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Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of comments received in dockets 

by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review a Privacy Act statement 

regarding Coast Guard public dockets in 

the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

Information Collection Request 

1. Title: Ballast Water Management for 

Vessels with Ballast Tanks Entering U.S. 

Waters. 

OMB Control Number: 1625–0069. 

Summary: This collection requires the 

master of a vessel to provide 

information that details the vessel 

operator’s ballast water management 

efforts. 

Need: The information is needed to 

ensure compliance with 16 U.S.C. 4711 

and the requirements in 33 CFR part 

151, subparts C and D regarding the 

management of ballast water, to prevent 

the introduction and spread of aquatic 

nuisance species into U.S. waters. The 

information is also used for research 

and periodic reporting to Congress. 

Forms: None. 

Respondents: Owners and operators 

of certain vessels. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Burden Estimate: The estimated 

burden remains 60,961 hours a year. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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

Dated: March 17, 2015. 

Thomas P. Michelli, 

U.S. Coast Guard, Chief Information Officer, 

Acting. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06584 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2015–0006] 

Notice of Public Meeting on the 

Proposed Revised Guidelines for 

Implementing Executive Order 11988, 

Floodplain Management, As Revised 

Through the Federal Flood Risk 

Management Standard 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice is to announce a 

public meeting to solicit public input on 

the proposed ‘‘Revised Guidelines for 

Implementing Executive Order 11988, 

Floodplain Management.’’ 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

in New York, NY on March 27, 2015, 

from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Daylight Time (EDT). 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held in New York, NY, at Columbia Law 

School, Room 104, 435 West 116th 

Street, New York, NY 10027. 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, please contact the person listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section by March 24. 

Due to space constraints of the 

facility, seating will be limited to 180 

participants for the meeting. To reserve 

a seat in advance for this meeting, 

please provide a request via email or 

mail with the contact information of the 

participant (including name, mailing 

address, and email address), the meeting 

to be attended, and include the subject/ 

attention line (or on the envelope if by 

mail): Reservation Request for FFRMS 

Meeting. Advance reservations are 

preferred at least three (3) business days 

prior to the meeting to ensure 

processing, but will be accepted until 

capacity is reached. Unregistered 

participants will be accepted after all 

participants with reservations have been 

accommodated and will be admitted on 

a first-come, first-serve basis, provided 

the person capacity is not exceeded. To 

submit reservations, please email: 

FEMA–FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov or send by 

mail to the address listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT caption. 

To facilitate public participation, 

members of the public are invited to 

provide written comments on the issues 

to be considered at the public meetings. 

Comments may be submitted by one of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Regulatory Affairs Division, 

Office of Chief Counsel, FEMA, 500 C 

Street SW., Room 8NE, Washington, DC 

20472–3100. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the docket ID FEMA– 

2015–0006. Comments received will be 

posted without alteration at http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, and search for the 

Docket ID FEMA–2015–0006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bradley Garner, 202–646–3901 or 

FEMA–FFRMS@fema.dhs.gov. Mailing 

Address: FFRMS, 1800 South Bell 

Street, Room 627, Arlington, VA 20598– 

3030. The Web site is https://

www.fema.gov/federal-flood-riskmanagement-standard-ffrms. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 30, 2015, the President signed 

Executive Order 13690, directing FEMA, 

on behalf of the Mitigation Framework 

Leadership Group, to publish for public 

comment draft revised Floodplain 

Management Guidelines to provide 

guidance to agencies on the 

implementation of Executive Order 

11988, as amended, consistent with a 

new Federal Flood Risk Management 

Standard. These draft revised 

Guidelines were developed by the 

Mitigation Framework Leadership 

Group in consultation with the Federal 

Interagency Floodplain Management 

Task Force. FEMA is publishing this 

Notice on behalf of the Mitigation 

Framework Leadership Group, which is 

chaired by FEMA, to solicit and 

consider public input on the draft 

revised Guidelines at a public meeting. 

Background information about these 

topics is available on the FFRMS Web 

site at https://www.fema.gov/federalflood-risk-management-standard-ffrms 

or in the docket for this Notice at 

www.regulations.gov, Docket ID FEMA– 

2015–0006. 

The meeting is exempt from the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as the Mitigation Framework 

Leadership Group is an 

intergovernmental committee and falls 

under the intergovernmental committee 

exception to FACA, 41 CFR 102–3.40(g). 

Authority: Executive Order 11988, as 

amended; Executive Order 13690. 

Dated: March 16, 2015. 

Roy Wright, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Mitigation, Federal Emergency Management 

Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06551 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–47–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5838–N–02] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Public Housing Agency 

Executive Compensation Information 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, PIH, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

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Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: May 22, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at Colette.Pollard@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy, 

Programs and Legislative Initiatives, 

PIH, Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206), 

Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202– 

402–4109, (this is not a toll-free 

number). Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number via TTY by calling the Federal 

Information Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Mussington. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Proposal: Public Housing 

Agency Executive Compensation 

Information. 

OMB Approval Number: 2577–0272. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with 

changes, of a previously approved 

collection. 

Form Number: Form HUD–52725. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: Pursuant 

to PIH Notice 2014–01, HUD collects 

information on the compensation 

provided by public housing agencies 

(PHAs) to the top management official, 

top financial official, and highest 

compensated employee, similar to the 

information that non-profit 

organizations receiving federal tax 

exemptions are required to report to the 

IRS annually. Because PHAs receive 

significant direct federal funds HUD has 

been collecting compensation 

information to enhance regulatory 

oversight by HUD, as well as state and 

local authorities. HUD provides the 

information collected to the public. The 

compensation data collected includes 

base salary and bonus, and incentive 

and other compensation, and the extent 

to which these payments are made with 

federal funds. 

Respondents: Public Housing 

Agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Approximately 4,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

Approximately 4,000. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes 

Total Estimated Burdens: The total 

burden hours is estimated to be 2,000 

hours annually. The total burden cost is 

estimated to be $44,740. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to 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. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

Dated: March 17, 2015. 

Merrie Nichols-Dixon, 

Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Programs 

and Legislative Initiatives. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06545 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2015–N037; 

FXES11130200000–156–FF02ENEH00] 

Endangered and Threatened Species 

Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications; 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered or threatened species. The 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act), prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activities. Both the Act and the National 

Environmental Policy Act require that 

we invite public comment before 

issuing these permits. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received on or before 

April 22, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Susan Jacobsen, Chief, 

Division of Classification and 

Restoration, by U.S. mail at Division of 

Classification and Recovery, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103; or by 

telephone at 505–248–6920. Please refer 

to the respective permit number for each 

application when submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jacobsen, Chief, Division of 

Classification and Restoration, by U.S. 

mail at P.O. Box 1306, Albuquerque, 

NM 87103; or by telephone at 505–248– 

6920. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) prohibits 

activities with endangered and 

threatened species unless a Federal 

permit allows such activities. Along 

with our implementing regulations in 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 

50 CFR 17, the Act provides for 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 

applicants to conduct activities with 

U.S. endangered or threatened species 

for scientific purposes, enhancement of 

survival or propagation, or interstate 

commerce. Our regulations regarding 

implementation of section 10(a)(1)(A) 

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. 

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