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Evaluation, Office of Finance and 

Budget, Department of Housing and 

Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

755–7500 (this is not a toll free number) 

for copies of the proposed forms and 

other available information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is submitting the proposed 

information collection to OMB for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35, as amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection 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 

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: Home Mortgage 

Disclosure Act (HMDA) Loan/ 

Application Register. 

OMB Control Number, if applicable: 

2502–0539. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

HMDA Loan/Application Register 

collects information from mortgage 

lenders on application for, and 

originations and purchases of, mortgage 

and home improvement loans. 

Nondepository mortgage lending 

institutions are required to use the 

information generated as a running log 

throughout the calendar year, and send 

the information to HUD by March 1 of 

the following calendar year. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

FR HMDA–LAR. 

Estimation of the total numbers of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: The estimated total 

number of hours needed to prepare the 

information collection is 132,000; the 

number of respondents is 1,100 

generating approximately 1,100 annual 

responses; the frequency of response is 

on occasion and annually; and the 

estimated time needed to prepare the 

response is an average of 120 hours. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: This is an extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

Ronald Y. Spraker, 

Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Housing—Deputy Federal Housing 

Commissioner. 

[FR Doc. E9–10980 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5311–N–01] 

Notice of Availability: Notice of 

Funding Availability (NOFA) for 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act Capital Fund Recovery 

Competition Grants 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice, HUD 

announces the availability on its Web 

site of the application information, 

eligibility requirements, review and 

selection procedures, and other program 

requirements governing the availability 

of $995 million in Capital Fund 

Recovery Competition Grants under the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009. The assistance is intended 

to preserve and create jobs, promote 

economic recovery, assist those 

impacted by the recession, and invest in 

transportation, environment, and 

infrastructure that will provide longterm economic benefits. The notice 

establishing the program requirements 

is available on the HUD Web site at: 

http://www.hud.gov/recovery. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have a question or need a 

clarification, you may contact the Office 

of Capital Improvements by sending an 

email message to PIHOCI@hud.gov. 

Please see http://www.hud.gov/offices/ 

pih/programs/ph/capfund/ocir.cfm, 

which can be accessed from http:// 

www.hud.gov/recovery/, for additional 

information. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

Paula O. Blunt, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public 

and Indian Housing. 

[FR Doc. E9–11162 Filed 5–8–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

North Bay Water Recycling Program 

(formerly North San Pablo Bay 

Restoration and Reuse Project), 

California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ 

Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) 

and notice of public hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation), as the National 

Environmental Policy Act Federal lead 

agency, and the Sonoma County Water 

Agency, acting as administrator for the 

North Bay Water Reuse Authority 

(NBWRA) and the California 

Environmental Quality Act State lead 

agency, have made available for public 

review and comment the North Bay 

Water Recycling Program Draft EIS/EIR. 

The purpose of the project is to create 

a regional wastewater reuse project to 

provide recycled water for agricultural, 

urban, and environmental uses as an 

alternative to discharging treated 

wastewater to San Pablo Bay. In this 

way, water demand issues and 

wastewater discharge issues of the 

region can be addressed in an integrated 

and synergistic manner. Three public 

hearings will be held to receive 

comments from individuals and 

organizations on the Draft EIS/EIR. 

DATES: Three public hearings have been 

scheduled to receive oral or written 

comments regarding environmental 

effects: 

• June 9, 2009, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., 

Novato, CA. 

• June 10, 2009, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 

p.m., Sonoma, CA. 

• June 11, 2009, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., 

Napa, CA. 

A 1-hour open house to view project 

information and interact with the 

project team will precede the public 

hearings. 

The Draft EIS/EIR will be available for 

a 60-day public review period. 

Comments are due by July 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The public hearings will be 

held at the following locations: 

• Novato at Margaret Todd Senior 

Center, 1560 Hill Road. 

• Sonoma at Sonoma Community 

Center, 276 East Napa Street. 

• Napa at Napa Elks Lodge, 2840 

Soscol Avenue. 

Written comments on the Draft EIS/ 

EIR should be sent to Mr. Marc Bautista, 

Sonoma County Water Agency, 404 

Aviation Boulevard, Santa Rosa, CA 


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95403; or e-mailed to 

mbautista@scwa.ca.gov. 

Copies of the Draft EIS/EIR may be 

requested from Mr. Marc Bautista, by 

writing to the Sonoma County Water 

Agency (SCWA), P.O. Box 11628, Santa 

Rosa, CA 95406; by calling 707–547– 

1998; or by e-mailing 

mbautista@scwa.ca.gov. 

The Draft EIS/EIR is also accessible 

from the following Web site: http:// 

www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/ 

nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=2157. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Marc Bautista, 707–547–1998; 

mbautista@scwa.ca.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Draft 

EIS/EIR documents the direct, indirect, 

and cumulative effects to the physical, 

biological, and socioeconomic 

environment that may result from North 

Bay Recycled Water Program. 

The NBWRA, comprised of four 

wastewater utilities and one water 

agency in the North San Pablo Bay 

region of California, plans to expand the 

use of recycled water and reduce 

discharge into San Pablo Bay with this 

long-term inter-agency project. The area 

encompasses 318 square miles of land 

in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties. 

Participants include Las Gallinas Valley 

Sanitary District (LGVSD), Novato 

Sanitary District (Novato SD), Sonoma 

Valley County Sanitation District 

(SVCSD), and Napa Sanitation District 

(Napa SD). In addition, North Marin 

Water District and the County of Napa 

are participating financially and 

providing support. Sonoma County 

Water Agency is acting as project 

administrator, and will be the CEQA 

Lead Agency. Reclamation is the 

Federal lead agency for NEPA because 

the Proposed Action may be partially 

federally funded under Title XVI of 

Public Law 102–575, as amended, 

which provides a mechanism for 

Federal participation and cost sharing in 

approved water reuse projects. 

The North San Pablo Bay regions of 

Sonoma, Marin and Napa Counties are 

facing long-term water supply shortfalls. 

Surface and groundwater supplies 

within these areas are limited, and some 

local groundwater basins are 

overpumped, with detrimental effects 

on water levels and water quality. 

Recycled water can augment local water 

supplies on a regional basis, provide 

water that meets agricultural and 

municipal nonpotable quality needs, 

and provide increased reliability. 

Additionally, reliable water supply is 

needed in order to continue the 

restoration of tidal wetlands in San 

Pablo Bay that contain habitat for 

endangered and threatened species. 

Wastewater treatment agencies also face 

strict regulatory limits on the timing and 

quality of the treated wastewater they 

can discharge to San Pablo Bay, as well 

as the rivers and streams that flow to it. 

By treating wastewater to the stricter 

regulatory levels required for reuse, the 

agencies can recycle the water 

productively to address water supply 

needs and reduce the amount released 

to San Pablo Bay and its tributaries. 

The project would provide recycled 

water for agricultural, urban, and 

environmental uses thereby reducing 

reliance on local and imported surface 

water and groundwater supplies and 

reducing the amount of treated effluent 

releases to San Pablo Bay and its 

tributaries. Some of the project benefits 

include reduction of wastewater 

discharge to regional waterways and the 

resulting environmental benefit to fish 

and wildlife. 

NBWRA has developed a regional 

program for expanding cooperative 

water reuse within the North San Pablo 

Bay region. The Proposed Action 

consists of distribution facilities, 

treatment capacity improvements, and 

storage to make between 17,000 and 

25,000 acre-feet per year of recycled 

water available for environmental, 

agricultural, and municipal reuse, 

consistent with the California Code of 

Regulations, Title 22, pertaining to the 

use of tertiary-treated recycled water. At 

this time, there are no known or 

possible Indian trust assets or 

environmental justice issues associated 

with the Proposed Action. 

Special Assistance for Public Meetings 

If special assistance is required to 

participate in the public meetings, 

please contact David White at 916–978– 

5074, TDD 916–978–5608, or via e-mail 

at dtwhite@mp.usbr.gov. Please notify 

Mr. White as far in advance as possible 

to enable Reclamation to secure the 

needed services. If a request cannot be 

honored, the requestor will be notified. 

A telephone device for the hearing 

impaired (TDD) is available at 916–978– 

5608. 

Public Disclosure 

Before including your name, 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 us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Dated: April 1, 2009. 

Richard M. Johnson, 

Acting Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. E9–11040 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R6–R–2009–N0027];[60138–1265– 

6CCP–S3] 

Final Comprehensive Conservation 

Plan for 12 National Wildlife Refuges in 

North Dakota 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability: final 

comprehensive conservation plan and 

finding of no significant impact for 

environmental assessment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce 

that our final Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan (CCP) for 12 National 

Wildlife Refuges (Refuges) in the State 

of North Dakota is available. This final 

CCP describes how we intend to manage 

these particular Refuges in the State for 

the next 15 years. 

ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy of the CCP, 

write to John Esperance, Division of 

Refuge Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 134 Union Boulevard, Suite 

300, Lakewood, CO 80228; or download 

a copy from http://mountainprairie.fws.gov/planning. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Esperance, 303–236–4369 (phone); 303– 

236–4792 (fax); or John_Esperance@ 

fws.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 12 

North Dakota Refuges this CCP covers 

are Audubon, Chase Lake, Kellys 

Slough, Lake Alice, Lake Ilo, Lake 

Nettie, Lake Zahl, McLean, Shell Lake, 

Stump Lake, Stewart Lake, and White 

Lake. These sites are located throughout 

the State of North Dakota. 

All 12 Refuges were established under 

authority to provide breeding ground for 

migratory birds and other wildlife. 

These 12 Refuges conserve, restore, and 

enhance the ecological diversity of 

grasslands and wetlands of the North 

Dakota prairie to support healthy 

populations of ducks and geese, other 

migratory birds, and native species. 

Through this work, these 12 Refuges 

provide vital resting and breeding 

habitat. 

We made available our draft CCP and 

environmental assessment to the public 

for a 30-day review and comment period 

by publishing a Federal Register notice 


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