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Number of
respondents

Section reference

965.302—Energy Audits ......................................................
965.308—Energy Performance Contracts ...........................
965.402—Benefit/Cost Analysis ..........................................
965.502—Establish utility allowances ..................................
965.507—Review utility allowances ....................................
965.507—Revise utility allowances .....................................
965.506—Establishment of Surcharges for Excess Consumption ...........................................................................
Optional Benchmarking (50078 available for this purpose)
965–508-Individual Relief Criteria ........................................
Total Paperwork Burden for OMB Control #2577–
0062 ..........................................................................

Number of
responses per
respondent

Total annual
number of
responses

Estimated
average
time for
requirement
(in hours)

Estimated
annual burden
(in hours)

680
22
5
5
1 3,100
2 1,240

1
1
1
1
1
1

680
22
1
5
3,100
1,240

3.5
100
3
20
2
20

2,380
2,200
15
100
6,200
24,800

200
350
1,000

1
1
1

200
350
1,000

1
1.5
1

200
525
1,000

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........................

........................

37,420

1 This

is the total number of PHAs covered under this statute.
number reflects 40% of all Public Housing Agencies; this is the estimated number of housing agencies that revise their utility allowances,
annually.
2 This

B. Solicitation of Public Comment

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to 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.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.

Office of the Secretary

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: September 19, 2013.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy, Program
and Legislative Initiatives.
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Proposed Renewal of Information
Collection: Private Rental Survey
Office of Acquisition and
Property Management, Office of the
Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Office of
Acquisition and Property Management,
Office of the Secretary, Department of
the Interior, is announcing its intention
to request renewal approval for the
collection of information for ‘‘Private
Rental Survey’’ OMB Control No. 1084–
0033. This collection request has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. The information collection
request (ICR) describes the nature of the
information collection and the expected
burden and cost.
DATES: OMB has up to 60 days to
approve or disapprove the information
collection request, but may respond
after 30 days; therefore, public
comments should be submitted to OMB
by October 25, 2013, in order to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (1084–0033),
by telefax at (202) 395–5806 or via email
to OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Also, please send a copy of your
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comments to Doug Pokorney, Quarters
Rental Program Manager, 7301 W.
Mansfield Ave, Denver, CO 80235, or
fax to: 303–969–6634, or by email to
Doug_B_Pokorney@ibc.doi.gov.
Individuals providing comments should
reference ‘‘Private Rental Survey’’ OMB
Control No. 1084–0033.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on this
information collection or to obtain a
copy of the collection instrument,
please write or call Doug Pokorney,
Quarters Rental Program Manager, 7301
W. Mansfield Ave, Denver, CO 80235, or
fax to: 303–969–6634, or by email to
Doug_B_Pokorney@ibc.doi.gov. To see a
copy of the entire ICR submitted to
OMB, go to: http://www.reginfo.gov and
select Information Collection Review,
Currently Under Review.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–131), require
that interested members of the public
and affected parties 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 Acquisition and Property
Management has submitted to OMB for
renewal.
Public Law 88–459 authorizes Federal
agencies to provide housing for
Government employees under specified
circumstances. In compliance with
OMB Circular A–45 (Revised), Rental
and Construction of Government
Quarters, a review of private rental
market housing rates is required at least
once every 5 years to ensure that the

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rental, utility charges, and charges for
related services to occupants of
Government Furnished Housing (GFH)
are comparable to corresponding
charges in the private sector. To avoid
unnecessary duplication and
inconsistent rental rates, the Department
of the Interior, Office of the Secretary,
Interior Business Center (on behalf of
the Office of Acquisition and Property
Management), conducts housing surveys
in support of employee housing
management programs for the
Departments of the Interior (DOI),
Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland
Security, Justice, Transportation, Health
and Human Services, and Veterans
Affairs. In this survey, two collection
forms are used: OS–2000 covering
‘‘Houses—Apartments—Mobile
Homes,’’ and OS–2001 covering ‘‘Trailer
Spaces.’’
This collection of information
provides data that is essential for DOI
and the other Federal agencies to
manage GFH in accordance with the
requirements of OMB Circular A–45
(Revised). If this information were not
collected from the public, DOI and the
other Federal agencies providing GFH
would be required to use professional
real estate appraisals of private market
rental costs, again, in accordance with
OMB Circular A–45.
II. Data
(1) Title: Private Rental Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1084–0033.
Current Expiration Date: September
30, 2013.
Type of Review: Information
Collection Renewal.
Affected Entities: Individuals or
households, Businesses and other forprofit institutions.
Estimated annual number of
respondents: 1,700 for OS–2000 and 175
for OS–2001.
Frequency of response: Average 1.99
responses for OS–2000 and 1.26
responses for OS–2001.
(2) Annual reporting and record
keeping burden:
Total annualized reporting per
response: 6 minutes for form OS–2000
and 4 minutes for form OS–2001.
Total annualized reporting: 353
hours.
(3) Description of the need and use of
the information: This information
collection provides the data that enables
DOI to determine open market rental
costs for GFH. These rates in turn enable
DOI and other Federal agencies to set
GFH rental rates in accordance with the
requirements of OMB Circular A–45
(Revised).
(4) As required under 5 CFR
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soliciting comments on the information
collection was published on July 8, 2013
(78 FR 40761). No comments were
received. This notice provides the
public with an additional 30 days in
which to comment on the proposed
information collection activity.
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.
‘‘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.
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 the 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.
Dated: September 9, 2013.
Debra E. Sonderman,
Director, Office of Acquisition and Property
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Recovery Permit
Applications
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. With
some exceptions, 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
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing these permits.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by October
25, 2013.
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–XXXXXX).
• Email: permitsR6ES@fws.gov.
Please refer to the respective permit
number (e.g., Permit No. TE–XXXXXX)
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) 236–4212 to make an
appointment during regular business
hours at 134 Union Blvd., Suite 645,
Lakewood, CO 80228.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kathy Konishi, Permit Coordinator,
Ecological Services, (303) 236–4212
(phone); permitsR6ES@fws.gov (email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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 17, the Act provides for permits
and requires that we invite public
comment before issuing these permits.
A permit granted by us under section
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