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71086 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 216 / Friday, November 6, 2020 / Notices Number of Burden hours/ Information collection Number of responses per Total annual minutes per Total burden respondents respondents responses response hours HUD–52755—Sample Contract Admin. Partnership Agree- ment (OMB No. 2577–0229) ............................................ 40 1 40 0 0 HUD–52651—FSS Application ............................................ 800 1 800 1.50 1,200 Subtotal (Application) .................................................... 800 1 800 1.50 1,200 Action Plan ........................................................................... 20 1 20 10 200 HUD–52650—Contract of Participation ............................... 900 10 9,000 .25 2,250 HUD–52652—Escrow Account Credit Worksheet ............... 740 100 74,000 .85 62,900 HUD–1044—Grant Agreement * .......................................... 700 1 700 0 0 Annual Report (Narrative) .................................................... 700 1 700 1 700 HUD–50058—Family Report (OMB No. 2577–0083) ......... 740 100 74,000 0 0 Subtotal (Program Reporting/Recordkeeping) ............. 740 213 ........................ 12.1 66,050 Total ....................................................................... 740 Varies Varies Varies 67,257 * HUD–1044, Award/Amendment is completed by HUD staff, signed by the recipient of the grant, and returned to HUD. This form is a certifi- cation and HUD ascribes no burden to its use. Burden hours for forms showing zero C. Authority districts, and the City of Prineville burden hours in this collection are Section 3507 of the Paperwork (applicants). The applicants are seeking reflected in the OMB approval number Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. incidental take permits (ITPs) covering cited or do not have a reportable Chapter 35. the incidental take of four covered burden. species over a 30-year period. The HCP Colette Pollard, describes the steps the applicants will B. Solicitation of Public Comment Department Reports Management Officer, take to minimize, mitigate, and monitor Office of the Chief Information Officer. the impacts of incidental take of the This notice is soliciting comments [FR Doc. 2020–24640 Filed 11–5–20; 8:45 am] covered species. The FEIS has been from members of the pubic and affected BILLING CODE 4210–67–P prepared, pursuant to NEPA, in parties concerning the collection of response to these applications. information described in Section A on DATES: The Services’ ITP decisions will the following: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR occur no sooner than 30 days after (1) Whether the proposed collection publication of the U.S. Environmental of information is necessary for the Fish and Wildlife Service Protection Agency’s notice of the FEIS proper performance of the functions of in the Federal Register, and will be the agency, including whether the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE documented in each agency’s record of information will have practical utility; decision. National Oceanic and Atmospheric ADDRESSES: You may obtain copies of (2) The accuracy of the agency’s Administration estimate of burden of the proposed the documents by any of the following collection of information; [Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2019–0091; methods: FXES11140100000–212–FF01E00000] • Internet: http://www.regulations.gov (3) Ways to enhance the quality, under Docket No. FWS–R1–ES–2019– utility and clarity of the information to Final Environmental Impact Statement 0091, or at https://www.fws.gov/ be collected; and and Final Deschutes Basin Habitat Oregonfwo/articles.cfm?id=149489716. (4) Ways to minimize the burden of Conservation Plan; Klamath, • Upon Request: You may request the collection of information on those Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Wasco, alternative formats of the documents who are to respond; including through and Sherman Counties, Oregon directly from the Services (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). the use of appropriate automated AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, collection techniques or other forms of Interior, National Marine Fisheries FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: information technology, e.g., permitting Bridget Moran, by telephone at 541– Service, National Oceanic and _ electronic submission of responses. Atmospheric Administration, 383–7146, or by email at bridget Commerce. [email protected]; or Scott Carlon, by (5) Ways to minimize the burden of telephone at 971–322–7436, or by email ACTION: Notice of availability. the collection of information on those at [email protected]. Hearing or who are to respond, including the use SUMMARY: In accordance with the speech impaired individuals may call of automated collection techniques or Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the the Federal Relay Service at 800–877– other forms of information technology National Environmental Policy Act 8339 for TTY assistance. HUD encourages interested parties to (NEPA), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. submit comment in response to these Service and National Marine Fisheries Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the questions. Service (together, the Services), National Marine Fisheries Service announce the availability of a final (NMFS) (jointly, the Services) announce environmental impact statement (FEIS) the availability of a final environmental and habitat conservation plan (HCP) impact statement (FEIS) and final addressing covered activities by the habitat conservation plan (HCP) Deschutes Basin Board of Control addressing covered activities by the (DBBC)’s eight-member irrigation Deschutes Basin Board of Control VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:00 Nov 05, 2020 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\06NON1.SGM 06NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 216 / Friday, November 6, 2020 / Notices 71087 (DBBC) member districts (Arnold, The applicants have proposed a species listed as threatened, as well (16 Central Oregon, Lone Pine, North Unit, conservation program to avoid, U.S.C. 1533(d)). The take prohibition Ochoco, Swalley, Three Sisters, and minimize, and mitigate the impacts of has been extended, in whole or in part, Tumalo Irrigation Districts) and the City taking of the covered species. The HCP to the three covered species that are of Prineville (applicants) in Klamath, addresses the adverse effects of the listed as threatened. However, steelhead Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, Wasco, and covered activities on the covered that occur above Round Butte Dam on Sherman Counties, Oregon. The species by reducing or eliminating those the Deschutes River are designated as a applicants are requesting an incidental effects to the maximum extent nonessential experimental population take permit (ITP) covering the take of practicable, and by mitigating effects under section 10(j) of the ESA. the federally threatened Oregon spotted that cannot be eliminated altogether. In Incidental take is allowed for legally frog (Rana pretiosa) and the threatened general, adverse effects on listed species authorized activities that may affect this bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from can result from direct harm or injury of species. This designation will expire on FWS; and a separate ITP covering take individuals of the species, and through January 15, 2025, at which time take of the federally threatened Middle changes in habitat that interfere with the prohibitions shall be in place. Under Columbia River steelhead trout essential life activities of the species. section 3 of the ESA, the term ‘‘take’’ (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and the non- Both types of effects are addressed in means to ‘‘harass, harm, pursue, hunt, listed sockeye salmon (O. nerka) from the HCP conservation measures. The shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or NMFS. Hereafter, these four species are covered activities affect the covered collect, or attempt to engage in any such collectively referred to as the ‘‘covered species primarily through changes in conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1538). Under species.’’ the hydrology (flow) of occupied waters section 10(a) of the ESA, the Services The ITPs, if issued, would authorize associated with the storage, release, may issue permits to authorize take of the covered species that may diversion, and return of irrigation water. incidental take of listed fish and occur over the 30-year permit term In the course of storing, releasing, wildlife species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ is incidental to the storage, release, diverting, and returning irrigation water, defined by the ESA as take that is diversion, and return of irrigation water the applicants alter the hydrology of the incidental to, and not the purpose of, by the DBBC member districts, and Deschutes River and a number of its carrying out an otherwise lawful groundwater withdrawals, effluent tributaries. In a similar fashion, the activity. Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA discharges, and surface water diversions pumping of groundwater for municipal contains provisions for issuing ITPs to by the City of Prineville (collectively, water supply by the City of Prineville non-Federal entities for the take of the ‘‘covered activities’’). affects the hydrology in one of those endangered and threatened species, The HCP describes the impacts that tributaries, the Crooked River. In most provided the following criteria are met: will likely result from the take of the cases, the hydrologic changes resulting 1. The taking will be incidental; covered species and describes the steps from activities covered by the HCP have 2. The applicant will, to the the applicants will take to minimize and adverse impacts on aquatic habitats for maximum

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