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SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2007—Continued 

Housing agency Address Units Award 

CENTRAL OREGON REGIONAL HSG ........................ 405 SW 6TH ST, REDMOND, OR 97756 ........ 13 81,880 

HSG AUTH OF CITY OF PITTSBURGH ..................... 200 ROSS ST, PITTSBURGH, PA 15219 ....... 20 127,609 

PHILADELPHIA HSG AUTH ......................................... 12 SO 23RD ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103 59 538,424 

MUNICIPALITY OF YAUCO ......................................... P.O. BOX 6270, SAN JUAN, PR 00698 .......... 70 353,318 

PUERTO RICO DEPT OF HSG ................................... P.O. BOX 21365, SAN JUAN, PR 00928 ........ 284 1,800,843 

CITY OF SPARTANBURG H/A .................................... P.O. BOX 2828, SPARTANBURG, SC 29304 24 145,006 

HA OF SOUTH CAROLINA REG NO 3 ....................... P.O. BOX 1326, BARNWELL, SC 29812 ........ 42 239,040 

KNOXVILLE COMM DEVEL CORP ............................. P.O. BOX 3550, KNOXVILLE, TN 37927 ........ 81 435,676 

METRO DEVELOPMNT & HSG ................................... 701 SO SIXTH ST, NASHVILLE, TN 37202 .... 61 373,471 

SAN ANTONIO HSG AUTH ......................................... 818 S. FLORES ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 

78295.

82 541,935 

HSG AUTH OF DALLAS .............................................. 3939 N. HAMPTON RD, DALLAS, TX 75212 .. 86 831,592 

MERCEDES HSG AUTH .............................................. 1098 W. EXPRESSWAY 83, MERCEDES, TX 

78570.

48 253,893 

TEXAS CITY HSG AUTH ............................................. 817 SECOND AVE NO, TEXAS CITY, TX 

77590.

53 400,022 

HSG AUTH OF ODESSA ............................................. 124 E. SECOND ST, ODESSA, TX 79761 ...... 19 118,895 

MARSHALL HSG AUTH ............................................... 1401 POPLAR ST, MARSHALL, TX 75670 ..... 49 270,440 

DALLAS COUNTY HSG ASSISTANCE ....................... 2377 N. STEMMONS FRWY, STE 200–LB 16, 

DALLAS, TX 75207.

10 76,061 

NEWPORT NEWS REDEV’T & HA .............................. P.O. BOX 797, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23607 41 288,094 

HOPEWELL REDEV’T & HSG AUTH .......................... 350 E. POYTHRESS ST, HOPEWELL, VA 

23860.

98 581,387 

VIRGINIA HSG DEV’T & HSG AUTH .......................... 601 SOUTH BELVIDERE ST, RICHMOND, 

VA 23220.

15 109,922 

ST ALBANS HSG AUTH .............................................. 65 MAIN ST, BURLINGTON, VT 05401 .......... 10 67,927 

KELSO HSG AUTH ...................................................... 1415 S 10TH, KELSO, WA 98626 ................... 25 126,592 

HA OF THE CITY OF MILWAUKEE ............................ 809 NORTH BRDWAY, MILWAUKEE, WI 

53201.

6 36,560 

DODGEVILLE HSG AUTH ........................................... 100 E. FOUNTAIN ST, DODGEVILLE, WI 

53533.

14 64,636 

KENOSHA HSG AUTH ................................................. 625 52ND ST, KENOSHA, WI 53140 .............. 4 25,664 

Total for Terminations and Optouts ....................... ........................................................................... 6,139 $51,875,373 

Total for Housing Tenant Protection ..................... ........................................................................... 12,718 $105,278,899 

HOPE VI Vouchers: 

HSG AUTH OF ATLANTA, GA ..................................... 230 JOHN WESLEY DOBBS AVE, NE, ATLANTA, GA 30303.528 2,582,158 

HSG AUTH OF PORTLAND ......................................... 135 SW ASH ST, PORTLAND, OR 97204 ...... 13 29,984 

EASTON HSG AUTH ................................................... 157 SO FOURTH ST, EASTON, PA 18044 .... 165 393,929 

CITY OF SPARTANBURG HSG AUTH ....................... P.O. BOX 2828, SPARTANBURG, SC 29304 114 336,759 

KINGSPORT HSG AUTH ............................................. P.O. BOX 44, KINGSPORT, TN 37662 ........... 87 271,528 

HSG AUTH OF BEAUMONT ........................................ 4925 CONCORD RD, BEAUMONT, TX 77708 53 102,885 

Total for Hope VI ................................................... ........................................................................... 960 $3,717,243 

Grand Total ..................................................... ........................................................................... 25,292 $149,146,013 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Marine Mammal Protection Act; Stock 

Assessment Reports 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft 

revised marine mammal stock 

assessment reports for three stocks of 

northern sea otters in Alaska; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), the Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service) has developed draft revised 

marine mammal stock assessment 

reports for the three stocks of northern 

sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in 

Alaska, which are available for public 

review and comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

May 6, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the draft revised 

stock assessment reports for northern 

sea otters in Alaska are available from 

the Marine Mammals Management 

Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 

99503 (800) 362–5148. 

If you wish to submit comments on 

the draft revised stock assessment 

reports for northern sea otters in Alaska, 

you may do so by either of the following 

methods: 

1. You may submit written comments 

to the Manager, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Marine Mammals Management 

Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 

99503. 

2. You may hand-deliver written 

comments to our Marine Mammals 

Management Office at the above address 

during normal business hours from 8 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through 

Friday, or you may fax your comments 

to 907/786–3816. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: One of the 

goals of the MMPA is to ensure that 

stocks of marine mammals occurring in 

waters under the jurisdiction of the 

United States do not experience a level 

of human-caused mortality and serious 

injury that is likely to cause the stock to 

be reduced below its optimum 

sustainable population level (OSP). OSP 

is defined as ‘‘* * * the number of 

animals which will result in the 

maximum productivity of the 

population or the species, keeping in 

mind the carrying capacity of the habitat 

and the health of the ecosystem of 

which they form a constituent element.’’

To help accomplish the goal of 

maintaining marine mammal stocks at 

their OSPs, section 117 of the MMPA 

(16 U.S.C. 1361–1407) requires the 

Service and the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) to prepare 

stock assessment reports for each 

marine mammal stock that occurs in 

waters under the jurisdiction of the 

United States. These stock assessments 

are to be based on the best scientific 

information available and are, therefore, 

prepared in consultation with 

established regional scientific review 

groups. Each stock assessment must 

include: (1) A description of the stock 

and its geographic range; (2) minimum 

population estimate, maximum net 

productivity rate, and current 

population trend; (3) estimate of humancaused mortality and serious injury; (4) 

commercial fishery interactions; (5) 

status of the stock; and (6) potential 

biological removal level (PBR). The PBR 

is defined as ‘‘* * * the maximum 

number of animals, not including 

natural mortalities, that may be removed 

from a marine mammal stock while 

allowing that stock to reach or maintain 

its OSP.’’ The PBR is the product of the 

minimum population estimate of the 

stock (Nmin), one-half the maximum 

theoretical or estimated net productivity 

rate of the stock at a small population 

size (Rmax); and a recovery factor (Fr) of 

between 0.1 and 1.0, which is intended 

to compensate for uncertainty and 

unknown estimation errors. 

Section 117 of the MMPA also 

requires the Service and the NMFS to 

review and revise the stock assessment 

reports: (a) At least annually for stocks 

that are specified as strategic stocks; (b) 

at least annually for stocks for which 

significant new information is available; 

and (c) at least once every 3 years for all 

other stocks. 

A strategic stock is defined in the 

MMPA as a marine mammal stock: (A) 

For which the level of direct humancaused mortality exceeds the potential 

biological removal level; (B) which, 

based on the best available scientific 

information, is declining and is likely to 

be listed as a threatened species under 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

within the foreseeable future; or (C) 

which is listed as a threatened or 

endangered species under the 

Endangered Species Act, or is 

designated as depleted under the 

MMPA. 

A summary of the draft revised stock 

assessment reports is presented in Table 

1. The table lists the stock=s Nmin, Rmax, 

Fr, PBR, annual estimated humancaused mortality and serious injury, and 

the status. After consideration of any 

public comments received, the Service 

will revise the stock assessments, as 

appropriate. We will publish a notice of 

availability and summary of the final 

stock assessments, including responses 

to the comments received. 

In accordance with the MMPA, a list 

of the sources of information or public 

reports upon which the assessment is 

based is included in this notice. 

TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF DRAFT REVISED STOCK ASSESSMENT REPORTS FOR THREE U.S. NORTHERN SEA OTTER

STOCKS. 

Stock Nmin Rmax Fr PBR 

Serious 

injury 

Annual 5-year estimated humancaused mortality 

Stock status 

Fishery/ 

Other 

Subsistence 

Northern sea otters (Southeast AK) 9,136 0.20 1.0 914 0 0 322 Non-strategic 

Northern sea otters (Southcentral 

AK).

12,774 0.20 1.0 1,277 0 0 346 Non-strategic 

Northern sea otters (southwest AK) 38,703 0.20 0.25 968 0 0.2 91 Strategic 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

Privacy Act of 1974; as Amended; 

Creation of a New System of Records 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Proposed addition of a new 

system of records. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (5 

U.S.C. 552a), notice is hereby given that 

the Department of the Interior proposes 

to establish a new system of records, 

INTERIOR, BLM–40, to be maintained 

by the Bureau of Land Management 

(BLM). 

The Department of the Interior is 

establishing a new system of records to 

manage the consolidated database of 

qualifications of Federal, State, local, 

contractor, volunteer, and special group 

wildland firefighters. This system will 

provide a single consolidated database 

for access to determine if personnel are 

qualified for specific positions on 

incident response teams. The typical 

incident for which the information 

would be used is on wildland fire 

support. However, other types of 

incidents do occur in which qualified 

personnel are needed and requested by 

other Federal Agencies, such as the 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency, and by states for emergency 

situations such as hurricanes, floods, 

and human-caused disasters. 

The creation and the maintenance of 

this system are authorized in 

accordance with provisions of 43 U.S.C. 

1811e, 42 U.S.C. 1856a, 15 U.S.C. 2201, 

5 U.S.C. 4118, 5 U.S.C. 3101, 16 U.S.C. 

551C, 43 U.S.C. 1457, EO 10561, 620 

DM 1. 

EFFECTIVE DATES: 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(11) 

requires that the public be provided a 30 

day period in which to comment on the 

agency’s intended use of the 

information in the system of records. 

The Office of Management and Budget, 

in its Circular A–130, requires an 

additional 10 day period (for a total of 


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