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INFORMATION COLLECTION BURDEN—Continued 

Item No. Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total annual 

hours 

Cost per 

hour 

Total annual 

cost 

R ............ Personnel Change Notification of 

new owners, officers, directors 

or partners (by paper).

...................... 1,000 0 .5 500 47 23,500 

S ............. Voluntary Termination by a Lender 

(by letter).

...................... 500 0 .25 125 47 5,875 

T ............. Credit Watch Termination Reinstatements (by paper)....................... 14 8 112 47 5,264 

........... Totals ............................................. ...................... 63,614 ........................ 43,547 47 2,046,709 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Extension of currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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

Dated: January 21, 2009. 

Ronald Y. Spraker, 

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Housing—Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. E9–1824 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5281–N–08] 

Continuum of Care Homeless 

Assistance Grant ApplicationContinuum of Care Registration 

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. 

The Continuum of Care Homeless 

Assistance Application-Registration is 

part of the currently approved 

information collection package 2506– 

0112. The request for a new information 

collection is to separate the Continuum 

of Care Registration from the Continuum 

of Care Homeless Assistance 

Application. The registration 

information is necessary to assist in the 

selection of proposals submitted to HUD 

(by State and local governments, public 

housing authorities, and nonprofit 

organizations) for the awarded funds 

under the Supportive Housing, Shelter 

Plus Care, and Section 8 Moderate 

Rehabilitation Single Occupancy for 

Homeless Individuals programs. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 

27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2506–NEW) 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: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Lillian Deitzer at 

Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 402–8048. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Ms. Deitzer. 

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: Continuum of Care 

Homeless Assistance 

Grant Application-Continuum of Care 

Registration. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–NEW. 

Form Numbers: HUD–40090–1. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information And Its Proposed Use: 

The Continuum of Care Homeless 

Assistance Application-Registration is 

part of the currently approved 

information collection package 2506– 

0112. The request for a new information 

collection is to separate the Continuum 

of Care Registration from the Continuum 

of Care Homeless Assistance 

Application. The registration 

information is necessary to assist in the 

selection of proposals submitted to HUD 

(by State and local governments, public 

housing authorities, and nonprofit 

organizations) for the awarded funds 

under the Supportive Housing, Shelter 

Plus Care, and Section 8 Moderate 

Rehabilitation Single Occupancy for 

Homeless Individuals programs. 

Frequency of Submission: Annually. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses X Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting burden .............................................................................. 500 1 0.5 250 


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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 250. 

Status: New Collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

amended. 

Dated: January 22, 2009. 

Lillian L. Deitzer, 

Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–1823 Filed 1–27–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-ES-2009-N0012; 92210-1111-0000- 

B3] 

Information Collection Sent to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for Approval; OMB Control 

Number 1018-0119; Policy for 

Evaluation of Conservation Efforts 

When Making Listing Decisions (PECE) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service) have sent an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for 

review and approval. The ICR, which is 

summarized below, describes the nature 

of the collection and the estimated 

burden. This ICR is scheduled to expire 

on January 31, 2009. We may not 

conduct or sponsor and a person is not 

required to respond to a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

However, under OMB regulations, we 

may continue to conduct or sponsor this 

information collection while it is 

pending at OMB. 

DATES: You must send comments on or 

before February 27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and 

suggestions on this ICR to the Desk 

Officer for the Department of the 

Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-6566 

(fax) or OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov 

(e-mail). Please provide a copy of your 

comments to Hope Grey, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 

North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 

22203 (mail) or hope_grey@fws.gov (email). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or 

e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by 

telephone at (703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1018-0119. 

Title: Policy for Evaluation of 

Conservation Efforts When Making 

Listing Decisions (PECE). 

Service Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Primarily State, local, 

or tribal governments. However, 

individuals, businesses, and not-forprofit organizations could develop 

agreements/plans or may agree to 

implement certain conservation efforts 

identified in a State agreement/plan. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Activity Number of annual 

respondents 

Number of annual 

responses 

Completion time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Original Agreement .................................................................. 4 4 2,000 hours ..... 8,000 

Monitoring ................................................................................ 7 7 600 hours ........ 4,200 

Reporting ................................................................................. 7 7 120 hours ........ 840 

Totals ................................................................................ 18 18 ..................... 13,040 

Abstract: Section 4 of the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) specifies the process 

by which we can list species as 

threatened or endangered. When we 

consider whether or not to list a species, 

the ESA requires us to take into account 

the efforts being made by any State or 

any political subdivision of a State to 

protect such species. We also take into 

account the efforts being made by other 

entities. States or other entities often 

formalize conservation efforts in 

conservation agreements, conservation 

plans, management plans, or similar 

documents. The conservation efforts 

recommended or called for in such 

documents could prevent some species 

from becoming so imperiled that they 

meet the definition of a threatened or 

endangered species under the ESA. 

The Policy for Evaluation of 

Conservation Efforts When Making 

Listing Decisions (PECE) encourages the 

development of conservation 

agreements/plans and provides certainty 

about the standard that an individual 

conservation effort must meet for us to 

consider whether it contributes to 

forming a basis for making a decision 

about the listing of a species. PECE 

applies to ‘‘formalized conservation 

efforts’’ that have not been implemented 

or have been implemented but have not 

yet demonstrated if they are effective at 

the time of a listing decision. 

Under PECE, formalized conservation 

efforts are defined as conservation 

efforts (specific actions, activities, or 

programs designed to eliminate or 

reduce threats or otherwise improve the 

status of a species) identified in a 

conservation agreement, conservation 

plan, management plan, or similar 

document (68 FR 15100). The 

development of such agreements/plans 

is voluntary. There is no requirement 

that the individual conservation efforts 

included in such documents be 

designed to meet the standard in PECE. 

Comments: On November 24, 2008, 

we published in the Federal Register 

(73 FR 71041) a notice of our intent to 

request that OMB renew this ICR. In that 

notice, we solicited comments for 60 

days, ending on January 23, 2009. We 

received one comment in response to 

this notice. The commenter did not 

address the information collection 

requirements, but did object to the 

continuation of this program. We have 

not made any changes to our 

information collection requirements as a 

result of this comment. 

We again invite comments concerning 

this information collection on: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. 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 OMB in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 


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