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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
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: Monthly Report of
Excess Income.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2502–0086.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use Agency
form numbers, if applicable: Owners of
projects receiving Section 236 rental
assistance submit information to
participate in retaining some or all of
their excess rental charges (Excess
Income) for project use or for nonproject use, and to request a return of
Excess Income remitted to HUD. HUD
uses the information to determine that
the project is well-maintained housing
in good condition and that the owners
have carried out their statutory
obligations to remit to HUD all Excess
Income that HUD has not authorized
them to retain.
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
HUD–93104.
Estimation of the total numbers of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response. The estimated total
annual hours required to prepare the
information collection is 41,100; the
number of respondents is 3,000
generating 41,100 annual responses; the
frequency of response is monthly or
annually; and the estimated time
needed to prepare the response varies
from five to thirty minutes.
Status of the proposed information
collection: This is an extension of a
currently approved collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C., Chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: October 18, 2006.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary; Renewal of
Trinity River Adaptive Management
Working Group
AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
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ACTION:
Certification
Notice of renewal.
SUMMARY: We are publishing this notice
in accordance with the requirements of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). The Secretary of the Interior,
after consultation with the General
Services Administration, hereby renews
the Trinity River Adaptive Management
Working Group (Working Group) for 2
years. The Working Group provides
recommendations on all aspects of the
implementation of the Trinity River
Restoration Program and affords
stakeholders the opportunity to give
policy, management, and technical
input concerning Trinity River
restoration efforts.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randy Brown, Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA
95521, 707–822–7201.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Working Group conducts its operations
in accordance with the provisions of
FACA (5 U.S.C. App.). It reports to the
Trinity River Management Council and
functions solely as an advisory body.
The Working Group provides
recommendations and advice to the
Trinity Management Council on: (1) The
effectiveness of management actions in
achieving restoration goals and
alternative hypotheses (methods and
strategies) for study, (2) the priority for
restoration projects, (3) funding
priorities, and (4) other components of
the Trinity River Restoration Program.
Working Group members represent
the varied interests associated with the
Trinity River Restoration Program.
Members are selected from, but not
limited to, Trinity County residents,
recreational and commercial fishermen,
commercial and recreational boaters,
power/utility companies, agricultural
water users, private and commercial
timber producers, ranchers and people
with grazing rights/permits, tribes,
environmental organizations, and
Federal, State, and local agencies with
responsibilities in the Trinity River
Basin. Members must be senior
representatives of their respective
constituent groups with knowledge of
the Trinity River Restoration Program,
including the Adaptive Environmental
Assessment and Management Program.
Fifteen days after publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, we will
file a copy of the Working Group’s
charter with the Committee
Management Secretariat, General
Services Administration; Committee on
Environment and Public Works, United
States Senate; Committee on Resources,
United States House of Representatives;
and the Library of Congress.
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I hereby certify that the Trinity River
Adaptive Management Working Group
is necessary and is in the public interest
in connection with the performance of
duties imposed on the Department of
the Interior by Public Laws 84–386 and
96–335 (Trinity River Stream
Rectification Act), 98–541 and 104–143
(Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife
Management Act of 1984, and 102–575
(The Central Valley Improvement Act).
The Working Group will assist the
Department of the Interior by providing
advice and recommendations on all
aspects of implementation of the Trinity
River Restoration Program.
Dated: October 17, 2006.
Dirk Kempthorne,
Secretary of the Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Information Collection Sent to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; OMB Control
Number 1018–0121; Depredation
Orders for Double-Crested Cormorants
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. The ICR, which is
summarized below, describes the nature
of the collection and the estimated
burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled
to expire on October 31, 2006. 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.
However, under OMB regulations, we
may continue to conduct or sponsor this
information collection while it is
pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before November 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this ICR to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the
Interior at OMB–OIRA at (202) 395–
6566 (fax) or
OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to Hope Grey, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
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(mail); (703) 358–2269 (fax); or
hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey at one of the
addresses above or by telephone at (703)
358–2482.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OMB Control Number: 1018–0121.
Title: Depredation Orders for DoubleCrested Cormorants, 50 CFR 21.47 and
21.48.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Annual
number of
respondents
Activity/requirement
Totals ............................................................................
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Report take of MB species other than DCCOs (21.47(d)(7)
& 21.48(d)(7)) ...................................................................
Report take of species protected under ESA (21.47(d)(8)
& 21.48(d)(8)) ...................................................................
Written notice of intent to conduct control activities
(21.48(d)(9)) .....................................................................
Report of Control Activities (21.48(d)(10) & (11)) ...............
Report Effects of Management Activities (21.48(d)(12)) .....
DCCO Depredation Order Recordkeeping (21.47(d)(9)) .....
Abstract: This information collection
is associated with regulations
implementing the Migratory Bird Treaty
Act (MBTA) (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
Under the MBTA, it is unlawful to take,
possess, import, export, transport, sell,
purchase, barter, or offer for sale,
purchase, or barter, migratory birds or
their parts, nests, or eggs, except as
authorized by regulations implementing
the MBTA. In 2003, we promulgated
regulations to authorize the take of
double-crested cormorants (DCCOs)
under certain circumstances. The
regulations at 50 CFR 21.47
(Aquaculture Depredation Order)
authorize aquaculture producers in 13
States to take DCCOs when the birds are
found committing or about to commit
depredations on commercial freshwater
aquaculture stocks. The regulations at
50 CFR 21.48 (Public Resource
Depredation Order) authorize State fish
and wildlife agencies, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (APHISWildlife Services), and federally
recognized tribes in 24 States to take
DCCOs to prevent depredations on the
public resources of fish, wildlife, plants,
and their habitats.
Both 50 CFR 21.47 and 21.48 impose
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements on those operating under
the depredation orders. We use the
information collected to:
(1) Help assess the impact of the
depredation orders on DCCO
populations.
(2) Protect nontarget migratory birds
or other species.
(3) Ensure that agencies and
individuals are conforming to the terms,
conditions, and purpose of the orders.
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Completion
time per
response
(hours)
Total annual
responses
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Total burden
cost to public
($30/hr)
Total annual
burden hrs
1
1
1
1
$30
1
1
1
1
30
12
12
9
500
12
12
9
500
3
20
100
7
36
240
900
3,500
1,080
7,200
27,000
105,000
535
535
........................
4,678
140,340
(4) Help gauge the effectiveness of the
orders at mitigating cormorant-related
damages.
Comments: On April 19, 2006, we
published in the Federal Register (71
FR 20120) a notice of our intent to
request that OMB renew approval for
this information collection. In that
notice, we solicited public comments
for 60 days, ending on June 19, 2006.
We received two comments.
The first commenter noted opposition
to the killing of cormorants but, for the
most part, did not specifically address
the information collection except to say
that ‘‘this paperwork * * * is
ineffectual in even recording the actual
numbers killed.’’ We believe that the
reporting provides valid information
about the number of birds killed.
Following are comments by the
second commenter and our responses:
Comment: The information will have
practical utility only if it is freely
accessible to other individuals to assess
the accuracy and predictability of the
outcomes.
Response: We have found the
information useful and it is available
upon request.
Comment: The accuracy of the burden
estimate for this collection of
information is only valid if crossvalidation is allowed and reassessment
of the data by another is conducted
without knowledge of the outcome
(blind tests).
Response: The accuracy of the
estimate might be enhanced, but we
believe it is of sufficient quality as
reported.
Comment: The quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected must
have transparency, ground truthing, and
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Affected Public: Aquaculture
producers, State fish and wildlife
agencies, tribes, and Federal agencies.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for
reports; ongoing for recordkeeping.
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redundancy by collaborators and
outside entities.
Response: We do not believe that
ground truthing or other confirmation of
the limited data collected is necessary.
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection 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 submitted in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record.
Dated: August 28, 2006.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Proposed Information Collection Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act;
Comment Request
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0121; Depredation
Orders for Double-Crested Cormorants
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which
is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on October
31, 2006. 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. However, under OMB regulations, we may
continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is
pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before November 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this ICR to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-
6566 (fax) or OIRA--DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). Please provide a copy
of your comments to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
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(mail); (703) 358-2269 (fax); or hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey at one of the addresses above or by
telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018-0121.
Title: Depredation Orders for Double-Crested Cormorants, 50 CFR
21.47 and 21.48.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Aquaculture producers, State fish and wildlife
agencies, tribes, and Federal agencies.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for reports; ongoing for
recordkeeping.
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Completion
Annual number Total annual time per Total annual Total burden
Activity/requirement of responses response burden hrs cost to public
respondents (hours) ($30/hr)
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Report take of MB species other 1 1 1 1 $30
than DCCOs (21.47(d)(7) &
21.48(d)(7))...................
Report take of species protected 1 1 1 1 30
under ESA (21.47(d)(8) &
21.48(d)(8))...................
Written notice of intent to 12 12 3 36 1,080
conduct control activities
(21.48(d)(9))..................
Report of Control Activities 12 12 20 240 7,200
(21.48(d)(10) & (11))..........
Report Effects of Management 9 9 100 900 27,000
Activities (21.48(d)(12))......
DCCO Depredation Order 500 500 7 3,500 105,000
Recordkeeping (21.47(d)(9))....
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Totals...................... 535 535 .............. 4,678 140,340
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Abstract: This information collection is associated with
regulations implementing the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) (16
U.S.C. 703 et seq.). Under the MBTA, it is unlawful to take, possess,
import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale,
purchase, or barter, migratory birds or their parts, nests, or eggs,
except as authorized by regulations implementing the MBTA. In 2003, we
promulgated regulations to authorize the take of double-crested
cormorants (DCCOs) under certain circumstances. The regulations at 50
CFR 21.47 (Aquaculture Depredation Order) authorize aquaculture
producers in 13 States to take DCCOs when the birds are found
committing or about to commit depredations on commercial freshwater
aquaculture stocks. The regulations at 50 CFR 21.48 (Public Resource
Depredation Order) authorize State fish and wildlife agencies, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (APHIS-Wildlife Services), and federally
recognized tribes in 24 States to take DCCOs to prevent depredations on
the public resources of fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats.
Both 50 CFR 21.47 and 21.48 impose reporting and recordkeeping
requirements on those operating under the depredation orders. We use
the information collected to:
(1) Help assess the impact of the depredation orders on DCCO
populations.
(2) Protect nontarget migratory birds or other species.
(3) Ensure that agencies and individuals are conforming to the
terms, conditions, and purpose of the orders.
(4) Help gauge the effectiveness of the orders at mitigating
cormorant-related damages.
Comments: On April 19, 2006, we published in the Federal Register
(71 FR 20120) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval
for this information collection. In that notice, we solicited public
comments for 60 days, ending on June 19, 2006. We received two
comments.
The first commenter noted opposition to the killing of cormorants
but, for the most part, did not specifically address the information
collection except to say that ``this paperwork * * * is ineffectual in
even recording the actual numbers killed.'' We believe that the
reporting provides valid information about the number of birds killed.
Following are comments by the second commenter and our responses:
Comment: The information will have practical utility only if it is
freely accessible to other individuals to assess the accuracy and
predictability of the outcomes.
Response: We have found the information useful and it is available
upon request.
Comment: The accuracy of the burden estimate for this collection of
information is only valid if cross-validation is allowed and
reassessment of the data by another is conducted without knowledge of
the outcome (blind tests).
Response: The accuracy of the estimate might be enhanced, but we
believe it is of sufficient quality as reported.
Comment: The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected must have transparency, ground truthing, and redundancy by
collaborators and outside entities.
Response: We do not believe that ground truthing or other
confirmation of the limited data collected is necessary.
We again invite comments concerning this information collection 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 submitted in response to this notice are a matter
of public record.
Dated: August 28, 2006.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E6-17826 Filed 10-24-06; 8:45 am]
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