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Summary: This Part allows any
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Total Annual Responses: 1.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 60.
Dated: March 10, 2015.
Harry J. Payne,
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–FAC–2015–N005;
FXFR13360900000–FF09F14000–156]
National Control and Management Plan
for Members of the Snakehead Family
(Channidae)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS), announces the
availability of a draft document for
public review: National Control and
Management Plan for Members of the
Snakehead Family (Channidae) (Plan).
The goal of the Plan is to use the best
available science and management
practices to prevent the introduction of
snakehead into new areas, contain and
where possible eradicate newly
established and localized populations,
and minimize impacts in areas where
they are established and eradication is
not feasible.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please
send your written comments by April
16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The
draft document may be obtained online,
by mail, or by email:
• https://anstaskforce.gov/
documents.php;
• U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive
Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, Falls
Church, VA 22041; or
• Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov.
Submitting Comments: Please submit
your comments in writing by one of the
following methods:
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• U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive
Species, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC,
Falls Church, VA 22041; or
• Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Norcutt, 703–358–2398.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Through provisions in title 50, part 16
of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), the USFWS regulates the
importation and interstate transport of
certain aquatic species that have been
determined to be injurious (50 CFR
16.13). The Nonindigenous Aquatic
Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of
1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) established
the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task
Force (ANSTF), an intergovernmental
organization co-chaired by the USFWS
and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and
dedicated to prevent and control the
spread of aquatic nuisance species.
The 108th Congress requested that the
USFWS address concerns about the
introduction of northern snakehead. In
response, the USFWS assembled a
Northern Snakehead Working Group
(NSWG) to provide input on the
development of a Northern Snakehead
Control and Management Plan. This
Plan to guide the USFWS and other
interested parties in managing and
controlling existing populations, and
preventing the spread and introduction
of this species into additional areas of
the United States, was completed in
2005 with the input of the NSWG and
other northern snakehead experts. In
2011, the Mississippi River Basin Panel
on Aquatic Nuisance Species requested
that the ANSTF update the 2005 Plan to
include additional snakehead species
that are, or have the potential to
become, invasive in U.S. waters.
Development of the Draft Plan
In 2011 the ANSTF established a
committee to revise the Northern
Snakehead Control and Management
Plan to include all snakehead species to
correspond with the Lacey Act. The
committee was made up of 29
committee members representing
Federal and State agencies,
nongovernmental organizations, and
university experts. The ANSTF was
provided an opportunity to review the
draft document and comment in
November 2013 and March 2014.
ANSTF comments were addressed in
this new version of the draft Plan.
The goal of the revised Plan is to use
the best available science and
management practices to prevent the
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future introduction of snakehead into
new areas; contain and, where possible,
eradicate newly established and
localized populations; and minimize
impacts in areas where they are
established and eradication is not
feasible. The following is a list of
objectives set forth by this plan:
1. Prevent importation into the United
States by refining regulations and
improving compliance and enforcement.
2. Contain the expansion of
snakehead within the United States by
assessing the risk of establishment and
developing an effective snakehead
surveillance program that can detect
new introductions at a stage where
populations are able to be eradicated.
3. Develop long-term adaptive
management options to mitigate
potential impacts of Snakehead in U.S.
waters where eradication is not
possible.
4. Conduct research to better
understand the pathways of spread and
potential impacts of snakehead on
aquatic ecosystems, as well as to
develop more effective surveillance,
control, and eradication methods.
5. Develop effective outreach
materials to help prevent new
introductions of snakehead within the
United States and control the
anthropogenic spread of established
populations.
6. Review and assess progress of the
Plan.
Request for Public Comments
The draft Plan is available on the
ANSTF Web site (see ADDRESSES) for
public review and comment.
We request review and comment on
our Plan from local, State, and Federal
agencies and the public. All comments
received by the date specified in DATES
will be considered in preparing final
documents. Methods of submitting
comments are in ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
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.
You can ask the USFWS in your
comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public
review; however, we cannot guarantee
that we will be able to do so.
Responses to individual commenters
will not be provided, but we will
provide the comments we receive and a
summary of how we addressed
substantive comments in a document on
the ANSTF Web site listed above in
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ADDRESSES. Individuals without internet
access may request an appointment to
inspect the comments during normal
business hours at our office (see
ADDRESSES).
Dated: February 5, 2015.
David Hoskins,
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task
Force, Assistant Director for Fish and Aquatic
Conservation.
[FR Doc. 2015–06024 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]
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ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
announcing its intention to request
renewed approval for the collection of
information for Areas Designated by Act
of Congress. The information collection
request describes the nature of the
information collection and the expected
burden and costs. This information
collection activity was previously
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), and assigned
clearance number 1029–0111.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection activities must be
received by May 18, 2015, to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John
Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB,
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
also be submitted electronically to
jtrelease@osmre.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request contact John Trelease
at (202) 208–2783 or by email at
jtrelease@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies have an
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opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice
identifies an information collection that
OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for
approval. This collection is contained in
30 CFR 761—Areas Designated by Act of
Congress. OSMRE will request a 3-year
term of approval for each information
collection activity. 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 OMB control number.
The OMB control number for Part 761
is 1029–0111. Responses are required to
obtain a benefit for this collection.
Comments are invited on: (1) The
need for the collection of information
for the performance of the functions of
the agency; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (4)
ways to minimize the information
collection burden on respondents, such
as use of automated means of collection
of the information. A summary of the
public comments will accompany
OSMRE’s submission of the information
collection request to OMB.
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
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
This notice provides the public with
60 days in which to comment on the
following information collection
activity:
Title: 30 CFR 761—Areas Designated
by Act of Congress.
OMB Control Number: 1029–0111.
Summary: OSMRE and state
regulatory authorities use the
information collected for 30 CFR 761 to
ensure that persons planning to conduct
surface coal mining operations on the
lands protected by § 522(e) of the
Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act of 1977 have the right
to do so under one of the exemptions or
waivers provided by this section of the
Act.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Frequency of Collection: Once.
Description of Respondents:
Applicants for certain surface coal mine
permits and state regulatory authorities.
Total Annual Respondents: 23 coal
mining applicants and 24 state
regulatory authorities.
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Total Annual Burden Hours: 267.
Total Annual Non-Wage Costs:
$1,020.
Dated: March 10, 2015.
Harry J. Payne,
Chief, Division of Regulatory Support.
[FR Doc. 2015–06047 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A000 67F
134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00
33F 13xs501520]
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection; Request for Comments for
1029–0061
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSMRE) is
announcing its intention to request
approval to continue the collection of
information for the Permanent
Regulatory Program—Small Operator
Assistance Program (SOAP). This
information collection activity was
previously approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and
assigned clearance number 1029–0061.
DATES: Comments on the proposed
information collection activity must be
received by May 18, 2015, to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John
Trelease, Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951
Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203–SIB,
Washington, DC 20240. Comments may
also be submitted electronically to
jtrelease@osmre.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
receive a copy of the information
collection request contact John Trelease,
at (202) 208–2783 or via email at
jtrelease@osmre.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB
regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13),
require that interested members of the
public and affected agencies have an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities
[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice
identifies an information collection that
OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for
renewed approval. This collection is
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-FAC-2015-N005; FXFR13360900000-FF09F14000-156]
National Control and Management Plan for Members of the Snakehead
Family (Channidae)
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), announces the
availability of a draft document for public review: National Control
and Management Plan for Members of the Snakehead Family (Channidae)
(Plan). The goal of the Plan is to use the best available science and
management practices to prevent the introduction of snakehead into new
areas, contain and where possible eradicate newly established and
localized populations, and minimize impacts in areas where they are
established and eradication is not feasible.
DATES: To ensure consideration, please send your written comments by
April 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The draft document may be obtained
online, by mail, or by email:
https://anstaskforce.gov/documents.php;
U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of
Aquatic Invasive Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, MS: FAC, Falls Church, VA 22041; or
Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov.
Submitting Comments: Please submit your comments in writing by one
of the following methods:
U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of
Aquatic Invasive Species, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, Falls Church, VA
22041; or
Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Norcutt, 703-358-2398.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Through provisions in title 50, part 16 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), the USFWS regulates the importation and interstate
transport of certain aquatic species that have been determined to be
injurious (50 CFR 16.13). The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention
and Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) established the
Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force (ANSTF), an intergovernmental
organization co-chaired by the USFWS and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration and dedicated to prevent and control the
spread of aquatic nuisance species.
The 108th Congress requested that the USFWS address concerns about
the introduction of northern snakehead. In response, the USFWS
assembled a Northern Snakehead Working Group (NSWG) to provide input on
the development of a Northern Snakehead Control and Management Plan.
This Plan to guide the USFWS and other interested parties in managing
and controlling existing populations, and preventing the spread and
introduction of this species into additional areas of the United
States, was completed in 2005 with the input of the NSWG and other
northern snakehead experts. In 2011, the Mississippi River Basin Panel
on Aquatic Nuisance Species requested that the ANSTF update the 2005
Plan to include additional snakehead species that are, or have the
potential to become, invasive in U.S. waters.
Development of the Draft Plan
In 2011 the ANSTF established a committee to revise the Northern
Snakehead Control and Management Plan to include all snakehead species
to correspond with the Lacey Act. The committee was made up of 29
committee members representing Federal and State agencies,
nongovernmental organizations, and university experts. The ANSTF was
provided an opportunity to review the draft document and comment in
November 2013 and March 2014. ANSTF comments were addressed in this new
version of the draft Plan.
The goal of the revised Plan is to use the best available science
and management practices to prevent the future introduction of
snakehead into new areas; contain and, where possible, eradicate newly
established and localized populations; and minimize impacts in areas
where they are established and eradication is not feasible. The
following is a list of objectives set forth by this plan:
1. Prevent importation into the United States by refining
regulations and improving compliance and enforcement.
2. Contain the expansion of snakehead within the United States by
assessing the risk of establishment and developing an effective
snakehead surveillance program that can detect new introductions at a
stage where populations are able to be eradicated.
3. Develop long-term adaptive management options to mitigate
potential impacts of Snakehead in U.S. waters where eradication is not
possible.
4. Conduct research to better understand the pathways of spread and
potential impacts of snakehead on aquatic ecosystems, as well as to
develop more effective surveillance, control, and eradication methods.
5. Develop effective outreach materials to help prevent new
introductions of snakehead within the United States and control the
anthropogenic spread of established populations.
6. Review and assess progress of the Plan.
Request for Public Comments
The draft Plan is available on the ANSTF Web site (see ADDRESSES)
for public review and comment.
We request review and comment on our Plan from local, State, and
Federal agencies and the public. All comments received by the date
specified in DATES will be considered in preparing final documents.
Methods of submitting comments are in ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
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. You can ask
the USFWS in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review; however, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Responses to individual commenters will not be provided, but we
will provide the comments we receive and a summary of how we addressed
substantive comments in a document on the ANSTF Web site listed above
in
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ADDRESSES. Individuals without internet access may request an
appointment to inspect the comments during normal business hours at our
office (see ADDRESSES).
Dated: February 5, 2015.
David Hoskins,
Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force, Assistant Director for
Fish and Aquatic Conservation.
[FR Doc. 2015-06024 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]
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