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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–6338–N–02]

Notice of Expansion and Proposed
Restructuring of the Digital
Opportunity Demonstration Program
Office of Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

On October 17, 2023, HUD
issued a Notice of Expansion and
Proposed Restructuring of the Digital
Demonstration Program
(ConnectHomeUSA). ConnectHomeUSA
is designed to further the collaborative
efforts by HUD-assisted housing
organizations, government, industry,
and nonprofit organizations to
accelerate broadband internet adoption
and use in HUD-assisted homes. This
Notice extends eligible applicants to
now include Continuum of Care
Program and Housing Opportunities for
Persons with AIDS Program grantees.
This Notice also extends the application
deadline for all applicants.
DATES: Applications are due April 12,
2024.
SUMMARY:

Dina
Lehmann-Kim, Program Manager,
Public and Indian Housing, Department
of Housing and Urban Development,
451 7th Street SW, Room 4130,
Washington, DC 20024; telephone
number 202–402–2430; email:
Dina.Lehmann-Kim@hud.gov. HUD
welcomes and is prepared to receive
calls from individuals who are deaf or
hard of hearing, as well as individuals
with speech or communication
disabilities. To learn more about how to
make an accessible telephone call,
please visit https://www.fcc.gov/
consumers/guides/telecommunicationsrelay-service-trs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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I. Notice
This Notice further expands eligibility
of CHUSA to Continuum of Care (CoC)
and Housing Opportunities for Persons
with AIDS (HOPWA) grantees. Under
the prior Notice, only Public Housing
Authorities, Tribes, and Multifamily
owners/operators were eligible to apply
(88 FR 55693, October 17, 2023). HUD
is committed to advancing digital
opportunities in HUD-assisted
communities by expanding its
ConnectHomeUSA (CHUSA) initiative
to between 50 and 100 new
communities as Tier 1 CHUSA
communities.
HUD’s goal is to identify new
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Tribal locations with both small and
large populations that have the capacity
to effectively narrow the digital divide,
including expanding programs and
capabilities over time. HUD seeks
communities where state, local or Tribal
leadership has already taken steps to
support the goals of CHUSA, as
measured by both the community’s
participation in other complementary
Federal initiatives such as the
Affordable Connectivity Program 1
which enhance internet access in
communities and/or by local broadband
plans and strategies for implementation.
HUD seeks to partner with new
communities, as well as existing
CHUSA communities that wish to
continue their work, and provide
technical assistance to these
communities to identify financial, inkind and other resources to accomplish
the goals of CHUSA. In this vein, HUD
encourages applicants to familiarize
themselves with other Federal programs
that are funding broadband, such as the
Broadband Equity, Access and
Deployment grant ($42.45 billion) and
the Digital Equity Act grant program
($2.75 billion) by going to this
comprehensive website:
www.internetforall.gov.
Through this Notice, HUD is
expanding eligible applicants to include
CoC and HOPWA grantees. Grantees of
these programs, especially those using
assistance tied to a particular housing
site, such as project-based rental
assistance, may benefit from the
technical assistance and structure of
CHUSA to begin designing digital
inclusion programs that will support
residents connecting to free or low-cost
internet, provide internet accessible
devices, provide education to help
maintain housing, strengthen health and
well-being, and build self-sufficiency.
The number of communities served
by CHUSA will depend on the number
of communities that commit to
narrowing the digital divide and that
meet the criteria outlined in the prior
Notice (88 FR 71586). Applicants
should review Appendix A in the prior
Notice which outlines: the Restructuring
1 The Affordable Connectivity Program provides a
monthly subsidy of up to $30 ($75 on qualifying
Tribal lands) to cover the cost of internet service for
low-income Americans. At the time of the
publication of this Notice, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) ended new
enrollments because ACP is expected to run out of
funding in April of this year without new
Congressional appropriations. A bipartisan
proposal, the Affordable Connectivity Program
Extension Act, was introduced which would add $7
billion to the program. The Biden Administration
has also requested $6 billion for the program. For
more information to go: Affordable Connectivity
Program | Federal Communications Commission
(https://www.fcc.gov/acp).

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of CHUSA into a tiered model; the goals
of CHUSA; HUD support and
recognition of sites’ achievements;
application requirements; and
participation requirements of selected
communities. CoC and HOPWA
grantees interested in applying to join
CHUSA, must submit a Letter of Intent
to join as a Tier 1 CHUSA community.
To be considered eligible, the Letter of
Intent must thoroughly address the
Required Levels of Engagement for Tier
1 as outlined in the prior Notice.
There is no Congressional funding for
CHUSA; the program implementation is
contingent upon HUD resources such as
staffing and technical assistance. As this
expansion proceeds, HUD will continue
to assess community interest and the
availability of HUD staffing resources to
support participation by additional
communities. HUD will also assess the
effectiveness of the selection criteria
within the three tiers on an ongoing
basis. Such assessment may expand the
number of participating communities,
revise the selection criteria, or both to
reflect HUD’s experience in
implementing CHUSA.
II. Support for Applicants
A webinar explaining the application
process can be viewed at https://
www.hudexchange.info/trainings/
courses/steps-for-applying-to-join-theconnecthomeusa-expansion/. A
Frequently Asked Questions document
and other guidance is also available on
HUD’s ConnectHomeUSA at https://
hud.gov/connecthomeusa. If applicants
have additional questions, the HUD
CHUSA team is available to assist.
Questions can be addressed to:
ConnectHome@hud.gov.
Dominique Blom,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary—Public
and Indian Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R3–FAC–2024–N007;
FRFR48120323YA0–XXX–FF03F00000; OMB
Control Number 1018–0182]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget; Online
Program Management System for
Carbon Dioxide-Carp
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2024 / Notices

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), are proposing to renew an
information collection, without change.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
28, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of publication
of this notice at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W),
5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA
22041–3803 (mail); or by email to Info_
Coll@fws.gov. Please reference ‘‘1018–
0182’’ in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madonna Baucum, Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at
Info_Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at
(703) 358–2503. 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 Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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.
On October 30, 2023, we published in
the Federal Register (88 FR 74204) a
notice of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. In
that notice, we solicited comments for
60 days, ending on December 29, 2023.
We also published the Federal Register
notice on Regulations.gov (Docket No.
FWS–R3–FAC–2023–0204). We
received two comments in response to
that notice. However, neither comment

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addressed the information collections.
Therefore, no response is required.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed
information collection request that is
described below.
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. 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 Lacey Act (Act, 18
U.S.C. 42) prohibits the importation of
any animal deemed to be and prescribed
by regulation to be injurious to:
• Human beings;
• The interests of agriculture,
horticulture, and forestry; or
• Wildlife or the wildlife resources of
the United States.
Implementation and enforcement of
the Act is the responsibility of the
Department of the Interior. The Service,
in concert with our diverse partners,
works to conserve, restore, and maintain
the nation’s fishery resources and
aquatic ecosystems for the benefit of the
American people, to include managing
and controlling four invasive species of
carp—bighead, black, grass, and silver—
native to Asia. Under the authority of
the Act, the Service listed bighead,
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injurious wildlife to protect humans,
native wildlife, and wildlife resources
from the purposeful or accidental
introduction of invasive carp into the
nation’s aquatic ecosystems.
The Service takes part in a broad,
partner-driven approach to strategically
control the movement of invasive carp.
The spread of these invasive species in
the nation’s river systems threatens the
conservation efforts conducted by our
agency, our State partners, and other
stakeholders, to promote self-sustaining
aquatic resources and healthy aquatic
ecosystems. In addition to widespread
and longstanding ecological
consequences, aquatic invasive species
often result in significant economic
losses and cost our nation’s economy
billions of dollars per year.
To effectively carry out our
responsibilities under the Act and
protect the aquatic resources of the
United States, the Service, in
collaboration with the U.S. Geological
Survey, proposes to administer
applications of Carbon Dioxide-Carp by
registered management partners
(applicators) and to collect information
regarding the usage of Carbon DioxideCarp, an Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) registered product #6704–
95, to control invasive carp. Carbon
Dioxide-Carp is approved for use only
by the Service, U.S. Geological Survey,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State
natural resource managers, or persons
under their direct supervision.
The Service will use the information
collected to document the label
requests, maintain inventory, and
document application results of Carbon
Dioxide-Carp as an EPA registered
product. The Service proposes to collect
information from applicators using the
following five forms:
• Form 3–2130: Report on Receipt of
Label—Applicators must apply for a
label to attach to a treatment container
of Carbon Dioxide-Carp prior to being
able to legally apply it as an invasive
carp deterrent or as an under-ice lethal
control for aquatic nuisance species.
This form collects the following
information:
—Applicant’s information, to include
address, date of birth, contact
number(s), email address, and
relevant business information (if
application is on behalf of a business,
corporation, public agency, Tribe, or
institution);
—Date of label receipt;
—Site of application, to include GPS
location, approximate number of
surface acres, and date of application;
—Label number; and
—Name and address of applicator.

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• Form 3–2163: Inventory Form for
Use with Carbon Dioxide-Carp—
Registered applicators must maintain an
accurate inventory of Carbon DioxideCarp for the duration of possession of
the product label. This form collects the
following information:
—Applicant’s information, to include
address, date of birth, contact
number(s), email address, and
relevant business information (if
application is on behalf of a business,
corporation, public agency, Tribe, or
institution);
—Date of application;
—Amount of Carbon Dioxide-Carp
applied (pounds);
—Label number;
—Label return date;
—Any adverse incident; and
—Name of applicator and affiliation.
• Form 3–2164: Worksheet for Field
Application Locations—Applicators
must complete Form 3–2164 for each
application of Carbon Dioxide-Carp
before the actual application. This form
collects the following information:
—Applicant’s information, to include
address, date of birth, contact
number(s), email address, and
relevant business information (if
application is on behalf of a business,
corporation, public agency, Tribe, or
institution);
—Site information, to include the name
and address of the location; applicator
name, address, telephone number,
and email address; and the
applicator’s certification number; and
—Carbon Dioxide-Carp use information,
to include estimated pounds of
Carbon Dioxide-Carp needed,
estimated dates of use, purpose, and
a list of obtained permits.
• Form 3–2191: Results Report
Form—Investigator must submit
application results to the Service to
document efficacy of the treatment and
any possible adverse effects, as this data
is required by the EPA to maintain
product registration. This form collects
the following information:
—Applicant’s information, to include
address, date of birth, contact
number(s), email address, and
relevant business information (if
application is on behalf of a business,
corporation, public agency, Tribe, or
institution);
—Site information (to include GPS
coordinates and city/county/state)
and reporting individual; and
—Application information, to include
total amount of Carbon Dioxide-Carp
used (pounds), application date(s),
adverse incident information (to
include date reported to the U.S.
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and label number, National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System Permit
number, and other required permits
and permit numbers.
• Form 3–2541: 6(a)(2) Adverse
Incident Report—Investigator must
submit application adverse results to the
Service to document any irregularities
in the application circumstances or
adverse effects on non-target organisms.
This form collects the following
information:
—Administrative data, to include
reporting and contact individual (if
different), address and phone number,
incident status, location and date of
incident, when registrant became
aware of incident, and whether
incident was part of a larger study;
—Pesticide data, to include whether
exposure was to concentrate prior to
dilution;
—Incident circumstances, to include
whether there is evidence that label
directions were not followed, whether
applicator is a certified pest control
operator, type of exposure, incident
site, situation, and brief description of
habitat and incident circumstances;
and
—Information involving fish, wildlife,
plants, or other non-target organisms;
species; symptoms or adverse effects;
magnitude of the effects; and any
explanatory or qualifying information
surrounding the incident.
ePermits Initiative
We are exploring the feasibility of
using the Service’s new ‘‘ePermits’’
initiative, an automated permit
application system that will allow the
agency to move towards a streamlined
permitting process to reduce public
burden. The ePermits platform would
automate the five forms associated with
this proposed information collection.
Public burden reduction is a priority for
the Service, the Assistant Secretary for
Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and senior
leadership at the Department of the
Interior. The intent of the ePermits
initiative is to fully automate the
permitting and reporting process to
improve the customer experience and to
reduce time burden on respondents.
This system enhances the user
experience by allowing users to enter
data from any device that has internet
access, including personal computers,
tablets, and smartphones. It will also
link the permit applicant to the Pay.gov
system for payment of any associated
fees.
Title of Collection: Online Program
Management System for Carbon
Dioxide-Carp.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0182.

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Form Numbers: Forms 3–2130, 3–
2163, 3–2164, 3–2191, and 3–2541.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 42.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 42.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 12 minutes to 1
hour, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 10.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $45,000.00. We estimate
that each of the anticipated 10 annual
respondents would pay an EPA
Maintenance fee of $400, a State
registration fee of $252; and an
administrative fee of $848 (totaling
$15,000 ($1,500 × 10 respondents)).
Each respondent will also incur a onetime startup cost of $3,000 (totaling
$30,000 ($3,000 × 10 respondents)).
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.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23LR000F60100; OMB Control Number
1028–0068/Renewal]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Ferrous Metals Surveys
U.S. Geological Survey,
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 to renew an
Information Collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
28, 2024.
SUMMARY:

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