Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 247 / Monday, December 27, 2004 / Notices 77261

random drug testing for the next 

calendar year.

Dated: December 16, 2004. 

T.H. Gilmour, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant 

Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and 

Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 04–28229 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4907–N–35] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Emergency Comment Request; 

Emergency Capital Repair Program

AGENCY: Office of Housing, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

emergency review and approval, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act. The Department is soliciting public 

comments on the subject proposal. 

This is a request for approval of a 

revision to the currently approved 

information collection for selecting 

applicants for the Assisted Living 

Conversion Program. 

Congress has introduced a new facet 

to the ALCP Program authorizing 

Emergency Capital Repair grants for 

Owners of projects that need emergency 

repair work. This emergency capital 

repair grant funding will be for repairs 

at projects to correct situations that 

present immediate threats to the life, 

health and safety of project tenants.

DATES: Comments Due Date: January 3, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments must be 

received within seven (7) days from the 

date of this Notice. Comments should 

refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 

approval number (2502–0542) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Eddins, Paperwork Reduction 

Act Compliance Officer, AYO, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 

Wayne_Eddins@HUD.gov; 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 on HUD’s Web site 

at http://www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/

icbts/collectionsearch.cfm

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Notice informs the public that the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) has submitted to 

OMB, for emergency processing, a 

proposed revision to the currently 

approved information collection for 

selecting applicants for the Emergency 

Capital Repair Program grants. 

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: Emergency Capital 

Repair Program. 

Description of Information Collection:

This is a revision to the currently 

approved information collection for 

selecting applicants for the Assisted 

Living Conversion Program grants. 

Congress has introduced a new facet 

to the ALCP authorizing Emergency 

Capital Repair grant funding for Owners 

of projects that need to correct 

situations that present immediate 

threats to the life, health and safety of 

project tenants. This emergency capital 

repair grant funding will be used to 

repair or replace major building and 

structural components as well as 

mechanical equipment to the extent 

they are necessary for health and safety 

reasons. 

OMB Control Number: 2502–0542. 

Agency Form Numbers: Standard 

Forms 424, 424–Supplemental, LLL and 

HUD forms 424B, 424–C, 2880, 2990, 

2991, 96010, 2530, 50080–ALCP, 

50080–ECRG, 27300, 92045. 

Members of Affected Public: Not-forprofit project owners. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of responses, 

and hours of response: An estimation of 

the total number of hours needed to 

prepare the information collection is 

3,360. The estimated number of 

respondents is 30, and the frequency of 

response is on occasion. 

Status: Revision of a currently 

approved collection.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended.

Dated: December 17, 2004. 

John C. Weicher, 

Assistant Secretary for Housing -Federal 

Housing Commissioner.

[FR Doc. E4–3805 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Final Comprehensive Conservation 

Plan for Necedah National Wildlife 

Refuge

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) announces that the 

final Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

(CCP) and Environmental Assessment 

(EA) is available for Necedah National 

Wildlife Refuge. This CCP is prepared 

pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Administration Act of 1966, as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, and the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969, and describes how 

the Service intends to manage this 

refuge over the next 15 years.

DATES: Implementation of the CCP will 

not begin sooner than 30 days following 

the Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI).

ADDRESSES: Copies of the CCP are 

available on compact diskette or hard 

copy, and can be obtained in writing: 

Necedah National Wildlife Refuge, 

W7996 20th Street West, Necedah, WI 

54646–7531. Copies of the CCP can also 

be accessed and downloaded at the 

following Web site address: http://

midwest.fws.gov/planning/Necedah/

index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Wargowski at 608–565–2551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 

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668dd–668ee et seq) requires a CCP. The 

purpose in developing CCPs is to 

provide refuge managers with a 15-year 

strategy for achieving refuge purposes 

and contributing toward the mission of 

the National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife science, conservation, legal 

mandates, and Service policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, the CCPs identify 

wildlife-dependent recreational 

opportunities available to the public, 

including opportunities for hunting, 

fishing, wildlife observation and 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. We will 

review and update these CCPs at least 

every 15 years in accordance with the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997, and the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370d).

Necedah National Wildlife Refuge 

was established in 1939 as a refuge and 

breeding ground for migratory birds and 

for use as an inviolate sanctuary for 

migratory birds. Located in central 

Wisconsin, the Refuge includes 43,696 

acres consisting of wetlands and open 

water areas, pine, oak, and aspen 

forests, grasslands, and rare savannas. 

Three alternatives were considered in 

the EA: (1) No action; (2) follow the 

course set in the 1979 Master Plan; or 

(3) follow the course established in the 

CCP (preferred alternative). Significant 

issues addressed in the CCP include the 

proposal to acquire land within the 

Yellow River Focus Area and 

management of endangered species that 

use the Refuge, including the Eastern 

massassagua rattlesnake, the Karner 

blue butterfly, and a migratory flock of 

Whooping Cranes. There was strong 

public interest in the plan, and the 

Service provided many opportunities 

for public comment in meetings in the 

community. Following a 60-day 

comment period on the Draft CCP (65 

FR 46940, August 1, 2000), a revised 

Draft CCP was produced and another 

60-day comment period was provided 

(66 FR 52776, October 17, 2001). The 

plan was revised to address the issues 

raised by the public, including the 

decision to reduce the area within the 

Yellow River Focus Area where land 

acquisition would be one of the tools 

available to facilitate restoration and 

conservation efforts. Assistance to local 

landowners would remain the priority 

means of habitat restoration and 

conservation throughout the Focus 

Area. It has been determined that the 

CCP is not a major Federal action that 

would significantly affect the quality of 

the human environment, within the 

meaning of Section 102(2)(c) of the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969.

Dated: March 26, 2003. 

Marvin E. Moriarty, 

Acting Regional Director.

Editorial Note: This document was 

received at the Office of the Federal Register 

December 20, 2004.

[FR Doc. 04–28142 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for Permit

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species and/or marine 

mammals.

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by January 26, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications 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 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax 703/358–2281.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone 703/358–2104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. This notice is 

provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

Written data, comments, or requests for 

copies of these complete applications 

should be submitted to the Director 

(address above). 

Applicant: John M. Searles, Flint, MI, 

PRT–093993. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Applicant: Nicholas A. Russo, Sr., 

Allentown, NJ, PRT–094471. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Endangered Marine Mammals and 

Marine Mammals 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with marine 

mammals. The applications were 

submitted to satisfy requirements of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et seq.), 

and the regulations governing marine 

mammals (50 CFR Part 18). Written 

data, comments, or requests for copies 

of the complete applications or requests 

for a public hearing on these 

applications should be submitted to the 

Director (address above). Anyone 

requesting a hearing should give 

specific reasons why a hearing would be 

appropriate. The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Director. 

Applicant: John F. Byrnes, Omaha, 

NE, PRT–091493. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Northern Beaufort 

Sea polar bear population in Canada for 

personal use. 

Applicant: Mark E. Buchanan, San 

Diego, CA, PRT–094374. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Lancaster Sound 

polar bear population in Canada for 

personal use.

Dated: October 29, 2004. 

Michael L. Carpenter, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 04–28223 Filed 12–23–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.