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enforcement policies and programs to
reflect the modified EBLL threshold.

the Lead Safe Housing Rule’s EBLL
provisions.

Funding
Some commenters asserted that this
change to the EBLL threshold will
prompt a need for adequate additional
funding and resources for its
implementation.
HUD Response: HUD will continue to
request sufficient funding to support
designated parties in implementing the
revised EBLL threshold. HUD notes,
however, that this change restores the
percentage of target housing expected to
include children under age 6 with
EBLLs to the percentage anticipated
under the 2017 amendment to the Lead
Safe Housing Rule. Therefore, apart
from inflation since 2017, the associated
costs for designated parties are expected
to remain comparable.

V. Compliance Dates for Change to the
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Environmental Investigations and Lead
Hazard Control Workforce
One commenter noted that it will be
stressful for parents if they cannot
access lead remediation services once
their child is identified as having an
EBLL.
HUD Response: HUD agrees that the
availability of certified lead-based paint
professionals and firms to perform
environmental investigations and lead
hazard control is important, and HUD
will continue to make development of
this workforce a priority under
OLHCHH’s lead hazard reduction grant
programs.22
IV. Change to the EBLL Threshold
Based on the history, comments, and
reasoning above, HUD is changing the
EBLL threshold under the Lead Safe
Housing Rule from its current value of
5 mg/dL for a child under age 6 to 3.5
mg/dL for a child under age 6. HUD’s
revision to its EBLL threshold will
encourage healthcare providers and
public health professionals to use the
CDC-recommended follow-up actions
that include arranging for an
environmental investigation of the home
to identify potential sources of lead.23
The revisions will require an
environmental investigation by the
designated party, unless the public
health department has already evaluated
the home in connection with the child’s
EBLL case, when the child resides in
HUD-assisted target housing covered by
22 See, e.g., https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/
opportunities/instructions/PKG00287135instructions.zip and https://www.hud.gov/program_
offices/healthy_homes/grant_opportunities.
23 For additional information, see CDC,
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention,
Recommended Actions Based on Blood Lead Level,
https://www.cdc.gov/lead-prevention/hcp/clinicalguidance/index.html.

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HUD-Assisted Target Housing in States,
State-Level Jurisdictions, Territories,
and Local Jurisdictions With a Blood
Lead Level Action Threshold Equal to or
Lower Than the CDC’s Current BLRV
For HUD-assisted target housing in
States, State-level jurisdictions,
territories, and local jurisdictions that
have a blood lead level action threshold
equal to or lower than the CDC’s current
BLRV (i.e., equal to or lower than 3.5
mg/dL for a child under age 6), HUD is
requiring compliance with this change
of the Lead Safe Housing Rule’s EBLL
threshold to 3.5 mg/dL for a child under
age 6 by April 17, 2025. This
compliance date provides HUD program
offices the necessary time to advise the
designated parties under their
respective programs and for those
designated parties to formalize their
property management plans to reflect
the change to HUD’s EBLL threshold.
HUD-Assisted Target Housing in States,
State-Level Jurisdictions, Territories,
and Local Jurisdictions With a Blood
Lead Level Action Threshold Greater
Than the CDC’s Current BLRV or That
Do Not Have Such a Threshold
HUD believes that there may be less
demand for and capacity of certified
lead-based paint professionals to
perform the work associated with HUD’s
revision to its EBLL threshold where
there is no blood lead level action
threshold for a child under age 6 or a
threshold that is above the CDC’s
current BLRV. For HUD-assisted target
housing in such States, State-level
jurisdictions, territories, and local
jurisdictions, HUD is requiring
compliance with this change of the Lead
Safe Housing Rule’s EBLL threshold to
3.5 mg/dL for a child under age 6 by July
16, 2025. HUD agrees with commenters
that this longer compliance period may
have a negative impact on the health of
lead-exposed children; however, HUD
believes this longer period is necessary
and reasonable given the challenges
relating to local capacity of lead-based
paint professionals and firms.
Matthew Ammon,
Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control and
Healthy Homes.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–NWRS–2024–N070;
FXRS12630900000–256–FF09R81000; OMB
Control Number 1018–0102]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget; National
Wildlife Refuge Special Use Permit
Applications and Reports
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), are proposing to revise an
existing collection of information.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of publication
of this notice at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. Please
provide a copy of your comments 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 (mail); or by email to Info_
[email protected]. Please reference ‘‘1018–
0102’’ 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 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 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

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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 August 14, 2024, we published in
the Federal Register (89 FR 66133) a
notice of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. In
that notice, we solicited comments for
60 days, ending on October 15, 2024.
The Service also published the Federal
Register notice on Regulations.gov
(Docket No. FWS–HQ–NWRS–2024–
0094) to provide the public with an
additional method to submit comments
(in addition to the typical U.S. mail
submission method). We received five
comments in response to that notice;
however, four of the comments did not
address the information collection
requirements. The following comment
did address the information collection
requirements:
Comment: Anonymous electronic
comment received on September 15,
2024, via Regulations.gov (FWS–HQ–
NWRS–2024–0094–0011). The
commenter states that FWS policy 620
FW 2.4D describes a cooperative
agreement relationship between the
Service and agricultural cooperators.
This same policy states that Form 3–
1383–C must be used to document these
agreements. This form is legally
insufficient as an instrument by which
to administer cooperative agreements as
described in the Federal Grant and
Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (31
U.S.C. 6301–08).
Agency Response to Comment: The
purpose of Form 3–1383C is not to
document financial assistance
agreements such as cooperative
agreements described in 31 U.S.C.
6301–08. Service policy 620 FW 2.2E
states that cooperative agriculture
agreements are not financial assistance
awards and are not subject to the
regulations in 2 CFR part 200. Certain
agricultural uses are permitted on
Service property through Form 3–
1383C, as described in this docket.
Activities such as cooperative
agricultural uses are permitted under
the authority described in 16 U.S.C.
668dd, so no further changes to the form
will be made as part of this revision.
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
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. We are especially
interested in public comment
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(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. 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 National Wildlife
Refuge System Administration Act of
1966 (Administration Act; 16 U.S.C.
668dd–668ee), as amended by the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997, consolidated
all refuge units into a single National
Wildlife Refuge System (system). It also
authorized us to offer visitor and public
programs, including those facilitated by
commercial visitor and management
support services, on lands of the system
when we find that the activities are
appropriate and compatible with the
purpose(s) for which the refuge was
established and the system’s mission.
The Refuge Recreation Act of 1962
(Recreation Act; 16 U.S.C. 460k–460k–4)
allows the use of refuges for public
recreation when it is not inconsistent
with or does not interfere with the
primary purpose(s) of the refuge. The
Alaska National Interest Lands
Conservation Act (ANILCA; 16 U.S.C.
3101 et seq.) provides specific
authorization and guidance for the
administration and management of
national wildlife refuges within the
State of Alaska. Its provisions provide
for the issuance of permits under certain
circumstances.
We issue special use permits for a
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type and location of the management
activity or visitor service provided.
These permits authorize activities such
as:
• Agricultural activities (haying and
grazing, 50 CFR 29.1 and 50 CFR 29.2).
• Beneficial management tools that
we use to provide the best habitat
possible on some refuges (50 CFR 30.11,
50 CFR 31.14, 50 CFR 31.16, and 50 CFR
36.41).
• Special events, group visits, and
other one-time events (50 CFR 25.41, 50
CFR 25.61, 50 CFR 26.36, and 50 CFR
36.41).
• Recreational visitor service
operations (50 CFR 25.41, 50 CFR 25.61,
and 50 CFR 36.41).
• Guiding for fishing, hunting,
wildlife education, and interpretation
(50 CFR 25.41 and 50 CFR 36.41).
• Commercial filming (43 CFR 5, 50
CFR 27.71) and other commercial
activities (50 CFR 29.1 and 50 CFR
36.41).
• Building and using cabins to
support subsistence or commercial
activities (in Alaska) (50 CFR 26.35 and
50 CFR 36.41).
• Research, inventory and
monitoring, and other noncommercial
activities (50 CFR 26.36 and 50 CFR
36.41).
We currently use three types of
special use permits to collect applicant
information:
• Form 3–1383–G (General Activities
Special Use Permit Application);
• Form 3–1383–C (Commercial
Activities Special Use Permit
Application); and
• Form 3–1383–R (Research and
Monitoring Special Use Permit
Application).
The information we collect helps
ensure that:
• applicants are aware of the types of
information that may be needed for
permit issuance;
• requested activities are appropriate
and compatible with the purpose(s) for
which the refuge was established and
the system’s mission; and
• the applicant is eligible or is the
most qualified applicant to receive the
special use permit.
We may collect the necessary
information in a non-form format
(through discussions in person or over
the phone, over the internet, by email,
or by letter). In some instances,
respondents will be able to provide
information verbally. Often, a simple
email or letter describing the activity
will suffice. For activities that might
have a large impact on refuge resources
(e.g., commercial visitor services,
research, etc.), we may require
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operations, techniques, and locations.
Because of the range of activities
covered by special use permits and the
different management needs and
resources at each refuge, respondents
may not be required to answer all
questions. Depending on the requested
activity, refuge managers have the
discretion to ask for less information
than appears on the forms. However,
refuge managers must not ask for more
or different information.
We issue permits for a specific period
as determined by the type and location
of the use or service provided. We use
these permits to ensure that the
applicant is aware of the requirements
of the permit and the permit holder’s
legal rights. Refuge-specific special
conditions may be required for the
permit. We identify conditions as an
addendum to the permit. Most of the
special conditions pertain to how a
permitted activity may be conducted
and do not require the collection of
information. However, some special
conditions, such as activity reports,
before and after site photographs, or
data sharing, would qualify as an
information collection, and we have
included the associated burden below.
We also use FWS Form 3–1384, ‘‘Bid
Sheet—National Wildlife Refuge
System,’’ to streamline collection of the
necessary pre-award information from
applicants during bidding processes to
conduct economic uses on Service
lands, such as grazing livestock,
harvesting hay and stock feed, or
removing timber (50 CFR 29.21). This
form simplifies the pre-award selection/
bidding process for bidders and for
refuge staff by enabling them to
understand what information the refuge
needs in order to select bids for
economic use, and, therefore, reduces
the time and burden for the public and
Service staff in the pre-award selection
bidding process. This form is
customizable to the individual
economic use being awarded. We will
use the Commercial Special Use Permit
(FWS Form 3–1383–C) as the actual
award document that will outline the
terms and conditions of the economic
use on Service lands.
Proposed Revisions to This Information
Collection
With this submission, we propose to
revise OMB Control No. 1018–0102 as
follows:
1. With this submission, we propose
to add an additional form, Form 3–
1383–EZ, General Activities Special Use
Permit Simplified Application, which is
a simplified version of 3–1383–G,
General Activities Special Use Permit
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to provide a less intimidating and less
intensive application for individuals
wishing to engage in common, noneconomic activities such as recreational
berry picking or boat mooring.
We expect this optional ‘‘EZ’’ form
will reduce public burden, because,
filling out form 3–1383–G, applicants
will often consider even questions that
are not relevant to them in order to
determine whether a response is
warranted. Our staff will have the
option to offer this form after an initial
request is received if the majority of
questions on the full 1383–G form are
expected to be left blank.
Finally, there are no new questions on
this new form. We pulled the questions
on the streamlined Form 3–1383–EZ
from the currently approved Form 3–
1383–G. It simply asks fewer questions
than the regular Form 3–1383–G in
order to reduce burden on respondents,
where appropriate.
2. We are making alterations to the
options available to select on question
13a in Form 3–1383–C, Commercial
Activities Special Use Permit
Application. Some of the existing
options are rarely selected and certain
types of activity are often entered as
‘‘Other.’’ We are adding some of these
common activities in an effort to
streamline completion of the form and
collection of the activity type.
Specifically, Form 3–1383–C includes
an option for mineral lease that is rarely
used. We propose to strike that option
and add an option for food and beverage
vendors such as food trucks. We
propose to change ‘‘Recreation Events ’’
to ‘‘Events’’ to make it more broadly
applicable. We also propose to remove
‘‘Cabins’’ and add ‘‘Fishing/Frogging’’ to
cover these types of commercial use.
On Form 3–1383–C, we also propose
to modify the wording of question 14 to
clarify the requested information. The
present wording often leads to an
answer which provides only a portion of
the timing information that we require.
The new question is worded, ‘‘Describe
the specific dates, times, and frequency
of activities. Provide an occupancy
timeline showing how the activity is
expected to proceed.’’
We highlighted the updated fields on
the Form 3–1383–C uploaded to the ICR
posted to https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain.
3. Non-substantive changes are being
made to Forms 3–1383–G, 3–1383–R, or
3–3–1384; however, we plan to make
minor updates to the forms’ layout to
improve readability and functionality.
The order of questions will be altered to
improve the flow, keeping related
questions together. In some cases,
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and in other cases the boxes come
before; we will make the presentation
consistent. We are also updating the
forms to be more consistent with other
DOI forms.
Title of Collection: National Wildlife
Refuge Special Use Permit Applications
and Reports, 50 CFR 25, 26, 27, 29, 30,
31, 32, 36, and 43 CFR 5.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0102.
Form Numbers: 3–1383–EZ, 3–1383–
G, 3–1383–C, 3–1383–R, and 3–1384.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and households; businesses
and other for-profit organizations;
nonprofit organizations; farms; and
State, local, or Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 14,511.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 14,511.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 10 minutes to 5
hours, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 22,495.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion
for applications; annually or on
occasion for reports.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: $370,100 for fees
associated with applications for
commercial use activities ($100.00 per
application for individuals and private
sector respondents only).
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.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Sonoma County, California
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Director, Bureau of
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