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(3) Duty to notify. In the event of the
transfer of any property described in
paragraph (4)(iv) below, the transferor
shall, not later than the date on which
such transfer occurs, notify the
transferee in writing of the requirements
to:
(i) Obtain flood insurance in
accordance with applicable federal law
with respect to such property, if the
property is not so insured as of the date
on which the property is transferred;
and
(ii) Maintain flood insurance in
accordance with applicable federal law
with respect to such property.
(iii) Such written notification shall be
contained in documents evidencing the
transfer of ownership of the property.
(4) Failure to notify. If a transferor
fails to provide notice as described
above and, subsequent to the transfer of
the property:
(i) The transferee fails to obtain or
maintain flood insurance, in accordance
with applicable federal law, with
respect to the property;
(ii) The property is damaged by a
flood disaster; and
(iii) Federal disaster relief assistance
is provided for the repair, replacement,
or restoration of the property as a result
of such damage, the transferor shall be
required to reimburse the federal
government in an amount equal to the
amount of the federal disaster relief
assistance provided with respect to the
property.
(iv) The notification requirements
apply to personal, commercial, or
residential property for which federal
disaster relief assistance made available
in a flood disaster area has been
provided, prior to the date on which the
property is transferred, for repair,
replacement, or restoration of the
property, if such assistance was
conditioned upon obtaining flood
insurance in accordance with applicable
federal law with respect to such
property.
(v) The term ‘‘Federal disaster relief
assistance’’ applies to HUD or other
federal assistance for disaster relief in
‘‘flood disaster areas.’’ The term ‘‘flood
disaster area’’ is defined in section
582(d)(2) to include an area receiving a
presidential declaration of a major
disaster or emergency as a result of
flood conditions.
8. Non-Federal Cost Sharing of Army
Corps of Engineers Projects. Public Law
105–276, Title II, Oct. 21, 1998, 112
Stat. 2478, provided in part that: ‘‘For
any fiscal year, of the amounts made
available as emergency funds under the
heading ‘Community Development
Block Grants Fund’ and
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law, not more than $250,000 may be
used for the non-Federal cost-share of
any project funded by the Secretary of
the Army through the Corps of
Engineers.’’
Finding of No Significant Impact
A Finding of No Significant Impact
with respect to the environment has
been made in accordance with HUD
regulations at 24 CFR part 50, which
implement section 102(2)(C) of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). The Finding of
No Significant Impact is available for
public inspection between 8 a.m. and 5
p.m. weekdays in the Office of the Rules
Docket Clerk, Office of General Counsel,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW.,
Room 10276, Washington, DC 20410–
0500.
Dated: September 26, 2008.
Roy A. Bernardi,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–23664 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection:
Comment Request
United States Geological
Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a new collection.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we will submit to OMB a new
information collection request (ICR) for
approval of the paperwork requirements
for the National Institutes for Water
Resources (NIWR)–USGS competitive
grant program conducted in conjunction
with the State Water Resources Research
Institutes. The NIWR cooperates with
the USGS in establishing total
programmatic direction, reporting on
the activities of the Institutes,
coordinating and facilitating regional
research and information and
technology transfer, and in operating the
NIWR–USGS Student Internship
Program. Furthermore, an annual
progress and final technical report for
all projects is required at the end of the
project period.
This notice provides the public an
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of this collection.
DATES: You must submit comment on or
before December 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments to the
IC to Phadrea Ponds, Information

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Collections Clearance Officer, U.S.
Geological Survey, 2150–C Center
Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail);
(970) 226–9230 (fax); or
[email protected] (e-mail). Please
reference Information Collection 1028–
NEW, USGS–WRRI.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
E. Schefter, Chief, Office of External
Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 424, Reston,
Virginia 20192 (mail) at (703) 648–6800
(Phone); or [email protected] (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: NIWR–USGS National
Competitive Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 1028-new.
Abstract: The NIWR–USGS National
Competitive Grant Program issues an
annual call for proposals to support
research on water problems and issues
of a regional or interstate nature beyond
those of concern only to a single state
and which relate to specific program
priorities identified jointly by the USGS
and the state water resources research
institutes authorized by the Water
Resources Research Act of 1984, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.). Any
investigator at an accredited institution
of higher learning in the United States
is eligible to apply for a grant through
a water research institute or center
established under the provisions of the
Act. Proposals involving substantial
collaboration between the USGS and
university scientists are encouraged.
Proposals may be for projects of 1 to 3
years in duration and may request up to
$250,000 in federal funds. Successful
applicants must match each dollar of
the federal grant with one dollar from
nonfederal sources. This program is
authorized by the Water Resources
Research Act of 1984, as amended (42
U.S.C. 10303(g)).
We will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and implementing
regulations (43 CFR Part 2), and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
the public or for limited inspection.’’
Responses are voluntary. No questions
of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. We
intend to release the project abstracts
and primary investigators for awarded/
funded projects only.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Affected Public: Research
investigators at accredited institutions
of higher education.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary
(necessary to receive benefits).
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: We expect to receive
approximately 65 applications and
award 7 grants per year.

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Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We
estimate the public reporting burden to
be 36 hours per response. This includes
24 hours per applicant to prepare and
submit the application; and 12 hours
(total) per grantee to complete the
interim and final technical reports.
Annual Burden Hours: 1656.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’: We
have not identified any ‘‘non-hour cost’’
burdens associated with this collection
of information.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
you are not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments: Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) requires each
agency ‘‘ * * * to provide notice * * *
and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of
information * * *’’ Agencies must
specifically solicit comments. We 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.
Please note that the comments
submitted in response to this notice are
a matter of public record. Before
including your address, phone number,
e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask OMB in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that it will
be done. To comply with the public
process, we publish this Federal
Register notice announcing that we will
submit this ICR to OMB for approval.
The notice provided the required 60 day
public comment period.

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USGS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Phadrea D. Ponds
970–226–9445.
Dated: October 1, 2008.
John E. Schefter,
Water Resources Research Act Program
Coordinator.
[FR Doc. E8–23646 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Indian Gaming
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Tribal—State Class III
Gaming Compact taking effect.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: This publishes notice of the
2008 Class III Gaming Compact between
the Nez Perce Tribe and the State of
Idaho taking effect.
DATES: Effective Date: October 7, 2008
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula L. Hart, Acting Director, Office of
Indian Gaming, Office of the Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Economic Development, Washington,
DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
Section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act of 1988 (IGRA), Public
Law 100–497, 25 U.S.C. 2710, the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register notice of approved
Tribal—State compacts for the purpose
of engaging in Class III gaming activities
on Indian lands. This Compact is
entered into in connection with the state
lottery litigation between the parties and
thus presents unique circumstances
resulting in our decision to neither
approve nor disapprove the Compact
within the 45-day statutory time frame.

Dated: September 26, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
and Economic Development.
[FR Doc. E8–23710 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–4N–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Land Acquisitions; Habematolel Pomo
of Upper Lake, CA
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Final Agency
Determination to take land into trust
under 25 CFR part 151.
AGENCY:

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SUMMARY: The Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy and Economic
Development made a final agency
determination to acquire approximately
11.24 acres of land into trust for the
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake of
California on September 8, 2008. This
notice is published in the exercise of
authority delegated by the Secretary of
the Interior to the Assistant Secretary—
Indian Affairs by 209 Departmental
Manual 8.1. The duties of the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs were
delegated to the Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Economic Development on May 23,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula Hart, Office of Indian Gaming,
MS–3657 MIB, 1849 C Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20240; Telephone (202)
219–4066.

This
notice is published to comply with the
requirement of 25 CFR part 151.12(b)
that notice be given to the public of the
Secretary’s decision to acquire land in
trust at least 30 days prior to signatory
acceptance of the land into trust. The
purpose of the 30-day waiting period in
25 CFR part 151.12(b) is to afford
interested parties the opportunity to
seek judicial review of final
administrative decisions to take land in
trust for Indian tribes and individual
Indians before transfer of title to the
property occurs. On September 8, 2008,
the Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Policy and Economic Development
decided to accept approximately 11.24
acres of land into trust for the
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake of
California under the authority of the
Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, 25
U.S.C. 465. The 11.24 acres are located
in Upper Lake, Lake County, California.
The parcel will be used for the
development and operation of a class II
and class III gaming facility.
The land proposed for acquisition is
referred to herein below and is situated
the unincorporated area, County of
Lake, State of California, and is
described as follows:
All that property within a portion of
Section 7, Township 15 North, Range 9
West, M.D.B. & M., in the County of
Lake, State of California, and being a
portion of those lands described by
those Grant Deeds to Luna GamingUpper Lake LLC, one filed February 15,
2006 as Document Number 2006003927,
and one filed February 17, 2006 as
Document Number 2006004152, Lake
County Records, described as the
following three parcels:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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