Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 21, 2005 / Notices 55411 

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 

or from HUD’s Web site at http:// 

hlannwp031.hud.gov/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: Builder’s 

Certification/Guarantee and New 

Construction Subterranean Termite Soil 

Treatment Record. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0525. 

Form Numbers: HUD–NPCA–99–A 

and HUD–NPCA–99–B. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and its Proposed Use: 

Builders must certify HUD insured 

structures are free of termite hazards. 

An authorized pest control company 

must perform treatments for termites. 

The builder guarantees the treated area 

against infestation for one year. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Reporting Burden: No reporting 

burden is claimed. A reassessment of 

the burden for this information 

collection has led to the determination 

that the information is a standard and 

usual business practice. The collection 

of this information is an industry-wide 

standard, not solely an FHA 

requirement. Frequency of use for FHA 

transactions is estimated at 54,000 

annually. 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 0. 

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: September 14, 2005. 

Wayne Eddins, 

Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–18744 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–72–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–4971–N–46] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB; Loss 

Mitigation Evaluation 

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. 

Mortgagees servicing HUD insured 

mortgages are required to document all 

loss mitigation efforts for delinquent 

loans and to submit the documentation 

to HUD if requested. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 21, 

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 (2502–0523) 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 

or from HUD’s Web site at http:// 

hlannwp031.hud.gov/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: Loss Mitigation 

Evaluation. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0523. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Description of the Need For the 

Information and Its Proposed Use: 

Mortgagees serving HUD insured 

mortgages are required to document all 

loss mitigation efforts for delinquent 

loans and to submit the documentation 

to HUD if request. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

Occasion. 

Reporting Burden: 

Number of 

respondents Annual responses × Hours per response = Burden hours 

600 778.5 0.250 116,784 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 

116,784. 

Status: Extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

amended. 

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Dated: September 15, 2005. 

Donna L. Eden, 

Director, Office of Policy and E-Government, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–18745 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–72–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Notice of Availability of the Barton 

Springs Salamander Recovery Plan 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of document availability. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) announces the 

availability of the approved Barton 

Springs Salamander Recovery Plan 

(Recovery Plan). The Barton Springs 

salamander (Eurycea sosorum) is known 

to occur near four spring outlets that 

collectively make up Barton Springs in 

Austin, Texas. Habitat loss and 

modification from water quality and 

water quantity degradation are the 

primary threats facing the species. The 

Recovery Plan outlines the necessary 

criteria, objectives, and tasks to reduce 

these threats and accomplish the goal of 

delisting the Barton Springs salamander. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Recovery Plan 

may be requested by contacting the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin 

Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 

Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas, 

78758. The Recovery Plan may also be 

obtained from the Internet at: http:// 

www.fws.gov/endangered/recovery/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Field Office Supervisor, Austin 

Ecological Services Field Office, at the 

above address; telephone (512) 490–

0057, facsimile (512) 490–0974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Barton Springs salamander 

(Eurycea sosorum) was listed as 

endangered on May 30, 1997, under 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (Act) (62 FR 

23377). The water that discharges from 

Barton Springs is essential to the 

survival of the salamander. It originates 

from the Barton Springs segment of the 

Edwards Aquifer, a karst limestone 

aquifer containing a complex system of 

caves, sinkholes, fractures, and faults. 

The Edwards Aquifer is particularly 

vulnerable to contamination and land 

use changes that degrade the quality of 

storm water runoff. The primary threat 

facing the survival and recovery of this 

species is the degradation of water 

quality and quantity of water that feeds 

Barton Springs, as a result of 

urbanization over the Barton Springs 

watershed (including roadway, 

residential, commercial, and industrial 

development). The Recovery Plan 

includes information about the species, 

its habitat, and current conservation 

efforts. Further, it provides recovery 

criteria that, when reached, will signify 

that the species has recovered to a point 

where it no longer warrants listing as 

endangered or threatened. Recovery 

actions are provided to guide recovery 

implementation and achieve recovery 

criteria. 

Reclassification from endangered to 

threatened (downlisting) will be 

considered when the following recovery 

criteria have been met: (1) Mechanisms 

(such as laws, rules, regulations, and 

cooperative agreements) are in place to 

ensure non-degradation of water quality 

in the Barton Springs watershed; (2) a 

plan to avoid, respond to, and remediate 

hazardous materials spills within the 

Barton Springs watershed is in place 

with high priority measures 

implemented to minimize risks to the 

Barton Springs salamander to a low 

level; (3) measures to ensure that 

continuous, natural springflows are 

maintained at all four spring outlets are 

in place and succesful; (4) a healthy, 

self-sustaining natural population of 

Barton Springs salamanders is 

maintained within its historical range; 

(5) measures to remove local threats to 

the Barton Springs ecosystem have been 

implemented; (6) captive populations of 

Barton Springs salamanders have been 

established in secure locations under 

the direction of a Captive Propagation 

and Contingency Plan. 

The Recovery Plan proposes delisting 

of the Barton Springs salamander when 

the downlisting criteria have been 

achieved and the following additional 

recovery criteria have been met: (1) 

Water quality protection mechanisms 

are shown to be effective and 

commitments are in place to continue 

protection; (2) measures to implement 

the catastrophic spill avoidance, 

response and remediation plans are 

ensured; (3) measures to maintain 

adequate springflows are shown to be 

effective; (4) the Barton Springs 

salamander population is shown to be 

viable and stable or increasing; (5) 

measures to remove local threats to the 

Barton Springs ecosystem are shown to 

be effective and a commitment is in 

place to continue the appropriate 

management of the surface habitat; (6) 

captive breeding is shown to be effective 

and reliable and commitments are in 

place to maintain adequate captive 

populations for any needed restoration 

work. 

Due to the Barton Springs 

salamander’s reliance on continuous 

flow of clean spring water, many of the 

high-priority recovery tasks outlined in 

the Recovery Plan are designed to 

ensure adequate water quality and 

quantity within the Barton Springs 

watershed, such as: (1) Developing and 

implementing catastrophic spill 

avoidance, response, and remediation 

plans; (2) implementing programs to 

protect sensitive environmental features 

important to salamander habitat or the 

effective recharge of clean water such as 

caves, sinkholes, fissures, springs, and 

riparian zones; (3) developing and 

implementing programs to identify and 

correct problems from point and nonpoint source pollution discharges; and 

(4) creating a regional management 

program that will be used to ensure the 

protection of aquifer level and 

springflows under normal and drought 

conditions. Other high-priority recovery 

actions include ensuring protection for 

existing spring habitats and establishing 

and maintaining adequate captive 

breeding populations. 

Restoring an endangered or 

threatened animal or plant to the point 

where it is again a secure, selfsustaining member of its ecosystem is a 

primary goal of the Service’s 

endangered species program. To help 

guide the recovery effort, the Service is 

working to prepare recovery plans for 

most of the listed species native to the 

United States. Recovery plans describe 

actions considered necessary for 

conservation of listed species, establish 

criteria for downlisting or delisting 

those species, and estimate time and 

cost for implementing the recovery 

measures needed. 

The Act requires the development of 

recovery plans for listed species unless 

such a plan would not promote the 

conservation of a particular species. 

Section 4(f) of the Act, as amended in 

1988, requires that public notice and an 

opportunity for public review and 

comment be provided during recovery 

plan development. The Service 

considers all information presented 

during a public comment period prior to 

approval of each new or revised 

recovery plan. The Service and others 

also take these comments into account 

in the course of implementing recovery 

plans. 

Authority: This document is published 

under the authority of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.).