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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 10.5. 

Status: Extension of a currently 

approved collection.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as 

amended.

Dated: December 8, 2004. 

Wayne Eddins, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–27414 Filed 12–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–72–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4903–N–99] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; HUD’s 

Affordable Communities Award

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been 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. 

HUD is requesting approval to 

continue to collect the information 

necessary to apply for HUD’s Affordable 

Communities Award. The award is a 

non-monetary award to be presented 

annually to acknowledge and honor 

those communities at the forefront in 

expanding affordable housing 

opportunities by reducing regulatory 

barriers and creating an environment 

supportive of the construction and 

rehabilitation of affordable housing. 

This award was designed and developed 

as part of HUD’s Affordable 

Communities Initiative.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 14, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2501–0020) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 

Officer, AYO, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Wayne_Eddins@HUD.gov; or 

Lillian Deitzer at 

Lillian_L_Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Mr. Eddins or Ms. Deitzer 

and at HUD’s Web site at http://

www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/

collectionsearch.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development has submitted to OMB a 

request for approval of the information 

collection described below. This notice 

is soliciting comments from members of 

the public and affecting agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information to: (1) Evaluate whether the 

proposed collection of information 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 

through 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: HUD’s Affordable 

Communities Award. 

OMB Approval Number: 2501–0020. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Description Of The Need For The 

Information And Its Proposed Use:

Application for HUD’s Affordable 

Communities Award, a non-monetary 

award to be presented annually, 

acknowledging and honoring those 

communities at the forefront in 

expanding affordable housing 

opportunities by reducing regulatory 

barriers and creating an environment 

supportive of the construction and 

rehabilitation of affordable housing. 

This award was designed and developed 

as part of HUD’s Affordable 

Communities Initiative. 

Frequency Of Submission: Annually.

Number of

respondents 

Annual

responses × Hours perresponse = Burden hours 

Reporting burden .............................................................................. 300 300 8 2,400 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,400. 

Status: Extension of a currently 

approved collection.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35, as 

amended.

Dated: December 8, 2004. 

Wayne Eddins, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. E4–3647 Filed 12–14–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–72–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4900–FA–02] 

Announcement of Funding Awards for 

Fiscal Year 2004; Doctoral Dissertation 

Research Grant Program

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD.

ACTION: Announcement of funding 

awards. 

SUMMARY: This document identifies the 

doctoral students selected for funding 

under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 

Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant 

(DDRG) Program. The DDRG program 

enables Ph.D. candidates to complete 

their research and dissertations on 

topics that focus on policy-relevant 

housing and urban development issues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Brunson, Office of University 

Partnerships, U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, Room 

8106, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

708–3061, ext. 3852. To provide service 

for persons who are hearing- or speechimpaired, this number may be reached 

through TTY by dialing the Federal 

Information Relay Service on 800–877–

8339 or (202) 708–1455. (Telephone 

numbers, other than ‘‘800’’ TTY 

numbers are not toll free).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DDRG 

Program was created as a means of 

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expanding the number of researchers 

conducting research on subjects of 

interest to HUD. Doctoral candidates 

can receive grants of up to $25,000 to 

complete work on their dissertations. 

Grants are for a two-year period. 

This program is administered by the 

Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research (PD&R), 

Office of University Partnerships. This 

Office also administers PD&R’s other 

grant programs for academics. 

The Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance number for this program is 

14.516. 

On May 14, 2004, HUD published a 

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) 

announcing the availability of $400,000 

in Fiscal Year 2004 for the DDRG 

Program (69 FR 27111). The Department 

reviewed, evaluated and scored the 

applications received based on the 

criteria in the NOFA. As a result, HUD 

has funded the applicants identified 

below, and in accordance with Section 

102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 

U.S.C. 3545), the Department is 

publishing details concerning the 

recipients of funding awards. More 

information about the winners can be 

found at http://www.oup.org.

List of Awardees for Grant Assistance 

Under the FY 2004 Doctoral 

Dissertation Research Grant Program 

Funding Competition, by Institution, 

Address, Grant Amount and Name of 

Student Funded 

1. University of Southern California, 

University Park Campus, RGL Building, 

Los Angeles, CA 90089. Grant: $25,000 

to Duan Zhuang. 

2. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and 

State University, 460 Turner Street, 

Suite 306, Blacksburg, VA 24060. Grant: 

$24,976 to James Armstrong. 

3. The Regents of the University of 

California, 10920 Wilshire Boulevard, 

Suite 1200, Los Angeles, CA 90024. 

Grant: $24,988 to Yan Lee. 

4. Massachusetts Institute of 

Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 

Room 9–523, Cambridge, MA 02139. 

Grant: $25,000 to Criseida Navarro-Diaz. 

5. University of Texas at Austin, 

North Office Building–Suite 4300, 101 

East 27th Street, Austin, TX 78713. 

Grant: $25,000 to Pamela Rogers. 

6. Rutgers, The State University of 

New Jersey, 3 Rutgers Plaza, New 

Brunswick, NJ 08901. Grant: $25,000 to 

Kristen Crassney. 

7. Rutgers, The State University of 

New Jersey, 3 Rutgers Plaza, New 

Brunswick, NJ 08901. Grant: $23,480 to 

Mathew Cuddy. 

8. Regents of the University of 

Michigan, 303 South State Street, Room 

1044, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–1274. 

Grant: $25,000 to George Carter. 

9. University of North Carolina at 

Chapel Hill, Office of Sponsored 

Research, CB#1350, Chapel Hill, NC 

27599. Grant: $24,992 to Lisa Bates. 

10. The Board of Trustees of the 

University of Illinois, 809 South 

Marshfield (M/C 551), Chicago, IL 

60612. Grant: $25,000 to Michael Wenz. 

11. Regents University of Michigan, 

427 Thompson Street, P.O. Box 1248, 

Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Grant: $25,000 to 

Sapna Swaroop. 

12. University of Massachusetts, 

Office of Grant & Contract 

Administration, Goodell Building, 

Room 408, Amherst, MA 01003. Grant: 

$25,000 to Mark Tigan. 

13. University of Pittsburgh, 350 

Thackeray Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. 

Grant: $24,800 to Andrew Aurand. 

14. Research Foundation for Graduate 

School & University Center, City 

University of New York, 365 Fifth 

Avenue, New York, NY 10016. Grant: 

$24,925 to Arielle Goldberg. 

15. New York University, 15 

Washington Place, #1H, New York, NY 

10003. Grant: $25,000 to Michael 

McQuarrie. 

16. Florida State University, 97 South 

Woodward Avenue, 3rd Floor, 

Tallahassee, FL 32306. Grant: $20,000 to 

Gregory Burge.

Dated: December 1, 2004. 

Dennis C. Shea, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research.

[FR Doc. 04–27413 Filed 12–14–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary 

Proposed Alternative Dispute 

Resolution (ADR) Pilot Referral 

Program for Interior Board of Land 

Appeals

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Office of Hearings and 

Appeals (OHA), Department of the 

Interior (DOI), in collaboration with 

DOI’s Office of Collaborative Action and 

Dispute Resolution (CADR) and the U.S. 

Institute for Environmental Conflict 

Resolution, has developed an alternative 

dispute resolution (ADR) pilot referral 

program for the Interior Board of Land 

Appeals (IBLA). The IBLA pilot program 

is one component of a Department-wide 

effort to expand the appropriate use of 

ADR processes to address 

environmental, public lands, and 

natural resources disputes involving 

DOI’s bureaus and offices. OHA is 

making available for public review and 

comment a number of documents that 

describe and will be used to implement 

the IBLA pilot program.

DATES: To be considered, written or 

electronic comments on the IBLA pilot 

program must be received on or before 

January 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit comments on the 

IBLA pilot program. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: Submit written comments to 

the Interior Board of Land Appeals, 

Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. 

Department of the Interior, 801 N. 

Quincy Street, Suite 300, Arlington, VA 

22203. 

• Fax: Send comments by facsimile to 

the Interior Board of Land Appeals at 

(703) 235–8349. 

• Direct Internet Response: Submit 

electronic comments by following the 

instructions for submitting comments 

provided at the following Web site: 

http://www.blm.gov/nhp/news/

regulatory/index.htm.

Received comments will be available 

for public review. Comments may be 

inspected between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, at the address 

provided above. Comments may also be 

viewed electronically at the Web site 

listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Greenberg, Dispute Resolution 

Specialist, Office of Hearings and 

Appeals, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, 801 N. Quincy Street, Suite 

300, Arlington, VA 22203, 703–235–

3750.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IBLA 

pilot program has two main 

components: 

• During the initial case docketing 

process, IBLA will alert parties to the 

availability of voluntary ADR processes 

to achieve settlement of their appeals. 

• Following a preliminary review of 

the appeal, IBLA will select, through 

use of ADR suitability criteria, appeals 

that may be appropriate for direct 

negotiation, assisted negotiation/

mediation, or other ADR processes (for 

example, joint fact-finding).

The IBLA pilot program is intended to 

educate parties about the potential for 

ADR and offer them an opportunity to 

develop creative solutions to their 

disputes, thereby reducing the expense 

and time involved in the appeals 

process and potentially limiting further 

litigation.