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Price, 2017–2018 annual prices in
dollars per 1,000 cubic feet at the state
level. Due to EIA data quality standards
several states were missing data for one
or two months in 2018; in these cases,
data for these missing months were
estimated using data from the
surrounding months in 2018 and the
relationship between that same month
and the surrounding months in 2017.
http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_pri_
sum_a_EPG0_PRS_DMcf_a.htm.
• Water and Sewer: May 2018 to May
2019 Consumer Price Index, All Urban
Consumers, Water and Sewer and Trash
Collection Services (Series ID
CUUR0000SEHG) at the national level.
The sum of the nine cost component
percentage weights equals 100 percent
of operating costs for purposes of OCAF
calculations. To calculate the OCAFs,
state-level cost component weights
developed from AFS data are multiplied
by the selected inflation factors. For
instance, if wages in Virginia comprised
50 percent of total operating cost
expenses and increased by 4 percent
from 2018 to 2019 the wage increase
component of the Virginia OCAF for
2020 would be 2.0 percent (50% * 4%).
This 2.0 percent would then be added
to the increases for the other eight
expense categories to calculate the 2020
OCAF for Virginia. For states where the
calculated OCAF is less than zero, the
OCAF is floored at zero. The OCAFs for
2020 are included as an Appendix to
this Notice.
II. MAHRA OCAF Procedures
Sections 514 and 515 of MAHRA, as
amended, created the Mark-to-Market
program to reduce the cost of federal
housing assistance, to enhance HUD’s
administration of such assistance, and
to ensure the continued affordability of
units in certain multifamily housing
projects. Section 524 of MAHRA
authorizes renewal of Section 8 projectbased assistance contracts for projects
without restructuring plans under the
Mark-to-Market program, including
projects that are not eligible for a
restructuring plan and those for which
the owner does not request such a plan.
Renewals must be at rents not exceeding
comparable market rents except for
certain projects. As an example, for
Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation
projects, other than single room
occupancy projects (SROs) under the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 11301 et seq.), that are
eligible for renewal under section
524(b)(3) of MAHRA, the renewal rents
are required to be set at the lesser of: (1)
The existing rents under the expiring
contract, as adjusted by the OCAF; (2)
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allowed for tenant-purchased utilities);
or (3) comparable market rents for the
market area.

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State

III. Findings and Certifications
Environmental Impact
This notice sets forth rate
determinations and related external
administrative requirements and
procedures that do not constitute a
development decision affecting the
physical condition of specific project
areas or building sites. Accordingly,
under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(6), this notice is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321).
Paperwork Reduction Act
This notice does not impact the
information collection requirements
already submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act, an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless the
collection displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number
The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number for this program is
14.195.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

APPENDIX

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2.8 and Approval; Electronic Federal Duck
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Alabama ................................
Alaska ...................................
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New York ..............................
North Carolina ......................
North Dakota ........................
Ohio ......................................
Oklahoma .............................
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Puerto Rico ...........................
Rhode Island ........................
South Carolina ......................
South Dakota ........................
Tennessee ............................
Texas ....................................
Utah ......................................
Vermont ................................
Virgin Islands ........................
Virginia ..................................
Washington ...........................
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Wisconsin .............................
Wyoming ...............................
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Dated: November 18, 2019.
John Garvin,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
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Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 23, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Office of Management and
SUMMARY:

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Budget’s Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior by email at
[email protected]; or via
facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please
provide a copy of your comments to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@
fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1018–0135 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
[email protected], or by telephone at (703)
358–2503. 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, 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.
On March 15, 2019, we published a
Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on this collection of
information for 60 days, ending on May
14, 2019 (84 FR 9547). We did not
receive any substantive or relevant
comments in response to that Federal
Register notice.
We are again 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
Service; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Service enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Service 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. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifying
information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
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identifying information—may be
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: On March 16, 1934,
Congress passed, and President Franklin
D. Roosevelt signed, the Migratory Bird
Hunting Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718a et
seq.). Popularly known as the Duck
Stamp Act, it requires all migratory
waterfowl hunters 16 years of age or
older to buy a Federal migratory bird
hunting and conservation stamp
(Federal Duck Stamp) annually. The
stamps are a vital tool for wetland
conservation. Ninety-eight cents out of
every dollar generated by the sale of
Federal Duck Stamps goes directly to
purchase or lease wetland habitat for
protection in the National Wildlife
Refuge System. The Federal Duck Stamp
program is one of the most successful
conservation programs ever initiated
and is a highly effective way to conserve
America’s natural resources. Besides
serving as a hunting license and a
conservation tool, a current year’s
Federal Duck Stamp also serves as an
entrance pass for national wildlife
refuges where admission is charged.
Duck Stamps and products that bear
stamp images are also popular
collector’s items.
The Electronic Duck Stamp Act of
2005 (Pub. L. 109–266) required the
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 3year pilot program, under which States
could issue electronic Federal Duck
Stamps. This pilot program is now
permanent with the passage of the
Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act
of 2013 (Pub. L. 113–239). Anyone,
regardless of State residence, is able to
purchase an electronic Duck Stamp
through any State that participates in
the program. The electronic stamp is
valid from the date of purchase through
up to 45 days after the date of purchase,
and thus is available for immediate use
by the purchaser while he or she waits
to receive the actual physical stamp in
the mail. After 45 days, the purchaser
must carry the signed physical Federal
Duck Stamp while hunting or to gain
fee-free access to national wildlife
refuges.
Eight States participated in the pilot.
At the end of the pilot, we provided a
report to Congress outlining the
successes of the program. The program
improved public participation by
increasing the ability of the public to
obtain required Federal Duck Stamps.
Under our authorities in 16 U.S.C. 718
et seq., we continued the Electronic
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that participated in the pilot. Currently,
the expanded program includes 25
States. Several additional States have
indicated interest in participating, and
we have had requests to continue to
expand the program by inviting the
remaining eligible State fish and
wildlife agencies to apply to participate.
Interested States must submit an
application (FWS Form 3–2341). We
will use the information provided in the
application to determine a State’s
eligibility to participate in the program.
Information includes, but is not limited
to:
• Information verifying the current
systems the State uses to sell hunting,
fishing, and other associated licenses
and products.
• Applicable State laws, regulations,
or policies that authorize the use of
electronic systems to issue licenses.
• Examples and explanations of the
codes the State proposes to use to create
and endorse the unique identifier for the
individual to whom each stamp is
issued.
• Mockup copy of the printed version
of the State’s proposed electronic stamp,
including a description of the format
and identifying features of the licensee
to be specified on the stamp.
• Description of any fee the State will
charge for issuance of an electronic
stamp.
• Description of the process the State
will use to account for and transfer the
amounts collected by the State that are
required to be transferred under the
program.
• Manner in which the State will
transmit electronic stamp customer
data.
Each State approved to participate in
the program must provide the following
information, on a weekly basis, to the
Service-approved stamp distribution
company, to enable that company to
issue the actual stamp within the
required 45-day period:
• Full name (first, middle, last, and
any prefixes/suffixes), and complete
mailing address of each individual who
purchases an electronic stamp from the
State.
• Date of e-stamp purchase.
Title of Collection: Electronic Federal
Duck Stamp Program.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0135.
Form Number: FWS Form 3–2341.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State
fish and wildlife agencies.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 6 respondents for
applications and 33 respondents for
fulfillment reports.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
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and 33 respondents for fulfillment
reports.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 40 hours for applications and
1 hour for fulfillment reports.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 240 hours for
applications and 1,353 hours for
fulfillment reports, totaling 1,593 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: One time for
applications, and an average of once
every 9 days per respondent for
fulfillment reports.
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.).
Dated: November 19, 2019.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[AAK6006201 210A2100DD
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Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for Osage County Oil and Gas, Osage
County, Oklahoma
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

This notice advises the public
that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),
as the lead Federal agency, and the
Osage Nation, Osage Minerals Council,
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), and
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), as cooperating agencies, have
prepared a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement. The Osage County Oil and
Gas Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) analyzes the potential
impacts that future oil and gas
development will have on the surface
estate and subsurface mineral estate in
Osage County, Oklahoma. This notice
announces that the DEIS is available for
public review and that the BIA will hold
a public meeting to receive comments.
DATES: A public meeting will be held at
location and time to be announced.
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made in local news media at least 15
days prior to the meeting. In order for
written comments on the DEIS to be
considered, the BIA must receive them
within 45 days following the date the
EPA publishes its Notice of Availability
in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Information regarding the
public comment period and public
meeting will be posted on the project
website: https://www.bia.gov/regionaloffices/eastern-oklahoma/osage-agency/
osage-oil-and-gas-eis. Comments on the
DEIS may be submitted by any of the
following methods:
D Email: osagecountyoilandgaseis@
bia.gov
D Fax: (918) 287–5700
D Mail or hand delivery: Osage County
Oil and Gas EIS, BIA Osage Agency,
Attn: Superintendent, P.O. Box 1539,
Pawhuska, OK 74056
The DEIS may be examined at the BIA
Osage Agency, 813 Grandview Avenue,
Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The DEIS is also
available for review online at the project
website listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mosby Halterman, Supervisory
Environmental Specialist, telephone:
918–781–4660; email:
[email protected]; address: BIA
Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office, PO
Box 8002, Muskogee, OK 74402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Osage
Allotment Act of 1906 (1906 Act), as
amended, reserved all rights to the
subsurface mineral estate underlying
Osage County, Oklahoma (Osage
Mineral Estate) to the Osage Nation. In
accordance with the 1906 Act, the Osage
Mineral Estate is held in trust by the
United States for the benefit of the
Osage Nation. All leases, applications
for permits to drill, and other sitespecific permit applications in Osage
County are approved under the
authority of the 1906 Act, as amended,
and 25 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), part 226, Leasing of Osage
Reservation Lands for Oil and Gas
Mining.
The purpose of the BIA’s action is to
administer leasing and development of
the Osage Mineral Estate in the best
interest of the Osage Nation, in
accordance with the 1906 Act, as
amended, balancing resource
conservation and maximization of oil
and gas production in the long term.
The BIA is required, under more
generally applicable statutes, to include
in the best interest calculation the
protection of the environment in Osage
County to enhance conservation of
resources and protection of the health
and safety of the Osage people. Based on
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promotes the maximization of oil and
gas production from the Osage Mineral
Estate in a manner that is economic,
efficient, and safe; prevents pollution;
and is consistent with the mandates of
Federal law.
The DEIS analyzes the following four
alternatives for managing oil and gas
development in Osage County:
D Alternative 1, No Action
Alternative.
D Alternative 2, Emphasize Oil and
Gas Development. Minimize the number
of permit Conditions of Approval
(COAs) to allow producers wider
latitude in determining the methods by
which they will comply with applicable
laws and regulations, such as the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 and
Clean Water Act of 1972.
D Alternative 3, Hybrid Development.
A hybrid approach, by applying
additional protective COAs in sections
with low levels of historical oil and gas
development minimizing the number of
COAs in sections with high levels of
historical oil and gas development. The
BIA would not approve permits for new
ground-disturbing oil and gas
development activities in certain
sensitive areas.
D Alternative 4, Enhanced Resource
Protection. Apply additional protective
COAs in all areas and implement wellspacing requirements. The BIA would
not approve permits for new grounddisturbing oil and gas development
activities in certain sensitive areas.
The alternatives represent the range of
reasonable actions that could be taken to
satisfy the purpose of and need for the
BIA’s action. All alternatives
incorporate measures necessary to
address impacts on air quality, water
resources, cultural resources, public
health and safety, threatened and
endangered species, and
socioeconomics among other things.
Additional alternatives were considered
but eliminated from detailed analysis.
The Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS
was published in the Federal Register
on July 26, 2013 (78 FR 45266). At that
time, analysis of oil and gas
development in Osage County was to be
included in the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM)-BIA Oklahoma,
Kansas, and Texas (OKT) Joint EIS/BLM
Resource Management Plan (RMP)/BIA
Integrated Resource Management Plan
(IRMP). In response to issues raised
during scoping for the OKT Joint EIS/
BLM RMP/BIA IRMP, and at the request
of the Osage Minerals Council, the BIA
decided that the Osage County Oil and
Gas EIS would be prepared as a separate
document. In November 2015, the BIA
published the Osage County Oil and Gas
DEIS (2015 DEIS). Following the

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