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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: Mark-to-Market 

Program; Requirements for CommunityBased Non-Profit Organizations and 

Public Agencies. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–0563. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: Provides 

proof of tenant endorsement of entity 

proposing to purchase restructured 

property and obtain modification, 

assignment, or forgiveness of second 

mortgage debt. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

None. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The total number of 

burden hours is 3,680. The number of 

respondents is 368, the number of 

responses is 368, the frequency of 

response is on occasion, and the burden 

hour per response is 10. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: This is an extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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

Dated: March 9, 2012. 

Ronald Y. Spraker, 

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Housing—Acting General Deputy Federal 

Housing Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6191 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5374–N–36] 

Buy American Exceptions Under the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–05, 

approved February 17, 2009) (Recovery 

Act), and implementing guidance of the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), this notice advises that certain 

exceptions to the Buy American 

requirement of the Recovery Act have 

been determined applicable for work 

using Capital Fund Recovery Formula 

and Competition (CFRFC) grant funds. 

Specifically, an exception was granted 

to the Housing Authority of the City of 

Vancouver for the purchase and 

installation of ductless split heat pumps 

for the Skyline Crest Sustainability 

Upgrade project. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donald J. LaVoy, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Office of Field Operations, 

Office of Public and Indian Housing, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Room 4112, Washington, DC, 20410– 

4000, telephone number 202–402–8500 

(this is not a toll-free number); or 

Dominique G. Blom, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Public Housing 

Investments, Office of Public and Indian 

Housing, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

Room 4130, Washington, DC, 20410– 

4000, telephone number 202–402–8500 

(this is not a toll-free number). Persons 

with hearing- or speech-impairments 

may access this number through TTY by 

calling the toll-free Federal Information 

Relay Service at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1605(a) of the Recovery Act provides 

that none of the funds appropriated or 

made available by the Recovery Act may 

be used for a project for the 

construction, alteration, maintenance, or 

repair of a public building or public 

work unless all of the iron, steel, and 

manufactured goods used in the project 

are produced in the United States. 

Section 1605(b) provides that the Buy 

American requirement shall not apply 

in any case or category in which the 

head of a Federal department or agency 

finds that: (1) Applying the Buy 

American requirement would be 

inconsistent with the public interest; (2) 

iron, steel, and the relevant 

manufactured goods are not produced in 

the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably 

available quantities or of satisfactory 

quality, or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, 

and manufactured goods will increase 

the cost of the overall project by more 

than 25 percent. Section 1605(c) 

provides that if the head of a Federal 

department or agency makes a 

determination pursuant to section 

1605(b), the head of the department or 

agency shall publish a detailed written 

justification in the Federal Register. 

In accordance with section 1605(c) of 

the Recovery Act and OMB’s 

implementing guidance published on 

April 23, 2009 (74 FR 18449), this notice 

advises the public that, on February 10, 

2012, upon request of the Housing 

Authority of the City of Vancouver, 

HUD granted an exception to 

applicability of the Buy American 

requirements with respect to work, 

using CFRFC grant funds, in connection 

with the Skyline Crest Sustainability 

Upgrade project. The exception was 

granted by HUD on the basis that the 

relevant manufactured goods (ductless 

split heat pumps) are not produced in 

the U.S. in sufficient and reasonably 

available quantities or of satisfactory 

quality. 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

Sandra B. Henriquez, 

Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6192 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement 

[Docket ID No. BSEE–2011–0005; OMB 

Number 1014–NEW] 

Information Collection Activities: 

Operations in the Outer Continental 

Shelf for Minerals Other Than Oil, Gas, 

and Sulphur; Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: 30-day Notice. 

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) for 

approval of the paperwork requirements 

in the regulations under Operations in 

the Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals 

Other than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur. This 

notice also provides the public a second 

opportunity to comment on the revised 

paperwork burden of these regulatory 

requirements. 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

April 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by either 

fax (202) 395–5806 or email (OIRA_

DOCKET@omb.eop.gov) directly to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB, Attention: Desk Officer 

for the Department of the Interior (1014– 

NEW). Please provide a copy of your 

comments to BSEE by any of the means 

below. 

• Electronically: go to http://www.

regulations.gov. In the entry titled, 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BSEE– 

2011–0005 then click search. Follow the 

instructions to submit public comments 

and view all related materials. We will 

post all comments. 

• Email cheryl.blundon@bsee.gov, fax 

(703) 787–1546, or mail or hand-carry 

comments to: Department of the 


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Interior; Bureau of Safety and 

Environmental Enforcement; Attention: 

Cheryl Blundon; 381 Elden Street, 

HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 20170–4817. 

Please reference 1014—NEW in your 

comment and include your name and 

return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl Blundon, Regulations 

Development Branch, (703) 787–1607, 

to request additional information about 

this ICR. To see a copy of the entire ICR 

submitted to OMB, go to http://www.

reginfo.gov (select Information 

Collection Review, Currently Under 

Review). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 30 CFR 282, Operations in the 

Outer Continental Shelf for Minerals 

Other than Oil, Gas, and Sulphur. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–NEW. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 

1334 and 43 U.S.C. 1337(k)), authorizes 

the Secretary of the Interior to 

implement regulations to grant leases of 

any mineral other than oil, gas, and 

sulphur to qualified parties. This 

regulation governs mining operations 

within the OCS and establishes a 

comprehensive leasing and regulatory 

program for such minerals. This 

regulation has been designed to (1) 

recognize the differences between the 

OCS activities associated with oil, gas, 

and sulphur discovery and development 

and those associated with the discovery 

and development of other minerals; (2) 

facilitate participation by States directly 

affected by OCS mining activities; (3) 

provide opportunities for consultation 

and coordination with other OCS users 

and uses; (4) balance development with 

environmental protection; (5) insure a 

fair return to the public; (6) preserve 

and maintain free enterprise 

competition; and (7) encourage the 

development of new technology. 

The authorities and responsibilities 

described above are among those 

delegated BSEE. Therefore, this ICR 

addresses the regulations at 30 CFR 282, 

Operations in the Outer Continental 

Shelf for Minerals Other than Oil, Gas, 

and Sulphur. It should be noted that 

there has been no activity in the OCS for 

minerals other than oil, gas and sulphur 

for many years and no information 

collected. However, because these are 

regulatory requirements, the potential 

exists for information to be collected; 

therefore, we are requesting this 

collection of information be approved 

by OMB. 

To accommodate the split of 

regulations from the Bureau of Ocean 

Energy Management, Regulation and 

Enforcement to BSEE, BSEE is 

requesting OMB approval of the already 

approved burden hours under 1010– 

0081 to reflect BSEE’s new 1014 

numbering system. 

Responses are mandatory. No 

questions of a sensitive nature are 

asked. BSEE protects proprietary 

information according to the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its 

implementing regulations (43 CFR 2), 

and 30 CFR 282.5, 282.6, and 282.7. 

BSEE collects information required 

under part 282 to determine if lessees 

are complying with the regulations that 

implement the mining operations 

program for minerals other than oil, gas, 

and sulphur. Specifically, BSEE will use 

the information: 

• To ensure that operations for the 

production of minerals other than oil, 

gas, and sulphur in the OCS are 

conducted in a manner that will result 

in orderly resource recovery, 

development, and the protection of the 

human, marine, and coastal 

environments. 

• To ensure that adequate measures 

will be taken during operations to 

prevent waste, conserve the natural 

resources of the OCS, and to protect the 

environment, human life, and 

correlative rights. 

• To determine if suspensions of 

activities are in the national interest, to 

facilitate proper development of a lease 

including reasonable time to develop a 

mine and construct its supporting 

facilities, and to allow for the 

construction or negotiation for use of 

transportation facilities. 

• To identify and evaluate the 

cause(s) of a hazard(s) generating a 

suspension, the potential damage from a 

hazard(s) and the measures available to 

mitigate the potential for damage. 

• For technical evaluations that 

provide a basis for BSEE to make 

informed decisions to approve, 

disapprove, or require modification of 

the proposed activities. 

Frequency: On occasion, and as a 

result of situations encountered. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur lessees and/or operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

estimated annual hour burden for this 

information collection is a total of 56 

hours. The following chart details the 

individual components and estimated 

hour burdens. In calculating the 

burdens, we assumed that respondents 

perform certain requirements in the 

normal course of their activities. We 

consider these to be usual and 

customary and took that into account in 

estimating the burden. 

Citation 

30 CFR 282 Reporting or recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

Average 

Number of 

annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Non-hour cost burden 

Subpart A—General 

5 ....................................... Request non-disclosure of data and information ...... 10 1 request .......................... 10 

6 ....................................... Governor(s) of adjacent State(s) request for proprietary data, information, samples, etc., and disclosure agreement with BSEE.1 1 submission .................... 1 

7 ....................................... Governor of affected State requests negotiation to 

settle jurisdictional controversy, etc; enters into an 

agreement with BSEE.

1 1 request .......................... 1 

Subtotal ..................... .................................................................................... ........................ 3 Responses .................... 12 


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Citation 

30 CFR 282 Reporting or recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

Average 

Number of 

annual 

responses 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Non-hour cost burden 

Subpart B—Jurisdiction and Responsibilities of Director 

11(d)(1) ............................. Request consolidation/unitization of two or more 

leases or lease portions into a single mining unit.

1 1 request .......................... 1 

11(d)(4) ............................. State requests different method of allocating production.1 1 Request ......................... 1 

12(f)(l), (h); 13(d) .............. Request approval(s) of applicable applications and 

permits before commencing a mining operation 

under an approved plan(s).

20 1 request .......................... 20 

13(b), (f)(2); 31 ................. Request suspension or temporary prohibition or production or operations.2 1 request .......................... 2 

13(e) ................................. Submit site-specific study plan and results ............... 8 1 study .............................. 8 

1 study × $100,000 = $100,000 

14 ..................................... Submit ‘‘green’’ response copy of Form BSEE–1832 

indicating date violations (INCs) corrected, etc.

2 1 response ........................ 2 

Subtotal ..................... .................................................................................... ........................ 6 Responses .................... 34 

$100,000 Non-hour cost burden 

Subpart C—Obligations and Responsibilities of Lessees 

27(b) ................................. Request use of new or alternative technologies, 

techniques, etc..

1 1 request .......................... 1 

27(c) ................................. Notify BSEE of death or serious injury; fire, exploration, or other hazardous event; submit report.1 1 notification ..................... 1 

27(d)(2) ............................. Request reimbursement for furnishing food, quarters, and transportation for BSEE representatives 

(no requests received in many years; minimal burden).

2 1 request .......................... 2 

27(e) ................................. Identify vessels, platforms, structures, etc. with 

signs.

1 1 sign ................................ 1 

27(f)(2) .............................. Log all drill holes susceptible to logging; submit copies of logs to BSEE.3 1 log .................................. 3 

27(h)(3), (4) ...................... Mark equipment; record items lost overboard; notify 

BSEE.

1 1 notification ..................... 1 

28(d) ................................. Demonstrate effectiveness procedure(s) for mitigating environmental impacts.1 1 demonstration ................ 1 

Subtotal ..................... .................................................................................... ........................ 7 Responses .................... 10 

Subpart E—Appeals 

50 ..................................... File an appeal ............................................................ Burden exempt under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2), 

(c). 

0 

Total burden ....... .................................................................................... ........................ 16 Responses .................. 56 

$100,000 non-hour cost burden 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified one paperwork nonhour cost burden associated with the 

collection of information. Under 

§ 282.13(e)(1), a site-specific study 

would be required to determine and 

evaluate hazards that results in a 

suspension of operation. Since this has 

not been done to date, BSEE estimated 

that this study would cost 

approximately $100,000. There are no 

other non-hour cost burdens associated 

with the collection of information. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 


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displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 

requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide 

notice * * * and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information * * *’’ 

Agencies must specifically solicit 

comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the 

collection is necessary or useful; (b) 

evaluate the accuracy of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information; 

(c) enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) minimize the burden 

on the respondents, including the use of 

technology. 

To comply with the public 

consultation process, on December 22, 

2011, we published a Federal Register 

notice (76 FR 79705) announcing that 

we would submit this ICR to OMB for 

approval. The notice provided the 

required 60-day comment period. In 

addition, § 282.0 provides the OMB 

control number for the information 

collection requirements imposed by the 

30 CFR 282 regulations. The regulation 

also informs the public that they may 

comment at any time on the collections 

of information and provides the address 

to which they should send comments. 

We have received no comments in 

response to these efforts. 

Public Availability of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email 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 us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

Douglas W. Morris, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6155 Filed 3–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–R–2011–N262; 

FXRS12650400000S3–123–FF04R02000] 

Final Land Protection Plan and Final 

Environmental Assessment for 

Everglades Headwaters National 

Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce the 

availability of our Final Land Protection 

Plan (LPP) and Final Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for the recently 

established Everglades Headwaters 

National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and 

Conservation Area in Polk, Osceola, 

Highlands, and Okeechobee Counties, in 

central and south Florida. The LPP and 

EA were prepared with input from 

Federal, State, and local agencies; 

Native American tribal nations; various 

non-governmental organizations; and 

the public. We established the refuge 

and conservation area to support a 

connected conservation landscape; to 

provide quality habitats for native 

wildlife diversity and at-risk species; to 

enhance water quality, quantity, and 

storage; and to provide opportunities for 

wildlife-dependent recreation. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the LPP and EA 

are available on CD or in hard copy, and 

you may obtain a copy by writing to: 

Mr. Charlie Pelizza, Refuge Manager, 

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, 

4055 Wildlife Way, Vero Beach, FL 

32963. Alternatively, you may 

download the document from our 

Internet Site: http://www.fws.gov/ 

southeast/evergladesheadwaters. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cheri M. Ehrhardt, Natural Resource 

Planner, at 321/861–2368 (telephone), 

or Mr. Charlie Pelizza, Refuge Manager, 

at 772/581–5557, extension 1 

(telephone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

developing the LPP for the Everglades 

Headwaters NWR and Conservation 

Area, we evaluated three alternatives 

with different approaches to 

conservation within the Kissimmee 

River Basin landscape. 

Alternative A—No Refuge and No 

Conservation Area (No Action 

Alternative) 

Alternative A would represent no 

change from current conservation in this 

landscape. In this alternative we would 

not create a new refuge, no designated 

acquisition boundary would be 

developed, and no conservation area 

would be created. Habitat protection 

and management would continue by 

existing organizations and government 

programs. The landscape within the 

Study Area boundary contains 

approximately 421,000 acres of 

conservation lands protected by 

agricultural easements; private 

conservation organizations; and State, 

Federal, and municipal ownership and 

management. We would not pursue new 

opportunities for refuge-based wildlifedependent public uses, partnerships, or 

scientific research. 

Alternative B—Refuge Only Approach 

This alternative would propose an 

acquisition boundary of up to 50,000 

acres containing portions of identified 

priority habitats; would focus the bulk 

of the refuge within mostly contiguous 

areas; and would complement existing 

State, Federal, and municipal 

conservation within this landscape. We 

would use a suite of conservation tools 

to protect land, including fee-title 

acquisitions and conservation 

easements. This alternative would 

protect important wildlife habitat 

within the landscape, serving both 

common and rare wildlife species. It 

would offer opportunities for wildlife 

management, compatible wildlifedependent public uses, and new refugebased partnerships and scientific 

research. Public use opportunities 

would include hunting, fishing, wildlife 

observation, wildlife photography, and 

environmental education and 

interpretation. 

Alternative C—Conservation 

Partnership Approach (Preferred 

Alternative) 

Alternative C is our Preferred Action; 

the alternative to be used for 

implementation. Alternative C protects 

150,000 acres, with up to 100,000 acres 

conserved through conservation 

easements or other less-than-fee-title 

methods and up to 50,000 acres 

conserved through fee-title and lessthan-fee-title means. This alternative is 

considered to be the most effective 

management action for serving the 

outlined vision, purposes, and goals to 

enhance conservation in this Kissimmee 

River Basin landscape. It will conserve 

up to 150,000 acres containing portions 

of priority habitats. To best complement 

existing State, Federal, and municipal 

conservation within this landscape, we 

identified: (1) A Conservation Focal 

Area of approximately 130,000 acres, 

within which we will have the authority 

to acquire up to 50,000 acres for the 

refuge, and (2) a Conservation 


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