30106 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 24, 2009 / Notices 

Avenue, NW., Suite 1500N, 

Washington, DC 20229, 202–344–1060. 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–14912 Filed 6–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Approval of Saybolt LP, as a 

Commercial Gauger 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Notice of approval of Saybolt 

LP, as a commercial gauger. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, Saybolt LP, 

139 Castle Coakley Bay #4, St. Croix, VI 

5620, has been approved to gauge 

petroleum, petroleum products, organic 

chemicals and vegetable oils for 

customs purposes, in accordance with 

the provisions of 19 CFR 151.13. 

Anyone wishing to employ this entity to 

conduct gauger services should request 

and receive written assurances from the 

entity that it is approved by the U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection to 

conduct the specific gauger service 

requested. Alternatively, inquires 

regarding the specific gauger service this 

entity is approved to perform may be 

directed to the U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection by calling (202) 344–1060. 

The inquiry may also be sent to 

cbp.labhq@dhs.gov. Please reference the 

Web site listed below for a complete 

listing of CBP approved gaugers and 

accredited laboratories. http://cbp.gov/ 

xp/cgov/import/operations_support/ 

labs_scientific_svcs/ 

commercial_gaugers/. 

DATES: The approval of Saybolt LP, as 

commercial gauger became effective on 

April 21, 2009. The next triennial 

inspection date will be scheduled for 

April 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Malana, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Suite 1500N, 

Washington, DC 20229, 202–344–1060. 

Dated: June 18, 2009. 

Ira S. Reese, 

Executive Director, Laboratories and 

Scientific Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–14888 Filed 6–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–14–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket Number FR–5335–N–01] 

Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure: 

Notice of Responsibilities Placed on 

Immediate Successors in Interest 

Pursuant to Foreclosure of Residential 

Property 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing 

Commissioner, and Office of Assistant 

Secretary for Public and Indian 

Housing, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice, HUD 

seeks to ensure that individuals or 

entities that participate in HUD 

programs or with whom HUD interacts 

through its programs are aware of 

obligations imposed on immediate 

successors of interest in any residential 

property pursuant to a foreclosure to 

provide tenants residing in such 

property, including but not limited to 

tenants with Section 8 rental assistance, 

with at least 90 days’ advance notice of 

the need to vacate the property, where 

the successor desires to have the tenants 

vacate. In addition, except for 

purchasers who will occupy the 

property as the primary residence, 

successors take their interest subject to 

the remaining term of any bona fide 

lease. These obligations are broadly 

imposed on immediate successors in 

interest by the Helping Families Save 

Their Homes Act of 2009. While HUD 

is directing this notice to entities and 

individuals that participate in HUD 

programs or with whom HUD interacts 

in its HUD programs (for example, 

approved mortgagees, approved 

nonprofit organizations, housing 

counseling agencies, and public housing 

agencies), these obligations are not 

limited to FHA-insured or HUD-assisted 

housing. The responsibility for meeting 

the new tenant protection requirements 

applies to all successors in interest of 

residential property, regardless of 

whether a Federally related mortgage is 

present. The immediate successors in 

interest of a residential property, which 

is being foreclosed, bear direct 

responsibility for meeting the 

requirements of the law. These 

protections are self-executing, and 

became effective May 20, 2009. 

For Further Information: For 

questions relating to FHA’s Insured 

Housing programs, including 

multifamily housing, contact FHA’s 

Resource Center at 1–800–CALL–FHA 

(1–800–225–5342). For questions 

relating to HUD’s Public and Indian 

Housing programs, including Section 8 

vouchers, contact Brian Gage, Office of 

Housing Voucher Management, Room 

4210, Department of Housing and Urban 

Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 

402–4254. For both sets of contact, the 

applicable address is Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20410. Persons with hearing or speech 

impairments may access these numbers 

via TDD/TTY by calling 1–877–TDD– 

2HUD (1–877–833–2483). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure 

Act of 2009 (PTFA), part of the Helping 

Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 

(Pub. L. 111–22, approved May 20, 

2009), requires that tenants residing in 

foreclosed residential properties be 

provided notice to vacate at least 90 

days in advance of the date by which 

the immediate successor, generally, the 

purchaser, seeks to have the tenants 

vacate the property. Except where the 

purchaser will occupy the property as 

the primary residence, the term of any 

bona fide lease also remains in effect. 

With the unprecedented number of 

foreclosures occurring across the 

country, it became increasingly evident 

that not only were homeowners the 

victims of the downturn in the 

economy, but tenants residing in 

residential properties were also victims 

of the foreclosure crisis. All too often, 

tenants were caught unaware that the 

residential property in which they 

reside was being foreclosed and were 

given little notice of the need to vacate 

the property. The objective of these new 

tenant protections is to ensure that 

tenants receive appropriate notice of 

foreclosure and are not abruptly 

displaced. 

PFTA Sections 702 and 703 define the 

scope of PFTA’s coverage over 

residential properties. The Section 702 

requirements to provide tenants with at 

least 90 days’ advance notice to vacate 

and to preserve the term of any bona 

fide lease apply to foreclosures on all 

Federally related mortgage loans or on 

any dwelling or residential real 

property. Section 703 makes conforming 

changes consistent with the Section 702 

requirements to the Section 8 rental 

voucher assistance provisions of the 

United States Housing Act of 1937 (1937 

Act). Both Section 702 and Section 703 

sunset on December 31, 2012. 

The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

5, approved February 17, 2009) 

(Recovery Act) contains similar tenant 

protections under the heading 

‘‘Community Development Fund’’ in