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influence how water moves toward or
away from that wetland, but the extent
of this influence changes from one
easement to another. In low-relief areas,
drain tiles may draw groundwater
laterally toward the pipe, while in
higher-relief areas, drainage tile systems
may intercept water flowing toward the
wetland. Because these factors differ
across the landscape, the potential
effects of drainage and the resulting
setback calculations are determined by
the unique environmental conditions of
each easement. Many property owners
take issue with the fact they are not
compensated for the loss of the use of
their private property outside the
easement that was originally purchased
based on the area that is determined by
the Fish and Wildlife Service as needed
to stop drainage of the wetland. In most
cases these drain tile setback distances
were not provided to the landowner at
the time the easement was purchased. In
these cases, the landowner believed he
was agreeing to limit his use of the land
within the easement boundary itself.
On May 13, 2024, the Service issued
a final rule that codified the process by
which landowners could request, and
the Service would provide drain tile
setbacks under wetland easement
contracts (89 FR 41336). This rule was
effective on June 12, 2024. The
regulations applied only to setbacks
provided by the Service beginning on
the effective date of the 2024 rule. See
the 2024 rule for a complete discussion
on the history of the PPR, wetland
easements, and drain tile setbacks.
Prior to finalizing the 2024 rule, the
Service issued both internal setback
guidance for administering drain tile
setback requests and calculating drain
tile setback distances, as well as a
February 2020, guidance memo, ‘‘Drain
Tile Setbacks and Legal Action on U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Wetland
Easements.’’ For a full discussion of the
guidance memo and its key aspects, see
the 2024 rule (89 FR 41336 at 41337,
May 13, 2024).

• How the current rule did or did not
work as intended.
• How the Service should calculate
drain tile setbacks when requested by a
landowner.
Request for Information
The Service invites the public to
provide information on any aspect of
the Service’s 2024 regulation pertaining
to drain tile setbacks on lands covered
by wetland easement contracts, or the
process by which the Service calculates
recommended setbacks. Commenters
may respond to the questions above or
provide other relevant information.
Submitters are encouraged to provide
specific examples, geographies, dates,
and any relevant supporting materials.
Public Availability of Comments
All information received in response
to this RFI will be posted on https://
www.regulations.gov and may include
personal identifying information. Do not
include information you do not wish to
make publicly available.
Authority
The authority for this RFI is the
National Wildlife Refuge
Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C.
668dd et seq.), as amended by the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997 (Pub. L. 105–
57), governing the administration and
public use of refuges.
Brian R. Nesvik,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2026–14995 Filed 7–23–26; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407–014–004–065516, #O2509–014–004–
125222; LLHQ210000]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Resource Management
Planning

Purpose of This Request for
Information (RFI)

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

The purpose of this RFI is to gather
information pertaining to easement
lands protected by a Service easement
for waterfowl management (commonly
referred to as a wetland easement) in the
PPR, and how the Service should
calculate drain tile setbacks when
requested to do so by a landowner. The
Service especially invites information
regarding:
• Efficacy of the 2024 rule ‘‘National
Wildlife Refuge System; Drain Tile
Setbacks’’ (89 FR 41336, May 13, 2024).

ACTION: Notice of information collection;

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request for comment.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) proposes extending an
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
September 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Send your written
comments on this information

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collection request (ICR) by mail to
Darrin King, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management, U.S. Department of the
Interior, Director (630), Bureau of Land
Management, 1849 C St. NW, Room
5646, Washington, DC 20240, Attention:
Attention PRA Office; or by email to
[email protected].
Please reference Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Control Number
1004–0212 in the subject line of your
comments. The electronic submission of
comments is recommended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Panchita Paulette by
telephone at (541) 844–6190 or by email
at [email protected]. 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 http://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 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
provide the requested data in the
desired format.
We are especially interested in public
comments addressing the following:
(1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether 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

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(4) How the agency could minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including 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 personally
identifiable information (PII) in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your
PII, may be made publicly available at
any time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your PII from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Abstract: This control number
provides State Governors an
opportunity to work with the BLM to
resolve possible inconsistencies
between BLM land use plans and State
or local plans, policies, or programs;
and authorizes protests of land use
plans and plan amendments by the
BLM. This OMB control number is
currently scheduled to expire on
September 30, 2026. The BLM plans to
request that OMB renew this OMB
control number for an additional three
(3) years.
Title of Collection: Resource
Management Planning.
OMB Control Number: 1004–0212.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal governments;
individuals/households; businesses;
and associations.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 131.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 131.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 15 hours.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,965.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-Hour
Burden Cost: $0.
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.

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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.
[FR Doc. 2026–15041 Filed 7–23–26; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[OMB Control Number 1010–0057; Docket
ID: BOEM–2026–0562]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Pollution Prevention and
Control
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy

Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;

request for comment.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
(BOEM) proposes this information
collection request (ICR) to renew Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number 1010–0057.
DATES: Comments must be received by
BOEM no later than September 22,
2026.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on

this ICR by mail to the BOEM
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Anna Atkinson, Bureau of
Ocean Energy Management, 45600
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166; or by email to anna.atkinson@
boem.gov. Please reference OMB control
number 1010–0057 in the subject line of
your comments. You may comment on
the ICR and view related documents by
searching for the docket number
‘‘BOEM–2026–0562’’ at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anna Atkinson by email at
[email protected], or by
telephone at 703–787–1025. 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 of 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: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, BOEM provides
the general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to

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comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps BOEM assess
the impact of its information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand BOEM’s information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
BOEM is soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR described below. BOEM is
especially interested in public
comments addressing the following
issues: (1) is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of BOEM; (2) what
can BOEM do to ensure that this
information is processed and used in a
timely manner; (3) is the burden
estimate accurate; (4) how might BOEM
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(5) how might BOEM minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including minimizing the
burden through the use of information
technology?
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. BOEM will include or
summarize each comment in its ICR to
OMB for approval of this information
collection. You should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
address, phone number, email address,
or other personally identifiable
information included in your
comment—may be made publicly
available at any time. Even if BOEM
withholds your personally identifiable
information in the context of this ICR,
your comment is subject to the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C.
552). Your information will only be
withheld if a determination is made that
one of the FOIA exemptions to
disclosure applies. Such a
determination will be made in
accordance with the Department of the
Interior’s (DOI) FOIA implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2) and
applicable law.
In order for BOEM to consider
withholding from disclosure your
personally identifiable information, you
must identify, in a cover letter, any
information contained in the submittal
of your comments that, if released,
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of your personal privacy. You
must also briefly describe any possible
harmful consequences of the disclosure
of information, such as embarrassment,
injury, or other harm. Note that BOEM
will make available for public
inspection, in their entirety, all
comments submitted by organizations
and businesses, or by individuals
identifying themselves as

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