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effective in the past in ensuring the fair 

and equitable distribution of IHBG grant 

funds among all program recipients. 

Comment: HUD should apply a public 

health framework to all offices and 

programs. 

Response: HUD knows that stable, 

healthy housing is inextricably tied to 

individual health and has made 

improving health outcomes a priority in 

its Strategic Plan. Improving health 

outcomes starts by increasing health 

knowledge and access to health 

services. Strategies HUD is committed to 

pursuing in 2010–2015 include: 

Increasing information about and access 

to health services, including veterans’ 

health benefits, through partnerships 

with health organizations and 

healthcare delivery systems; increasing 

coordination of HUD programs with 

healthcare resources administered by 

other federal, state, and local programs; 

providing physical space to co-locate 

healthcare and wellness services with 

housing (for example, onsite health 

clinics); and promoting housing 

management practices that protect the 

health of residents (for example, 

smoking cessation, pest management, 

and green cleaning). 

HUD’s Office of Healthy Homes and 

Lead Hazard Control administers lead 

hazard and healthy homes programs, 

enforces lead paint regulations, and sets 

policies to reduce health and safety 

hazards in housing. Its comprehensive 

approach to healthy homes takes into 

account a variety of hazards in the home 

that can affect health, especially the 

presence of lead; these hazards often 

disproportionately impact EJ 

communities. 

Health is embedded in many other 

HUD programs as well. For instance, a 

goal of the Choice Neighborhoods 

program is to convert some of the worst 

of the nation’s public housing into 

higher-quality, mixed-income, mixedtenure developments. The vision is to 

help communities transform into 

walkable neighborhoods with amenities 

and health services that allow residents 

to lead healthier lives. The Housing 

Choice Voucher program allows 

recipients of HUD assistance the 

mobility and freedom to choose the 

neighborhood they live in, allowing 

some people to leave neighborhoods 

that were less healthy, from a stress, 

safety, or walkability standpoint, to one 

that is more healthy. 

Comment: HUD should make public 

safety a priority in all its programs, as 

it does in the Choice Neighborhoods 

program. 

Response: Public safety is a key 

priority for HUD and a component of its 

Strategic Plan (Subgoal 3E). HUD knows 

that safety and the perception of safety 

are necessary factors for quality of life 

and that enhancing physical safety and 

reducing crime are essential to 

improving health, education, and 

economic outcomes. HUD’s Strategic 

Plan describes HUD’s strategies for 

improving actual safety and perceptions 

of safety, including: encouraging 

housing managers to use incentives to 

promote safety awareness and crime 

prevention programs; maintaining or 

improving the physical environment 

and design of HUD-assisted residences, 

giving attention to physical safety and 

crime prevention; and promoting a high 

level of coordination with law 

enforcement agencies to prevent and 

reduce crime. The new Choice 

Neighborhoods program is one example 

of how HUD is beginning to realize this 

strategic goal. 

Comment: The Fair Housing Equity 

Assessment component of the 

Sustainable Communities grant 

programs should require mapping 

health variables to evaluate the impact 

of healthy and unhealthy community 

assets. 

Response: The Fair Housing Equity 

Assessment requirement for HUD 

Sustainable Communities Regional 

Planning Grant Program grantees 

includes an identification and 

assessment of segregated areas and areas 

of increasing diversity and/or racial/ 

ethnic integration, racially/ethnically 

concentrated areas of poverty, access to 

existing areas of high opportunity, major 

public investments, and fair housing 

issues, services, and activities. During 

the course of their work, Regional 

Planning grantees are required to engage 

stakeholders and create planning 

priorities around positive community 

health outcomes. 

Comment: HUD should prioritize 

housing mobility programs to work 

toward the goal of environmental 

justice. 

Response: HUD is committed to 

providing choices and mobility to 

residents of public and assisted housing. 

Through HUD’s Transforming Rental 

Assistance Initiative, HUD will work 

with partners at the state and local 

levels to regionalize rental assistance 

administration and to offer residents the 

option to receive tenant-based Section 8 

vouchers, giving families access to a 

wider range of choices and 

opportunities when it comes to 

choosing a place to live. 

Comment: HUD should use its Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) 

authority to create a National Equitable 

Development Advisory Council. 

Response: HUD is exploring the most 

effective ways to bring Federal, state, 

and local partners and stakeholder 

expertise to bear on its Environmental 

Justice work. Establishing an Advisory 

Council is an option that HUD will look 

into going forward. 

Dated: April 10, 2012. 

Shelley Poticha, 

Director, Office of Sustainable Housing and 

Communities. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement (BSEE) 

[Docket ID No. BSEE–2012–0006; OMB 

Number 1014–0008] 

Information Collection Activities: Well 

Control and Production Safety 

Training, Submitted for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

ACTION: 60-Day Notice. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), BSEE is inviting comments on a 

collection of information that we will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval. 

The information collection request (ICR) 

concerns an extension to the paperwork 

requirements in the regulations under 

Subpart O, ‘‘Well Control and 

Production Safety Training.’’ 

DATES: You must submit comments by 

June 15, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods listed 

below. 

• Electronically: go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled, 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BSEE– 

2012–0006 then click search. Follow the 

instructions to submit public comments 

and view all related materials. We will 

post all comments. 

• Email: nicole.mason@bsee.gov. Mail 

or hand-carry comments to the 

Department of the Interior; Bureau of 

Safety and Environmental Enforcement; 

Regulations and Development Branch; 

Attention: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden 

Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia 

20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014– 

0008 in your comment and include your 

name and return address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Mason, Regulations and 

Development Branch, (703) 787–1605, 

to request additional information about 

this ICR. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart O, 

Well Control and Production Safety 

Training. 

OMB Control Number: 1014–0008. 

Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf 

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

1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), 

authorizes the Secretary of the Interior 

to prescribe rules and regulations 

necessary for the administration of the 

leasing provisions of the Act related to 

mineral resources on the OCS. Such 

rules and regulations will apply to all 

operations conducted under a lease. 

Operations on the OCS must preserve, 

protect, and develop oil and natural gas 

resources in a manner that is consistent 

with the need to make such resources 

available to meet the Nation’s energy 

needs as rapidly as possible; to balance 

orderly energy resource development 

with protection of human, marine, and 

coastal environments; to ensure the 

public a fair and equitable return on the 

resources of the OCS; and to preserve 

and maintain free enterprise 

competition. 

Section 1332(6) of the OCS Lands Act 

(43 U.S.C. 1332) requires that 

‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental 

Shelf should be conducted in a safe 

manner by well trained personnel using 

technology, precautions, and other 

techniques sufficient to prevent or 

minimize the likelihood of blowouts, 

loss of well control, fires, spillages, 

physical obstructions to other users of 

the waters or subsoil and seabed, or 

other occurrences which may cause 

damage to the environment or to 

property or endanger life or health.’’ 

This authority and responsibility are 

among those delegated to BSEE. To 

carry out these responsibilities, BSEE 

issues regulations governing oil and gas 

or sulphur operations in the OCS. 

Regulations at 30 CFR part 250, 

Subpart O, implement these safe 

operation requirements. BSEE uses the 

information collected under subpart O 

to ensure that workers in the OCS are 

properly trained with the necessary 

skills to perform their jobs in a safe and 

pollution-free manner. In some 

instances, BSEE will conduct oral 

interviews of offshore employees to 

evaluate the effectiveness of a 

company’s training program. The 

information collected is necessary to 

verify personnel training compliance 

with the requirements. 

BSEE will protect information from 

respondents considered proprietary 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing 

regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under 

regulations at 30 CFR parts 250, 251, 

and 252. No items of a sensitive nature 

are collected. Responses are mandatory 

or are required to obtain or retain a 

benefit. 

Frequency: Primarily on occasion or 

annual. 

Description of Respondents: Potential 

respondents comprise Federal oil, gas, 

or sulphur OCS lessees and/or 

operators. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The 

currently approved annual reporting 

burden for this collection is 1,144 hours. 

The following chart details the 

individual components and respective 

hour burden estimates of this ICR. 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 250 subpart O Reporting & recordkeeping requirement Hour burden 

1503(a) ................................ Develop training plans. Note: Existing lessees/respondents already have training 

plans developed. This number reflects development of plans for any new lessees.

70. 

1503(c) ................................ Maintain copies of training plan and employee training documentation/record for 5 

years.

11⁄2 hr. (plan). 

2 hrs. for records. 

1503(d) ................................ Upon request, provide BSEE copies of employee training documentation or provide 

copy of training plan.

5. 

1507(b) ................................ Employee oral interview conducted by BSEE .............................................................. 1⁄2 hr. 

1507(c), (d); 1508; 1509 ..... Written testing conducted by BSEE or authorized representative. Not considered information collection under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(7).0. 

1510(b) ................................ Revise training plan and submit to BSEE .................................................................... 12. 

1500–1510 .......................... General departure or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart O.3. 

Estimated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden: 

We have identified no non-hour cost 

burdens for this collection. 

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 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. Until OMB approves a 

collection of information, you are not 

obligated to respond. 

Comments: Before submitting an ICR 

to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

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 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate 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 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to 

respondents or recordkeepers resulting 

from the collection of information. 

Therefore, if you have other than hour 

burden costs to generate, maintain, and 

disclose this information, you should 

comment and provide your total capital 

and startup cost components or annual 

operation, maintenance, and purchase 

of service components. For further 

information on this burden, refer to 5 

CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the 

Bureau representative listed previously 

in this notice. 

We will summarize written responses 

to this notice and address them in our 

submission for OMB approval. As a 

result of your comments, we will make 

any necessary adjustments to the burden 

in our submission to OMB. 

Public Comment Procedures: 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. 


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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. 

Acting BSEE Information Collection 

Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon, 

(703) 787–1607. 

Dated: April 4, 2012. 

Douglas W. Morris, 

Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9100 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R6–ES–2012–N079; 

FXES11130600000D2–123–FF06E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Recovery Permit 

Application[s] 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following application 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. The Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 

prohibits activities with endangered and 

threatened species unless a Federal 

permit allows such activity. The Act 

also requires that we invite public 

comment before issuing this permit. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by May 16, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

or requests for copies or more 

information by any of the following 

methods. Alternatively, you may use 

one of the following methods to request 

hard copies or a CD–ROM of the 

documents. Please specify the permit 

you are interested in by number (e.g., 

Permit No. TE–123456). 

• Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov. 

Please refer to the respective permit 

number (e.g., Permit No. TE–123456) in 

the subject line of the message. 

• U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 

25486–DFC, Denver, CO 80225. 

• In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or 

Pickup: Call (303) 236–4256 to make an 

appointment during regular business 

hours at 134 Union Blvd. Suite 645, 

Lakewood, CO 80228. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kris 

Olsen, Permit Coordinator Ecological 

Services, (303) 236–4256 (phone); 

permitsR6ES@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

prohibits activities with endangered and 

threatened species unless a Federal 

permit allows such activity. Along with 

our implementing regulations in the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 

CFR part 17, the Act provides for 

permits, and requires that we invite 

public comment before issuing this 

permit. 

A permit granted by us under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes you to 

conduct activities with United States 

endangered or threatened species for 

scientific purposes, enhancement of 

propagation or survival, or interstate 

commerce (the latter only in the event 

that it facilitates scientific purposes or 

enhancement of propagation or 

survival). Our regulations implementing 

section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are 

found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered 

wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for 

threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR 

17.62 for endangered plant species, and 

50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant 

species. 

Applications Available for Review and 

Comment 

We invite local, State, and Federal 

agencies, and the public to comment on 

the following applications. Please refer 

to the appropriate permit number (e.g., 

Permit No. TE–123456) for the 

application when submitting comments. 

Documents and other information the 

applicants have submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and 

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

552). 

Permit Application Number: TE–059369 

Applicant: Robert Schoor, Colorado 

Natural Heritage Program 

The applicant requests amendment of 

an existing permit to add removal and 

reduction to possession the following 

species, in conjunction with surveys 

and population monitoring for the 

purpose of enhancing each species’ 

survival. Activities will occur on 

Federal lands in Colorado, throughout 

the range of each species. 

Eriogonum pelinophilum (Clay-loving 

wild-buckwheat) 

Pediocactus knowltonii (Knowlton 

cactus) 

Astragalus humillimus (Mancos milkvetch) 

Phacelia formosula (North Park 

phacelia) 

Astragalus osterhoutii (Osterhout 

milk-vetch) 

Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa 

skyrocket) 

Penstemon penlandii (Penland 

beardtongue) 

National Environmental Policy Act 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), we have made an initial 

determination that the proposed 

activities in this permit are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement (516 

DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). 

Public Availability of Comments 

All comments and materials we 

receive in response to this request will 

be available for public inspection, by 

appointment, during normal business 

hours at the address listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

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. 

Authority: We provide this notice under 

section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: April 2, 2012. 

Michael G. Thabault, 

Acting Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie 

Region. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2012–N085; 

FXIA16710900000P5–123–FF09A30000] 

Endangered Species; Marine 

Mammals; Receipt of Applications for 

Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species, marine mammals, 

or both. With some exceptions, the 

Endangered Species Act (ESA) and 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA) prohibits activities with listed 


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