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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / Notices6265Permit No. 823442Applicant: Richard Long, Houston, TexasThe applicant requests authorizationto collect specimens of prairie dawn(Hymenoxys texana) from populationsites in the wild at Addicks and Barkerreservoirs, southwest Harris County andnortheast Fort Bend County, Texas.They will be preserved for use as aneducational exhibit of the interpretivecenter at the U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers Addick Project Office atBarker reservoir.Permit No. PRT–823964Applicant: Dr. Paul Krausman, Tucson,ArizonaThe applicant requests authorizationto survey for Mexican spotted owls(Strix occidentalis lucida) on U.S. NavyObservatory property in Flagstaff,Arizona for the purpose of makingappropriate management decisionsregarding timber thinning and firecontrol.Permit No. PRT–823956Applicant: Dr. Thomas M. Engels, Austin,TexasThe applicant requests authorizationto conduct surveys of large fruited sandverbena (Abronia macrocarpa),Navasota ladies’-tresses (Spiranthesparksii), and the Houston toad (Bufohoustonensis) at the ALCOA SandowMine and surrounding areas in Milamand Lee Counties, Texas. No individualsof any species will be handled,captured, or removed from the wild atany time.Permit No. PRT–824062Applicant: Joseph Lawrence Kowalski,McAllen, TexasThe applicant requests authorizationto receive deceased sea turtle specimensfrom the Coastal Studies Laboratory inSouth Padre Island, Texas. The directorof the facility, has agreed to sign overany deceased listed, sea turtlespecimens to Mr. Kowalski fortaxonomy and comparative anatomystudies in his classroom.Permit No. PRT–824714Applicant: Barney Wegener, Farmington,New MexicoThe applicant requests authorizationto conduct field surveys, locate, andmap the distribution of Mexican spottedowls (Strix occidentalis lucida) on landsadministered by the Bureau of LandManagement in Rio Arriba, San Juan,and McKinley Counties, New Mexico.DATES: Written comments on thesepermit applications must be received onor before March 13, 1997.ADDRESSES: Written data or commentsshould be submitted to the LegalInstruments Examiner, Division ofEndangered Species/Permits, EcologicalServices, P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque,New Mexico 87103. Please refer to therespective permit number for eachapplication when submitting comments.All comments received, includingnames and addresses, will become partof the official administrative record andmay be made available to the public.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service, EcologicalServices, Division of EndangeredSpecies/Permits, P.O. Box 1306,Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103.Please refer to the respective permitnumber for each application whenrequesting copies of documents.Documents and other informationsubmitted with these applications areavailable for review, subject to therequirements of the Privacy Act andFreedom of Information Act, by anyparty who submits a written request fora copy of such documents within 30days of the date of publication of thisnotice, to the address above.Lynn B. Starnes,Acting Regional Director, Region 2,Albuquerque, New Mexico.[FR Doc. 97–3333 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4510–55–PBureau of Land Management[ES–930–07–1310–00–241A; LAES 46792]Mississippi: Proposed Reinstatementof Terminated Oil and Gas LeaseUnder the provisions of Public Law97–451, a petition for reinstatement ofoil and gas lease LAES 46792, WayneCounty, Mississippi, was timely filedand accompanied by all required rentalsand royalties accruing from June 1,1996, the date of termination.No valid lease has been issuedaffecting the lands. The lessee hasagreed to new lease terms for rentalsand royalties at rates of $10 per acre and16 2 ⁄3 percent. Payment of $500 inadministrative fees and a $125publication fee has been made.The Bureau of Land Management isproposing to reinstate the lease effectiveJune 1, 1996, subject to the originalterms and conditions of the lease andthe increased rental and royalty ratescited above. This is in accordance withsection 31(d) and (e) of the MineralLeasing Act of 1920, as amended (30U.S.C. 188 (d) and (e)).FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GinaGoodwin at (703) 440–1534.Dated: January 31, 1997.Marilyn H. Johnson,Associate State Director.[FR Doc. 97–3368 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–M[ES–930–07–1310–00–241A; LAES 46793]Mississippi: Proposed Reinstatementof Terminated Oil and Gas LeaseUnder the provisions of Public Law97–451, a petition for reinstatement ofoil and gas lease LAES 46793, WayneCounty, Mississippi, was timely filedand accompanied by all required rentalsand royalties accruing from June 1,1996, the date of termination.No valid lease has been issuedaffecting the lands. The lessee hasagreed to new lease terms for rentalsand royalties at rates of $10 per acre and16 2 ⁄3 percent. Payment of $500 inadministrative fees and a $125publication fee has been made.The Bureau of Land Management isproposing to reinstate the lease effectiveJune 1, 1996, subject to the originalterms and conditions of the lease andthe increased rental and royalty ratescited above. This is in accordance withsection 31 (d) and (e) of the MineralLeasing Act of 1920, as amended (30U.S.C. 188 (d) and (e)).FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Gina Goodwin at (703) 440–1534.Dated: January 30, 1997.Marilyn H. Johnson,Associate State Director.[FR Doc. 97–3369 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4310–GJ–M[OR–036–07–1220–04: GP7–0086]Prohibited Acts in Owyhee NationalWild and Scenic River AreaAGENCY: Vale District, Bureau of LandManagement, Interior.ACTION: Notice of amendment toclosures and restrictions within theboundaries of the Main Owyhee River asestablished in the Main, West Little andNorth Fork Owyhee National Wild andScenic Rivers Management Plan. Referto Federal Register Notice Vol. 59, No.240 dated Thursday, December 15,1994.SUMMARY: The Vale District is amending2 closures or restrictions that wereinitiated as part of the implementationof the 1993 Main, West Little and NorthFork Owyhee National Wild and ScenicRivers Management Plan. One change ismade to incorporate the original intentof requiring all float boaters to carry afirepan, and the other is to allow