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and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant.) 

W. Craig Fugate, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5281–N–53] 

Opinion by Counsel to the Mortgagor 

(FHA) 

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. 

The opinion is required to provide 

assurance to HUD and the mortgagee in 

multifamily rental and health care 

facility mortgage insurance transactions. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 5, 

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 (2510–0010) 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: Opinion by Counsel 

to the Mortgagor (FHA). 

OMB Approval Number: 2510–0010. 

Form Numbers: HUD–91725, HUD– 

91725–INST, HUD–91725–CERT . 

Description of the need for the 

information and its proposed use: 

The opinion is required to provide 

assurance to HUD and the mortgagee in 

multifamily rental and health care 

facility mortgage insurance transactions. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Number of 

respondents 

Annual 

responses x Hours per reponse = Burden hours 

Reporting Burden .............................................................................. 800 1 1 800 

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 800. 

Status: Extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

amended. 

Dated: June 30, 2009. 

Stephen A. Hill, 

Acting Director, Policy and E–GOV Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS-FWS-R7-MB-2009-N134] [70151-1231- 

BS51-L6] 

Proposed Information Collection; OMB 

Control Number 1018-0124; Alaska 

Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest 

Household Survey 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Service) will ask the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the information collection (IC) 

described below. As required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

as part of our continuing efforts to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, we invite the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on this IC. This 

IC is scheduled to expire on January 31, 

2010. 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: Your comments must be received 

by September 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

IC 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 IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or email (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone 

at (703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

U.S.C. 703-712) and the Fish and 

Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742d) 

designate the Department of the Interior 

as the key agency responsible for 

managing migratory bird populations 

that frequent the United States and for 

setting harvest regulations that allow for 

the conservation of those populations. 

These responsibilities include gathering 

accurate geographical and temporal data 

on various characteristics of migratory 

bird harvest. We use harvest data to 

issue harvest regulations, and we adjust 

the regulations as needed to provide 

maximum subsistence harvest 

opportunity while keeping migratory 

bird populations at desired and 

sustainable levels. 

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The Migratory Bird Treaty Act 

Protocol Amendment (1995) 

(Amendment) provides for the 

customary and traditional use of 

migratory birds and their eggs for 

subsistence use by indigenous 

inhabitants of Alaska. The Amendment 

states that its intent is not to cause 

significant increases in the take of 

species of migratory birds relative to 

their continental population sizes. A 

submittal letter from the Department of 

State to the White House (May 20, 1996) 

accompanied the Amendment and 

specified the need for harvest 

monitoring. The submittal letter stated 

that the Service, the Alaska Department 

of Fish and Game (ADFG), and Alaska 

Native organizations would collect 

harvest information cooperatively 

within the subsistence eligible areas. 

Harvest survey data help to ensure that 

customary and traditional subsistence 

uses of migratory birds and their eggs by 

indigenous inhabitants of Alaska do not 

significantly increase the take of species 

of migratory birds relative to their 

continental population sizes. 

Between 1989 and 2004, we 

monitored subsistence harvest of 

migratory birds using annual household 

surveys in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, 

which is the region of highest 

subsistence bird harvest in the State of 

Alaska. In 2004, we began monitoring 

subsistence harvest of migratory birds in 

subsistence eligible areas Statewide. 

The Statewide harvest assessment 

program allows tracking significant 

trends and changes in levels of harvest 

and user participation. The harvest 

assessment program relies on 

collaboration among the Service, the 

ADFG, and a number of Alaska Native 

organizations. 

We gather information on the annual 

subsistence harvest of 54 bird species 

(ducks, geese, swans, cranes, upland 

game birds, seabirds, shorebirds, and 

grebes and loons) in the subsistence 

eligible areas of Alaska. The survey 

covers 10 regions of Alaska, which are 

further divided in 29 subregions. We 

survey the regions and villages in a 

rotation schedule to accommodate 

budget constraints and to minimize 

respondent burden. The survey covers 

spring, summer, and fall harvest in most 

regions. 

In collaboration with Alaska Native 

organizations, we hire local resident 

surveyors to collect the harvest 

information. The surveyors list all 

households in the villages to be 

surveyed and provide survey 

information and harvest report forms to 

randomly selected households that have 

agreed to participate in the survey. To 

ensure confidentiality of harvest 

information, we identify households by 

a numeric code. The surveyor visits 

households three times during the 

survey year. At the first household visit, 

the surveyor explains the survey 

purposes and invites household 

participation. The surveyor returns at 

the end of harvest seasons to help the 

household complete the harvest report 

form. 

We have revised the survey methods 

to streamline procedures and reduce 

respondent burden. We plan to use two 

forms for household participation: 

(1) FWS Form 3-2380 (Tracking Sheet 

and Household Consent). The surveyor 

visits each household selected to 

participate in the survey to provide 

information on the objectives and to 

obtain household consent to participate. 

The surveyor uses this form to record 

consent and track subsequent visits for 

completion of harvest reports 

(2) FWS Form 3-2381 (Harvest 

Report). This form has drawings of bird 

species most commonly available for 

harvest in the different regions of Alaska 

with fields for writing down the 

numbers of birds and eggs taken. There 

are four versions of this form: Interior 

Alaska, North Slope, Southern Coastal 

Alaska, and West/South-Central Alaska. 

This form has a page for each season 

surveyed, and, on each page, there are 

fields for the household code, 

community name, harvest year, date of 

completion, and comments. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1018-0124. 

Title: Alaska Migratory Bird 

Subsistence Harvest Household Survey. 

Service Form Number(s): 3-2380 and 

3-2381. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Households within 

subsistence eligible areas of Alaska 

(Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Archipelago, 

the Aleutian Islands, or in areas north 

and west of the Alaska Range. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually for 

Tracking Sheet and Household Consent; 

three times annually for Harvest Report. 

Activity Number of annual 

respondents 

Number of annual 

responses 

Completion time 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

3-2380—Tracking Sheet and Household Consent .................. 2,875 2,875 5 minutes ......... 240 

3-2381—Harvest Report (three seasonal sheets) ................... 2,300 6,900 5 minutes ......... 575 

Totals ................................................................................ 5,175 9,775 ..................... 815 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC on: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this 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 

respondents. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this IC. 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. 

Dated: June 26, 2009 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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