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Dated: May 26, 2006.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary.
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reviewed for suitability for use to assist
the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the
purpose of announcing that no
additional properties have been
determined suitable or unsuitable this
week.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Dated: May 25, 2006.
Mark R. Johnston,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special
Needs.
[FR Doc. 06–4991 Filed 6–1–06; 8:45am]
[Docket No. FR–5045–N–22]
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Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
To Assist the Homeless
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This Notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for possible use to
assist the homeless.
DATES: Effective Date: June 2, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, Room 7262,
451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234;
TTY number for the hearing- and
speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or
call the toll-free title V information lien
at 1–800–927–7588.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the December 12, 1988
court order in National Coalition for the
Homeless v. Veterans Administration,
No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD
publishes a notice, on a weekly basis,
identifying unutilized, underutilized,
excess and surplus Federal buildings
and real property that HUD has
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
percentile recent mover rents for those
areas currently at the 50th percentile
FMRs will be provided on the same
website noted above. Any questions
related to use of FMRs or voucher
payment standards should be directed
to the respective local HUD program
staff. Persons with hearing or speech
impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service at
(800) 877–8339. (Other than the HUD
USER information line and TTY
numbers, telephone numbers are not
toll-free.)
Update
[Docket No. FR–4995–N–06]
Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing
Choice Voucher Program and
Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room
Occupancy Program for Fiscal Year
2006; Additional Revision
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Final Fair Market
Rents (FMRs) for Fiscal Year 2006,
Additional Revision.
SUMMARY: This notice updates the FMRs
for the metropolitan areas of Aquadilla,
Arecibo, Barranquitas, Caguas, Fajardo,
Guayama, Ponce, and San Juan, PR.
DATES: Effective Date: June 2, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For technical
information on the methodology used to
develop FMRs or a listing of all FMRs,
please call the HUD USER information
line at (800) 245–2691 or access the
information on the HUD Web site,
https://www.huduser.org/datasets/
fmr.html. FMRs are listed at the 40th or
50th percentile in Schedule B. For
informational purposes, a table of 40th
In response to numerous public
comments about Puerto Rico’s FY2006
FMRs, HUD conducted a detailed
analysis of the Random Digit Dialing
rent surveys (RDDs) that were used in
setting Puerto Rico’s FY2006 FMRs.
According to the RDD surveys, 57
percent of all Puerto Rico rental units
lacked hot and cold piped water in the
kitchen, which makes them substandard
units that would be ineligible for
inclusion in the voucher program. HUD
also compared the housing
characteristics of the RDD sample with
detailed information from the 2000
Census to correct for sampling bias. The
bias occurs because HUD can only
survey land-line telephones and yet, in
Puerto Rico, there is a greater percentage
of households using cell-phones instead
of land-line telephones compared to the
United States. A detailed analysis of the
RDD surveys and weighting corrections
to compensate for these factors produces
changes in the FY2006 FMR estimates
that HUD is implementing with this
notice.
FMRs for the affected areas are
increased as follows:
Number of bedrooms
2006 Fair market rent area
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Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR MSA .................................................................
Arecibo, PR HMFA ......................................................................................................
Barranquitas-Aibonito-Quebradillas, PR HMFA ...........................................................
Caquas, PR MSA .........................................................................................................
Fajardo, PR MSA .........................................................................................................
Guayama, PR MSA .....................................................................................................
Ponce, PR MSA ...........................................................................................................
San Juan-Guaynabo, PR HMFA .................................................................................
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Dated: May 24, 2006.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development
and Research.
[FR Doc. E6–8532 Filed 6–1–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of a 5-Year
Review of the Northern Distinct
Population Segment of the
Copperbelly Water Snake
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AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of review.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service, we), announces a 5year review of the northern distinct
population segment (DPS) (i.e., in
Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana north of 40
degrees north latitude) of the
copperbelly water snake (Nerodia
erythrogaster neglecta) under section
4(c)(2)(A) of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 (Act) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
We request any information on the
snake that has become available since
its original listing in 1997 (62 FR 4183)
that has a bearing on its classification as
threatened.
A 5-year review is a periodic process
conducted to ensure that the
classification of a listed species is
appropriate. It is based on the best
scientific and commercial data available
at the time of the review. Based on the
results of this 5-year review, we will
make a finding of whether this species
is properly classified under section
4(c)(2)(B) of the Act.
DATES: Information must be received no
later than August 1, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit information to the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Ecological Services Field Supervisor,
2651 Coolidge Road, Suite 101, East
Lansing, Michigan 48823–6316, or
electronic information to: fw3copper
bellywatersnake5year@fws.gov. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for file
formats and other information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carrie Tansy, East Lansing Ecological
Services Field Office (see ADDRESSES);
telephone (517) 351–6289; facsimile
(517) 351–1443. Individuals who are
hearing impaired or speech impaired
may call the Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877–8337 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Act, the Service maintains a list of
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endangered and threatened wildlife and
plant species (List) at 50 CFR 17.11 and
17.12. Amendments to the List through
final rules are published in the Federal
Register. The Lists of wildlife and
plants are available on our Internet site
at https://www.fws.gov/endangered/
wildlife/html#species. Section 4(c)(2)(A)
of the Act requires that we conduct a
review of listed species at least once
every five years. Section 4(c)(2)(B)
requires that we determine (1) whether
a species no longer meets the definition
of threatened or endangered and should
be removed from the List (delisted); (2)
whether a species more properly meets
the definition of threatened and should
be reclassified from endangered to
threatened; or (3) whether a species
more properly meets the definition of
endangered and should be reclassified
from threatened to endangered. Using
the best scientific and commercial data
available, a species will be considered
for delisting if the data substantiate that
the species is neither endangered nor
threatened for one or more of the
following reasons: (1) The species is
considered extinct; (2) the species is
considered to be recovered; and/or (3)
the original data available when the
species was listed, or the interpretation
of such data, were in error. Any change
in Federal classification requires a
separate rulemaking process. The
regulations in 50 CFR 424.21 require
that we publish a notice in the Federal
Register announcing those species
currently under active review. This
announces our active review of the
northern DPS of the copperbelly water
snake.
Public Solicitation of New Information
To ensure that the 5-year review is
complete and based on the best
scientific and commercial data
available, we are soliciting new
information from the public, concerned
governmental agencies, tribes, the
scientific community, industry,
environmental entities, and any other
interested parties concerning the status
of the northern DPS of the copperbelly
water snake. A 5-year review considers
the best scientific and commercial data
and all new information that has
become available since the listing
determination or most recent status
review. Requested information includes
(A) species biology, including but not
limited to population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics,
and genetics; (B) habitat conditions,
including but not limited to amount,
distribution, and suitability; (C)
conservation measures that have been
implemented that benefit the species;
(D) threat status and trends; and (E)
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other new information, data, or
corrections, including but not limited to
taxonomic or nomenclature changes,
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
The copperbelly water snake was
listed as a distinct population segment
of a vertebrate taxon. The listed DPS
occurs in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana
north of 40 degrees north latitude
(approximately Indianapolis, Indiana).
A distinct vertebrate population
segment is defined in the February 7,
1996, Policy Regarding the Recognition
of Distinct Vertebrate Population
Segments (61 FR 4722). For a
population to be listed under the Act as
a DPS, three elements are considered:
(1) The discreteness of the population
segment in relation to the remainder of
the species to which it belongs; (2) the
significance of the population segment
to the species to which it belongs; and
(3) the population segment’s
conservation status in relation to the
Act’s standards for listing (i.e., is the
population segment endangered or
threatened?). Distinct population
segments of vertebrate species, as well
as subspecies of all listed species, may
be proposed for separate reclassification
or for removal from the List. As required
by the DPS policy, we will assess the
validity of the current DPS designation
during the 5-year review. The southern
population (i.e., in Illinois, Kentucky,
and Indiana south of 40 degrees north
latitude) is not listed as a threatened
species at this time and is not part of
this 5-year review.
Electronic Access and Filing
You must submit electronic
information (see ADDRESSES) in MS
Word, Rich Text format, or Plain Text
format, and include ‘‘Copperbelly Water
Snake 5-Year Review Comments’’ in the
title line.
You may submit your comments and
materials to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Ecological Services Field
Supervisor (see ADDRESSES) no later
than the close of the comment period
(see DATES) to allow us adequate time to
conduct this 5-year review. If you do not
respond to this request for information
but subsequently possess information
on the status of this species, we are
eager to receive new information
regarding federally listed species at any
time.
Our practice is to make comments,
including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public review
during regular business hours.
Respondents may request that we
withhold a respondent’s identity, as
allowable by law. If you wish us to
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-4995-N-06]
Final Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program
and Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program for Fiscal
Year 2006; Additional Revision
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and
Research, HUD.
ACTION: Notice of Final Fair Market Rents (FMRs) for Fiscal Year 2006,
Additional Revision.
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SUMMARY: This notice updates the FMRs for the metropolitan areas of
Aquadilla, Arecibo, Barranquitas, Caguas, Fajardo, Guayama, Ponce, and
San Juan, PR.
DATES: Effective Date: June 2, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For technical information on the methodology
used to develop FMRs or a listing of all FMRs, please call the HUD USER
information line at (800) 245-2691 or access the information on the HUD
Web site, https://www.huduser.org/datasets/fmr.html. FMRs are listed at
the 40th or 50th percentile in Schedule B. For informational purposes,
a table of 40th percentile recent mover rents for those areas currently
at the 50th percentile FMRs will be provided on the same website noted
above. Any questions related to use of FMRs or voucher payment
standards should be directed to the respective local HUD program staff.
Persons with hearing or speech impairments may access this number
through TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Information Relay Service
at (800) 877-8339. (Other than the HUD USER information line and TTY
numbers, telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
Update
In response to numerous public comments about Puerto Rico's FY2006
FMRs, HUD conducted a detailed analysis of the Random Digit Dialing
rent surveys (RDDs) that were used in setting Puerto Rico's FY2006
FMRs. According to the RDD surveys, 57 percent of all Puerto Rico
rental units lacked hot and cold piped water in the kitchen, which
makes them substandard units that would be ineligible for inclusion in
the voucher program. HUD also compared the housing characteristics of
the RDD sample with detailed information from the 2000 Census to
correct for sampling bias. The bias occurs because HUD can only survey
land-line telephones and yet, in Puerto Rico, there is a greater
percentage of households using cell-phones instead of land-line
telephones compared to the United States. A detailed analysis of the
RDD surveys and weighting corrections to compensate for these factors
produces changes in the FY2006 FMR estimates that HUD is implementing
with this notice.
FMRs for the affected areas are increased as follows:
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Number of bedrooms
2006 Fair market rent area ------------------------------------------------------
0 BR 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR 4 BR
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Aguadilla-Isabela-San Sebastian, PR MSA.................. $300 $325 $361 $464 $519
Arecibo, PR HMFA......................................... 316 343 381 520 609
Barranquitas-Aibonito-Quebradillas, PR HMFA.............. 311 336 374 476 547
Caquas, PR MSA........................................... 347 375 418 579 698
Fajardo, PR MSA.......................................... 360 392 435 632 763
Guayama, PR MSA.......................................... 316 341 380 539 668
Ponce, PR MSA............................................ 368 399 442 614 700
San Juan-Guaynabo, PR HMFA............................... 385 419 465 607 723
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Dated: May 24, 2006.
Darlene F. Williams,
Assistant Secretary for Policy, Development and Research.
[FR Doc. E6-8532 Filed 6-1-06; 8:45 am]
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