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and Households—Other Needs; 97.036,
Disaster Grants—Public Assistance
(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039,
Hazard Mitigation Grant.)
W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9–15887 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5281–N–53]

Opinion by Counsel to the Mortgagor
(FHA)
AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information
Officer, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
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 opinion is required to provide
assurance to HUD and the mortgagee in

multifamily rental and health care
facility mortgage insurance transactions.
DATES: Comments Due Date: August 5,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
approval Number (2510–0010) and
should be sent to: HUD Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806.
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
[email protected] 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
Number of
respondents

Annual
responses

800

1

Reporting Burden ..............................................................................

Total Estimated Burden Hours: 800.
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: June 30, 2009.
Stephen A. Hill,
Acting Director, Policy and E–GOV Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–15879 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

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[FWS-FWS-R7-MB-2009-N134] [70151-1231BS51-L6]

Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018-0124; Alaska
Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest
Household Survey
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.

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ACTION:

Notice; request for comments.

SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service, 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,
2010. 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
by September 4, 2009.

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 [email protected] (e-mail).

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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: Opinion by Counsel
to the Mortgagor (FHA).
OMB Approval Number: 2510–0010.
Form Numbers: HUD–91725, HUD–
91725–INST, HUD–91725–CERT .
Description of the need for the
information and its proposed use:
The opinion is required to provide
assurance to HUD and the mortgagee in
multifamily rental and health care
facility mortgage insurance transactions.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

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800

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or email (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone
at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16
U.S.C. 703-712) and the Fish and
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742d)
designate the Department of the Interior
as the key agency responsible for
managing migratory bird populations
that frequent the United States and for
setting harvest regulations that allow for
the conservation of those populations.
These responsibilities include gathering
accurate geographical and temporal data
on various characteristics of migratory
bird harvest. We use harvest data to
issue harvest regulations, and we adjust
the regulations as needed to provide
maximum subsistence harvest
opportunity while keeping migratory
bird populations at desired and
sustainable levels.

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The Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Protocol Amendment (1995)
(Amendment) provides for the
customary and traditional use of
migratory birds and their eggs for
subsistence use by indigenous
inhabitants of Alaska. The Amendment
states that its intent is not to cause
significant increases in the take of
species of migratory birds relative to
their continental population sizes. A
submittal letter from the Department of
State to the White House (May 20, 1996)
accompanied the Amendment and
specified the need for harvest
monitoring. The submittal letter stated
that the Service, the Alaska Department
of Fish and Game (ADFG), and Alaska
Native organizations would collect
harvest information cooperatively
within the subsistence eligible areas.
Harvest survey data help to ensure that
customary and traditional subsistence
uses of migratory birds and their eggs by
indigenous inhabitants of Alaska do not
significantly increase the take of species
of migratory birds relative to their
continental population sizes.
Between 1989 and 2004, we
monitored subsistence harvest of
migratory birds using annual household
surveys in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta,
which is the region of highest
subsistence bird harvest in the State of
Alaska. In 2004, we began monitoring
subsistence harvest of migratory birds in
subsistence eligible areas Statewide.
The Statewide harvest assessment
program allows tracking significant
trends and changes in levels of harvest
and user participation. The harvest
assessment program relies on

collaboration among the Service, the
ADFG, and a number of Alaska Native
organizations.
We gather information on the annual
subsistence harvest of 54 bird species
(ducks, geese, swans, cranes, upland
game birds, seabirds, shorebirds, and
grebes and loons) in the subsistence
eligible areas of Alaska. The survey
covers 10 regions of Alaska, which are
further divided in 29 subregions. We
survey the regions and villages in a
rotation schedule to accommodate
budget constraints and to minimize
respondent burden. The survey covers
spring, summer, and fall harvest in most
regions.
In collaboration with Alaska Native
organizations, we hire local resident
surveyors to collect the harvest
information. The surveyors list all
households in the villages to be
surveyed and provide survey
information and harvest report forms to
randomly selected households that have
agreed to participate in the survey. To
ensure confidentiality of harvest
information, we identify households by
a numeric code. The surveyor visits
households three times during the
survey year. At the first household visit,
the surveyor explains the survey
purposes and invites household
participation. The surveyor returns at
the end of harvest seasons to help the
household complete the harvest report
form.
We have revised the survey methods
to streamline procedures and reduce
respondent burden. We plan to use two
forms for household participation:
Number of annual
respondents

Activity

(1) FWS Form 3-2380 (Tracking Sheet
and Household Consent). The surveyor
visits each household selected to
participate in the survey to provide
information on the objectives and to
obtain household consent to participate.
The surveyor uses this form to record
consent and track subsequent visits for
completion of harvest reports
(2) FWS Form 3-2381 (Harvest
Report). This form has drawings of bird
species most commonly available for
harvest in the different regions of Alaska
with fields for writing down the
numbers of birds and eggs taken. There
are four versions of this form: Interior
Alaska, North Slope, Southern Coastal
Alaska, and West/South-Central Alaska.
This form has a page for each season
surveyed, and, on each page, there are
fields for the household code,
community name, harvest year, date of
completion, and comments.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0124.
Title: Alaska Migratory Bird
Subsistence Harvest Household Survey.
Service Form Number(s): 3-2380 and
3-2381.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Households within
subsistence eligible areas of Alaska
(Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Archipelago,
the Aleutian Islands, or in areas north
and west of the Alaska Range.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for
Tracking Sheet and Household Consent;
three times annually for Harvest Report.

Number of annual
responses

Completion time
per response

Annual burden
hours

3-2380—Tracking Sheet and Household Consent ..................
3-2381—Harvest Report (three seasonal sheets) ...................

2,875
2,300

2,875
6,900

5 minutes .........
5 minutes .........

240
575

Totals ................................................................................

5,175

9,775

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815

III. Request for Comments

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We invite comments concerning this
IC 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

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(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. 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

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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 we will be able to
do so.
Dated: June 26, 2009
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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