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(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
Dated: May 10, 2018.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and
Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2018–11306 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
[Docket No. FR–7006–N–08]

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Public Housing Flat Rent
Exception Request Market Analysis
Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian
Housing, HUD.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from
the Office of Management and Budget

Information collection

Number of
respondents

DATES:

Comments Due Date: July 24,

2018.
Interested persons are
invited to submit comments regarding
this proposal. Comments should refer to
the proposal by name and/or OMB
Control Number and should be sent to:
Colette Pollard, Reports Management
Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing
and Urban Development, 451 7th Street
SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC
20410–5000; telephone 202–402–3400
(this is not a toll-free number) or email
at [email protected] for a copy of
the proposed forms or other available
information. Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arlette Mussington, Office of Policy,
Programs and Legislative Initiatives,
PIH, Department of Housing and Urban
Development, 451 7th Street SW,
(L’Enfant Plaza, Room 2206),
Washington, DC 20410; telephone 202–
402–4109, (this is not a toll-free
number). Persons with hearing or
speech impairments may access this
number via TTY by calling the Federal
Information Relay Service at (800) 877–
8339. Copies of available documents
ADDRESSES:

Frequency of
response

Responses
per annum

Burden hour
per response

submitted to OMB may be obtained
from Ms. Mussington.
This
notice informs the public that HUD is
seeking approval from OMB for the
information collection described in
Section A.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Overview of Information Collection
Title of Information Collection: Public
Housing Flat Rent Exception Request
Market Analysis.
OMB Approval Number: Pending
OMB approval.
Type of Request: New Collection.
Form Number: Under development.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use: The form
will streamline the process and reduce
burden on PHAs when submitting a
market analysis as part of a flat rent
exception request in accordance with
Notice PIH 2015–13(HA), which
implements Section 238 of Title II of
Public Law 113–235, the Department of
Housing and Urban Development
Appropriations Act of 2015. Notice PIH
2015–13(HA) allows PHAs to request
flat rents that are based on the local
rental market conditions, when the PHA
can demonstrate through a market
analysis that the FMRs are not reflective
of the local market. The current
submission process does not stipulate a
template for PHA submissions, therefore
PHAs spend widely varying amounts of
time and effort compiling information
which may or may not facilitate HUD’s
review of their request.
Respondents: Public Housing
Authorities (PHAs)
Annual burden
hours

Hourly cost
per response

Annual cost

..................................

95

1

1

8

760

$17.11

$13,003.60

Total ......................

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B. Solicitation of Public Comment

Explanation of burden hour and cost
calculation:
• Number of respondents = 95
• Frequency of response/responses per
annum = 1⁄1 (PHAs make one
submission per fiscal year)

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(OMB) for the information collection
described below. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is
requesting comment from all interested
parties on the proposed collection of
information. The purpose of this notice
is to allow for 60 days of public
comment.

• Burden hours per response =
estimated time to complete a market
analysis
• Annual burden hours = 95 * 1 *1 *8
• Hourly cost per response = the
average hourly pay rate earned by a
housing specialist in a PHA
responsible for collecting market data

This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed 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 the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;

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(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

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Date: May 15, 2018.
Merrie Nichols-Dixon,
Director, Office of Policy, Programs and
Legislative Initiatives.
[FR Doc. 2018–11305 Filed 5–24–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–2017–0044;
FF06E11000–167–FXES11120600000]

Montana Department of Natural
Resources Final Amended Habitat
Conservation Plan and Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
availability of the final supplemental
environmental impact statement (SEIS)
and final Montana Department of
Natural Resources Amended Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP) for forest
management in Montana. The Montana
Department of Natural Resources and
Conservation (DNRC) applied to the
Service for an amended incidental take
permit (permit) under the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA).
DNRC is requesting authorization of
additional incidental take of three
federally listed and one unlisted species
on 81,416 acres to be added to its HCPcovered lands. DNRC also amended the
HCP to incorporate the terms of a
settlement agreement from a 2013
lawsuit on the original permit. The final
SEIS considers the environmental
effects of amending the HCP and permit
and addresses public comments
received on the 2017 draft EIS.
DATES: The documents will be available
for inspection through June 25, 2018.
We will not decide whether to issue an
amended permit before the 30-day
review period ends. We will document
our decision in a record of decision
(ROD).

Reviewing Documents: You
may review the final SEIS and final
amended HCP in any of the following
ways:
• Internet: Go to www.regulations.gov
and search for Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–
2017–0044.
• In-person Review or Pick-up:
Documents will also be available for
public inspection by appointment
during normal business hours at the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 780

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Creston Hatchery Road, Kalispell, MT
59901 (telephone, 406–758–6882); U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, 585 Shepard
Way, Suite 1, Helena, MT 59601
(telephone, 406–449–5225); and
Montana DNRC Forest Management
Bureau, 2705 Spurgin Rd, Missoula, MT
59804 (telephone, 406–542–4328).
• Information regarding the final
documents is available in alternative
formats upon request (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben
Conard, Assistant Field Supervisor,
Kalispell Field Office, via email at Ben_
[email protected] or via telephone at
406–758–6882; or Gary Frank, Deputy
Chief, Forest Management Bureau,
Montana DNRC, via email at gfrank@
mt.gov, or via telephone at 406–542
–4328. Information on this proposed
action is also available at the DNRC’s
website at http://dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/
trust/forest-management/hcp. If you use
a telecommunications device for the
deaf, hard-of-hearing, or speech
disabled, please call the Federal Relay
Service at 800–877–8337.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this
notice, we are advising the public that
we are providing the final SEIS and
amended HCP for public review. We
jointly prepared the final SEIS for our
compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
DNRC’s compliance with the Montana
Environmental Policy Act.
Background
Section 9 of the ESA prohibits take of
fish and wildlife species listed as
endangered (16 U.S.C. 1538). Under
section 3 of the ESA, the term ‘‘take’’
means to ‘‘harass, harm, pursue, hunt,
shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or
collect, or attempt to engage in any such
conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1532(19)). The term
‘‘harm’’ is defined in title 50 of the Code
of Federal Regulations as ‘‘an act which
actually kills or injures wildlife. Such
acts may include significant habitat
modification or degradation where it
actually kills or injures wildlife by
significantly impairing essential
behavioral patterns, including breeding,
feeding, or sheltering’’ (50 CFR 17.3).
The term ‘‘harass’’ is defined in the
regulations as ‘‘an intentional or
negligent act or omission which creates
the likelihood of injury to wildlife by
annoying it to such an extent as to
significantly disrupt normal behavioral
patterns which include, but are not
limited to, breeding, feeding, or
sheltering’’ (50 CFR 17.3).
Under section 10(a) of the ESA, the
Service may issue permits to authorize
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wildlife species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ is
defined by the ESA as take that is
incidental to, and not the purpose of,
carrying out an otherwise lawful
activity. Section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA
contains provisions for issuing
incidental take permits to non-Federal
entities for the incidental take of
endangered and threatened species.
Regulations governing activities
involving endangered species are at 50
CFR part 17, subpart C, and regulations
governing activities involving
threatened species are at 50 CFR part 17,
subpart D.
NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) requires
that Federal agencies conduct an
environmental analysis of their
proposed actions to determine whether
the actions may significantly affect the
human environment. Under NEPA and
its implementing regulations (40 CFR
1500 et seq.), Federal agencies must also
compare effects of a reasonable range of
alternatives to the proposed action. In
these analyses, the Federal agency will
identify potentially significant direct,
indirect, and cumulative effects, as well
as possible mitigation for any significant
effects, on biological resources, land
use, air quality, water resources,
socioeconomics, environmental justice,
cultural resources, and other
environmental resources that could
occur with the implementation of the
proposed action and alternatives.
The Applicant’s Project
In 2011, we issued a permit to DNRC
for take of the grizzly bear, Canada lynx,
bull trout, westslope cutthroat trout, and
Columbia redband trout incidental to
forest management activities covered in
their HCP (75 FR 57059). The grizzly
bear, Canada lynx, and bull trout are
listed as threatened under the ESA,
while the westslope and Columbia
redband trout are not listed species. The
original permit covered approximately
548,500 acres of forested State trust
lands in western Montana. The HCP
addressed the process and contingencies
for DNRC to transfer, exchange, or add
lands for their forest management
activities in the future. Thus, the
Service had considered in the 2011 final
EIS the potential effects of amending the
HCP and permit to cover such actions,
but was not able to analyze effects from
adding specific lands that had not yet
been identified. The final SEIS analyzes
potential effects to the human and
natural environment from the preferred
alternative to amend the permit to cover
take from DNRC’s forest management
activities on an additional 81,416 acres.
The permit’s take authorization would
increase for the grizzly bear, Canada
lynx, bull trout, and westslope cutthroat

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