This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains documents other than rules or

proposed rules that are applicable to the

public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

committee meetings, agency decisions and

rulings, delegations of authority, filing of

petitions and applications and agency

statements of organization and functions are

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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 73, No. 172 

Thursday, September 4, 2008 

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT 

FOUNDATION 

Board of Directors Meeting 

Time: Tuesday, September 30, 2008, 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Place: African Development 

Foundation, Conference Room, 1400 I 

Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, 

DC 20005. 

Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2008. 

Status: 

1. Open session, Tuesday, September 

30, 2008, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; and 

2. Closed session, Tuesday, 

September 30, 2008, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Due to security requirements and 

limited seating, all individuals wishing 

to attend the open session of the 

meeting must notify Doris Martin, 

General Counsel, at (202) 673–3916 or 

Michele M. Rivard at 

mrivard@usadf.gov of your request to 

attend by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 

23, 2008. 

Lloyd O. Pierson, 

President. 

[FR Doc. E8–20446 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Natural Resources Conservation 

Service 

White Tanks No. 4 Flood Retarding 

Structure Rehabilitation Plan, Maricopa 

County, AZ 

AGENCY: Natural Resources 

Conservation Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969; the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations (40 

CFR part 1500); and the Natural 

Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 

Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the 

Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives 

notice that an environmental impact 

statement is not being prepared for the 

White Tanks No. 4 Flood Retarding 

Structure (FRS) Rehabilitation Plan, 

Maricopa County, Arizona. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David McKay, State Conservationist, 

USDA–NRCS, 230 North First Avenue, 

Suite 509, Phoenix, Arizona 85003, 

telephone (602) 280–8801. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental assessment of this 

federally assisted action indicates that 

the project will not cause significant 

local, regional, or national impacts on 

the environment. Based on evidence 

presented, David McKay, State 

Conservationist, has determined that the 

preparation and review of an 

environmental impact statement are not 

needed for this project. 

The project proposes to rehabilitate 

the White Tanks No. 4 FRS to meet 

NRCS and State of Arizona safety and 

performance standards. 

The Notice of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been 

forwarded to the Environmental 

Protection Agency and to various 

Federal, State, and local agencies and 

interested parties. Copies of the FONSI 

are available to fill single copy requests 

at the above address. Basic data 

developed during the environmental 

assessment are on file and may be 

reviewed by contacting Don Paulus, 

Assistant State Conservationist for 

Programs, at the above address. 

No administrative action on 

implementation of the proposal will be 

taken until 30 days after the date of this 

publication in the Federal Register. 

(This activity is listed in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance under No. 

10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood 

Prevention, and is subject to the provisions 

of Executive Order 12372, which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with State 

and local officials.) 

Dated: August 28, 2008. 

David McKay, 

State Conservationist. 

[FR Doc. E8–20533 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOPE 

FOR HOMEOWNERS PROGRAM 

[Docket No. FR–5249–N–01] 

Organization and Functions of the 

Board of Directors 

AGENCY: Board of Directors of the HOPE 

for Homeowners Program. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Directors 

(Board) of the HOPE for Homeowners 

Program (Program) was established by 

statute to oversee the Program. Through 

this notice, the Board is publishing the 

bylaws that it has adopted regarding the 

Board’s organization, staffing, and 

operational procedures. 

DATES: Effective Date: August 15, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Camille E. Acevedo, Associate General 

Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Room 10282, Washington, DC 20410– 

0500, telephone 202–708–1793 (this is 

not a toll-free number). Persons with 

hearing- or speech-impairments may 

access this number through TTY by 

calling the toll-free Federal Information 

Relay Service at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Title IV of Division A of the Housing 

and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 

(Pub. L. 110–289, 122 Stat. 2654, 

approved July 30, 2008) (Act) amended 

Title II of the National Housing Act 

(NHA) to add a new section 257. This 

section established the Program as a 

temporary Federal Housing 

Administration (FHA) program that 

offers voluntary participation on the 

part of homeowners and existing loan 

holders (or servicers acting on their 

behalf) to insure refinanced loans for 

distressed borrowers to support longterm sustainable homeownership, 

including among other things, allowing 

homeowners to avoid foreclosure. 

Under the Program, a qualified mortgage 

borrower may refinance his or her 

existing mortgage into a new mortgage 

loan insured by the FHA, subject to 

conditions and restrictions specified in 

the Act. The Program authorizes FHA to 

insure such eligible mortgages 

commencing no earlier than October 1, 

2008, and the authority to insure expires 

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Section 257(t) of the NHA establishes 

a Board of Directors to oversee the 

Program. The Board is composed of the 

Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development, the Secretary of the 

Treasury, the Chairman of the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, and the Chairperson of the 

Board of Directors of the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the 

respective designee of each. Section 

257(t) of the NHA requires the Board to, 

among other things, establish 

requirements and standards for the 

Program and prescribe regulations and 

guidelines as may be necessary or 

appropriate to implement such 

requirements and standards. 

Section 257(t) of the NHA also 

provides that the Board may ‘‘prescribe, 

amend, and repeal such bylaws as may 

be necessary for carrying out the 

functions of the Board.’’ Consistent with 

this provision, the Board has adopted 

bylaws regarding its organization, 

staffing, and operational procedures in 

order to facilitate the prompt 

implementation of the Program, and 

these bylaws are set forth in this notice. 

The bylaws provide for appointment 

by the Board of an official staff 

consisting of an Executive Director, 

Counselor, Financial Officer, and 

Secretary, with their initial respective 

responsibilities set out in the 

organizational rules. The bylaws 

provide that the Board may request that 

any Federal Government employee be 

detailed to the Board without 

reimbursement by the Board and may 

arrange for the procurement of the 

services of outside experts and 

consultants as the Board considers 

necessary to assist it in fulfilling its 

duties with respect to the Program, as 

authorized by the Act. The Board may 

delegate authority to take certain actions 

to its official staff, officials or staff of the 

agencies represented on the Board, or 

other Federal Government employees 

detailed or providing services to the 

Board subject to such terms and 

conditions as the Board deems 

appropriate. 

The bylaws further provide that 

records of the Board will be maintained 

at the main office of the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 

which also will serve as the principal 

place of business of the Board. The 

Board is publishing these bylaws in the 

Federal Register pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552(a)(1)(A) and (B). 

Section 1 Purpose and Scope 

These bylaws describe the 

organizational structure of the Board of 

Directors (Board) established to oversee 

the program authorized by section 257 

of the National Housing Act (Act) (12 

U.S.C. 1715z–22) (the Program) and the 

general operational procedures by 

which the Board will carry out its 

oversight functions. 

Section 2 Composition of the Board; 

Chairperson 

a. Composition. The Board consists 

of—

1. The Secretary of Housing and 

Urban Development, or the Secretary’s 

designee; 

2. The Secretary of the Treasury, or 

the Secretary’s designee; 

3. The Chairman of the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, or the Chairman’s designee; and 

4. The Chairperson of the Board of 

Directors of the Federal Deposit 

Insurance Corporation, or the 

Chairperson’s designee. 

b. Chairperson of the Board. The 

Secretary of Housing and Urban 

Development, or the Secretary’s 

designee, shall serve as the Chairperson 

of the Board. 

Section 3 Offices 

The principal offices of the Board are 

at 451 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20410. The official records of the Board 

will be compiled and stored at this 

location. 

Section 4 Meetings and Actions of the 

Board 

a. Place and frequency. The Board 

meets on the call of the Chairperson of 

the Board in order to consider matters 

requiring review or action by the Board. 

The time and place for any such 

meeting shall be determined by the 

members of the Board. 

b. Quorum and voting. A majority of 

the members of the Board constitute a 

quorum for the transaction of business. 

All decisions and determinations of the 

Board shall be made by a majority vote 

of the voting members. Votes on 

determinations of the Board shall be 

recorded in the minutes. A Board 

member may request that any vote be 

recorded according to individual Board 

members. 

c. Agenda of meetings. To the extent 

practicable, an agenda for each meeting 

shall be distributed to members of the 

Board in advance of the date of the 

meeting, together with copies of 

materials relevant to the agenda items. 

d. Minutes. The Secretary of the Board 

shall keep minutes of each Board 

meeting and of action taken without a 

meeting, a draft of which is to be 

distributed to each member of the Board 

as soon as practicable after each meeting 

or action. To the extent practicable, the 

minutes of a Board meeting shall be 

corrected and approved at the next 

meeting of the Board. 

e. Use of conference call 

communications equipment. Any 

member may participate in a meeting of 

the Board through the use of conference 

call, telephone, or similar 

communications equipment, by means 

of which all persons participating in the 

meeting can simultaneously speak and 

hear each other. Any member so 

participating in a meeting shall be 

deemed present for all purposes. 

Actions taken by the Board at meetings 

conducted through the use of such 

equipment, including the votes of each 

member, shall be recorded in the usual 

manner in the minutes of the meetings 

of the Board. 

f. Actions between meetings. When, in 

the judgment of the Chairperson, 

circumstances make it desirable for the 

Board to consider action other than at a 

meeting, the relevant information and 

recommendations for action may be 

transmitted to the members by the 

Secretary of the Board and the voting 

members may communicate their votes 

to the Chairperson in writing (including 

an action signed in counterpart by each 

Board member), electronically, or orally 

(including telephone communication). 

Any action taken under this paragraph 

(f) has the same effect as an action taken 

at a meeting. 

Section 5 Staff 

a. Executive Director. The Executive 

Director of the Board advises and assists 

the Board in carrying out its 

responsibilities under the Act, provides 

general direction with respect to the 

administration of the Board’s actions, 

directs the activities of the staff, and 

performs such other duties as the Board 

may require. 

b. Counselor. The Counselor to the 

Board provides legal advice relating to 

the responsibilities of the Board and 

performs such other duties as the Board 

or Executive Director may require. 

c. Financial Officer. The Financial 

Officer of the Board provides financial 

advice relating to the responsibilities of 

the Board and performs such other 

duties as the Board or Executive 

Director may require. 

d. Secretary. The Secretary of the 

Board sends notice of all meetings, 

prepares minutes of all meetings, 

maintains a complete record of all votes 

and actions taken by the Board, has 

custody of all records of the Board, and 

performs such other duties as the 

Executive Director may require. 

e. Additional staff. The Board may 

request that any Federal Government 

employee be detailed or provide service 

to the Board without reimbursement by 


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the Board and without interruption or 

loss of civil service status or privilege. 

f. Committees. The Board may 

establish committees composed of 

members of the Board, staff of the 

Board, employees of any other agency of 

the U.S. Government who are detailed 

or providing services to the Board, or 

any combination of the foregoing. 

g. Individuals holding multiple staff 

positions. An individual may hold more 

than one staff or committee position. 

Section 6 Delegations 

a. General. Subject to such terms and 

conditions as the Board deems 

appropriate, the Board may delegate 

authority to take certain actions not 

required by the Act to be taken by the 

Board to—

1. An individual member of the 

Board; 

2. The Executive Director, the 

Counselor, Financial Officer, or the 

Secretary of the Board; 

3. Any officer or employee of the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, the Department of 

Treasury, the Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System, the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any 

other U.S. Government employee 

detailed or providing services to the 

Board; or 

4. A committee composed of any of 

the foregoing persons. 

b. Records. All delegations shall be 

made pursuant to resolutions of the 

Board and recorded in writing. Any 

action taken pursuant to delegated 

authority has the effect of an action 

taken by the Board. 

Section 7 Experts and Consultants 

The Board may arrange for the 

procurement of the services of experts 

or consultants as it determines 

appropriate to assist the Board in 

fulfilling its oversight duties and 

responsibilities. 

Section 8 Review and Approval of 

Administrative Expenses 

The Board may establish such 

processes for the review, approval, and 

monitoring of administrative expenses 

and other costs of the Program as the 

Board determines necessary and 

appropriate. 

Section 9 Compensation 

Members of the Board shall serve 

without compensation, but shall be 

reimbursed by their respective agencies 

for travel expenses, including per diem 

in lieu of subsistence equivalent to 

those set forth in subchapter I of 5 

U.S.C. chapter 57. 

Section 10 Amendments 

These rules of organization and 

procedures of the Board may be adopted 

or amended, or new rules of 

organization or procedure may be 

adopted, only by majority vote of the 

Board. 

Dated at Washington, DC, this 15th day of 

August, 2008. 

By order of the Board of Directors of the 

HOPE for Homeowners Program. 

Emmanuel Yeow, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E8–20298 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, September 2, 

2008, 3 p.m.–4 p.m. 

PLACE: Cohen Building, Room 3360, 330 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20237. 

CLOSED MEETING: The members of the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) 

will meet in a special session to review 

and discuss budgetary issues relating to 

U.S. Government-funded non-military 

international broadcasting. This meeting 

is closed because if open it likely would 

either disclose matters that would be 

properly classified to be kept secret in 

the interest of foreign policy under the 

appropriate executive order (5 U.S.C. 

552b.(c)(1)) or would disclose 

information the premature disclosure of 

which would be likely to significantly 

frustrate implementation of a proposed 

agency action. (5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(9)(B)) 

In addition, part of the discussion will 

relate solely to the internal personnel 

and organizational issues of the BBG or 

the International Broadcasting Bureau. 

(5 U.S.C. 552b.(c)(2) and (6)) 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Persons interested in obtaining more 

information should contact Timi 

Nickerson Kenealy at (202) 203–4545. 

September 2, 2008. 

Timi Nickerson Kenealy, 

Acting Legal Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E8–20619 Filed 9–2–08; 4:15 pm] 

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting 

of the South Carolina Advisory 

Committee 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the rules and 

regulations of the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), that a public hearing of the 

South Carolina Advisory Committee to 

the Commission (South Carolina 

Committee) will convene at 1 p.m. and 

adjourn at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, 

September 22, 2008, at Humphries Hall, 

1301 Columbia College Drive, Columbia 

College, Columbia, South Carolina 

29203. The purpose of the public 

hearing is for the South Carolina 

Committee to receive testimony from 

school officials and government 

education agency officials on the 

provision of supplemental educational 

services as well as parental notification 

of such services as required under the 

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

make written comments to the South 

Carolina Committee. Written comments 

should be sent to the Southern Regional 

Office of the Commission and received 

by Tuesday, September 30, 2008. The 

mailing address is: Southern Regional 

Office, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

61 Forsyth St., SW., Suite 18T40, 

Atlanta, GA 30303. Persons wishing to 

e-mail their written comments may do 

so to dhorne@usccr.gov. Persons who 

desire additional information should 

contact Peter Minarik, Regional 

Director, Southern Regional Office, at 

(404) 562–7000, or by e-mail at 

pminarik@usccr.gov. 

Hearing-impaired persons who will 

attend the meetings and require the 

services of a sign language interpreter 

should contact the Regional Office at 

least ten (10) working days before the 

scheduled date of the meeting. 

Records generated from these 

meetings may be inspected and 

reproduced at the Southern Regional 

Office, as they become available, both 

before and after the meeting. Persons 

interested in the work of this advisory 

committee are advised to go to the 

Commission’s Web site, http:// 

www.usccr.gov, or to contact the 

Southern Regional Office at the above email or street address. 

The meetings will be conducted 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the Commission and 

FACA. 

Dated in Washington, DC, August 28, 2008 

Christopher Byrnes, 

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit. 

[FR Doc. E8–20426 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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