Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 125 / Wednesday, July 1, 2009 / Notices 31463 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5300–N–29] 

Notice of Availability: Notice of 

Funding Availability (NOFA) for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2009 the Alaska Native/ 

Native Hawaiian Institutions Assisting 

Communities (AN/NHIAC) Program 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Development and 

Research, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Through this notice, HUD 

announces the availability on its Web 

site of the application information, 

submission deadlines, funding criteria, 

and other requirements for the FY2009 

Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian 

Institutions Assisting Communities 

(AN/NHIAC) Program NOFA. This 

NOFA makes approximately $3 million 

available to assist Alaska Native/Native 

Hawaiian Institutions (AN/NHI) of 

Higher Education expand their role and 

effectiveness in addressing community 

development needs in their localities, 

including neighborhood revitalization, 

housing, and economic development, 

principally for persons of low- and 

moderate-income, consistent with the 

purposes of Title I of the Housing and 

Community Development Act of 1974 

(42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) as amended. The 

notice providing information regarding 

the application process, funding criteria 

and eligibility requirements is available 

on the HUD Web site at http://

www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/

fundsavail.cfm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information concerning the Alaska 

Native/Native Hawaiian Institutions 

Assisting Communities (AN/NHIAC) 

Program, contact Sherone Ivey, Office of 

University Partnerships, Office of Policy 

Development and Research, Department 

of Housing and Urban Development, 

451 Seventh Street, SW., Room 8226, 

Washington DC 20410; telephone 202– 

402–4200 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Persons with speech or 

hearing impairments may access this 

telephone number via TTY by calling 

the toll-free Federal Information Relay 

Service during working hours at 800– 

877–8339. 

Dated: June 9, 2009. 

Jean Lin Pao, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research. 

[FR Doc. E9–15566 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5281–N–52] 

Section 8 Contract Renewal Policy— 

Guidance for the Renewal of ProjectBased Section 8 Contracts 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection requirement described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. The Department is 

soliciting public comments on the 

subject proposal. 

Section 8 renewal collection 

procedure will notify HUD Section 8 

Owners in advance of contract renewal 

due date, establishes comparable market 

rents, renew Section 8 contracts and 

processes, Section 8 funding on an 

annual basis. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: July 31, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

approval Number (2502–Pend) and 

should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 Seventh 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; email Lillian Deitzer at 

Lillian_L._Deitzer@HUD.gov or 

telephone (202) 402–8048. This is not a 

toll-free number. Copies of available 

documents submitted to OMB may be 

obtained from Ms. Deitzer. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that the 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development has submitted to OMB a 

request for approval of the information 

collection described below. This notice 

is soliciting comments from members of 

the public and affecting agencies 

concerning the proposed collection of 

information to: (1) Evaluate 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) 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 

through 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: Section 8 Contract 

Renewal Policy—Guidance for the 

Renewal of Project-Based Section 8 

Contracts. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–Pend. 

Form Numbers: HUD–9624, HUD– 

9625, HUD–9626, HUD–9627, HUD– 

9628, HUD–9628–A, HUD–9628–B, 

HUD–9628–C, HUD–9628–D, HUD– 

9629, HUD–9630, HUD–9631, HUD– 

9632, HUD–9633, HUD–9634, HUD– 

9635, HUD–9636, HUD–9637, HUD– 

9638, HUD–9639, HUD–9640, HUD– 

9641, HUD–9642, HUD–9643, HUD– 

9644, HUD–9645, HUD–9646, HUD– 

9647, HUD–9648–A, HUD–9648–B, 

HUD–9648–C, HUD–9648–D. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and Its Proposed Use: 

Section 8 renewal collection procedure 

will notify HUD Section 8 Owners in 

advance of contract renewal due date, 

establishes comparable market rents, 

renew Section 8 contracts and 

processes, Section 8 funding on an 

annual basis. 

Frequency of Submission: Annually. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses × Hours per responses = Burden hours 

Reporting burden .............................................................................. 7,077 7.59 1 53,722 

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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 

53,722. 

Status: New collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

amended. 

Dated: June 25, 2009. 

Stephen A. Hill, 

Acting Director, Policy and E–GOV, Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–15562 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CO–921–07–1320–EL; COC–70615] 

Notice of Public Meeting, To Receive 

Comments on an Environmental 

Analysis, Finding of No Significant 

Impact, Maximum Economic Recovery 

Report, and Fair Market Value for Coal 

Lease Application COC–70615 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Cancellation of scheduled 

Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The public meeting for 

Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at 7 p.m. is 

hereby cancelled. The meeting will be 

re-scheduled at a future date; which has 

not been determined. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kurt 

Barton at BLM Colorado State Office, 

2850 Youngfield Street, Lakewood, 

Colorado 80215, or by telephone 303– 

239–3714. 

Dated: June 25, 2009. 

Kurt M. Barton, 

Solid Minerals LLE, Division of Energy, Lands 

and Minerals. 

[FR Doc. E9–15512 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–ES–2009–N130; 30120–1113– 

0000–F6] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

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 

(Act) prohibits activities with 

endangered and threatened species 

unless a Federal permit allows such 

activity. The Act requires that we invite 

public comment before issuing these 

permits. 

DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before July 31, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

the Regional Director, Attn: Peter 

Fasbender, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ecological Services, 1 Federal 

Drive, Fort Snelling, MN 55111–4056; 

electronic mail, permitsR3ES@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Fasbender, (612) 713–5343. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

We invite public comment on the 

following permit applications for certain 

activities with endangered species 

authorized by section 10(a)(1)(A) of the 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and our 

regulations governing the taking of 

endangered species in the Code of 

Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17. 

Submit your written data, comments, or 

request for a copy of the complete 

application to the address shown in 

ADDRESSES. When submitting 

comments, please refer to the 

appropriate permit application number. 

Permit Applications 

Permit Application Number: 

TE217351. 

Applicant: U.S. Forest Service, 

Nelsonville, Ohio. 

The applicant requests a permit to 

take (harass through capture and 

release) Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis), 

gray bats (Myotis grisescens), and 

Virginia big-eared bats (Corynorhinus 

townscendii virginianus) on the Wayne 

National Forest and Daniel Boone 

National Forest in Ohio and Kentucky. 

The applicant’s proposed activities 

under this permit application include 

presence or absence surveys, radiotelemetry studies to document habitat 

use, hibernacula surveys, population 

monitoring, and collection of biological 

data to complete environmental 

analyses for forest planning. 

The applicant’s proposed activities 

are for enhancement of the survival of 

the species in the wild. 

Permit Application Number: TE216605. 

Applicant: Robert R. Kiser, Whitesburg, 

Kentucky. 

The applicant requests to renew a 

permit to take (capture and release, 

sample collection) Indiana bats, gray 

bats, and Virginia big-eared bats 

throughout the range of the species in 

the following States: Alabama, 

Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, 

Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, 

Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, 

Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North 

Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South 

Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, 

Wisconsin, and West Virginia. The 

applicant’s proposed activities under 

this permit would include presence or 

absence surveys, radio-telemetry studies 

to document habitat use, population 

monitoring, and sample collection 

(tissue samples and guano). In addition, 

this renewal application includes a 

request to renew an existing permit to 

take (capture and release) blackside 

dace (Phoxinus cumberlandensis) in 

Kentucky and Tennessee in the context 

of aquatic surveys. 

All proposed activities are for 

enhancement of the survival of the 

species in the wild. 

Public Comments 

We seek public review and comments 

on these permit applications. Please 

refer to the permit number when you 

submit comments. Comments and 

materials we receive are available for 

public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours at the 

address shown in the ADDRESSES

section. 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 us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), we have made an initial 

determination that the proposed 

activities in these permits are 

categorically excluded from the 

requirement to prepare an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement (516 

DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). 

Dated: June 24, 2009. 

Lynn M. Lewis, 

Assistant Regional Director, Ecological 

Services, Region 3. 

[FR Doc. E9–15516 Filed 6–30–09; 8:45 am] 

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