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BILLING CODE 9110–9M–C

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket Nos. FWS–HQ–ES–2025–1463
(OMB Control Number 1018–0095), FWS–
HQ–ES–2025–1464 (OMB Control Number
1018–0197), and FWS–HQ–ES–2025–1465
(OMB Control Number 1018–0199);
FXES11130900000–267–FF09E32000,
FXES11130600000–267–FF06E00000, and
FXES11130100000–267–FF01E00000]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife, Experimental Populations
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;

request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service), are proposing to renew three
information collections without change.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 11,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by

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one of the following methods (please
reference the corresponding Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number listed below in the subject line
of your comments for the appropriate
docket):
• Internet (preferred): https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on any of the following Docket
Numbers:
—FWS—HQ—ES—2025–1463 (OMB
Control Number 1018–0095,
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife,
Experimental Populations, 50 CFR
17.84),
—FWS—HQ—ES—2025—1464 (OMB
Control Number 1018–0197,
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife,
Experimental Populations—Colorado
Gray Wolf, 50 CFR 17.84), and/or
—FWS—HQ—ES—2025—1465 (OMB
Control Number 1018–0199,
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife,
Experimental Populations—Grizzly
Bear, 50 CFR 17.84).
• 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

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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 (PRA; 44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.) and its implementing regulations
at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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 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 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

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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. We will include or
summarize each comment in our 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 withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
Annual
number of
respondents

Requirement

cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Renewal, Without Change, of OMB
Control No. 1018–0095
Title of Collection: Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife, Experimental
Populations, 50 CFR 17.84.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and households, private
sector, and State/local/Tribal
governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
Completion
time per
response

Total annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours *

Notification—General Take or Removal
Individuals ........................................................................................................
Private Sector ..................................................................................................
Government .....................................................................................................

12
7
29

12
7
29

30
30
30

6
4
15

25
2
9

30
30
30

13
1
5

Notification—Depredation-Related Take
Individuals ........................................................................................................
Private Sector ..................................................................................................
Government .....................................................................................................

25
2
9

Notification—Specimen Collection
Individuals ........................................................................................................
Private Sector ..................................................................................................
Government .....................................................................................................

3
2
16

3
2
16

30
30
30

2
1
8

Totals ........................................................................................................

105

105

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* Rounded.

Abstract: Section 10(j) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
authorizes the Secretary of the Interior
to establish experimental populations of
endangered or threatened species.
Because the ESA protects individuals of
experimental populations, the
information we collect is important for
monitoring the success of reintroduction
and recovery efforts. This is a nonform
collection (meaning there is no
designated form associated with this
collection). Regulations at 50 CFR 17.84
contain information collection
requirements for experimental
populations of vertebrate endangered
and threatened species. These
regulations identify and describe the
three categories of information we
collect, which include:
1. General take or removal. ‘‘Take’’ is
defined by the ESA as ‘‘[to] harass,
harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill,

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trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to
engage in any such conduct.’’ In this
information collection, take most
commonly is considered to be in the
form of human-related mortality,
including:
a. Unintentional taking incidental to
otherwise lawful activities (e.g.,
highway mortalities);
b. Animal husbandry actions
authorized to manage the population
(e.g., translocation or providing aid to
sick, injured, or orphaned individuals);
c. Take in defense of human life;
d. Take related to defense of property
(if authorized); or
e. Take in the form of authorized
harassment.
2. Depredation-related take. Involves
take for management purposes of
documented livestock depredation, and
may include authorized harassment or
authorized lethal take of experimental
population animals in the act of

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attacking livestock. See 50 CFR 17.84 for
specific provisions of harassment for
each species within this section.
The information that we collect
includes:
a. Name, address, and phone number
of reporting party,
b. Species involved,
c. Type of incident,
d. Quantity of take,
e. Location and time of the reported
incident, and
f. Description of the circumstances
related to the incident.
3. Specimen collection, recovery, or
reporting of dead individuals. This
information documents incidental or
authorized scientific collection. Most of
the information collected addresses the
reporting of sightings of experimental
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discovery of an injured or dead
individual.
Service recovery specialists use this
information to determine the success of
reintroductions in relation to
established recovery plan goals for the
experimental populations of vertebrate
endangered and threatened species
involved. In addition, this information
helps us to assess the effectiveness of
control activities in order to develop
better means to reduce problems with

Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals; private sector; and State/
local/Tribal governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for
annual report and on occasion for other
requirements.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour
Burden Cost: None.

livestock for those species where
depredation is a problem.
Renewal, Without Change, of OMB
Control No. 1018–0197
Title of Collection: Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife, Experimental
Populations—Colorado Gray Wolf (50
CFR 17.84).
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Number of
annual
responses
each

Number of
annual
respondents

Requirement

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Total annual
responses

Average
completion time

Total annual
burden hours

Appointment of Designated Agent
Individuals .......................................................

1

1

1

Private Sector .................................................

1

1

1

State/Local/Tribal Gov’t ...................................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).

1
1
1

Request for Written Take Authorization
Individuals .......................................................

1

1

1

Private Sector .................................................

1

1

1

State/Local/Tribal Gov’t ...................................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).

1
1
1

Request for ‘‘Shoot-on-Sight’’ Written Take Authorization
Individuals .......................................................

1

1

1

Private Sector .................................................

1

1

1

State/Local/Tribal Gov’t ...................................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).

1
1
1

Reporting Requirement—Lethal Take
Individuals .......................................................

1

1

1

Private Sector .................................................

1

1

1

State/Local/Tribal Gov’t ...................................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).

1
1
1

Reporting Requirement—Opportunistic or Intentional Harassment
Individuals .......................................................

1

1

1

Private Sector .................................................

1

1

1

State/Local/Tribal Gov’t ...................................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).

1
1
1

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Reporting Requirement—Captivity for Care or to be Euthanized
Individuals .......................................................

1

1

1

Private Sector .................................................

1

1

1

State/Local/Tribal Gov’t ...................................

1

1

1

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(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
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30 min (reporting), 30 min
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Number of
annual
responses
each

Number of
annual
respondents

Requirement

Total annual
responses

Average
completion time

Total annual
burden hours

Annual Report
Individuals .......................................................

1

1

1

Private Sector .................................................

1

1

1

State/Local/Tribal Gov’t ...................................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
(recordkeeping).

1
1
1

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Notification—Recovery or Reporting of Dead Specimen and Specimen Collection
Individuals .......................................................

1

1

1

Private Sector .................................................

1

1

1

State/Local/Tribal Gov’t ...................................

1

1

1

Total .........................................................

24

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24

Abstract: Experimental populations
established under section 10(j) of the
Act, as amended, require information
collection and reporting to the Service.
We collect information on the gray wolf
nonessential experimental population
(NEP) to help further the recovery of the
species and to assess the success of the
reintroduced populations. There are no
forms associated with this information
collection. The respondents notify us
when an incident occurs, so there is no
set frequency for collecting the
information. Other Federal agencies
provide us with the vast majority of the
information on experimental
populations under cooperative
agreements for the conduct of the
recovery programs. However, the public
also provides some information to us.
The information collection requirements
identified below require approval by
OMB:
1. Appointment of designated agent—
A designated agent is an employee of a
Federal, State, or Tribal agency that is
authorized or directed by the Service to
conduct gray wolf management. A
prospective designated agent submits a
letter to the Service requesting
designated agent status. The letter
includes a proposal for the work to be
completed, a list of individuals that may
perform the work, and a resume (or
similar) demonstrating qualifications of
each individual to competently perform
the work. The Service then responds to
the requester with a letter authorizing
them to complete the work.
2. Request for written take
authorization—After receiving
confirmation of wolf activity on private
land, on a public land grazing allotment,
or on a Tribal reservation, we or the
designated agent may issue written take

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authorization valid for not longer than
1 year, with appropriate conditions, to
any landowner or public land permittee
to intentionally harass wolves. The
harassment must occur in the area and
under the conditions as specifically
identified in the written take
authorization.
3. Request for ‘‘repeatedly
depredating wolf or wolves’’ written take
authorization—The Service or
designated agent may issue a
‘‘repeatedly depredating wolf or
wolves’’ written take authorization of
limited duration (45 days or fewer) to a
landowner or their employees, or to a
public land grazing permittee, to take up
to a specified (by the Service or our
designated agent) number of wolves.
4. Reporting requirements—Except as
otherwise specified in this rule or in an
authorization, any take of a gray wolf
must be reported to the Service, or our
designated agent as follows (additional
reasonable time will be allowed if
access to the site is limited):
a. Lethal take must be reported within
24 hours. We will allow additional
reasonable time if access to the site is
limited.
b. Opportunistic or intentional
harassment must be reported within 7
days.
c. Gray wolves taken into captivity for
care or to be euthanized must be
reported to the Service within 24 hours,
or as soon as reasonably appropriate.
5. Annual report—To evaluate
progress toward achieving State
downlisting and delisting criteria,
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
summarizes monitoring information in
an annual report. The report, due by
June 30 of each year, will describe wolf
conservation and management activities

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(recordkeeping).
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(recordkeeping).
30 min (reporting), 30 min
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that occurred in Colorado for as long as
the gray wolf is federally listed during
any portion of a calendar or biological
year. The annual report includes, but is
not limited to:
a. post-release wolf movements and
behavior;
b. wolf minimum counts or
abundance estimates;
c. reproductive success and
recruitment;
d. territory use and distribution;
e. cause-specific wolf mortalities; and
f. a summary of wolf conflicts and
associated management activities to
minimize wolf conflict risk.
6. Recovery or reporting of dead
individuals and specimen collection
from experimental populations—This
type of information is for the purpose of
documenting incidental or authorized
scientific collection. Specimens are to
be retained or disposed of only in
accordance with directions from the
Service. Most of the contacts with the
public deal primarily with the reporting
of sightings of experimental population
animals, or the inadvertent discovery of
an injured or dead individual.
7. Proposal—Take of Gray wolves on
Tribal Lands—The exception to allow
take of gray wolves that are contributing
to unacceptable impacts to wild
ungulate population or herds on Tribal
land requires Tribes to develop a
science-based proposal that must, at a
minimum, include the following
information:
a. The basis of ungulate population or
herd management objectives;
b. Data indicating that the ungulate
herd is below management objectives;
c. Data indicating that wolves are a
major cause of the unacceptable impact
to the ungulate population;

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d. Why wolf removal is a warranted
solution to help restore the ungulate
herd to management objectives;
e. The level and duration of wolf
removal being proposed;
f. How ungulate population response
to wolf removal will be measured and
control actions adjusted for
effectiveness; and
g. Demonstration that attempts were
and are being made to address other
identified major causes of ungulate herd
or population declines or of Tribal
government commitment to implement
possible remedies or conservation
measures in addition to wolf removal.
The proposal must be subjected to both
public and peer review prior to it being
finalized and submitted to the Service
for review. At least three independent
peer reviewers with relevant expertise

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Control No. 1018–0199

in the subject matter that are not staff of
the Tribe submitting the proposal must
review the proposal. Upon Service
review, and before wolf removals can be
authorized, the Service will evaluate the
information provided by the requesting
Tribe and provide a written
determination to the requesting Tribal
game and fish agency on whether such
actions are scientifically based and
warranted.
The Service uses the information
described above to assess the
effectiveness of control activities and
develop means to reduce problems with
livestock where depredation is a
problem. Service recovery specialists
use the information to determine the
success of reintroductions in relation to
established recovery plan goals for the
species involved.
Number of
annual
responses
each

Number of
annual
respondents

Requirement

Total annual
responses

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Title of Collection: Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife, Experimental
Populations—Grizzly Bear (50 CFR
17.84).
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals; private sector; and State/
Tribal governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually for
annual report and on occasion for other
requirements.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.

Average completion time

Total annual
burden hours

Notification—Lethal Take
Individuals .........................................

1

1

1

Private Sector ...................................

1

1

1

State/Tribal Gov’t ..............................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................
30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................
30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................

1

30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................
30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................
30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................

1

1
1

Notification—Nonlethal Take
Individuals .........................................

1

1

1

Private Sector ...................................

1

1

1

State/Tribal Gov’t ..............................

1

1

1

1
1

Notification—Recovery or Reporting of Dead Specimen and Specimen Collection
Individuals .........................................

1

1

1

Private Sector ...................................

1

1

1

State/Tribal Gov’t ..............................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................
30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................
30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................

1
1
1

Memorandums of Understanding—Relocation of Bears
State/Tribal Gov’t ..............................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................

1

Memorandums of Understanding—Removal of Grizzly Bears
State/Tribal Gov’t ..............................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................

1

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Written Authorization—Conditioned Lethal Take
Individuals .........................................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................

1

Obtaining Landowner/Land Management Entity Authorization
Individuals .........................................

1

1

1

Private Sector ...................................

1

1

1

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Number of
annual
responses
each

Number of
annual
respondents

Requirement

Total annual
responses

Average completion time

Total annual
burden hours

State/Tribal Gov’t ..............................

1

1

1

30 min (reporting) .............................
30 min (recordkeeping) ....................

1

Total ...........................................

15

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15

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15

Abstract: Experimental populations
established under section 10(j) of the
Act, as amended, require information
collection and reporting to the Service.
The Service would collect information
on the grizzly bear NEP to help further
the recovery of the species and to assess
the success of the reintroduced
populations. There are no forms
associated with this information
collection. The respondents would
notify the Service when an incident
occurs, so there would be no set
frequency for collecting the information.
Federal, State, and participating Tribal
agencies would provide the Service
with the vast majority of the information
on grizzly bears within the NEP.
However, the public also would provide
some information to the Service. The
information collection requirements
identified below require approval by
OMB:
1. Reporting Requirements—The
respondents would notify the Service
when an incident occurs and annually
report the number of grizzly bears
relocated and removed. The State and
other Federal agencies would provide
the Service with the vast majority of the
information on experimental
populations under interagency
agreements for the conduct of the
recovery programs. However, the public
also would provide some information to
the Service. Reporting parties would
include, but would not be limited to,
individuals or households, businesses,
farms, nonprofit organizations, and
State/Tribal governments. The Service
would collect the information by means
of telephone calls or emails from the
public to Service offices specified in the
individual regulations. Standard
information collected would include:
a. Name, address, and phone number
of reporting party.
b. Species involved.
c. Type of incident.
d. Take (quantity).
e. Location and time of reported
incident.
f. Description of the circumstances
related to the incident. Some of these
contacts would be necessary follow-up
reports under where the Service has
authorized lethal take of experimental
animals (e.g., livestock depredation).

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The Service would collect information
in three categories:
i. Lethal take must be reported by
individuals within 24 hours to the
Service’s Ecological Services point of
contact in the final rule Endangered and
Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Establishment of a Nonessential
Experimental Population of Grizzly Bear
in the North Cascades Ecosystem,
Washington State (May 3, 2024, 89 FR
36982). Lethal take must be reported by
a Federal, State, or Tribal authority of an
authorized agency within 24 hours by
following the reporting instructions as
described in the authorized agency’s
MOU.
ii. Nonlethal take that results in injury
by an individual must be reported
within 5 days to the Service’s Ecological
Services point of contact as specified
above. Nonlethal take that results in
injury by a Federal, State, or Tribal
authority of an authorized agency must
be reported within 5 days by following
the reporting instructions as described
in the authorized agency’s MOU.
Incidental take that results from indirect
activities such as incidental take in the
form of harm resulting from habitat
modification does not need to be
reported.
iii. Recovery or reporting of dead
individuals and specimen collection
from experimental populations. This
type of information is for the purpose of
documenting incidental or authorized
scientific collection. Most of the
contacts with the public would deal
primarily with the reporting of sightings
of experimental population animals, or
the inadvertent discovery of an injured
or dead individual.
2. Memorandums of Understanding
(MOUs)—The Service would enter into
MOUs with Federal, State, or Tribal
agencies to authorize grizzly bear
management consistent with the final
rule. The Service does not expect to
enter into MOUs with local
governments or authorities. The Service
would collect information in two
general categories from the relevant
agencies in relation to these MOUs:
a. Relocation of bears. With prior
approval from the Service, a Federal,
State, or Tribal authority may livecapture any grizzly bear occurring in the

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NEP area and transport and release in a
remote location agreed to by the Service,
the Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife, and the applicable landmanaging agency.
b. Removal of grizzly bears involved
in conflict. Authorized Service, Federal,
State, or Tribal authorities may lethally
take a grizzly bear in the NEP area with
prior approval from the Service if the
Service or an authorized agency
determines it is not reasonably possible
to otherwise eliminate the threat by
nonlethal deterrence or live-capturing
and releasing the grizzly bear
unharmed, and if the taking is done in
a humane manner. Grizzly bears may be
taken in self-defense or in defense of
other persons, based on a good-faith
belief that the actions taken were to
protect the person from bodily harm.
3. Written Authorization—
conditioned lethal take—With prior
written agreement from the Service,
individuals may lethally take a grizzly
bear within 200 yards (183 meters) of
legally present livestock in Management
Areas B and C if a depredation has been
confirmed by the Service or an
authorized agency and it has been
determined that it is not reasonably
possible to eliminate the threat through
nonlethal deterrence or live-capturing
and releasing the grizzly bear
unharmed. Additionally, the Service
may issue written authorization to an
individual to kill a grizzly bear in
Management Area C if the Service or an
authorized agency identifies the grizzly
bear as an ongoing threat to human
safety, livestock, or other property (e.g.,
compost, chickens, beehives), and it is
not reasonably possible to eliminate the
threat through nonlethal deterrence or
live-capturing and releasing the grizzly
bear unharmed.
4. Recovery or reporting of dead
individuals and specimen collection
from experimental populations—This
type of information would be for the
purpose of documenting incidental or
authorized scientific collection and
surrender of grizzly bear carcasses as the
result of lethal take. Most of the contacts
with the public primarily would be with
the reporting of sightings of
experimental population animals, or the

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inadvertent discovery of an injured or
dead individual.
5. Obtaining Landowner/Land
Management Entity Authorization—
Individuals requesting the written
authorizations mentioned above must
also obtain or confirm authorization
from the landowner or land
management entity, where appropriate.
The Service would use the
information described above to
document the locations of reintroduced
animals, determine causes of mortality
and conflict with human activities so
that Service managers could minimize
conflicts with people, and improve
management techniques for
reintroduction. The information would
help the Service assess the effectiveness
of management activities and develop
means to reduce problems with
livestock for those species where
depredation is a problem. Service
recovery specialists would use the
information to determine the success of
reintroductions in relation to
established recovery plan goals for the
species.
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. 2026–04789 Filed 3–11–26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407–014–004–065516; #O2509–014–004–
125222]

Application for a Recordable
Disclaimer of Interest in Lands, Lake
County, SD
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.
ACTION: Notice of application.

khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land

Management (BLM) received an
application for a Recordable Disclaimer
of Interest (RDI) from Prairie Shores,
LLC/Redstone Law Firm, LLP pursuant
to the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as
amended, and BLM regulations for the
surface and subsurface estates. Prairie
Shores, LLC is purchasing land and
requests the United States disclaim the
unplatted peninsula as federally owned.
This notice is intended to inform the
public of the pending application and
give notice of the BLM’s intent to grant
the requested RDI and provide a public
comment period for the RDI.

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DATES: The BLM must receive

comments on this action by June 10,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Adam Carr, Chief, Branch of Realty,
Lands, and Renewable Energy, BLM
Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate
Drive, Billings, MT 59101–4669.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katarina Schumacher, Land Law
Examiner, at the above address, by
phone at 406–896–5322 or email at
[email protected]. Additional
information pertaining to this
application can be reviewed in case file
SDM 112629/SDMT 106239193 located
in the Montana/Dakotas State Office,
5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT
59101–4669. 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 will
receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States of America, through the
BLM, Department of the Interior,
pursuant to section 315 of FLPMA,
hereby disclaims an interest in the
surface and subsurface estates for the
following parcel of land: lot 4, sec. 15,
T. 106 N., R. 53 W., Fifth Principal
Meridian, South Dakota. The parcel
located within the above-described land
contains 31.82 acres in Lake County,
South Dakota. The parcel includes a 1.8acre peninsula located between the
original meander lines and the original
high-water mark on Lake Herman that
was unplatted at the time of
conveyance; therefore, the total acreage
for the entirety of Lot 4 would become
33.62 acres. By this action, the United
States of America hereby releases and
relinquishes any claim of interest to the
surface and subsurface estates of the
above-described land. The public is
hereby notified that comments may be
submitted to the Branch Chief at the
address shown above within the
comment period identified in the notice.
Any adverse comments will be
evaluated by the Branch Chief who may
modify or vacate this action and issue
a final determination. In the absence of
any action by the Branch Chief, the
Notice will become the final
determination of the Department of the
Interior, and disclaimer may be issued
90 days from publication of this notice.
Comments, including names and street
addresses of commenters, will be

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available for public review at the BLM
Montana State office (see address
above), during regular business hours,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Before including your address,
phone number, email address, or other
personally identifiable information in
your comment, you should be aware
that your entire comment—including
your personally identifiable
information—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
us in your comment to withhold your
personally identifiable information from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
(Authority: 43 CFR 1864.2(a))
Adam Carr,
Chief, Branch of Realty, Lands, and
Renewable Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026–04782 Filed 3–11–26; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4331–20–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–783–784 and
731–TA–1771–1772 (Preliminary)]

Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts
From Canada and India;
Determinations
On the basis of the record 1 developed
in the subject investigations, the United
States International Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’),
that there is a reasonable indication that
an industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of citric acid and certain citrate salts
from Canada and India, provided for in
subheadings 2918.14.00, 2918.15.10,
2918.15.50, and 3824.99.93 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, that are alleged to be sold
in the United States at less than fair
value (‘‘LTFV’’) and imports of the
subject merchandise from Canada and
India that are alleged to be subsidized
by the governments of Canada and
India.2
Commencement of Final Phase
Investigations
Pursuant to section 207.18 of the
Commission’s rules, the Commission
also gives notice of the commencement
of the final phase of its investigations.
The Commission will issue a final phase
notice of scheduling, which will be
published in the Federal Register as
1 The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 207.2(f)).
2 91 FR 7252 and 7257 (February 17, 2026).

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