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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 29, 2009 / Notices

Development and Housing Authority,
HUD granted an exception to
applicability of the Buy American
requirements with respect to work,
using CFRFC grant funds, based on the
fact that the relevant manufactured
goods (VRV HVAC systems) are not
produced in the U.S. in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities or of
satisfactory quality.
2. Chicago Housing Authority. On
December 11, 2009, upon request of the
Chicago Housing Authority, HUD
granted an exception to the applicability
of the Buy American requirements with
respect to work, using CFRFC grant
funds, based on the fact that the relevant
manufactured goods (VRF system, fan
coils and RTUs) are not produced in the
U.S. in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities or of satisfactory
quality.
Dated: December 18, 2009.
Sandra B. Henriquez,
Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing.
[FR Doc. E9–30716 Filed 12–28–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Proposed Information Collection: State
Water Resources Research Institute
Program Annual Application and
Reporting

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AGENCY: United States Geological
Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of a new collection;
request for comments.
SUMMARY: We (U.S. Geological Survey)
will ask the Office of Management and
Budget (OBM) to approve the
information collection (IC) described
below. As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 and as a part of
our continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden, we
invite the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on this IC.
We may not conduct or sponsor and a
person is not required to respond to an
information collection unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before March 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments to the
IC to Phadrea Ponds, Information
Collections Clearance Officer, U.S.
Geological Survey, 2150–C Centre
Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80525 (mail);
(970) 226–9230 (fax); or
pponds@usgs.gov (e-mail). Please
reference Information Collection 1028–
NEW, USGS–SWRIP in the subject line.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
E. Schefter, Chief, Office of External
Research, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 424, Reston,
Virginia 20192 (mail) at (703) 648–6800
(Phone); or schefter@usgs.gov (e-mail).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
The Water Resources Research Act of
1984, as amended (42 U.S.C. 10301 et
seq.), authorizes a water resources
research institute or center in each of
the 50 states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands,
Guam, the Federated States of
Micronesia, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, and
American Samoa. There are currently 54
such institutes, one in each state, the
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The
institute in Guam is a regional institute
serving Guam, the Federated States of
Micronesia, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands. The State
Water Resources Research Institute
Program issues an annual call for
applications from the institutes to
support plans to promote research,
training, information dissemination, and
other activities meeting the needs of the
States and Nation. The program also
encourages regional cooperation among
institutes in research into areas of water
management, development, and
conservation that have a regional or
national character. Each of the 54
institutes submits an annual application
for an allotment grant and provides an
annual report on its activities under the
grant. The U.S. Geological Survey has
been designated as the administrator of
the provisions of the Act.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: None. This is
a new collection.
Title: State Water Resources Research
Institute Program Annual Application
and Reporting.
Type of Request: New.
Affected Public: The state water
resources research institutes authorized
by the Water Resources Research Act of
1984, as amended, and listed at http://
water.usgs.gov/wrri/institutes.html.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory
(necessary to obtain benefits).
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: We expect to receive 54
applications and award 54 grants per
year.
Estimated Annual Total Responses:
54.
Estimated Time per Response: 160
hours. This includes 80 hours per
applicant to prepare and submit the

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annual application; and 80 hours (total)
per grantee to complete the annual
reports.
Annual Burden Hours: 8,640.
III. Request for Comments
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
(4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents.
Please note that the comments
submitted 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
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 it will be done.
USGS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Phadrea D. Ponds
970–226–9445.
Dated: December 10, 2009.
John E. Schefter,
Water Resources Research Act Program
Coordinator.
[FR Doc. E9–30727 Filed 12–28–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Intent to Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Proposed Tule Wind Project and
the Proposed East County Substation
Project, San Diego County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, the
California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), and the Federal Land Policy
and Management Act of 1976, as

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