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combined umbrella CCAA and
Candidate Conservation Agreement with
the Bureau of Land Management,
approved in 2008, addresses
conservation efforts for oil and gas
impacts. Most recently, a CCAA was
finalized in 2013, for agricultural land
use in Oklahoma. An additional CCAA
was established with a single landowner
in southwestern Kansas; however, this
CCAA has since expired. The proposed
rule to list the lesser prairie-chicken
details several other conservation efforts
for the species (77 FR 73828).
WAFWA developed the draft rangewide CCAA for oil and gas activities to
facilitate implementation of the Rangewide Plan for conserving the lesser
prairie-chicken and restoring its habitat
on non-Federal lands throughout its
range. Implementation of conservation
measures in the proposed CCAA are
expected to benefit the lesser prairiechicken by establishing, augmenting
and maintaining populations.
Conservation measures that minimize
new surface disturbance would also
minimize habitat fragmentation and
preserve contiguous expanses of habitat.
Conservation measures that limit
activities and operations during lekking,
nesting, and brooding seasons would
minimize impacts to reproduction.
Furthermore, the conservation offsets
implemented with mitigation fees from
Participants are expected to further
enhance lesser prairie-chicken habitat
through the removal of infrastructure
and remediation of impacts to restore
habitat. Finally, the CCAA’s regulatory
assurances would act as an incentive for
participation by oil and gas companies,
thereby increasing conservation for the
species.
The Secretary of the Interior has
delegated to the Service the authority to
approve or deny a section 10(a)(1)(A)
permit in accordance with the ESA. To
act on WAFWA’s permit application, we
must determine that the CCAA meets
the issuance criteria specified in the
ESA and at 50 CFR 17.22 and 17.32, as
well as 50 CFR part 13. These criteria
include a finding that the proposed
CCAA complies with the requirements
of our CCAA Policy (64 FR 32726, June
17, 1999).
The issuance of a section 10(a)(1)(A)
permit is a Federal action subject to
NEPA compliance, including the
Council on Environmental Quality
Regulations for Implementing the
Procedural Provisions of NEPA (40 CFR
1500–1508). WAFWA’s draft CCAA and
application for the enhancement of
survival permit are not eligible for
categorical exclusion under NEPA. We
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cumulative impacts of the CCAA on the
quality of the human environment and
other natural resources. In compliance
with NEPA, we analyzed the impacts of
implementing the CCAA, issuance of
the permit, and a reasonable range of
alternatives in the draft EA. Based on
these analyses and any new information
resulting from public comment on the
proposed action, we will determine if
issuance of the permit would cause any
significant impacts to the human
environment. After reviewing public
comments, we will evaluate whether the
proposed action and alternatives in the
draft EA are adequate to support a
Finding of No Significant Impact under
NEPA. We now make the draft EA
available for public inspection online or
in person at the Service offices listed in
ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
All comments we receive become part
of the public record. Requests for copies
of comments will be handled in
accordance with the Freedom of
Information Act, NEPA, and Department
of the Interior policies and procedures.
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 to withhold your
personal identifying information from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
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, 17.32), and NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR
46.305).
Dated: December 11, 2013.
Amelia Orton-Palmer,
Acting Assistant Regional Director—
Ecological Services, Mountain-Prairie Region,
Denver, CO.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
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Renewal of Approved Information
Collection
AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management,

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30-Day notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has submitted an
information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to continue the collection of
information from individuals, private
entities, and State or local governments
seeking leases, permits, and easements
for the use, occupancy, or development
of public lands administered by the
BLM. The Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) previously approved this
information collection activity, and
assigned it control number 1004–0009.
DATES: The OMB is required to respond
to this information collection request
within 60 days but may respond after 30
days. For maximum consideration,
written comments should be received
on or before January 17, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments
directly to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior (OMB #1004–
0009), Office of Management and
Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, fax 202–395–5806,
or by electronic mail at OIRA_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
BLM. You may do so via mail, fax, or
electronic mail.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior,
Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C
Street NW., Room 2134LM, Attention:
Jean Sonneman, Washington, DC 20240.
Fax: To Jean Sonneman at 202–245–
0050.
Electronic mail: Jean_Sonneman@
blm.gov.
Please indicate ‘‘Attn: 1004–0009’’
regardless of the form of your
comments.
SUMMARY:

Jeff
Holdren at 202–912–7335. Persons who
use a telecommunication device for the
deaf may call the Federal Information
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339, to
leave a message for Mr. Holdren. You
may also review the information
collection request online at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501–3521) and OMB regulations at 5
CFR part 1320 provide that an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Until OMB approves a collection of
information, you are not obligated to
respond. In order to obtain and renew
an OMB control number, Federal
agencies are required to seek public
comment on information collection and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR
1320.8(d) and 1320.12(a)).
As required at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), the
BLM published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register on September 27, 2013
(78 FR 59711), and the comment period
ended on November 26, 2013. The BLM
received one comment. The comment
was a general invective about the
Federal government, the Department of
the Interior, and the BLM. It did not
address, and was not germane to, this
information collection. Therefore, we
have not changed the collection in
response to the comment.
The BLM now requests comments on
the following subjects:
1. Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
functioning of the BLM, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. The accuracy of the BLM’s estimate
of the burden of collecting the
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
3. The quality, utility and clarity of
the information to be collected; and

Summary: Section 302 of the Federal
Land Policy and Management Act of
1976 (FLPMA) (43 U.S.C. 1732) and
regulations at 43 CFR part 2920
authorize the issuance of leases,
permits, and easements for the use,
occupancy, or development of public
lands administered by the BLM. A
variety of land uses are permissible. The
burdens to respondents also can vary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Forms: Form 2920–1, Land Use
Application and Permit.
Description of Respondents:
Individuals, private entities, and State
or local governments seeking leases,
permits, or easements for the use,
occupancy, or development of public
lands.
Estimated Annual Responses: 407.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
1,597.
Estimated Annual Non-Hour Costs:
$131,760.
The following table itemizes the
estimated annual burdens for
respondents:

A.

B.

C.

D.

Type of response

Number of
responses
annually

Time for each
response
(hours)

Annual hour
burden
(column B ×
column C)
(hours)

Land Use Application and Permit\43 CFR Part 2920 Form 2920–1 Individuals ........................
Land Use Application and Permit 43 CFR Part 2920 Form 2920–1 State and Local
Governments ............................................................................................................................
Land Use Application and Permit 43 CFR Part 2920 Form 2920–1 Private Sector/Typical ......
Land Use Application and Permit 43 CFR Part 2920 Form 2920–1 Private Sector/Complex ...

66

1

66

45
286
10

1
1
120

45
286
1,200

Totals ....................................................................................................................................

407

........................

1,597

Jean Sonneman,
Bureau of Land Management, Information
Collection Clearance Officer.
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Public Land Order No. 7822; Partial
Revocation of Secretarial Order Dated
May 2, 1919; Wyoming
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Public Land Order.
AGENCY:
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4. How to minimize the information
collection burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other forms of
information technology.
Please send comments as directed
under ADDRESSES and DATES. Please
refer to OMB control number 1004–0009
in your correspondence. 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.
The following information is provided
for the information collection:
Title: Land Use Application and
Permit (43 CFR Part 2920).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0009.

This order partially revokes a
Secretarial Order insofar as it affects
1,106.76 acres of public lands
withdrawn on behalf of the Bureau of

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Reclamation for the Shoshone
Reclamation Project.
DATES: The effective date is December
18, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janelle Wrigley, Realty Officer, Bureau
of Land Management, 5353 North
Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY
82009, 307–775–6257 or via email at
jwrigley@blm.gov. Persons who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339
to contact the above individual. The
FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week, to leave a message or question
with the above individual. You will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Bureau of Reclamation has determined
that a portion of the lands withdrawn on
its behalf for the Shoshone Reclamation
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reclamation purposes. The lands will
remain closed to settlement, sale,
location, or entry under the general land
laws, including the United States
mining laws, until the Bureau of Land
Management completes a planning
review.
Order
By virtue of the authority vested in
the Secretary of the Interior by Section
204 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, 43 U.S.C.
1714, it is ordered as follows:
The Secretarial Order dated May 2,
1919, which withdrew lands from
settlement, sale location, or entry under
the general land laws, including the
United States mining laws, for the
Bureau of Reclamation Shoshone
Reclamation Project, is hereby revoked
insofar as it affects the following
described lands:

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