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Authority
We publish this notice under section
10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
Thomas L. McDowell,
Division Manager, Ecological Services,
Mountain-Prairie Region U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Earth Mapping Resources
Initiative (Earth MRI) Competitive
Cooperative Agreement Program With
State Geological Surveys
AGENCY:
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
ACTION:
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Office of the Secretary will
seek Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval of an emergency
clearance for a new information
collection.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
emergency clearance for a new
information collection should be sent to
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
the Interior, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240; or by email to
DOI-PRA@ios.doi.gov. Please reference
OMB Control Number ‘‘1028–New
EarthMRI’’ in the subject line of your
comments.
DATES:
To
request additional information about
this Information Collection Request
(ICR), contact James Mosley by
telephone at (703) 648–6312, or by
email at jmosley@usgs.gov. Individuals
in the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require
approval. 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.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies 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.
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
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(4) How the agency might 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. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personally
identifiable information (PII) in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
PII—may be made publicly available at
any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your PII from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Abstract: Public Law 117–58, Section
40201, ‘‘Earth Mapping Resources
Initiative’’ contained in the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (BIL) (November 15,
2021) authorizes and accelerates the
mapping efforts of the Earth Mapping
Resources Initiative (Earth MRI).
Earth MRI is a component of the
Mineral Resources Program (MRP) and
is a national effort to carry out the
fundamental resources and mapping
mission of the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS). The goal of Earth MRI is to
improve our knowledge of the geologic
framework in the United States and to
identify areas that may have the
potential to contain critical-mineral
resources. Enhancement of our domestic
mineral supply will decrease the
Nation’s reliance on foreign sources of
minerals fundamental to national
security and the economy.
Earth MRI was established in FY2019
in response to Executive Order 13817
(‘‘A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure
and Reliable Supplies of Critical
Minerals’’) at a funding level of
$9,600,000 (subsequently increased to
$10,600,000 in FY2020). In FY2022,
Earth MRI was authorized by the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
[otherwise known as the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (BIL)] which directs
the USGS to accelerate efforts to carry
out fundamental integrated topographic,
geologic, geochemical, and geophysical
mapping and provide interpretation of
subsurface and above-ground (mine
waste) critical-mineral resources data at
a funding level of $320,000,000
annually for five years (FY2022–
FY2026). The BIL authorizes
cooperative agreements with State
geological surveys to support Earth MRI
data-collection efforts and expands
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Earth MRI’s scope by providing funding
to initiate mine-waste research and
assessment activities as a means to
evaluate the potential for extraction of
critical minerals from mine-waste
materials. The data and expertise at
State geological surveys is crucial to this
new mine-waste critical-mineral
resource mapping effort at a national
scale.
The USGS developed a new
competitive cooperative agreement
program with the State geological
surveys to support mine-waste activities
authorized and funded by the BIL. State
geological surveys apply for funds
through an annual competitive process.
The Earth MRI Mine Waste Cooperative
Agreements support three goals of the
USGS-Earth MRI effort: (1) building a
national mine-waste inventory, (2)
characterizing mine waste at sites across
the nation, and (3) partnering with State
geological surveys to plan Earth MRI
data acquisition. Individual State
projects can last for up to two years.
BIL Section 40201 stipulates that the
USGS may enter into cooperative
agreements with State geological
surveys to accelerate the efforts of Earth
MRI. Earth MRI has set the deadline to
post a Notice of Funding Opportunity
on grants.gov as January 9, 2023 and a
deadline for applications to submit
proposals as 3 p.m. EDT March 6, 2023.
The BIL requires the USGS to collect
information necessary to ensure that
cooperative-agreement funds authorized
by this legislation are used in
accordance with the BIL and Federal
assistance requirements under 2 CFR
200. Information collected by Earth MRI
as part of the consolidated workplan is
described below. The USGS seeks OMB
approval of an emergency clearance to
collect this information to manage and
monitor cooperative agreement awards
and comply with the BIL.
Title of Collection: Earth Mapping
Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)
Competitive Cooperative Agreement
Program with State Geological Surveys
OMB Control Number: 1028-New.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Request for
emergency approval of a new
information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: 25.
Responses: 73 (25 applications, 32
total six-month progress reports, and 16
final technical reports.)
Total Burden Hours: 2,076 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, nor is a person required to
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respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Sarah J. Ryker,
Associate Director for Energy and Mineral
Resources, U.S. Geological Survey.
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Disease Control and Prevention public
health guidelines, the BLM may need to
hold public meetings in virtual format if
county-level transmission of COVID–19
is ‘‘high’’ at the time of the public
meetings. In that case, the BLM will
hold three virtual public meetings.
In all cases, the dates and locations of
meetings will be announced at least 15
days in advance through local media,
social media, newspapers, and the
ePlanning website (see ADDRESSES
section).
The Draft RMP/EIS is
available for review on the BLM
ePlanning project website at https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/1505069/510. The ePlanning
website also includes background
information on the North Dakota RMP
revision.
Written comments related to the
North Dakota Draft RMP/EIS may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/
eplanning-ui/project/1505069/510.
• Mail: North Dakota Field Office,
Attention: North Dakota RMP/EIS, 99
23rd Ave. West, Suite A, Dickinson, ND
58601.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined online at the
ePlanning project website and at the
North Dakota Field Office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristine Braun, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator for the
Eastern Montana/Dakotas District,
telephone (701) 227–7725; address
North Dakota Field Office, 99 23rd Ave.
West, Suite A, Dickinson, ND 58601;
email kebraun@blm.gov. Individuals in
the United States who are deaf,
deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for
contacting Mrs. Braun. Individuals
outside the United States should use the
relay services offered within their
country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United
States.
ADDRESSES:
Bureau of Land Management
[L16100000.DP0000 LX.SS.E0900000]
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Resource Management Plan and Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for
the North Dakota Field Office
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has prepared
a draft resource management plan
(RMP) and draft environmental impact
statement (EIS) for the North Dakota
Field Office and by this notice
announces the opening of the comment
period on the Draft RMP/EIS. This
notice also announces the comment
period on the BLM’s proposed area of
critical environmental concern (ACEC)
within the RMP area.
DATES: This notice announces the
opening of a 90-day comment period for
the Draft RMP/EIS beginning with the
date of the Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) publication of its Notice
of Availability (NOA) of the Draft RMP/
EIS in the Federal Register. The EPA
usually publishes its NOAs on Fridays.
To afford the BLM the opportunity to
consider comments in the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS, please ensure that the
BLM receives your comments prior to
the close of the 90-day public comment
period or 15 days after the last public
meeting, whichever is later.
In addition, this notice also
announces the opening of a concurrent
60-day comment period for the ACEC
proposed in the Draft RMP.
The BLM will hold a total of three
public meetings. One meeting will be
held virtually and two meetings will be
held in-person. In-person meeting
locations will be announced along with
details of all meetings once they are
known. In compliance with Centers for
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This
document provides notice that the BLM
Montana/Dakotas State Director has
prepared a Draft RMP/EIS, provides
information announcing the opening of
the comment period on the Draft RMP/
EIS, and announces the comment period
on the BLM’s proposed ACEC. The
planning area includes the entire state
of North Dakota and encompasses
approximately 58,500 acres of BLMmanaged public land and 4.1 million
acres of BLM-managed mineral estate.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Purpose and Need for the Planning
Effort
The need for the North Dakota RMP
revision is to address changes in
resource conditions, shifting demands
for resource uses, new technologies,
new program and resource guidance and
policies, and new scientific information
since the development of the 1988 RMP.
The purpose of this RMP revision is to
develop management direction to guide
future land management for BLMmanaged lands and minerals in North
Dakota. The BLM has identified four
specific purposes to describe BLM’s
distinctive role in the North Dakota
landscape: (1) Provide recreational
opportunities and improve access to
BLM-managed lands; (2) Contribute to
the conservation and recovery of
threatened and endangered and special
status species; (3) Manage mineral and
energy development on BLM-managed
lands; and (4) Manage for other social
and scientific values.
Alternatives Including the Preferred
Alternative
The BLM has analyzed four
alternatives in detail, including the no
action alternative. Alternative A is the
No Action Alternative, which is a
continuation of current management
direction in the existing 1988 North
Dakota RMP and associated
amendments.
Alternative B emphasizes sustaining
the ecological integrity of habitats for all
priority plant, wildlife, and fish species,
while allowing appropriate
development scenarios for allowable
uses, including opportunities for
mineral and energy development.
Where Federal oil and gas is available
for leasing, major stipulations would
apply to most areas. Alternative B
would designate one special recreation
management area (SRMA), two
backcountry conservation areas (BCAs),
and one ACEC, and would find three
eligible Wild and Scenic River segments
suitable for designation.
Alternative B.1 is a sub-alternative to
Alternative B that provides the same
management opportunities and
protections as found under Alternative
B for all resources except for coal.
Alternative B.1 further restricts Federal
coal leasing to only those areas within
existing Federal mine permit
boundaries.
Alternative C is similar to Alternative
B but provides for more flexibility in
management of natural and cultural
resources while providing modest
development of resource uses.
Alternative C provides opportunities for
Federal mineral and energy
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23GB00UM20200; OMB Control Number 1028-New]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Earth Mapping Resources
Initiative (Earth MRI) Competitive Cooperative Agreement Program With
State Geological Surveys
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 (PRA),
the Office of the Secretary will seek Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval of an emergency clearance for a new information
collection.
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DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
emergency clearance for a new information collection should be sent to
Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Department
of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240; or by email to
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number ``1028-New
EarthMRI'' in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact James Mosley
by telephone at (703) 648-6312, or by email at [email protected].
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require
approval. 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.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
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 the agency might 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personally identifiable information
(PII) in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to withhold your PII from public review,
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Abstract: Public Law 117-58, Section 40201, ``Earth Mapping
Resources Initiative'' contained in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
(BIL) (November 15, 2021) authorizes and accelerates the mapping
efforts of the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI).
Earth MRI is a component of the Mineral Resources Program (MRP) and
is a national effort to carry out the fundamental resources and mapping
mission of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The goal of Earth MRI is
to improve our knowledge of the geologic framework in the United States
and to identify areas that may have the potential to contain critical-
mineral resources. Enhancement of our domestic mineral supply will
decrease the Nation's reliance on foreign sources of minerals
fundamental to national security and the economy.
Earth MRI was established in FY2019 in response to Executive Order
13817 (``A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of
Critical Minerals'') at a funding level of $9,600,000 (subsequently
increased to $10,600,000 in FY2020). In FY2022, Earth MRI was
authorized by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act [otherwise
known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)] which directs the
USGS to accelerate efforts to carry out fundamental integrated
topographic, geologic, geochemical, and geophysical mapping and provide
interpretation of subsurface and above-ground (mine waste) critical-
mineral resources data at a funding level of $320,000,000 annually for
five years (FY2022-FY2026). The BIL authorizes cooperative agreements
with State geological surveys to support Earth MRI data-collection
efforts and expands Earth MRI's scope by providing funding to initiate
mine-waste research and assessment activities as a means to evaluate
the potential for extraction of critical minerals from mine-waste
materials. The data and expertise at State geological surveys is
crucial to this new mine-waste critical-mineral resource mapping effort
at a national scale.
The USGS developed a new competitive cooperative agreement program
with the State geological surveys to support mine-waste activities
authorized and funded by the BIL. State geological surveys apply for
funds through an annual competitive process. The Earth MRI Mine Waste
Cooperative Agreements support three goals of the USGS-Earth MRI
effort: (1) building a national mine-waste inventory, (2)
characterizing mine waste at sites across the nation, and (3)
partnering with State geological surveys to plan Earth MRI data
acquisition. Individual State projects can last for up to two years.
BIL Section 40201 stipulates that the USGS may enter into
cooperative agreements with State geological surveys to accelerate the
efforts of Earth MRI. Earth MRI has set the deadline to post a Notice
of Funding Opportunity on grants.gov as January 9, 2023 and a deadline
for applications to submit proposals as 3 p.m. EDT March 6, 2023. The
BIL requires the USGS to collect information necessary to ensure that
cooperative-agreement funds authorized by this legislation are used in
accordance with the BIL and Federal assistance requirements under 2 CFR
200. Information collected by Earth MRI as part of the consolidated
workplan is described below. The USGS seeks OMB approval of an
emergency clearance to collect this information to manage and monitor
cooperative agreement awards and comply with the BIL.
Title of Collection: Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI)
Competitive Cooperative Agreement Program with State Geological Surveys
OMB Control Number: 1028-New.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Request for emergency approval of a new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: 25.
Responses: 73 (25 applications, 32 total six-month progress
reports, and 16 final technical reports.)
Total Burden Hours: 2,076 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person required to
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respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
The authority for this action is the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Sarah J. Ryker,
Associate Director for Energy and Mineral Resources, U.S. Geological
Survey.
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