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concerns (as defined by Section 3 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)).
The December 24, 2008 Federal Register
notice contained an extensive
discussion of DHS’ approaches to best
reflect the interests of small businesses
and the purpose of the PS-Prep Program.
DHS continues to seek comments from
small businesses and others on the
adoption of these standards and their
impact on future decisions to seek
certification under the PS-Prep Program.

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VII. Questions for Which Comment or
Recommendations Are Specifically
Sought
The Department requests comments,
suggestions, or other advice regarding
the PS-Prep Program, including but not
limited to responses to the following
questions:
1. Are there reasons that DHS should
not adopt any one of the three standards
listed above?
2. Are there any supporting guidance
materials in addition to the three
identified standards that are needed to
help the private sector attain
certification to one of the three
standards?
3. What factors would a business
consider in determining which DHS
adopted standard(s) to pursue for
certification under the PS-Prep
Program?
4. What are the reasons for businesses
to seek certification under these
identified standards?
5. How would the fact that an
organization is certified under the PSPrep Program affect or otherwise
influence your decision to do business
with them?
6. In response to the December 2008
Federal Register notice, DHS received
numerous comments promoting the use
of a ‘‘maturity model process
improvement approach’’ for business
preparedness and continuity. The
maturity model was described as an
approach whereby certifications on
certain standards could be incremental,
i.e., grading on a scale of conformance,
rather than a conformance/nonconformance basis. The notice noted
that certifications will determine
conformity or non-conformity with a
particular standard. How could the use
of a maturity model approach be
applied to certification to any of these
standards?
7. What may be the potential impact
(e.g., cost, return on investment, other
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when attempting to implement any of
the above identified standards?

ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency
Management Agency.
[FR Doc. E9–24968 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am]

SUMMARY: In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of the
Secretary of the Department of the
Interior announces the proposed
extension of a public information
collection required by the Take Pride in
America Program Act, 16 U.S.C. 4601–
4608, ‘‘Take Pride in America National
Awards Application/Nomination
Process,’’ OMB Control No. 1093–0004,
and that it is seeking comments on its
provisions. After public review, the
Office of the Secretary will submit the
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and
approval.
DATES: Consideration will be given to all
comments received by December 15,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations on the information
collection should be sent to the Office
of the Secretary Executive Director of
the Take Pride in America Program, Lisa
Young, Department of the Interior, 1849
C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3559 MIB,
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
also be emailed to
[email protected]. Individuals
providing comments should reference
OMB control number 1093–0004, ‘‘Take
Pride in America National Awards
Application/Nomination Process.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
information collection, on its proposed
renewal or to receive a copy of the
collection instrument, contact Executive
Director Lisa Young of the Take Pride in
America (TPIA) Program at the mailing
or e-mail address provided in the
ADDRESSES section immediately above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5280–N–40]

Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
To Assist the Homeless
AGENCY: Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Community Planning and
Development, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This Notice identifies
unutilized, underutilized, excess, and
surplus Federal property reviewed by
HUD for suitability for possible use to
assist the homeless.
DATES: Effective Date: October 16, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Ezzell, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 Seventh
Street, SW., Room 7262, Washington,
DC 20410; telephone (202) 708–1234;
TTY number for the hearing- and
speech-impaired (202) 708–2565, (these
telephone numbers are not toll-free), or
call the toll-free Title V information line
at 800–927–7588.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the December 12, 1988
court order in National Coalition for the
Homeless v. Veterans Administration,
No. 88–2503–OG (D.D.C.), HUD
publishes a Notice, on a weekly basis,
identifying unutilized, underutilized,
excess and surplus Federal buildings
and real property that HUD has
reviewed for suitability for use to assist
the homeless. Today’s Notice is for the
purpose of announcing that no
additional properties have been
determined suitable or unsuitable this
week.

Dated: October 8, 2009.
Mark R. Johnston,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs.
[FR Doc. E9–24735 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Notice of Proposed Renewal of
Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Take
Pride in America Program.

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I. Abstract
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations, which implement
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), require that interested
members of the public and affected
agencies have an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d)). This notice identifies an
information collection activity that the
Office of the Secretary will submit to
OMB for extension or re-approval.
Under the Take Pride in America
Program Act (the Act), 16 U.S.C. Sec.
46–01–4608, the Secretary of the
Interior is to: (1) ‘‘Conduct a national
awards program to honor those
individuals and entities which, in the
opinion of the Secretary * * * have

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distinguished themselves in activities’’
under the purposes of the Act, and also
to (2) ‘‘establish and maintain a public
awareness campaign in cooperation
with public and private organizations
and individuals—(A) To instill in the
public the importance of the appropriate
use of, and appreciation for Federal,
State and local lands, facilities, and
natural and cultural resources; (B) to
encourage an attitude of stewardship
and responsibility towards these lands,
facilities, and resources; and (C) to
promote participation by individuals,
organizations, and communities of a
conservation ethic in caring for these
lands, facilities, and resources.’’ The Act
states that ‘‘[t]he Secretary is authorized
* * * generally to do any and all lawful
acts necessary or appropriate to further
the purposes of the TPIA Program.’’
If this information were not collected
from the public, Take Pride in America
awards would be limited to individuals
and organizations nominated by Federal
agencies based on projects within their
sphere of influence. This would
effectively block many worthy
individuals and organizations from
being considered for these awards. The
TPIA Program was launched in April of
2003 with the stated intent of honoring
the best in the nation, without
restriction. It would reflect poorly on
the Department and on the President if
only volunteers to Federal agencies
could be honored for their service to
America.
II. Data
(1) Title: Take Pride in America
National Awards; Application/
Nomination Process.
OMB Control Number: 1093–0004.
Current Expiration Date: March 31,
2010.
Type of Review: Information
Collection Renewal.
Affected Entities: Individuals or
households. Businesses and other
institutions. State, local and tribal
Governments.
Estimated annual number of public
respondents: 130.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
(2) Annual reporting and record
keeping burden.
Estimated annual number of public
responses: 130.
Estimated burden per response: 1
hour.
Total annual reporting: 130 hours.
(3) Description of the need and use of
the information: The statutorilyrequired information is needed to
provide the Office of the Secretary with
a vehicle to collect the information
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in applicant pools for TPIA National
Awards and to recognize them for the
valuable contributions that they make in
support of the stewardship of America’s
lands, facilities, and cultural and
natural resources.

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Dated: October 13, 2009.
Lisa Young,
Executive Director, Take Pride in America
Program.
[FR Doc. E9–24980 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am]
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III. Request for Comments
The Department of the Interior invites
comments on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
and the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install and utilize technology
and systems for the purpose of
collecting, validating and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; to train
personnel and to be able to respond to
a collection of information, to search
data sources, to complete and review
the collection of information; and to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
All written comments will be
available for public inspection by
appointment with the Federal
Consulting Group at the contact
information given in the Addresses
section. The comments, with names and
addresses, will be available for public
view during regular business hours. If
you wish us to withhold your personal
information, you must prominently state
at the beginning of your comment what
personal information you want us to
withhold. We will honor your request to
extent allowable by law.
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
control number.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Senior Executive Service Performance
Review Board Membership
AGENCY: Office of Inspector General for
the Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
names and titles of the current
membership of the Council of the
Inspectors General on Integrity and
Efficiency (CIGIE) Performance Review
Board as of October 1, 2009.
DATES: Effective Date: October 16, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Individual Offices of Inspectors General
at the telephone numbers listed below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background
The Inspector General Act of 1978, as
amended, created the Offices of
Inspectors General as independent and
objective units to conduct and supervise
audits and investigations relating to
Federal programs and operations. The
Inspector General Reform Act of 2008
established the Council of the Inspectors
General on Integrity and Efficiency
(CIGIE) to address integrity, economy,
and effectiveness issues that transcend
individual Government agencies; and
increase the professionalism and
effectiveness of personnel by developing
policies, standards, and approaches to
aid in the establishment of a well
trained and highly skilled workforce in
the Offices of Inspectors General. The
CIGIE is an interagency council whose
executive chair is the Deputy Director
for Management, Office of Management
and Budget, and is comprised
principally of the 69 Inspectors General
(IGs).
II. CIGIE Performance Review Board
Under 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(1)–(5), and in
accordance with regulations prescribed
by the Office of Personnel Management,
each agency is required to establish one
or more Senior Executive Service (SES)
performance review boards. The
purpose of these boards is to review and
evaluate the initial appraisal of a senior
executive’s performance by the
supervisor, along with any
recommendations to the appointing
authority relative to the performance of
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