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to allow for compliance with the special
area discharge standards in the Annex,
the IMO has not yet established a date
for the WCR special area to come into
effect.
When the WCR special area enters
into effect, the more restrictive
discharge standards in 33 CFR 151.71
and Regulation 5 of MARPOL Annex V
will also enter into effect. In general,
these regulations prohibit the discharge
of all garbage from a ship in special
areas except food wastes. The discharge
of food wastes must be made as far as
practicable from land, but in any case
not less than 12 nautical miles from the
nearest land. However, in the WCR
special area food wastes comminuted or
ground and capable of passing through
a screen with openings no greater than
25 millimeters may be discharged not
less than 3 nautical miles from the
nearest land.
The Coast Guard will not speculate as
to a time line, and there currently is no
time line, for the WCR special area
coming into effect. In anticipation of the
WCR special area entering into effect at
some point in the future, the Coast
Guard invites the public, commercial
interests, local, State, Federal agencies,
Non-Governmental Organizations
(NGOs), public interest groups, trade
organizations, and all other interested
parties to comment on the WCR special
area entering into effect.
The Coast Guard is specifically
interested in identifying all issues that
impact port reception facilities,
commercial shipping vessels, and
recreational vessels operating in the
WCR special area and in obtaining
recommendations to address those
issues. The Coast Guard seeks input on
the following general issues:
• Additional MARPOL Annex V port
reception facility capacity needed when
the WCR special area goes in to effect;
• The impact on MARPOL Annex V
cargo residues within the WCR special
area;
• Impacts of MARPOL Annex V waste
collection requirements on local/
regional waste disposal capacity and
infrastructure located within ports in
the WCR special area;
• Time needed to ensure compliance
with WCR special area discharge
standards.
The Coast Guard would also like to
receive public input concerning the
following questions:
• How many vessels operating in the
WCR currently treat it as a special area
and adhere to the special area discharge
standards?
• What would be the operational
impact to vessels discharging MARPOL
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residues and cargo hold wash-water
containing cargo residue at a port
reception facility?
• Is there current capability to accept
MARPOL Annex V cargo residues and
cargo residue wash-water from vessels,
and do cargo vessels currently use this
type of reception facility?
• How much additional MARPOL
Annex V garbage would need to be
offloaded at port reception facilities,
and will currently adequate port
reception facilities still be adequate
when the WCR special area goes into
effect?
• What effect, if any, will the
discharge restrictions in the WCR
special area have on U.S. port and
terminal operators holding a Certificate
of Adequacy (COA)?
• Will U.S. port and facility operators
be able to meet increased quantity and
capacity requirements and ensure that
port reception facilities can meet the
needs of all vessels calling at their
ports?
• How many vessels operate solely
within the WCR special area?
Written comments and responses to
the above questions will be added to the
docket number for this notice (USCG–
2009–0365). The Coast Guard intends to
review and analyze all comments
received in order to develop a way
forward for the implementation of the
discharge standards when the WCR
special area comes into effect.
This notice is issued under authority
of 33 CFR 151.53(b) and 5 U.S.C. 552.
Dated: July 30, 2009.
J.G. Lantz,
Director of Commercial Regulations and
Standards.
[FR Doc. E9–18741 Filed 8–5–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT

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American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111–5, approved
February 17, 2009). Through this
document, HUD announces that it has
posted on its Web site a revised notice
that changes and clarifies a number of
TCAP program requirements established
in the document posted on May 4, 2009.
The changes to the notice include the
expansion of the definition of eligible
TCAP projects to include projects that
have received or will receive Gulf
Opportunity Zone and Midwestern
Disaster Area Housing Credits, as
provided for under section 1204 of the
2009 Supplemental Appropriations Act
(Pub. L. 111–32, approved June 24,
2009). The revised notice also provides
for the use of additional reporting
information that has now become
available from both the Department and
the Office of Management and Budget,
and the addition of acquisition, on-site
demolition costs, and hazardous
material remediation costs to the
eligible TCAP program costs. Please see
the revised document for all changes
made. The revised notice is available on
the HUD Web site at: http://
www.hud.gov/recovery/tax-credit.cfm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clifford Taffet, Director, Office of
Affordable Housing, Office of
Community Planning and Development,
Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street, SW.,
Room 7162, Washington, DC 20410–
3000; telephone 1–800–998–9999.
Hearing- or speech-impaired individuals
may access the voice telephone number
listed above by calling the toll-free
Federal Information Relay Service
during working hours at 800–877–8339.
Dated: July 30, 2009.
Nelson R. Brego´n,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Community Planning and Development.
[FR Doc. E9–18800 Filed 8–5–09; 8:45 am]
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[Docket No. FR–5308–N–02]

Notice of Availability: Implementation
of the Tax Credit Assistance Program
(TCAP) Changes and Clarifications

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Communnity Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.

60-Day Notice of Intention To Request
Clearance of Collection of Information;
Opportunity for Public Comment

SUMMARY: On May 4, 2009, HUD posted
on its Web site a notice establishing the
submission requirements, eligible uses,
fund commitment and expenditure
deadlines, fund distribution, and other
requirements for the Tax Credit
Assistance Program (TCAP) authorized
by section 2, Division A, Title XII of the

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National Park Service

National Park Service, Interior.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:

SUMMARY: The National Park Service
(NPS) plans to submit a request to OMB
to renew approval of the collection of
information in 36 CFR part 51, regarding
the submission of offers in response to
concession opportunities. NPS will be

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requesting a 3-year term of approval for
this information collection activity.
DATES: Public comments on this
Information Collection Request (ICR)
will be accepted on or before October 5,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Ms. Jo
A. Pendry, Chief, Commercial Services
Program, National Park Service, 1201
Eye Street, NW., 11th Floor,
Washington, DC 20005, or via e-email at
[email protected], or via fax at 202/
371–2090.
To Request a Draft of Proposed
Collection of Information Contact: Ms.
Jo A. Pendry, Chief, Commercial
Services Program, National Park
Service, 1201 Eye Street, NW., 11th
Floor, Washington, DC 20005 or via fax
at 202/371–2090. You are entitled to a
copy of the entire ICR package free-ofcharge.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number.
OMB Control Number: 1024–0125.
Title: Submission of Offers in
Response to Concession Opportunities.
Current Expiration Date: 01/31/2010.
Form(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Abstract: The regulations at 36 CFR
part 51 primarily implement Title IV of
the National Parks Omnibus
Management Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105–
391 or the Act), which provides
legislative authority, policies and
requirements for the solicitation, award
and administration of National Park
Service (NPS) concession contracts. The
regulations require the submission of
offers by parties interested in applying
for a NPS concession contract.
Affected public: Businesses and
nonprofit organizations.
Obligation to respond: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total annual responses:
240.
Estimated average completion time
per response: 320 hours.
Estimated annual reporting burden:
76,800 hours.
Estimated annual nonhour cost
burden: $1,120,000.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
practical utility of the information being
gathered; (2) the accuracy of the burden
hour estimate; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
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ways to minimize the burden to
respondents, including use of
automated information collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. 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 us in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that NPS will be able
to do so. All responses to the notice will
be summarized and included in the
request for the Office of Management
and Budget approval.
Dated: August 3, 2009.
Cartina Miller,
NPS Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–18857 Filed 8–5–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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U4]

Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Cold
Bay, AK
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), intend to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for a proposed land
exchange of certain lands owned by the
State of Alaska and certain lands owned
by the King Cove Corporation and
evaluation of a road corridor through
the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
and the Izembek Wilderness Area. We
furnish this notice to advise the public
and other agencies of our intentions and
to seek information and suggestions on
the scope of issues to be addressed in
the EIS. Special mailings, newspaper
articles, and other media releases will
announce additional opportunities to
provide written and oral input.
DATES: While we are initiating the EIS,
progress will be dependent on specific
appropriations to fund this effort. Public
scoping meetings will be held in
Washington, DC, as well as in
Anchorage, King Cove, Cold Bay, Sand
Point, and Nelson Lagoon in Alaska. At
least 30 days prior to each meeting, we
will announce dates, times, and
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ADDRESSES: Additional information
concerning the proposed land exchange
is at http://izembek.fws.gov/EIS.htm.
Send your comments or requests for
information by any of the following
methods:
• E-mail: [email protected];
• Fax: Attn: Helen Clough, (907) 786–
3965; or
• U.S. Mail: Helen Clough, Project
Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 1011 East Tudor Rd., MS–231,
Anchorage, AK 99503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Helen Clough, 907–786–3357 (phone),
or at the addresses above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
(417,533 acres) and the North Creek
(8,452 acres) and Pavlof (1,447,264
acres) units of the Alaska Peninsula
National Wildlife Refuge are located at
the westernmost tip of the Alaska
Peninsula. The 1,008,697-acre Unimak
Island (the easternmost Aleutian Island
of the Alaska Maritime National
Wildlife Refuge) lies across the Isanotski
Strait. To the north of the Izembek
Refuge is the Bering Sea; to the south is
the Pacific Ocean. The Alaska Peninsula
is dominated by the rugged Aleutian
Range, part of the Aleutian arc chain of
volcanoes. Landforms include
mountains, active volcanoes, U-shaped
valleys, glacial moraines, low tundra
wetlands, lakes, sand dunes, and
lagoons. Elevations range from sea level
to the 9,372-foot Shishaldin Volcano.
Shishaldin Volcano is a designated
National Natural Landmark. Several
major lagoons are within the Izembek
Refuge boundary. These lagoons contain
some of the world’s largest eelgrass
beds. The lagoons are under the
jurisdiction of the State of Alaska.
Izembek Lagoon is designated the
Izembek State Game Refuge. Birds from
all over the Arctic funnel through
Izembek Refuge each fall on their way
to wintering grounds throughout the
world. More than 98 percent of the
world’s Pacific black brant use Izembek
Lagoon as a staging area for their fall
migration to Mexico. Other birds that
use the refuge include golden plovers,
ruddy turnstones, western sandpipers,
tundra swans, Steller’s eiders, and
emperor geese. The refuge also is home
to large concentrations of brown bears
and other large mammals such as
caribou and wolves. The red, pink,
chum, and silver salmon that use the
waters within the refuge enrich the
entire ecosystem with the nutrients they
bring from the sea. The refuge also has
a rich human history, from ancient
settlements of Alaska Natives, through
the 18th and 19th century Russian fur

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