Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 173 / Wednesday, September 9, 2009 / Notices 46447 

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: Notice of 

Application for Designation as a Single 

Family Foreclosure Commissioner 

OMB Approval Number: 2510–0012 

Form Numbers: None. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and its Proposed Use: 

Under the Single Family Mortgage 

Foreclosure Act of 1994, HUD may 

exercise a nonjudicial power of sale of 

single-family HUD-held mortgages and 

may appoint foreclosure commissioners 

to do this. HUD needs the notice and 

resulting applications for compliance 

with the Act’s requirements that 

commissioners be qualified. Most 

respondents will be attorneys, but 

anyone may apply. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden .............................................................................. 30 1 0.50 15 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 15. 

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: September 3, 2009. 

Lillian Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–21703 Filed 9–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5281–N–65] 

Legal Instructions Concerning 

Applications for Full Insurance 

Benefits-Assignment of Multifamily 

Mortgages to the Secretary 

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. 

Mortgagees of HUD-insured multifamily loans may receive mortgage 

insurance benefits upon assignment of 

mortgages to HUD. In connection with 

the assignment, legal documents (e.g. 

mortgage, mortgage note, security 

agreement, title insurance policy) must 

be submitted to the Department. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 9, 

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 (2510–0006) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. 

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: Legal Instructions 

Concerning Applications for Full 

Insurance Benefits—Assignment of 

Multifamily Mortgages to the Secretary. 

OMB Approval Number: 2510–0006. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Its Proposed Use: 

Mortgagees of HUD-insured multifamily loans may receive mortgage 

insurance benefits upon assignment of 

mortgages to HUD. In connection with 

the assignment, legal documents (e.g. 

mortgage, mortgage note, security 

agreement, title insurance policy) must 

be submitted to the Department. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 


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46448 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 173 / Wednesday, September 9, 2009 / Notices 

Number Of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses x Hours Per response = Burden Hours 

Reporting burden .................................................................. 128 1 ...... 26 ...... 3,328 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,328. 

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: September 2, 2009. 

Lillian Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–21730 Filed 9–8–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Minerals Management Service 

[Docket No. MMS–2009–OMM–0004] 

MMS Information Collection Activity: 

1010–0071, Relief or Reduction in 

Royalty Rates, Extension of a 

Collection; Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service 

(MMS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of an 

information collection (1010–0071). 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we are notifying the public that 

we have submitted to OMB an 

information collection request (ICR) to 

renew approval of the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

30 CFR 203, Relief or Reduction in 

Royalty Rates, and related documents. 

This notice also provides the public a 

second opportunity to comment on the 

paperwork burden of these regulatory 

requirements. 

DATE: Submit written comments by 

October 9, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You should submit 

comments directly to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior (1010–0071), 

either by fax (202) 395–5806 or e-mail 

(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov). Please 

also send a copy to MMS by either of 

the following methods: 

• Electronically: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Under the tab 

More Search Options, click Advanced 

Docket Search, then select Minerals 

Management Service from the agency 

drop-down menu, then click submit. In 

the Docket ID column, select MMS– 

2009–OMM–0004 to submit public 

comments and to view supporting and 

related materials available. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing documents, 

submitting comments, and viewing the 

docket after the close of the comment 

period, is available through the site’s 

User Tips link. The MMS will post all 

comments. 

• Mail or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Minerals 

Management Service; Attention: Cheryl 

Blundon; 381 Elden Street, MS–4024; 

Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. Please 

reference Information Collection 1010– 

0071 in your subject line and include 

your name and address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations and 

Standards Branch, (703) 787–1607. You 

may also contact Cheryl Blundon to 

obtain a copy, at no cost, of the 

regulation that requires the subject 

collection of information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 203, Relief or Reduction 

in Royalty Rates. 

OMB Control Number: 1010–0071. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act, as amended by Public 

Law 104–58, Deep Water Royalty Relief 

Act (DWRRA), gives the Secretary of the 

Interior (Secretary) the authority to 

reduce or eliminate royalty or any net 

profit share specified in OCS oil and gas 

leases to promote increased production. 

The DWRRA also authorized the 

Secretary to suspend royalties when 

necessary to promote development or 

recovery of marginal resources on 

producing or non-producing leases in 

the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) west of 87 

degrees, 30 minutes West longitude. 

Section 302 of the DWRRA provides 

that new production from a lease in 

existence on November 28, 1995, in a 

water depth of at least 200 meters, and 

in the GOM west of 87 degrees, 30 

minutes West longitude qualifies for 

royalty suspension in certain situations. 

To grant a royalty suspension, the 

Secretary must determine that the new 

production or development would not 

be economic in the absence of royalty 

relief. The Secretary must then 

determine the volume of production on 

which no royalty would be due in order 

to make the new production from the 

lease economically viable. This 

determination is done on a case-by-case 

basis. Production from leases in the 

same water depth and area issued after 

November 28, 2000, also can qualify for 

royalty suspension in addition to any 

that may be included in their lease 

terms. 

In addition, Federal policy and statute 

require us to recover the cost of services 

that confer special benefits to 

identifiable non-Federal recipients. The 

Independent Offices Appropriation Act 

(31 U.S.C. 9701), Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) Circular A–25, and 

the Omnibus Appropriations Bill (Pub. 

L. 104–133 110 Stat. 1321, April 26, 

1996) authorize the Minerals 

Management Service (MMS) to collect 

these fees to reimburse us for the cost 

to process applications or assessments. 

Regulations at 30 CFR part 203 

implement these statutes and policy and 

require respondents to pay a fee to 

request royalty relief. Section 203.3 

states that, ‘‘We will specify the 

necessary fees for each of the types of 

royalty-relief applications and possible 

MMS audits in a Notice to Lessees. We 

will periodically update the fees to 

reflect changes in costs as well as 

provide other information necessary to 

administer royalty relief.’’ 

The MMS uses the information to 

make decisions on the economic 

viability of leases requesting a 

suspension or elimination of royalty or 

net profit share. These decisions have 

enormous monetary impacts to both the 

lessee and the Federal Government. 

Royalty relief can lead to increased 

production of natural gas and oil, 

creating profits for lessees and royalty 

and tax revenues for the government 

that they might not otherwise receive. 

We could not make an informed 

decision without the collection of 

information required by 30 CFR part 

203. 

Regulations implementing these 

responsibilities are under 30 CFR part 

203. Responses are mandatory or are 

required to obtain or retain a benefit. No 

questions of a sensitive nature are 

asked. The MMS protects information 

considered proprietary according to 30 

CFR parts 203.63 and 250, and the 

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 

552) and its implementing regulations 

(43 CFR part 2). 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal OCS oil 

and gas lessees and/or operators. It 

should be noted that not all of the 


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