pima County, Arizona.

APPLICANT: Dr. Charles Van Riper,

Flagstaff, Arizona.

SUMMARY: Dr. Charles Van Riper has

applied to the Fish and Wildlife Service

for an incidental take permit pursuant to

Section 10(A)1(a) of the Endangered

Species Act, for the purpose of scientific

research and enhancement of

propogation and survival of the Mexican

spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida)

as prescribed by Service recovery

documents. The applicant has been

assigned permit number PRT–812832.

The requested permit, which is for a

period of 1 year, would authorize

incidental take of the species.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to review

the application may obtain a copy by

writing to the Assistant Regional

Director, Ecological Services, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306,

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. The

request must be received by the

Assistant Regional Director within 30

days of the date of this publication.

Please refer to permit number PRT–

812832 when submitting comments.

Documents and other information

submitted with this application 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 above

office within 30 days of the date of

publication of this notice.

Lynn B. Starnes,

Acting Regional Director, Region 2,

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

[FR Doc. 96–17398 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Indian Affairs

Indian Gaming

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Amendment to

Approved Tribal-State Compact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 2710,

of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of

1988 (Pub. L. 100–497), the Secretary of

the Interior shall publish, in the Federal

Register, notice of approved Tribal-State

Compacts for the purpose of engaging in

Class III (casino) gambling on Indian

reservations. The Assistant Secretary—

Indian Affairs, Department of the

Interior, through her delegated

authority, has approved the Amendment

to the Tribal-State Compact Between the

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and

the State of North Carolina, which was

executed on May 28, 1996.

DATES: This action is effective July 9,

1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George T. Skibine, Director, Indian

Gaming Management Staff, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C. 20240,

(202) 219–4068.

Dated: June 28, 1996.

Ada E. Deer,

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–17429 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

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Bureau of Land Management

[UT–040–06–1220–00]

Utah; Closure of Public Lands

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Emergency Closure of Public

Lands.

NOTICE: Utah, Washington County,

Cedar City District Office, Dixie

Resource Area.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

effective immediately all public lands in

the north half of Section 1, Township 42

South, Range 11 West of the Salt Lake

Baseline and Meridian, including the

unauthorized Slickrock Swamp Trail,

are closed to mountain bike use and

motorized vehicles with the exception

of fire and emergency vehicles, law

enforcement, government officials in the

conduct of official business, and

authorized permittees of the Bureau of

Land Management. This closure is in

accordance with the provisions of 43

CFR 8341.2.

The purpose of the closure is to

protect the City of Rockville municipal

watershed and to reduce soil erosion on

the Rockville Bench. The fragile soils

and watershed are threatened because of

the creation and use of an unauthorized

mountain bike trail. The closure will

also curtail trespass problems that are

occurring on surrounding private

property as a result of mountain bike

use on the trail. The closure will remain

in effect until specific land use planning

is completed for the parcel.

ADDRESSES: More information can be

obtained from R.J. Hughes at the Dixie

Resource Area, 345 E. Riverside Drive,

St. George, Utah 84790, (801) 673–4654.

Dated: June 26, 1996.

G. Von Swain,

Acting District Manager, Cedar City District.

[FR Doc. 96–17435 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

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[OR–130–1020–00; GP6–0207]

Cancellation of Meetings of the Interior

Columbia Basin Ecosystem

Management Project Subgroup of the

Eastern Washington Resource

Advisory Council; and of the Eastern

Washington Resource Advisory

Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Spokane District.

ACTION: Cancellation of meetings of the

Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem

Management Project Subgroup of the

Eastern Washington Resource Advisory

Council; July 18, 1996, in Spokane,

Washington; and the cancellation of the

meeting of the Eastern Washington

Resource Advisory Council; July 19,

1996, in Spokane, Washington.

SUMMARY: The meeting of the Interior

Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management

Project Subgroup of the Eastern

Washington Resource Council

scheduled for July 18, 1996; is

cancelled. The meeting of the Eastern

Washington Resource Advisory Council

scheduled for July 19, 1996 is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Hubbard, Bureau of Land

Management, Spokane District Office,

1103 N. Fancher Road, Spokane,

Washington, 99212; or call 509–536–

1200.

Dated: July 3, 1996.

Joseph K. Buesing,

District Manager.

[FR Doc. 96–17530 Filed 7–8–96; 8:45 am]

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