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BILLING CODE 4140-01-M DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5121-N-33] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Prepayment of Direct Loans on Section 202 and 202/8 Projects With Inclusion of FHA Mortgage Insurance Guidelines AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. DATES: *Comments Due Date:* February 5, 2008. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB Control Number and should be sent to: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management Officer, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., L'Enfant Building, Room 8202, Washington, DC 20410, telephone

(202)708-5221 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veronica Lewis, Field Asset Management Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone number

(202)402-2597 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:

(1)Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2)Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

(3)Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: *Title of Proposal:* Prepayment of Direct Loans on Section 202 and 202/8 Projects with Inclusion of FHA Mortgage Insurance Guidelines. *OMB Control Number, if applicable:* 2502-0554. *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* Request from owner to prepay a multifamily housing project mortgage financed under Section 202 with inclusion of FHA insurance guidelines. *Agency form numbers, if applicable:* HUD-9808, Request for Prepayment of Section 202 or 202/8 Project. *Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:* The estimated number of burden hours needed to prepare the information collection is 300; the number of respondents is estimated to be 150 generating approximately 150 annual responses; the frequency of response is on occasion; and the estimated time needed to prepare the response is 2 hours. *Status of the proposed information collection:* Extension of a currently approved collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: November 29, 2007. Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E7-23733 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-27-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5121-N-34] Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Use Restriction Agreement Monitoring and Compliance AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(202)708-5221 (this is not a toll-free number) for copies of the proposed forms and other available information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Munson, Office of Asset Management, Policy and Participation Standards Division, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone number

(202)708-1320 (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department is submitting the proposed information collection to OMB for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). This Notice is soliciting comments from members of the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information to:

(1)Evaluate whether the proposed collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2)evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information;

(3)enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(4)minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond; including the use of appropriate automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. This Notice also lists the following information: *Title of Proposal:* Use Restriction Agreement Monitoring and Compliance. *OMB Control Number, if applicable:* *Description of the need for the information and proposed use:* This information is necessary for HUD to ensure that owners of certain multifamily housing projects comply with use restriction requirements once the mortgage agreement is terminated. This information is also used to monitor owner compliance with the Use Restriction Agreement provisions. *Agency form numbers, if applicable:* HUD-90060, HUD-90061, HUD-90065, HUD-90066, HUD-93140, HUD-93142, HUD-93143, HUD-93144, HUD-90067, HUD-90068, HUD-90069, HUD-90070, HUD-93150, HUD-93155, HUD-90075. *Estimation of the total numbers of hours needed to prepare the information collection including number of respondents, frequency of response, and hours of response:* The estimated number of respondents is 454; the frequency of responses is on occasion/annual; estimated time to gather and prepare the necessary documents (combined) is 3 hours per submission, and the estimated total annual burden hours are 1,362. *Status of the proposed information collection:* New Collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. Dated: November 29, 2007. Frank L. Davis, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner. [FR Doc. E7-23735 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-27-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5125-N-49] Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This Notice identifies unutilized, underutilized, excess, and surplus Federal property reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 7266, Washington, DC 20410; telephone

(202)708-1234; TTY number for the hearing- and speech-impaired

(202)708-2565 (these telephone numbers are not toll-free), or call the toll-free Title V information line at 800-927-7588. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 24 CFR part 581 and section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411), as amended, HUD is publishing this Notice to identify Federal buildings and other real property that HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies regarding unutilized and underutilized buildings and real property controlled by such agencies or by GSA regarding its inventory of excess or surplus Federal property. This Notice is also published in order to comply with the December 12, 1988 Court Order in *National Coalition for the Homeless* v. *Veterans Administration* , No. 88-2503-OG (D.D.C.). Properties reviewed are listed in this Notice according to the following categories: Suitable/available, suitable/unavailable, suitable/to be excess, and unsuitable. The properties listed in the three suitable categories have been reviewed by the landholding agencies, and each agency has transmitted to HUD:

(1)Its intention to make the property available for use to assist the homeless,

(2)its intention to declare the property excess to the agency's needs, or

(3)a statement of the reasons that the property cannot be declared excess or made available for use as facilities to assist the homeless. Properties listed as suitable/available will be available exclusively for homeless use for a period of 60 days from the date of this Notice. Where property is described as for “off-site use only” recipients of the property will be required to relocate the building to their own site at their own expense. Homeless assistance providers interested in any such property should send a written expression of interest to HHS, addressed to John Hicks, Division of Property Management, Program Support Center, HHS, Room 5B-17, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 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. For properties listed as suitable/to be excess, that property may, if subsequently accepted as excess by GSA, be made available for use by the homeless in accordance with applicable law, subject to screening for other Federal use. At the appropriate time, HUD will publish the property in a Notice showing it as either suitable/available or suitable/unavailable. For properties listed as suitable/unavailable, the landholding agency has decided that the property cannot be declared excess or made available for use to assist the homeless, and the property will not be available. Properties listed as unsuitable will not be made available for any other purpose for 20 days from the date of this Notice. Homeless assistance providers interested in a review by HUD of the determination of unsuitability should call the toll free information line at 1-800-927-7588 for detailed instructions or write a letter to Mark Johnston at the address listed at the beginning of this Notice. Included in the request for review should be the property address (including zip code), the date of publication in the **Federal Register** , the landholding agency, and the property number. 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:* Ms. Kathryn M. Halvorson, Director, Air Force Real Property Agency, 1700 North Moore Street, Suite 2300, Arlington, VA 22209;

(703)696-5502; *Coast Guard:* Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Attn: Teresa Sheinberg, 2100 Second St, SW., Rm 6109, Washington, DC 20593-0001;

(202)267-6142; *COE:* Ms. Tracy Beck, Army Corps of Engineers, Office of Counsel, CECC-R, 441 G Street, NW., Washington DC 20314-1000;

(202)761-0019; *Energy:* Mr. John Watson, Department of Energy, Office of Engineering & Construction Management, ME-90, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., Washington, DC 20585:

(202)586-0072; *GSA:* Mr. John E.B. Smith, Deputy Assistant Commissioner, General Services Administration, Office of Property Disposal, 18th and F Streets, NW., Washington, DC 20405;

(202)501-0084; *Interior:* Mr. Michael Wright, Acquisition & Property Management, Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., MS2603, Washington, DC 20240;

(202)513-0747; *Navy:* Mr. Warren Meekins, Associate Director, Department of the Navy, Real Estate Services, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Washington Navy Yard, 1322 Patterson Ave., SE., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20374-5065;

(202)685-9305; (These are not toll-free numbers). Dated: November 29, 2007. Mark R. Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs. Title V, Federal Surplus Property Program; Federal Register Report Suitable/Available Properties; Land South Dakota 40 Acres—N-2, Minuteman Missile Site Butte, SD Landholding Agency: GSA Property Number: 54200740008 Status: Surplus GSA Number: 7-D-SD-0521-HA *Comments:* Restrictions & Covenants 40 acres—Mike 4 Minuteman Missile Launch Facility Butte, SD 57706 Landholding Agency: GSA Property Number: 54200740009 Status: Surplus GSA Number: 7-D-SD-0521-GZ *Comments:* Restrictions & Covenants Unsuitable Properties; Building California Bldgs. 02845, 05331, 06790 Edwards AFB Kern, CA 93524 Landholding Agency: Air Force Property Number: 18200740001 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Bldgs. 07173, 07175, 07980 Edwards AFB Kern, CA 93524 Landholding Agency: Air Force Property Number: 18200740002 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Secured Area. Bldg. 259 Naval Air Station North Island, CA Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200740015 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Secured Area Unsuitable Properties; Building California Bldg. 41356 Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA 92055 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200740017 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Secured Area. Extensive deterioration Florida Bldg. 01248, Cape Canaveral AFS Brevard, FL 32925 Landholding Agency: Air Force Property Number: 18200740003 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Secured Area Bldg. 44426 Cape Canaveral AFS Brevard, FL 32925 Landholding Agency: Air Force Property Number: 18200740004 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Secured Area Unsuitable Properties; Building Florida Bldg. 85406 Cape Canaveral AFS Brevard, FL 32925 Landholding Agency: Air Force Property Number: 18200740005 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Secured Area 88 Facilities Saufley Field Pensacola, FL 32508 Landholding Agency: Navy Property Number: 77200740016 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Within airport runway clear zone Hawaii Bldgs. 1028, 1029 Hickam AFB Hickam, HI 96853 Landholding Agency: Air Force Property Number: 18200740006 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Secured Area Bldgs. 1710, 1711 Hickam AFB Hickam, HI 96853 Landholding Agency: Air Force Property Number: 18200740007 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Secured Area Unsuitable Properties; Building Illinois Comfort Station Rend Lake Project Benton, IL 62812 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740001 Status: Excess. *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Trailers 092, 120, 121, 143 Fermi Nat'l Accelerator Lab Batavia, IL 60510 Landholding Agency: Energy Property Number: 41200740004 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Kansas Vault Toilet Farnum Creek Boat Ramp Junction City, KS 66441 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740002 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Vault Toilet North Overlook Park Junction City, KS 66441 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740003 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Unsuitable Properties; Building Kansas Vault Toilet Curtis Creek Boat Ramp Junction City, KS 66441 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740004 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration House Pomona Lake Project Vassar, KS 66453 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740005 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Bldg 25034 Lucas Park Sylvan Grove, KS 67481 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740006 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration 2 Vault Toilets Tuttle Creek Manhattan, KS 66502 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740007 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Unsuitable Properties; Building Kentucky Sewage Treatment Plant Smith Ridge Rec Area Campbellsville, KY 42718 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740008 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Missouri Bldgs 05004, 05008 Cedar Ridge Park Stockton, MO 65785 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740009 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Bldg 11002 Greenfield Access Stockton, MO 65785 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740010 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Bldgs 14008, 14009, 14010 Hawker Point Park Stockton, MO 65785 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740011 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Unsuitable Properties; Building Missouri Bldg 34006 Orleans Trail Park Stockton, MO 65785 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740012 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Bldg ES801-8319 Wappapello Lake Project Wayne, MO 63966 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740013 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration North Carolina Bldg MC-A01 Morehead City, NC Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740014 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Unsuitable Properties; Building Ohio NIKE Site Cd-46 Felicity, OH Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740015 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Installation 39875 Hayes Reserve Center Fremont, OH 43420 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740016 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Oklahoma Gatehouse Porum Landing Stigler, OK 75562 Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740017 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Bldgs. 42008, 55088 Webbers Falls Lake Webbers Falls, OK Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740019 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Unsuitable Properties; Building South Dakota Bldg. 2306 Ellsworth AFB Meade, SD 57706 Landholding Agency: Air Force Property Number: 18200740008 Status: Underutilized *Reasons:* Within 2000 ft. of flammable or explosive material. Secured Area. Texas 148 Bldgs. Texoma Lake Denison, TX Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740018 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Virginia Bldgs. JHK-17433, JHK-17446 John H. Kerr Project Boydton, VA Landholding Agency: COE Property Number: 31200740020 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Unsuitable Properties; Building Virginia 9 Bldgs. USCG Cape Charles Station Winters Quarters Northampton, VA 23310 Landholding Agency: Coast Guard Property Number: 88200740001 Status: Unutilized *Reasons:* Extensive deterioration Land Utah 0.47 acre Feeder Canal Hyrum, UT 84319 Landholding Agency: Interior Property Number: 61200740007 Status: Excess *Reasons:* Other—landlocked [FR Doc. E7-23507 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications; request for comment. SUMMARY: We invite the public to comment on the following application to conduct certain activities with endangered species. DATES: Comments on this permit application must be received on or before January 7, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Chief, Endangered Species, Ecological Services, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181 (telephone: 503-231-2063; fax: 503-231-6243). Please refer to the permit number for the application when submitting comments. All comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the official administrative record and may be made available to the public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Canterbury, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, at the above Portland address (telephone: 503-231-2063; fax: 503-231-6243). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicant has applied for a permit to conduct certain activities with endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“we”) solicits review and comment from local, State, and Federal agencies, and the public on the following permit request. Permit No. 168437 *Applicant:* Jane R. Ragsdale, Celeste, Texas. The applicant requests a permit to purchase, in interstate commerce, two female and two male captive bred Hawaiian (=nene) geese ( *Branta* [= *Nesochen* ] *sandvicensis* ) for enhancing their propagation and survival. This notification covers activities conducted by the applicant over the next 5 years. Public Review of Comments We solicit public review and comment on this recovery permit application. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Comments and materials received will be available for public inspection, by appointment, during normal business hours at the above address. Dated: November 13, 2007. David J. Wesley, Acting Regional Director, Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E7-23760 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs Submission of Paperwork Reduction Act Request to Office of Management and Budget AGENCY: Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the Information Collection Request regarding the Job Placement & Training Application, OMB No. 1076-0062, has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for reinstatement. The collection expired during the renewal process. DATES: Submit your comments and suggestions on or before January 7, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent directly to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, *Attention:* Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior. You may submit your comments by e-mail at *OIRA-DOCKET@omb.eop.gov* or by facsimile to 202-395-6566. Send a copy of your comments to Lynn Forcia, Chief, Division of Workforce Development, Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development, 1951 Constitution Avenue, NW., Mailstop 20 SIB, Washington, DC 20245. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the information collection form may be obtained by contacting Lynn Forcia at 202-219-5270. (This is not a toll free number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract The information collection process is necessary to assess work history and training needs of adult Indians who reside on or near Indian reservations, and who desire to obtain reasonable and satisfactory employment. The information collection document provides data necessary to administer the Job Placement & Training program. The Department is authorized to undertake a program of Job Placement which may include financial assistance, vocational training (including apprenticeships and on-the-job training), counseling, guidance, and related services for any recognized vocation. The program is available to Indians who are not less than 18 years old and who reside on or near an Indian reservation (and in Alaska). Public Law 84-959 and Public Law 88-230 authorize the BIA to enter into contracts or agreements with Federal, State, and local government agencies or associations with non-apprenticeship programs, apprenticeship programs, or on-the-job training that leads to skilled employment. The same application form is used for both 25 CFR Parts 26 (Employment Assistance for Adult Indians) and 27 (Vocational Training for Adult Indians). Information of a confidential nature is protected by the Privacy Act. A request for comments on this information collection was published in the **Federal Register** on July 6, 2007 (72 FR 37043). No comments received. Request for Comments Comments are invited on

(a)whether the information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (hours and cost) of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of the information on the respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. The Office of Management and Budget has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information collection form, but may respond after 30 days; therefore, comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted to OMB within 30 days in order to assure their maximum consideration. Please note that all comments are available for public review during regular office hours. If you wish to have your name and/or address withheld, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comments. We will honor your request to the extent allowed by law. All comments from businesses or representatives of businesses will be open for public review. Data *Title:* Job Placement & Training Program Application Form (changed to be consistent with other similar federal programs). *OMB Approval Number:* 1076-0062. *Summary of Collection of Information:* The collection of information provides pertinent data concerning the individual's previous training and employment background, current training and employment plans, and to determine eligibility for program services. An eligible PL93-638 contractor may choose to only contract the Job Placement portion of this program or only the Job Training portion, or both simultaneously. *Frequency:* Applications are filed on an as needed basis. *Description of respondents:* Individual tribal members residing on or near reservations seeking training for purposes of job placement services, or job ready individuals seeking employment services. *Estimated completion time:* One-half hour. *Number of Annual responses:* 4,900. *Annual Burden hours:* 2,450 hours. *Cost Burden:* There are no costs other than salary. Dated: November 16, 2007. Carl J. Artman, Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. E7-23723 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-4M-P DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management Emergency Closure Notice AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Folsom Field Office, California, Interior. ACTION: Emergency closure of public lands in Yuba County, California. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that two parcels of public land are temporarily closed to all motorized vehicle use. The purpose of this emergency order is to protect federally-listed anadromous fish species, specifically Central Valley fall-run chinook salmon (federal candidate species), Central Valley spring-run chinook salmon (federally threatened), and Central Valley steelhead (federally threatened). The closed area, approximately 160 acres, is described as follows: All public lands in T16N, R5E, Section 22 and lands in T16N, R5E, Section 27, Lots 7 and 8, and the riverbed between the above stated lands. Closure signs will be posted at main entry points to these areas. Maps of the closure area may be obtained from the Folsom Field Office, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA 95630. Phone:

(916)985-4474. DATES: The closure will take effect immediately, and will remain in effect for less than six months until the Sierra Resource Management Plan and supplemental rules relevant to this closure are finalized. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Haigh, Bureau of Land Management, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom, CA 95630. Phone:

(916)985-4474. *Discussion of the Rules:* Under the authority of 43 CFR 8364.1(a) and 8341.2, the Bureau of Land Management will enforce the following rules on public lands within the closed area: One must not enter the closed area with a motorized vehicle. *Exemptions:* This closure order does not apply to:

(1)Any federal, state or local government law enforcement officer engaged in enforcing this closure order or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force while in the performance of an official duty; and

(2)Any BLM employee, agent, or contractor while in the performance of an official duty, or any person expressly authorized by BLM. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BLM is implementing this action on 160 acres of public land in Yuba County, California. BLM has observed motorized vehicles entering the river over salmon and steelhead spawning redds. Salmon and steelhead spawning in this reach of the river are all listed in some capacity by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This reach of the river is also designated as critical habitat for these species by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Motorized use is adversely impacting spawning habitat and redds for these anadromous fish species. Consequently, this area is being closed to motorized use. *Penalties:* The authority for this closure is found under section 303(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S. 1733(a), 43 CFR 8341.2, and 43 CFR 8364.1(a)). Any person who violates this closure may be tried before a United States Magistrate and fined no more than $1,000 or imprisoned for no more than 12 months or both. Such violations may also be subject to the enhanced fines provided for by 18 U.S.C. 3571. Dated: November 15, 2007. William S. Haigh, Manager, Folsom Field Office. [FR Doc. 07-5952 Filed 12-6-07; 8:45 am]

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