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BILLING CODE 4140-01-M DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; DHS Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, DHS. ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments; Extension of an existing information collection 1610-0001, DHS Form 3090-1. SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, submits this extension for the following information collection request

(ICR)to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties is soliciting comments concerning an extension to an existing information collection, DHS Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination Form, DHS 3090-1. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until March 24, 2008. This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.1. ADDRESSES: Written comments and/or suggestions regarding the item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Mail Stop 0800, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Bldg 110, Washington, DC 20528. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via facsimile to

(202)357-8298 or via e-mail at *Civil.Liberties@HQ.DHS.GOV.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If additional information is required contact: the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Mail Stop 0800, 245 Murray Lane, SW., Bldg 110, Washington, DC 20528,

(202)401-1474,

(202)401-0470 (TTY). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This form will allow a complainant to submit required information used by the Department to process an employment discrimination complaint with the Department of Homeland Security. The information contained in this form will allow the Department to accept, investigate and further process, or to dismiss issues. The Office of Management and Budget is particularly interested in comments which: 1. Evaluate 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. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 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 through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. Analysis: *Agency:* Department of Homeland Security, Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. *Title:* DHS Individual Complaint of Employment Discrimination Form. *OMB Number:* 1610-0001. *Frequency:* On occasion. *Affected Public:* Federal Government and Individuals or Households. Information collection is necessary for DHS CRCL to identify problem areas, propose changes, and assist individuals experiencing problems during the filing of a formal EEO complaint with DHS. *Number of Respondents:* 1,200 respondents. *Estimated Time per Respondent:* 30 minutes per response. *Total Burden Hours:* 600 annual burden hours. *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* None. *Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining):* None. Scott Charbo, Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8-937 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-10-P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR-5182-N-01] Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program—Contract Rent Annual Adjustment Factors, Fiscal Year 2008 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HUD. ACTION: Notice of Revised Contract Rent Annual Adjustment Factors. SUMMARY: This notice announces revised Annual Adjustment Factors

(AAFs)that are applied to Section 8 contract rents for specific programs. These factors are applied at Housing Assistance Payment

(HAP)contract anniversaries for those calendar months commencing after the effective date of this notice. The AAFs are based on residential rent and utilities time-series cost indices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index

(CPI)surveys. DATES: *Effective Date:* January 22, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: David Vargas, Senior Advisor, Housing Voucher Management and Operations Division, Office of Public Housing and Voucher Programs,

(202)708-0477 can respond to questions relating to the Section 8 Voucher, Certificate, and Moderate Rehabilitation programs; Mark Johnston, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, Office of Community Planning and Development,

(202)708-1234 for questions regarding the Single Room Occupancy Moderate Rehabilitation program; Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, Office of Housing,

(202)708-3000, for questions relating to all other Section 8 programs. Marie L. Lihn, Economic and Market Analysis Division, Office of Policy Development and Research

(202)708-0590, is the contact for technical information regarding the development of the factors for specific areas or the methods used for calculating the AAFs. Mailing address for above persons: Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410. Hearing- or speech-impaired persons may contact the Federal Information Relay Service at

(800)877-8339 (TTY). (Other than the “800” TTY number, the above-listed telephone numbers are not toll-free.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In addition to being published in the **Federal Register** , these data will be available electronically from the HUD data information page: *http://www.huduser.org/datasets/aaf.html* . I. Methodology AAFs are calculated using CPI data on rents and utilities for all metropolitan areas that are specifically surveyed for the CPI. AAFs for other areas use the more general CPI for rents and utilities calculated for the four Census Regions, Northeast, South, Midwest, and West. AAFs are rent change factors. Two types of AAFs are calculated. One type is a gross rent change factor that should be used when the primary utility (normally heating) is included in the rent. The other type is a shelter rent (i.e., rents without utilities) factor that should be used when the primary utility is not included in rent. In the past, decennial census data were used to establish the relationship between gross rents and shelter rents. This relationship was updated each year based on census data revealing the percentage of renters paying for heat by area. This update process is no longer necessary. Beginning with the fiscal year

(FY)2008 AAFs, the American Community Survey

(ACS)data was used to re-establish the relationship between gross rents and shelter rents. Each year annual ACS data will be used to revise this relationship. The annual ACS data, however, only provides coverage for large metropolitan areas, those with a population of more than 65,000. 1 1 Three nonmetropolitan counties that did not have American Community Survey data, but are included under the old area definitions of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), will have to use regional CPI data. These Counties are Hood County, Texas; Culpeper County, Virginia; and King George County, Virginia. CPI Surveys For specific metropolitan areas where CPI surveys are conducted, changes in the shelter rent and utilities components are calculated based on the most recent CPI annual average change data. In this publication, the rent and utility CPIs for metropolitan areas are based on changes in the index from 2005 to 2006. The “Highest Cost Utility Included” column in Schedule C is calculated by weighting the rent and utility change factors using the corresponding components of gross rent in a particular area as calculated in the 2005 ACS. The “Highest Cost Utility Excluded” column in Schedule C is calculated by eliminating the utility portion of the gross rent change factor. For areas not covered by a specific metropolitan CPI surveys, HUD uses the CPI surveys for the Northeast, South, Midwest, or West region, as appropriate. Rent and utility change factors are calculated from 2005 to 2006. For areas assigned Census Region CPI factors, both metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas received the same factor. Geographic Areas Each metropolitan area or county that uses local CPI update factors is listed alphabetically in the tables, by state and according to the metropolitan area where appropriate. Each AAF applies to a specified geographic area and to units of all bedroom sizes. AAFs are provided: • For separate metropolitan areas, including counties that are currently designated as non-metropolitan, but are part of the metropolitan area defined in the local CPI survey. • For the four Census Regions for those metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas that are not covered by the local CPI surveys. The AAFs shown in Schedule C use the same Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)metropolitan area definitions, as revised by HUD, that are used in the FY2008 Fair Market Rents. Area Definitions in Schedule C To make certain that they are using the correct AAFs, users should refer to the area definitions section at the end of Schedule C. For units located in metropolitan areas with a local CPI survey, AAFs are listed separately. For units located in areas without a local CPI survey, the metropolitan or nonmetropolitan counties receive the regional CPI for that Census Region. The AAF area definitions shown in Schedule C are listed in alphabetical order by state. The associated CPI division is shown next to each state name. Areas whose AAFs are determined by local CPI surveys are listed first. All metropolitan areas with local CPI surveys have separate AAF schedules and are shown with their corresponding county definitions or as metropolitan counties. In the six New England states, the listings are for counties or parts of counties as defined by towns or cities. The remaining counties use the CPI for the Census Region and are not specifically listed on Schedule C or the area file. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands use the South Region AAFs. All areas in Hawaii use the AAFs identified in the Table as “STATE: Hawaii,” which are based on the CPI survey for the Honolulu metropolitan area. The Pacific Islands use the West Region AAFs. II. Applying AAFs to Various Section 8 Programs AAFs established by this notice are used to adjust contract rents for units assisted in certain Section 8 housing assistance payments programs during the initial (i.e., pre-renewal) term of the HAP contract. Three categories of Section 8 programs use the AAFs: *Category 1* —The Section 8 New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation programs and the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation program. *Category 2* —The Section 8 Loan Management

(LM)and Property Disposition

(PD)programs. *Category 3* —The Section 8 Project-based Certificate

(PBC)program. Each Section 8 program category uses the AAFs differently. The specific HAP contract, program regulation, program requirement, or law determines the application of the AAFs. Restrictions to the use of AAF are discussed below: *Renewal Rents.* AAFs are not used to determine renewal rents after expiration of the original Section 8 HAP contract (either for projects where the Section 8 HAP contract is renewed under a restructuring plan adopted under 24 CFR part 401; or renewed without restructuring under 24 CFR part 402). In general, renewal rents are determined by applying a state-by-state operating cost adjustment factor

(OCAF)published by HUD. *Budget-based Rents.* AAFs are not used for budget-based rent adjustments. For projects receiving Section 8 subsidies under the LM program (24 CFR part 886, subpart A) or under the PD program (24 CFR part 886, subpart C), contract rents are adjusted, at HUD's option, either by applying the AAFs, or by budget-based adjustments in accordance with 24 CFR 886.112 and 24 CFR 886.132. Budget-based adjustments are used for most Section 8/202 projects. *Certificate Program.* In the past, AAFs were used to adjust the contract rent (including manufactured home space rentals) in both the tenant-based and project-based certificate programs. The tenant-based certificate program has been terminated and all tenancies in the tenant-based certificate program have been converted to the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which does not use AAFs to adjust rents. All tenancies remaining in the project-based certificate program continue to use AAFs to adjust contract rent for outstanding HAP contracts. *Moderate Rehabilitation Program.* Under the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation program (both the regular program and the single room occupancy program), the public housing agency

(PHA)applies the AAF to the base rent component of the contract rent, not the full contract rent. For the other covered programs, the AAF is applied to the whole amount of the pre-adjustment contract rent. III. Adjustment Procedures This section of the notice provides a broad description of procedures for adjusting the contract rent. Technical details and requirements are described in HUD notices, issued by the Office of Housing and the Office of Public and Indian Housing. Because of statutory and structural distinctions among the various Section 8 programs, there are separate rent adjustment procedures for the three program categories: Category 1: Section 8 New Construction, Substantial Rehabilitation, and Moderate Rehabilitation Programs In the Section 8 New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation programs, the published AAF factor is applied to the pre-adjustment contract rent. In the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation program, the published AAF is applied to the pre-adjustment base rent. For category 1 programs, the Table 1 AAF factor is applied before determining comparability (rent reasonableness). Comparability applies if the pre-adjustment gross rent (pre-adjustment contract rent plus any allowance for tenant-paid utilities) is above the published FMR. If the comparable rent level (plus any initial difference) is lower than the contract rent as adjusted by application of the Table 1 AAF, the comparable rent level (plus any initial difference) will be the new contract rent. However, the pre-adjustment contract rent will not be decreased by application of comparability. In all other cases (i.e., unless the contract rent is reduced by comparability): • The Table 1 AAF is used for a unit occupied by a new family since the last annual contract anniversary. • The Table 2 AAF is used for a unit occupied by the same family as at the time of the last annual contract anniversary. Category 2: The Loan Management Program (24 CFR Part 886, Subpart A) and Property Disposition Program (24 CFR Part 886, Subpart C) At this time, rent adjustment by the AAF in the Category 2 programs is not subject to comparability. (Comparability will again apply if HUD establishes regulations for conducting comparability studies under 42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(C).). Rents are adjusted by applying the full amount of the applicable AAF under this notice. The applicable AAF is determined as follows: • The Table 1 AAF is used for a unit occupied by a new family since the last annual contract anniversary. • The Table 2 AAF is used for a unit occupied by the same family as at the time of the last annual contract anniversary. Category 3: Section 8 Certificate Project-Based Certificate Program The following procedures are used to adjust contract rent for outstanding HAP contracts in the Section 8 PBC program: • The Table 2 AAF is always used. The Table 1 AAF is not used. • The Table 2 AAF is always applied before determining comparability (rent reasonableness). • Comparability always applies. If the comparable rent level is lower than the rent to owner (contract rent) as adjusted by application of the Table 2 AAF, the comparable rent level will be the new rent to owner. IV. When To Use Reduced AAFs (From AAF Table 2) In accordance with Section 8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(A)), the AAF is reduced by 0.01: • For all tenancies assisted in the Section 8 Project-Based Certificate program. • In other Section 8 programs, for a unit occupied by the same family at the time of the last annual rent adjustment (and where the rent is not reduced by application of comparability (rent reasonableness)). The law provides that: Except for assistance under the certificate program, for any unit occupied by the same family at the time of the last annual rental adjustment, where the assistance contract provides for the adjustment of the maximum monthly rent by applying an annual adjustment factor and where the rent for a unit is otherwise eligible for an adjustment based on the full amount of the factor, 0.01 shall be subtracted from the amount of the factor, except that the factor shall not be reduced to less than 1.0. In the case of assistance under the certificate program, 0.01 shall be subtracted from the amount of the annual adjustment factor (except that the factor shall not be reduced to less than 1.0), and the adjusted rent shall not exceed the rent for a comparable unassisted unit of similar quality, type, and age in the market area. 42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(A). To implement the law, HUD publishes two separate AAF Tables, contained in Schedule C, Tables 1 and 2 of this notice. The difference between Table 1 and Table 2 is that each AAF in Table 2 is 0.01 less than the corresponding AAF in Table 1. Where an AAF in Table 1 would otherwise be less than 1.0, it is set at 1.0, as required by statute; the corresponding AAF in Table 2 will also be set at 1.0, as required by statute. V. How To Find the AAF The AAFs are contained in Schedule C, Tables 1 and 2 of this notice. There are two columns in each table. The first column is used to adjust contract rent for units where the highest cost utility is included in the contract rent, i.e., where the owner pays for the highest cost utility. The second column is used where the highest cost utility is not included in the contract rent, i.e., where the tenant pays for the highest cost utility. *The applicable AAF is selected as follows:* • Determine whether Table 1 or Table 2 is applicable. In Table 1 or Table 2, locate the AAF for the geographic area where the contract unit is located. • Determine whether the highest cost utility is or is not included in contract rent for the contract unit. • If highest cost utility is included, select the AAF from the column for “highest cost included.” If highest cost utility is not included, select the AAF from the column for “utility excluded.” Accordingly, HUD publishes these Annual Adjustment Factors for the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments programs as set forth in the Tables. Dated: January 14, 2008. Darlene F. Williams, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. Schedule C—Table 1.—2008 Contract Rent AAFS Highest cost utility Included Excluded Midwest Region 1.020 1.010 Northeast Region 1.048 1.028 South Region 1.050 1.039 West Region 1.045 1.037 Akron, OH MSA 1.014 1.009 Anchorage, AK MSA 1.038 1.020 Metropolitan Area Components: Anchorage, AK HMFA Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK HMFA Ann Arbor, MI MSA 1.040 1.028 Ashtabula County, OH 1.016 1.008 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA 1.015 1.012 Metropolitan Area Components: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HMFA Butts County, GA HMFA Haralson County, GA HMFA Lamar County, GA HMFA Meriwether County, GA HMFA Atlantic City, NJ MSA 1.056 1.031 Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA 1.052 1.046 Metropolitan Area Components: Baltimore-Towson, MD HMFA Columbia City, MD HMFA Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA 1.033 1.004 Metropolitan Area Components: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HMFA Brockton, MA HMFA Lawrence, MA-NH HMFA Lowell, MA HMFA Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HMFA Western Rockingham County, NH HMFA Boulder, CO MSA 1.001 1.004 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA 1.044 1.041 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA 1.054 1.048 Metropolitan Area Components: Bridgeport, CT HMFA Danbury, CT HMFA Stamford-Norwalk, CT HMFA Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA 1.014 1.026 Metropolitan Area Components: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL HMFA DeKalb County, IL HMFA Gary, IN HMFA Grundy County, IL HMFA Jasper County, IN HMFA Kendall County, IL HMFA Kenosha County, WI HMFA Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA 1.057 1.027 Metropolitan Area Components: Brown County, OH HMFA Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HMFA Grant County, KY HMFA Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA 1.014 1.009 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA 1.037 1.015 Metropolitan Area Components: Dallas, TX HMFA Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HMFA Wise County, TX HMFA Denver-Aurora, CO MSA 1.000 1.004 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA 1.043 1.026 Metropolitan Area Components: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HMFA Livingston County, MI HMFA Flint, MI MSA 1.048 1.025 Greeley, CO MSA 1.000 1.004 HAWAII 1.105 1.102 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA 1.053 1.046 Metropolitan Area Components: Hagerstown, MD HMFA Martinsburg, WV HMFA Henderson County, TX 1.047 1.014 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA 1.062 1.014 Metropolitan Area Components: Austin County, TX HMFA Brazoria County, TX HMFA Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX HMFA Island County, WA 1.045 1.041 Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA 1.011 1.027 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1.013 1.008 Metropolitan Area Components: Bates County, MO HMFA Franklin County, KS HMFA Kansas City, MO-KS HMFA Lenawee County, MI 1.048 1.024 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA 1.066 1.057 Metropolitan Area Components: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HMFA Orange County, CA HMFA Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA 1.034 1.004 Metropolitan Area Components: Hillsborough County, NH

(part)HMFA Manchester, NH HMFA Nashua, NH HMFA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA 1.090 1.070 Metropolitan Area Components: Fort Lauderdale, FL HMFA Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HMFA West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HMFA Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA 1.021 1.011 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA 1.000 1.000 Monroe, MI MSA 1.046 1.026 Napa, CA MSA 1.025 1.014 New Haven-Milford, CT MSA 1.055 1.048 Metropolitan Area Components: Milford-Ansonia-Seymour, CT HMFA New Haven-Meriden, CT HMFA Waterbury, CT HMFA New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA 1.054 1.048 Metropolitan Area Components: Bergen-Passaic, NJ HMFA Jersey City, NJ HMFA Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HMFA Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HMFA Nassau-Suffolk, NY HMFA New York, NY HMFA Newark, NJ HMFA Pike County, PA HMFA Westchester County, NY Statutory Exception Area Ocean City, NJ MSA 1.059 1.030 Olympia, WA MSA 1.044 1.041 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA 1.065 1.057 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA 1.055 1.031 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA 1.043 1.043 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 1.041 1.029 Metropolitan Area Components: Armstrong County, PA HMFA Pittsburgh, PA HMFA Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA 1.029 1.025 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA 1.055 1.048 Racine, WI MSA 1.022 1.011 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA 1.070 1.057 Salem, OR MSA 1.029 1.025 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA 1.041 1.036 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA 1.024 1.014 Metropolitan Area Components: Oakland-Fremont, CA HMFA San Francisco, CA HMFA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA 1.023 1.014 Metropolitan Area Components: San Benito County, CA HMFA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HMFA Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA 1.028 1.014 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA 1.027 1.014 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA 1.044 1.041 Metropolitan Area Components: Seattle-Bellevue, WA HMFA Tacoma, WA HMFA St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 1.040 1.018 Metropolitan Area Components: Bond County, IL HMFA Macoupin County, IL HMFA St. Louis, MO-IL HMFA Washington County, MO HMFA Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 1.067 1.059 Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA 1.054 1.048 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA 1.027 1.014 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA 1.061 1.029 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA 1.051 1.047 Metropolitan Area Components: Jefferson County, WV HMFA Warren County, VA HMFA Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HMFA Worcester, MA MSA 1.038 1.002 Metropolitan Area Components: Eastern Worcester County, MA HMFA Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HMFA Western Worcester County, MA HMFA Worcester, MA HMFA Schedule C—Table 2.—2008 Contract Rent AAFS Highest cost utility Included Excluded Midwest Region 1.010 1.000 Northeast Region 1.038 1.018 South Region 1.040 1.029 West Region 1.035 1.027 Akron, OH MSA 1.004 1.000 Anchorage, AK MSA 1.028 1.010 Metropolitan Area Components: Anchorage, AK HMFA Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK HMFA Ann Arbor, MI MSA 1.030 1.018 Ashtabula County, OH 1.006 1.000 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA 1.005 1.002 Metropolitan Area Components: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HMFA Butts County, GA HMFA Haralson County, GA HMFA Lamar County, GA HMFA Meriwether County, GA HMFA Atlantic City, NJ MSA 1.046 1.021 Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA 1.042 1.036 Metropolitan Area Components: Baltimore-Towson, MD HMFA Columbia City, MD HMFA Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA 1.023 1.000 Metropolitan Area Components: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HMFA Brockton, MA HMFA Lawrence, MA-NH HMFA Lowell, MA HMFA Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HMFA Western Rockingham County, NH HMFA Boulder, CO MSA 1.000 1.000 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA 1.034 1.031 Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA 1.044 1.038 Metropolitan Area Components: Bridgeport, CT HMFA Danbury, CT HMFA Stamford-Norwalk, CT HMFA Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA 1.004 1.016 Metropolitan Area Components: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL HMFA DeKalb County, IL HMFA Gary, IN HMFA Grundy County, IL HMFA Jasper County, IN HMFA Kendall County, IL HMFA Kenosha County, WI HMFA Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN MSA 1.047 1.017 Metropolitan Area Components: Brown County, OH HMFA Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HMFA Grant County, KY HMFA Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH MSA 1.004 1.000 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA 1.027 1.005 Metropolitan Area Components: Dallas, TX HMFA Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HMFA Wise County, TX HMFA Denver-Aurora, CO MSA 1.000 1.000 Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA 1.033 1.016 Metropolitan Area Components: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HMFA Livingston County, MI HMFA Flint, MI MSA 1.038 1.015 Greeley, CO MSA 1.000 1.000 HAWAII 1.095 1.092 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA 1.043 1.036 Metropolitan Area Components: Hagerstown, MD HMFA Martinsburg, WV HMFA Henderson County, TX 1.037 1.004 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA 1.052 1.004 Metropolitan Area Components: Austin County, TX HMFA Brazoria County, TX HMFA Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX HMFA Island County, WA 1.035 1.031 Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA 1.001 1.017 Kansas City, MO-KS MSA 1.003 1.000 Metropolitan Area Components: Bates County, MO HMFA Franklin County, KS HMFA Kansas City, MO-KS HMFA Lenawee County, MI 1.038 1.014 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA 1.056 1.047 Metropolitan Area Components: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HMFA Orange County, CA HMFA Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA 1.024 1.000 Metropolitan Area Components: Hillsborough County, NH

(part)HMFA Manchester, NH HMFA Nashua, NH HMFA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA 1.080 1.060 Metropolitan Area Components: Fort Lauderdale, FL HMFA Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HMFA West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HMFA Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA 1.011 1.001 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA 1.000 1.000 Monroe, MI MSA 1.036 1.016 Napa, CA MSA 1.015 1.004 New Haven-Milford, CT MSA 1.045 1.038 Metropolitan Area Components: Milford-Ansonia-Seymour, CT HMFA New Haven-Meriden, CT HMFA Waterbury, CT HMFA New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA 1.044 1.038 Metropolitan Area Components: Bergen-Passaic, NJ HMFA Jersey City, NJ HMFA Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HMFA Monmouth-Ocean, NJ HMFA Nassau-Suffolk, NY HMFA New York, NY HMFA Newark, NJ HMFA Pike County, PA HMFA Westchester County, NY Statutory Exception Area Ocean City, NJ MSA 1.049 1.020 Olympia, WA MSA 1.034 1.031 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA 1.055 1.047 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA 1.045 1.021 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA 1.033 1.033 Pittsburgh, PA MSA 1.031 1.019 Metropolitan Area Components: Armstrong County, PA HMFA Pittsburgh, PA HMFA Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA 1.019 1.015 Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA 1.045 1.038 Racine, WI MSA 1.012 1.001 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA 1.060 1.047 Salem, OR MSA 1.019 1.015 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA 1.031 1.026 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA 1.014 1.004 Metropolitan Area Components: Oakland-Fremont, CA HMFA San Francisco, CA HMFA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA 1.013 1.004 Metropolitan Area Components: San Benito County, CA HMFA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HMFA Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA 1.018 1.004 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA 1.017 1.004 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA 1.034 1.031 Metropolitan Area Components: Seattle-Bellevue, WA HMFA Tacoma, WA HMFA St. Louis, MO-IL MSA 1.030 1.008 Metropolitan Area Components: Bond County, IL HMFA Macoupin County, IL HMFA St. Louis, MO-IL HMFA Washington County, MO HMFA Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA 1.057 1.049 Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA 1.044 1.038 Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA 1.017 1.004 Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA 1.051 1.019 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA 1.041 1.037 Metropolitan Area Components: Jefferson County, WV HMFA Warren County, VA HMFA Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HMFA Worcester, MA MSA 1.028 1.000 Metropolitan Area Components: Eastern Worcester County, MA HMFA Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HMFA Western Worcester County, MA HMFA Worcester, MA HMFA Schedule C.—Contract Rent Annual Adjustment Factors—Area Definitions Counties/towns ALABAMA (SOUTH) All Counties in Alabama use the South Region AAF ALASKA

(WEST)CPI AREAS: Anchorage, AK MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Anchorage, AK HMFA Anchorage. Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK HMFA Matanuska-Susitna. All other Boroughs use the West Region AAF ARIZONA

(WEST)CPI AREAS: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA Maricopa, Pinal. All other Counties use the West Region AAF ARKANSAS (SOUTH) All Counties in Arkansas use the South Region AAF CALIFORNIA

(WEST)CPI AREAS: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA HMFA Los Angeles. Orange County, CA HMFA Orange. Napa, CA MSA Napa. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA MSA Ventura. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Riverside, San Bernardino. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA MSA San Diego. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Oakland-Fremont, CA HMFA Alameda, Contra Costa. San Francisco, CA HMFA Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MSA Metropolitan Area Components: San Benito County, CA HMFA San Benito. San Jose-Sunnydale-Santa Clara, CA HMFA Santa Clara. Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA MSA Santa Cruz. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MSA Sonoma. Vallejo-Fairfield, CA MSA Solano. All other Counties in California use the West Region AAF COLORADO

(WEST)CPI AREAS: Boulder, CO MSA Boulder. Denver-Aurora, CO MSA Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson, Park. Greeley, CO MSA Weld. All other Counties in Colorado use the West Region AAF CONNECTICUT (NORTHEAST) CPI AREAS: Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Bridgeport, CT HMFA Fairfield County towns of Bridgeport, Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull. Danbury, CT HMFA Fairfield County towns of Bethel, Brookfield, Danbury, New Fairfield, Newtown, Redding, Ridgefield, Sherman. Stamford-Norwalk, CT HMFA Fairfield County towns of Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Weston, Westport, Wilton. New Haven-Milford, CT MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Milford-Ansonia-Seymour, CT HMFA New Haven County towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Milford, Oxford, Seymour. New Haven-Meriden, CT HMFA New Haven County towns of Bethany, Branford, Cheshire, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Meriden, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Wallingford, West Haven, Woodbridge. Waterbury, CT HMFA New Haven County towns of Middlebury, Naugatuck, Prospect, Southbury, Waterbury, Wolcott. All other Counties/Towns in Connecticut use the Northeast Region AAF DELAWARE (SOUTH) CPI AREAS: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA New Castle. All other Counties in Delaware use the South Region AAF DIST. OF COLUMBIA (SOUTH) CPI AREAS: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HMFA District of Columbia. FLORIDA (SOUTH) CPI AREAS: Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA: Metropolitan Area Components: Fort Lauderdale, FL HMFA Broward. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL HMFA Miami-Dade. West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL HMFA Palm Beach. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL MSA Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas. All other Counties in Florida use the South Region AAF GEORGIA (SOUTH) CPI AREAS: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA HMFA Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dawson, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Pike, Rockdale, Spalding, Walton. Butts County, GA HMFA Butts. Haralson County, GA HMFA Haralson. Lamar County, GA HMFA Lamar. Meriwether County, GA HMFA Meriwether. All other Counties in Georgia use the South Region AAF HAWAII

(WEST)CPI AREAS: STATE Hawaii Hawaii, Honolulu, Kalawao, Kauai, Maui. IDAHO

(WEST)All Counties in Idaho use the West Region AAF ILLINOIS (MIDWEST) CPI AREAS: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL HMFA Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, Will. De Kalb County, IL HMFA DeKalb. Grundy County, IL Grundy. Kendall County, IL Kendall. Kankakee-Bradley, IL MSA Kankakee. St. Louis, MO-IL MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Bond County, IL HMFA Bond. Macoupin County, IL HMFA Macoupin. St. Louis, MO-IL HMFA Calhoun, Clinton, Jersey, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair. All other Counties in Illinois use the Midwest Region AAF INDIANA (MIDWEST) CPI AREAS: Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Gary, IN HMFA Lake, Newton, Porter. Jasper County, IN MFA Jasper. Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN HMFA Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio. All other Counties in Indiana use the Midwest Region AAF IOWA (MIDWEST) All Counties in Iowa use the Midwest Region AAF KANSAS (MIDWEST) CPI AREAS: Kansas City, MO-KS MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Franklin County, KS HMFA Franklin. Kansas City, MO-KS HMFA Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Miami, Wyandotte. All other Counties in Kansas use the Midwest Region AAF KENTUCKY (SOUTH) CPI AREAS: Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Cincinnati-Middleton OH-KY-IN HMFA Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Gallatin, Kenton, Pendleton. Grant County, KY HMFA Grant. All other Counties in Kentucky use the South Region AAF LOUISIANA (SOUTH) All Parishes in Louisiana use the South Region AAF MAINE (NORTHEAST) All Counties in Maine use the Northeast Region AAF MARYLAND (SOUTH) CPI AREAS: Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Baltimore-Towson, MD HMFA Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne's, Baltimore city. Columbia City, MD MSA Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA Washington. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HMFA Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Cecil. All other Counties in Maryland use the South AAF MASSACHUSETTS (NORTHEAST) CPI AREAS: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HMFA Essex County towns of Amesbury, Beverly city, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester city, Hamilton, Ipswich, Lynn city, Lynnfield, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Nahant, Newbury, Newburyport city, Peabody city, Rockport, Rowley, Salem city, Salisbury, Saugus, Swampscott, Topsfield, Wenham. Middlesex County towns of Acton, Arlington, Ashby, Ashland, Ayer, Bedford, Belmont, Boxborough, Burlington, Cambridge city, Carlisle, Concord, Everett city, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Malden city, Marlborough city, Maynard, Medford city, Melrose city, Natick, Newton city, North Reading, Reading, Sherborn, Shirley, Somerville, Stoneham, Stow, Sudbury, Townsend, Wakefield, Waltham city, Watertown city, Wayland, Weston, Wilmington, Winchester, Woburn city. Norfolk County towns of Bellingham, Braintree, Brookline, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Dover, Foxborough, Franklin city, Holbrook, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Milton, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Quincy city, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood, Weymouth, Wrentham. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HMFA Plymouth County towns of Carver, Duxbury, Hanover, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Rockland, Scituate, Wareham. Suffolk county towns of Boston city, Chelsea city, Revere city, Winthrop. Brockton, MA HMFA Norfolk County town of Avon. Plymouth County towns of Abington, Bridgewater, Brockton city, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Lakeville, Marion, Mattapoisett, Middleborough, Plympton, Rochester, West Bridgewater town, Whitman. Lawrence, MA-NH HMFA Essex County towns of Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill city, Lawrence city, Merrimac, Methuen city, North Andover, West Newbury. Lowell, MA HMFA Middlesex County town of Billerica, Chelmsford, Dracut, Dunstable, Groton, Lowell city, Pepperell, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, Westford. Worcester, MA MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Eastern Worcester County, MA HMFA Worcester County towns of Berlin, Blackstone, Bolton, Harvard, Hopedale, Lancaster, Mendon, Milford, Millville, Southborough, Upton. Fitchburg-Leominster, MA HMFA Worcester County towns of Ashburnham, Fitchburg, Gardner, Leominster, Lunenburg, Templeton, Westminster, Winchendon. Western Worcester County, MA HMFA Worcester County towns of Athol, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Warren. Worcester, MA HMFA Worcester County towns of Auburn, Barre, Boylston, Brookfield, Charlton, Clinton, Douglas, Dudley, East Brookfield, Grafton, Holden, Leicester, Millbury, Northborough, Northbridge, North Brookfield, Oakham, Oxford, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Shrewsbury, Southbridge, Spencer, Sterling, Sturbridge, Sutton, Uxbridge, Webster, Westborough, West Boylston, West Brookfield, Worcester. All other Counties/Towns in Massachusetts use the Northeast Region AAF MICHIGAN (MIDWEST) CPI AREAS: Ann Arbor, MI MSA Washtenaw. Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI HMFA Lapeer, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Wayne. Livingston County, MI HMFA Livingston. Flint, MI MSA Genesee. Lenawee County, MI Lenawee. Monroe, MI MSA Monroe. All other Counties in Michigan use the Midwest Region AAF MINNESOTA (MIDWEST) CPI AREAS: Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, Wright. All other Counties in Minnesota use the Midwest Region AAF MISSISSIPPI (SOUTH) All Counties in Mississippi use the South Region AAF MISSOURI (MIDWEST) CPI AREAS: Kansas City, MO-KS MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Bates County, MO HMFA Bates. Kansas City, MO-KS HMFA Caldwell, Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte, Ray. St. Louis, MO-IL MSA Metropolitan Area Components: St. Louis, MO-IL HMFA Sullivan city part of Crawford, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, St. Charles, St. Louis, Warren, St. Louis city. Washington County, MO HMFA Washington. All other Counties in Missouri (including the rest of Crawford County) use the Midwest Region AAF MONTANA

(WEST)All Counties in Montana use the West Region AAF NEBRASKA (MIDWEST) All Counties in Nebraska use the Midwest Region AAF NEVADA

(WEST)All Counties in Nevada use Midwest Region AAF NEW HAMPSHIRE (NORTHEAST) CPI AREAS: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH HMFA Rockingham County towns of Seabrook, South Hampton. Lawrence, MA-NH HMFA Rockingham County towns of Atkinson, Chester, Danville, Derry, Fremont, Hampstead, Kingston, Newton, Plaistow, Raymond, Salem, Sandown, Windham. Portsmouth-Rochester, NH HMFA Rockingham County towns of Brentwood, East Kingston, Epping, Exeter, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, New Castle, Newfields, Newington, Newmarket, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye, Stratham. Strafford County towns of Barrington, Dover, Durham, Farmington, Lee, Madbury, Middleton, Milton, New Durham, Rochester, Rollinsford, Somersworth, Strafford. Western Rockingham County, NH HMFA Rockingham County towns of Auburn, Candia, Deerfield, Londonderry, Northwood, Nottingham. Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Hillsborough County, NH

(part)HMFA Hillsborough County towns of Antrim, Bennington, Deering, Francestown, Greenfield, Hancock, Hillsborough, Lyndeborough, New Boston, Peterborough, Sharon, Temple, Windsor. Manchester, NH HMFA Hillsborough County towns of Bedford, Goffstown, Manchester, Weare. Nashua, NH HMFA Hillsborough County towns of Amherst, Brookline, Greenville, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Mason, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, New Ipswich, Pelham, Wilton. All other Counties/Towns in New Hampshire use Northeast Region AAF NEW JERSEY (NORTHEAST) CPI AREAS: Atlantic City, NJ MSA Atlantic. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Bergen-Passaic, NJ HMFA Bergen, Passaic. Jersey City, NJ HMFA Hudson. Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HMFA Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset. New York-Monmouth-Ocean, NY-NJ HMFA Monmouth, Ocean. Newark, NJ HMFA Essex, Morris, Sussex, Union. Ocean City, NJ MSA Cape May. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem. Trenton-Ewing, NJ MSA Mercer. Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ MSA Cumberland. Warren County uses the Northeast Region AAF NEW MEXICO

(WEST)All Counties in New Mexico use the West Region AAF NEW YORK (NORTHEAST) CPI AREAS: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Nassau-Suffolk, NY HMFA Nassau, Suffolk. New York-Monmouth-Ocean, NY-NJ HMFA Bronx, Kings, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland. Westchester County, NY HMFA Westchester. Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY MSA Dutchess, Orange. All other Counties in New York use the Northeast Region AAF NORTH CAROLINA (SOUTH) All Counties in North Carolina use the South Region AAF NORTH DAKOTA (MIDWEST) All Counties in North Dakota use the Midwest Region AAF OHIO (MIDWEST) CPI AREAS: Akron, OH MSA Portage, Summit. Ashtabula County, OH Ashtabula. Cincinnati-Middleton, OH-KY-IN MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Brown County, OH HMFA Brown. Cincinnati-Middleton OH-KY-IN HMFA Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Warren. Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina. All other Counties in Ohio use the Midwest Region AAF OKLAHOMA (SOUTH) All Counties in Oklahoma use the South Region AAF OREGON

(WEST)CPI AREAS: Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA MSA Clackamas, Columbia, Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill. Salem, OR MSA Marion, Polk. All other Counties in Oregon use the West Region AAF PENNSYLVANIA (NORTHEAST) CPI AREAS: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Pike County, PA HMFA Pike. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia. Pittsburgh, PA MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Armstrong County, PA HMFA Armstrong. Pittsburgh, PA HMFA Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington, Westmoreland. All other Counties in Pennsylvania use the Northeast Region AAF RHODE ISLAND (NORTHEAST) All Counties/Towns in Rhode Island use the Northeast Region AAF SOUTH CAROLINA (SOUTH) All Counties in South Carolina use the South Region AAF SOUTH DAKOTA (MIDWEST) All Counties in South Dakota use the Midwest Region AAF TENNESSEE (SOUTH) All Counties in Tennessee use the South Region AAF TEXAS (SOUTH) CPI AREAS: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Dallas, TX HMFA Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Rockwall. Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HMFA Johnson, Parker, Tarrant. Wise County, TX HMFA Wise. Henderson County, TX Henderson. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Austin, County, TX HMFA Austin. Brazoria County, TX HMFA Brazoria. Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX HMFA Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, San Jacinto, Waller. All other Counties in Texas use the South Region AAF UTAH

(WEST)All Counties in Utah use the West Region AAF VERMONT (NORTHEAST) All Counties/Towns in Vermont use the Northeast Region AAF VIRGINIA (SOUTH) CPI AREAS: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Warren County, VA HMFA Warren. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD HMFA Arlington, Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Alexandria city, Fairfax city, Falls Church city, Fredericksburg city, Manassas Park city, Manassas city. All other Counties/Cities in Virginia use the South Region AAF WASHINGTON

(WEST)CPI AREAS: Bremerton-Silverdale, WA MSA Kitsap. Island County, WA Island. Olympia, WA MSA Thurston. Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA MSA Clark, Skamania. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Seattle-Bellevue, WA HMFA King, Snohomish. Tacoma, WA HMFA Pierce. All other Counties in Washington use the West Region AAF WEST VIRGINIA (SOUTH) CPI AREAS: Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA Berkeley, Morgan. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA Metropolitan Area Components: Jefferson County, WV HMFA Jefferson. All other Counties in West Virginia use the South Region AAF WISCONSIN (MIDWEST) CPI AREAS: Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington, Waukesha. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI MSA Pierce, St. Croix. Racine, WI MSA Racine. All other areas of Wisconsin use the Midwest Region AAF WYOMING

(WEST)All Counties in Wyoming use the West Region AAF PACIFIC ISLANDS

(WEST)The American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau use the West Region AAF PUERTO RICO (SOUTH) All Municipios use the South Region AAF VIRGIN ISLANDS (SOUTH) The U.S. Virgin Islands uses the South Region AAF [FR Doc. E8-934 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210-67-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Proposed Information Collection; Alaska Guide Service Evaluation AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)to approve the information collection

(IC)described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: You must submit comments on or before March 24, 2008. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); *hope_grey@fws.gov* (e-mail); or

(703)358-2269 (fax). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at

(703)358-2482. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: **I. Abstract** The National Wildlife Refuge Administration Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. 668dd-ee), authorizes us to permit uses, including commercial visitor services, on national wildlife refuges only when we find the activity to be compatible with the purposes for which the refuge was established. With the objective of making available a variety of quality visitor services for wildlife dependent recreation on National Wildlife Refuge System lands, we issue permits for commercial guide services, including big game hunting, sport fishing, wildlife viewing, river trips, and other guided activities. We plan to use FWS Form 3-2349 (Alaska Guide Service Evaluation) as a method to:

(1)Monitor the quality of services provided by commercial guides.

(2)Gauge client satisfaction with the services.

(3)Assess the impacts of the activity on refuge resources. The client is the best source of information on the quality of commercial guiding services. The information that we plan to collect, in combination with required guide activity reports and contacts with guides and clients in the field, provides a comprehensive method for monitoring permitted commercial guide activities. A regular program of client evaluation will help refuge managers detect potential problems with guide services so that corrective actions can be taken promptly. In addition, we will use this information during the competitive selection process for big game and sport fishing guides to evaluate an applicant's ability to provide a quality guiding service. We will provide the evaluation form to clients by one of several methods:

(1)The refuge may mail the form to the clients of big game guides using contact information provided by the guides as required under their permits.

(2)On websites of refuges where guide services are permitted.

(3)Upon request. **II. Data** *OMB Control Number:* None. This is a new collection. *Title:* Alaska Guide Service Evaluation. *Service Form Number(s):* 3-2349. *Type of Request:* New collection. *Affected Public:* Clients of permitted commercial guide service providers. *Respondent's Obligation:* Voluntary. *Frequency of Collection:* One time following use of commercial guiding services. *Estimated Annual Number of Respondents:* 1,000 *Estimated Total Annual Responses:* 1,000 *Estimated Time Per Response:* 15 min. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 250. **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. Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of public record. We will include and/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 we will be able to do so. Dated: December 6, 2007. Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service. FR Doc. E8-989 Filed 1-18-08;am BILLING CODE 4310-55-S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a meeting of the Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup (Workgroup). The Workgroup's purpose is to provide, in an advisory capacity, recommendations and advice on research and implementation of sea lamprey control techniques alternative to lampricide that are technically feasible, cost effective, and environmentally safe. The primary objective of the meeting will be to discuss potential research initiatives that may enhance alternative sea lamprey control techniques. The meeting is open to the public. DATES: The Workgroup will meet on Thursday, March 6, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with an alternate date of Thursday, March 20, 2008, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., should the meeting need to be cancelled due to inclement weather. Any member of public who wants to find out whether the meeting has been postponed may contact Stefi Flanders of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at 802-872-0629 ext. 10 (telephone); or *Stefi_Flanders@fws.gov* (electronic mail) during regular business hours on the primary meeting date. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Lake Champlain Basin Program main office in the Gordon-Center House, 54 West Shore Road (Route 314), Grand Isle, VT; telephone 802-372-3213. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dave Tilton, Designated Federal Officer, Lake Champlain Sea Lamprey Control Alternatives Workgroup, Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Resources Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 11 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452 (U.S. mail); 802-872-0629 (telephone); or *Dave_Tilton@fws.gov* (electronic mail). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We publish this notice under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). The Workgroup's specific responsibilities are to provide advice regarding the implementation of sea lamprey control methods alternative to lampricides, to recommend priorities for research to be conducted by cooperating organizations and demonstration projects to be developed and funded by State and Federal agencies, and to assist Federal and State agencies with the coordination of alternative sea lamprey control research to advance the state of the science in Lake Champlain and the Great Lakes. Dated: December 28, 2007. Wendi Weber, Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, Massachusetts. [FR Doc. E8-929 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management [C0-100-07-0777-XX] Notice of Public Meetings, Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council Meetings AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management. ACTION: Notice of Public Meetings. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

(BLM)Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council

(RAC)will meet as indicated below. DATES: The Northwest Colorado RAC has scheduled meetings for February 14, 2008; May 22, 2008; August 21, 2008; and December 4, 2008. ADDRESSES: The Northwest Colorado RAC meetings will be held February 14, 2008, in Glenwood Springs, CO, at the Glenwood Springs Community Center, 100 Wulfsohn Road; May 22, 2007, in Steamboat Springs, CO, at Citizen's Hall 124 10th St.; and August 21, 2008, in Kremmling, CO, at the Chamber of Commerce, 203 Park Avenue. The December 4, 2008 meeting will be held at a location to be determined within Grand Junction Field Office. An additional **Federal Register** Notice will be issued announcing that meeting. All Northwest Colorado RAC meetings will begin at 8 a.m. and adjourn at approximately 3 p.m., with public comment periods regarding matters on the agenda at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Connell, BLM Glenwood Springs Field Manager, 50629 Hwy. 6&24, Glenwood Springs, CO; telephone 970-947-2800; or David Boyd, Public Affairs Specialist, 50629 Hwy. 6&24, Glenwood Springs, CO; telephone 970-947-2832. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Northwest Colorado RAC advises the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management, on a variety of public land issues in Colorado. Topics of discussion during Northwest Colorado RAC meetings may include the BLM National Sage Grouse Conservation Strategy, working group reports, recreation, fire management, land use planning, invasive species management, energy and minerals management, travel management, wilderness, wild horse herd management, land exchange proposals, cultural resource management, and other issues as appropriate. These meetings are open to the public. The public may present written comments to the RACS. Each formal RAC meeting will also have time, as identified above, allocated for hearing public comments. Depending on the number of persons wishing to comment and time available, the time for individual oral comments may be limited. Dated: January 10, 2008 David Boyd, Acting Glenwood Springs Field Manager, Lead Designated Federal Officer for the Northwest Colorado RAC. [FR Doc. 08-169 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]

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