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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 3 / Monday, January 6, 2014 / Notices 661 Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing utility, and clarity of the information to through applications, semi-annual and Urban Development, 451 7th Street be collected and (4) Minimize the reports, and close out reports. The SW., Washington, DC 20410; email burden of collection of information on information that is collected is used to Colette Pollard at Colette.Pollard@ those who are to respond; including the assess performance. Grantees are units hud.gov or telephone 202–402–3400. use of appropriate automated collection of state and local government, This is not a toll-free number. Persons techniques or other forms of technology, nonprofits and Indian tribes. with hearing or speech impairments e.g., permitting electronic submission of Respondents are initially identified by may access this number through TTY by responses. congress and generally fall into two calling the toll-free Federal Relay This Notice also lists the following categories: Economic Development Service at (800) 877–8339. information: Initiative—Special Project (EDI–SP) Copies of available documents A. Overview of Information Collection grantees and Neighborhood Initiative submitted to OMB may be obtained (NI) grantees. The agency has used the from Ms. Pollard. Title of Information Collection: application, semi-annual reports and Congressional Earmark Grants. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This close out reports to track grantee OMB Approval Number: 2506–0179. performance in the implementation of notice informs the public that HUD is Type of Request (i.e. new, revision or approved projects. seeking approval from OMB for the extension of currently approved information collection described in collection): extension of a currently Respondents (i.e. affected public): Section A. approved collection. local and state governments, nonprofits This Notice is soliciting comments Form Number: SF–424; SF–LLL; and Indian tribes. from members of the public and affected SF–1199A; HUD–27054; SF–425; HUD Estimated Number of Respondents: agencies concerning the proposed 27053, HUD–27056. 1400. collection of information to: (1) Evaluate Description of the need for the Estimated Number of Responses: whether the proposed collection is information and proposed use: HUD’s 2800. necessary for the proper performance of Congressional Grants Division and its Frequency of Response: 2. the functions of the agency, including Environmental Officers in the field use whether the information will have this information to make funds available Average Hours per Response: .5. practical utility; (2) Evaluate the to entities directed to receive funds Total Estimated Burdens: 1400. accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the appropriated by Congress. This Note: Preparer of this notice may substitute burden of proposed collection of information is used to collect, receive, the chart for everything beginning with information; (3) Enhance the quality, review and monitor program activities estimated number of respondents above: Number of Frequency of Responses Burden hour Annual burden Hourly cost Information collection respondents response per annum per response hours per response Annual cost 1400 2 2800 .5 1400 33.50 $46,900 Total ............................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ B. Solicitation of Public Comment Dated: December 27, 2013. September 16, 2010, Stipulated This notice is soliciting comments Mark Johnston, Settlement Agreement between from members of the public and affected Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs WildEarth Guardians and the Secretary parties concerning the collection of Program. of the Interior. This species historically information described in Section A on [FR Doc. 2013–31573 Filed 1–3–14; 8:45 am] occurred in southern Texas in the the following: BILLING CODE 4210–67–P United States, and is currently known to (1) Whether the proposed collection occur in eastern Mexico as far south as of information is necessary for the Veracruz. proper performance of the functions of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR ADDRESSES: If you wish to review the the agency, including whether the final recovery plan, you may obtain a information will have practical utility; Fish and Wildlife Service copy by any one of the following (2) The accuracy of the agency’s methods: [FWS–R2–ES–2013–N275; • estimate of the burden of the proposed FXES11130200000C2–112–FF02ENEH00] Internet: http://www.fws.gov/ collection of information; endangered/species/recovery- (3) Ways to enhance the quality, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife plans.html; utility, and clarity of the information to and Plants; Final Recovery Plan for the • U.S. mail: South Texas Refuges be collected; and Gulf Coast Jaguarundi Complex Headquarters, Attn: Mitch Sternberg, 3325 Green Jay Road, Alamo, (4) Ways to minimize the burden of AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, TX 78516; the collection of information on those Interior. who are to respond; including through • Telephone: (956) 784–7500; ACTION: Notice of availability; request the use of appropriate automated • Fax: (956) 787–8338; or for comment. collection techniques or other forms of • Email: [email protected]. information technology, e.g., permitting SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: electronic submission of responses. Wildlife Service, announce the Mitch Sternberg, at the above address, HUD encourages interested parties to availability of our final recovery plan for phone number, or email. submit comment in response to these the Gulf Coast jaguarundi under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We questions. Endangered Species Act of 1973, as announce the availability of our final Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork amended (Act). We have developed this recovery plan for the Gulf Coast Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. final recovery plan to comply with a jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:08 Jan 03, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06JAN1.SGM 06JAN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 662 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 3 / Monday, January 6, 2014 / Notices cacomitli). The recovery plan was The Sinaloan jaguarundi (Puma • Assure the long-term viability of prepared by biologists from the United yagouaroundi tolteca) was originally jaguarundi conservation through States, with input from experts in listed under the Act at the same time as partnerships, the development and Mexico. We made the draft recovery the Gulf Coast subspecies. Because all of application of incentives for plan available via a Federal Register the current information indicates that landowners, application of existing notice published on December 26, 2012 the tolteca subspecies occurs entirely regulations, and public education and (77 FR 76066); this notice opened a outside the United States and has never outreach. comment period that ran through been confirmed within the United • Practice adaptive management, in February 22, 2013, and requested States, the Sinaloan jaguarundi was which recovery is monitored and comments from local, State, and Federal exempted from recovery planning on recovery tasks are revised by the FWS agencies; and the public. We considered June 7, 2011. as new information becomes available. information we received from these The Gulf Coast jaguarundi is found in The draft revised recovery plan entities, as well as that obtained from the Tamaulipan Biotic Province of contains recovery criteria based on two independent peer reviewers, in northeast Mexico and south Texas. maintaining and increasing population finalizing this revised recovery plan. Within Mexico it occurs in the eastern numbers and habitat quality and Background lowlands and has not been recorded in quantity. The revised recovery plan the Central Highlands. In southern focuses on protecting populations, Recovery of endangered or threatened Texas, jaguarundis used dense thorny managing threats, maintaining habitat, animals and plants to the point where shrublands. Jaguarundis will use monitoring progress, and building they are again secure, self-sustaining bunchgrass pastures if dense brush or partnerships to facilitate recovery. members of their ecosystems is a woody cover is nearby. As the subspecies meets recovery primary goal of our endangered species The primary known threats to the criteria, we will review the subspecies’ program and the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et Gulf Coast jaguarundi are habitat status and consider removal from the seq.). Recovery means improvement of destruction, degradation, and List. the status of listed species to the point fragmentation associated with at which listing is no longer appropriate Authority agriculture and urbanization, and, to under the criteria set out in section some extent, border security activities. We developed our final recovery plan 4(a)(1) of the Act. The Act requires the Mortality from collisions with vehicles under the authority of section 4(f) of the development of recovery plans for listed is also a threat. Act, 16 U.S.C. 1533(f). We publish this species, unless such a plan would not notice under section 4(f) Endangered promote the conservation of a particular Recovery Plan Goals Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 species. The objective of an agency recovery U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). Species’ History plan is to provide a framework for the Dated: December 20, 2013.