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Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E7–8748 Filed 5–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[FEMA–1692–DR] 

New York; Major Disaster and Related 

Determinations 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of New York 

(FEMA–1692–DR), dated April 24, 2007, 

and related determinations. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 24, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Magda Ruiz, Disaster Assistance 

Directorate, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Washington, DC 

20472, (202) 646–2705. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that, in a letter dated April 

24, 2007, the President declared a major 

disaster under the authority of the 

Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 

Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. 

5121–5206 (the Stafford Act), as follows: 

I have determined that the damage in 

certain areas of the State of New York 

resulting from severe storms and inland and 

coastal flooding during the period of April 

14–18, 2007, is of sufficient severity and 

magnitude to warrant a major disaster 

declaration under the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 5121–5206 (the Stafford Act). 

Therefore, I declare that such a major disaster 

exists in the State of New York. 

In order to provide Federal assistance, you 

are hereby authorized to allocate from funds 

available for these purposes such amounts as 

you find necessary for Federal disaster 

assistance and administrative expenses. 

You are authorized to provide Individual 

Assistance in the designated areas, Hazard 

Mitigation throughout the State, and any 

other forms of assistance under the Stafford 

Act that you deem appropriate. Consistent 

with the requirement that Federal assistance 

be supplemental, any Federal funds provided 

under the Stafford Act for Hazard Mitigation 

and Other Needs Assistance will be limited 

to 75 percent of the total eligible costs. If 

Public Assistance is later warranted, Federal 

funds provided under that program will also 

be limited to 75 percent of the total eligible 

costs. Further, you are authorized to make 

changes to this declaration to the extent 

allowable under the Stafford Act. 

The time period prescribed for the 

implementation of section 310(a), 

Priority to Certain Applications for 

Public Facility and Public Housing 

Assistance, 42 U.S.C. 5153, shall be for 

a period not to exceed six months after 

the date of this declaration. 

The Federal Emergency Management 

Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Marianne C. 

Jackson, of FEMA is appointed to act as 

the Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

declared disaster. 

I do hereby determine the following 

areas of the State of New York to have 

been affected adversely by this declared 

major disaster: 

Orange, Rockland, and Westchester 

Counties for Individual Assistance. 

All counties within the State of New York 

are eligible to apply for assistance under the 

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. 

(The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund Program; 97.032, Crisis 

Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services 

Program; 97.034, Disaster Unemployment 

Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management 

Assistance; 97.048, Individuals and 

Households Housing; 97.049, Individuals and 

Households Disaster Housing Operations; 

97.050 Individuals and Households ProgramOther Needs, 97.036, Public Assistance 

Grants; 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program.) 

R. David Paulison, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. E7–8743 Filed 5–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5123–N–11] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Emergency Comment Request, 

Alternative Housing Pilot Program 

Evaluation Baseline Survey 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

emergency review and approval, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act. The Department is soliciting public 

comments on the subject proposal. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 22, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments must be 

received within fourteen (14) days from 

the date of this Notice. Comments 

should refer to the proposal by name 

and should be sent to: HUD Desk 

Officer, Office of Management and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian L. Deitzer, Departmental Reports 

Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 

Lillian_L_Deitzer@HUD.gov; telephone 

(202) 708–2374. 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 U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) has submitted to 

OMB, for emergency processing, a 

proposed information collection 

requirement as 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: Alternative Housing 

Pilot Program Evaluation Baseline 

Survey. 

Description of Information Collection: 

The proposed information collection 

will collect baseline data from families 

before they received housing under 

FEMA’s Alternative Housing Pilot 

Program. HUD is conducting an 

evaluation of AHPP. Four states affected 


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by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita received 

AHPP grants to test out alternative 

approaches to providing temporary 

housing after a disaster. HUD is charged 

with measuring what benefits and costs 

are associated with each of the 

alternatives being implemented by the 

states. Measuring the program impact on 

health, satisfaction, and general wellbeing of the occupants are a key part of 

the evaluation. This baseline survey is 

needed to know the characteristics of 

eligible households applying to 

participate in the program. This 

information is critical as an evaluation 

tool to: 

(1) Document the demographic 

characteristics of those that apply for 

the program; 

(2) Provide information about how the 

disaster affected their pre-storm housing 

and information on their expectations at 

securing permanent housing at some 

point; and 

(3) Capture limited baseline 

information for comparison at a later 

time on impact measures of interest 

(such as income, source of income, 

perceptions of housing and 

neighborhood quality, and physical and 

mental health). 

These data are also important as 

covariates in estimating program 

impacts after 2 years and 4 years of 

occupancy. HUD is working with states 

to make selection of those that actually 

receive a unit (from a pool of those 

eligible and applying) to be random. A 

random selection process will allow 

HUD to evaluate program impacts by 

comparing the outcomes of those offered 

a unit against outcomes for those not 

offered a unit. 

OMB Control Number: To be assigned. 

Agency Form Numbers: None. 

Members of Affected Public: 

Individuals still requiring temporary 

housing due to Hurricanes Katrina or 

Rita. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of responses, 

and hours of response: The estimated 

number of burden hours needed to 

prepare the information collection is 

4,167 hours; the number of respondents 

is estimated as 10,000, generating 

approximately 10,000 annual responses; 

the frequency of response is once at the 

time of application for the AHPP 

program; each response is estimated to 

take 25 minutes. 

Status: Proposed new collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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

Dated: May 1, 2007. 

Lillian L. Deitzer, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–8718 Filed 5–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

Request for Nominations of Members 

To Serve on the Bureau of Indian 

Education Advisory Board for 

Exceptional Education 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Education, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Request for nominations. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Improvement Act (IDEIA), the Bureau of 

Indian Education requests nominations 

of individuals to serve on the Advisory 

Board for Exceptional Education 

(Advisory Board). The Bureau of Indian 

Education (BIE) will consider 

nominations received in response to this 

Request for Nominations, as well as 

other sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for this notice 

provides committee and membership 

criteria. 

DATES: Nomination applications must be 

received on or before June 30, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit nomination 

applications to Gloria Yepa, Supervisory 

Education Specialist, Bureau of Indian 

Education, Albuquerque Service Center, 

Division of Performance and 

Accountability, P.O. Box 1088, 

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103–1088, 

Telephone 505–563–5264. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gloria Yepa, Supervisory Education 

Specialist, at the above listed address, 

Telephone 505–563–5264. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Board was established in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463. The 

following provides information about 

the Committee, the membership and the 

nomination process. 

Objective and Duties 

(a) Members of the Advisory Board 

will provide guidance, advice and 

recommendations with respect to 

special education and related services 

for children with disabilities in Bureaufunded schools in accordance with the 

requirements of IDEIA of 2004. 

(b) The Advisory Board will: 

(1) Provide advice and 

recommendations for the coordination 

of services within the BIE and other 

local, State and Federal agencies. 

(2) Provide advice and 

recommendations on a broad range of 

policy issues dealing with the provision 

of educational services to American 

Indian children with disabilities. 

(3) Serve as advocates for American 

Indian students with special education 

needs by providing advice and 

recommendations regarding best 

practices, effective program 

coordination strategies, and 

recommendations for improved 

educational programming. 

(4) Provide advice and 

recommendations for the preparation of 

information required to be submitted to 

the Secretary of Education under section 

611(h)(2)(D). 

(5) Provide advice and recommend 

policies concerning effective inter/intraagency collaboration, including 

modifications to regulations, and the 

elimination of barriers to inter/intraagency programs and activities. 

(6) Report and direct all 

correspondence to the Assistant 

Secretary-Indian Affairs through the 

Director, BIE with a courtesy copy to the 

Designated Federal Official (DFO). 

Membership 

(a) As required by IDEIA of 2004, 

section 611(h)(6), the Advisory Board 

shall be composed of individuals 

involved in or concerned with the 

education and provision of services to 

Indian infants, toddlers, children, and 

youth with disabilities. The Advisory 

Board composition will reflect a broad 

range of viewpoints and will include at 

least one member representing each of 

the following interests: Indians with 

disabilities, teachers of children with 

disabilities, Indian parents or guardians 

of children with disabilities, service 

providers, State Education Officials, 

Local Education Officials, State 

Interagency Coordinating Councils (for 

states having Indian reservations), tribal 

representatives or tribal organization 

representatives, and other members 

representing the various divisions and 

entities of the BIE. 

(b) The Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs may provide the Secretary of the 

Interior recommendations for the 

chairperson; however, the chairperson 

and other board members will be 

appointed by the Secretary of the 

Interior. Advisory Board members shall 

serve staggered terms of 2 years or 3 

years from the date of their 

appointment. 

Miscellaneous 

(a) Members of the Advisory Board 

will not receive compensation, but will 


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