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will be held confidential. Proprietary 

information should not be sent. 

Dated: January 19, 2011. 

Linda S. Birnbaum, 

Director, National Institute of Environmental 

Health Sciences and National Toxicology 

Program. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

[Docket No. DHS–2010–0084] 

National Protection and Programs 

Directorate; Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Office of 

Infrastructure Protection; 

Infrastructure Protection Stakeholder 

Input Project—Generic Clearance 

AGENCY: National Protection and 

Programs Directorate, DHS. 

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for 

comments; New Information Collection 

Request: 1670–NEW. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS), National Protection and 

Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of 

Infrastructure Protection (IP), will 

submit the following information 

collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 

35). IP is soliciting comments 

concerning this New Information 

Collection Request, Infrastructure 

Protection Stakeholder Input Project— 

Generic Clearance. DHS previously 

published this information collection 

request (ICR) in the Federal Register on 

November 4, 2010, at 75 FR 67989, for 

a 60-day public comment period. No 

comments were received by DHS. The 

purpose of this notice is to allow 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until February 28, 

2011. This process is conducted in 

accordance with 5 CFR 1320.10. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, OMB. Comments should be 

addressed to the OMB Desk Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. 

Comments must be identified by DHS– 

2010–0084 and may be submitted by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov . 

• E-mail: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Include 

the docket number in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Fax: (202) 395–5806. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the words ‘‘Department of 

Homeland Security’’ and the docket 

number for this action. Comments 

received will be posted without 

alteration at http://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. 

OMB is particularly interested in 

comments that: 

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 accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

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, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

additional information is required, 

contact DHS/NPPD/IP, Michael Beland, 

(703) 235–3696, 

Michael.Beland@hq.dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Homeland Security Act of 2002 and 

Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive 7 (HSPD–7) call for DHS to 

coordinate the overall effort to enhance 

the protection of the Nation’s critical 

infrastructure and key resources. 

Specifically, HSPD–7 states that DHS 

‘‘shall establish appropriate systems, 

mechanisms, and procedures to share 

homeland security information relevant 

to threats and vulnerabilities in national 

critical infrastructure and key resources 

with other Federal departments and 

agencies, State and local governments, 

and the private sector in a timely 

manner.’’ DHS designated IP to lead 

these efforts. 

Given that the vast majority of the 

Nation’s critical infrastructure and key 

resources in most sectors are privately 

owned or controlled, IP’s success in 

achieving the homeland security 

mission for critical infrastructure 

protection and resilience is dependent 

upon how well critical infrastructure 

owners and operators and members of 

the general public understand the key 

concepts, are aware of their contribution 

to achieve a shared national goal, 

participate in public-private 

partnerships, and are motivated to take 

action. However, IP has never 

conducted a comprehensive feedback 

assessment with the full range of its 

stakeholders to identify, measure, and 

improve the effectiveness of its efforts. 

IP desires to collect information from its 

stakeholders in order to: 

• Provide a baseline for the 

effectiveness of efforts to improve the 

security of the nation’s infrastructure; 

• Assist in validating and achieving 

IP’s strategic and mission area 

objectives; 

• Obtain a better understanding of the 

evolving infrastructure protection and 

resiliency requirements of IP’s 

stakeholders; 

• Increase the visibility and 

awareness of the critical infrastructure 

protection and resilience mission; 

• Initiate the coordination and 

uniformity of outreach efforts by IP, 

sector-specific agencies, and other 

partners engaged in the infrastructure 

protection mission; and 

• Collect feedback regarding event, 

threat or service-specific activities in a 

timely fashion. 

Analysis 

Agency: Department of Homeland 

Security, National Protection and 

Programs Directorate. 

Title: Infrastructure Protection 

Stakeholder Input Project—Generic 

Clearance. 

OMB Number: 1670–NEW. 

IP Stakeholder Input Project—Surveys 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private sector and 

non-Federal infrastructure protection 

community. 

Number of Respondents: 5,980. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 40 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 3,056 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

IP Stakeholder Input Project—Focus 

Groups 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private sector and 

non-Federal infrastructure protection 

community. 

Number of Respondents: 260. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hours. 

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Total Burden Hours: 520 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

IP Stakeholder Input Project—Interviews 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Private sector and 

non-federal infrastructure protection 

community. 

Number of Respondents: 60. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Total Burden Hours: 60 annual 

burden hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

$0. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintaining): $0. 

Dated: January 21, 2011. 

David Epperson, 

Chief Information Officer, National Protection 

and Programs Directorate, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5484–N–01] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Comment Request; 

Emergency Homeowners’ Loan 

Program Data Elements 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing 

Commissioner, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

will be 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. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: February 

28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments must be 

received within thirty (30) days from the 

date of this Notice. Comments should 

refer to the proposal by name/or OMB 

approval number and should be sent to: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; e-mail: 

Ross.A.Rutledge@omb.eop.gov; fax: 

(202) 395–3086. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reports Management Officer, QDAM, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Devlopment, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, e-mail 

Colette.Pollard@HUD.gov; 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 U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) has submitted to 

OMB, for emergency processing, an 

information collection package with 

respect to implementing the Emergency 

Homeowners’ Loan Program targeted to 

borrowers facing foreclosure. 

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 

and Consumer Protection Act, 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–203, approved July 21, 

2010, Sec 1496) appropriated $1billion 

to HUD to establish an Emergency 

Homeowner’s Relief Fund, pursuant to 

section 107 of the Emergency Housing 

Act of 1975, that will provide 

emergency mortgage assistance to 

homeowners that are at risk of 

foreclosure due to involuntary 

unemployment or underemployment 

due to an adverse economic or medical 

condition. Accordingly, HUD will 

implement the Emergency Homeowners 

Loan Program (EHLP) that is designed to 

offer a declining balance, deferred 

payment ‘‘bridge loan’’ (non-recourse, 

subordinate loan with zero interest) for 

up to $50,000 to assist eligible 

homeowners with payments of 

arrearages, including delinquent taxes 

and insurance plus up to 24 months of 

monthly payments on their mortgage 

principal, interest, mortgage insurance 

premiums, taxes, and hazard insurance. 

The Emergency Homeowners Loan 

Program is designed by HUD to meet the 

statutory directive and provides funding 

to support mortgage relief assistance. 

HUD will use two approaches to 

implement EHLP: (1) Provide 

allocations to States that currently have 

substantially similar programs to 

administer their mortgage relief funds 

directly; and (2) delegate key 

administrative functions to third party 

entities that will assist HUD with 

program implementation. The third 

party entities will be primarily 

responsible for application intake, 

eligibility screening, funds control, 

payment distribution, and note 

processing. 

Homeowners’ (borrowers’) 

participation in the program is 

voluntary. However, to help determine 

eligibility for assistance borrowers must 

submit the required application 

information and loan documentation to 

demonstrate that they meet program 

eligibility guidelines to receive mortgage 

relief assistance through EHLP. 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

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 accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the 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 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: Emergency 

Homeowners’ Loan Program Data 

Elements. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: This 

information collection is necessary to 

determine applicant eligibility to 

receive mortgage relief assistance under 

the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan 

Program. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–XXXX (New). 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

None. 

Member of Affected Public: 

Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program 

Data Elements. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The total number of 

respondents are estimated to be 36,264; 

the frequency of response (one time) for 

initial intake and an on-occasion 

response to re-certify changes in 

required eligibility data, the estimated 

time needed to prepare the response 

averages 3 hours ; and the total 

estimated annual burden hours are 

108,792. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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

Dated: January 24, 2011. 

Ronald Y. Spraker, 

Associate General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Housing. 

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