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Title of Collection: Water Resources
Management—Institutional Resiliency,
Hazards Planning, and Data Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0131.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
local, Tribal, Federal water resource
managers and water resource
stakeholders.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 265.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 265.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 10 to 60 minutes,
depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 154.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Twice per
year.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, nor is a person required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Joseph Nielsen,
Director, Integrated Information
Dissemination Division, Water Mission Area,
USGS.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX23EN05ESB0500; OMB Control Number
1028–0096]

Regional Climate Adaptation Science
Centers
U.S. Geological Survey,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) is proposing to renew an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 20,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular

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information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments 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 1028–0096 in the
subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Beard, Chief of the USGS National
and Regional Climate Adaptation
Science Center, by email at dbeard@
usgs.gov or by telephone at 571–265–
4623.
Individuals in the United States who
are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability may dial 711
(TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. You may
also view the information collection
request (ICR) at http://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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.
A Federal Register notice with a 60day public comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of
information was published on January
25, 2023 (88 FR 4843). No comments
were received.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. 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;

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(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How the agency might 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. Before including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personal identifiable
information (PII) in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire
comment—including your PII—may be
made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your PII from public review,
we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) manages nine Regional Climate
Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs).
Each CASC is established through a
cooperative agreement with a host
institution. The host institution
agreements are periodically recompeted, requiring collection of
information from potential host
institutions. In addition, this
information collection addresses
quarterly and annual reporting required
of host institutions.
Title of Collection: Department of the
Interior Regional Climate Adaptation
Science Centers.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0096.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Institutions that may propose to serve as
CASC host or partner institutions
include state, local government, and
tribal entities, including academic
institutions. Existing host institutions
are state academic institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: The USGS expects to
request proposals for a maximum of
three CASCs in any year, and to receive
an average of five proposals per CASCrequest, for a total of fifteen proposals
in any single year. The USGS expects to
enter into hosting agreements with a
minimum of nine CASC host
institutions.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 124 responses.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Each proposal for CASC
hosting is expected to take 200 hours to
complete. The time required to
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for any specific host cooperative
agreement or research project agreement
is expected to total 2.5–5 hours per
report.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,295 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Information
will be collected one time every five
years (approximately) for each CASC, to
enable re-competition of CASC hosting
agreements. In addition, host
institutions are required to fill four
quarterly financial statements and one
annual progress report.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: There are no ‘‘non-hour
cost’’ burdens associated with this
collection of information.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, nor is a person required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
The authority for this action is the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Olivia E. LeDee,
Deputy Regional Administrator, Midwest
Climate Adaptation Science Center, U.S.
Geological Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MO #4500171195]

Notice of Availability of the Record of
Decision and Approved Resource
Management Plan Amendment for the
SunZia Southwest Transmission
Project, New Mexico and Arizona
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:

The Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) announces the
availability of the Record of Decision
approving an amendment to the right-ofway for the SunZia Southwest
Transmission Project and the Approved
Resource Management Plan Amendment
for the Socorro Approved Resource
Management Plan located in the Socorro
Field Office planning area.
DATES: The Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Land and Minerals
Management signed the Record of
Decision/Approved Resource
Management Plan Amendment on May
16, 2023, which constitutes the final
decision of the Department of the
Interior.

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The Record of Decision/
Approved Resource Management Plan
Amendment is available online at
https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2011785/510. Printed copies of
the Record of Decision/Approved
Resource Management Plan Amendment
are available for public inspection at the
BLM New Mexico State Office at 301
Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87508; the
BLM Arizona State Office at One North
Central Ave., Ste. 800, Phoenix, AZ
85004; the BLM Las Cruces District
Office at 1800 Marquess Street, Las
Cruces, NM 88005; the BLM Socorro
Field Office at 901 South Highway 85,
Socorro, NM 87801; the BLM Safford
Field Office at 711 14th Ave., Safford,
AZ 85546; the BLM Tucson Field Office
at 3201 E Universal Way, Tucson, AZ
85756; the Cibola National Forest
Supervisor’s Office at 2113 Osuna Rd.
NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113; and the
Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge at 40
Refuge Road San, Acacia, NM 87831; or
can be provided upon request by
contacting BLM Project Manager
Virginia Alguire at [email protected] or
575–838–1290.
A copy of the Protest Resolution
Report is available at: https://
www.blm.gov/programs/planning-andnepa/public-participation/protestresolution-reports.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
BLM Project Manager Virginia Alguire
via telephone: 575–838–1290; address:
901South Highway 85, Socorro, New
Mexico, 87801; or email: valguire@
blm.gov. Individuals in the United
States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may
dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to
access telecommunications relay
services for contacting Ms. Alguire.
Individuals outside the United States
should use the relay services offered
within their country to make
international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Land and Minerals Management issued
a Record of Decision approving an
amendment to SunZia Transmission,
LLC’s right-of-way and an amendment
to the existing Socorro Resource
Management Plan to allow for the
designation of a 400-foot-wide right-ofway through the BLM right-of-way
avoidance area. Based on the
environmental analysis and input from
stakeholders, cooperating agencies, and
Tribes, the BLM has identified the
Agency Preferred Alternative described
in the Final Environmental Impact
Statement as the Selected Alternative in
the Record of Decision. The Selected
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Alternative will allow the BLM to issue
a right-of-way grant amendment to
SunZia Transmission, LLC to use public
land administered by the BLM for the
Project for the term of the original rightof-way grant. The Record of Decision
also approves an amendment to the
Socorro Resource Management Plan.
The Selected Alternative does not
impact right-of-way exclusion areas, the
Ladron Mountain Devil’s Backbone
Complex Area of Critical Environmental
Concern, or any visual resource
management classes, and thus no plan
amendments were required to address
these management prescriptions. The
Record of Decision provides additional
details on the Socorro Resource
Management Plan Amendment.
The BLM’s Selected Alternative is as
follows:
• Component 1: Localized route
modifications 1–5, and the 2015
Selected Route (the no action alternative
in the Final Environmental Impact
Statement) for local route modification
6 in the Pinal Central area;
• Component 2: All access roads and
temporary workspaces outside the
granted right-of-way;
• Component 3: Alternative Route 2
(Subroute 2A–1) and Alternative Route
3 (Subroute 3A–1), which include
crossing the Sevilleta National Wildlife
Refuge as well as paralleling the SunZia
Transmission Line with the Western
Spirit 345-kilovolt Transmission Line at
the Rio Grande crossing. For Subroute
3A–1, the agency Selected Alternative
includes Local Alternative 3B–2 to
avoid two private residences near the
Project; and
• Component 4: The 2015 Selected
Alternative co-locates the ground
disturbance associated with the highvoltage direct-current converter station
(the SunZia West Substation) with the
existing development and ground
disturbance associated with the Salt
River Project Pinal Central Substation.
The BLM incorporated consideration
of the Resource Management Plan
amendment into the National
Environmental Policy Act process
through regular consultation with
cooperating agencies, including regular
project meetings and invitations to
participate in issue identification,
analysis planning, and administrative
document reviews.
The BLM provided the Proposed
Resource Management Plan Amendment
for public protest on February 17, 2023,
for a 30-day protest period and received
three valid protests. The BLM Assistant
Director for Resources and Planning
resolved all protests. Responses to
protest issues were compiled and

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