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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–NWRS–2025–0023;
FF09R23000–256–FXRS126109WH000; OMB
Control Number 1018–0190]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Bison Donations Request
Program
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
(Service), are proposing to renew a
currently approved information
collection without change.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 10, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
one of the following methods (please
reference OMB Control No. 1018–0190
in the subject line of your comment):
• Internet (preferred): https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on Docket No. FWS–HQ–NWRS–2025–
0023.
• U.S. mail: Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg
Pike, MS: PRB (JAO/3W); Falls Church,
VA 22041–3803.
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. You may
also view the ICR at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.) and its implementing regulations
at 5 CFR part 1320, 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
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Management and Budget (OMB) control
number.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again inviting the
public and other Federal agencies 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.
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. 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
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 Service’s ‘‘Bison
Donations Transfer Protocol’’ (protocol)
describes the process for the donation of
the available surplus bison from the
Service to eligible organizations, Tribes,
or intertribal organizations as outlined
in regulations at 50 CFR 30.1, as well as
in Service Manual chapters 701 FW 5
and 701 FW 8. Surplus bison are
offspring that exceed the ecological
carrying capacity of the Service bison
metapopulation. The primary purposes
of donating these bison are to support
conservation of the species as native
North American wildlife and to assist in
the restoration of bison herds on

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conservation partner lands, with special
emphasis on restoring conservation
herds to Tribal lands. Our authorities
governing the Protocol include:
• National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act (16 U.S.C. 668dd
and 668ee, as amended);
• American Indian Religious Freedom
Act (Pub. L. 95–341);
• Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (Public Law
93–638, as amended);
• Surplus Range Animals (50 CFR
30.1);
• Disposition of Surplus Range
Animals (50 CFR 30.2);
• Native American Policy of the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (510 FW 1);
• Fenced Animal Management policy
(701 FW 8); and
• Collections, Donations, and
Disposals policy (701 FW 5).
In 2020, the U.S. Department of the
Interior (DOI) Bison Working Group
published the Department of the Interior
Bison Conservation Initiative 2020
(initiative), recognizing bison as a
wildlife species in need of conservation.
Consistent with this initiative, Service
policy identifies the ecological and
cultural values of bison as nationally
and/or historically significant animals.
The Bison Conservation Genetics
Workshop: Report and
Recommendations (2010 report)
identifies DOI bison herds as a valuable
source with which to start new
conservation herds proposed by other
Federal, State/provincial, or Tribal
governments. The DOI Bison Report:
Looking Forward (2014 report)
acknowledges the challenges to
achieving bison restoration on DOI
lands and emphasizes the importance of
partnerships for achieving bison
conservation and ecological restoration.
Both the 2010 and 2014 reports also
identify the potential for bison herds
maintained by Indian Tribes to
contribute to species conservation, and
the Service recognizes that such bison
may also support Tribal cultural rights
and practices.
Periodic reduction in the size of
Service bison herds is required to
remain within the ecological carrying
capacity of Service lands. Live bison
capture and removal assist in the
restoration of bison to Tribal lands,
support the efforts of States and other
conservation organizations, and ensure
that the ecological needs of other
species are met on refuges of limited
size. To support maximum conservation
of genetic diversity within and across
Service herds, selection of young bison
available for donation is coordinated
across all refuges. From the surplus
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refuges, requests will be prioritized for
bison restoration and conservation
purposes.
We use Form 3–2555, ‘‘Bison
Donations Request Form,’’ to request
surplus bison. Respondents will
generally be from Tribal governments
and intertribal organizations, although
we do expect to receive a small number
of requests from States and private
sector organizations (nonprofit and
educational/research organizations).
The request form provides details
governing the protocol and collects the
following information:
• Name of requesting Tribe,
intertribal organization, State, or private
sector organization.
• Documentation that the proposed
project or program meets the definition
of a conservation herd.
• Demonstration of the educational
contribution of the donation to
increasing public knowledge and
appreciation of the wildlife values of
bison (for educational and research
organizations only).
• Total number (or percentage of total
donation request) of bison and purpose
of request:
—Establish a free-ranging conservation
herd;
—Supplement or augment a free-ranging
conservation herd;
—Establish a self-sustaining herd for
non-conservation purposes;
—Supplement or augment a selfsustaining herd for non-conservation
purposes;
—Public display, educational purposes,
and/or research;
—Tribal spiritual or cultural purposes;
or
—A description if ‘‘Other’’ purpose.
• Signature of requesting Tribe,
intertribal organization, State, or private
sector organization official.
In addition to the completion of Form
3–2555, recipients of donated bison
must inform the Service of the
destination State for donated bison no
fewer than 30 days prior to a scheduled
bison capture operation, to allow the
Service time to meet interstate transport
regulatory testing requirements.
Recipients of donated bison must also
inform the Service of the physical
destination address for donated bison
no fewer than 10 days prior to
scheduled bison loadout, to facilitate
timely completion of required interstate
veterinary permit applications and
veterinary inspection certificates.
The public may request a copy of
Form 3–2555 by sending a request to the
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer (see ADDRESSES,
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Title of Collection: U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Bison Donations
Request Program.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0190.
Form Number: 3–2555.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private
sector organizations and State/local/
Tribal governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 40.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 60.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 30 minutes to 1
hour, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 40.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: There is no cost associated
with the Protocol.
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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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R1–ES–2024–N072;
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Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status
Reviews for 122 Species in Hawaii,
Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews;
request for information.
AGENCY:

We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year
status reviews for 122 species in Hawaii,
Idaho, Oregon, and Washington under
the Endangered Species Act of 1973. A
5-year status review is based on the best
scientific and commercial data available
at the time of the review; therefore, we
are requesting submission of any new
information on these species that has
become available since the last reviews.
DATES: To ensure consideration in our
reviews, we are requesting submission
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of new information no later than
November 10, 2025. However, we will
continue to accept new information
about any species at any time.
ADDRESSES: Submitting Information on
Species:
• Any of the 119 species occurring in
Hawaii:
Æ U.S. mail: Field Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish
and Wildlife Office, 300 Ala Moana
Blvd., Room 3–122, Honolulu, HI 96850;
or
Æ Email: [email protected].
• Slickspot peppergrass and
MacFarlane’s four o’clock:
Æ U.S. mail: State Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Idaho Fish and
Wildlife Office, 1387 S Vinnell Way,
Suite 368, Boise, ID 83709; or
Æ Email: [email protected].
• Umtanum desert buckwheat:
Æ U.S. mail: State Supervisor,
Attention: 5-Year Review, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Washington Fish and
Wildlife Office, 1009 College St. SE,
Suite 215, Lacey, WA 98503; or
Æ Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information, please contact
Grant Canterbury, Regional Recovery
Biologist, at 503–231–6151. 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.
For information about the following
specific species, contact the following
people:
• Any of the 119 species occurring in
Hawaii: Megan Laut, Recovery Program
Manager, Pacific Islands Fish and
Wildlife Office, 808–792–9400; pifwo_
[email protected].
• Slickspot peppergrass and
MacFarlane’s four o’clock: Shannon
Brinkman, Recovery Coordinator, Idaho
Fish and Wildlife Office, 208–918–2155;
[email protected].
• Umtanum desert buckwheat: Rose
Agbalog, Recovery Coordinator,
Washington Fish and Wildlife Office,
564–200–2124; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Why do we conduct 5-year status
reviews?
Under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531,
et seq.), we maintain Lists of

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