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2http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/ 

handbooks/admh/2225.6/index.cfm. 

process that is firewall protected and a 

complex password in a directory that 

can only be accessed by the network 

administrators and the analysts actively 

working on the data. Access rights to the 

data are granted to limited researchers 

on a need-to-know basis, and the level 

of access provided to each researcher is 

based on the minimal level required that 

individual to fulfill his research role. 

All data users will be aware of and 

trained on their responsibilities to 

protect participants’ personal 

information, including the limitations 

on uses and disclosures of data. Backup 

media will be encrypted. Data will 

never be stored on a laptop or on a 

movable media such as CDs, diskettes, 

or USB flash drives without encryption. 

Hardcopy files: All hard copy forms 

with personal identifying data (the 

participant agreement/informed consent 

form) will be stored securely in a locked 

cabinet that can only be accessed by 

authorized individuals working on the 

data. The locked cabinet will be stored 

in a locked office in a limited-access 

building, (e.g. Study team interviewers 

will securely store any hard copy 

documents with personal protected 

information, such as tracking letters.) 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL PROCESS: 

Records Disposition Schedule,2

2225.6, REV–1, Appendix 67, Policy 

Development and Research Records, 

provides disposition instructions for 

Headquarters and Field Office records 

produced in connection with activities 

conducted under Title V of the Housing 

and Urban Development Act of 1970 

(Pub. L. 91–609, 84 Stat. 1784; 12 U.S.C. 

17Dlz–1). Per the Records Disposition 

Schedule 67, project case files reflecting 

a complete history of each project from 

initiation through research, 

development, design, testing, and 

demonstration, records should retire to 

Federal Records Center 3 years after 

satisfactory close of project that volume 

warrants. Destroy 6 years after 

satisfactory close of project. (NARA Job 

NCl–207–78–6, item 5). In accordance 

with the Records Disposition Schedule, 

the Contractor will return all electronic 

and hard copy study records to PD&R 

under the retention period for records. 

Hard copy forms that are no longer 

needed for the study will be shredded. 

The data will not be used after the final 

acceptance of the report by HUD. Upon 

request of the agency, Abt Associates 

will permanently destroy all electronic 

personally-identifiable information on 

the system using the methods described 

by the NIST SP 800–88 ‘‘Guidelines for 

Media Sanitization’’ (September 2006). 

Encrypted versions of the data may 

remain on backup media for a longer 

period of time, but will be similarly 

permanently destroyed. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Carol Star, Director of the Program 

Evaluation Division, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 Seventh Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20410, Telephone Number (202) 

402–6139. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

For information, assistance, or inquiry 

about the existence of records, contact 

the Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

Seventh Street SW. (Attention: Capitol 

View Building, 4th Floor), Washington, 

DC 20721. Written requests must 

include the full name, Social Security 

Number, date of birth, current address, 

and telephone number of the individual 

making the request. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Procedures for the amendment or 

correction of records and for applicants 

who want to appeal initial agency 

determination appear in 24 CFR part 16. 

(i) In relation to contesting contents of 

records, the Chief Privacy Officer at 

HUD, 451 Seventh Street SW., 

(Attention: Capitol View Building, 4th 

Floor), Washington, DC 20410; and, 

(ii) In relation to appeals of initial 

denials, HUD, Departmental Privacy 

Appeals Officer, Office of General 

Counsel, 451 Seventh Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20410. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Original data collected directly from 

study participants, study participant 

lenders and counseling agencies, third 

party data (e.g. National Change of 

Address database, credit bureaus) and 

administrative data from HUD. 

EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE

ACT: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R5–ES–2012–N195: 

FXES11130300000–134–FF03E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Draft Revised Indiana Bat 

Summer Survey Guidelines 

Correction 

In notice document 2013–00213, 

appearing on pages 1879–1880 in the 

issue of Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 

make the following correction: 

On page 1879, in the third column, 

the sub-agency ‘‘Fish and Wildlife 

Service’’ was omitted and is corrected to 

read as set forth above. 

[FR Doc. C1–2013–00213 Filed 1–10–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1505–01–D 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX.13.CD00.B9510.00] 

Agency Information Collection: 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: United States Geological 

Survey (USGS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection, 1028–0095. 

SUMMARY: To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey 

(USGS) is inviting comments on an 

information collection request (ICR) that 

we have sent to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. The ICR concerns 

the paperwork requirements for the 

National Institutes for Water Resources 

(NIWR) USGS Competitive Grant 

Program. As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as 

part of our continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, we 

invite the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on this ICR. 

This collection is scheduled to expire 

on January 31, 2013. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

February 11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments on 

this information collection directly to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk 

Officer for the Department of the 

Interior via email: 

(OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov); or 

by fax (202) 395–5806; and identify your 

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submission with #1028–0095. Please 

also submit a copy of your comments to 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 

National Center, Reston, VA 20192 

(mail); or smbaloch@usgs.gov (email). 

Please reference Information Collection 

1028–0095. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Earl 

Greene, Acting Chief Office of External 

Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 5522 

Research Park Drive, MS 436, Baltimore, 

Maryland 21228 (mail) at (443) 498– 

5505 (Phone); or eagreene@usgs.gov 

(email). You may find additional 

information about this information 

collection at www.reginfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: National Institutes for Water 

Resources (NIWR) USGS Competitive 

Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0095. 

Abstract: The NIWR–USGS National 

Competitive Grant Program issues an 

annual call for proposals to support 

research on water problems and issues 

of a regional or interstate nature beyond 

those of concern only to a single state 

and which relate to specific program 

priorities identified jointly by the USGS 

and the state water resources research 

institutes authorized by the Water 

Resources Research Act of 1984, as 

amended (42 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.). The 

program is conducted in conjunction 

with the State Water Resources Research 

Institutes. The NIWR cooperates with 

the USGS in establishing total 

programmatic direction, reporting on 

the activities of the Institutes, 

coordinating and facilitating regional 

research and information and 

technology transfer, and in operating the 

NIWR–USGS Student Internship 

Program. Any investigator at an 

accredited institution of higher learning 

in the United States is eligible to apply 

for a grant through a water research 

institute or center established under the 

provisions of the Act. Proposals 

involving substantial collaboration 

between the USGS and university 

scientists are encouraged. Proposals 

may be for projects of 1 to 3 years in 

duration and may request up to 

$250,000 in federal funds. Successful 

applicants must match each dollar of 

the federal grant with one dollar from 

nonfederal sources. An annual progress 

and final technical report for all projects 

is required at the end of the project 

period. This program is authorized by 

the Water Resources Research Act of 

1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10303(g)). 

No questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature 

are asked. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Affected Public: Research 

investigators at accredited institutions 

of higher education. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary 

(necessary to receive benefits). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

We expect to receive approximately 65 

applications and award 7 grants per 

year. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We 

estimate the annual reporting burden to 

be 3,984 hours. This includes 60 hours 

per applicant to prepare and submit the 

application; and 12 hours (total) per 

grantee to complete the interim and 

final technical reports. 

Estimated Annual Reporting and 

Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: We 

have not identified any ‘‘non-hour cost’’ 

burdens associated with this collection 

of information. 

Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA 

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

agency may not conduct or sponsor and 

you are not required to respond to a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Comments: To comply with the 

public consultation process, on August 

28, 2012, we published a Federal 

Register notice (77 FR 52052) 

announcing that we would submit this 

ICR to OMB for approval. The notice 

provided the required 60-day public 

comment period, which ended October 

29, 2012. In response to our Federal 

Register Notice, we received one 

comment, which consisted of a general 

invective about the U.S. Government 

and did not pertain to this information 

collection. We are again soliciting 

comments as to: (a) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to perform its 

duties, including whether the 

information is useful; (b) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information; 

(c) how to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) how 

to minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Please note that the comments 

submitted in response to this notice are 

a matter of public record. 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 OMB in your 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that it will 

be done. 

Dated: December 27, 2012. 

Earl Greene, 

Acting Chief, Office of External Research, U.S. 

Geological Survey. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

[GX13EN05ESB0500] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of an extension of 

currently approved information 

Collection, 1028–0096, Department of 

the Interior Climate Science Centers 

(DOI CSCs). 

SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological 

Survey) will ask the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the information collection (IC) 

described below. To comply with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

and as part of our continuing efforts to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, we invite the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on this IC. This 

collection is scheduled to expire on 

April 30, 2013. 

DATES: Submit written comments by 

March 12, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

on this information collection to the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, 

VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7199 (fax); 

or smbaloch@usgs.gov (email). Please 

Reference Information 1028–0096 in the 

subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nadine Hartke by mail at U. S. 

Geological Survey, MS 400 National 

Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 

Reston, VA 20192, or by telephone at 

703–648–4607. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract: 

The name of this information collection 

has been updated from ‘‘Department of 

the Interior Regional Climate Science 

Centers’’ to ‘‘Department of the Interior 

Climate Science Centers (DOI CSCs).’’ 

The primary objective of the National 

Climate Change and Wildlife Science 

Center (NCCWSC) is to complete 

science projects on the effects of climate 

and global change on fish, wildlife and 

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