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partner support—to effectively carry out
the response.
An estimated timeframe for
addressing the incident should be
provided, along with the latest possible
start date by which eradication is still
considered feasible. This estimate
should reflect the applicant’s best
judgment and include their level of
certainty regarding that timeline.
F. Compliance with Rules and
Regulations—The response should
indicate whether any National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
consultations have already been
completed that are applicable to the
proposed incident response. If so,
relevant documentation should be
attached. It should also state whether
any NEPA Categorical Exclusions may
apply to the proposed activities.
Additionally, the narrative should
address whether there are any federally
listed species or habitats within the
proposed incident response location. If
applicable, the specific species and/or
habitats should be named.
The response should also confirm
whether there are any historic or
potentially historic properties within
the incident area that may require
consideration under the National
Historic Preservation Act or related
laws. Finally, the narrative should
identify any other applicable
compliance requirements—such as
federal, state, or tribal regulations—and
describe any plans in place to address
them.

indicate a summary of the incident
response, the dates of the reporting
period, and the reporting entities
information.
B. Post-response Monitoring Efforts–
The response should summarize the
survey efforts completed post incident
response.
C. Post-response Summary– The
response should summarize the current
results from post-response monitoring
efforts.
We will use the information collected
via Form 3–202–58 to monitor the
potential eradication of the target
invasive species.
The public may request a copy of
Forms 3–200–93 and 3–202–58 by
sending a request to the Service
Information Collection Clearance Officer
(see ADDRESSES, above).
Title of Collection: Interjurisdictional
Invasive Species Rapid Response Team
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1018–New.
Form Number: FWS Forms 3–200–93
and 3–202–58.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
local, and Tribal governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion
for applications and monitoring reports.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.

G. Species Risk Level—The response
should indicate whether the species
involved in the proposed incident
response has undergone any formal risk
screenings or has been included in any
horizon scans or watch lists. If
applicable, the narrative should list the
specific screenings or scans, along with
their overall risk ratings (e.g., high risk,
moderate risk, low risk). Copies of the
relevant documents should be attached
to the application to support the
assessment.
H. Post-response Plans—The response
should indicate whether the requesting
entity has the resources and capacity to
monitor the site following the incident
response. It should also include a
summary of the post-monitoring plan,
outlining how the entity will assess
whether the invasive species has been
successfully eradicated. This may
include details such as the frequency
and duration of monitoring, survey
methods, and criteria for confirming
eradication.
We will use the information collected
via Form 3–202–93 to consider the
application for rapid response to new
invasive species and whether the
request is within the scope and
feasibility for the IInSRRT program to
activate.
2. Form 3–202–58, ‘‘Response
Monitoring Report’’ (New)—The Service
proposes to collect the following types
of information via Form 3–202–58:
A. Background Information and
Introduction—The response should
Average
number of
annual
respondents

Requirement

Average
number of
responses
each

Average
number of
annual
responses

Average
completion
time per
response

Estimated
annual
burden
hours

Form 3–200–93, ‘‘Application for IInSRRT Incident Assistance’’
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Form 3–202–58, ‘‘Response Monitoring Report’’
Government .........................................................................................

2

2

4

60

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The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FWS–HQ–NWRS–2025–N039;
FXRS126109WH000–267–FF09R23000; OMB
Control Number 1018–0190]

[FR Doc. 2026–01873 Filed 1–29–26; 8:45 am]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget; U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service Bison Donations
Request Program

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

Fish and Wildlife Service

AGENCY:

Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

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Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

ACTION:

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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 March 2,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
SUMMARY:

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information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to 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 [email protected]. Please
reference ‘‘1018–0190’’ 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. You may
also view the information collection
request 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
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number.
On September 11, 2025, we published
in the Federal Register (90 FR 44083) a
notice of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. The
Service published the Federal Register
notice on Regulations.gov (Docket No.
FWS–HQ–NWRS–2025–0023) to
provide the public with an additional
method to submit comments (in
addition to the typical email and U.S.
mail submission methods). In that
notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on November 10, 2025. We
received two comments in response to
that notice; however, neither comment
addressed the information collection
requirements, and no response is
required.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again inviting the
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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
conservation partner lands, with special
emphasis on restoring conservation
herds to Tribal lands. Our authorities
governing the Protocol include:

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• National Wildlife Refuge System
Administration Act, as amended (16
U.S.C. 668dd and 668ee);
• American Indian Religious Freedom
Act (Pub. L. 95–341, as amended);
• Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act (Pub. L. 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);
• Range-Limited American Plains
Bison 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
bison made available for donation from
refuges, requests will be prioritized for
bison restoration and conservation
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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,
above).
Title of Collection: U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Bison Donations
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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: 22.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 33.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 30 minutes to 1
hour, depending on activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 22.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2026–01900 Filed 1–29–26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–ES–2025–N041;
FXES11110900000–267–FF09E24000; OMB
Control Number 1018–0119]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget; Policy for
Evaluation of Conservation Efforts
When Making Listing Decisions (PECE)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), 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 March 2,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to https://www.reginfo.gov/
SUMMARY:

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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 [email protected]. Please
reference ‘‘1018–0119’’ 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. You may
also view the information collection
request 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
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number.
On August 11, 2025, we published in
the Federal Register (90 FR 38658) a
notice of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. The
Service published the Federal Register
notice on Regulations.gov (Docket No.
FWS–HQ–NWRS–2025–0023) to
provide the public with an additional
method to submit comments (in
addition to the typical email and U.S.
mail submission methods). In that
notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on October 10, 2025. We
received the following comments in
response to that notice:
Comment 1: Electronic comment
received August 11, 2025 via
Regulations.gov (FWS–HQ–ES–2025–
0008–0002) from Jan Publie. The
commenter did not address the
information collection requirements.
Agency Response to Comment 1: No
response required.
Comment 2: Anonymous electronic
comment received September 22, 2025

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