Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 18 / Monday, January 29, 2007 / Notices 4017 

the Section 202 Supportive Housing for 

the Elderly and the Section 811 

Supportive Housing for Persons with 

Disabilities Capital Advance Program. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0470. 

Form Numbers: HUD–2453.1–CA, 

2554, 90163–CA, 90164–CA, 90165–CA, 

90166A–CA, 90166–CA, 90167–CA, 

90169–CA, 901691–CA, 90170–CA, 

90171–CA, 90172–CA, 90172B–CA, 

90173–A–CA, 90173–B–CA, 90173–C–

CA, 90174–CA, 90175–CA, 90175.1–CA, 

90176–CA, 90177–CA, 90178–CA, 

90179–CA, 91732A–CA, 92434–CA, 

92435–CA, 92466.1–CA, 92452, 92452–

A, 92452–CA, 92476–A–CA, 92004–F, 

92433–CA, 92443–CA, 92450–CA, 

92466–CA, 92476–A, 93432–CA, 93566–

CA, and 93566.1–CA. 

Description Of The Need For The 

Information And Its Proposed Use: 

This collection facilitates the 

processing of all Sections 202 and 811 

capital advance projects from firm 

commitment through final closing. 

Second, it allows for the collection of 

information under the mixed-finance 

section of this program so that those 

owners who wish to partner with forprofit limited partners can participate in 

the development and management of 

supportive housing. And lastly, it 

allows for the collection of information 

to satisfy the reporting requirements for 

owners who receive predevelopment 

grant funds. 

Frequency Of Submission: On 

occasion, monthly. 

REPORTING BURDEN

Number of respondents Annual 

responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

260 1 32.35 8,413 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 8,413. 

Status: Revision of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 35, as amended. 

Dated: January 23, 2007. 

Lillian L. Deitzer, 

Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–1356 Filed 1–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Refuge 

Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan 

and Finding of No Significant Impact for 

Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge in 

Martin County, Florida. 

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service 

announces that a Final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for Hobe Sound 

National Wildlife Refuge are available 

for distribution. The plan was prepared 

pursuant to the National Wildlife Refuge 

System Improvement Act of 1997, and 

in accordance with the National 

Environment Policy Act of 1969, and 

describes how the refuge will be 

managed for the next 15 years. The 

compatibility determinations for fishing, 

wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, environmental education 

and interpretation, research, and pets 

are also available within the plan. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plan may be 

obtained by writing to the Refuge 

Manager, Hobe Sound National Wildlife 

Refuge, 13640 SE. Federal Highway, 

Hobe Sound, Florida 33455. The plan 

may also be accessed and downloaded 

from the Fish and Wildlife Service’s 

Web site: http://southeast.fws.gov/ 

planning/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Hobe 

Sound National Wildlife Refuge is in 

Martin County, Florida, about 20 miles 

south of Stuart, Florida, and 30 miles 

north of West Palm Beach, Florida. The 

refuge covers a total of 1,160 acres 

within the acquisition boundary. The 

refuge consists of a 300-acre River 

Lagoon. The primay vegetation classes 

on the Mainland Tract consist mainly of 

sand pine scrub, wetland, mangrove, 

and hammock habitats. The Jupiter 

Island Tract has a 3.5-mile sea turtle 

nesting beach—one of the most 

productive in Florida—and several 

hardwood hammocks and mangrove 

wetlands. Annually, more than 120,000 

visitors participate in refuge and nature 

center activities. 

The availability of the Draft 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Assessment for a 45-day 

public review and comment period was 

announced in the Federal Register on 

January 26, 2004, (69 FR 3590). The 

plan and Environmental assessment 

identified and evaluated four 

alternatives for managing the refuge 

over the next 15 years. Alternative 1, the 

‘‘No Action’’ alternative, would have 

continued current management of the 

refuge within the approved acquisition 

boundary. Under Alternative 2 

(Ecosystem Emphasis), refuge lands 

would be protected, maintained, and 

enhanced by adding more staff, 

equipment, and facilities in order to 

restore and manage the unique habitats 

and more than 40 threatened and 

endangered species. Alternative 3 

(Biological Emphasis) would add more 

staff, equipment, and facilities in order 

to maximize the biological program. 

Alternative 4 (Public Use Emphasis) 

would add more staff, equipment, and 

facilities in order to foster the refuge’s 

public use program. 

Based on the environmental 

assessment and the comments received, 

the Service adopted a modified version 

of Alternative 2 (Ecosystem Emphasis) 

as its preferred alternative. This 

alternative was considered to be the 

most effective for meeting the purposes 

of the refuge by enhancing habitat for 

threatened and endangered species, and 

by downsizing selected projects to help 

maintain the unique qualities of the 

refuge that make it so special to the 

community. The overriding concern 

reflected in this alternative is that 

wildlife conservation assumes first 

priority in refuge management; wildlifedependent recreational uses (e.g., 

fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation) will be 

emphasized and encouraged as long as 

they are compatible with wildlife 

conservation. Altnerative 2 best 

achieves national, ecosystem, and 

refuge-specific goals and objectives and 

positively addresses significant issues 

and concerns expressed by the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margo Stahl, Refuge Manager, Hobe 

Sound National Wildlife Refuge 

Complex, telephone: 772/546–6141; fax: 

772/545–7572; e-mail: 

margo_stahl@fws.gov; or by writing to 

the Refuge Manager at the address in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

Authority: This notice is published under 

the authority of the National Wildlife Refuge 


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4018 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 18 / Monday, January 29, 2007 / Notices 

System Improvement Act of 1997, Public 

Law 105–57. 

Dated: June 5, 2006. 

Sam D. Hamilton, 

Regional Director. 

[FR Doc. 07–347 Filed 1–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Initiation of a 5-Year 

Review of Ten Listed Northeastern 

Species 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 4(c)(2)(A) 

of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 

(ESA), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce a 5-year 

review of 10 northeastern species. A 5- 

year review is a periodic process 

conducted to ensure that the listing 

classification of a species is accurate. A 

5-year review is based on the best 

scientific and commercial data available 

at the time of the review; therefore, we 

are requesting submission of any such 

information that has become available 

since the original listing of the species 

as endangered or threatened. Based on 

the results of these 5-year reviews, we 

will make the requisite findings under 

section 4(c)(2)(B) of the ESA. 

DATES: To allow us adequate time to 

conduct this review, we must receive 

your information no later than March 

30, 2007. However, we will continue to 

accept new information about any listed 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: Submit information to the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Northeast Regional Office, 300 Westgate 

Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035, to the 

attention of Ms. Mary Parkin. 

Information received in response to this 

notice and review will be available for 

public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours, at the 

above address. Information may also be 

sent to Mary_Parkin@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mary Parkin at the above address or at 

617–876–6173. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

ESA 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Service 

maintains a list of endangered and 

threatened wildlife and plant species at 

50 CFR 17.11 (for animals) and 17.12 

(for plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the 

ESA requires that we conduct a review 

of listed species at least once every 5 

years. Then, on the basis of such 

reviews under section 4(c)(2)(B), we 

determine whether or not any species 

should be removed from the list 

(delisted), or reclassified from 

endangered to threatened or from 

threatened to endangered. Delisting a 

species must be supported by the best 

scientific and commercial data available 

and only considered if such data 

substantiates that the species is neither 

endangered nor threatened for one or 

more of the following reasons: (1) The 

species is considered extinct; (2) the 

species is considered to be recovered; 

and/or (3) the original data available 

when the species was listed, or the 

interpretation of such data, were in 

error. Any change in Federal 

classification would require a separate 

rulemaking process. The regulations in 

50 CFR 424.21 require that we publish 

a notice in the Federal Register 

announcing those species currently 

under active review. This notice 

announces our active review of the 

endangered Maryland darter 

(Etheostoma sellare), eastern cougar 

(Puma (=Felis) concolor couguar), 

Virginia fringed mountain snail 

(Polygyriscus virginianus), Virginia bigeared bat (Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) 

townsendii virginianus), Hay’s Spring 

amphipod (Stygobromus hayi), 

American burying beetle (Nicrophorus 

americanus), and Lee County Cave 

isopod (Lirceus usdagalun), as well as 

the threatened Knieskern’s beaked-rush 

(Rhyncospora knieskernii), bog turtle 

(Clemmys muhlenbergii), and small 

whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides). 

Public Solicitation of New Information 

To ensure that the 5-year review is 

complete and based on the best 

available scientific and commercial 

information, we are soliciting new 

information from the public, concerned 

governmental agencies, Tribes, the 

scientific community, industry, 

environmental entities, and any other 

interested parties concerning the status 

of the following endangered species 

since their original listings: The 

Maryland darter in 1967 (32 FR 4001) 

with Critical Habitat in 1984 (49 FR 

34228–34232); eastern cougar in 1973 

(38 FR 14678); Virginia fringed 

mountain snail in 1978 (43 FR 28932–

28935); Virginia big-eared bat in 1979 

with Critical Habitat (44 FR 69206–

69208); Hay’s Spring amphipod in 1982 

(47 FR 5425–5427); American burying 

beetle in 1989 (54 FR 29652–29655); 

and the Lee County Cave isopod in 1992 

(57 FR 54722–54726). In addition, we 

are requesting submission of any such 

information that has become available 

since the original listing of the following 

species as threatened: The Knieskern’s 

beaked-rush in 1991 (56 FR 32978 

32983); and bog turtle in 1997 (62 FR 

59605–59623); as well as the revised 

listing of the small whorled pogonia as 

threatened in 1994 (59 FR 50852–

50857). 

The 5-year review considers the best 

scientific and commercial data and all 

new information that has become 

available since the listing determination 

or most recent status review. Categories 

of requested information include: (A) 

Species biology, including but not 

limited to, population trends, 

distribution, abundance, demographics, 

and genetics; (B) habitat conditions, 

including but not limited to, amount, 

distribution, and suitability; (C) 

conservation measures that have been 

implemented that benefit the species; 

(D) threat status and trends; and (E) 

other new information, data, or 

corrections—including but not limited 

to, taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, 

identification of erroneous information 

contained in the list, and improved 

analytical methods. 

If you wish to provide information for 

this 5-year review, you may submit your 

comments and materials to Ms. Mary 

Parkin (see ADDRESSES section). 

Our practice is to make comments, 

including names and home addresses of 

respondents, available for public 

review, by appointment, during regular 

business hours (see ADDRESSES section). 

Individual respondents may request that 

we withhold their name and/or home 

address, etc., but if you wish us to 

consider withholding this information, 

you must state this prominently at the 

beginning of your comments. In 

addition, you must present rationale for 

withholding this information. This 

rationale must demonstrate that 

disclosure would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of privacy. 

Unsupported assertions will not meet 

this burden. In the absence of 

exceptional, documentable 

circumstances, this information will be 

released. We will always make 

submissions from organizations or 

businesses, and from individuals 

identifying themselves as 

representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, available 

for public inspection in their entirety. 

Authority: This document is published 

under the authority of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 

1531). 


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