Published 60 Day Notice - 86 FR 16390 - 03/29/2021

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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 58 / Monday, March 29, 2021 / Notices

• U.S. mail: Public Comments
Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R4–
ES–2021–0019; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS: PRB/3W, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803.
Erin
M. Gawera, by telephone at 904–731–
3121 or via email at erin_gawera@
fws.gov. Individuals who are hearing or
speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for
TTY assistance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

We, the
Fish and Wildlife Service, announce
receipt of an application from BB
Groves, LLC (applicant) for an
incidental take permit (ITP) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
The applicant requests the ITP to take
the federally listed sand skink (Neoseps
reynoldsi) incidental to the construction
of a housing development (project) in
Orange County, Florida. We request
public comment on the application,
which includes the applicant’s
proposed habitat conservation plan
(HCP), and the Service’s preliminary
determination that this HCP qualifies as
‘‘low-effect,’’ categorically excluded,
under the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4231 et
seq.). To make this determination, we
used our environmental action
statement and low-effect screening form,
which are also available for public
review.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Project
BB Groves, LLC requests a 5-year ITP
to take sand skinks by converting
approximately 10.10 acres (ac) of
occupied sand skink foraging and
sheltering habitat incidental to the
construction of a housing development
located on a 165.55-ac parcel in Section
30, Township 24 South, Range 27 East,
on Parcel ID number 30–24–27–0000–
00–003, in Orange County, Florida. The
applicant proposes to mitigate for take
of the sand skinks by purchasing 20.20
credits from the Lake Wales Ridge
Conservation Bank or another Serviceapproved conservation bank. The
Service would require the applicant to
make this purchase prior to engaging in
activities associated with the project.
Public Availability of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be aware that your entire
comment, including your personal
identifying information, may be made
available to the public. While you may
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identifying information, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
project, including land clearing,
infrastructure building, landscaping,
and the proposed mitigation measure,
would individually and cumulatively
have a minor or negligible effect on sand
skinks and the environment. Therefore,
we have preliminarily concluded that
the ITP for this project would qualify for
categorical exclusion and that the HCP
is low effect under our NEPA
regulations at 40 CFR 1506.6 and 43
CFR 46.305. A low-effect HCP is one
that would result in (1) minor or
negligible effects on federally listed,
proposed, and candidate species and
their habitats; (2) minor or negligible
effects on other environmental values or
resources; and (3) impacts that, when
considered together with the impacts of
other past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable similarly situated projects,
would not result in significant
cumulative effects to environmental
values or resources over time.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the
application and the comments received
to determine whether to issue the
requested permit. 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 findings, 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
PER0002629 to BB Groves, LLC.
Authority
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) of the ESA (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.32) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.) and its implementing regulations
(40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 46.305).
Jay Herrington,
Field Supervisor, Jacksonville Field Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[DT64101000.DSB4A0000.T7AC00.24IA;
OMB CONTROL NUMBER 1035–0005]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Tribal Trust Evaluations for
Compact Tribes
Office of the Assistant
Secretary-Indian Affairs, Bureau of
Trust Funds Administration (formerly
known as the Office of the Special
Trustee for American Indians), Bureau
of Indian Affairs, Department of the
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we, the Bureau of Trust Funds
Administration (BTFA, formerly known
as the Office of the Special Trustee for
American Indians) are proposing to
renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 28,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to Nina Alexander, Bureau of
Trust Funds Administration Director of
Federal Information Resources, 4400
Masthead NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109;
or by email to Nina_Alexander@
btfa.gov. Please reference Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Control
Number 1035–0005 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Nina Alexander by
email at Nina_Alexander@btfa.gov or by
telephone at 505–273–1620.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), all information collections
require approval under the PRA. 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.
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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 might the agency 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 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: As codified in 25 U.S.C.
4001, The American Indian Trust Fund
Management Reform Act of 1994 (the
Reform Act) makes provisions for the
Bureau of Trust Funds Administration
(formerly known as the Office of the
Special Trustee for American Indians) to
administer trust fund accounts for
individuals and tribes. This collection
of information is required to fulfill the
mission of the Bureau of Trust Funds
Administration (BTFA) and the
Secretary of the Interior’s responsibility
for evaluating all Public Law 93–638
Compact Tribes administering or
managing trust programs, functions,
services, and/or activities on behalf of
the Secretary of the Interior. This
responsibility is federally mandated
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 458cc(d) and 25
CFR 1000.350. The BTFA, Office of
Trust Risk, Evaluation and Compliance
currently performs the evaluations by
collecting Tribal trust data and
documentation from approximately 126
Compacted Tribes. These evaluations
are conducted by performing desk
reviews (via email questionnaires, and
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results are documented in a final report
which is submitted to the Tribe(s) with
copies to select government officials.
The data is also reported in the annual
report to Congress through the Office of
Self-Governance.
The original 2018 request for the OMB
Form 1035–0005 to be approved
included language regarding the
automation of the questionnaires that
make up the 1035–0005 collection. This
would have provided the Compacted
Tribes access to the questionnaires
through a Tribal Evaluation System
(TES) that the Office of the Special
Trustee for American Indians (OST) was
developing. System development
reviews identified a number of
problematic issues with TES, including
potential vulnerabilities to the system.
As a result, the system development
ended, which lead to the system being
formally decommissioned by OST in
2020. This request for renewal of 1035–
0005 is for the continued approved use
of the collection (questionnaires) only.
Title of Collection: Tribal Trust
Evaluations, 25 CFR 1000.350.
OMB Control Number: 1035.
Form Number: 0005.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Public
Law 93–638 Compacted Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 64 Tribes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 640.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 3 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,920.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Maintain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Bi-Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour
Burden Cost: $71,654.
(64 respondents × average of 10
questionnaires per year × 3 hours per
questionnaire = 1,920 × $37.32
(Business and Financial Operations
Classification) = $71,654.
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.).
John Montel,
Associate Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/
A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control
Number 1076–0160]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Verification of Indian
Preference for Employment in BIA and
IHS
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 28,
2021.
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 Ms.
Laurel Iron Cloud, Chief, Division of
Tribal Government Services, Office of
Indian Services, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop
4513 MIB, Washington, DC 20240; fax:
(202) 208–5113; email:
laurel.ironcloud@bia.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1076–
0160 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Ms. Laurel Iron Cloud
by email at laurel.ironcloud@bia.gov, or
by telephone at (202) 513–7641. 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
SUMMARY:

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