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U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The GCP meets the
issuance criteria as required by section
10(a)(2)(B) of the ESA for issuance of a
section 10(a)(1)(B) incidental take
permit (ITP). The Service developed the
GCP to provide a streamlined
mechanism for proponents engaged in
in activities associated with the
installation and operation of vineyards,
crops, and other agricultural
development, to meet statutory and
regulatory requirements while
promoting conservation of the Santa
Barbara County distinct population
segment (DPS) of the California tiger
salamander (Ambystoma californiense).
Permits issued under the GCP would
authorize incidental take of the Santa
Barbara County DPS of the California
tiger salamander for up to 20 years after
the plan becomes effective.
Draft Categorical Exclusion
The Service prepared the draft CatEx
in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to
evaluate the potential effects to the
natural and human environment
resulting from issuing permits under the
GCP.

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Background
The Service listed the Santa Barbara
County DPS of the California tiger
salamander as endangered on
September 21, 2000 (65 FR 57242).
Section 9 of the ESA and its
implementing regulations prohibit the
take of fish or wildlife species listed as
endangered or threatened. ‘‘Take’’ is
defined under the ESA to include the
following activities: ‘‘[T]o harass, harm,
pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap,
capture, or collect, or to attempt to
engage in any such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C.
1532); however, under section
10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA, we may issue
permits to authorize incidental take of
listed species. ‘‘Incidental take’’ is
defined by the ESA as take that is
incidental to, and not the purpose of,
carrying out of an otherwise lawful
activity. Regulations governing
incidental take permits for threatened
and endangered species are in the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
17.32 and 17.22, respectively. Issuance
of an incidental take permit also must
not jeopardize the existence of federally
listed fish, wildlife, or plant species.
The permittees would receive
assurances under our ‘‘No Surprises’’
regulations ((50 CFR 17.22(b)(5) and
17.32(b)(5)) regarding conservation
activities for the Santa Barbara County
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Proposed Action

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

The proposed action is approval of
the GCP and subsequent issuance of
permits. The Service prepared the GCP
to provide a more efficient and
standardized mechanism for proponents
in activities associated with the
installation and operation of vineyards,
crops, and other agricultural
development on non-Federal lands. The
GCP meets the permit issuance criteria
as required by section 10(a)(2)(B) of the
ESA and enables the construct of a
programmatic permitting and
conservation process to address a
defined suite of proposed activities over
a defined planning area. The proposed
GCP would allow private individuals,
local and State agencies, and other nonFederal entities to meet the statutory
and regulatory requirements of the ESA
by applying for permits and complying
with the requirements of the GCP,
including all applicable avoidance,
minimization, and mitigation actions.
The draft CatEx provides the required
NEPA documentation for the proposed
Federal action, which is approval of a
conservation plan and subsequent
issuance of permits pursuant to section
10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA. The CatEx also
provides baseline environmental
information, and a discussion of
impacts to the human and natural
environment that may occur as a result
of implementation of the proposed GCP.

Geological Survey

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 ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
and its implementing regulations (50
CFR 17.22 and 17.32) and NEPA (42
U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its
implementing regulations (40 CFR
1506.6).
Stephen Henry,
Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, Ventura, California.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; State Water Resources
Research Institute Program Annual
Application, National Competitive
Grants, and Reporting
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to U.S. Geological Survey,
Information Collections Officer, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston,
VA 20192; or by email to gs-info_
[email protected]. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1028–0097 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Earl Greene by email
at [email protected] or by telephone at
571–332–4184.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 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.
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 USGS; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the USGS enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
USGS minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
DATES:

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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
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.
Abstract
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Water Resources Research Act (WRRA)
program issues an annual
announcement to solicit applications for
the noncompetitive State Water
Resources Research Program annual
grants authorized by section 104(c) and
for the national competitive grant
program authorized by section 104(g) of
the Water Resources Research Act of
1984 (Pub. L. 98–242), as amended [42
U.S.C. 10303(c)].
Annual grants (104c) may contain
research and information transfer
projects as well as an administration
project describing the institutes overall
administration and objectives. The
research projects are generally selected
in a competitive statewide solicitation,
peer review, and selection process
designed and conducted by each
institute. National competitive grants
(104g) will focus on water problems and
issues of a regional or interstate nature
beyond those of concern only to a single
State and which relate to specific
program priorities identified jointly by
the Secretary (of the Interior) and the
institutes.
The State Water Resources Research
Institutes were established under
Section 104(a) of the Act [42 U.S.C.
10303(a)]. There are 54 Water Resources
Research Institutes, one in each state,
the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Guam. The
Institutes are organized as the National
Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR).
NIWR cooperates with the USGS in
establishing total programmatic
direction, reporting on the activities of
the institutes, coordinating and
facilitating regional research and
information and technology transfer.
Title of Collection: State Water
Resources Research Institute Program
Annual Application, National
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OMB Control Number: 1028–0097.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Universities.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 54.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 54.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 80 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 4,320 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Earl Greene,
Program Coordinator, Water Resources
Research Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Indian Gaming; Extension of TribalState Class III Gaming Compact
(Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the State of
South Dakota)
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice announces the
extension of the Class III gaming
compact between the Rosebud Sioux
Tribe and the State of South Dakota.
DATES: The extension takes effect on
August 5, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Gaming, Office of the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington,
DC 20240, (202) 219–4066.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An
extension to an existing Tribal-State
Class III gaming compact does not
require approval by the Secretary if the
extension does not modify any other
terms of the compact. 25 CFR 293.5. The
Rosebud Sioux Tribe and the State of
South Dakota have reached an
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agreement to extend the expiration date
of their existing Tribal-State Class III
gaming compact to October 21, 2019.
This publication provides notice of the
new expiration date of the compact.
Dated: July 9, 2019.
John Tahsuda,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
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Notice of Inventory Completion:
University of Alabama Museums,
Tuscaloosa, AL
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The University of Alabama
Museums has completed an inventory of
human remains and associated funerary
objects, in consultation with the
appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations, and has
determined that there is no cultural
affiliation between the human remains
and associated funerary objects and
present-day Indian Tribes or Native
Hawaiian organizations. Lineal
descendants or representatives of any
Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian
organization not identified in this notice
that wish to request transfer of control
of these human remains and associated
funerary objects should submit a written
request to the University of Alabama
Museums. If no additional requestors
come forward, transfer of control of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian
Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
organizations stated in this notice may
proceed.
DATES: Lineal descendants or
representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Native Hawaiian organization not
identified in this notice that wish to
request transfer of control of these
human remains and associated funerary
objects should submit a written request
with information in support of the
request to the University of Alabama
Museums at the address in this notice
by September 4, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Dr. William Bomar,
Executive Director, University of
Alabama Museums, 121 Smith Hall,
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, telephone (205)
348–7550, email [email protected].
SUMMARY:

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