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producible or could have been produced
the from quantities removed from the
sub-zone if Industry Standards of
Potential Production on a Practical
Operating Basis (known as
producibility) is utilized.
19 CFR 146.4(d) provides that the
operator of the refinery sub-zone is
required to retain all records relating to
the above mentioned activities for five
years after the merchandise is removed
from the sub-zone. Further, the records
shall be readily available for CBP review
at the sub-zone.
Instructions on compliance with these
record keeping provisions are available
in the Foreign Trade Zone Manual
which is accessible at: http://
www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/trade/
cargo_security/cargo_control/ftz/
ftzmanual.ctt/FTZManual2.doc.
Action: CBP proposes to extend the
expiration date of this information
collection with no change to the burden
hours or to the information collected.
Type of Review: Extension (without
change).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
81.
Estimated Number of Total Annual
Responses: 81.
Estimated Time per Response: 1000
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 81,000.

Dated: August 1, 2012.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and
Scientific Services.

[FR Doc. 2012–19434 Filed 8–7–12; 8:45 am]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of approval of SGS North
America, Inc., as a commercial gauger.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, SGS North
America, Inc., 2800 Loop 197 South,
Texas City, TX 77592, has been
approved to gauge petroleum, petroleum
products, organic chemicals and
vegetable oils for customs purposes, in
accordance with the provisions of 19
CFR 151.13. Anyone wishing to employ
this entity to conduct gauger services
should request and receive written

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U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Notice of approval of Saybolt
LP, as a commercial gauger.
AGENCY:

Approval of SGS North America, Inc.,
as a Commercial Gauger

[FR Doc. 2012–19436 Filed 8–7–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–5607–N–25]

Notice is hereby given that,
pursuant to 19 CFR 151.13, Saybolt LP,
4025 Oak Lane, Sulfur, LA 70665, has
been approved to gauge petroleum,
petroleum products, organic chemicals
and vegetable oils for customs purposes,
in accordance with the provisions of 19
CFR 151.13. Anyone wishing to employ
this entity to conduct gauger services
should request and receive written
assurances from the entity that it is
approved by the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to conduct the
specific gauger service requested.
Alternatively, inquiries regarding the
specific gauger service this entity is
approved to perform may be directed to
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The proposed information
collection requirement described below
will be 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.
DATES: Comments Due Date: October 9,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Reports Liaison Officer, Department of
Housing and Urban Development, 451
7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20410,
Room 9120 or the number for the
Federal Information Relay Service (1–
800–877–8339).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine Brennan, Director, Office of
Housing Assistance and Grant
Administration, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SUMMARY:

Approval of Saybolt LP, as a
Commercial Gauger

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Dated: July 26, 2012.
Ira S. Reese,
Executive Director, Laboratories and
Scientific Services.

Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Comment Request; Section
8 Renewal Policy Guide

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY

by calling (202) 344–1060. The inquiry
may also be sent to [email protected].
Please reference the Web site listed
below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited
laboratories. http://cbp.gov/linkhandler/
cgov/trade/automated/
labs_scientific_svcs/
commercial_gaugers/gaulist.ctt/
gaulist.pdf.
DATES: The approval of Saybolt LP, as
commercial gauger became effective on
June 2, 2011. The next triennial
inspection date will be scheduled for
June 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Mocella, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Suite 1500N, Washington,
DC 20229, 202–344–1060.

[FR Doc. 2012–19442 Filed 8–7–12; 8:45 am]

Dated: August 3, 2012.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection.
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assurances from the entity that it is
approved by the U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to conduct the
specific gauger service requested.
Alternatively, inquiries regarding the
specific gauger service this entity is
approved to perform may be directed to
the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
by calling (202) 344–1060. The inquiry
may also be sent to [email protected].
Please reference the Web site listed
below for a complete listing of CBP
approved gaugers and accredited
laboratories.
http://cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/
trade/automated/labs_scientific_svcs/
commercial_gaugers/gaulist.ctt/
gaulist.pdf.
DATES: The approval of SGS North
America, Inc., as commercial gauger
became effective on April 3, 2012. The
next triennial inspection date will be
scheduled for April 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Cassata, Laboratories and
Scientific Services, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Suite 1500N, Washington,
DC 20229, 202–344–1060.

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SW., Washington, DC 20410, telephone
(202) 708–3000, extension 6732 (this is
not a toll free number) for copies of the
proposed forms and other available
information.
The
Department is submitting the proposed
information collection to OMB for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
chapter 35, as amended).
This Notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
agencies concerning the proposed
collection of information to: (1) Evaluate
whether the proposed collection 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
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: Section 8 Renewal
Policy Guide.
OMB Control Number, if applicable:
2502–0587.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The
modifications of the Section 8 renewal
policy and recent legislation are
implemented to address the essential
requirement to preserving low income
rental housing affordability and
availability. The Section 8 Renewal
Policy Guide will include recent
legislation modifications for renewing of
expiring Section 8 policy(ies)
Guidebook, as authorized by the Code of
Federal Regulations 24 CFR part 401
and 24 CFR part 402.
The Multifamily Housing Reform and
Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA) for
fiscal year 1998 (Pub. L. 105–65,
enacted on October 27, 1997), required
that expiring Section 8 project-based
assistance contracts be renewed under
MAHRA. Established in the MAHRA
policies renewal of Section 8 projectbased contracts rent are based on market
rents instead of the Fair Market Rent
(FMR) standard.
MAHRA renewals submission should
include a Rent Comparability Study
(RCS). If the RCS indicated rents were
at or below comparable market rents,
the contract was renewed at current
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Adjustment Factor (OCAF), unless the
Owner submitted documentation
justifying a budget-based rent increase
or participation in Mark-Up-To-Market.
The case is that no renewal rents could
exceed comparable market rents. If the
RCS indicated rents were above
comparable market rents, the contract
was referred to the Office of Affordable
Housing Preservation (OAHP) for debt
restructuring and/or rent reduction.
The Preserving Affordable Housing
for Senior Citizens and Families Into the
21st Century Act of 1999 (Pub. L. 106–
74, enacted on October 20, 1999),
modified MAHRA.
The Section 8 Renewal Policy Guide
sets forth six renewal options from
which a project owner may choose
when renewing their expiring Section 8
contract: Option One—Mark-Up-ToMarket, Option Two—Other Contract
Renewal with Current Rents at or Below
Comparable Market Rents, Option
Three—Referral to the Office of
Affordable Preservation (OAHP), Option
Four—Renewal of Projects Exempted
From OMHAR, Option Five—Renewal
of Portfolio Reengineering
Demonstration or Preservation Projects,
and Option Six—Opt Outs.
Owners should select one of six
options which are applicable to their
project and should submit contract
renewal on an annual basis to renew
contract.
The Section 8 Renewal Guide sets
forth six renewal options from which a
project owner may choose when
renewing their expiring Section 8
contracts.
Option One (Mark-Up-To-Market)
Option Two (Other Contract Renewals
With Current Rents at or Below
Comparable Market Rents)
Option Three (Referral to the Office of
Multifamily Housing Assistant
Restructuring—OHAP)
Option Four (Renewal of Projects
Exempted From OHAP)
Option Five (Renewal of Portfolio
Reengineering Demonstration or
Preservation Projects)
Option Six (Opt-Outs)
Agency form numbers, if applicable:
Contract Renewal Request Form (HUD–
9624) (decreased usage)
OCAF Rent Adjustment Worksheet
(HUD–9625) (decreased usage)
Comparability Study Comparison
Worksheet, (HUD–9626) (Auto OCAF
Letters)
Section 515 and Section 221(d)(3) BMIR
Worksheet (HUD–9627) (Auto OCAF
Letters)
Other New Construction and Sub-Rehab
Worksheet (HUD–9628)
Appraiser Certification (HUD–9629)

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Rent Comparability Grid (HUD–9630)
One Year Notification Owner Does Not
Intend To Renew (HUD–9631)
One Year Notification Letter Owner
Intends To Renew (HUD–9632)
Use Agreement (HUD–9633)
Addendum to Agreement To Enter Into
Housing Assistance Payments Contract
(HUD–9634)
Appendix 15–3 Project Capital Needs
Assessments and Replacement
Reserve Escrow (HUD–9635)
Projects Preparing a Budget-Based Rent
Increase (HUD–9636)
Basic Renewal Contract—One Year
Term (HUD–9637)
Basic Renewal Contract—Multi-Year
Term (HUD–9638)
Renewal Contract for Mark-Up-ToMarket Project (HUD–9639)
Housing Assistance Payments
Preservation Renewal Contract (HUD–
9640)
Interim (Full) Mark-To-Market Renewal
Contract (HUD–9641)
Interim (Lite) Mark-To-Market Renewal
Contract (HUD–9642)
Full Mark-To-Market Renewal Contract
(HUD–9643)
Watch List Renewal Contract (HUD–
9644)
Project Based Assistance Payments
Amendment Contract Moderate
Rehabilitation (HUD–9645)
Project Based Section Housing
Assistance Payments Extension of
Renewal Contract (HUD–9646)
Consent to Assignment of HAP Contract
as Security for Financing (HUD–9649)
Consent to Assignment of HAP Contract
as Security for FNMA Financing
(HUD–9651)
Request To Renew Using Non-Section 8
Units in the Section 8 Project as a
Market Rent Ceiling (HUD–9652)
Request To Renew Using FMR’s as
Market Ceiling (HUD–9653)
Addendum To Renewal Contract (HUD–
9654)
Rent Comparability Study (HUD–9655)
Rent Comparability Grid (HUD–9656)
Completing the Rent Comparability Grid
(HUD–9657)
Required Contents for Rent
Comparability Study (HUD–9658)
Estimation of the total numbers of
hours needed to prepare the information
collection including number of
respondents, frequency of response, and
hours of response: The number of
burden hours is 33,477. The number of
respondents is 33,477, the number of
responses is 33,477, the frequency of
response is on occasion, and the burden
hour per response is 1.
Status of the proposed information
collection: This is a revision of a
collection.

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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C., chapter 35, as amended.
Dated: August 1, 2012.
Laura M. Marin,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Housing-Acting General Deputy Federal
Housing Commissioner
[FR Doc. 2012–19326 Filed 8–7–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
21st Century Conservation Service
Corps Advisory Committee
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:

We, the Department of the
Interior, announce a public meeting of
the 21st Century Conservation Service
Corps Advisory Committee (Committee).
DATES: Meeting: Thursday, August 23,
2012 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern
Time). Meeting Participation: Notify
Lisa Young (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) by close of
business Wednesday, August 22, 2012,
if requesting to make an oral
presentation (limited to 2 minutes per
speaker). The meeting will
accommodate no more than a total of 15
minutes for all public speakers.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via WebEx, to participate in the call as
an interested member of the public,
please contact Lisa Young (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Young, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), 1849 C Street NW., MS 3559,
Washington, DC 20240; telephone (202)
208–7586; fax (202) 208–5873; or email
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2, we announce that the
21st Century Conservation Service
Corps Advisory Committee will hold a
meeting.
SUMMARY:

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Background
Chartered in November 2011, the
Committee is a discretionary advisory
committee established under the
authority of the Secretary of the Interior.
The purpose of the Committee is to
provide the Secretary of Interior with
recommendations on: (1) Developing a
framework for the 21CSC, including
program components, structure, and
implementation, as well as
accountability and performance
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(2) the development of certification
criteria for 21CSC providers and
individual certification of 21CSC
members; (3) strategies to overcome
existing barriers to successful 21CSC
program implementation; (4) identifying
partnership opportunities with
corporations, private businesses or
entities, foundations, and non-profit
groups, as well as state, local, and tribal
governments, to expand support for
conservation corps programs, career
training and youth employment
opportunities; and (5) developing
pathways for 21 CSC participants for
future conservation engagement and
natural resource careers. Background
information on the Committee is
available at www.doi.gov/21csc.
Meeting Agenda
The Committee will convene to
finalize the initial report from the
Committee; and other Committee
business. The public will be able to
make comment on Thursday, August 23,
2012 starting at 3:15 p.m. The final
agenda will be posted on www.doi.gov/
21csc prior to the meeting.
Public Input
Interested members of the public may
present, either orally or through written
comments, information for the
Committee to consider during the public
meeting. Due to the nature of this
meeting, interested members of the
public are strongly encouraged to
submit written statements to the
committee by COB Wednesday, August
22, 2012 so they can be reviewed and
considered during the full committee
meeting on Thursday, August 23, 2012.
Individuals or groups requesting to
make comment at the public Committee
meeting will be limited to 2 minutes per
speaker, with no more than a total of 15
minutes for all speakers. Interested
parties should contact Lisa Young, DFO,
in writing (preferably via email), by
Wednesday, August 22, 2012. (See FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT), to be
placed on the public speaker list for this
meeting.
In order to attend this meeting, you
must register by close of business
Wednesday, August 22, 2012. The
meeting is open to the public. Calls in
lines are limited, so all interested in
attending should pre-register, and at
that time will be given the call in
information. Please submit your name,
email address and phone number to Lisa
Young via email at Lisa_Young@ios.
doi.gov or by phone at (202) 208–7586.

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Dated: August 3, 2012.
Lisa Young,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–19439 Filed 8–7–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R6–ES–2012–N168;
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 applications
to conduct certain activities with
endangered or threatened 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
these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by
September 7, 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).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

Background
The Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
prohibits activities with endangered and
threatened species unless a Federal

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