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The ‘‘Project Redesign’’ alternative
would involve design of a project that
would reduce or avoid altogether take of
Morro shoulderband snail. This
alternative was not selected, due to the
parcel’s small size and marginal value to
the long-term conservation of the Morro
shoulderband snail of habitat on site. A
reduction or redesign of the project
footprint would not meet the applicants’
needs and would not significantly
reduce the effects of the taking of Morro
shoulderband snail such that there
would be a greater benefit to species
survival and recovery. For these
reasons, the ‘‘Project Redesign’’
alternative has also been rejected.

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Our Preliminary Determination
We have determined that the
applicants’ proposal will have a minor
or negligible effect on the Morro
shoulderband snail and that the HCP
qualifies for processing as a low-effect
plan consistent with our Habitat
Conservation Planning Handbook
(November 1996). Three criteria form
the basis for our determination: (1) The
proposed project as described in the
HCP would result in minor or negligible
effects on federally listed, proposed,
and/or candidate species and their
habitats; (2) implementation of the HCP
would result in minor negligible effects
on other environmental values or
resources; and (3) HCP impacts,
considered together with those of other
past, present, and reasonably
foreseeable future projects, would not
result in cumulatively significant
effects. It is our preliminary
determination that HCP approval and
ITP issuance qualify for categorical
exclusion under the NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.), as provided by the
Department of the Interior
implementing regulations in part 46 of
title 43 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (43 CFR 46.205, 46.210, and
46.215). However, we may revise our
determination based upon review of
public comments received in response
to this notice.

a minor or negligible effect on the Morro
shoulderband snail and that the HCP
qualifies for processing as a low-effect.
We will evaluate comments received
and make a final determination
regarding whether the application meets
the requirements of section 10(a)(1)(B)
of the Act. We will incorporate the
results of our intra-Service consultation,
in combination with the above findings,
in our final analysis to determine
whether to issue the ITP. If all of our
requirements are met, we will issue the
ITP to the applicant. Permit issuance
would not occur less than 30 days after
the date of this notice.
Public Comments
If you wish to comment on the permit
application, HCP, and associated
documents, you may submit comments
by any one of the methods provided in
ADDRESSES.
Public Availability of Comments
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 ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public view, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Authority
We provide this notice under section
10(c) of the Act and the NEPA public
involvement regulations (40 CFR
1500.1(b), 1500.2(d), and 1506.6).
Dated: June 15, 2016.
Stephen P. Henry,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, Ventura, California.
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Next Steps
We will evaluate the permit
application, including the draft HCP
and comments we receive, to determine
whether it meets the requirements of
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Act. We will
also evaluate whether issuance of the
ITP would comply with section 7of the
Act by conducting an intra-Service
consultation pursuant to section 7(a)(2).

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Public Review
We request comments from the public
regarding our preliminary determination
that the applicant’s proposal will have

SUMMARY:

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Renewal of Agency Information
Collection for Energy Resource
Development Program Grants
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has
submitted to the Office of Management

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and Budget (OMB) a request for renewal
of the collection of information for
grants under the Office of Indian Energy
and Economic Development, Energy and
Mineral Development Program,
authorized by OMB Control Number
1076–0174. This information collection
expires June 30, 2016.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 25,
2016.
ADDRESSES: Please submit your
comments to the Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior at the Office
of Management and Budget, by facsimile
to (202) 395–5806 or you may send an
email to: OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov. Also please send a copy of
your comments to Rebecca Naragon,
U.S. Department of the Interior, Office
of Indian Energy and Economic
Development, 1951 Constitution
Avenue NW., MS–16–SIB, Washington,
DC 20245; email: Rebecca.Naragon@
bia.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Naragon, U.S. Department of
the Interior, Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development, 1951
Constitution Avenue NW., MS–16–SIB,
Washington, DC 20245; email:
[email protected]. You may
review the information collection
request online at http://
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the
instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by
OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Energy Policy Act of 2005, 25
U.S.C. 3502(a)(2)(B) authorizes the
Secretary of the Interior to provide
grants to assist Indian Tribes in the
development of energy resources and
further the goal of Indian selfdetermination.
The Office of Indian Energy and
Economic Development (IEED)
administers and manages the energy
resource development grant program
under the Energy and Minerals
Development Program (EMDP).
Congress may appropriate funds to
EMDP on a year-to-year basis. When
funding is available, IEED may solicit
proposals for energy resource
development projects from Indian
Tribes and Tribal energy resource
development organizations for use in
carrying out projects to promote the
integration of energy resources, and to
process, use or develop those energy
resources on Indian land. The projects
may be in the areas of exploration,
assessment, development, feasibility, or
market studies. Indian Tribes that

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would like to apply for an EMDP grant
must submit an application that
includes certain information, and must
assist IEED by providing information in
support of any National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) analyses. Upon
acceptance of an application, a Tribe
must then submit one—to two—page
quarterly progress reports summarizing
events, accomplishments, problems
and/or results in executing the project.
Quarterly reports assist IEED staff with
project monitoring of the EMDP
program and ensure that projects are
making adequate progress in achieving
the project’s objectives.

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II. Request for Comments
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
requests your comments on this
collection concerning: (a) The necessity
of this information collection for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden (hours and cost)
of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Ways we could enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Ways we could
minimize the burden of the collection of
the information on the respondents.
Please note that an agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and an individual
need not respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid
OMB Control Number.
It is our policy to make all comments
available to the public for review at the
location listed in the ADDRESSES section.
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 ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 1076–0174.
Title: Energy and Mineral
Development Program Grants.
Brief Description of Collection: Indian
Tribes that would like to apply for an
EMDP grant must submit an application
that includes certain information. A
complete application must contain a
current, signed Tribal resolution that
provides sufficient information to
authorize the project and comply with
the terms of the grant; a proposal

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describing the planned activities and
deliverable products; and a detailed
budget estimate. The IEED requires this
information to ensure that it provides
funding only to those projects that meet
the goals of the EMDP and purposes for
which Congress provides the
appropriation. Upon acceptance of an
application, a Tribe must then submit
one—to two—page quarterly progress
reports summarizing events,
accomplishments, problems and/or
results in executing the project.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Federally recognized
Indian Tribes with Indian land.
Number of Respondents: 53
applicants per year; 34 project
participants each year.
Frequency of Response: Once per year
for applications; 4 times per year for
progress reports.
Obligation to Respond: Responses are
required to receive or maintain a
benefit.
Estimated Time per Response: 40
hours per application; 1.5 hours per
progress report.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
2,324 hours (2,120 for applications and
204 for progress reports).
Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Collar Cost: $0.
Elizabeth K. Appel,
Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Public Meetings of the Invasive
Species Advisory Committee
Office of the Secretary, Interior.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Pursuant to the provisions of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act,
notice is hereby given of meetings of the
Invasive Species Advisory Committee
(ISAC). Comprised of 26 nonfederal
invasive species experts and
stakeholders from across the nation, the
purpose of the Advisory Committee is to
provide advice to the National Invasive
Species Council, as authorized by
Executive Order 13112, on a broad array
of issues related to preventing the
introduction of invasive species and
providing for their control and
minimizing the economic, ecological,
and human health impacts that invasive
species cause. The Council is co-chaired
by the Secretary of the Interior, the
Secretary of Agriculture, and the
Secretary of Commerce. The duty of the

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Council is to provide national
leadership regarding invasive species
issues.
Purpose of Meeting: To convene the
full ISAC and to provide expert input
and recommendations to NISC federal
agencies and their partners on invasive
species matters of national importance.
While in session, ISAC will: (1)
Consider adoption of the white paper
entitled, Addressing the Needs of
Classical Biocontrol Programs, as
proposed by ISAC’s Subcommittee on
Control and Management; (2) receive
update of progress in Federal agency
implementation of prior
recommendations from ISAC as well as
new Federal initiatives as outlined in
the National Invasive Species Council
Management Plan; and, (3) commence
work on NISC priority initiatives
through subcommittees (task teams)
focused on: (a) Strengthening Federal/
State coordination; (b) strengthening
Federal/Tribal coordination; (c)
identifying risks and opportunities for
the application of gene editing as a
means of eradication or controlling
invasive species; (d) assessing
implications of and needs to regulate
invasive species that impact
infrastructure; and, (e) assessing
implications of and needs to regulate
invasive species that impact wildlife
health. The meeting agenda is available
on the NISC Web site at http://
www.doi.gov/invasivespecies/isac/isacmeetings.cfm. Supplemental reference
materials will be posted on or about
Monday, June 27, 2016.
Meeting of the Invasive Species
Advisory Committee: Tuesday, July 12,
2016: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.;
Wednesday, July 13, 2016: 8:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m.; Thursday, July 14, 2016; 8:00
a.m.–12:00 p.m.

DATES:

Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American
Indian, 4th and Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20560. The
general session will be held in the
Conference Center (4th Floor). NOTE:
All meeting participants and interested
members of the public must register
their attendance online at http://goo.gl/
forms/aCThKkCEqr0rOuaA3. Attendees
must pass through security screening
upon entering the facility.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kelsey Brantley, National Invasive
Species Council Program Specialist and
ISAC Coordinator, Phone: (202) 208–
4122; Fax: (202) 208–4118, email:
[email protected].

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