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eligibility for HUD/FHA mortgage
insurance; closed loans in excess of the
maximum allowable amount by failing
to consider inducements to purchase in
computing the mortgage amount and
failing to resolve conflicting information
regarding the sales price; and approved
a mortgage loan with an excessive debt
to income ratio without adequate
compensating factors.
9. Tranah Asset Management
Corporation, San Antonio, TX [Docket
No. 06–6030–MR]
Action: Settlement Agreement signed
April 27, 2007. Without admitting
liability or fault, Tranah Asset
Management Corporation (Tranah)
agreed to pay HUD an administrative
payment in the amount of $45,000.
Cause: The Board took this action
based on the following violation of
HUD/FHA requirements in the
origination of HUD/FHA-insured loans
where Tranah permitted a debarred
mortgagee to participate in the HUD/
FHA mortgage insurance program.
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10. Wall Street Financial Corporation,
Fairfield, NJ [Docket No. 04–4264–MR]
Action: Settlement Agreement signed
May 17, 2007. Without admitting
liability or fault, Wall Street Financial
Corporation (Wall Street) agreed to pay
HUD an administrative payment in the
amount of $19,500. Wall Street also
agreed to refund unallowable fees
identified in 50 loans to mortgagors
within 30 days of the effective date of
the Settlement Agreement.
Cause: The Board took this action
based on the following violations of
HUD/FHA requirements in the
origination of HUD/FHA-insured loans
where Wall Street: Approved mortgages
with debt-to-income ratios that
exceeded HUD/FHA standards without
adequate compensating factors in nine
mortgages; failed to adequately
document the source of funds used for
the downpayment or closing costs in
one mortgage; failed to ensure that
borrowers whom Wall Street charged a
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commitment fee, executed a
Commitment Agreement guaranteeing
discount points and/or interest rates at
least fifteen days prior to closing; and
charged unallowable fees for title review
by an attorney, and/or overcharged for
obtaining credit reports.
Dated: December 6, 2007.
Brian D. Montgomery,
Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal,
Housing Commissioner.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Permits
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance of
Enhancement of Survival and Incidental
Take Permits.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Between June 1, 2005, and
September 30, 2007, the Pacific Region
of the Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) issued 18 permits for
enhancement of survival or incidental
take of threatened and endangered
species. These permits were issued
pursuant to sections 10(a)(1)(A) and
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Copies
of the permits and associated decision
documents are available upon request.
ADDRESSES: Documents are available
from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
911 NE., 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
97232; facsimile (503) 231–6243.
Charges for copying, shipping and
handling may apply.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please contact Shelly Sizemore,
Administrative Assistant, at the above
address and facsimile number or by
telephone at (503) 231–2194.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9
of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
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its implementing regulations prohibit
the take of wildlife species listed as
endangered or threatened. The term
‘‘take’’ means to harass, harm, pursue,
hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture,
or collect listed wildlife, or to attempt
to engage in any such conduct. We may,
under limited circumstances, issue
permits to authorize take that is
incidental to, and not the purpose of,
carrying out an otherwise lawful
activity. Regulations governing permits
for threatened and endangered species
are found at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22.
Although not required by law or
regulation, it is our regional policy to
notify the public of permits issued for
enhancement of survival or incidental
take under Habitat Conservation Plans,
Safe Harbor Agreements, or Candidate
Conservation Agreements with
Assurances. Within the Pacific Region
of the Service, between June 1, 2005,
and September 30, 2007, we issued 15
permits for enhancement of survival and
3 permits for incidental take of
threatened and endangered species
subject to certain conditions set forth
therein, pursuant to sections 10(a)(1)(A)
and 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. The
enhancement of survival permits are
associated with Safe Harbor Agreements
or Candidate Conservation Agreements
with Assurances. The incidental take
permits are associated with Habitat
Conservation Plans. We issued each
permit after determining that: (1) The
permit application was submitted in
good faith; (2) all permit issuance
criteria were met, including the
requirement that granting the permit
will not jeopardize the continued
existence of listed species; and (3) the
permit was consistent with the purposes
and policy set forth in the Act and
applicable regulations, including a
thorough review of the environmental
effects of the action and alternatives
pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.).
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SAFE HARBOR AGREEMENTS (SHA)
71 FR 61501; October 18, 2006 .....
70 FR 7245; February 11, 2005 ......
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Receipt of application Federal Register notice
HABITAT CONSERVATION PLANS (HCP)
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September 29, 2006 ...
Permit issuance date
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CCAA for the Columbia spotted frog at Sam Noble Springs,
Owyhee County, ID.
Name of approved plan or agreement
SHA with Chevron Hawaii Refinery at James Campbell Industrial Park for management of the Hawaiian stilt and Hawaiian coot, Oahu, HI.
Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit template SHA.
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Oregon silverspot butterfly central coast programmatic SHA
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Hawaiian moorhen, Hawaiian coot, and Hawaiian stilt for
participants of USDA Farm Bill Conservation Programs.
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CANDIDATE CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS WITH ASSURANCES (CCAA)
Permit No.
Name of approved plan or agreement
HCP for the Kaheawa Wind Generation Facility, Ukumehame,
Maui, HI.
Washington Department of Natural Resources Forest Practices HCP.
HCP for the Schwisow Development in Adams County, ID.
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Raymond J. Mayer ..................................
Rimrock Meadows Assoc ........................
Evans Bothers Inc ...................................
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) ..............
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Washington Department of Natural Resources.
Duane and Darlene Schwisow ................
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Copies of each permit, the
accompanying Habitat Conservation
Plan, Safe Harbor Agreement, or
Candidate Conservation Agreement with
Assurances, and associated documents
are available upon request. Decision
documents for each permit include a
Finding and Recommendation; a
Biological Opinion; and either a Record
of Decision, Finding of No Significant
Impact, or an Environmental Action
Statement. Associated documents may
also include an Implementing
Agreement, Environmental Impact
Statement, or Environmental
Assessment, as applicable.
Dated: November 14, 2007.
David J. Wesley,
Deputy Regional Director, Portland, Oregon.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
California Aqueduct Operation and
Maintenance Project in Kings and Kern
County, San Joaquin Valley, CA
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
receipt of application.
AGENCY:
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce
that the California Department of Water
Resources San Joaquin Field Division
(Applicant) has applied for an
incidental take permit pursuant to
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
We are considering the issuance of a 30year permit to the Applicant that would
authorize take of 20 species incidental
to the Applicant’s proposed operation
and maintenance activities on sections
of the California Aqueduct and Coastal
Branch Phase 1 canal, as well as seven
pumping plants and two Operations and
Maintenance centers within the San
Joaquin Field Divisions jurisdiction in
Kern and Kings County, California.
These activities within the 11,816-acre
project area would result in the loss of
up to 360 acres of permanent habitat
loss to covered species habitat and 935
acres of temporary impacts to covered
species habitat.
We request comments from the public
on the permit application and an
Environmental Assessment. The permit
application includes the proposed
Habitat Conservation Plan (Plan) and an
accompanying Implementing
Agreement. The Plan describes the
proposed project and the measures that
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the Applicant would undertake to
minimize and mitigate take of the
covered species.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before February 11,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Please address written
comments to Lori Rinek, Chief,
Conservation Planning and Recovery
Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office,
2800 Cottage Way, W–2605,
Sacramento, California 95825. You also
may send comments by facsimile to
(916) 414–6713.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Cross, Chief Endangered Species
Division, or Lori Rinek, Chief,
Conservation Planning and Recovery
Division, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife
Office, at (916) 414–6600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Availability of Documents
You may obtain copies of these
documents for review by contacting the
individuals named above [see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT].
Documents also will be available for
public inspection, by appointment,
during normal business hours at the
Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office
[see ADDRESSES].
Background
Section 9 of the Act and Federal
regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of fish
and wildlife species listed as
endangered or threatened. Take of
federally listed fish and wildlife is
defined under the Act to include the
following activities: harass, harm,
pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,
capture, or collect, or to attempt to
engage in any such conduct. We may,
under limited circumstances, issue
permits to authorize incidental take (i.e.,
take that is incidental to, and not the
purpose of, the carrying out of an
otherwise lawful activity). Regulations
governing incidental take permits for
endangered are found in 50 CFR 17.22.
The Applicant is seeking a permit for
take of five federally listed animal
species: the endangered San Joaquin kit
fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica), blunt
nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila),
giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens),
Tipton kangaroo rat (dipodomys
nitratoides nitratoides), and the Buena
Vista Lake shrew (Sorex ornatus
relictus). The proposed permit would
also authorize future incidental take of
six currently unlisted animal species
should any of these species become
listed under the Act during the life of
the permit: western burrowing owl
(Athene cunicularia hypugea),
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Swainson’s hawk (buteo swainsoni), San
Joaquin antelope squirrel
(Ammospermophilus nelsoni), shortnosed kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
nitratoides brevinasus), white-tailed kite
(Elanus leucurus) and western spadefoot
(Spea hammondii). The following listed
and unlisted plant species are also
proposed to be included on the permit:
the endangered Bakersfield cactus
(Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei), and
the unlisted lesser saltscale (Atriplex
miniscula), recurved larkspur
(Delphinium recurvatum), Lost Hills
crownscale (atriplex vallicola),
Kernmallow (Eremalche kernensis), San
Joaquin woollythreads (Monolopia
congdonii), oil neststraw (Stylocline
citroleum), Bakersfield smallscale
(Atriplex tularensis), Bakersfield cactus
(opuntia basilaris var. treleasei) should
any of these species become listed
under the Act during the life of the
permit. Take of listed plant species is
not prohibited under the Act and cannot
be authorized under a section 10 permit.
However, plant species may be included
on the permit in recognition of the
conservation benefits provided for them
under the Plan. These species would
also receive ‘‘No Surprises’’ assurances
under the Service’s ‘‘No Surprises’’
regulation (63 FR 8859). Collectively,
the 20 listed and unlisted species are
referred to as the ‘‘covered species’’ in
the Plan.
The Applicant proposes to address
potential impacts of the operation,
maintenance, and use of the California
Aqueduct right-of-way and pumping
plants within the San Joaquin Field
Division. The Plan would cover the
following activities: (1) Operation and
maintenance activities (maintenance of
embankments, roads, drainage and
drainage structures, fences, and
buildings and grounds; dredging and
spoils removal; installation, monitoring
and maintenance of observation wells;
maintenance of turnout facilities,
utilities and recreational facilities; and
minor new construction); and (2)
establishment and management of
conservation areas to compensate for
impacts on covered species habitat.
Project activities would result in 360
acres of permanent habitat loss to
covered species habitat and 935 acres of
temporary impacts to covered species
habitat.
The Applicant proposes to implement
specific on-site measures to avoid and
minimize take and associated adverse
project impacts to covered species.
Additionally, the Applicant proposes to
mitigate for take of covered species by
conserving approximately 567 acres of
land located at three of their pumping
plants within the Plan area.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Permits
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance of Enhancement of Survival and Incidental
Take Permits.
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SUMMARY: Between June 1, 2005, and September 30, 2007, the Pacific
Region of the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issued 18 permits for
enhancement of survival or incidental take of threatened and endangered
species. These permits were issued pursuant to sections 10(a)(1)(A) and
10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).
Copies of the permits and associated decision documents are available
upon request.
ADDRESSES: Documents are available from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 911 NE., 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232; facsimile (503)
231-6243. Charges for copying, shipping and handling may apply.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact Shelly Sizemore,
Administrative Assistant, at the above address and facsimile number or
by telephone at (503) 231-2194.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) and its implementing regulations prohibit the take of wildlife
species listed as endangered or threatened. The term ``take'' means to
harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or
collect listed wildlife, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct.
We may, under limited circumstances, issue permits to authorize take
that is incidental to, and not the purpose of, carrying out an
otherwise lawful activity. Regulations governing permits for threatened
and endangered species are found at 50 CFR 17.32 and 17.22.
Although not required by law or regulation, it is our regional
policy to notify the public of permits issued for enhancement of
survival or incidental take under Habitat Conservation Plans, Safe
Harbor Agreements, or Candidate Conservation Agreements with
Assurances. Within the Pacific Region of the Service, between June 1,
2005, and September 30, 2007, we issued 15 permits for enhancement of
survival and 3 permits for incidental take of threatened and endangered
species subject to certain conditions set forth therein, pursuant to
sections 10(a)(1)(A) and 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. The enhancement of
survival permits are associated with Safe Harbor Agreements or
Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances. The incidental take
permits are associated with Habitat Conservation Plans. We issued each
permit after determining that: (1) The permit application was submitted
in good faith; (2) all permit issuance criteria were met, including the
requirement that granting the permit will not jeopardize the continued
existence of listed species; and (3) the permit was consistent with the
purposes and policy set forth in the Act and applicable regulations,
including a thorough review of the environmental effects of the action
and alternatives pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
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Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP)
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Receipt of application Federal Register Name of approved plan or
Permit No. Applicant notice Permit issuance date agreement
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TE118901-0........... Kaheawa Wind Power, 70 FR 57888; October 4, 2005................ January 30, 2006............ HCP for the Kaheawa Wind
LLC. Generation Facility,
Ukumehame, Maui, HI.
TE121202-0........... Washington Department 70 FR 7245; February 11, 2005............... May 26, 2006................ Washington Department of
of Natural Resources. Natural Resources Forest
Practices HCP.
TE133608-0........... Duane and Darlene 71 FR 61501; October 18, 2006............... April 10, 2007.............. HCP for the Schwisow
Schwisow. Development in Adams County,
ID.
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Safe Harbor Agreements (SHA)
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Receipt of application Federal Register Name of approved plan or
Permit No. Applicant notice Permit issuance date agreement
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TE106219-0........... Chevron.............. 69 FR 52027; August 24, 2004................ September 23, 2005.......... SHA with Chevron Hawaii
Refinery at James Campbell
Industrial Park for
management of the Hawaiian
stilt and Hawaiian coot,
Oahu, HI.
TE134317-0........... Peter Lancaster...... 71 FR 52816; September 7, 2006.............. March 9, 2007............... Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit
template SHA.
TE134335-0........... Billingsley Ranch.... ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
TE144773-0........... Eric E. Long......... 72 FR 20557; April 25, 2007................. August 8, 2007.............. Do.
TE146604-0........... Sagebrush Flats Farm. ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
TE146607-0........... ABS Farms LLC........ ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
TE146612-0........... Raymond J. Mayer..... ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
TE146616-0........... Rimrock Meadows Assoc ......do.................................... ......do.................... Do.
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TE154037-0........... The Nature 71 FR 65830; November 9, 2006............... June 18, 2007............... Oregon silverspot butterfly
Conservancy (TNC). central coast programmatic
SHA with TNC.
TE162242-0........... Big Island Resource 71 FR 78452; December 29, 2006.............. September 12, 2007.......... Programmatic SHA covering
Conservation and Hawaiian goose, Hawaiian
Development Council. duck, Hawaiian moorhen,
Hawaiian coot, and Hawaiian
stilt for participants of
USDA Farm Bill Conservation
Programs.
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Conservation and
Development Council.
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Conservation and
Development Council.
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Resource
Conservation and
Development Council.
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Symbol used in the three right columns: ``......do...''--(ditto) indicates the entry is the same as the column entry directly above.
Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA)
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Receipt of application Federal Register Name of approved plan or
Permit No. Applicant notice Permit issuance date agreement
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TE109603-0........... State of Idaho 71 FR 5358; February 1, 2006................ September 29, 2006.......... CCAA for the Columbia spotted
Department of Lands. frog at Sam Noble Springs,
Owyhee County, ID.
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Copies of each permit, the accompanying Habitat Conservation Plan,
Safe Harbor Agreement, or Candidate Conservation Agreement with
Assurances, and associated documents are available upon request.
Decision documents for each permit include a Finding and
Recommendation; a Biological Opinion; and either a Record of Decision,
Finding of No Significant Impact, or an Environmental Action Statement.
Associated documents may also include an Implementing Agreement,
Environmental Impact Statement, or Environmental Assessment, as
applicable.
Dated: November 14, 2007.
David J. Wesley,
Deputy Regional Director, Portland, Oregon.
[FR Doc. E7-24148 Filed 12-12-07; 8:45 am]
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