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arising from improper payments 

provided to disaster survivors for 

disasters declared between August 28, 

2005, and December 31, 2010. 

DATES: FEMA’s waiver procedures are 

effective February 13, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: ‘‘FEMA Directive: Waiving 

Debts Pursuant to the Disaster 

Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 

2011’’ can be viewed at 

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

FEMA–2012–0006. Go to 

www.regulations.gov, click on 

‘‘Advanced Search,’’ enter ‘‘FEMA– 

2012–0006’’ in the ‘‘By Docket ID’’ box, 

and click ‘‘Search.’’ A hard copy may be 

inspected at FEMA, Office of Chief 

Counsel, Room 835, 500 C Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20472. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Turi, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, Department of 

Homeland Security, 501 C Street SW., 

Washington, DC, telephone (202) 646– 

3642 (this is not a toll-free number). If 

you have any questions regarding a 

Notice of Debt or recoupment action, 

please contact the Recoupment Hotline 

at 1–800–816–1122. If you have a 

speech disability or hearing loss and use 

a TTY, call 1–800–462–7585 directly; if 

you use 711 or Video Relay Service 

(VRS), call 800–816–1122. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Pursuant to the Debt Collection 

Improvement Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104– 

134) and the Improper Payments 

Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–204), as implemented by 

31 CFR Part 901, 31 CFR 902.2, and 6 

CFR Part 11, FEMA is required to 

recover funds improperly paid 

(overpayments). On March 15, 2011, 

FEMA published a notice in the Federal 

Register (76 FR 14039) that announced 

FEMA’s recoupment process for 

collecting overpayments (debts) made in 

delivering temporary housing and other 

disaster-related individual assistance. 

This process provides individuals an 

opportunity to appeal a FEMA debt 

determination and, in some cases, to 

request an oral hearing. 

Some members of Congress expressed 

concern about the fairness of FEMA 

collecting overpayments from disaster 

survivors when the overpayment was 

the result of FEMA error and where a 

significant amount of time had elapsed 

before FEMA provided actual notice of 

the debt. As a result of these concerns, 

Congress passed, and the President 

signed, the Disaster Assistance 

Recoupment Fairness Act of 2011 (Pub. 

L. 112–74) (DARFA). Pursuant to 

DARFA, FEMA may determine to waive 

a debt arising from improper payments 

provided to disaster survivors for 

disasters declared between August 28, 

2005 and December 31, 2010 if: 

(1) The debt does not involve fraud, 

the presentation of a false claim, or 

misrepresentation by the debtor or any 

party having an interest in the claim; 

and 

(2) The assistance was distributed 

based on FEMA error; and 

(3) There was no fault on behalf of the 

debtor; and 

(4) The collection of the debt would 

be ‘‘against equity and good 

conscience.’’ 

(5) In addition, if all four conditions 

above are met but the debtor’s Adjusted 

Gross Income (AGI) is greater than 

$90,000, FEMA may approve no more 

than a partial waiver. 

FEMA may determine it would be 

against equity and good conscience to 

collect a debt where collection would 

cause serious financial hardship; where 

the debtor has spent the overpayment 

for the reason it was provided or other 

disaster related needs and has no 

present ability to reclaim the funds; 

more than 36 months have elapsed 

between the time FEMA awarded the 

assistance and the date final notification 

was provided to the debtor of the debt; 

and/or other personal circumstances 

exist where collection would be 

unconscionable. 

If FEMA determines to waive a debt 

pursuant to the authority provided in 

DARFA, the debt will cease to exist, 

FEMA will cease further debt collection 

activity with respect to the debt waived, 

and reimburse any payments or fees 

previously paid on the debt. If FEMA 

determines that a debt is not waived, the 

debtor will be notified of payment 

options. 

DARFA is a time-limited authority 

that only applies to very particular debts 

arising from FEMA individual 

assistance overpayments for specific 

disaster events. It is thus extraordinary 

authority and the waiver process that 

results from it does not apply to debts 

arising from delivery of any other FEMA 

or other Federal assistance program. 

Authority: Pub. L. 112–74; 31 U.S.C. 3701 

et seq. 

Dated: February 7, 2012. 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3208 Filed 2–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5603–N–09] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB CDBG 

Urban County/New York Towns 

Qualification/Requalification Process 

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. 

The UC/New York Towns 

qualification/requalification process 

obtains information yearly to establish 

the participating population used to 

calculate the final grant CDBG 

allocations for all CDBG grantees for the 

next fiscal year. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 14, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2506–0170) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. Email: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov fax: 

202–395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20410; 

email Colette Pollard at 

Colette.Pollard@hud.gov. or telephone 

(202) 402–3400. This is not a toll-free 

number. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

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 

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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: CDBG Urban 

County/New York Towns Qualification/ 

Requalification Process. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0170. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and its Proposed Use: The 

UC/New York Towns qualification/ 

requalification process obtains 

information yearly to establish the 

participating population used to 

calculate the final grant CDBG 

allocations for all CDBG grantees for the 

next fiscal year. 

Frequency of Submission: Monthly, 

Annually. 

Number of 

respondents × Annual responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden ...................................................................... 183 0.344 62.857 3,960 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 3,960. 

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: February 7, 2012. 

Colette Pollard, 

Departmental Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3264 Filed 2–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2012–N031; 40120–1112– 

0000–F2] 

Receipt of Applications for 

Endangered Species Permits 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless a Federal permit is issued 

that allows such activities. The ESA 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing these permits. 

DATES: We must receive written data or 

comments on the applications at the 

address given below, by March 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with the 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents to 

the following office within 30 days of 

the date of publication of this notice: 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 

Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, 

GA 30345 (Attn: Cameron Shaw, Permit 

Coordinator). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cameron Shaw, telephone (904) 731– 

3191; facsimile (904) 731–3045. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

public is invited to comment on the 

following applications for permits to 

conduct certain activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and 

our regulations in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 17. 

This notice is provided under section 

10(c) of the Act. 

If you wish to comment, you may 

submit comments by any one of the 

following methods. You may mail 

comments to the Fish and Wildlife 

Service’s Regional Office (see 

ADDRESSES section) or via electronic 

mail (email) to: permitsR4ES@fws.gov. 

Please include your name and return 

address in your email message. If you do 

not receive a confirmation from the Fish 

and Wildlife Service that we have 

received your email message, contact us 

directly at the telephone number listed 

above (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section). Finally, you may 

hand deliver comments to the Fish and 

Wildlife Service office listed above (see 

ADDRESSES section). 

Before including your address, 

telephone number, email address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your comments, 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 

comments to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

Permit Application Number: TE–56762A 

Applicant: University of Arkansas, Pine 

Bluff, Arkansas 

Applicant requests authorization to take 

(capture, transport, temporarily house, 

conduct captive breeding, release and 

monitor populations), the yellowcheek darter 

(Etheostoma moorei). This activity will be 

conducted on the Little Red River in 

Arkansas and at the University of Arkansas 

at Pine Bluff. 

Permit Application Number: TE–58322A 

Applicant: Brent Mock, Nashville, 

Tennessee 

Applicant requests authorization for nonlethal take of Indiana bats (Myotis sodalist) 

and gray bats (Myotis grisescens) for the 

purpose of conducting presence/absence 

surveys and collecting scientific data. This 

work will be conducted throughout the 

ranges of these species. 

Permit Application Number: TE–58442A 

Applicant: James Cox, Tallahassee, Florida 

Applicant requests authorization to take 

Florida grasshopper sparrows (Ammodramus 

savannarum floridanus) by netting, handling, 

marking and releasing for the purpose of 

conducting scientific research in Osceola and 

Okeechobee Counties, Florida. 

Permit Application Number: TE–63270A 

Applicant: Dr. Robert Reynolds, Quincy, 

Massachusetts 

Applicant requests authorization to take 

Puerto Rican boa (Epicrates inornatus) and 

Virgin Island boa (Epicrates monensis granti) 

by capturing, handling, collecting blood and 

tissue samples and releasing for the purpose 

of conducting scientific research in the Mato 

del Platano Nature Reserve, Puerto Rico. 

Permit Application Number: TE–14097A 

Applicant: Daniel Judy, Mount Dora, 

Florida 

Applicant requests amendment of permit 

to allow for the take of Virginia big-eared bats 

(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) and 

Ozark big-eared bats (Corynorhinus 

townsendii ingens) while conducting 

presence/absence surveys. Applicant further 

requests authorization to conduct such 

activities in Oklahoma and Kansas. 


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