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Both types of effects are addressed in 

the HCP conservation measures. The 

covered activities affect the covered 

species primarily through changes in 

the hydrology (flow) of occupied waters 

associated with the storage, release, 

diversion, and return of irrigation water. 

In the course of storing, releasing, 

diverting, and returning irrigation water, 

the applicants alter the hydrology of the 

Deschutes River and a number of its 

tributaries. In a similar fashion, the 

pumping of groundwater for municipal 

water supply by the City of Prineville 

affects the hydrology in one of those 

tributaries, the Crooked River. In most 

cases, the hydrologic changes resulting 

from activities covered by the HCP have 

adverse impacts on aquatic habitats for 

the covered species. When flows are 

reduced, the total area of usable habitat 

for aquatic species generally decreases 

and water temperatures typically 

increase to the extent that habitat 

quality is negatively impacted. The HCP 

conservation measures will modify 

irrigation activities that reduce instream flow (storage and diversion of 

water) to address the adverse effects 

described above. As a result, with 

implementation of the HCP, flows in the 

affected reaches will be higher than they 

were historically (over the last 50+ 

years) in the winter, and provide 

improved habitat quality for the covered 

species. 

Purpose and Need 

As described in the Final EIS, the 

Service’s purpose for the Federal action 

is to fulfill our section 10(a)(1)(B) 

conservation authorities and 

obligations. The need for our action is 

to respond to the ITP application 

submitted by the applicants requesting 

take of the Oregon spotted frog and bull 

trout, the two species under the 

Service’s jurisdiction. 

Alternatives 

In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), the Service prepared a 

Final EIS analyzing the proposed action 

(Alternative 2, identified as the 

preferred alternative), a no-action 

alternative, and two additional 

alternatives to the proposed action; 

summaries of each alternative are 

presented below. The Final EIS 

analyzed both the Service’s proposed 

issuance of an ITP and NMFS’s 

proposed issuance of an ITP. The 

environmental consequences of each 

alternative were analyzed to determine 

if significant impacts to the human 

environment would occur. Public 

comments received in response to the 

Draft EIS were considered, and the Final 

EIS reflected clarifications of the 

existing analysis to address public 

comments. The Final EIS did not 

identify an environmentally preferable 

alternative. Pursuant to NEPA 

implementing regulations found at 40 

CFR 1505.2, the Service identified 

Alternative 3 (Enhanced Variable 

Streamflows) as the environmentally 

preferable alternative in the ROD. 

Alternative 1—No-action Alternative: 

No ITPs would be issued, and the 

applicants’ HCP would not be 

implemented. Under Alternative 1, 

ongoing applicant activities would 

remain subject to the take prohibition 

for listed species under section 9 of the 

ESA. This alternative assumes 

continuation of actions covered in an 

ESA section 7 biological opinion issued 

to the Bureau of Reclamation addressing 

the effects of water management 

activities in the Upper Deschutes River 

Basin to the Oregon spotted frog, and 

continuation of actions covered in other 

ESA section 7 consultation documents 

addressing the effects of Deschutes 

River Basin projects to the Middle 

Columbia River steelhead trout and the 

bull trout. 

Alternative 2—Proposed Action, 

Deschutes Basin HCP: Under this 

alternative, identified as the preferred 

alternative in the Final EIS, the Service 

would issue a 30-year ITP to the 

applicants for incidental take of the two 

covered species under its jurisdiction, 

NMFS would issue a separate ITP for 

incidental take of the two covered 

species under its jurisdiction, and the 

applicants would implement the HCP. 

Over the 30-year period of HCP 

implementation, in-stream flows would 

be modified to mimic more natural flow 

patterns to support the various life 

stages of the covered species. The HCP 

also includes the establishment of 

conservation funds to support habitat 

restoration and enhancement projects, 

as well as additional funding for instream water leasing programs. 

Alternative 3—Enhanced Variable 

Streamflows: Under this alternative, the 

Services would issue ITPs to the 

applicants for the same plan area, 

covered lands and waters, covered 

species, covered activities, and permit 

term as described for the proposed 

action, but with modifications to the 

HCP conservation strategy, including 

increased fall and winter flows in the 

Deschutes River below Wickiup Dam, 

and in-stream protection of 

uncontracted water releases on the 

Crooked River for fish and wildlife. 

Alternative 4—Accelerated Schedule 

for Enhanced Variable Streamflows: 

Under this alternative, the Services 

would issue ITPs to the applicants for 

the same plan area, covered lands and 

waters, covered species, and covered 

activities as described for the proposed 

action, but with a 20-year permit term 

and modifications to the HCP 

conservation strategy for an accelerated 

schedule for increases in fall and winter 

flows in the Deschutes River below 

Wickiup Dam, and in-stream protection 

of additional uncontracted water 

releases on the Crooked River for fish 

and wildlife. 

Decision and Rationale for Decision 

Based on our review of the 

alternatives and their environmental 

consequences as described in the Final 

EIS, we have selected the Proposed 

Action (Alternative 2). The Proposed 

Action includes the implementation of 

the final HCP and the Service’s issuance 

of an ITP authorizing incidental take of 

the two covered species under the 

Service’s jurisdiction for a 30-year 

permit term. Our assessment of the 

application was conducted in 

accordance with the requirements of 

section 10(a)(1)(B) of the ESA and its 

implementing regulations. In order to 

issue an ITP for covered species under 

the ESA, we must determine that the 

HCP meets the issuance criteria set forth 

in 16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(2)(B). We have 

made the determination that the HCP 

meets this criteria, as described further 

in the ROD. 

Authority 

We provide this notice in accordance 

with the requirements of section 10(c) of 

the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539(c)) and its 

implementing regulations (50 CFR 

17.32), and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.) and its implementing regulations 

(40 CFR 1506.6; 43 CFR part 46). 

Robyn Thorson, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R3–FAC–2020–N122; FF03F22900/ 

FRFR481203YA200/XXX; OMB Control 

Number 1018–New] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Online Program 

Management System for Carbon 

Dioxide-Carp 

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 a new 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request (ICR) by 

mail 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_Coll@fws.gov. Please reference 

OMB Control Number ‘‘1018–Asian 

Carp’’ in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madonna L. Baucum, Service 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov, 

or by telephone at (703) 358–2503. 

Individuals who are hearing or speech 

impaired may call the Federal Relay 

Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY 

assistance. 

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, 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 

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 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: The Lacey Act (Act, 18 

U.S.C. 42) prohibits the importation of 

any animal deemed to be and prescribed 

by regulation to be injurious to: 

• Human beings; 

• The interests of agriculture, 

horticulture, and forestry; or 

• Wildlife or the wildlife resources of 

the United States. 

Implementation and enforcement of 

the Lacey Act is the responsibility of the 

Department of the Interior. The Service, 

in concert with our diverse partners, 

works to conserve, restore, and maintain 

the nation’s fishery resources and 

aquatic ecosystems for the benefit of the 

American people, to include managing 

and controlling four species of invasive 

carp—bighead, black, grass, and silver— 

native to Asia. Under the authority of 

the Act, the Service listed bighead, 

black, and silver carp species as 

injurious wildlife to protect humans, 

native wildlife, and wildlife resources 

from the purposeful or accidental 

introduction of Asian carp into the 

nation’s aquatic ecosystems. 

The Service takes part in a broad, 

partner-driven approach to strategically 

control the movement of Asian carp. 

The spread of these invasive species in 

the nation’s river systems threatens the 

conservation efforts conducted by our 

agency, our State partners, and other 

stakeholders, to promote self-sustaining 

aquatic resources and healthy aquatic 

ecosystems. In addition to widespread 

and longstanding ecological 

consequences, aquatic invasive species 

often result in significant economic 

losses and cost our nation’s economy 

billions of dollars per year. 

To effectively carry out our 

responsibilities under the Act and 

protect the aquatic resources of the 

United States, the Service, in 

collaboration with the U.S. Geological 

Survey, proposes to administer 

applications of Carbon Dioxide-Carp by 

registered management partners 

(applicators) and to collect information 

regarding the usage of Carbon DioxideCarp, an Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) registered product #6704– 

95 to control Asian carp. Carbon 

Dioxide-Carp is approved for use only 

by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, State natural 

resource managers, or persons under 

their direct supervision. 

The Service will use the information 

collected to document the label 

requests, maintain inventory, and 

document application results of Carbon 

Dioxide-Carp as an EPA registered 

product. The Service proposes to collect 

information from applicators using the 

following four forms: 

• Form 3–2130: Report on Receipt of 

Label—Applicators must apply for a 

label to attach to a treatment container 

of Carbon Dioxide-Carp prior to being 

able to legally apply it as an Asian carp 

deterrent or as an under-ice lethal 

control for aquatic nuisance species. 

This form collects the following 

information: 

Æ Applicant’s information, to include 

address, date of birth, contact 

number(s), email address, and relevant 

business information (if application is 

on behalf of a business, corporation, 

public agency, Tribe, or institution); 

Æ Date of label receipt; 

Æ Site of application, to include GPS 

location, approximate number of surface 

acres, and date of application; 

Æ Label number; and 

Æ Name and address of applicator. 

• Form 3–2163: Inventory Form for 

Use with Carbon Dioxide-Carp— 

Registered applicators must maintain an 

accurate inventory of CO2– Carp for the 

duration of possession of the product 

label. This form collects the following 

information: 

Æ Applicant’s information, to include 

address, date of birth, contact 

number(s), email address, and relevant 

business information (if application is 

on behalf of a business, corporation, 

public agency, Tribe, or institution); 

Æ Date of application; 

Æ Amount of Carbon Dioxide-Carp 

applied (pounds); 

Æ Label number; 

Æ Label return date; 

Æ Any adverse incident; and 

Æ Name of applicator and affiliation. 

• Form 3–2164: Worksheet for Field 

Application Locations—Applicators 

must complete Form 3–2164 for each 

application of Carbon Dioxide-Carp 


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before the actual application. This form 

collects the following information: 

Æ Applicant’s information, to include 

address, date of birth, contact 

number(s), email address, and relevant 

business information (if application is 

on behalf of a business, corporation, 

public agency, Tribe, or institution); 

Æ Site information, to include the 

name and address of the location; 

applicator name, address, telephone 

number, and email address; and the 

applicator’s certification number; and 

Æ Carbon Dioxide-Carp use 

information, to include estimated 

pounds of CO2 needed, estimated dates 

of use, purpose, and a list of obtained 

permits. 

• Form 3–2191: Results Report 

Form—Investigator must submit 

application results to the Service to 

document efficacy of the treatment and 

any possible adverse effects, as this data 

is required by the EPA to maintain 

product registration. This form collects 

the following information: 

Æ Applicant’s information, to include 

address, date of birth, contact 

number(s), email address, and relevant 

business information (if application is 

on behalf of a business, corporation, 

public agency, Tribe, or institution); 

Æ Site information (to include GPS 

coordinates and city/county/state) and 

reporting individual; and 

Æ Application information, to include 

total amount of Carbon Dioxide-Carp 

used (pounds); application date(s); 

adverse incident information (to include 

date reported to the U.S. Geological 

Society); applicator name and label 

number; NPDES Permit number; and 

other required permits and permit 

numbers. 

• Form 3–2541: 6(a)(2) Adverse 

Incident Report—Investigator must 

submit application adverse results to the 

Service to document any irregularities 

in the application circumstances or 

adverse effects on non-target organisms. 

This form collects the following 

information: 

Æ Administrative data, to reporting 

and contact individual (if different), 

address and phone number, incident 

status, location and date of incident, 

when registrant became aware of 

incident, and whether incident was part 

of a larger study; 

Æ Pesticide data, to include whether 

exposure was to concentrate prior to 

dilution; 

Æ Incident circumstances, to include 

whether there is evidence that label 

directions were not followed, whether 

applicator is a certified pest control 

operator, type of exposure, incident site, 

situation, and brief description of 

habitat and incident circumstances; and 

Æ Information involving fish, wildlife, 

plants, or other non-target organisms; 

species; symptoms or adverse effects; 

magnitude of the effects; and any 

explanatory or qualifying information 

surrounding the incident. 

ePermits Initiative 

We are exploring the feasibility of 

using the Service’s new ‘‘ePermits’’ 

initiative, an automated permit 

application system that will allow the 

agency to move towards a streamlined 

permitting process to reduce public 

burden. The ePermits platform would 

automate the five forms associated with 

this proposed information collection. 

Public burden reduction is a priority for 

the Service, the Assistant Secretary for 

Fish and Wildlife and Parks, and senior 

leadership at the Department of the 

Interior. The intent of the ePermits 

initiative is to fully automate the 

permitting and reporting process to 

improve the customer experience and to 

reduce time burden on respondents. 

This new system will enhance the user 

experience by allowing users to enter 

data from any device that has internet 

access, including personal computers, 

tablets, and smartphones. It will also 

link the permit applicant to the Pay.gov 

system for payment of any associated 

fees. 

Title of Collection: Online Program 

Management System for Carbon 

Dioxide-Carp. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–New. 

Form Number: FWS Forms 3–2130, 3– 

2163, 3–2164, 3–2191, and 3–2541. 

Type of Review: New. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State 

and Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $15,000.00. We estimate 

that each of the anticipated 10 annual 

respondents would pay an EPA 

Maintenance fee of $400, a State 

registration fee of $252; and an 

administrative fee of $858. 

Requirement 

Average 

number of 

annual 

respondents 

Average 

number of 

responses 

each 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Average 

completion 

time per 

response 

(min) 

Estimated 

annual 

burden 

hours * 

Form 3–2130: Report on Receipt of Label 

Government .................................................................. 5 1 5 15 1 

ePermits Form 3–2130: Report on Receipt of Label 

Government .................................................................. 5 1 5 12 1 

Form 3–2163: Inventory Form for Use with Carbon Dioxide-Carp 

Government .................................................................. 5 1 5 15 1 

ePermits Form 3–2163: Inventory Form for Use with Carbon Dioxide-Carp 

Government .................................................................. 5 1 5 12 1 

Form 3–2164: Worksheet for Field Application Locations 

Government .................................................................. 5 1 5 15 1 

ePermits 3–2164: Worksheet for Field Application Locations 

Government .................................................................. 5 1 5 12 1 

Form 3–2191: Results Report Form 

Government .................................................................. 5 1 5 15 1 

ePermits Form 3–2191: Results Report Form 

Government .................................................................. 5 1 5 12 1 

Form 3–2541: 6(a)(2) Adverse Incident Report 

Government .................................................................. 1 1 1 60 1 

ePermits Form 3–2541: 6(a)(2) Adverse Incident Report 

Government .................................................................. 1 1 1 50 1 


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Requirement 

Average 

number of 

annual 

respondents 

Average 

number of 

responses 

each 

Average 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Average 

completion 

time per 

response 

(min) 

Estimated 

annual 

burden 

hours * 

Totals: .................................................................... 42 ........................ 42 ........................ 10 

* Rounded. 

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.). 

Dated: January 5, 2021. 

Madonna Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[212A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900 253G; OMB Control 

Number 1076–0179] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Solicitation of 

Nominations for the Advisory Board 

for Exceptional Children 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection with revisions. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

10, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to Ms. 

Jennifer Davis, Bureau of Indian 

Education, 2600 N. Central Avenue, 

Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, fax: 

(602) 265–0293; or by email to 

jennifer.davis@bie.edu. Please reference 

OMB Control Number 1076–0179 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, Ms. Jennifer Davis by email at 

jennifer.davis@bie.edu or by telephone 

at (602) 265–1592. You may also view 

the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 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 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. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on 

September 21, 2020 (85 FR 59325). No 

comments were received. 

We are again soliciting comments on 

the proposed ICR that is described 

below. We are especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is the collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

BIE; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the BIE enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the BIE minimize the burden of 

this collection on the respondents, 

including through the use of 

information technology. 

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. 

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) 

is seeking renewal for an information 

collection that would allow it to collect 

information regarding individuals’ 

qualifications to serve on the Federal 

advisory committee known as the 

Advisory Board for Exceptional 

Children. This information collection 

requires persons interested in being 

nominated to serve on the Board to 

provide information regarding their 

qualifications. This information 

collection includes one form. After 

reviewing comments from respondents, 

BIE has edited the instructions and form 

to correct a typographical error, 

explicitly allow self-nomination, and 

clarify that the Board provides guidance 

in accordance with all relevant federal 

laws. BIE has also added clarifying 

language to the form to assist 

respondents with providing necessary 

information (example: ‘‘Work Address’’ 

now clarifies ‘‘Work Address (City, 

State, Zip Code)). 

The Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 

2004, (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) requires 

the BIE to establish an Advisory Board 

on Exceptional Education. See 20 U.S.C. 

1411(h)(6). Advisory Board members 

shall serve staggered terms of two or 

three years from the date of their 

appointment. This Board is currently in 

operation. This information collection 

allows BIE to better manage the 

nomination process for future 

appointments to the Board. 

Title of Collection: Solicitation of 

Nominations for the Advisory Board for 

Exceptional Children. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0179. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 20, per year. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 20, per year. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 1 hour. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 20 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $0. 


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