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to 13.64 ac of sand skink-occupied
habitat within the Lake Livingston
Conservation Bank or another Serviceapproved conservation bank. The
Service would require the applicant to
purchase the credits prior to engaging in
any construction phase of the project.
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Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
proposed project—including the
construction of multiple housing
products, associated infrastructure,
stormwater facilities, and amenities—
would individually and cumulatively
have a minor effect on sand skinks and
the environment and may qualify for
application of a categorical exclusion
pursuant to the Council on
Environmental Quality’s NEPA
regulations, DOI’s NEPA regulations,
and the DOI Departmental Manual. A
low-effect incidental take permit is one
that would result in (1) minor or
nonsignificant effects on species
covered in the HCP; (2) nonsignificant
effects on the human environment; and
(3) impacts that, when added together
with the impacts of other past, present,
and reasonably foreseeable actions,
would not result in significant
cumulative effects to the human
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Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the
application and the comments to
determine whether to issue the
requested ITP. 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 preceding and other
matters, we will determine whether the
permit issuance criteria of section
10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA have been met. If
met, the Service will issue ITP number
PER1368039 to Park Square
Commercial.
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its implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.32) and the National Environmental
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Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1500–1508 and 43 CFR 46).
Robert L. Carey,
Manager, Division of Environmental Review,
Florida Ecological Services Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23RB00TU7SE00]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Science Communication
Strategies Related to Mining Activities
U.S. Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to USGS, Information
Collections Clearance Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston,
VA 20192; or by email to gs-info_
collections@usgs.gov. Please reference
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 1028–NEW
Mining Communications in the subject
line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Rudy Schuster by
email at schusterr@usgs.gov, or by
telephone at 970–226–9165. 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
from OMB. We may not conduct or
sponsor, nor are you required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
SUMMARY:
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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: The USGS has a history of
conducting research on uranium-bearing
breccia pipe deposits to address data
gaps related to the potential effects of
uranium exploration and mining
activities in the Grand Canyon
watershed on people, wildlife, and
water resources. The USGS also
recognizes a need to use the latest and
most effective methods for
communicating science to partners and
non-scientists. The project proposed
herein seeks to identify a path toward
efficiently and effectively providing
data and results to decision makers,
stakeholders, partners, and the public to
maximize the utility of science
products. This research will advance
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USGS capability by documenting the
efficacy of existing mining-related
science communication efforts to
partners and advance USGS knowledge
and use of communication methods to
deliver actionable science to nonscience audiences in the future.
Information will be collected via semistructured interviews conducted inperson with USGS partners and
members of the general public in the
Grand Canyon watershed.
Title of Collection: Science
communication strategies related to
mining activities.
OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW
Mining Communications.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: General
Public.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 20.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 20.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 45 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 15 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One Time.
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
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Rudolph Schuster,
Branch Chief, Social & Economic Analysis,
USGS.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[L13100000.PP0000.LLHQ310000.234; OMB
Control No. 1004–0196]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Oil and Gas Leasing:
National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) proposes to renew an information
collection.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 17,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for this information
collection request (ICR) 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Jennifer Spencer by
email at j35spenc@blm.gov, or by
telephone at (307) 775–6261.
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. You may
also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we
invite the public and other Federal
agencies to comment on new, proposed,
revised and continuing collections of
information. This helps the BLM assess
impacts of its information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand BLM information
collection requirements and ensure
requested data are provided in the
desired format.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on February
28, 2023 (88 FR 12697). No comments
were received in response to this notice.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again inviting the
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on the proposed ICR described
below. The BLM is especially interested
in public comment addressing the
following:
(1) Whether the 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 our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used.
DATES:
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(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 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 submitted 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: This OMB Control Number
covers paperwork requirements for
operators and operating rights owners in
the National Petroleum Reserve—Alaska
(NPRA). In accordance with the
National Petroleum Reserves Production
Act (42 U.S.C. 6501–6508) and
regulations at 43 CFR part 3130
(subparts 3130, 3133, 3135, 3137, and
3138), a respondent may apply to the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for
a competitive oil and gas lease and may
propose a unit agreement that meets the
requirements for unitized exploration
and development of oil and gas
resources of the NPRA. This OMB
Control Number is currently scheduled
to expire on August 31, 2023. The BLM
request that OMB renew this OMB
Control Number for an additional three
years.
Title of Collection: Oil and Gas
Leasing: National Petroleum Reserve—
Alaska (43 CFR part 3130).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0196.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Participants in the oil and gas leasing
program within National Petroleum
Reserve—Alaska.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 21.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 21.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 80
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 220.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
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[FR Doc No: 2023-12808]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23RB00TU7SE00]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Science Communication
Strategies Related to Mining Activities
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the 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 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request
(ICR) by mail to USGS, Information Collections Clearance Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1028-NEW Mining Communications in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Rudy Schuster by email at [email protected],
or by telephone at 970-226-9165. 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 from OMB. We may not conduct or sponsor, nor are you 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: The USGS has a history of conducting research on uranium-
bearing breccia pipe deposits to address data gaps related to the
potential effects of uranium exploration and mining activities in the
Grand Canyon watershed on people, wildlife, and water resources. The
USGS also recognizes a need to use the latest and most effective
methods for communicating science to partners and non-scientists. The
project proposed herein seeks to identify a path toward efficiently and
effectively providing data and results to decision makers,
stakeholders, partners, and the public to maximize the utility of
science products. This research will advance
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USGS capability by documenting the efficacy of existing mining-related
science communication efforts to partners and advance USGS knowledge
and use of communication methods to deliver actionable science to non-
science audiences in the future. Information will be collected via
semi-structured interviews conducted in-person with USGS partners and
members of the general public in the Grand Canyon watershed.
Title of Collection: Science communication strategies related to
mining activities.
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW Mining Communications.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: General Public.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 20.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 45 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 15 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: One Time.
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 PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Rudolph Schuster,
Branch Chief, Social & Economic Analysis, USGS.
[FR Doc. 2023-12808 Filed 6-14-23; 8:45 am]
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