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effective in the past in ensuring the fair
and equitable distribution of IHBG grant
funds among all program recipients.
Comment: HUD should apply a public
health framework to all offices and
programs.
Response: HUD knows that stable,
healthy housing is inextricably tied to
individual health and has made
improving health outcomes a priority in
its Strategic Plan. Improving health
outcomes starts by increasing health
knowledge and access to health
services. Strategies HUD is committed to
pursuing in 2010–2015 include:
Increasing information about and access
to health services, including veterans’
health benefits, through partnerships
with health organizations and
healthcare delivery systems; increasing
coordination of HUD programs with
healthcare resources administered by
other federal, state, and local programs;
providing physical space to co-locate
healthcare and wellness services with
housing (for example, onsite health
clinics); and promoting housing
management practices that protect the
health of residents (for example,
smoking cessation, pest management,
and green cleaning).
HUD’s Office of Healthy Homes and
Lead Hazard Control administers lead
hazard and healthy homes programs,
enforces lead paint regulations, and sets
policies to reduce health and safety
hazards in housing. Its comprehensive
approach to healthy homes takes into
account a variety of hazards in the home
that can affect health, especially the
presence of lead; these hazards often
disproportionately impact EJ
communities.
Health is embedded in many other
HUD programs as well. For instance, a
goal of the Choice Neighborhoods
program is to convert some of the worst
of the nation’s public housing into
higher-quality, mixed-income, mixedtenure developments. The vision is to
help communities transform into
walkable neighborhoods with amenities
and health services that allow residents
to lead healthier lives. The Housing
Choice Voucher program allows
recipients of HUD assistance the
mobility and freedom to choose the
neighborhood they live in, allowing
some people to leave neighborhoods
that were less healthy, from a stress,
safety, or walkability standpoint, to one
that is more healthy.
Comment: HUD should make public
safety a priority in all its programs, as
it does in the Choice Neighborhoods
program.
Response: Public safety is a key
priority for HUD and a component of its
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that safety and the perception of safety
are necessary factors for quality of life
and that enhancing physical safety and
reducing crime are essential to
improving health, education, and
economic outcomes. HUD’s Strategic
Plan describes HUD’s strategies for
improving actual safety and perceptions
of safety, including: encouraging
housing managers to use incentives to
promote safety awareness and crime
prevention programs; maintaining or
improving the physical environment
and design of HUD-assisted residences,
giving attention to physical safety and
crime prevention; and promoting a high
level of coordination with law
enforcement agencies to prevent and
reduce crime. The new Choice
Neighborhoods program is one example
of how HUD is beginning to realize this
strategic goal.
Comment: The Fair Housing Equity
Assessment component of the
Sustainable Communities grant
programs should require mapping
health variables to evaluate the impact
of healthy and unhealthy community
assets.
Response: The Fair Housing Equity
Assessment requirement for HUD
Sustainable Communities Regional
Planning Grant Program grantees
includes an identification and
assessment of segregated areas and areas
of increasing diversity and/or racial/
ethnic integration, racially/ethnically
concentrated areas of poverty, access to
existing areas of high opportunity, major
public investments, and fair housing
issues, services, and activities. During
the course of their work, Regional
Planning grantees are required to engage
stakeholders and create planning
priorities around positive community
health outcomes.
Comment: HUD should prioritize
housing mobility programs to work
toward the goal of environmental
justice.
Response: HUD is committed to
providing choices and mobility to
residents of public and assisted housing.
Through HUD’s Transforming Rental
Assistance Initiative, HUD will work
with partners at the state and local
levels to regionalize rental assistance
administration and to offer residents the
option to receive tenant-based Section 8
vouchers, giving families access to a
wider range of choices and
opportunities when it comes to
choosing a place to live.
Comment: HUD should use its Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
authority to create a National Equitable
Development Advisory Council.
Response: HUD is exploring the most
effective ways to bring Federal, state,

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and local partners and stakeholder
expertise to bear on its Environmental
Justice work. Establishing an Advisory
Council is an option that HUD will look
into going forward.
Dated: April 10, 2012.
Shelley Poticha,
Director, Office of Sustainable Housing and
Communities.
[FR Doc. 2012–9092 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement (BSEE)
[Docket ID No. BSEE–2012–0006; OMB
Number 1014–0008]

Information Collection Activities: Well
Control and Production Safety
Training, Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
ACTION:

60-Day Notice.

To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), BSEE is inviting comments on a
collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR)
concerns an extension to the paperwork
requirements in the regulations under
Subpart O, ‘‘Well Control and
Production Safety Training.’’
DATES: You must submit comments by
June 15, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods listed
below.
• Electronically: go to http://
www.regulations.gov. In the entry titled,
‘‘Enter Keyword or ID,’’ enter BSEE–
2012–0006 then click search. Follow the
instructions to submit public comments
and view all related materials. We will
post all comments.
• Email: [email protected]. Mail
or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement;
Regulations and Development Branch;
Attention: Nicole Mason; 381 Elden
Street, HE3313; Herndon, Virginia
20170–4817. Please reference ICR 1014–
0008 in your comment and include your
name and return address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicole Mason, Regulations and
Development Branch, (703) 787–1605,
to request additional information about
this ICR.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: 30 CFR Part 250, Subpart O,
Well Control and Production Safety
Training.
OMB Control Number: 1014–0008.
Abstract: The Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS) Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331 et seq. and 43 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to prescribe rules and regulations
necessary for the administration of the
leasing provisions of the Act related to
mineral resources on the OCS. Such
rules and regulations will apply to all
operations conducted under a lease.
Operations on the OCS must preserve,
protect, and develop oil and natural gas
resources in a manner that is consistent
with the need to make such resources
available to meet the Nation’s energy
needs as rapidly as possible; to balance
orderly energy resource development
with protection of human, marine, and
coastal environments; to ensure the
public a fair and equitable return on the
resources of the OCS; and to preserve
and maintain free enterprise
competition.
Section 1332(6) of the OCS Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1332) requires that
‘‘operations in the [O]uter Continental
Shelf should be conducted in a safe

BSEE will protect information from
respondents considered proprietary
under the Freedom of Information Act
(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under
regulations at 30 CFR parts 250, 251,
and 252. No items of a sensitive nature
are collected. Responses are mandatory
or are required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
Frequency: Primarily on occasion or
annual.
Description of Respondents: Potential
respondents comprise Federal oil, gas,
or sulphur OCS lessees and/or
operators.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Hour Burden: The
currently approved annual reporting
burden for this collection is 1,144 hours.
The following chart details the
individual components and respective
hour burden estimates of this ICR. In
calculating the burdens, we assumed
that respondents perform certain
requirements in the normal course of
their activities. We consider these to be
usual and customary and took that into
account in estimating the burden.

Citation
30 CFR 250 subpart O

Reporting & recordkeeping requirement

1503(a) ................................

Develop training plans. Note: Existing lessees/respondents already have training
plans developed. This number reflects development of plans for any new lessees.
Maintain copies of training plan and employee training documentation/record for 5
years.
Upon request, provide BSEE copies of employee training documentation or provide
copy of training plan.
Employee oral interview conducted by BSEE ..............................................................
Written testing conducted by BSEE or authorized representative. Not considered information collection under 5 CFR 1320.3(h)(7).
Revise training plan and submit to BSEE ....................................................................
General departure or alternative compliance requests not specifically covered elsewhere in subpart O.

1503(c) ................................
1503(d) ................................
1507(b) ................................
1507(c), (d); 1508; 1509 .....
1510(b) ................................
1500–1510 ..........................

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manner by well trained personnel using
technology, precautions, and other
techniques sufficient to prevent or
minimize the likelihood of blowouts,
loss of well control, fires, spillages,
physical obstructions to other users of
the waters or subsoil and seabed, or
other occurrences which may cause
damage to the environment or to
property or endanger life or health.’’
This authority and responsibility are
among those delegated to BSEE. To
carry out these responsibilities, BSEE
issues regulations governing oil and gas
or sulphur operations in the OCS.
Regulations at 30 CFR part 250,
Subpart O, implement these safe
operation requirements. BSEE uses the
information collected under subpart O
to ensure that workers in the OCS are
properly trained with the necessary
skills to perform their jobs in a safe and
pollution-free manner. In some
instances, BSEE will conduct oral
interviews of offshore employees to
evaluate the effectiveness of a
company’s training program. The
information collected is necessary to
verify personnel training compliance
with the requirements.

Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Non-Hour Cost Burden:
We have identified no non-hour cost
burdens for this collection.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor 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)
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
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proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Agencies must also estimate the nonhour paperwork cost burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting
from the collection of information.
Therefore, if you have other than hour
burden costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should
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Hour burden
70.
11⁄2 hr. (plan).
2 hrs. for records.
5.
1⁄2 hr.
0.

12.
3.

and startup cost components or annual
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of service components. For further
information on this burden, refer to 5
CFR 1320.3(b)(1) and (2), or contact the
Bureau representative listed previously
in this notice.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
submission for OMB approval. As a
result of your comments, we will make
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment Procedures: Before
including your address, phone number,
email 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.

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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.
Acting BSEE Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Cheryl Blundon,
(703) 787–1607.
Dated: April 4, 2012.
Douglas W. Morris,
Chief, Office of Offshore Regulatory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2012–9100 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–VH–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R6–ES–2012–N079;
FXES11130600000D2–123–FF06E00000]

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Recovery Permit
Application[s]
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following application
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species. The Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act),
prohibits activities with endangered and
threatened species unless a Federal
permit allows such activity. The Act
also requires that we invite public
comment before issuing this permit.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by May 16,
2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
or requests for copies or more
information by any of the following
methods. Alternatively, you may use
one of the following methods to request
hard copies or a CD–ROM of the
documents. Please specify the permit
you are interested in by number (e.g.,
Permit No. TE–123456).
• Email: [email protected].
Please refer to the respective permit
number (e.g., Permit No. TE–123456) in
the subject line of the message.
• U.S. Mail: Ecological Services, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, P.O. Box
25486–DFC, Denver, CO 80225.
• In-Person Drop-off, Viewing, or
Pickup: Call (303) 236–4256 to make an
appointment during regular business
hours at 134 Union Blvd. Suite 645,
Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kris
Olsen, Permit Coordinator Ecological
Services, (303) 236–4256 (phone);
[email protected] (email).

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
prohibits activities with endangered and
threatened species unless a Federal
permit allows such activity. Along with
our implementing regulations in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50
CFR part 17, the Act provides for
permits, and requires that we invite
public comment before issuing this
permit.
A permit granted by us under section
10(a)(1)(A) of the Act authorizes you to
conduct activities with United States
endangered or threatened species for
scientific purposes, enhancement of
propagation or survival, or interstate
commerce (the latter only in the event
that it facilitates scientific purposes or
enhancement of propagation or
survival). Our regulations implementing
section 10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are
found at 50 CFR 17.22 for endangered
wildlife species, 50 CFR 17.32 for
threatened wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.62 for endangered plant species, and
50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
species.
Applications Available for Review and
Comment
We invite local, State, and Federal
agencies, and the public to comment on
the following applications. Please refer
to the appropriate permit number (e.g.,
Permit No. TE–123456) for the
application when submitting comments.
Documents and other information the
applicants have submitted with these
applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.
552).
Permit Application Number: TE–059369
Applicant: Robert Schoor, Colorado
Natural Heritage Program
The applicant requests amendment of
an existing permit to add removal and
reduction to possession the following
species, in conjunction with surveys
and population monitoring for the
purpose of enhancing each species’
survival. Activities will occur on
Federal lands in Colorado, throughout
the range of each species.
Eriogonum pelinophilum (Clay-loving
wild-buckwheat)
Pediocactus knowltonii (Knowlton
cactus)
Astragalus humillimus (Mancos milkvetch)
Phacelia formosula (North Park
phacelia)
Astragalus osterhoutii (Osterhout
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Ipomopsis polyantha (Pagosa
skyrocket)
Penstemon penlandii (Penland
beardtongue)
National Environmental Policy Act
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), we have made an initial
determination that the proposed
activities in this permit are categorically
excluded from the requirement to
prepare an environmental assessment or
environmental impact statement (516
DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)).
Public Availability of Comments
All comments and materials we
receive in response to this request will
be available for public inspection, by
appointment, during normal business
hours at the address listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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 we will be able to
do so.
Authority: We provide this notice under
section 10 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Dated: April 2, 2012.
Michael G. Thabault,
Acting Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie
Region.
[FR Doc. 2012–9048 Filed 4–13–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R9–IA–2012–N085;
FXIA16710900000P5–123–FF09A30000]

Endangered Species; Marine
Mammals; Receipt of Applications for
Permit
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications
for permit.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, invite the public to
comment on the following applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered species, marine mammals,
or both. With some exceptions, the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) prohibits activities with listed

SUMMARY:

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