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CFR 115.307 and 24 CFR 115.308,
which set forth requirements for FHAP
participation and reporting and record
keeping requirements including, but not
limited to, the requirement that FHAP
agencies use HUD’s official complaint
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respondents
Reporting Burden .....................................................................
The Department estimates that
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Dated: July 16, 2015.
Colette Pollard,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–ES–2015–N143;
FXES1112090000–134–FF09E31000]
Information Collection Request Sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for Approval; Survey of U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Habitat
Conservation Bank Sponsors and
Managers
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for
review and approval. We summarize the
ICR below and describe the nature of the
collection and the estimated burden and
cost. We 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.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before August 24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and
suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at OMB–
OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov (email).
Please provide a copy of your comments
to the Information Collection Clearance
SUMMARY:
Number of
responses
Activity
Initial Contact .............................................................................................
Initial Invitation Email ................................................................................
Complete Survey 1 ....................................................................................
Complete Survey 2 ....................................................................................
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Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
MS BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803 (mail), or
hope_grey@fws.gov (email). Please
include ‘‘1018–Conservation Banking
Survey’’ in the subject line of your
comments.
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_
grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482
(telephone). You may review the ICR
online at https://www.reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to review Department of
the Interior collections under review by
OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request
OMB Control Number: 1018—XXXX.
Title: Survey of U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Habitat Conservation Bank
Sponsors and Managers.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Request for a new
OMB control number.
Description of Respondents: Sponsors
and managers of conservation banks.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
Completion time per response
5 minutes .........................................
2 minutes .........................................
10 minutes .......................................
15 minutes .......................................
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burden hours
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Number of
responses
Activity
Completion time per response
Total annual
burden hours
102
56
1 minute ...........................................
1 minute ...........................................
2
1
Totals ..................................................................................................
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Reminder 1 ................................................................................................
Reminder 2 ................................................................................................
587
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50
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden
Cost: None.
Abstract: Conservation banks are
permanently protected lands that
contain natural resource values, which
are conserved and permanently
managed for species that are endangered
or threatened, candidates for listing as
endangered or threatened, or are
otherwise species at risk. The habitat
preserved, restored, or established in
conservation banks is used to offset
adverse impacts to species that occurred
elsewhere. We approve habitat or
species credits that bank owners may
sell in exchange for permanently
protecting and managing habitat for
these species. We began approving
conservation banks in the early 1990s,
and 132 banks have been approved as of
January 2015 (including approved and
sold-out banks).
The Service and the Department of
the Interior’s Office of Policy Analysis
are conducting an analysis to identify
potential institutional or other
impediments to the habitat conservation
banking program, and develop possible
options for encouraging expanded use of
the program. We plan to survey
conservation bank sponsors and
managers. The surveys will benefit the
Service by helping to identify
constraints in the current conservation
banking program, and thus provide
important information for developing
recommendations for further expansion
or perhaps changes to the program.
We will survey leaders and managers
from the entire sample of entities
sponsoring conservation banks. Two
surveys will be used to obtain
information from a corporate or
organizational point of view, as well as
information about the operation of
individual banks. We plan to collect:
(1) Background information on the
bank(s).
(2) Information about experience with
the conservation banking program.
(3) Perceptions of technical and
institutional obstacles encountered in
the conservation banking program.
(4) Perceptions of incentives that
would help foster successful banks.
request that OMB approve this
information collection. In that notice,
we solicited comments for 60 days,
ending on July 15, 2013. We received
one comment in response to that notice.
The commenter objected to the survey,
but did not address the information
collection requirements. We did not
make any changes to the survey.
Request for Public Comments
We again invite comments concerning
this information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• 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. 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 OMB in your comment to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that it will be done.
Dated: July 15, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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Public meeting: TAMWG and
TMC will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Pacific time on Thursday, August 13,
2015. Deadlines: For deadlines on
submitting written material, please see
‘‘Public Input’’ under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES:
The meeting will be held at
the North Fork Grange Hall, Dutch
Creek Road, Junction City, CA 96048.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth W. Hadley, Redding Electric
Utility, 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding,
CA 96001; telephone: 530–339–7327;
email: ehadley@reupower.com or Joseph
C. Polos, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, CA 95521;
telephone: 707–825–5149; email:
joe_polos@fws.gov. Individuals with a
disability may request an
accommodation by sending an email to
the point of contact.
In
accordance with the requirements of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App., we announce that the
TAMWG and the TMC will hold a joint
meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Fish and Wildlife Service
The TAMWG affords stakeholders the
opportunity to give policy, management,
and technical input concerning Trinity
River (California) restoration efforts to
the TMC. The TMC interprets and
recommends policy, coordinates and
reviews management actions, and
provides organizational budget
oversight.
[FWS–R8–FHC–2015–N137;
FXFR1334088TWG0W4–123–FF08EACT00]
Comments: On May 15, 2013, we
published in the Federal Register (78
FR 28619) a notice of our intent to
AGENCY:
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We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, announce a joint
meeting between the Trinity River
Adaptive Management Working Group
(TAMWG) and Trinity Management
Council (TMC). The TAMWG is a
Federal advisory committee that affords
stakeholders the opportunity to give
policy, management, and technical
input concerning Trinity River
(California) restoration efforts to the
TMC. The TMC interprets and
recommends policy, coordinates and
reviews management actions, and
provides organizational budget
oversight.
SUMMARY:
Background
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Working Group; Public Meeting
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Notice.
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Comments Received and Our Responses
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-ES-2015-N143; FXES1112090000-134-FF09E31000]
Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Survey of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Habitat Conservation Bank Sponsors and Managers
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. We 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.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before August 24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
(email). Please provide a copy of your comments to the Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS BPHC,
5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail), or
hope_grey@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-Conservation Banking
Survey'' in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_grey@fws.gov (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone). You may review the ICR online at https://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request
OMB Control Number: 1018--XXXX.
Title: Survey of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Habitat
Conservation Bank Sponsors and Managers.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Request for a new OMB control number.
Description of Respondents: Sponsors and managers of conservation
banks.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One time.
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Number of Total annual
Activity responses Completion time per response burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial Contact............................... 85 5 minutes....................... 7
Initial Invitation Email...................... 186 2 minutes....................... 6
Complete Survey 1............................. 72 10 minutes...................... 12
Complete Survey 2............................. 86 15 minutes...................... 22
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Reminder 1.................................... 102 1 minute........................ 2
Reminder 2.................................... 56 1 minute........................ 1
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Totals.................................... 587 ................................ 50
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Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
Abstract: Conservation banks are permanently protected lands that
contain natural resource values, which are conserved and permanently
managed for species that are endangered or threatened, candidates for
listing as endangered or threatened, or are otherwise species at risk.
The habitat preserved, restored, or established in conservation banks
is used to offset adverse impacts to species that occurred elsewhere.
We approve habitat or species credits that bank owners may sell in
exchange for permanently protecting and managing habitat for these
species. We began approving conservation banks in the early 1990s, and
132 banks have been approved as of January 2015 (including approved and
sold-out banks).
The Service and the Department of the Interior's Office of Policy
Analysis are conducting an analysis to identify potential institutional
or other impediments to the habitat conservation banking program, and
develop possible options for encouraging expanded use of the program.
We plan to survey conservation bank sponsors and managers. The surveys
will benefit the Service by helping to identify constraints in the
current conservation banking program, and thus provide important
information for developing recommendations for further expansion or
perhaps changes to the program.
We will survey leaders and managers from the entire sample of
entities sponsoring conservation banks. Two surveys will be used to
obtain information from a corporate or organizational point of view, as
well as information about the operation of individual banks. We plan to
collect:
(1) Background information on the bank(s).
(2) Information about experience with the conservation banking
program.
(3) Perceptions of technical and institutional obstacles
encountered in the conservation banking program.
(4) Perceptions of incentives that would help foster successful
banks.
Comments Received and Our Responses
Comments: On May 15, 2013, we published in the Federal Register (78
FR 28619) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on July 15, 2013. We received one comment in response to
that notice. The commenter objected to the survey, but did not address
the information collection requirements. We did not make any changes to
the survey.
Request for Public Comments
We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information;
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
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. 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it
will be done.
Dated: July 15, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-18080 Filed 7-23-15; 8:45 am]
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