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encouraged and will be accepted for 

sixty days until April 4, 2005. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

concerning the collection of information 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the 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 

agencies estimate of the burden of the 

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 submission of 

responses. 

Overview of this information 

collection: 

(1) Type of Information Collection:

Extension of currently approved 

collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection:

Medical Certification for Disability 

Exceptions. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the 

Department of Homeland Security 

sponsoring the collection: Form N–648. 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration 

Services. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The USCIS uses the Form 

N–648 to substantiate a claim for an 

exception to the requirements of section 

312(a) of the Immigration and 

Nationality Act. This certification is 

needed to support an applicant’s claim 

of an exception to this naturalization 

requirement. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: 20,000 responses at 2 per hour 

response. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: 40,000 annual burden hours. 

If you have additional comments, or 

need a copy of the information 

collection instrument, please contact 

Richard A. Sloan, Director, Regulatory 

Management Division, U.S. Citizenship 

and Immigration Services, 111 

Massachusetts Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20529; 202–272–8377.

Dated: January 27, 2005. 

Richard A. Sloan, 

Director, Regulatory Management Division, 

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

[FR Doc. 05–1812 Filed 1–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–10–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4971–N–03] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; 

Technical Suitability of Products 

Program

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been 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. 

HUD is requesting continued approval 

to require an application for acceptance 

of products for use in structures 

approved for mortgages or loans insured 

under the National Housing Act. Under 

the established Technical Suitability of 

Products (TSP) program, manufacturers 

(sponsors) of nonstandard housingrelated materials, products, or structural 

housing systems must apply to HUD for 

a determination of technical acceptance. 

The two major categories of acceptance 

are: (1) Structural building systems, 

subsystems, and components; and (2) 

structural and nonstructural materials 

and products.

DATES: Comments Due Date: March 3, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2502–0313) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: (202) 395–6974.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne Eddins, Reports Management 

Officer, AYO, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Wayne_Eddins@HUD.gov; or 

Lillian Deitzer at 

Lillian_L_Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 708–2374. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Mr. Eddins or Ms Deitzer 

and at HUD’s Web site at http://

www5.hud.gov:63001/po/i/icbts/

collectionsearch.cfm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development has submitted to OMB a 

request for approval of the information 

collection described below. This notice 

is soliciting comments from members of 

the public and affecting 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 

through 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: Technical 

Suitability of Products Program. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0313. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and its Proposed Use:

Under the established Technical 

Suitability of Products (TSP) program, 

manufacturers (sponsors) of 

nonstandard housing-related materials, 

products, or structural housing systems 

must apply to HUD for a determination 

of technical acceptance. The two major 

categories of acceptance are: (1) 

Structural building systems, 

subsystems, and components; and (2) 

structural and nonstructural materials 

and products. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion.

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Number of 

respondents 

Annual responses × Hours per 

response = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden .............................................................................................. 50 50 44 2,200 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,200. 

Status: Extension of a currently 

approved collection.

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

amended.

Dated: January 24, 2005. 

Wayne Eddins, 

Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–1751 Filed 1–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–72–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Receipt of Applications for Permit

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: The public is invited to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species and/or marine 

mammals.

DATES: Written data, comments or 

requests must be received by March 3, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these 

applications are available for review, 

subject to the requirements of the 

Privacy Act and Freedom of Information 

Act, by any party who submits a written 

request for a copy of such documents 

within 30 days of the date of publication 

of this notice to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Management 

Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, 

Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; 

fax (703) 358–2281.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Division of Management Authority, 

telephone (703) 358–2104.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Endangered Species 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. This notice is 

provided pursuant to Section 10(c) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531, et seq.). 

Written data, comments, or requests for 

copies of these complete applications 

should be submitted to the Director 

(address above).

Applicant: San Antonio Zoo, San 

Antonio, TX, PRT–098187.

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one male and one female 

captive-born cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus 

jubatus) from the De Wildt Cheetah 

Breeding Center, South Africa for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species.

Applicant: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, 

Colorado Springs, CO, PRT–098356.

The applicant requests a permit to 

export biological samples (hair and 

blood) from live captive-born tapirs 

(Tapirus pinchaque) to the University of 

the Andes, Bogota, Columbia, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species.

Applicant: John Blaine, Missoula, MT, 

PRT–097566.

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species.

Applicant: James E. Davidson, St. 

Augustine, FL, PRT–097137.

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy of one 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus) culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program of the Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement of the 

survival of the species. 

Marine Mammals 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following applications for a permit 

to conduct certain activities with marine 

mammals. The applications were 

submitted to satisfy requirements of the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361, et seq.), 

and the regulations governing marine 

mammals (50 CFR Part 18). Written 

data, comments, or requests for copies 

of the complete applications or requests 

for a public hearing on these 

applications should be submitted to the 

Director (address above). Anyone 

requesting a hearing should give 

specific reasons why a hearing would be 

appropriate. The holding of such a 

hearing is at the discretion of the 

Director.

Applicant: Merle S. Barnaby, Caledonia, 

MI, PRT–097151.

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Western Hudson 

Bay polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, non-commercial use.

Applicant: Gary S. Glesby, Houston, TX, 

PRT–097871.

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Western Hudson 

Bay polar bear population in Canada for 

personal, non-commercial use.

Applicant: John A. Kemhadjian, Encino, 

CA, PRT–097152.

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Foxe Basin polar 

bear population in Canada prior to 

February 18, 1997, for personal, noncommercial use.

Applicant: Leo Potter, Lake Geneva,WI, 

PRT–097575.

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Western Hudson 

Bay polar bear population in Canada for 

personal use.

Applicant: John C. Mackay, Fairfield, 

CA, PRT–096951.

The applicant requests a permit to 

import a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) 

sport hunted from the Baffin Bay polar 

bear population in Canada prior to 

February 18, 1997, for personal, noncommercial use.

Dated: January 14, 2005. 

Lisa J. Lierheimer, 

Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority.

[FR Doc. 05–1851 Filed 1–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Issuance of Permits

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits for 

endangered species and/or marine 

mammals. 

SUMMARY: The following permits were 

issued.

ADDRESSES: Documents and other 

information submitted with these