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Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 16/Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2016 / Notices 4333 profit. The information taken in this draft recovery plan from local, State, Horkelia clevelandii (Cleveland’s collection is necessary for ICE to grant and Federal agencies, and the public. horkelia) is Laguna Mountains skipper’s access to eBonds and to notify the DATES: We must receive any comments primary host plant. public of the duties and responsibilities on the draft recovery plan on or before The primary threats to survival of the associated with accessing eBonds. The March 28, 2016. Laguna Mountains skipper are habitat I–352SA and the I–352RA are the two ADDRESSES: You may obtain a copy of modification through poor management instruments used to collect the the draft recovery plan from our Web of cattle grazing and succession, climate information associated with this site at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ change, incidental ingestion by cattle, collection. The I–352SA is to be species/recovery-plans.html. and small isolated populations completed by a Surety that currently Alternatively, you may contact the susceptible to events such as drought holds a Certificate of Authority to act as Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S. and fire. a Surety on Federal bonds and details Fish and Wildlife Service, 2177 Salk Recovery Plan Goals the requirements for accessing eBonds Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA 92008 as well as the documentation, in (telephone 760–431–9440). If you wish The purpose of a recovery plan is to addition to the I–352SA and I–352RA, to comment on the draft recovery plan, provide a framework for the recovery of which the Surety must submit prior to you may submit your comments in species so that protection under the Act being granted access to eBonds. The I– writing by any one of the following is no longer necessary. A recovery plan 352RA provides notification that methods: includes scientific information about eBonds is a Federal government • U.S. mail: Field Supervisor, at the the species and provides criteria that computer system and as such users above address; enable us to gauge whether downlisting must abide by certain conduct • Hand-delivery: Carlsbad Fish and or delisting the species is warranted. guidelines to access eBonds and the Wildlife Office, at the above address; or Furthermore, recovery plans help guide consequences if such guidelines are not • Email: [email protected]. our recovery efforts by describing followed. For additional information about actions we consider necessary for each (5) An estimate of the total number of submitting comments, see the ‘‘Request species’ conservation and by estimating respondents and the amount of time for Public Comments’’ section below. time and costs for implementing needed estimated for an average respondent to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: recovery measures. respond: 100 responses at 30 minutes Mendel Stewart, Field Supervisor, at the The ultimate goal of this recovery (.50 hours) per response. above street address or telephone plan is to recover the Laguna Mountains (6) An estimate of the total public number (see ADDRESSES). skipper so that it can be delisted. The burden (in hours) associated with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: interim goal is to recover the species to collection: 50 annual burden hours. the point that it can be downlisted from Dated: January 21, 2016. Background endangered to threatened status. To Scott Elmore, Recovery of endangered or threatened meet the recovery goal, the following objectives have been identified: Program Manager, Forms Management Office, animals and plants to the point where Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. they are again secure, self-sustaining 1. Validate the population ecology Immigration and Customs Enforcement, members of their ecosystems is a model to advance our ability to Department of Homeland Security. primary goal of our endangered species understand and monitor the status of [FR Doc. 2016–01425 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am] program and the Endangered Species Laguna Mountains skipper and inform BILLING CODE 9111–28–P Act of 1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. management practices; 1531 et seq.). Recovery means 2. Increase abundance and ensure improvement of the status of listed long-term persistence of Laguna DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR species to the point at which listing is Mountains skipper through reduction no longer appropriate under the criteria and management of threats to the Fish and Wildlife Service specified in section 4(a)(1) of the Act. subspecies and its habitat throughout its The Act requires the development of current range; and [FWS–R8–ES–2015–N147; FXES11130000– recovery plans for listed species, unless 3. Ensure population redundancy of 156–FF08E00000] such a plan would not promote the Laguna Mountains skipper through Endangered and Threatened Wildlife conservation of a particular species. documentation and reestablishment and Plants; Draft Recovery Plan for the The Laguna Mountains skipper is a (where needed) of multiple resilient and Laguna Mountains Skipper small butterfly that inhabits large wet genetically representative populations mountain meadows and associated within its historical range. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, forest openings at elevations above As the Laguna Mountains skipper Interior. 3,900 feet (ft) (1,189 meters (m)). We meets recovery criteria, we will review ACTION: Notice of document availability. listed the Laguna Mountains skipper its status and consider it for downlisting (Pyrgus ruralis lagunae) as endangered or removal from the Federal List of SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and throughout its entire range in 1997 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. Wildlife Service, announce the (January 16, 1997; 62 FR 2313). At the Request for Public Comments availability of the Draft Recovery Plan time of listing, the subspecies occurred for Laguna Mountains skipper, a small in the Laguna Mountains and on We request written comments on the butterfly, for public review and Palomar Mountain in San Diego County, draft recovery plan described in this comment. The draft recovery plan California, but it is currently restricted notice. All comments received by the includes recovery objectives and to Palomar Mountain, where there are date specified in the DATES section will criteria, and specific actions necessary four extant occurrences. Adult be considered in development of a final to achieve recovery and removal of the occupancy is also associated with recovery plan for Laguna Mountains species from the Federal List of surface water such as streams and wet skipper. You may submit written Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. seeps, and population growth appears comments and information by mail or in We request review and comment on this positively correlated with rainfall levels. person to the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:57 Jan 25, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 4334 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 16 / Tuesday, January 26, 2016 / Notices Office at the address in the ADDRESSES of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Description of Respondents: section. Attention: Desk Officer for the Individuals and Households. Department of the Interior, via email: Estimated Total Number of Annual Public Availability of Comments ([email protected]); or Responses: 250. Before including your address, phone by fax (202) 395–5806; and identify your Estimated Time per Response: We number, email address, or other submission with ‘OMB Control Number estimate that it will take approximately personal identifying information in your 1028–NEW ‘Alaska Beak Deformity 5 minutes to read the instructions and comment, you should be aware that Observations’. Please also forward a 10 minutes to complete the response your entire comment—including your copy of your comments and suggestions form. personal identifying information—may on this information collection to the Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 63 be made publicly available at any time. Information Collection Clearance hours. While you can ask us in your comment Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Estimated Reporting and to withhold your personal identifying Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ information from public review, we VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7195 (fax); Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ cannot guarantee that we will be able to or [email protected] (email). burdens associated with this collection do so. Please reference ‘OMB Information of information. Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA Authority Collection 1028–NEW: ‘Alaska Beak Deformity Observations’ in all (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an We developed our recovery plan correspondence. agency may not conduct or sponsor and under the authority of section 4(f) of the you are not required to respond to a Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). We publish this FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: collection of information unless it notice under section 4(f) of the Colleen Handel, Alaska Science Center, displays a currently valid OMB control Endangered Species Act of 1973, as U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University number. Until the OMB approves a amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508 (mail); collection of information, you are not 907–786–7181 (phone); or cmhandel@ obliged to respond. Dated: January 14, 2016. usgs.gov (email). You may also find Comments: On August 14, 2015, we Alexandra Pitts, information about this ICR at published a Federal Register notice (80 Acting Regional Director, Pacific Southwest www.reginfo.gov. FR 48909) announcing that we would Region, Sacramento, California. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submit this ICR to OMB for approval [FR Doc. 2016–01131 Filed 1–25–16; 8:45 am] and soliciting comments. The comment BILLING CODE 4310–55–P I. Abstract period closed on October 13, 2015. We As part of the USGS Ecosystems received no comments. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR mission to assess the status and trends III.
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