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Service-approved conservation bank in
Polk County. The Service would require
the applicant to purchase the credits
prior to engaging in any phase of the
project.

Roxanna Hinzman,
Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Office.

Public Availability of Comments

[FR Doc. 2020–16814 Filed 7–31–20; 8:45 am]

Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be aware that your entire
comment, including your personal
identifying information, may be made
available to the public. While you may
request that we withhold your personal
identifying information, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Our Preliminary Determination
The Service has made a preliminary
determination that the applicant’s
project, including land clearing,
construction of a sand mine, and the
proposed mitigation measures, would
individually and cumulatively have a
minor or negligible effect on the skinks
and the environment. Therefore, we
have preliminarily concluded that the
ITP for this project would qualify for
categorical exclusion and the HCP
would be low effect under our NEPA
regulations at 43 CFR 46.205 and
46.210. A low-effect HCP is one that
would result in (1) minor or negligible
effects on federally listed, proposed, and
candidate species and their habitats; (2)
minor or negligible effects on other
environmental values or resources; and
(3) impacts that, when considered
together with the impacts of other past,
present, and reasonable foreseeable
similarly situated projects, would not
result in significant cumulative effects
to environmental values or resources
over time.

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Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the
application and the comments to
determine whether to issue the
requested permit. We will also conduct
an intra-Service consultation pursuant
to section 7 of the ESA to evaluate the
effects of the proposed take. After
considering the preceding matters, we
will determine whether the permit
issuance criteria of section 10(a)(1)(B) of
the ESA have been met. If met, the
Service will issue ITP number
TE75515D–0 to Cemex Construction
Materials Florida, LLC.
Authority
The Service provides this notice
under section 10(c) (16 U.S.C. 1539(c))

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of the ESA and NEPA regulation 40 CFR
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R5–FAC–2020–N088; FF05F24400–
201–FXFR13350500000; OMB Control
Number 1018–0127]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Horseshoe Crab and
Cooperative Fish Tagging Programs
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, are
proposing to renew an information
collection.

SUMMARY:

Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
by mail to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/
3W), 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church,
VA 22041–3803; or by email to Info_
[email protected]. Please reference OMB
Control Number 1018–0127 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Madonna L. Baucum, Service
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, by email at [email protected],
or by telephone at (703) 358–2503.
Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
DATES:

In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval
under the PRA. We may not conduct or
sponsor and you are not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies to comment on new,

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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 especially interested in public
comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency 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 response.
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 Maryland Fish &
Wildlife Conservation Office
(MDFWCO) will collect information on
crabs and fishes captured by the public.
Tag information provided by the public
will be used to estimate recreational and
commercial harvest rates, estimate
natural mortality rates, and evaluate
migratory patterns, length and age
frequencies, and effectiveness of current
regulations.
Horseshoe crabs play a vital role
commercially, biomedically, and
ecologically along the Atlantic coast.
Horseshoe crabs are commercially
harvested and used as bait in eel and
conch fisheries. Biomedical companies
along the coast also collect and bleed
horseshoe crabs at their facilities.
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horseshoe crab blood, is used by
pharmaceutical companies to test
sterility of products. Finally, migratory
shorebirds also depend on the eggs of
horseshoe crabs to refuel on their
migrations from South America to the
Arctic. One bird in particular, the rufa
red knot (Calidris canutus rufa), feeds
primarily on horseshoe crab eggs during
its stopover. Effective January 12, 2015,
the rufa red knot was listed as
threatened under the Endangered
Species Act (79 FR 73706; December 11,
2014).
In 1998, the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), a
management organization with
representatives from each State on the
Atlantic coast, developed a horseshoe
crab management plan. The ASMFC
plan and its subsequent addenda
established mandatory State-by-State
harvest quotas, and created the 1,500square-mile Carl N. Shuster, Jr.,
Horseshoe Crab Sanctuary off the mouth
of Delaware Bay.
Restrictive measures have been taken
in recent years, but populations are
increasing slowly. Because horseshoe
crabs do not breed until they are 9 years
or older, it may take some time before
the population measurably increases.
Federal and State agencies, universities,
and biomedical companies participate
in a Horseshoe Crab Cooperative
Tagging Program. The Service’s
MDFWCO maintains the information
collected under this program and uses it
to evaluate migratory patterns, survival,
and abundance of horseshoe crabs.
Agencies that tag and release the crabs
complete FWS Form 3–2311 (Horseshoe
Crab Tagging) and provide the Service
with:
• Organization name;
• Contact person name;
• Tag number;
• Sex of crab;
• Prosomal width; and
• Capture site, latitude, longitude,
waterbody, State, and date.
Members of the public who recover
tagged crabs provide the following
information using FWS Form 3–2310
(Horseshoe Crab Recapture Report):
• Tag number;
• Whether or not tag was removed;
• Condition of crab;
• Date captured/found;
• Crab fate;
• Finder type;
• Capture method;
• Capture location;
• Reporter information; and
• Comments.
At the request of the public
participant reporting the tagged crab, we
send data pertaining to the tagging
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on the horseshoe crab tag that was
found.
Fish will be tagged with an external
tag containing a toll-free number for
MDFWCO. Tagged species of fish
include striped bass (Morone saxatilis),
Atlantic (Acipenser oxyrinchus) and
shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser
brevirostrum), northern snakehead
(Channa argus), and American shad
(Alosa sapidissima). Members of the
public reporting a tag will be asked a
series of questions pertaining to the fish
that they are referencing. The Service
uses the following four forms to collect
information used by fisheries managers
throughout the Atlantic Coast (DOI
regions 1 and 2), depending on species:
• Form 3–2493, ‘‘American Shad
Recapture Report’’;
• Form 3–2494, ‘‘Snakehead
Recapture Report’’;
• Form 3–2495, ‘‘Striped Bass
Recapture Report’’; and
• Form 3–2496, ‘‘Sturgeon Recapture
Report.’’
American shad are tagged by the New
York Department of Environmental
Conservation (NYDEC), which retains
all fish tagging information. The public
reports tags to MDFWCO, who provides
information on tag returns to NYDEC.
Tag return data are used to monitor
migration and abundance of shad along
the Atlantic coast.
Northern snakehead is an invasive
species found in many watersheds
throughout the mid-Atlantic region. It
has been firmly established in the
Potomac River since at least 2004.
Federal and State biologists within the
Potomac River watershed have been
tasked with managing the impacts of
northern snakehead. Tagging of
northern snakehead is used to learn
more about the species so that control
efforts can be better informed. Tagging
is also used to estimate population sizes
to monitor trends in abundance.
Recreational and commercial fishers
reporting tags provide information on
catch rates and migration patterns as
well.
Striped bass are cooperatively
managed by Federal and State agencies
through the Atlantic States Marine
Fisheries Commission (ASMFC). The
ASMFC uses fish tag return data to
conduct stock assessments for striped
bass. The database and collection are
housed within MDFWCO, while the
tagging is conducted by State agencies
participating in striped bass
management. Without this data
collection, striped bass management
would likely suffer from a lack of
quality data.
Sturgeon are tagged by Federal, State,
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nongovernmental organizations along
the U.S. east coast and into Canada, and
throughout the United States and
Canada. Local populations of Atlantic
sturgeon have been listed as either
threatened or endangered since 2012,
and shortnose populations have been
listed since 1973. The information
collected provides data on tag retention
and sturgeon movement along the east
coast. The data are also used to address
some of the management and research
needs identified by amendment 1 to the
ASMFC’s Atlantic Sturgeon Fishery
Management Plan.
Data collected across these tagging
programs are similar in nature,
including:
• Tag number;
• Date of capture;
• Waterbody of capture;
• Capture method;
• Fish length, weight, and fate
(whether released or killed); and
• Fisher type (i.e., commercial,
recreational, etc.).
In addition, if the tag reporter desires
more information on their tagged fish or
wants the modest reward that comes
with reporting a tag, we ask their
address so that we can mail them the
information.
Title of Collection: Horseshoe Crab
and Cooperative Fish Tagging Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0127.
Form Number: FWS Forms 3–2310, 3–
2311, and 3–2493 through 3–2496.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Respondents include Federal and State
agencies, universities, and biomedical
companies who conduct tagging, and
members of the general public who
provide recapture information.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 2,026.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 3,648.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 5 minutes to 95
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,241.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Respondents
will provide information on occasion,
upon tagging or upon encounter with a
tagged crab or fish.
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.).

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Dated: July 29, 2020.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2020–16842 Filed 7–31–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2020–0080;
FXIA16710900000–190–FF09A30000]

Endangered Species; Marine
Mammals; Issuance of Permits
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of permits.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have issued permits to
conduct certain activities with
endangered species, marine mammals,

SUMMARY:

issued the requested permits subject to
certain conditions set forth in each
permit. For each application for an
endangered species, we found that (1)
the application was filed in good faith,
(2) the granted permit would not operate
to the disadvantage of the endangered
species, and (3) the granted permit
would be consistent with the purposes
and policy set forth in section 2 of the
ESA.
Availability of Documents
The permittees’ original permit
application materials, along with public
comments we received during public
comment periods for the applications,
are available for review. To locate the
application materials and received
comments, go to www.regulations.gov
and search for the appropriate permit
number (e.g., 12345C) provided in the
following table:
Endangered Species
Permit
issuance date

Permit No.

Applicant

44888D ..............................
08877D ..............................
704025 ...............................
15052D ..............................
40838D ..............................
35106D ..............................
44974D ..............................
219951 ...............................
21468B ..............................
64737A ..............................
36848D ..............................
36949D ..............................
46450D ..............................
34708D ..............................
33775D ..............................
17189D ..............................
18004D ..............................
85048C ..............................
816505 ...............................
03134B ..............................
49149D ..............................
49667D ..............................
38051D ..............................
796988 ...............................
44219B ..............................
695190 ...............................
56427D ..............................
54979D ..............................
86124C ..............................
54616D ..............................
59204D ..............................

City of San Jose dba Happy Hollow Zoo ............................................................................................................
Florida International University ............................................................................................................................
H&L Sales, Inc .....................................................................................................................................................
Potter Park Zoo, Ingham County .........................................................................................................................
Elyse Ellsworth .....................................................................................................................................................
Gulf Breeze Zoo, LLC ..........................................................................................................................................
New Jersey Aquarium, Adventure Aquarium .......................................................................................................
Texas Tech University .........................................................................................................................................
Joan Hemker ........................................................................................................................................................
Palfam Ranch Management LLC .........................................................................................................................
4 J Conservation Center, Inc ...............................................................................................................................
Stevens Forest .....................................................................................................................................................
Stevens Forest .....................................................................................................................................................
Sacramento Zoo ..................................................................................................................................................
Fresno Chaffee Zoo .............................................................................................................................................
The Wild Animal Sanctuary .................................................................................................................................
The Wild Animal Sanctuary .................................................................................................................................
Kyle Wildlife Limited Partnership .........................................................................................................................
Ross Popenoe .....................................................................................................................................................
White Oak Conservation Holdings, LLC ..............................................................................................................
Toledo Zoological Society dba Toledo Zoo .........................................................................................................
James A. Badman ...............................................................................................................................................
The Wild Animal Sanctuary .................................................................................................................................
Stephen Hall ........................................................................................................................................................
Kristine A. Holmberg ............................................................................................................................................
Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology .........................................................................................................
Dallas Zoo Management, Inc ...............................................................................................................................
H. Yturria Land and Cattle Company ..................................................................................................................
H. Yturria Land and Cattle Company ..................................................................................................................
John Ball Zoo .......................................................................................................................................................
Center for the Conservation of Tropical Ungulates, LLC ....................................................................................

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or both. We issue these permits under
the Endangered Species Act and Marine
Mammal Protection Act.
ADDRESSES: Information about the
applications for the permits listed in
this notice is available online at
www.regulations.gov. See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for details.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda Tapia, by phone at 703–358–
2185, via email at [email protected], or
via the Federal Relay Service at 800–
877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service),
have issued permits to conduct certain
activities with endangered and
threatened species in response to permit
applications that we received under the
authority of section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA;
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
After considering the information
submitted with each permit application
and the public comments received, we

We issue this notice under the
authority of the Endangered Species
Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et

seq.), and the Marine Mammal
Protection Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.

February 12, 2020.
February 20, 2020.
February 12, 2020.
February 24, 2020.
February 25, 2020.
February 21, 2020.
February 25, 2020.
February 26, 2020.
February 26, 2020.
February 26, 2020.
February 26, 2020.
February 26, 2020.
February 26, 2020.
March 3, 2020.
March 3, 2020.
March 4, 2020.
March 4, 2020.
July 22, 2019.
March 20, 2020.
April 28, 2020.
April 28, 2020.
May 6, 2020.
May 6, 2020.
May 6, 2020.
May 6, 2020.
June 10, 2020.
June 10, 2020.
May 5, 2020.
May 5, 2020.
June 11, 2020.
June 11, 2020.

1361 et seq.) and their implementing
regulations.
Brenda Tapia,
Management Analyst/Program Analyst,
Branch of Permits, Division of Management
Authority.
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