Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments, 5776-5777 [2015-02073]

Download as PDF rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 5776 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 22 / Tuesday, February 3, 2015 / Notices restrictions as a result of efforts to attract or increase the numbers or distribution of a listed species on their property. Application requirements and issuance criteria for permits through safe harbor agreements are found in 50 CFR 17.22(c) and 50 CFR 17.32(c). We have worked with the applicant to develop the proposed agreement for the conservation of the Smith’s blue butterfly and California red-legged frog on the property subject to the agreement (enrolled property), which is owned and managed by the applicant. The enrolled property is Garrapata State Park in Monterey County, California. Within the 2,902 acres of land within the enrolled property, habitat for the Smith’s blue butterfly and California red-legged frog will be restored, enhanced, and managed under a written agreement between the applicant and Service. We expect that the activities proposed in the agreement will result in an increase in suitable habitat for these species and provide for their increase in number and their expansion into additional areas that are currently not occupied, thus resulting in a net conservation benefit for these species. The agreement provides for the restoration, enhancement, and management of habitat suitable for the Smith’s blue butterfly and California red-legged frog at the enrolled property. The proposed duration of the agreement is 15 years, and the proposed term of the enhancement of survival permit is 15 years. The agreement fully describes the proposed management activities to be undertaken by the applicant and the net conservation benefits expected to be gained for the Smith’s blue butterfly and California red-legged frog. Upon approval of the agreement and satisfactory completion of all other applicable legal requirements, and consistent with the Service’s Safe Harbor Policy published in the Federal Register on June 17, 1999 (64 FR 32717), the Service would issue a permit to the applicant authorizing take of the Smith’s blue butterfly and California red-legged frog incidental to the implementation of the management activities specified in the agreement; incidental to surveys and monitoring; and incidental to the return to preagreement conditions (baseline). Management activities included in the agreement will provide for the restoration, enhancement, and management of native habitats within the enrolled property. The objective of such activities is to enhance the populations of Smith’s blue butterflies and California red-legged frogs by increasing the quality and quantity of suitable habitat on the enrolled VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:46 Feb 02, 2015 Jkt 235001 property. Take of Smith’s blue butterflies and California red-legged frogs incidental to the aforementioned activities is unlikely; however, it is possible that in the course of such activities or other lawful activities on the enrolled property, the applicant could incidentally take Smith’s blue butterflies or California red-legged frogs thereby necessitating take authority under the permit. Baseline conditions have been determined for the enrolled property based on the occurrence of the Smith’s blue butterfly and California red-legged frog and the extent of suitable habitat for the respective species as provided in the agreement. The applicant must maintain baseline conditions on the enrolled property in order to receive coverage regarding incidental take of Smith’s blue butterflies and California red-legged frogs. The agreement and requested permit would allow the applicant to return to baseline conditions after the end of the term of the agreement and prior to the expiration of the 15-year permit, if so desired by the applicant. Public Review and Comments The Service has made a preliminary determination that the proposed agreement and permit application are eligible for categorical exclusion under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). We explain the basis for this determination in an Environmental Action Statement, which also is available for public review. Individuals wishing copies of the permit application, copies of our draft Environmental Action Statement, and copies of the agreement, including a map of the proposed permit area, should contact the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES). If you wish to comment on the permit application or the agreement, you may submit your comments to one of the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. Comments and materials received, including names and addresses of respondents, will be available for public review, by appointment, during normal business hours at the address in the ADDRESSES section above and will become part of the public record, under section 10(c) of the Act. Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. We will evaluate this permit application, associated documents, and comments we receive to determine whether the permit application meets the requirements of section 10(a) of the Act and NEPA regulations. If we determine that the requirements are met, we will sign the proposed agreement and issue an enhancement of survival permit under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Act to the applicant for take of the Smith’s blue butterfly and California red-legged frog incidental to otherwise lawful activities in accordance with the terms of the agreement. We will not make our final decision until after the end of the 30day comment period and will fully consider all comments we receive during the comment period. The Service provides this notice under section 10(c) of the Act and under implementing regulations for NEPA (40 CFR 1506.6). Stephen P. Henry, Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office. [FR Doc. 2015–01969 Filed 2–2–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. Geological Survey [GX15RN00FUJA300] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior. ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information collection, 1028–0048, Did You Feel It? Earthquake. AGENCY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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. This collection is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2015. DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before April 6, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to the Information Collection Clearance SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 22 / Tuesday, February 3, 2015 / Notices Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Please reference ‘Information Collection 1028–0048, USGS Earthquake Data Report’ in all correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Wald, (303) 273–8441, wald@ usgs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: rljohnson on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Abstract The U.S. Geological Survey is required to collect, evaluate, publish and distribute information concerning earthquakes. Respondents have an opportunity to voluntarily supply information concerning the effects of shaking from an earthquake—on themselves, buildings, other man-made structures, and ground effects such as faulting or landslides. Respondents’ observations are interpreted in terms of numbers that measure the strength of shaking, and the resulting numbers are displayed on maps that are viewable from USGS earthquake Web sites. Observations are submitted via the Felt Report questionnaire accessed from the USGS Did You Feel It? Earthquake Web pages, and may be submitted via computer or mobile phone. Respondents are asked to provide information on the location to which the report pertains. The locations may, at the respondent’s option, be given imprecisely (city-name or postal Zip Code) or precisely (street address, geographic coordinates, or current location determined by the user’s mobile phone). Low resolution maps of shaking based on both precise and imprecise observations are published for all earthquakes for which observations are submitted. For earthquakes felt by many respondents, the observations that are associated with more precise locations are used in the preparation of higher resolution maps of earthquake shaking. We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.’’ Responses are voluntary. No questions of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. We will release data collected on these forms only in formats that do not include proprietary information volunteered by respondents. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1028–0048. Form Number: 1028–0048. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:46 Feb 02, 2015 Jkt 235001 Title: Earthquake Report (Did You Feel It? Earthquake). Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: General Public. Respondent’s Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary. Frequency of Collection: On occasion, after each earthquake. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 300,000 individuals, based on past experience, but strongly dependent on the number of moderate or large earthquakes occurring near population centers, which cannot be known in advance. Estimated Time per Response: Six minutes, on average. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 30,000 hours. Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated with this IC. Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date. III. Request for Comments We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Linda Pratt, Geologic Hazards Science Center, Associate Director. [FR Doc. 2015–02073 Filed 2–2–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5777 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [145A2100DD AAK4000000 A0R9B0000.999900] Renewal of Agency Information Collection for Tribal Probate Codes Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal for the collection of information titled ‘‘Tribal Probate Codes.’’ The information collection is currently authorized by OMB Control Number 1076–0168, which expires February 28, 2015. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before March 5, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the information collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at the Office of Management and Budget, by facsimile to (202) 395–5806 or you may send an email to: OIRA_ Submission@omb.eop.gov. Please send a copy of your comments to Charlene Toledo, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Trust Services, Division of Probate Services 2600 N Central Ave STE MS 102, Phoenix, AZ 85004: Charlene.Toledo@bia.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlene Toledo, (505) 563.3371. You may review the information collection request online at https:// www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the Interior collections under review by OMB. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract As sovereignties, federally recognized tribes have the right to establish their own probate codes. When those probate codes govern the descent and distribution of trust or restricted property, they must be approved by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior. The American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (AIPRA) amendments to the Indian Land Consolidation Act, 25 U.S.C. 2201 et seq., provides that any tribal probate code, any amendment to a tribal probate code, and any free-standing single heir rule are subject to the approval of the Secretary if they contain provisions governing trust lands. This statute also E:\FR\FM\03FEN1.SGM 03FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5776-5777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02073]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX15RN00FUJA300]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information 
collection, 1028-0048, Did You Feel It? Earthquake.

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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. This 
collection is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2015.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before April 6, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to 
the Information Collection Clearance

[[Page 5777]]

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, 
Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648-7197 (fax); or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Please reference `Information 
Collection 1028-0048, USGS Earthquake Data Report' in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Wald, (303) 273-8441, 
wald@usgs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The U.S. Geological Survey is required to collect, evaluate, 
publish and distribute information concerning earthquakes. Respondents 
have an opportunity to voluntarily supply information concerning the 
effects of shaking from an earthquake--on themselves, buildings, other 
man-made structures, and ground effects such as faulting or landslides. 
Respondents' observations are interpreted in terms of numbers that 
measure the strength of shaking, and the resulting numbers are 
displayed on maps that are viewable from USGS earthquake Web sites. 
Observations are submitted via the Felt Report questionnaire accessed 
from the USGS Did You Feel It? Earthquake Web pages, and may be 
submitted via computer or mobile phone. Respondents are asked to 
provide information on the location to which the report pertains. The 
locations may, at the respondent's option, be given imprecisely (city-
name or postal Zip Code) or precisely (street address, geographic 
coordinates, or current location determined by the user's mobile 
phone). Low resolution maps of shaking based on both precise and 
imprecise observations are published for all earthquakes for which 
observations are submitted. For earthquakes felt by many respondents, 
the observations that are associated with more precise locations are 
used in the preparation of higher resolution maps of earthquake 
shaking.
    We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary 
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and implementing 
regulations (43 CFR part 2), and under regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, 
``Data and information to be made available to the public or for 
limited inspection.'' Responses are voluntary. No questions of a 
``sensitive'' nature are asked. We will release data collected on these 
forms only in formats that do not include proprietary information 
volunteered by respondents.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0048.
    Form Number: 1028-0048.
    Title: Earthquake Report (Did You Feel It? Earthquake).
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: General Public.
    Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion, after each earthquake.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: Approximately 300,000 
individuals, based on past experience, but strongly dependent on the 
number of moderate or large earthquakes occurring near population 
centers, which cannot be known in advance.
    Estimated Time per Response: Six minutes, on average.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 30,000 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date.

III. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its 
duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden 
on the respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice 
are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing 
address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from 
public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Linda Pratt,
Geologic Hazards Science Center, Associate Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-02073 Filed 2-2-15; 8:45 am]
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