Subterranean Termite Treatment Builder's Certification and Guarantee, and the New Construction Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment Record, 71040-71041 [E8-27806]
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 227 / Monday, November 24, 2008 / Notices
CFR part 58, federal environmental
reviews are undertaken by a
Responsible Entities (usually units of
general local governments), not PHAs.
In addition, any federally required
environmental review is ‘‘required by
law or regulation,’’ so there do not
appear to be any federally required
environmental reviews that would be
eliminated by this provision.
F. Collection of Information on Tenants
in Tax Credit Projects
HERA section 2835(d) adds a new
section 36 to the 1937 Act to require
state agencies administering LIHTC
projects to furnish HUD with
information on tenants residing in such
projects. This provision is also
applicable to project-based assisted
housing programs administered by
HUD’s Office of Housing. HUD must
also establish standards and definitions
for the information to be collected. HUD
will implement this provision through a
notice prepared in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act and to be
published in the Federal Register.
Dated: November 18, 2008.
Paula O. Blunt,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public
and Indian Housing.
[FR Doc. E8–27871 Filed 11–21–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5187–N–63]
Subterranean Termite Treatment
Builder’s Certification and Guarantee,
and the New Construction
Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment
Record
Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 collection of the requested
information requires that the sites for
HUD insured structures must be free of
termite hazards. Builders certify and
guarantee that all required treatment for
termites are performed and there is no
infestation of treated areas for a year.
Also, pest control companies are
required to provide a record of any soil
treatment methods used to prevent
subterranean termite infestation. The
respondents for this collection are
builders, pest control companies,
mortgage lenders and home buyers.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December
24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2502–0525) and
should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–6974.
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: Subterranean
Termite Treatment Builder’s
Certification and Guarantee, and the
New Construction subterranean Termite
Soil Treatment Record.
OMB Approval Number: 2502–0525.
Form Numbers: HUD–NPCA–99 and
HUD–NPCA–99–B.
Description of the Need for the
Information and its Proposed Use:
The collection of the requested
information requires that the sites for
HUD insured structures must be free of
termite hazards. Builders certify and
guarantee that all required treatment for
termites are performed and there is no
infestation of treated areas for a year.
Also, pest control companies are
required to provide a record of any soil
treatment methods used to prevent
subterranean termite infestation. The
respondents for this collection are
builders, pest control companies,
mortgage lenders and home buyers.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Number of
respondents
Annual
responses
63,123
126,246
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21,019
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Total Estimated Burden Hours:
21,019.
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: November 17, 2008.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act
Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–27806 Filed 11–21–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-ES-2008-N0308] [92210-1111-0000B3]
Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018-0119; Policy for
Evaluation of Conservation Efforts
When Making Listing Decisions (PECE)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
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,
2009. 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
on or before January 23, 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 ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or
e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by
telephone at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Section 4 of the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) specifies the process by
which we can list species as threatened
or endangered. When we consider
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whether or not to list a species, the ESA
requires us to take into account the
efforts being made by any State or any
political subdivision of a State to protect
such species. We also take into account
the efforts being made by other entities.
States or other entities often formalize
conservation efforts in conservation
agreements, conservation plans,
management plans, or similar
documents. The conservation efforts
recommended or called for in such
documents could prevent some species
from becoming so imperiled that they
meet the definition of a threatened or
endangered species under the ESA.
The Policy for Evaluation of
Conservation Efforts When Making
Listing Decisions (PECE) encourages the
development of conservation
agreements/plans and provides certainty
about the standard that an individual
conservation effort must meet for us to
consider whether it contributes to
forming a basis for making a decision
about the listing of a species. PECE
applies to ‘‘formalized conservation
efforts’’ that have not been implemented
or have been implemented but have not
yet demonstrated if they are effective at
the time of a listing decision.
Under PECE, formalized conservation
efforts are defined as conservation
efforts (specific actions, activities, or
programs designed to eliminate or
reduce threats or otherwise improve the
status of a species) identified in a
conservation agreement, conservation
plan, management plan, or similar
document (68 FR 15100). The
development of such agreements/plans
is voluntary. There is no requirement
that the individual conservation efforts
included in such documents be
designed to meet the standard in PECE.
PECE specifies that to consider if a
formalized conservation effort(s)
contributes to forming a basis for
making a listing decision, we must find
that the effort is sufficiently certain to
be implemented and effective so as to
have contributed to the elimination or
adequate reduction of one or more
threats to the species identified through
our analysis of listing factors specified
in section 4(a)(1) of the ESA. To gauge
whether or not this standard has been
met, PECE includes criteria for
evaluating the certainty of
implementation and the certainty of
effectiveness of individual conservation
efforts.
One criterion is whether provisions
for monitoring and reporting progress
on implementation and effectiveness of
the effort are included in the plan or
agreement. Also, if we use a
conservation effort(s) that satisfies the
PECE standard as part of the basis for a
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decision not to list a species or to list
the species as threatened rather than
endangered, we must:
(1) Track the status of the effort(s),
including the progress of its
implementation and effectiveness and
(2) If necessary, reevaluate the status
of the species and consider whether or
not initiating the listing process is
necessary.
The nature and frequency of the
monitoring and reporting will vary
according to the species addressed, land
ownership, specific conservation efforts,
expertise of participants, and other
factors. Generally, monitoring and
reporting occurs annually for several
years as the conservation efforts are
implemented and their effectiveness is
evaluated. The information collected
through monitoring is invaluable to the
Service, the States, and other entities
involved in agreements and plans, and
to others concerned about the welfare of
the species covered by the agreements/
plans.
Agreements/plans developed with the
intent of influencing a listing decision
and with involvement of the Service
constitute an information collection that
requires OMB approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act. Estimating
the hours associated with developing a
conservation agreement or plan is
difficult because:
(1) Development and associated
monitoring of conservation efforts are
completely voluntary, and we cannot
predict who will decide to develop
these efforts, how many entities they
might involve, or the type and extent of
the planning, monitoring, and reporting
processes they might use.
(2) We cannot predict which species
are certain to become the subjects of
conservation efforts, and, therefore, we
cannot predict the number, nature, and
extent of conservation efforts and
monitoring that might be included in
conservation agreements/plans designed
with the intent of influencing a decision
regarding listing a species.
(3) Many agreements/plans are
developed to satisfy requirements of
other laws or for other purposes. We
cannot predict whether or the extent to
which some of these plans may be
expanded to attempt to make listing
unnecessary.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0119.
Title: Policy for Evaluation of
Conservation Efforts When Making
Listing Decisions (PECE).
Service Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
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[FR Doc No: E8-27806]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR-5187-N-63]
Subterranean Termite Treatment Builder's Certification and
Guarantee, and the New Construction Subterranean Termite Soil Treatment
Record
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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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 collection of the requested information requires that the sites
for HUD insured structures must be free of termite hazards. Builders
certify and guarantee that all required treatment for termites are
performed and there is no infestation of treated areas for a year.
Also, pest control companies are required to provide a record of any
soil treatment methods used to prevent subterranean termite
infestation. The respondents for this collection are builders, pest
control companies, mortgage lenders and home buyers.
DATES: Comments Due Date: December 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2502-0525) and should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503; fax: 202-395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lillian Deitzer, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; e-mail 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: Subterranean Termite Treatment Builder's
Certification and Guarantee, and the New Construction subterranean
Termite Soil Treatment Record.
OMB Approval Number: 2502-0525.
Form Numbers: HUD-NPCA-99 and HUD-NPCA-99-B.
Description of the Need for the Information and its Proposed Use:
The collection of the requested information requires that the sites
for HUD insured structures must be free of termite hazards. Builders
certify and guarantee that all required treatment for termites are
performed and there is no infestation of treated areas for a year.
Also, pest control companies are required to provide a record of any
soil treatment methods used to prevent subterranean termite
infestation. The respondents for this collection are builders, pest
control companies, mortgage lenders and home buyers.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
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Number of Annual Hours per
respondents responses x response = Burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reporting Burden.................... 63,123 126,246 .. 0.166 .. 21,019
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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 21,019.
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: November 17, 2008.
Lillian L. Deitzer,
Departmental Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-27806 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]
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