5340 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 2, 2010 / Notices 

Effective 

interest rate on or after prior to 

8 ..................... Jan. 1, 1987 July 1, 1987 

9 ..................... July 1, 1987 Jan. 1, 1988 

91⁄8 ................. Jan. 1, 1988 July 1, 1988 

93⁄8 ................. July 1, 1989 Jan. 1, 1989 

91⁄4 ................. Jan. 1, 1989 July 1, 1989 

9 ..................... July 1, 1989 Jan. 1, 1990 

81⁄8 ................. Jan. 1, 1990 July 1, 1990 

9 ..................... July 1, 1990 Jan. 1, 1991 

83⁄4 ................. Jan. 1, 1991 July 1, 1991 

81⁄2 ................. July 1, 1992 Jan. 1, 1992 

8 ..................... Jan. 1, 1992 July 1, 1992 

8 ..................... July 1, 1992 Jan. 1, 1993 

73⁄4 ................. Jan. 1, 1993 July 1, 1993 

7 ..................... July 1, 1993 Jan. 1, 1994 

65⁄8 ................. Jan. 1, 1994 July 1, 1994 

73⁄4 ................. July 1, 1994 Jan. 1, 1995 

83⁄8 ................. Jan. 1, 1995 July 1, 1995 

71⁄4 ................. July 1, 1995 Jan. 1, 1996 

61⁄2 ................. Jan. 1, 1996 July 1, 1996 

71⁄4 ................. July 1, 1997 Jan. 1, 1997 

63⁄4 ................. Jan. 1, 1997 July 1, 1997 

71⁄8 ................. July 1, 1998 Jan. 1, 1998 

63⁄8 ................. Jan. 1, 1998 July 1, 1998 

61⁄8 ................. July 1, 1999 Jan. 1, 1999 

51⁄2 ................. Jan. 1, 1999 July 1, 1999 

61⁄8 ................. July 1, 2000 Jan. 1, 2000 

61⁄2 ................. Jan. 1, 2000 July 1, 2000 

61⁄2 ................. July 1, 2001 Jan. 1, 2001 

6 ..................... Jan. 1, 2001 July 1, 2001 

57⁄8 ................. July 1, 2002 Jan. 1, 2002 

51⁄4 ................. Jan. 1, 2002 July 1, 2002 

53⁄4 ................. July 1, 2003 Jan. 1, 2003 

5 ..................... Jan. 1, 2003 July 1, 2003 

41⁄2 ................. July 1, 2004 Jan. 1, 2004 

51⁄8 ................. Jan. 1, 2004 July 1, 2004 

51⁄2 ................. July 1, 2005 Jan. 1, 2005 

47⁄8 ................. Jan. 1, 2005 July 1, 2005 

41⁄2 ................ July 1, 2006 Jan. 1, 2006 

47⁄8 ................. Jan. 1, 2006 July 1, 2006 

53⁄8 ................. July 1, 2007 Jan. 1, 2007 

43⁄4 ................. Jan. 1, 2007 July 1, 2007 

5 ..................... July 1, 2007 Jan. 1, 2008 

41⁄2 ................. Jan. 1, 2008 July 1, 2008 

45⁄8 ................. July 1, 2009 Jan. 1, 2009 

41⁄8 ................. Jan. 1, 2009 July 1, 2009 

41⁄8 ................. July 1, 2010 Jan. 1, 2010 

41⁄4 ................. Jan. 1, 2010 July 1, 2010 

Section 215 of Division G, Title II of 

Public Law 108–199, enacted January 

23, 2004 (HUD’s 2004 Appropriations 

Act) amended section 224 of the Act, to 

change the debenture interest rate for 

purposes of calculating certain 

insurance claim payments made in cash. 

Therefore, for all claims paid in cash on 

mortgages insured under section 203 or 

234 of the National Housing Act and 

endorsed for insurance after January 23, 

2004, the debenture interest rate will be 

the monthly average yield, for the 

month in which the default on the 

mortgage occurred, on United States 

Treasury Securities adjusted to a 

constant maturity of 10 years, as found 

in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H– 

15. The Federal Housing Administration 

has codified this provision in HUD 

regulations at 24 CFR 203.405(b) and 24 

CFR 203.479(b). 

Section 221(g)(4) of the Act provides 

that debentures issued pursuant to that 

paragraph (with respect to the 

assignment of an insured mortgage to 

the Secretary) will bear interest at the 

‘‘going Federal rate’’ in effect at the time 

the debentures are issued. The term 

‘‘going Federal rate’’ is defined to mean 

the interest rate that the Secretary of the 

Treasury determines, pursuant to a 

statutory formula based on the average 

yield on all outstanding marketable 

Treasury obligations of 8- to 12-year 

maturities, for the 6-month periods of 

January through June and July through 

December of each year. Section 221(g)(4) 

is implemented in the HUD regulations 

at 24 CFR 221.255 and 24 CFR 221.790. 

The Secretary of the Treasury has 

determined that the interest rate to be 

borne by debentures issued pursuant to 

section 221(g)(4) during the 6-month 

period beginning January 1, 2010, is 33⁄8

percent. 

The subject matter of this notice falls 

within the categorical exemption from 

HUD’s environmental clearance 

procedures set forth in 24 CFR 

50.19(c)(6). For that reason, no 

environmental finding has been 

prepared for this notice. 

(Authority: Sections 211, 221, 224, National 

Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1715b, 1715l, 1715o; 

Section 7(d), Department of HUD Act, 42 

U.S.C. 3535(d).) 

Dated: January 6, 2010. 

David H. Stevens, 

Assistant Secretary for Housing–Federal 

Housing Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. 2010–2114 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-R9-R-2010-N023; 93261-99CS-0000- 

4A] 

Information Collection Sent to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for Approval; Survey of National 

Wildlife Refuge Visitors 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service) have sent an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for 

review and approval. The ICR, which is 

summarized below, describes the nature 

of the collection and the estimated 

burden and cost. We may not conduct 

or sponsor and a person is not required 

to respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: You must send comments on or 

before March 4, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and 

suggestions on this information 

collection to the Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA 

at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or 

OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). 

Please provide a copy of your comments 

to Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 

(mail) or hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or 

e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by 

telephone at (703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1018-NEW. 

This is a new collection. 

Title: Survey of National Wildlife 

Refuge Visitors. 

Service Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: New. 

Affected Public: Visitors to national 

wildlife refuges. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

Activity Number of annual 

respondents 

Number of annual 

responses 

Completion time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Initial Contact Onsite ............................................................... 12,500 12,500 2 minutes ......... 417 

Visitor Survey ........................................................................... 10,000 10,000 25 minutes ....... 4,167 

Nonresponse Bias Check Survey ............................................ 750 750 5 minutes ......... 63 

Totals ................................................................................ 23,250 23,250 ..................... 4,647 

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Abstract: We have contracted with the 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to 

conduct a survey of national wildlife 

refuge visitors so that we can better 

understand their recreational, 

educational, and information 

experiences. The Policy Analysis and 

Science Assistance Branch of the USGS 

will conduct the survey onsite at 

approximately 75 national wildlife 

refuges nationwide. Respondents will 

have the option to return the survey by 

mail or to complete it online. 

We will use this survey to measure 

visitor satisfaction with current visitor 

services and facilities and their desire 

for future services and facilities. 

Information from this survey will 

provide refuge managers, planners, and 

visitor services professionals with 

scientifically sound data that can be 

used to: 

• Prepare conservation planning 

documents, 

• Improve the design of visitor 

facilities, 

•Tailor visitor services and facilities 

to match visitor interests and needs, 

•Better protect refuge resources by 

combining this data with biological 

data, and 

• Understand the economic impact of 

visitors to the local community. 

Additionally, this survey can target 

public access and transportation 

planning issues related to wildlifeoriented recreational opportunities such 

as automobile tour routes, trails, parking 

lots, and roads. 

Comments: On February 3, 2009, we 

published in the Federal Register (74 

FR 5940) a notice of our intent to 

request that OMB approve this 

information collection. In that notice, 

we solicited comments for 60 days, 

ending on April 6, 2009. We received 

three comments and addressed them as 

follows: 

Comment: One commenter requested 

that the survey include questions on: 

•Whether the visitor is a consumptive 

or nonconsumptive wildlife user, 

•What activities visitors do on 

national wildlife refuges, 

•Whether or not visitors are aware 

that hunting and trapping are allowed 

on national wildlife refuges, 

• Appropriateness of allowing sport 

hunting and trapping on national 

wildlife refuges, and 

•Compatibility of sport hunting and 

trapping to the purpose of national 

wildlife refuges. 

Response: The survey contains 

questions that directly address the first 

two issues. Measuring public 

understanding or perceptions about the 

appropriateness of hunting on national 

wildlife refuges is not an objective of 

this study. However, the survey asks 

visitors to rate the importance of and 

their satisfaction with a list of uses and 

services provided on refuges, including 

hunting. The survey also provides an 

opportunity for visitors to express their 

opinions or concerns concerning 

national wildlife refuge policies (such as 

hunting and trapping on refuges). 

Comment: The commenter stated that 

we have conducted this survey every 5 

years and that is enough. The 

commenter also stated opposition to 

hunting. 

Response: We believe the commenter 

is referring to the National Survey of 

Fishing, Hunting and WildlifeAssociated Recreation. That survey is of 

the general public and asks questions 

about activities on all types of lands 

(Federal, State, local, and private). The 

proposed survey is of visitors to 

national wildlife refuges only. 

Responses to questions on the proposed 

survey will help us better manage 

national wildlife refuges. 

Comment: We received a request for 

a copy of the survey instrument and 

information on sampling frames. 

Response: The USGS provided a copy 

of the draft survey instrument and a 

description of the sampling frames. 

We again invite comments concerning 

this information collection on: 

•Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

•The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

•Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

•Ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask OMB in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that it will be done. 

Dated: January 26, 2010 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

FR Doc. 2010–2165 Filed 2–1–10; 8:45 am 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–S 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[OR–65757; LLORB06000; 

L14300000.FR0000; HAG–09–0326] 

Classification and Conveyance for 

Recreation and Public Purposes Act of 

Public Lands in Harney County, OR 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Realty Action. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) has examined and 

found suitable for classification and 

conveyance under the provisions of the 

Recreation and Public Purposes Act 

(R&PP), as amended, approximately 2.5 

acres of public land in Harney County, 

Oregon. South Harney County School 

District #33 in Fields, Oregon, applied 

to purchase 2.5 acres of the land for 

hazardous material storage and a 

parking lot for the school. 

DATES: Interested parties may submit 

written comments regarding the 

conveyance or classification of the lands 

by close of business on March 4, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to 

Joan M. Suther, Andrews/Steens Field 

Manager, BLM, Burns District Office, 

28910 Highway 20 West, Hines, Oregon 

97738. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Holly M. Orr, Realty Specialist, (541) 

573–4501. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Section 7 of the Taylor 

Grazing Act, (43 U.S.C. 315f) and 

Executive Order No. 6910, the following 

described public land in Harney 

County, Oregon, has been examined and 

found suitable for classification 

conveyance under the provisions of the 

R&PP Act, as amended, (43 U.S.C. 869 

et seq.): 

Willamette Meridian, Oregon 

T. 38 S., R. 34 E., 

Section 24, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1⁄4NE1⁄4. 

The area described contains 2.5 acres, more 

or less, in Harney County. 

In accordance with the R&PP Act, 

South Harney County School District 

#33 filed an application for the abovedescribed 2.5 acres of public land to 

store hazardous materials and develop a 

parking area for the school. Additional 

detailed information pertaining to this 

application and site plan can be 

reviewed in case file OR–65757 located 

in the BLM Burns District Office at the 

above address. 

Pursuant to the requirements 

established by section 120(h) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

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