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have on the tricolored bat and the
environment.
National Environmental Policy Act
The issuance of an ITP is a Federal
action that triggers the need for
compliance with NEPA. We prepared a
draft supplemental EA that analyzes the
environmental impacts on the human
environment resulting from two
alternatives: A no-action alternative,
and the applicant’s proposed action of
amending the ITP.

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Request for Public Comments
The Service invites comments and
suggestions from all interested parties
during a 30-day public comment period
(see DATES). In particular, information
and comments regarding the following
topics are requested:
1. The direct, indirect, or cumulative
effects that implementation of any
alternative could have on the human
environment;
2. Whether or not the significance of
the impact on various aspects of the
human environment has been
adequately analyzed; and
3. Any other information pertinent to
evaluating the effects of the proposed
action on the human environment.
Availability of Public Comments
You may submit comments by one of
the methods shown under ADDRESSES.
We will post on https://regulations.gov
all public comments and information
received electronically or via hardcopy.
All comments received, including
names and addresses, will become part
of the administrative record associated
with this action. 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 request in your comment that
we withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so. All submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from
individuals identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, will be
made available for public disclosure in
their entirety.
Next Steps
The Service will evaluate the permit
amendment application and the
comments received to determine
whether the application meets the
requirements of section 10(a) of the
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Service consultation pursuant to section
7 of the ESA to evaluate the effects of
the proposed changes. After considering
the above findings, we will determine
whether the permit issuance criteria of
section 10(a)(l)(B) of the ESA have been
met. If met, the Service will issue the
requested amended ITP to the applicant.
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 the NEPA (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.) and its implementing
regulations (40 CFR 1506.6; 43 CFR part
46).
Lori Nordstrom,
Assistant Regional Director, Ecological
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[LLHQ430000.L12200000.PM0000; OMB
Control No. 1004–0217]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Surveys and Focus Groups
To Support Outcomes-Focused
Management (Recreation Survey and
Focus Groups)
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) proposes to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments on this information
collection request (ICR) by mail to
Darrin King, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, Attention PRA Office, 440
W 200 S #500, Salt Lake City, UT 84101;
or by email to BLM_HQ_PRA_
[email protected]. Please reference
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Control Number 1004–0217 in
the subject line of your comments.
Please note that the electronic
submission of comments is
recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Matt Blocker, Outdoor
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Recreation Planner, by email at
[email protected], or by telephone at
(385) 341–3403. Individuals who are
hearing or speech impaired may call the
Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–
8339 for TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all
information collections require approval
under the PRA. The BLM may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information, and a response to a request
for information is not required, 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,
proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps
the BLM assess impacts of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the public’s reporting burden.
It also helps the public understand BLM
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
The BLM is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following:
(1) Whether collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(2) determination of the accuracy of
BLM’s estimate of the burden for
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) methods to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) how might the agency minimize
the burden of information collection on
those who respond, including 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 submitted in response to
this notice are a matter of public record.
The BLM will include or summarize
each comment in its 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
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information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Abstract: Information is collected
from visitors of public lands and
residents of communities near public
lands. Information gathered from
visitors and local community residents
is used to inform planning decisions in
support of BLM’s Planning for
Recreation and Visitor Services
Handbook H–8320–1. OMB approval for
this information collection is currently
due to expire on April 30, 2025. The
BLM plans to request that OMB renew
these surveys and focus groups for
additional three (3) years.
Title of Collection: Surveys and Focus
Groups to Support Outcomes-Focused
Management (Recreation Survey and
Focus Groups).
OMB Control Number: 1004–0217.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 5,330.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 7,230.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 3 minutes to
complete an on-site survey to 90
minutes to complete a focus group.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,046.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, 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.).
Darrin A. King,
Information Collection Clearance Officer.
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Bureau of Land Management
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Notice of Availability of the ANCSA
17(d)(1) Withdrawals Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
Alaska
AGENCY:

Bureau of Land Management,

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ACTION:

Notice of availability.

In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
announces the availability of the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)
17(d)(1) Withdrawals Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
The BLM held public meetings on the
Draft EIS and subsistence-related
hearings to receive comments on the
Draft EIS and the project’s potential to
impact subsistence resources and
activities. The Final EIS considers those
comments.
DATES: The BLM will publish the
Record of Decision for the project no
earlier than 30 days following the date
the Environmental Protection Agency
publishes its Notice of Availability of
the Final EIS in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: The Final EIS and
documents pertinent to this proposal are
available for review on the BLM
ePlanning project website at https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2018002/510, and in-person at
the BLM Anchorage Field Office, and at
the BLM Alaska State Office, BLM
Alaska Public Information Center.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Racheal Jones, BLM Project Manager,
telephone (907) 290–0307; address
ANCSA 17(d)(1) EIS, BLM Anchorage
District Office, Attn: Racheal Jones,
4700 BLM Road, Anchorage, Alaska
99507; email [email protected].
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for
contacting Ms. Jones. Individuals
outside the United States should use the
relay services offered within their
country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United
States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Department of the Interior (DOI), BLM
Alaska State Office, prepared this EIS to
evaluate the effects of any Secretarial
decision to revoke withdrawals
established following enactment of
ANCSA Section 17(d)(1) affecting the
lands described in Public Land Order
(PLO) Nos. 7899 through 7903. The
potential revocation of these 17(d)(1)
withdrawals is hereafter referred to as
the 2021 Action. PLO Nos. 7900, 7901,
7902, and 7903, which would revoke
withdrawals on lands in the Ring of
Fire, Bay, Bering Sea-Western Interior,
and East Alaska planning areas,
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respectively, were signed on January 15
and 16, 2021; however, they were never
published in the Federal Register. PLO
No. 7899, which would revoke
withdrawals on lands in the KobukSeward Peninsula planning area, was
signed on January 11, 2021, and
published in the Federal Register on
January 19, 2021 (86 FR 5236).
Subsequently, the DOI identified certain
procedural and legal defects in the
decision-making process for these PLOs,
as described in the April 16, 2021,
Federal Register notice (86 FR 20193),
including insufficient analysis under
NEPA. The DOI extended the opening
order for PLO No. 7899 until August 31,
2024, to provide an opportunity to
review the decision and to ensure the
orderly management of the public lands
(88 FR 21207). The BLM used this time
to address identified deficiencies and to
update the NEPA analysis.
The 2021 Action under review is
revocation of the ANCSA 17(d)(1)
withdrawals as described in PLO No.
7899, 7900, 7901, 7902, and 7903,
affecting approximately 28 million acres
in total. This EIS evaluates the resource
conditions on these lands and
incorporates and describes additional
coordination with other Federal
agencies; State and local governments;
Federally recognized Tribes; Alaska
Native Corporations; and other
stakeholders to ensure that the
environmental analyses previously
conducted are updated and expanded
upon as appropriate. This additional
analysis is necessary to ensure display
of the impacts of revocation of the
ANCSA 17(d)(1) withdrawals; to correct
errors in the previous decision-making
process regarding these withdrawals;
and to ensure that opening these lands
is consistent with the purposes of
ANCSA 17(d)(1), which requires that
‘‘the public interest in these lands is
properly protected,’’ including factors
such as subsistence hunting and fishing,
habitat connectivity, protection of
cultural resources, and protection of
threatened and endangered species.
This evaluation is needed to make an
informed public interest determination
to support revocation in full, revocation
in part, or retention in full of the
ANCSA 17(d)(1) withdrawals.
The BLM considered alternatives that
represent retention or revocation of the
17(d)(1) withdrawals and different
configurations of the areas affected in
each of the five planning areas (Bay,
Bering Sea-Western Interior, East
Alaska, Kobuk-Seward, and Ring of
Fire). Each of the alternatives identifies
17(d)(1) withdrawals in the five
planning areas as retained or revoked.
The alternatives range from retaining

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