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(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract: Primary: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions. The
information collected on this form will
be used by USCIS to determine
eligibility for the requested immigration
benefits under section 203(b)(1),
203(b)(2), or 203(b)(3) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection I–140 is 143,000 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
1.083 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 154,917 hours.
(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $62,598,250.
Dated: September 27, 2019.
Samantha Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2019–21417 Filed 10–1–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[OMB Control Number 1615–0048]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Extension, Without Change,
of a Currently Approved Collection:
Request for Premium Processing
Service
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration (USCIS) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment upon this proposed extension
of a currently approved collection of
information. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the information collection notice
is published in the Federal Register to
obtain comments regarding the nature of
the information collection, the
categories of respondents, the estimated

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burden (i.e., the time, effort, and
resources used by the respondents to
respond), the estimated cost to the
respondent, and the actual information
collection instruments.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until
December 2, 2019.
ADDRESSES: All submissions received
must include the OMB Control Number
1615–0048 in the body of the letter, the
agency name and Docket ID USCIS–
2006–0025. To avoid duplicate
submissions, please use only one of the
following methods to submit comments:
(1) Online. Submit comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal website at
http://www.regulations.gov under eDocket ID number USCIS–2006–0025;
(2) Mail. Submit written comments to
DHS, USCIS, Office of Policy and
Strategy, Chief, Regulatory Coordination
Division, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2140.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy,
Regulatory Coordination Division,
Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 20
Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20529–2140, telephone
number 202–272–8377 (This is not a
toll-free number. Comments are not
accepted via telephone message). Please
note contact information provided here
is solely for questions regarding this
notice. It is not for individual case
status inquiries. Applicants seeking
information about the status of their
individual cases can check Case Status
Online, available at the USCIS website
at http://www.uscis.gov, or call the
USCIS Contact Center at 800–375–5283
(TTY 800–767–1833).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments
You may access the information
collection instrument with instructions,
or additional information by visiting the
Federal eRulemaking Portal site at:
http://www.regulations.gov and enter
USCIS–2006–0025 in the search box.
Regardless of the method used for
submitting comments or material, all
submissions will be posted, without
change, to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at http://www.regulations.gov,
and will include any personal
information you provide. Therefore,
submitting this information makes it
public. You may wish to consider
limiting the amount of personal
information that you provide in any
voluntary submission you make to DHS.
DHS may withhold information
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offensive. For additional information,
please read the Privacy Act notice that
is available via the link in the footer of
http://www.regulations.gov.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of This Information
Collection
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Extension, Without Change, of a
Currently Approved Collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Request for Premium Processing
Service.
(3) Agency form number, if any, and
the applicable component of the DHS
sponsoring the collection: I–907; USCIS.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: Individuals or households.
USCIS uses the data collected through
this form to process a request for
premium processing. The form serves
the purpose of standardizing requests
for premium processing, and will ensure
that basic information required to assess
eligibility is provided by the employers/
petitioners.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: The estimated total number of
respondents for the information
collection I–907 is 319,301 and the
estimated hour burden per response is
0.58 hours.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The total estimated annual
hour burden associated with this
collection is 185,195 hours.

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(7) An estimate of the total public
burden (in cost) associated with the
collection: The estimated total annual
cost burden associated with this
collection of information is $79,426,124.
Dated: September 26, 2019.
Samantha L. Deshommes,
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2019–21413 Filed 10–1–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2019–N077;
FXES11140800000–190–FF08EVEN00]

Los Osos Habitat Conservation Plan;
Environmental Assessment and
Receipt of Application; Community of
Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County,
California
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
for comments.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received an
application from the County of San Luis
Obispo for an incidental take permit
under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended. The permit, if issued,
would authorize take of the federally
endangered Morro shoulderband snail
(Helminthoglypta walkeriana) and
Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
heermanni morroensis) and provide
assurances for the federally endangered
Indian Knob mountainbalm (Eriodictyon
altissimum) and federally threatened
Morro manzanita (Arctostaphylos
morroensis). We invite public comment
on the draft habitat conservation plan
and a draft environmental assessment
prepared in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended.
DATES: We will receive public
comments on the draft habitat
conservation plan and draft
environmental assessment until
November 18, 2019.
ADDRESSES:
Obtaining Documents: You may
download a copy of the draft HCP and
draft EA at http://www.fws.gov/ventura/
or you may request copies of the
documents by U.S. mail (below) or by
phone (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT).
Submitting Written Comments: Please
send your written comments using one
of the following methods:

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• U.S. Mail: Stephen P. Henry, Field
Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife
Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA
93003.
• Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leilani Takano, Assistant Field
Supervisor, by phone at 805–677–3330,
via the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–
877–8339 for TTY assistance, or at the
Ventura address (see ADDRESSES).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
County of San Luis Obispo (applicant)
has applied to the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service) for an
incidental take permit (ITP) under
section 10(a)(1)(B) of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA;
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The applicant is
requesting an ITP with a 25-year term,
for incidental take of two animal species
likely to result from implementation of
activities covered by the applicant’s
habitat conservation plan (HCP), and
seeking assurances for two plant
species. The permit, if issued, would
authorize take of the federally
endangered Morro shoulderband snail
(Helminthoglypta walkeriana) and
Morro Bay kangaroo rat (Dipodomys
heermanni morroensis) and provide
assurances for the federally endangered
Indian Knob mountainbalm (Eriodictyon
altissimum) and federally threatened
Morro manzanita (Arctostaphylos
morroensis). Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), we advise the public of the
availability of the proposed HCP and
our draft environmental assessment
(EA).
Background
Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the
take of fish or wildlife species listed as
endangered; by regulation, the Service
may extend the take prohibition to fish
or wildlife species listed as 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. The
ESA defines ‘‘incidental take’’ 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. Under the
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plants differ from the protections
afforded to federally listed animals.
Issuance of an incidental take permit
also must not jeopardize the existence of
federally listed fish, wildlife, or plant
species. The Permittee would receive
assurances under our ‘‘No Surprises’’
regulations (50 CFR 17.22(b)(5)) and
17.32(b)(5)) regarding conservation
activities for the Morro shoulderband
snail, Morro Bay kangaroo rat, Indian
Knob mountainbalm, and Morro
manzanita.
The proposed HCP includes measures
intended to avoid, minimize, and
mitigate take of the Morro shoulderband
snail and Morro Bay kangaroo rat and
impacts to Indian Knob mountainbalm
and Morro manzanita (covered species)
expected to occur incidental to
otherwise lawful covered activities.
The applicant is requesting coverage
for incidental take and impacts resulting
from the following categories of covered
activities:
1. Private development (new
construction, remodels, defensible
space),
2. Capital improvement projects,
3. Facilities operation and
maintenance projects,
4. Community wildfire protection
plan, and
5. Conservation program.
Incidental take or impacts to the
covered species resulting from the
covered activities would be restricted to
the 3,200-acre (ac) permit area, which
includes the majority of Los Osos, an
unincorporated community in western
San Luis Obispo County. The permit
area excludes all existing State park
lands, with the exception of
approximately 5 ac contiguous with
Elfin Forest Reserve. Covered activities
could result in the loss of up to 532 ac
of habitat for the covered species
present within the permit area.
The proposed conservation program
includes species-specific avoidance and
minimization measures and the
establishment of a preserve system for
the covered species. The preserve
system would be subject to monitoring,
management, and protection in
perpetuity. The conservation program
would remain in step with take/impacts,
and the assembly of the preserve system
would occur throughout the permit
term.
National Environmental Policy Act
Compliance
The EA analyzes the effects to the
human environment for three project
alternatives: No action, proposed action,
and reduced take.
Under the No-Action alternative, the
Service would not issue the ITP and

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