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Background
Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the
taking of a species listed as endangered
or threatened. The ESA defines ‘‘take’’
to mean to harass, harm, pursue, hunt,
shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or
collect, or to attempt to engage in any
such conduct. The FWS may issue
permits, under limited circumstances, to
take listed species incidental to
otherwise lawful activities pursuant to
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA and
implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.22(b) and 17.32(b)).
On November 1, 2024, the FWS and
NMFS received separate ITP
applications from Pierce County, in
accordance with the requirements of the
ESA. Pierce County prepared an HCP in
support of its applications and is
seeking 30-year ITPs for incidental take
of seven covered species. The ITPs, if
issued would authorize take of the
covered species that may occur
incidental to the maintenance and
operations activities associated with
Pierce County-owned flood risk
reduction structures, and conservation
activities described in the HCP, in and
along the Puyallup, White, and
Nisqually Rivers in Pierce County,
Washington (covered activities).
Authorization for take of the three
species not currently listed under the
ESA would be included in the ITP
proposed for issuance by FWS; the take
authorization would go into effect for
one or more of the species if the FWS
lists the species during the permit term.
The HCP addresses potential impacts
that will likely result from the taking of
covered species and describes the steps
the applicant will undertake to avoid,
minimize, and mitigate such impacts.
The HCP also describes alternatives
considered by the applicants,
monitoring protocols, funding
assurances, and procedures to account
for unforeseen or extraordinary
circumstances.
The proposed issuance of the ITPs is
considered a Federal action under
NEPA, and NMFS prepared a draft EA
to analyze the potential impacts on the
human environment in accordance with
the requirements of NEPA, with input
from FWS as a cooperating agency.
Further information regarding the draft
EA is described in the NMFS notice of
availability.

Public Availability of Comments
The HCP and draft EA are available
for public review and comment. Written
comments we receive become part of the
administrative record associated with
this action. 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 request in your comment that
we withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. Moreover, all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
Authority
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and
its implementing regulations (50 CFR
17.22, and 50 CFR 17.32).
Bridget Fahey,
Acting Regional Director, Pacific Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[Docket No. USGS–Core–2025–0003; OMB
Control Number: 1028–0087;
GX25GL00DT7ST00]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; National Geological and
Geophysical Data Preservation
Program (NGGDPP) Grant Opportunity
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

Next Steps
After the public comment period ends
(see DATES), FWS and NMFS will each
evaluate the permit applications,
associated documents, and any
comments received to make their permit
decisions based on the statutory and

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regulatory criteria of the ESA. Each
agency will document its determination
independently in separate ESA section
10 findings documents and ESA section
7 biological opinions. NMFS will also
finalize the EA and determine whether
the proposed action warrants a finding
of no significant impact, or whether an
environmental impact statement should
be prepared pursuant to NEPA.

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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS,

SUMMARY:

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we) is proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
online at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and submitting comments
on Docket No. USGS–Core–2025–0003;
or by U.S. mail to USGS, Information
Collections Clearance Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston,
VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Darcee Killpack by email at dkillpack@
usgs.gov, or by telephone at 303–202–
4115. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing,
or have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) 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 PRA of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), all information collections
require approval under the PRA. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor
is a person required to respond to a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies 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.
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 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 the agency might minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including using appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or

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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. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personally
identifiable information (PII) in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
PII—may be made publicly available at
any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your PII from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Abstract: This notice concerns the
collection of information that is
sufficient and relevant to evaluate and
select proposals for funding under the
NGGDPP. We will accept proposals
from State geological surveys requesting
funds to inventory and assess the
condition of existing collections and
preserve and modernize geological and
geophysical data. Financial assistance
will be awarded annually on a
competitive basis following the
evaluation and ranking of State
proposals by a review panel composed
of representatives from the U.S.
Department of the Interior, State
geological surveys, and academic
institutions.
To submit a proposal, respondents
must complete a project narrative and
submit the application online via
www.grants.gov. Grant recipients must
complete a final technical report at the
end of the project period. Narrative and
report guidance is available at http://
datapreservation.usgs.gov and at
www.grants.gov.
Annual data preservation priorities
are provided in the notice of funding
opportunity as guidance for applicants
to consider when submitting proposals.
Since its inception in 2007, the
NGGDPP has awarded 46 States with
$28.7 million, which, when matched or
exceeded by State funding, amounts to
over $57.4 million invested in the
rescue and preservation efforts.
This notice concerns the collection of
information that is sufficient and
relevant to evaluate and select proposals
for funding. We will protect information
from respondents considered
proprietary under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and
implementing regulations (43 CFR part
2), and under regulations at 30 CFR
250.197, ‘‘Data and information to be
made available to the public or for
limited inspection.’’ Responses are
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nature are asked. We intend to release
the project abstracts and identify States
for awarded/funded projects only.
Title of Collection: National
Geological and Geophysical Data
Preservation Program (NGGDPP).
OMB Control Number: 1028–0087.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: All
State geological surveys may apply for
NGGDPP grants.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 35.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 70 (35 applications, 35 final
technical report submissions).
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Grant application time
estimate is 80 hours; final technical
report completion time estimate is 10
hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,150.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour
Burden Cost: None.
The authority for this action is the
PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Darcee Killpack,
NGGDPP Acting Associate Program
Coordinator.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement
[OMB Control Number 1029–0089; S1D1S
SS08011000 SX064A000 256S180110;
S2D2S SS08011000 SX064A000
25XS501520]

Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Exemption for Coal
Extraction Incidental to the Extraction
of Other Minerals
Office of Surface Mining
Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement (OSMRE) is proposing
to renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
22, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
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by mail to William Frankel, Office of
Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, 1849 C Street NW, Room
4547–MIB, Washington, DC 20240, or by
email to wfrankel@osmre.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1029–
0089 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Frankel by email at wfrankel@
osmre.gov, or by telephone at 202–208–
0121. 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. You may
also view the ICR at http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on December
10, 2024 (89 FR 99276). No comments
were received.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the agency; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the agency enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
agency minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your

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