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Oversight of project activities by a
biological monitor; fencing the project
limits; removing vegetation outside the
vireo nesting season; implementing a
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan
to avoid and minimize erosion,
sedimentation, and pollution in
adjacent native habitat; removing
invasive plant species from the project
work area; minimizing the use of project
lighting; storing and removing trash;
controlling dust; ensuring that fire
suppression equipment at all times; and
monitoring and reporting to the Service
upon project completion.

(3) Impacts of the HCP, considered
together with the impacts of other past,
present, and reasonably foreseeable
similarly situated projects, would not
result, over time, in cumulative effects
to environmental values or resources
that would be considered significant.

Proposed Action and Alternatives
The Proposed Action consists of the
issuance of an incidental take permit
and implementation of the proposed
HCP, which includes measures to avoid,
minimize, and mitigate impacts to the
vireo. If we approve the permit, take of
vireo would be authorized for the
applicant’s activities associated with the
implementation of the OC Reclamation
Mine project. In the proposed HCP, the
applicant considers the No Action
Alternative. Under the No Action
Alternative, no incidental take of least
Bell’s vireo resulting from habitat
modification would occur, and no longterm protection and management would
be afforded to the species. The No
Action Alternative would not meet the
primary goal of the proposed Project,
which is serve as a receiver site for
excess fill and to fill the abandoned pit
mine. Because the abandoned pit mine
contains the habitat supporting the
vireo, it is not possible to implement the
project and avoid incidental take of
vireo.

Next Steps

Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that approval of the HCP
and issuance of an incidental take
permit qualify for categorical exclusion
under NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), as
provided by the Department of the
Interior implementing regulations in
part 46 of title 43 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (43 CFR 46.205, 46.210, and
46.215), and that the HCP qualifies as a
low-effect plan as defined by the Habitat
Conservation Planning Handbook
(December 2016).
We base our determination that a HCP
qualifies as a low-effect plan on the
following three criteria:
(1) Implementation of the HCP would
result in minor or negligible effects on
federally listed, proposed, and
candidate species and their habitats;
(2) Implementation of the HCP would
result in minor or negligible effects on
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Based upon this preliminary
determination, we do not intend to
prepare further NEPA documentation.
We will consider public comments in
making the final determination on
whether to prepare such additional
documentation.

We will evaluate the proposed HCP
and comments we receive to determine
whether the permit application meets
the requirements and issuance criteria
under section 10(a) of the ESA (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We will also
evaluate whether issuance of a section
10(a)(1)(B) incidental take permit would
comply with section 7 of the ESA by
conducting an intra-Service
consultation. We will use the results of
this consultation, in combination with
the above findings, in our final analysis
to determine whether or not to issue a
permit. If the requirements and issuance
criteria under section 10(a) are met, we
will issue the permit to the applicant for
incidental take of vireo.
Public Availability of Comments
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 may 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.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and NEPA regulations (40 CFR 1506.6).
G. Mendel Stewart,
Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
Office, Carlsbad, California.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; DOI Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of the Secretary are proposing
to renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
Jeffrey Parrillo, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240; or by email to
jeffrey_parrillo@ios.doi.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1090–
0011 in the subject line of your
comments.
SUMMARY:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Jeffrey Parrillo, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240; or by
email to jeffrey_parrillo@ios.doi.gov.
You may also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 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 March
22, 2018 (83 FR 12590). No comments
were received.
We are again soliciting comments on
the proposed ICR that is described
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below. We are especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Office of the Secretary; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a
timely manner; (3) is the estimate of
burden accurate; (4) how might the
Office of the Secretary enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Office of the Secretary
minimize the burden of this collection
on the respondents, including through
the use of information technology.
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 information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
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target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Title of Collection: DOI Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 1090–0011.
Form Number: DI–4010.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals/households; businesses;
and, State, local, and Tribal
governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 78,750 for surveys, 4,250
for comment cards, 3,750 for focus
groups.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 78,750 for surveys, 4,250 for
comment cards, 3,750 for focus groups.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 15 minutes for surveys, 2
minutes for comment cards, 2 hours for
focus groups.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 28,605 Hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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.).
Jeffrey Parrillo,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
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Number 1040–0001]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; DOI Programmatic
Clearance for Customer Satisfaction
Surveys
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Office of the Secretary are proposing
to renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
1, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to
Jeffrey Parrillo, 1849 C Street NW,
Washington, DC 20240; or by email to
jeffrey_parrillo@ios.doi.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1040–
0001 in the subject line of your
comments.
SUMMARY:

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Jeffrey Parrillo, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington, DC 20240; or by
email to jeffrey_parrillo@ios.doi.gov.
You may also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 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.
We published a Federal Register
notice with a 60-day public comment
period soliciting comments on this
collection of information on March 22,
2018 (83 FR 12590). In that notice, we
solicited comments for 60 days, ending
on May 21, 2018. We received no
comments in response to that notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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