Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 245 / Wednesday, December 22, 2004 / Notices 76775

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4904–N–14] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request: Loan 

Guarantee Recovery Fund

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Community Planning And 

Development, 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 

22, 2005.

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: 

Shelia Jones, Reports Liaison Officer, 

Department of Housing Urban and 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Room 7232, Washington, DC 20410.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jackie L. Williams, Ph.D., Director, 

Office of Rural Housing and Economic 

Development, Room 7137, Washington, 

DC 20410, telephone: (202) 708–2290, 

(this is not a toll-free number) for copies 

of the proposed forms and other 

available documents.

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 

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: Loan Guarantee 

Recovery Fund. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable:

2506–0159. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: To 

appropriately determine whether 

entities that submit applications for 

assistance under the Loan Guarantee 

Recovery Fund (Section 4 of the Church 

Arson Prevention Action of 1996) are 

eligible applicants and submit 

applications otherwise in compliance 

with the regulations, certain information 

is required. Among other necessary 

criteria, HUD must determine whether: 

(1) The financial institution is eligible as 

defined at 24 CFR Section 573.2 of the 

regulation; (2) the borrower is eligible as 

defined under 24 CFR Section; (3) the 

loan will assist in addressing damage or 

destruction caused by acts of arson or 

terrorism; (4) the activities which will 

be assisted by the guaranteed loans are 

eligible activities under 573.3; (5) the 

financial institution utilizes sufficient 

underwriting standards; and (6) the 

assisted activities will comply with all 

applicable environmental laws 

requirements. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

Form HUD–40076 LGA (1/2005) 

Members of affected public: Financial 

institutions such as banks, trust 

companies, savings and loan 

associations, credit unions, mortgage 

companies, or other issues regulated by 

the Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation, the Office of Thrift 

Supervision, the Credit Union 

Administration, or the U.S. Comptroller 

of the Currency. Certain not-for-profit 

organizations affected by acts of arson or 

terrorism. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the 

Information collection including 

number of respondents, frequency of 

response, and hours of response: A total 

of 100 respondents are expected and the 

total estimated burden hours is 9440. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: The Department does not 

have a critical mass of respondents to 

serve as a source of information from 

which conclusions can be drawn with 

respect to the accuracy of its current 

estimates.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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

Dated: December 14, 2004. 

Nelson R. Brego ́n, 

General Deputy, Assistant Secretary for 

Community Planning and Development.

[FR Doc. 04–27923 Filed 12–21–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management 

[AK–910–1310PP–ARAC] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Alaska 

Resource Advisory Council

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Alaska State Office, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Alaska 

Resource Advisory Council will meet as 

indicated below.

DATES: The meeting will be held 

February 8–9, 2005, at the Anchorage 

Federal Building, located at 7th and C 

Street, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The public 

comment period will begin at 1 p.m. 

February 8.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Teresa McPherson, Alaska State Office, 

222 W. 7th Avenue #13, Anchorage, AK 

99513. Telephone (907) 271–3322 or email tmcphers@ak.blm.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15-

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Bureau of 

Land Management, on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in Alaska. At this meeting, 

topics we plan to discuss include: 

• Status of land use planning in 

Alaska 

• Off-highway vehicle use 

designations on BLM-administered 

lands 

• Wildland fire management on BLMadministered lands 

• National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska 

integrated activity plans 

• North Slope Science Initiative 

• Other topics the Council may raise 

All meetings are open to the public. 

The public may present written 

comments to the Council. Each formal 

Council meeting will also have time 

allotted for hearing public comments. 

Depending on the number of persons 

wishing to comment and time available, 

the time for individual oral comments 

may be limited. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation, 

transportation, or other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact BLM.

Dated: December 14, 2004. 

George P. Oviatt, 

Acting Associate State Director.

[FR Doc. 04–27924 Filed 12–21–04; 8:45 am] 

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