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(16 U.S.C. 1539). Regulations governing
incidental take permits for endangered
and threatened species, respectively, are
found in the Code of Federal
Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 and 50 CFR
17.32. Impacts to plants do not fall
under the definition of ‘‘take’’; therefore,
the Service cannot authorize incidental
take of plants. However, the Service
cannot issue an ITP that would
jeopardize the continued existence or
adversely modify the designated critical
habitat of any listed species.
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Applicant’s Proposed Project
The applicant requests a 50-year ITP
to take the five bat species. The
applicant determined that take is
reasonably certain to occur incidental to
enactment of forest and habitat
management activities statewide on 42
million acres of covered species habitat.
The proposed conservation strategy in
the applicant’s proposed HCP is
designed to avoid, minimize, and
mitigate the impacts of habitat and
forest management on the covered
species. The biological goals and
objectives are to minimize potential take
of the five covered species through
minimization measures and to provide
habitat conservation measures for the
covered species to offset any impacts
from implementation of habitat and
forest management activities. The
estimated level of take from the project
is 20.38 adult Indiana bats, 0.02
northern long-eared bats, 0.11 little
brown bats, and 1.81 tricolored bats on
an annual basis. As a result of proposed
avoidance measures, the likelihood of
take for gray bat has been greatly
reduced such that a measurable level of
take is not anticipated to occur. To
offset the impacts of the taking of the
five covered bat species, the applicant
proposes to avoid habitat loss-related
impacts from habitat and forest
management, by instituting avoidance
measures during the management
process, such as avoiding certain
activities during the active maternity
season, and implement species habitat
protection, enhancement, or restoration
on 28,000 acres. Beneficial and net
effects of the conservation strategy
include the successful management of
forests, which protect potential habitat
for bats; site-level maintenance and
promotion of roost trees and foraging
habitat; the protection and management
of 28,000 acres of priority bat
management zones targeted at treeroosting covered species; the protection
and enhancement of caves; and other
specific measures that minimize or
avoid effects to the covered species.
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National Environmental Policy Act
The issuance of an ITP is a Federal
action that triggers the need for
compliance with NEPA. We prepared a
draft EA that analyzes the
environmental impacts on the human
environment resulting from three
alternatives: A no-action alternative, a
no take alternative, the applicant’s
proposed action, and an early planning
mitigation alternative.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the permit
application and the comments received
to determine whether the application
meets the requirements of section 10(a)
of the ESA. We will also conduct an
intra-Service consultation pursuant to
section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the
effects of the proposed take. After
considering the above findings, we will
determine whether the permit issuance
criteria of section 10(a)(l)(B) of the ESA
have been met. If met, the Service will
issue the requested ITP to the applicant.
Request for Public Comments
The Service invites comments and
suggestions from all interested parties
on the proposed HCP, draft EA, and
supporting documents during a 30-day
public comment period (see DATES). In
particular, information and comments
regarding the following topics are
requested:
1. The effects that implementation of
any alternative could have on the
human environment;
2. Whether or not the significance of
the impact on various aspects of the
human environment has been
adequately analyzed; and
3. Any other information pertinent to
evaluating the effects of the proposed
action on the human environment
including Indiana, gray, northern longeared, little brown, and tricolored bats.
Availability of Public Comments
You may submit comments by one of
the methods shown under ADDRESSES.
We will post on https://regulations.gov
all public comments and information
received electronically or via hardcopy.
All comments received, including
names and addresses, will become part
of the administrative record associated
with this action. 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 request in your comment that
we withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
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cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and its implementing regulations (50
CFR 17.22) and the NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4371 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6; 43 CFR 46).
Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX21DK20H2S0000; OMB Control Number
1028–0114]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; National Ground-Water
Monitoring Network Cooperative
Funding Application
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. U.S. Geological Survey,
Information Collections Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston,
VA 20192; and by email to gs-info_
collections@usgs.gov. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1028–0114 in the
subject line of your comments.
Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
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Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Daryll Pope by email
at dpope@usgs.gov, or by telephone at
(804) 261–2630. You may also view the
ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general
public and other Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on new,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand our
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on April 20,
2021. (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 74,
20515). No comments were received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency 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 submission of response.
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
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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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.
Abstract: The USGS administers the
National Ground-Water Monitoring
Network which was developed through
work with the Federal Advisory
Committee on Water Information
(ACWI) and its Subcommittee on
Ground Water (SOGW). This network is
required as part of Public Law 111–11,
Subtitle F-Secure Water: Section 9507,
42 U.S.C. 10367, ‘‘Water Data
Enhancement by United States
Geological Survey.’’ The NGWMN
consists of an aggregation of wells and
spring from existing Federal, State,
Tribal, and local groundwater
monitoring networks. To support data
providers for the NGWMN, the USGS
will be providing funding through
cooperative agreements to waterresource agencies that collect
groundwater data. The USGS will be
soliciting applications for funding that
will request information from the
Agency collecting the data. Elements
will include contact information (phone
number and email address), and a
proposal describing their proposed work
in support of the NGWMN. The
proposal will describe the groundwater
networks to be included in the
NGWMN, the purpose of the networks,
and the Principal aquifers that are
monitored. Proposals may include work
to become a new data provider to the
NGWMN, support for maintaining
connections to agency databases, and
work to enhance NGWMN sites
(updating metadata, well maintenance,
well drilling, and support for
continuous water-level monitoring
equipment). The proposal would require
estimates of costs to complete the above
tasks and a timeline for planned
completion. The proposal will be
reviewed by the USGS and the NGWMN
Program Board who will make funding
recommendations.
Title of Collection: National GroundWater Monitoring Network Cooperative
Funding Application.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0114.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Multistate, state or local water-resources
agencies who operate groundwater
monitoring networks.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 60.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 2 hours to read 40 hours to
complete application.
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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 880.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory
to be considered for funding.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
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 authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Janice Fulford,
Director, USGS WMA Observing Systems
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Indian Gaming; Approval of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact in the
State of Connecticut
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice publishes the
approval of the Agreement Between the
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of
Connecticut (Tribe) and the State of
Connecticut (State) to amend the Tribe’s
Class III Gaming Compact (Amendment)
and Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU).
SUMMARY:
The Amendment takes effect on
September 15, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant
Secretary—Policy and Economic
Development, Washington, DC 20240,
paula.hart@bia.gov, (202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 11 of the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act (IGRA), Public Law 100–
497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the
Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
the Federal Register notice of approved
Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of
engaging in Class III gaming activities
on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR
293.4, all compacts and amendments are
subject to review and approval by the
Secretary. The Amendment, the MOU
and the State of Connecticut House Bill
No. 6451 (State Gaming Act) work in
unison to provide the Mohegan Tribe
and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX21DK20H2S0000; OMB Control Number 1028-0114]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; National
Ground-Water Monitoring Network Cooperative Funding Application
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 15, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. U.S.
Geological Survey, Information Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise
Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; and by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-
0114 in the subject line of your comments. Individuals who are hearing
or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay
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Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Daryll Pope by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at (804) 261-2630. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and other Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired
format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
April 20, 2021. (Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 74, 20515). No comments
were received.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency 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 submission of response.
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 us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Abstract: The USGS administers the National Ground-Water Monitoring
Network which was developed through work with the Federal Advisory
Committee on Water Information (ACWI) and its Subcommittee on Ground
Water (SOGW). This network is required as part of Public Law 111-11,
Subtitle F-Secure Water: Section 9507, 42 U.S.C. 10367, ``Water Data
Enhancement by United States Geological Survey.'' The NGWMN consists of
an aggregation of wells and spring from existing Federal, State,
Tribal, and local groundwater monitoring networks. To support data
providers for the NGWMN, the USGS will be providing funding through
cooperative agreements to water-resource agencies that collect
groundwater data. The USGS will be soliciting applications for funding
that will request information from the Agency collecting the data.
Elements will include contact information (phone number and email
address), and a proposal describing their proposed work in support of
the NGWMN. The proposal will describe the groundwater networks to be
included in the NGWMN, the purpose of the networks, and the Principal
aquifers that are monitored. Proposals may include work to become a new
data provider to the NGWMN, support for maintaining connections to
agency databases, and work to enhance NGWMN sites (updating metadata,
well maintenance, well drilling, and support for continuous water-level
monitoring equipment). The proposal would require estimates of costs to
complete the above tasks and a timeline for planned completion. The
proposal will be reviewed by the USGS and the NGWMN Program Board who
will make funding recommendations.
Title of Collection: National Ground-Water Monitoring Network
Cooperative Funding Application.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0114.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Multi-state, state or local water-
resources agencies who operate groundwater monitoring networks.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 60.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 hours to read 40 hours to
complete application.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 880.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory to be considered for funding.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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 authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Janice Fulford,
Director, USGS WMA Observing Systems Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-19821 Filed 9-14-21; 8:45 am]
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