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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 97 / Thursday, May 21, 2009 / Notices to earn points; however, if the total percentage of leveraged assistance is less than ten percent and the proposal includes donated land, two points will be awarded for the donated land. To count as leveraged funds for purposes of the selection criteria, a commitment of funds must be provided with the preapplication. Points will be awarded in accordance with the following table using rounding to the nearest whole number. Percentage points dwashington3 on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES 75% or more leveraged funds .............. 60–74% leveraged funds ...................... 50–59% leveraged funds ...................... 40–49% leveraged funds ...................... 30–39% leveraged funds ...................... 20–29% leveraged funds ...................... 10–19% leveraged funds ...................... 0–9% leveraged funds .......................... 20 18 16 12 10 8 5 0 Donated land in proposals with less than ten percent total leveraged assistance: Two points. (b) Percent of units for seasonal, temporary, migrant housing. (1) Five points for up to and including 50 percent of the units; and (2) 10 points for 51 percent or more units used for seasonal, temporary, or migrant housing. (c) The selection criteria include one optional criterion set by the National Office. For FY 2009, the National Office selection criterion is as follows: (1) Up to 10 points will be awarded based on the presence of and extent to which a tenant services plan exists that clearly outlines services that will be provided to the residents of the proposed project. These services may include, but are not limited to, transportation related services, on-site English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, move-in funds, emergency assistance funds, homeownership counseling, food pantries, after school tutoring, and computer learning centers. (2) Two points will be awarded for each resident service included in the tenant services plan up to a maximum of 10 points. Plans must detail how the services are to be administered, who will administer them, and where they will be administered. All tenant service plans must include letters of intent that clearly state the service that will be provided at the project for the benefit of the residents from any party administering each service, including the applicant. (2) Rural Development State Offices will conduct the preliminary eligibility review, score the pre-applications, and forward them to the National Office. (3) The National Office will rank all pre-applications nationwide and VerDate Nov<24>2008 13:08 May 20, 2009 Jkt 217001 distribute funds to States in rank order, within funding and RA limits. A lottery in accordance with 7 CFR 3560.56(c)(2) will be used for applications with tied point scores when they all cannot be funded. If insufficient funds or RA remain for the next ranked proposal, that applicant will be given a chance to modify their pre-application to bring it within remaining funding levels. This will be repeated for each next ranked eligible proposal until an award can be made or the list is exhausted. Rural Development will notify all applicants on whether their applications have been accepted or rejected. VI. Award Administration Information 1. Award Notices Loan applicants must submit their initial applications by the due date specified in this notice. State Offices will review applications and provide a list to the National Office. Once the applications have been scored and ranked by the National Office the National Office, will advise States Offices of the proposals selected for further processing, State Offices will respond to applicants by letter. If the application is not accepted for further processing, the applicant will be notified of appeal rights under 7 CFR part 11. 2. Administrative and National Policy All Farm Labor Housing loans and grant made pursuant to a contract entered into on or after the effective date of 7 CFR part 3560 are subject to the restrictive-use provisions contained in 7 CFR 3560.72(a)(2). 23843 actuals, must allocate revenue and expense between project operations and the service component. VII. Agency Contacts For application information, contact the Rural Development State Office listed in the addresses section of this notice. VIII. Non-Discrimination Statement The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA’s Target Center at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250–9410, or call (800) 795–3272 (voice) or (202) 720– 6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Dated: May 13, 2009. James C. Alsop, Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. [FR Doc. E9–11833 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P 3. Reporting Borrowers must maintain separate financial records for the operation and maintenance of the project and the service component. Funds allocated to the operation and maintenance of the project may not be used to supplement the cost of services, nor may service component funds be used to supplement the project operation and maintenance. Detailed financial reports on the service component will not be required unless specifically requested by Rural Development, and then only to the extent necessary for Rural Development and the borrower to discuss the affordability (and competitiveness) of the service component by the tenant. The project audit, or verification of accounts on Form RD 3560–10, ‘‘Borrower Balance Sheet’’, together with an accompanying Form RD 3560– 7 ‘‘Multiple Family Housing Project Budget/Utility Allowance’’ showing PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey. OMB Control Number: 0648–0052. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 2,175 (new); 46,920 (current plus new). Number of Respondents: 16,630 (new); 741,305 (current plus new). Average Hours per Response: Pretest, 30 minutes; fishing effort screening E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1 dwashington3 on PROD1PC60 with NOTICES 23844 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 97 / Thursday, May 21, 2009 / Notices survey, 4 minutes; saltwater angler fishing diary, 30 minutes. Needs and Uses: This requested revision will address the National Research Council’s (NRC) concerns regarding potential telephone coverage error by testing the effectiveness of mail screening surveys for contacting anglers and collecting recreational fishing data. Like current telephone surveys, mail surveys will target licensed anglers (state license databases), as well as random households within coastal states (United States Post Office (USPS), Delivery Sequence File (DSF)). It is expected that mail survey frames will provide more complete coverage of angling populations than telephone survey frames because anglers are required to provide an address and/or present a valid driver’s license when purchasing a saltwater fishing license, and the DSF can provide a complete frame of residential addresses within the United States. The proposed mail survey will run concurrently with ongoing telephone surveys for benchmarking purposes, as well as to allow direct comparisons between the two methodologies. The NRC also identified potential problems with on-site surveys, which collect catch information at the conclusion of recreational fishing trips. Generally, these surveys are conducted by trained interviewers at publicly accessible fishing sites such as public piers, beaches, marinas and boat ramps. Because the coverage of onsite surveys is limited to public-access sites, estimates of total catch rely on assumptions about the behavior and success of anglers who access the water from private-access sites such as private residences, community beaches, marinas and docks, and private yacht clubs. To address these additional concerns, respondents to the effort survey/ screener questionnaire will be sent a survey packet for the angler diary survey. Combining the two objectives into a single data collection effort will help minimize respondent burden. The collection of these data is necessary to fulfill statutory requirements of section 303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853 et seq.) as amended (MSA) and to comply with Executive Order 12962 on Recreational Fisheries. Section 303(a) of the MSA specifies data and analyses to be included in Fishery Management Plans (FMP), as well as pertinent data that shall be submitted to the Secretary of Commerce under the plan. Affected Public: Individuals or households. VerDate Nov<24>2008 13:08 May 20, 2009 Jkt 217001 Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395–3897. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. Dated: May 18, 2009. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E9–11901 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XP38 Endangered and Threatened Species; Take of Anadromous Fish AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Application for one scientific research permit modification. Notice is hereby given that NMFS has received one scientific research permit application request relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed research is intended to increase knowledge of species listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to help guide management and conservation efforts. The application may be viewed on the NMFS website at https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov/preview/ preview_open_for_comment.cfm. SUMMARY: DATES: Comments or requests for a public hearing on the applications must be received at the appropriate address or fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on June 22, 2009. ADDRESSES: Written comments on the applications should be sent to the Protected Resources Division, NMFS, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments may also be sent via fax to 503–230– PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5441 or by e-mail to resapps.nwr@NOAA.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.: 503– 231–2005, Fax: 503–230–5441, e-mail: Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov). Permit application instructions are available from the address above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Species Covered in This Notice The following listed species are covered in this notice: Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha): threatened Snake River (SR) spring/summer, threatened SR fall. Steelhead (O. mykiss): threatened SR. Authority Scientific research permits are issued in accordance with section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and regulations governing listed fish and wildlife permits (50 CFR 222–226). NMFS issues permits based on findings that such permits: (1) are applied for in good faith; (2) if granted and exercised, would not operate to the disadvantage of the listed species that are the subject of the permit; and (3) are consistent with the purposes and policy of section 2 of the ESA. The authority to take listed species is subject to conditions set forth in the permits. Anyone requesting a hearing on an application listed in this notice should set out the specific reasons why a hearing on that application would be appropriate (see ADDRESSES). Such hearings are held at the discretion of the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS. Applications Received Permit 1134 – 5M The Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC) is seeking to modify Permit 1134, under which they have been conducting research for more than ten years. The original permit was in place for five years (63 FR 30199) with one amendment (67 FR 43909); it expired on December 31, 2002. The next permit was also in place for five years expiring on December 31, 2007; it was renewed in 2008. The CRITFC is now asking to modify the permit to increase listed species take particularly for SR fall Chinook salmon. The permit would continue covering five study projects that, among them, would annually take adult and juvenile threatened SR fall Chinook salmon; adult and juvenile threatened SR spring/summer Chinook salmon; and adult and juvenile threatened SR steelhead in the Snake River basin. There have been some changes in the research over the last ten E:\FR\FM\21MYN1.SGM 21MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 97 (Thursday, May 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23843-23844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11901]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistics Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0052.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,175 (new); 46,920 (current plus new).
    Number of Respondents: 16,630 (new); 741,305 (current plus new).
    Average Hours per Response: Pretest, 30 minutes; fishing effort 
screening

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survey, 4 minutes; saltwater angler fishing diary, 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This requested revision will address the National 
Research Council's (NRC) concerns regarding potential telephone 
coverage error by testing the effectiveness of mail screening surveys 
for contacting anglers and collecting recreational fishing data. Like 
current telephone surveys, mail surveys will target licensed anglers 
(state license databases), as well as random households within coastal 
states (United States Post Office (USPS), Delivery Sequence File 
(DSF)). It is expected that mail survey frames will provide more 
complete coverage of angling populations than telephone survey frames 
because anglers are required to provide an address and/or present a 
valid driver's license when purchasing a saltwater fishing license, and 
the DSF can provide a complete frame of residential addresses within 
the United States. The proposed mail survey will run concurrently with 
ongoing telephone surveys for benchmarking purposes, as well as to 
allow direct comparisons between the two methodologies.
    The NRC also identified potential problems with on-site surveys, 
which collect catch information at the conclusion of recreational 
fishing trips. Generally, these surveys are conducted by trained 
interviewers at publicly accessible fishing sites such as public piers, 
beaches, marinas and boat ramps. Because the coverage of onsite surveys 
is limited to public-access sites, estimates of total catch rely on 
assumptions about the behavior and success of anglers who access the 
water from private-access sites such as private residences, community 
beaches, marinas and docks, and private yacht clubs.
    To address these additional concerns, respondents to the effort 
survey/screener questionnaire will be sent a survey packet for the 
angler diary survey. Combining the two objectives into a single data 
collection effort will help minimize respondent burden.
    The collection of these data is necessary to fulfill statutory 
requirements of section 303 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1853 et seq.) as amended 
(MSA) and to comply with Executive Order 12962 on Recreational 
Fisheries. Section 303(a) of the MSA specifies data and analyses to be 
included in Fishery Management Plans (FMP), as well as pertinent data 
that shall be submitted to the Secretary of Commerce under the plan.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
dHynek@doc.gov).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: May 18, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-11901 Filed 5-20-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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