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DATES: Comments Due Date: July 3, through TTY by calling the toll-free Description of the need for the 2017. Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. information and proposed use: The Copies of available documents information collected through this ADDRESSES: Interested persons are submitted to OMB may be obtained survey will be used to estimate existing invited to submit comments regarding from Ms. Downs. levels of key environmental this proposal. Comments should refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: contaminants in the nation’s housing, the proposal by name and/or OMB This notice informs the public that HUD is including lead levels in paint, dust, soil Control Number and should be sent to: and water, and mold and pesticide HUD Desk Officer, Office of seeking approval from OMB for the information collection described in levels in dust. Two procedures to Management and Budget, New determine mold present in homes will Executive Office Building, Washington, Section A. The Federal Register notice that be compared. For the first time, data DC 20503; fax: 202–395–5806, Email: solicited public comment on the will be collected to estimate OIRA [email protected]. information collection for a period of 60 formaldehyde concentrations in indoor FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inez days was published on December 8, air in a nationally representative sample C. Downs, Reports Management Officer, 2016 at 81 FR 88700. of homes. The survey is particularly QMAC, Department of Housing and important for allowing the tracking of Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW., A. Overview of Information Collection progress in reducing the prevalence of Washington, DC 20410; email Inez C. Title of Information Collection: lead-based paint hazards in U.S. [email protected], or telephone 202–402– American Healthy Homes Survey II. housing. This is a collaboration between 8046. This is not a toll-free number. OMB Approval Number: 2539—New. HUD and EPA. Person with hearing or speech Type of Request: New collection. Frequency of Submission: On impairments may access this number Form Number: None. occasion.

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Total Estimated Burden Hours: 2,441. C. Authority: Section 3507 of the rush-pea (Hoffmannseggia tenella) and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 South ambrosia (Ambrosia B. Solicitation of Public Comment U.S.C. Chapter 35 cheiranthifolia). Both species are listed This notice is soliciting comments as endangered under the Endangered Dated: May 23, 2017. from members of the public and affected Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Inez C. Downs, parties concerning the collection of Slender rush-pea and information described in Section A on Department Reports Management Officer, ambrosia are currently found in remnant Office of the Chief Information Officer. the following: patches of shortgrass prairie within the [FR Doc. 2017–11397 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am] Texas Coastal Bend in Nueces and (1) Whether the proposed collection BILLING CODE 4210–67–P Kleberg Counties, Texas. The draft of information is necessary for the recovery plan includes specific recovery proper performance of the functions of objectives and criteria that, when the agency, including whether the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR achieved, will enable us to remove both information will have practical utility; species from the list of endangered and (2) The accuracy of the agency’s Fish and Wildlife Service threatened plants. We request review estimate of the burden of the proposed [FWS–R2–ES–2017–N004; and comment on this plan from local, collection of information; FXES11130200000C2–112–FF02ENEH00] State, and Federal agencies; tribes; and (3) Ways to enhance the quality, the public. We will also accept any new utility, and clarity of the information to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife information on the status of the slender be collected; and and Plants; Draft Texas Coastal Bend rush-pea and South Texas ambrosia Shortgrass Prairie Multi-Species throughout their ranges to assist in (4) Ways to minimize the burden of Recovery Plan: Including Slender finalizing the recovery plan. the collection of information on those Rush-Pea (Hoffmannseggia tenella) who are to respond: including through and South Texas Ambrosia (Ambrosia DATES: To ensure consideration, we the use of appropriate automated cheiranthifolia) must receive written comments on or collection techniques or other forms of before July 31, 2017. However, we will information technology, e.g., permitting AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, accept information about any species at electronic submission of responses. Interior. any time. ACTION: Notice of availability; request HUD encourages interested parties to ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the for comment. submit comment in response to these draft recovery plan, you may obtain a questions. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and copy by any one of the following Wildlife Service (Service), announce the methods: availability of our draft Texas Coastal Internet: Download the file at Bend Shortgrass Prairie Multi-Species www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ Recovery Plan that includes the slender ElectronicLibrary_Main.cfm.

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U.S. mail: Send a request to U.S. Fish Texas. Both species are geographically and in propagated populations at the and Wildlife Service, 17629 El Camino restricted to open grasslands where they Botanical Gardens, Bexar Real Suite 211, , TX 77058; or occur in Nueces and Kleberg Counties, County, Texas, and the Kika de la Garza Telephone: (281) 286–8282. Texas. Populations of both species grow Plant Materials Center, Kleberg County, If you wish to comment on the draft within the fine, calcareous clays Texas. The species has been introduced recovery plan, you may submit your associated with Pleistocene deltas. at one site at the North American comments in writing by any one of the Primary threats stem from the present or Butterfly Association’s National following methods: threatened destruction, modification, Butterfly Center, Hidalgo County, Texas. • U.S. mail: Project Leader, at the and curtailment of habitat or range. There are eight extant populations of above address; Specifically, habitat loss results from slender rush-pea, all occurring on native • Hand-delivery: Texas Coastal conversion of native prairie to row remnants of shortgrass prairie habitat Ecological Services Office, at the above crops, improved pastures, residential along drainage areas near creeks and address; development, and commercial streams. Victoria-associated soils that • Fax: (281) 488–5882; or development. Ongoing and significant are loam, fine sandy loam, or sand clay • _ Email: amber [email protected]. habitat degradation has resulted in the loam support buffalograss-dominated For additional information about encroachment of nonnative, invasive vegetation (USFWS 2012, p. 5) at the submitting comments, see Request for pasture grasses; some localized known population sites. Extant Public Comments, below. disturbance from management populations of slender rush-pea include FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: techniques (mowing); and minimal those found on unplowed and Amber Miller, Fish and Wildlife damage from herbicide drift incidents undisturbed remnant stands of Biologist, at the above address and onto highway right-of-ways (ROWs). shortgrass prairie, with known sites phone number, or by email at amber_ Drought conditions associated with found within railroad and highway [email protected]. climate change may exacerbate these ROWs, cemeteries, mowed park fields, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: impacts. and erosional areas along creek systems. The extant sites include: Two sites on Background Species History State land (Petronila Creek and U.S. Recovery of endangered or threatened Slender rush-pea Highway 77 ROW); two sites on city or animals and plants to the point where county-owned lands (Bishop City Park The slender rush-pea was federally and Sablatura County Park); and four they are again secure, self-sustaining listed as endangered throughout its members of their ecosystems is a privately owned sites, one at the St. range on November 1, 1985 (50 FR James Cemetery in Bishop, a private primary goal of our endangered species 45614). Critical habitat was not program and the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et residence near Bishop, a formerly leased designated at the time of listing due to habitat on the National Guard training seq.). Recovery means improvement of a potential increase in the vulnerability the status of listed species to the point area known as the King Ranch Training of collection and vandalism pressures. Area, and an introduced site at the at which listing is no longer appropriate With a Recovery Priority Number of 2, under the criteria set out in section North American Butterfly Association— the Service recommended high-priority National Butterfly Center. There are no 4(a)(1) of the Act. The Act requires the activities to evaluate the best development of recovery plans for listed verified occurrences of slender rush-pea management practices at existing sites in Mexico. species, unless such a plan would not and to determine the best methods of promote the conservation of a particular controlling nonnative, invasive plants South Texas ambrosia species. The recovery plan discussed in (i.e., introduced grasses) (USFWS 2010). The South Texas ambrosia was this notice is designed to recover (delist) Slender rush-pea is an herbaceous federally listed as endangered two endangered plants: The slender perennial plant, first collected in 1922 throughout its range on August 24, 1994 rush-pea (Hoffmannseggia tenella) and by L.J. Bottimer, but described as a valid (59 FR 43648). Critical habitat was not the South Texas ambrosia (Ambrosia taxon by F.E. Clements in 1931. Slender designated at the time of listing due to cheiranthifolia). The Service approved a rush-pea has a long, woody taproot, a potential increase in the vulnerability recovery plan for slender rush-pea in capable of forming colonies (Poole 1988, of collection and vandalism pressures. 1988 (Service 1988) but has not p. 2), but often the plant will grow in With a Recovery Priority Number of 8, previously published a recovery plan for clusters. A single plant has spreading the Service recommended high-priority South Texas ambrosia. Therefore, this stems and alternate bipinnately (divided activities to evaluate the best plan will serve as an update for the 1988 into smaller leaflets) compound leaves, management practices at existing sites recovery plan for the slender rush-pea ranging from 5–12 centimeters (cm) (2– and to determine the best methods of and the first recovery plan for the South 4.7 inches (in)) (Poole et al. 2007, p. controlling nonnative, invasive plants Texas ambrosia. This recovery plan uses 266). There are five small, yellow-pink (i.e., introduced grasses) (USFWS 2010). an ecosystem-based approach because to reddish orange petals per flower, South Texas ambrosia is an both species currently inhabit patches of which bloom in the spring and summer herbaceous, rhizomatous perennial that shortgrass prairie and primary threats months from April to November (Poole stands erect at approximately 10 cm (3.9 stem from the present destruction, et al. 2007, p. 266) but may flower as in) to 60 cm (23.6 in) tall. Leaves are modification, and curtailment of habitat late as December (Cobb 2013, pers. opposite below, alternate above, sessile, or range. comm.). Slender rush-pea flowering and oblanceolate (widest at leaf tip and Summary of Habitat fruiting are linked to the bimodal tapering to the base) to oblong- rainfall episodes occurring in South lanceolate, and up to 4 cm long (Poole Texas Coastal Bend Shortgrass Prairie Texas. Effective pollinators of slender et al. 2007, p. 76). Flowers are Ecosystem rush-pea have not been observed in the dioecious, where male and female South Texas ambrosia and slender field or in a greenhouse setting. flowers occur on different plants. rush-pea are both perennial herbaceous Evidence suggests that slender rush-pea Flower heads are raceme-like plant species found in historically fire- can self-fertilize. Abundant fruits and (unbranched, indeterminate type of dependent prairie habitat in South viable seed are produced in the wild inflorescence bearing flowers with

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pedicels (short floral stalks) along its schaffneri), brasil (Condalia hookeri), species’ and their habitats’ conservation, axis) terminal inflorescences (complete granjeno (Celtis llida), and lotebush and by estimating time and costs for flower head of a plant including stems, (Ziziphus obtusifolia) (USFWS 1994, in implementing needed recovery stalks, bracts, and flowers) with USFWS 2010, p. 18). Slender rush-pea measures. A primary objective of this yellowish florets. South Texas ambrosia co-occurs at three sites with South plan is to ensure that there are is distinguished from a similar-looking Texas ambrosia (Poole et al. 2007, pp. shortgrass prairie areas of sufficient size, species, the false ragweed (Parthenium 76–77), but it is not a dominant species. number (20 populations of slender rush- confertum), by its distinctive ashy-blue- South Texas ambrosia is typically pea and 15 populations of South Texas gray color (Maher 2012, pers. comm.). found on unplowed but managed ambrosia), composition, and Even given the distinctive color, South remnant stands of shortgrass prairie, juxtaposition, determined by the most Texas ambrosia can be difficult to locate with known sites found within railroad current biological information known because taller native and introduced and highway ROWs, cemeteries, mowed for the species to support the continued grasses easily obscure this species park fields, and erosional areas along existence of their populations, that are (Turner 1983, p. 4). Flowering occurs in creek systems. The extant South Texas able to persist and thrive in the wild. To late summer or fall depending on ambrosia sites occur on State lands, on achieve the plan’s recovery goals and rainfall, and lasts until lack of water or both the north and southbound ROWs of objectives, this draft recovery plan cold temperature curtails growth. The U.S. Highway 77; Federal land at the identifies the following action: pollination mechanisms of South Texas Naval Air Station Kingsville; two sites • Minimize further loss or ambrosia remain largely unknown, on city or county-owned lands (Bishop fragmentation of native shortgrass although at one site stems produced a City Park and the Nueces County Park prairie habitat within Nueces and terminal inflorescence of staminate in Robstown); two privately owned Kleberg Counties, such that there is (male) heads that released abundant sites, one at the St. James Cemetery in sufficient habitat to support slender wind-dispersed pollen. The species Bishop and a small group of plants on rush-pea and South Texas ambrosia at responds well to propagation and a lot in Kingsville (General Cavazos levels that meet recovery goals. reintroduction efforts. Root cuttings Boulevard); and a formerly leased • Actively manage shortgrass prairie were used as the source for a pilot habitat on the National Guard training conditions at all extant population (or reintroduction and research plot at area known as the King Ranch Training subpopulation) sites of slender rush-pea Nueces County Park. This Area. and South Texas ambrosia to sustain reintroduction project showed that Although all known extant both species at Minimum Viable watering seedlings is essential to populations of South Texas ambrosia Population levels or higher. sustaining plants and that removal and are concentrated in the northern part of • Develop reintroduction sites within maintenance of nonnative grasses is the species’ range, historic records show the geographic range of slender rush-pea important. that the range extended from Nueces and South Texas ambrosia to help More often than not, South Texas County, Texas, south to San Fernando, increase the number of protected ambrosia is seen reproducing Mexico. However, numerous South populations. vegetatively by underground stem Texas ambrosia occurrences are now • Determine the extent and prevent (rhizomatous) regrowth in the upper considered historic and have not been depletion of rush-pea and ambrosia seed portion of the soil. As a result, a single re-located in more than 20 years or lack banks. individual plant may be represented by a confirmation of identification (or a • Promote landowner relations and several-to-hundreds of stems, depending voucher). habitat management throughout the on the age of the plant (Turner 1983, p. Recovery Strategy occupied and historical ranges of 4). Current and ongoing reproductive slender rush-pea and South Texas studies suggest that this might be the The strategy to recover South Texas ambrosia in the United States. case for a population found on the ambrosia and slender rush-pea by • Determine the genetic diversity Naval Air Station Kingsville, Kleberg restoring and maintaining their within and among populations of rush- County, Texas, that had little genetic shortgrass prairie habitat and its unique pea and ambrosia, and prevent its loss. variation among other South Texas native flora includes the long-term • Determine optimal habitat ambrosia samples collected and genetic protection, management, monitoring, requirements for slender rush-pea and markers; this determination implies that and creation of shortgrass prairie South Texas ambrosia. patches of plants on this site are likely habitat. Areas of sufficient size, number, • Determine and implement best part of one larger population, or a composition (i.e., quality of habitat), management practices where possible metapopulation. and juxtaposition will support the and monitor the response of slender There are seven extant, or presumed continued existence of both species in rush-pea and South Texas ambrosia extant, South Texas ambrosia the wild. populations to these practices. populations from north-central Kleberg • Monitor long-term viability of all Recovery Plan Goals County through central Nueces County. populations of slender rush-pea and These populations occupy habitats The objective of an agency recovery South Texas ambrosia. consisting of open prairies, savannas, plan is to provide a framework for the • Increase knowledge of slender rush- and grassland habitats scattered with recovery of a species so that protection pea and South Texas ambrosia mesquite. These populations are known under the Act is no longer necessary. A abundance, distribution, and ecology. to occur on soils derived primarily from recovery plan includes scientific • Acquire long-term conservation the Beaumont clay series, ranging from information about the species and easements where feasible, or heavy clays to lighter textured sandy provides criteria and actions necessary conservation agreements, for occupied loams typical of the Texas Coastal Plain for us to be able to reclassify the species sites of slender rush-pea and South (Turner 1983, p. 6; Poole et al. 2007, pp. to threatened status or remove it from Texas ambrosia within each watershed 76–77). Plant associates are composed of the lists of endangered and threatened from which the species are known. native prairie species and can include wildlife and plants. Recovery plans help The draft recovery plan contains honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), guide our recovery efforts by describing recovery criteria based on maintaining huisache (Acacia), huisachillo (Acacia actions we consider necessary for the and increasing population numbers and

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habitat quality and quantity and Comments and materials we receive 2. Thursday, June 29, 2017; 6:30–8:30 mitigating significant threats to slender will be available, by appointment, for p.m., Davis Senior Center, 646 A Street, rush-pea and South Texas ambrosia. public inspection during normal Davis, California, 95616. The draft recovery plan focuses on business hours at our office (see ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: protecting populations, managing ADDRESSES). Please address written comments to threats, maintaining and creating References Cited Mike Thomas, Chief, Conservation appropriate habitat, monitoring Planning Division; or Eric Tattersall, progress, and building partnerships to A complete list of all references cited Assistant Field Supervisor, by mail/ facilitate recovery. When the recovery of herein is available upon request from hand-delivery at U.S. Fish and Wildlife the slender rush-pea and/or South Texas the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Service, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife ambrosia approaches these criteria, we Branch of Recovery (see FOR FURTHER Office, 2800 Cottage Way, W–2605, will review the species’ status and INFORMATION CONTACT). Sacramento, California 95825; or by consider downlisting on, and, Authority facsimile to (916) 414–6713. You may ultimately, removal from the list of telephone (916) 414–6600 to make an federally endangered and threatened We developed our draft recovery plan appointment during regular business plants. and publish this notice under the hours to drop off comments at the authority of section 4(f) of the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office. Request for Public Comments Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Please send comments related amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Section 4(f) of the Act requires us to specifically to the California provide public notice and an Dated: January 17, 2017. Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) opportunity for public review and Benjamin N. Tuggle, process to Petrea Marchand, Executive comment during recovery plan Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. Director, Yolo Habitat Conservancy, 611 development. It is also our policy to Fish and Wildlife Service. North Street, Woodland, CA 95695. request peer review of recovery plans [FR Doc. 2017–11305 Filed 5–31–17; 8:45 am] (July 1, 1994; 59 FR 34270). In an Reviewing Documents: You may appendix to the approved recovery plan, BILLING CODE 4333–15–P obtain electronic copies of the draft we will summarize and respond to the habitat conservation plan and natural community conservation plan and draft issues raised by the public and peer DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR reviewers. Substantive comments may EIS/EIR from the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office Web site at http:// or may not result in changes to the Fish and Wildlife Service recovery plan; comments regarding www.fws.gov/sacramento or the Yolo recovery plan implementation will be Habitat Conservancy’s Web site at [FWS–R8–ES–2017–N053]; [FF08ESMF00– http://www.yolohabitatconservancy.org. forwarded as appropriate to Federal or FXES11140800000–178] other entities so that they can be taken Copies of these documents are also available for public inspection, by into account during the course of Joint Draft Environmental Impact appointment, during regular business implementing recovery actions. Statement and Environmental Impact hours, at the Sacramento Fish and Responses to individual commenters Report, Joint Draft Habitat Wildlife Office and at the following will not be provided, but we will Conservation Plan and Natural libraries: Mary L. Stephens Davis provide a summary of how we Community Conservation Plan; Yolo Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis, addressed substantive comments in an County, California appendix to the approved recovery plan. California 95616; Arthur F. Turner Community Library, 1212 Merkley We invite written comments on the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Avenue, West Sacramento, California draft recovery plan. In particular, we are Interior. 95691; Woodland Public Library, 250 interested in additional information ACTION: Notice of availability of permit 1st Street, Woodland, California 95695; regarding the current threats to the application; request for comment. Winters Community Library, 708 species, ongoing beneficial management Railroad Avenue, Winters, California efforts, and the costs associated with SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 95694; and the Yolo Branch Library, implementing the recommended Wildlife Service, announce the 37750 Sacramento Street, Yolo, recovery actions. availability of a joint draft California 95697. Before we approve our final recovery environmental impact statement and plan, we will consider all comments we draft environmental impact report (draft FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: receive by the date specified in DATES, EIS/EIR) under the National Mike Thomas, Chief, Conservation above. Methods of submitting comments Environmental Policy Act of 1967, as Planning Division; or Eric Tattersall, are described in ADDRESSES, above. amended. We also announce receipt of Assistant Field Supervisor, at the applications for an incidental take Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office Public Availability of Comments permit under the Endangered Species address above or at (916) 414–6600 Before including your address, phone Act of 1973, as amended, and receipt of (telephone). If you use a number, email address, or other a draft habitat conservation plan and telecommunications device for the deaf, personal identifying information in your natural community conservation plan. please call the Federal Relay Service at comment, you should be aware that DATES: Submitting Comments: To ensure (800) 877–8339. your entire comment—including your consideration, written comments must SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This personal identifying information—may be received by August 30, 2017. notice advises the public that we, the be made publicly available at any time. Public Meetings: Two public meetings U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), While you can ask us in your comment will be held: announce the availability of a draft EIS/ to withhold your personal identifying 1. Tuesday, June 27, 2017; 1:00–3:00 EIR, prepared pursuant to the National information from public review, we p.m., Yolo County Board of Supervisors Environmental Policy Act of 1967, as cannot guarantee that we will be able to Chambers, 625 Court Street, Room 206, amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; do so. Woodland, California, 95695. NEPA), and its implementing

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