### 37371 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 123 / Monday, June 27, 2011 / Notices

• Regulation: 24 CFR 983.51. Project/Activity: Walworth County Housing Authority (WCHA), Walworth County, WI.

Nature of Requirement: This regulation requires competitiveselection of owner proposals for projectbased voucher (PBV) assistance unless the units were competitively selected under a similar competitive process for local, state or federal funds.

Granted By: Sandra B. Henriquez, Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.

Date Granted: February 7, 2011. Reason Waived: Hartwell Apartments serves single, disabled individuals who were chronically homeless. The project was funded under the Continuum of Care (COC) Homeless Assistance Program; however, in 2008 no funds could be requested under the COC for leasing or operations which greatly impacted the fiscal health of the building. A waiver was granted so that rental assistance could be funded through the PBV program for this unique project with its vulnerable population.

Contact: Laure Rawson, Director, Housing Voucher Management and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 4210, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 708–0477.

[FR Doc. 2011–16047 Filed 6–24–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4210–67–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement**  **(BOEMRE)**

**Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting** 

**AGENCY :**  Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), Interior.

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  The Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee will meet at the Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.

**DATES :**  Wednesday, July 13, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Thursday, July 14, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, telephone (504) 962–
0500.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Dr. Brad J. Blythe at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, 381 Elden Street, Mail Stop 4040, Herndon, Virginia 20170– 4187. He can be reached by telephone at (703) 787–1636 or by electronic mail
at brad.blythe@boemre.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee consists of representatives from industry, Federal Government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and the academic community. It provides policy advice to the Secretary of the Interior through the Director of BOEMRE on matters relating to ocean energy safety, including, but not limited to drilling and workplace safety, well intervention and containment, and oil spill response.

The agenda for Wednesday, July 13, will address the progress of outreach on industry and academic initiatives relevant to the work of the Committee.

The agenda for Thursday, July 14, will address subcommittee progress, and include discussions of Federal initiatives relevant to the work of the Committee.

The meeting is open to the public. Approximately 100 visitors can beaccommodated on a first-come-firstserved basis. Members of the public will have the opportunity to comment on a first-come-first-served basis during the time allotted for public comment and may submit written comments to the Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee during the meeting or by email to the Committee at OESC@boemre.gov.

Minutes of the Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee meeting will be available for public inspection on the Committee’s Web site at: http:// www.boemre.gov/mmab/ EnergySafety.htm.

Authority: Federal Advisory Committee Act, Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. Appendix 1, and the Office of Management and Budget’s Circular No. A–63, Revised.

Dated: June 22, 2011. Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2011–16027 Filed 6–24–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**U.S. Geological Survey**

**[USGS—GX10RB0000SDP00]**

**Agency Information Collection: Comment Request for National Gap**  **Analysis Program Evaluation**

**AGENCY :**  United States Geological Survey (USGS), Interior. **ACTION :**  Notice of a new collection.

**SUMMARY :**  To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an information collection request (ICR) for a new collection of information: National Gap Analysis Program Evaluation. This notice provides the public and other Federal agencies an opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of this information collection request.

**DATES :**  You must submit comments on or before July 27, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Please submit written 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 e-mail to OIRA

_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov or fax at 202–395–5806; and identify your submission as 1028–NEW. Please also submit a copy of your written comments to Phadrea Ponds, USGS Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150–C, Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526–8118 (mail); 970–226–9230 (fax); or pondsp@usgs.gov (e-mail). Please reference Information Collection 1028– NEW, GAPSURVEY in the subject line.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  To request additional information about this ICR, contact Joan Ratz by e-mail at ratzj@usgs.gov. To see a copy of the entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to http://www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection Review, Currently under Review).

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. Abstract

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) will design and conduct a survey that will be used to evaluate the performance of the National Gap Analysis Program (GAP). The information collected will provide information for the Program’s annual performance plan as required by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Scientists and staff in the Policy Analysis and Science Assistance Branch of the USGS will conduct this on-line survey.

Information from this survey will provide GAP managers with scientifically sound data that can be used to: (1) Prepare strategic planning and performance documents, (2) measure user satisfaction, and (3) understand user needs. Additionally, this survey can target performance issues relate to education and outreach,