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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 

Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@

hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400. 

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 Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Thompson v. HUD: Interface of Mobility 

and Sustainability. 

OMB Approval Number: N/A. 

Type of Request: New. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Proposed Use: The 

proposed data collection supports the 

research HUD is required to undertake 

outlined in the Thompson v. HUD et al 

Settlement Agreement. The purpose of 

this data collection is to gather 

demographic and experiential 

information on a subset of Housing 

Choice Voucher holders in the 

Baltimore metropolitan region who have 

received special vouchers as part of the 

Settlement (‘‘Thompson vouchers’’). 

This data collection will inform the 

research with information to determine 

whether Thompson vouchers enable(d) 

households to more easily relocate to 

neighborhoods with greater opportunity 

than regular voucher households. Along 

with data gathered from other sources, 

the data from this collection will be 

used to define neighborhoods of 

opportunity—providing greater access 

to educational, social, economic, and 

health benefits—and where those 

neighborhoods are located within the 

Baltimore region. Defining 

neighborhoods of opportunity is 

essential to the research, as it will allow 

the researchers to compare and analyze 

the mobility and relocation choices of 

Thompson and regular voucher 

households. This comparison will 

highlight the accessibility of such 

opportunities to the Plaintiff Class, a 

core component of the research 

requirement described in the Settlement 

Agreement. Positive program outcomes 

identified through this research will be 

of value to voucher programs in other 

regions of the country. 

Respondents: Selected Housing 

Choice Voucher holders in the 

Baltimore Metropolitan region 

(Baltimore City and County; Anne 

Arundel County; Carroll County; 

Howard County; Harford County; and 

Queen Anne’s County). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

226. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 226. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Hours per Response: 1.56. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 353 hours. 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

Thompson v. HUD Data 

Collection .................. 226 1 226 1.56 353 $13.43 $4,741.14 

Total ...................... 226 1 226 1.56 353 $13.43 $4,741.14 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to 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. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comments in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Dated: December 11, 2014. 

Katherine O’Regan, 

Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 

and Research. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29885 Filed 12–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–IA–2014–N253; 

FXIA16710900000–156–FF09A30000] 

Endangered Species; Receipt of 

Applications for Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered species. With some 

exceptions, the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

acquired that allows such activities. 

DATES: We must receive comments or 

requests for documents on or before 

January 21, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Brenda Tapia, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Division of 

Management Authority, Branch of 

Permits, MS: IA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, 

Falls Church, VA 22041; fax (703) 358– 

2281; or email DMAFR@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Tapia, (703) 358–2104 

(telephone); (703) 358–2281 (fax); 

DMAFR@fws.gov (email). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I request copies of 

applications or comment on submitted 

applications? 

Send your request for copies of 

applications or comments and materials 

concerning any of the applications to 

the contact listed under ADDRESSES. 

Please include the Federal Register 

notice publication date, the PRTnumber, and the name of the applicant 

in your request or submission. We will 

not consider requests or comments sent 

to an email or address not listed under 

ADDRESSES. If you provide an email 


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address in your request for copies of 

applications, we will attempt to respond 

to your request electronically. 

Please make your requests or 

comments as specific as possible. Please 

confine your comments to issues for 

which we seek comments in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments to 

allow us to authenticate any scientific or 

commercial data you include. 

The comments and recommendations 

that will be most useful and likely to 

influence agency decisions are: (1) 

Those supported by quantitative 

information or studies; and (2) Those 

that include citations to, and analyses 

of, the applicable laws and regulations. 

We will not consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the street 

address listed under ADDRESSES. The 

public may review documents and other 

information applicants have sent in 

support of the application unless our 

allowing viewing would violate the 

Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 

Act. Before including your address, 

phone number, email 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 us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

with Executive Order 13576, 

‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and 

Accountable Government,’’ and the 

President’s Memorandum for the Heads 

of Executive Departments and Agencies 

of January 21, 2009—Transparency and 

Open Government (74 FR 4685; January 

26, 2009), which call on all Federal 

agencies to promote openness and 

transparency in Government by 

disclosing information to the public, we 

invite public comment on these permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

III. Permit Applications 

A. Endangered Species 

Applicant: Smithsonian National 

Zoological Park, Washington, DC; PRT– 

50855B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import samples from two giant panda 

(Ailuropoda melanoleuca) from captivebred species for the purpose of scientific 

research. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 1-year period. 

Applicant: Xochitl De La Rosa Reyna, 

Texas A&M University, College Station, 

TX; PRT–49163B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological specimens from 

Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys 

kempii) collected from the wild in 

Mexico for the purpose of scientific 

research. 

Applicant: Wildlife Conservation 

Society, Bronx, NY; PRT–48919B 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export two male and two female 

captive-bred Komodo dragon (Varanus 

komodoensis) for the purpose of 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 1-year period. 

Applicant: Texas Tech University, 

Department of Biological Sciences, 

Lubbock, TX PRT–219951 

The applicant requests the re-issuance 

of their permit to import unlimited 

numbers of biological specimens from 

crocodiles, alligators, caimans, and 

gavials (Order Crocodylia) for the 

purpose of scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

Applicant: Catherine Rinker, Valley 

Center, CA; PRT–44906B 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the golden parakeet 

(Guaruba guarouba) to enhance the 

species’ propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

Applicant: Nicholas Anastasiou, 

Chesterfield, MO; PRT–37027B 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the radiated tortoise 

(Astrochelys radiate) to enhance the 

species’ propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 

5-year period. 

Multiple Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

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: Henry Jeans, Houston, TX; 

PRT–51545B 

Applicant: Lynn Hale, Montgomery, AL; 

PRT–50619B 

Applicant: Harvey Welch, Kosciusko 

MS; PRT–49932B 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNMP00000 L13110000.PP0000 

15XL1109PF] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Pecos 

District Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting, Lesser Prairie-Chicken 

Habitat Preservation Area of Critical 

Environmental Concern (LPC ACEC) 

Livestock Grazing Subcommittee New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act and the, Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Bureau of Land 

Management’s (BLM) Pecos District 

Resource Advisory Council’s (RAC) 

Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LPC) Habitat 

Preservation Area of Critical 

Environmental Concerns (ACEC) 

Livestock Grazing Subcommittee will, 

meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The LPC ACEC Subcommittee 

will meet on February 4, 2015, at the 

Roswell Field Office, 2909 West Second 

Street, Roswell, NM 88201 at 10:00 a.m. 

The public may send written comments 

to the Subcommittee at the BLM Pecos 

District Office, 2909 West 2nd Street, 

Roswell, New Mexico, 88201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Ortega, Range Management 

Specialist, Roswell Field Office, Bureau 

of Land Management, 2909 West 2nd 

Street, Roswell, New Mexico 88201, 


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