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the planning discipline as an important
community resource. The award
emphasizes how creative housing,
economic development, and private
investments are used in, or in tandem
with, a comprehensive community
development plan.

HUD, through its Office of Policy
Development and Research, and in
conjunction with the Residential
Knowledge Community of The
American Institute of Architects (AIA),
recognizes excellence in affordable
housing, community-based design,
participatory design, and accessibility.
These awards demonstrate that design
matters and provide examples of
important benchmarks in the housing
industry. Awards are offered in four
categories: Community-Informed
Design, Creating Community
Connection, Excellence in Affordable
Housing Design, and Housing
Accessibility—Alan J. Rothman.
B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed 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 the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.

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Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35.
Dated: August 1, 2019.
Anna P. Guido,
Department Reports Management Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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Number 1018–New]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Falconry Application
Database

American Institute of Architects—
Housing and Community Design

C. Authority

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service, we), are proposing a new
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request by mail
to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: JAO/1N PRB/
PERMA, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041–3803 (mail); or by
email to Info_Coll@fws.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1018–
Falconry in the subject line of your
comments.

To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703)
358–2503.
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 are soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request
(ICR) that is described below. We are
especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is
the collection necessary to the proper
functions of the Service; (2) will this
information be processed and used in a
timely manner; (3) is the estimate of
burden accurate; (4) how might the
Service enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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collected; and (5) how might the Service
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. 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 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 Service collects
information via permit applications to
determine the eligibility of applicants
for permits requested in accordance
with the criteria in various Federal
wildlife conservation laws and
international treaties, including:
(1) Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16
U.S.C. 703 et seq.).
(2) Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.).
(3) Bald and Golden Eagle Protection
Act (16 U.S.C. 668).
Service regulations implementing these
statutes and treaties are in chapter I,
subchapter B of title 50 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). These
regulations stipulate general and
specific requirements that, when met,
allow us to issue permits to authorize
activities that are otherwise prohibited.
Beginning in 2014, the Service passed
the authority to issue permits for the
practice of falconry to individual States
(50 CFR 21.29, 78 FR 72832). As part of
this change in authority, we required
States to maintain databases of falconers
authorized to conduct falconry in their
States and required falconers to report
transfers of falconry birds using the
paper version of FWS Form 3–186A. We
require each State that maintains its
own database to ensure that it is
compatible with the Service’s database.
To date, 47 States utilize the system
provided by the Service. The Service’s
database continues to track take of birds
from the wild by falconers and to
maintain records of persons permitted
by the States to practice falconry, as
required by 50 CFR 21.29(k)(1).
In 2018, the Service requested and
received OMB approval under the
Department of the Interior Fast Track
generic clearance (OMB Control No.
1090–0011) to conduct usability testing
of the revised/repaired application and
database functionality. This new

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falconry database (database) replaced a
legacy system based on outdated
programming. It reduced the cost to the
government by eliminating the need for
Service personnel to enter data for each
new falconer, and simply required the
entry of data for State administrators. In
addition, this new database enhances
the user experience by allowing them to
enter data from any device that has
internet access, including PCs, tablets,
and smart phones. This usability testing
helped the Service to address problems
and recommendations prior to the
database going live. We are now ready
to request full OMB approval of the
database.
The database is a web-based
application designed to monitor
falconry activities throughout the
United States. The process involves
keeping track of falconry acquisitions
and dispositions among falconry permit
holders. This process requires falconer
and/or propagator permit holders to
report their activities by filling out
electronic falconry applications.
Falconers and State administrators
must register to use the database. States
that participate in the falconry
application must first contact the
Service’s Division of Migratory Birds
located in Virginia to create a profile in
the database. Each State is required to
have at least one person acting as State
representative or administrator.
Information collected from States to
create new falconer profiles includes the
user’s State, access role, and basic
contact information.
A falconer must first apply for a
falconry permit in his/her State. Once
the permit is approved by the State
permit issuing office, the State
administrator will create the new
falconer profile by entering the
falconer’s State, class, basic contact
information, and permit information to
include number, date issued, and
expiration date into the database.
Additionally, a falconer is required to
notify his/her State 30 days in advance
via email of any change in address or
the location of the facilities where birds
are held.
Title of Collection: Falconry
Application Database.
OMB Control Number: 1018–New.
Form Number: FWS Form 3–186A
(electronic).
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals/households and State
governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 40 (30 individuals, 10
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Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 40 (30 individuals, 10 State
governments).
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 2.5 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 100 (75 hours for
individuals, 25 hours for State
governments).
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 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.).
Dated: August 7, 2019.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Delta Research Station Project:
Estuarine Research Station and Fish
Technology Center, Final
Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement;
Sacramento, California
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS), have
prepared a final environmental impact
report/environmental impact statement
(EIR/EIS) under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969 and its implementing regulations.
The final EIR/EIS evaluates impacts
regarding construction and operation of
the Delta Research Station (DRS) in the
San Francisco Bay/Sacramento–San
Joaquin Delta Estuary, California. The
planned DRS would consist of two
facilities, a proposed Estuarine Research
Station and a Fish Technology Center.
The USFWS is the lead Federal agency
responsible for coordinating the
environmental analysis for the proposed
action under NEPA. The California
Department of Water Resources is the
lead State agency responsible for
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under the California Environmental
Quality Act.
DATES: We must receive any comments
on the final EIR/EIS by 5 p.m. on
September 12, 2019. We will sign a
record of decision no sooner than 30
days after the publication of the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
notice of the final EIS in the Federal
Register.
ADDRESSES: To view or download the
Final EIR/EIS, or for a list of locations
to view hard-bound copies, go to http://
www.deltaresearchstation.com. For how
to view comments on the EIS from the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), or for information on EPA’s role
in the EIS process, see EPA’s Role in the
EIS Process under SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Beggs, at 916–930–5603 (phone)
or barbara_beggs@fws.gov (email).
Persons who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7
days a week, for you to leave a message
or question for the above individual.
You will receive a reply during regular
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS), have prepared a Final
Environmental Impact Report/
Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/
EIS) under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and its
implementing regulations (40 CFR 1500
et seq.). The Final EIR/EIS evaluates
impacts regarding construction and
operation of the Delta Research Station
(DRS) in the San Francisco Bay/
Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Estuary
(Bay-Delta), California. The planned
DRS would consist of two facilities, a
proposed Estuarine Research Station
(ERS) and a Fish Technology Center
(FTC). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) is the lead Federal
agency responsible for coordinating the
environmental analysis for the proposed
action under NEPA. The California
Department of Water Resources (DWR)
is the lead State agency responsible for
coordinating the environmental analysis
under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA). The EIR/EIS is now
available for review. Volumes I and II
are the draft EIR/EIS, and Volume III
identifies the changes made to the draft
EIR/EIS and provides the responses to
comments. The Final EIR/EIS addressed
comments received on the Draft EIR/EIS
and contained two attachments related

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