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the methodology for future funding 

estimates. HUD is also continuing to 

review and refine the methodology, 

especially for area differences in the 

factors, which will be described in 

future inflation factor notices. 

IV. Geographic Areas 

Inflation factors based on PUC 

forecasts are produced for all Class A 

CPI cities (CPI cities with a population 

of 1.5 million or more) and for the four 

Census Regions. They are applied to 

core-based statistical areas (CBSAs), as 

defined by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), according to how 

much of the CBSA is covered by the CPI 

city-survey. If more than 75 percent of 

the CBSA is covered by the CPI citysurvey, the inflation factor that is based 

on that CPI survey is applied to the 

whole CBSA and to any HUD-defined 

metropolitan area, called ‘‘HUD Metro 

FMR Area’’ (HMFA), within that CBSA. 

If the CBSA is not covered by a CPI citysurvey, the CBSA uses the relevant 

regional CPI factor. Almost all nonmetropolitan counties use regional CPI 

factors. For areas assigned the Census 

Region CPI factor, both metropolitan 

and non-metropolitan areas receive the 

same factor. 

The tables showing the Renewal 

Funding Inflation Factors available 

electronically from the HUD data 

information page list the inflation 

factors for the four Census Regions first, 

followed by an alphabetical listing of 

each metropolitan area, beginning with 

Akron, OH, MSA. The inflation factors 

use the same OMB metropolitan area 

definitions, as revised by HUD, that are 

used in the FY 2012 FMRs. 

V. Area Definitions 

To make certain that they are 

referencing the correct inflation factors, 

PHAs should refer to the Area 

Definitions Table on the following Web 

page: http://www.huduser.org/huduser/ 

datasets/rfif/FY2012/ 

FY2012_AreaDef.pdf. The Area 

Definitions Table lists areas in 

alphabetical order by state, and the 

associated Census Region is shown next 

to each state name. If the area where a 

unit is located is not separately listed, 

the inflation factor for the Census 

Region that includes that area is used. 

In the six New England states, the 

listings are for counties or parts of 

counties as defined by towns or cities. 

Any location in these states that are not 

specifically listed should use the 

Northeast Census Region inflation 

factor. 

Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands use 

the South Region inflation factors. All 

areas in Hawaii use the Renewal 

Funding inflation factors listed next 

‘‘Hawaii,’’ in Appendix A which is 

based on the CPI survey for the 

Honolulu metropolitan area. The Pacific 

Islands use the West Region Renewal 

Funding inflation factor. 

VI. Environmental Impact 

This Notice involves a statutorily 

required establishment of a rate or cost 

determination which does not constitute 

a development decision affecting the 

physical condition of specific project 

areas or building sites. Accordingly, 

under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(6), this Notice is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321). 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

Raphael W. Bostic, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9692 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2012–N090; 

FXES11130100000F5–123–FF01E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Recovery Permit 

Application 

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 

for a recovery permit to conduct 

enhancement of survival activities with 

an endangered species. The Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act), 

prohibits certain activities with 

endangered species unless a Federal 

permit allows such activity. The Act 

also requires that we invite public 

comment before issuing such permits. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by May 23, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Endangered Species 

Program Manager, Ecological Services, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific 

Regional Office, 911 NE 11th Avenue, 

Portland, OR 97232–4181. Please refer 

to the permit number for the application 

when submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colleen Henson, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, at the above address or by 

telephone (503–231–2071) or fax (503– 

231–6243). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

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

prohibits certain 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 certain permits, and 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing these permits. 

A permit granted by us under section 

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

permittee to conduct activities 

(including take or interstate commerce) 

with U.S. endangered or threatened 

species for scientific purposes or to 

enhance the propagation or survival of 

the affected species. 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. 

Application Available for Review and 

Comment 

We invite local, State, and Federal 

agencies, and the public to comment on 

the following application. Please refer to 

the appropriate permit number for the 

application when submitting comments. 

Documents and other information 

submitted with this application are 

available for review by request from the 

Endangered Species Program Manager at 

the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section of this notice, subject to the 

requirements of the Privacy Act (5 

U.S.C. 552a) and the Freedom of 

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

Permit Number: TE–210255. 

Applicant: Ryan Sylvester, Montana 

Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Libby, 

Montana. 

The permittee requests an amendment 

to an existing scientific research permit 

to take (tag, conduct adult and juvenile 

telemetry, determine sex and maturity, 

and possible use of egg mats and larval 

sampling) the Kootenai River 

population of the white sturgeon 

(Acipenser transmontanus) in 

conjunction with research in the State of 

Montana, for the purpose of enhancing 

the species’ survival. The original 

permit was announced in a notice that 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 22, 2009 (74 FR 18396). 

Public Availability of Comments 

All comments and materials we 

receive in response to this request will 


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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.) 

Dates: April 12, 2012. 

Hugh Morrison, 

Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9715 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14854–A; LLAK965000–L14100000– 

HY0000–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

will issue an appealable decision to 

Iqfijouaq Company. The decision 

approves for conveyance the surface 

estate in the lands described below, 

pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 

Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). 

The subsurface estate in these lands will 

be conveyed to Calista Corporation 

when the surface estate is conveyed to 

Iqfijouaq Company. The lands are in the 

vicinity of Eek, Alaska, and are located 

in: 

Seward Meridian, Alaska 

T. 4 N., R. 72 W., 

Sec. 3. 

Containing 340.88 acres. 

T. 1 S., R. 75 W., 

Secs. 6 and 7. 

Containing 171.31 acres. 

Aggregating 512.19 acres. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in The Delta 

Discovery. 

DATES: Any party claiming a property 

interest in the lands affected by the 

decision may appeal the decision within 

the following time limits: 

1. Unknown parties, parties unable to 

be located after reasonable efforts have 

been expended to locate, parties who 

fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, 

and parties who receive a copy of the 

decision by regular mail which is not 

certified, return receipt requested, shall 

have until May 23, 2012 to file an 

appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 

3. Notices of appeal transmitted by 

electronic means, such as facsimile or 

email, will not be accepted as timely 

filed. 

Parties who do not file an appeal in 

accordance with the requirements of 43 

CFR part 4, subpart E, shall be deemed 

to have waived their rights. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the decision may 

be obtained from: Bureau of Land 

Management, Alaska State Office, 222 

West Seventh Avenue, #13, Anchorage, 

Alaska 99513–7504. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

BLM by phone at 907–271–5960 or by 

email at ak.blm.conveyance@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a Telecommunications 

Device for the Deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to contact the 

BLM during normal business hours. In 

addition, the FIRS is available 24 hours 

a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 

or question with the BLM. 

The BLM will reply during normal 

business hours. 

Dina L. Torres, 

Land Transfer Resolution Specialist, Land 

Transfer Adjudication II Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9689 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–JA–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[F–14879–A, F–14879–A2; LLAK962000– 

L14100000–HY0000–P] 

Alaska Native Claims Selection 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of decision approving 

lands for conveyance. 

SUMMARY: As required by 43 CFR 

2650.7(d), notice is hereby given that 

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

will issue an appealable decision to 

Kotlik Yupik Corporation. The decision 

approves for conveyance the surface 

estate in certain lands pursuant to the 

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 

(ANCSA) (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.). The 

lands approved for conveyance lie 

partially within the Clarence Rhode 

National Wildlife Range in existence on 

the date ANCSA was enacted, December 

18, 1971. As provided by ANCSA, the 

subsurface estate in the lands lying 

outside the Range will be conveyed to 

Calista Corporation when the surface 

estate is conveyed to Kotlik Yupik 

Corporation. The subsurface estate in 

the lands lying within the Range is not 

available for conveyance to Calista 

Corporation and will be reserved to the 

United States at the time of conveyance. 

The lands are in the vicinity of Kotlik, 

Alaska and are described as: 

Lands within the Clarence Rhode 

National Wildlife Range (Public Land 

Order No. 4589), now known as the 

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge 

Surface estate to be conveyed to Kotlik 

Yupik Corporation; subsurface estate 

to be reserved to the United States 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 26 S., R. 27 W., 

Sec. 24. 

Containing 0.37 acres. 

Lands outside the Clarence Rhode 

National Wildlife Range (Public Land 

Order No. 4589), now known as the 

Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge 

National Wildlife Refuge 

Surface estate to be conveyed to Kotlik 

Yupik Corporation; subsurface estate 

to be conveyed to Calista Regional 

Corporation 

Kateel River Meridian, Alaska 

T. 28 S., R. 24 W., 

Sec. 30. 

Containing 25 acres. 

T. 27 S., R. 26 W., 

Sec. 36. 

Containing 5 acres. 

Aggregating 30 acres. 

Notice of the decision will also be 

published four times in The Delta 

Discovery. 

DATES: Any party claiming a property 

interest in the lands affected by the 

decision may appeal the decision within 

the following time limits: 

1. Unknown parties, parties unable to 

be located after reasonable efforts have 

been expended to locate, parties who 

fail or refuse to sign their return receipt, 

and parties who receive a copy of the 

decision by regular mail which is not 

certified, return receipt requested, shall 

have until May 23, 2012 to file an 

appeal. 

2. Parties receiving service of the 

decision by certified mail shall have 30 

days from the date of receipt to file an 

appeal. 


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