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A Standard MTW Agreement 

(Standard Agreement) was developed in 

2007, and was transmitted to the 

existing MTW agencies in January 2008. 

As additional MTW PHAs were selected 

they too were provided with the 

Standard Agreement. All 39 existing 

MTW agencies operate under this 

agreement, which authorizes 

participation in the demonstration 

through each agency’s 2018 fiscal year. 

HUD is currently working on an 

extension of the Standard Agreement to 

2028, as required by the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2016. 

Under the Standard Agreement, all 

MTW sites are authorized to combine 

their operating, modernization and 

housing choice voucher funding into a 

single ‘‘block’’ grant. Because they 

cannot conform with the requirement 

for the regular PHA annual and 5 year 

plans, and because HUD requires 

different information from these PHAs 

for program oversight purposes, these 

sites are required to submit an annual 

MTW Plan and an annual MTW Report 

in accordance with their MTW 

Agreement, in lieu of the regular PHA 

annual and 5 year plans. 

Through the MTW Annual Plan and 

Report, each MTW site will inform 

HUD, its residents and the public of the 

PHA’s mission for serving the needs of 

low-income and very low-income 

families, and the PHA’s strategy for 

addressing those needs. The MTW 

Annual Plan, like the Annual PHA Plan, 

provides an easily identifiable source by 

which residents, participants in tenantbased programs, and other members of 

the public may locate policies, rules, 

and requirements concerning the PHA’s 

operations, programs, and services. 

Revisions are being made to these 50900 

forms to improve its usability and to 

address minor issues identified by HUD 

and the MTW PHAs over time. The form 

is also being updated also to implement 

provisions of the Department’s 

affirmatively furthering fair housing 

(AFFH) rule (24 CFR 5.150–5.180). 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): The 

respondents to this PRA are the 39 

Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) that 

currently have the MTW designation 

and approximately 50 PHAs anticipated 

to apply for MTW designation. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

89. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 518. 

There are 7 sections associated with 

this Form requiring response. All 7 

sections are completed with the first 

annual submission (Plan), and 5 of the 

7 are completed with the second annual 

submission (Report). This results in a 

total of 12 total responses per PHA, or 

468 total responses per year across all 

39 affected PHAs. The application 

results in 1 total response per PHA for 

approximately 50 anticipated PHAs, or 

a total of 50 responses per year. The 

total is then 518 responses per year. 

Frequency of Response: MTW PHAs 

complete requirements associated with 

this Form twice per year (Plan and 

Report). In the Plan, the PHA completes 

all 7 sections of the Form. In the Report, 

the PHA completes only 5 of the 7 

sections of the Form. The application 

would be completed once. 

Average Hours per Response: The 

estimated average burden is 40.5 hours 

per response (or 81 total hours per year) 

for the Plan and Report (for 39 PHAs) 

and 20 hours per year for the 

application (for 50 PHAs). 

Total Estimated Burdens: 5680. 

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 comment in response to these 

questions. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Dated: October 18, 2017. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[17X.LLAK910000.L13100000.DB0000.

LXSINSSI0000] 

Call for Nominations and Applications, 

North Slope Science Initiative, Science 

Technical Advisory Panel, Alaska 

AGENCY: Interior, North Slope Science 

Initiative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to request public nominations on the 

North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) 

15-member Science Technical Advisory 

Panel (Panel). The Panel advises the 

NSSI Oversight Group on technical 

issues such as identifying and 

prioritizing inventory, monitoring, and 

research needs across the North Slope of 

Alaska and the adjacent marine 

environment. 

DATES: The deadline for the NSSI to 

receive all public nominations/ 

applications for membership on the 

panel is November 24, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mark Miller, Deputy Director, North 

Slope Science Initiative, Bureau of Land 

Management, 222 West Seventh 

Avenue, #13, Anchorage, Alaska 99513, 

907–271–3212, email memiller@

blm.gov. Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 to 

contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, to leave a message or question 

with the above individual. You will 

receive a reply during normal business 

hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

348 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 

Public Law 109–58, created the NSSI, its 

Oversight Group, and 15-member 

Science Technical Advisory Panel to 

coordinate inventories, monitoring, and 

research for a better understanding of 

terrestrial, aquatic, and marine 

ecosystems of the North Slope of 

Alaska. The NSSI works to minimize 

duplication of monitoring and research 

efforts, shares financial resources and 

expertise, identifies and prioritizes 

information needs, and ensures that 

science conducted by participating 

agencies and organizations is of the 

highest technical quality. 

As an advisory body, the Panel 

represents diverse professions and 

interests, including the Alaska North 

Slope community, oil and gas industry, 

subsistence users, Alaska Native 


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entities, conservation organizations, and 

academia. Panel membership brings 

together diverse disciplines, such as 

North Slope traditional and local 

knowledge, landscape ecology, 

engineering, geology, sociology, 

anthropology, economics, ornithology, 

oceanography, fisheries, and marine 

biology. 

Duties of the Panel are solely advisory 

to the Oversight Group. Panel members 

serve for 3-year terms, appointed by the 

Secretary of the Interior. 

To Nominate or Apply 

Nominees must have a minimum of 

five (5) years of experience in the Arctic 

in their field of expertise. Nomination 

forms and instructions are available 

from the BLM Web site (http://

www.blm.gov/alaska) and from the 

Deputy Director, North Slope Science 

Initiative (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT, above). Completed nomination 

forms and a minimum of one letter of 

reference should describe the nominee’s 

experience and qualifications to serve 

on the Panel. Panel members receive no 

monetary compensation, but will be 

reimbursed for necessary travel, lodging, 

and per diem expenses for participating 

in announced meetings under Federal 

Travel Regulations and Federal 

Advisory Committee Act guidelines. 

The Oversight Group includes the 

Alaska Regional or State Directors of the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the 

National Park Service, the Bureau of 

Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau 

of Safety and Environmental 

Enforcement, the National Marine 

Fisheries Service, and the Bureau of 

Land Management, the Commissioners 

of the Alaska Departments of Natural 

Resources and Fish and Game, the 

Mayor of the North Slope Borough, and 

the President of the Arctic Slope 

Regional Corporation. Advisory 

members of the Oversight Group 

include the Regional Executive of the 

U.S. Geological Survey; the Deputy 

Director of the U.S. Arctic Research 

Commission; the Alaska Regional 

Director of the National Weather 

Service; and the Regional Coordinator of 

the National Oceanographic and 

Atmospheric Administration. 

Public Disclosure of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

application, you should be aware that 

your entire application—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your 

application to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 15906; Energy Policy 

Act of 2005, Sec. 348. 

Karen E. Mouritsen, 

Acting State Director, Alaska. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–NERO–PAGR–24368: 

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Cancellation of the October 12, 2017, 

Meeting of the Paterson Great Falls 

National Historical Park Advisory 

Commission 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Cancellation of meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice 

is hereby given that the October 12, 

2017, meeting of the Paterson Great 

Falls National Historical Park Advisory 

Commission previously announced in 

the Federal Register, Vol. 81, December 

9, 2016, pp. 89145–89146, is cancelled. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Further information concerning 

meetings may be obtained from Darren 

Boch, Superintendent and Designated 

Federal Officer, Paterson Great Falls 

National Historical Park, 72 McBride 

Avenue, Paterson, New Jersey 07501, 

(973) 523–2630 or email darren_boch@

nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 9- 

member Commission was established by 

16 U.S.C. 410lll(e). The purpose of the 

Commission is to advise the Secretary of 

the Interior in the development and 

implementation of the management 

plan. 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 

[Docket ID: BOEM–2018–0016; 

MMAA1040000; OMB Control Number 1010– 

0057] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; 30 CFR 550, Subpart C, 

Pollution Prevention and Control 

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Ocean Energy (BOEM) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection with revisions. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 26, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to the BOEM Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, Anna 

Atkinson, Bureau of Ocean Energy 

Management, 45600 Woodland Road, 

VAM–DIR, Sterling, Virginia 20166; or 

by email to anna.atkinson@boem.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

1010–0057 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Anna Atkinson by 

email or by telephone at 703–787–1025. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

We are soliciting comments on the 

proposed ICR that is described below. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment that addresses the following 

questions: (1) Is the collection necessary 

to the proper functions of BOEM? (2) 

Will this information be processed and 

used in a timely manner? (3) Is the 

estimate of burden accurate? (4) How 

might BOEM enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected? and (5) How might BOEM 

minimize the burden of this collection 

on the respondents, including through 

the use of information technology? 

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 the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to approve this ICR. 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. 


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