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1As discussed below, the Obesity and Type II 

Diabetes Risk Assessment is also known as the 

Mobility Opportunity Vouchers for Eliminating 

Disparities (MOVED) study. 2The NIDDK grant number is R01DK136610. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of Policy Development and Research, 

Chief Data Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22845 Filed 10–16–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7070–N–73] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: The Community Choice 

Demonstration; OMB Control No.: 

2528–0337 

AGENCY: Office of Policy Development 

and Research, Chief Data Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for an additional 30 days of 

public comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: November 

16, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Interested persons are 

also invited to submit comments 

regarding this proposal and comments 

should refer to the proposal by name 

and/or OMB Control Number and 

should be sent to: Anna Guido, 

Clearance Officer, REE, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

7th Street SW, Room 8210, Washington, 

DC 20410–5000; email 

PaperworkReductionActOffice@

hud.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anna P. Guido, Reports Management 

Officer, REE, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Room 8210, Washington, DC 20410; 

phone number 202–402–5535 or email: 

PaperworkReductionActOffice@

hud.gov. This is not a toll-free number, 

HUD welcomes and is prepared to 

receive calls from individuals who are 

deaf or hard of hearing, as well as 

individuals with speech or 

communication disabilities. To learn 

more about how to make an accessible 

telephone call, please visit: https://

www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/ 

telecommunications-relay-service-trs. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Guido. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

The Federal Register notice that 

solicited public comment on the 

information collection for a period of 60 

days was published on June 22, 2023 at 

88 FR 40841. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: The 

Community Choice Demonstration. 

OMB Approval Number: 2528–0337. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) has contracted with 

Abt Associates to conduct an evaluation 

of its Community Choice Demonstration 

(formerly Housing Choice Voucher 

Mobility Demonstration). This proposed 

information collection involves three 

instruments that will be administered to 

subsets of households participating in 

the Demonstration: a Home Assessment, 

a Child Assessment, and an Obesity and 

Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment.1 The 

Home Assessment will assess how 

moving to an opportunity area affects 

exposure to pest allergens and indoor 

pollutants that may impact health 

conditions among low-income children. 

The Child Assessment will assess how 

moving to an opportunity area may 

affect children’s conduct problems and 

physical and mental health. The Obesity 

and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment 

will assess how moving to an 

opportunity area affects the risk of 

obesity and type II diabetes (primarily 

for the head of household and 

secondarily for one child in each 

household). 

The Home and Child Assessments are 

funded by HUD and being conducted by 

Abt Associates. HUD’s contract with Abt 

Associates provides flexibility to 

explore collaborations with other 

researchers and funders to support 

additional knowledge-building efforts 

that build on the foundation laid by the 

Demonstration so long as they advance 

important research objectives, do not 

interfere with the core Demonstration, 

and are structured in a way that 

minimizes overall respondent burden. 

The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk 

Assessment represents one such 

collaboration; it is funded by the 

National Institute of Diabetes and 

Digestive and Kidney Diseases 

(NIDDK) 2 and led by Johns Hopkins 

University (JHU) as part of a study 

called the Mobility Opportunity 

Vouchers for Eliminating Disparities 

(MOVED) study. The data collection for 

the MOVED study will also be 

conducted by Abt. While NIH-funded 

studies do not normally require the 

submission of an information collection 

request for compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, we are 

including the Obesity and Type II 

Diabetes Risk Assessment as part of this 

information collection request because 

it will be administered to a subset of 

households participating in the HUDfunded Demonstration. In addition, the 

Child Assessment will be administered 

during the same visit, to the same 

households, and by the same 

interviewers as the Obesity and Type II 

Diabetes Risk Assessment. 

Background on Housing Choice Voucher 

Mobility Demonstration 

The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2019 (Pub. L. 116–6) and the Further 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 

(Pub. L. 116–94) authorized the U.S. 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) to implement and 

evaluate the Housing Choice Voucher 

(HCV) Mobility Demonstration (now 

referred to as the Community Choice 

Demonstration or CCD or 

‘‘Demonstration’’). The primary purpose 

of the Demonstration is to provide 

voucher assistance and mobility-related 

services to families with children to 

encourage families to move to lowerpoverty areas and expand their access to 

opportunity areas. The Demonstration 

will be evaluated using a mix of 

methods, including a random 

assignment impact study, a process 

study, and a cost analysis. The 

Demonstration has two phases: In Phase 

1, currently underway, enrolled families 

are being assigned to two groups: one 

group that is offered Comprehensive 

Mobility Related Services (CMRS), and 

a control group that is offered usual 


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3Hourly minimum wage rates were averaged 

across the eight study sites, which include Los 

Angeles, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York City, 

New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and 

Tennessee. 

PHA services. In Phase 2, scheduled to 

begin in the fall of 2024, a second 

treatment group will be added that runs 

concurrently with the CMRS and 

control groups, in which families will 

be offered selected mobility-related 

services (SMRS). (In Phase 2, families 

will be randomly assigned to one of 

three groups: CMRS, SMRS, or the 

control group.) Phase 1 of the study is 

evaluating whether the offer of CMRS 

helps families with children access and 

remain in opportunity areas and 

exploring which services appear to be 

most effective and cost-effective. Phase 

2 will evaluate the effectiveness of 

SMRS and compare the outcomes of 

CMRS and SMRS. For more information 

on the underlying housing mobility 

demonstration program, see HUD’s 

website at https://www.hud.gov/ 

program_offices/public_indian_

housing/programs/hcv/ 

communitychoicedemo and https://

www.hudexchange.info/programs/ 

public-housing/housing-mobilitytoolkit/. 

On May 31, 2022 and June 9, 2022, 

OMB approved the administration of a 

series of data collection instruments as 

part of the Demonstration; OMB 

approved non-substantive changes to 

this information collection in October 

2022. The OMB Control # is 2528–0337 

and expires June 30, 2025. OMB 

approved non-substantive changes to 

this information collection in October 

2022. 

Revised Information Collection Request 

Through this revised information 

collection request, we are seeking 

approval for three new assessments: a 

Home Assessment, a Child Assessment, 

and an Obesity and Type II Diabetes 

Risk Assessment. The collection of 

information through these three 

assessments, and through the 

underlying Demonstration, will be 

closely coordinated to minimize burden 

on families and ensure there is no 

duplication in data collection across 

each of the assessments and between the 

assessments and the Demonstration. 

We seek approval for two rounds of 

data collection (baseline and follow-up 

assessments) for each of these three 

assessments, which are described in 

more detail below. 

Home Assessment 

The Home Assessment will be 

administered at two of the eight 

Demonstration sites and include the 

heads of household of an estimated 570 

households. Households selected to 

participate in the Home Assessment will 

be contacted shortly after random 

assignment in the Demonstration for a 

baseline Home Assessment that will 

include three components: direct 

measurements of pest allergens and 

indoor air quality, a brief survey, and 

observations noted by the interviewer. 

The same data collection will be 

repeated approximately 12 months later. 

The direct assessment will measure 

(1) temperature and relative humidity, 

(2) carbon dioxide, (3) carbon 

monoxide, (4) mouse and cockroach 

allergens, (5) particulate matter, and (6) 

volatile organic compounds (chemicals 

that enter the air from paints, cleaners, 

etc.). The brief survey will obtain 

information from the parent or guardian 

on risk factors for asthma and other 

respiratory conditions and child health 

conditions, such as exposure to cigarette 

smoke through smokers in the 

household or building. The interviewer 

observations will focus on risk factors 

for asthma and respiratory conditions 

and housing and neighborhood quality. 

Child Assessment 

The Child Assessment will be 

conducted at three Demonstration sites 

that are different from those of the 

Home Assessment to minimize the 

reporting burden on participating 

families. The Child Assessment will be 

administered to one child and to the 

parent or guardian of that child in each 

of an estimated 837 households who 

have a child between ages 2 and 15. The 

study team will conduct in-person visits 

over a 3.5-year data collection period, at 

two points in time: at baseline and at a 

2-year follow up. The Child Assessment 

will involve a survey about a 

prespecified focal child and a direct 

assessment of that child’s executive 

functioning. Most of the questions on 

the survey will be asked of the parent 

or guardian, with some questions being 

asked directly of children. 

Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk 

Assessment 

The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk 

Assessment will be administered to the 

same households that are participating 

in the Child Assessment during the 

same visit. The Obesity and Type II 

Diabetes Risk Assessment will also be 

administered to some households that 

do not have a child in the age range 

specified for the Child Assessment and 

to some families that decline to 

participate in the Child Assessment. As 

with the Child Assessment, the data 

collection will focus on one child in 

each household along with the parent or 

guardian of that child. The Obesity and 

Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment, 

which is expected to be administered to 

a total of 900 households, includes: 

• an adult survey 

• anthropometric assessments (height, 

weight, and waist circumference) of 

the adult and one focal child 

• blood spot samples to test HbA1c 

levels (a measure of diabetes risk) of 

the adult 

• blood pressure readings 

• observations noted by the interviewer, 

and 

• accelerometer data on a sub-set of 400 

adults and 400 children. 

At the 2-year follow-up visit, the 

study team will conduct a follow-up 

Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk 

Assessment that will include the same 

components with all households that 

can be located and agree to participate. 

In addition, semi-structured interviews 

will be conducted with a subset of 75 

households. The interviews will dive 

deeper into the factors explored in the 

survey that are potentially associated 

with obesity and Type II diabetes risk in 

order to better understand the 

mechanisms which impact health and 

well-being. 

Hourly Cost per Response: The 

estimated total annual burden of this 

information collection is 279,892.89 

hours. The estimated total annual cost 

for this information collection is 

$1,588,630.99. The estimated total 

annual cost is calculated by multiplying 

the total number of respondent hours for 

adults by $11.05. The hourly rate of 

$11.05 was calculated using the average 

hourly minimum wage rate for 

households in the Housing Choice 

voucher program living in the 8 study 

sites.3 Annualized cost estimates were 

not calculated for the child sample. The 

child sample eligible to participate in 

the study will be under the age of 18. 

Most, if not all, will be enrolled in 

school and working part-time at the 

most. Thus, we did not calculate an 

hourly wage for the child sample. 

Respondents: Selected adults and 

children who have enrolled in the 

Demonstration and are either (1) offered 

comprehensive mobility-related services 

along with their voucher or (2) offered 

standard PHA services along with their 

voucher. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

The baseline and follow-up assessments 

for the Home, Child, and the Obesity 

and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessments 

will be completed for an estimated 

2,370 respondents. This consists of 570 

heads of household participating in the 

Home Assessment and 900 parents or 

guardians and 900 children 


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participating in the Obesity and Type II 

Diabetes Risk Assessment. We estimate 

that the Child Assessment will be 

administered to 837 households that 

also participate in the Obesity and Type 

II Diabetes Risk Assessment, so they are 

already included in the estimated 

number of respondents above. 

Frequency of Response: Twice 

(baseline and follow-up). 

Average Hours per Response: 

• The Home Assessment includes an 

advance letter (5 minutes or .08 hours), 

an email (1 minute or .02 hours), and a 

follow-up call from the research team (8 

minutes or .13 hours). It also includes 

the consent (10 minutes or .17 hours), 

direct measurement (30 minutes or .5 

hours), interviewer observations (10 

minutes or .17 hours) and a brief survey 

(15 minutes or .25 hours) representing a 

total respondent burden of 1.32 hours. 

The burden table reflects the evaluation 

contractor’s estimate that it may need to 

conduct initial outreach, via emails, 

letters, and phone calls, to up to 814 

families in order to recruit 570 families 

to participate in the Home Assessment. 

• The Child Assessment includes the 

consent (8 minutes or .13 hours), survey 

about child (asked of parent/guardian) 

and parent/guardian’s presence during 

direct child assessment (a total of 45 

minutes or .75 hours), and the direct 

child assessment (22 minutes or .37 

hours for the child). This represents a 

total respondent burden of 75 minutes 

or 1.25 hours. Consent for the Child 

Assessment and the Obesity and Type II 

Diabetes Risk Assessment will be 

obtained at the same time, through the 

same instrument; we have apportioned 

the total time estimate for the combined 

instrument across the two assessments. 

The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk 

Assessment includes an advance letter 

(5 minutes or .08 hours), an email (1 

minute or .02 hours), and a follow-up 

call from the research team (8 minutes 

or .13 hours). It also includes the 

consent and enrollment (15 minutes or 

.25 hours); adult survey (60 minutes or 

1 hour); anthropometric assessments for 

adults (10 minutes or 0.17 hours) and 

children (10 minutes or 0.17 hours and 

10 minutes or .17 hours for the parent 

or guardian who must also be present); 

and blood spot sample of the adult (10 

minutes or 0.17 hours). The Home 

observations/housing assessment of the 

home will take 15 minutes (.25 hours). 

For the subset of 400 adults and 400 

children selected to wear an 

accelerometer, we estimate a total of 1 

hour to put on and return the 

accelerometer. Returning the 

accelerometer will involve the 

participant placing the device in the 

self-addressed, postpaid return envelope 

that the interviewer provided and 

mailing it back to the study team. We 

have also included the full burden of 

participants wearing the accelerometer 

for 7 days for a total burden of 169 

hours per participant in the 

accelerometer sub-group. We expect the 

blood pressure reading to take 15 

minutes or .25 hours. For the sub-set of 

75 adults that are interviewed as part of 

the semi-structured interviews, consent 

is expected to take 10 minutes (or .17 

hours) and the interviews are expected 

to take 60–90 minutes, or 1–1.5 hours. 

Finally, we have included quarterly 

tracking emails/texts or calls between 

the baseline survey and the follow-up 

survey that remind participants to 

confirm or update their name, address, 

phone, and email. The tracking also 

allows them to provide the name, 

address and phone number of someone 

who will always know how to reach 

them. We estimate the burden to be 8 

minutes or .13 hours for tracking 

emails/texts and 10 minutes or .17 

hours for tracking calls. The burden 

table reflects the evaluation contractor’s 

estimate that it may need to conduct 

initial outreach, via emails, letters, and 

phone calls, to up to 1,285 families in 

order to recruit 900 families to 

participate in the Obesity and Type II 

Diabetes Risk Assessment. 

Respondents: Public. 

ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

Home Assessment 

Advance Letter .............................................. 814 2 1,628 0.08 130.24 $11.05 $1,439.15 

Email Reminder ............................................. 814 2 1,628 0.02 32.56 11.05 359.79 

Follow-up Call Phone Script ......................... 814 2 1,628 0.13 211.64 11.05 2,338.62 

Consent for Assessment ............................... 570 2 1,140 0.17 193.80 11.05 2,141.49 

Direct Measurements .................................... 570 2 1,140 0.50 570.00 11.05 6,298.50 

Interviewer Observations .............................. 570 2 1,140 0.17 193.80 11.05 2,141.49 

Survey ........................................................... 570 2 1,140 0.25 285.00 11.05 3,149.25 

Child Assessment 

Consent for Assessment ............................... 837 2 1,674 0.13 217.62 11.05 2,404.70 

Survey about child (asked of parent/guardian) and parent/guardian’s presence during direct Child Assessment ...................... 837 2 1,674 0.75 1,255.50 11.05 13,873.28 

Direct Child Assessment ............................... 837 2 1,674 0.37 619.38 N/A ........................

The Obesity and Type II Diabetes Risk Assessment 

Advance Letter .............................................. 1,285 2 2,570 0.08 205.60 11.05 2,271.88 

Email Reminder ............................................. 1,285 2 2,570 0.02 51.40 11.05 567.97 

Follow-up Call Phone Script ......................... 1,285 2 2,570 0.13 334.10 11.05 3,691.81 

Consent for Assessment ............................... 900 2 1,800 0.25 450.00 11.05 4,972.50 

Adult Survey .................................................. 900 2 1,800 1.00 1,800.00 11.05 19,890.00 

Anthropometric assessments (adult) ............ 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 11.05 3,381.30 

Anthropometric assessments (child) ............. 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 N/A ........................

Anthropometric assessments (child, but accounting for parent’s time) ......................... 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 11.05 3,381.30 

Blood Spot Samples (adult) .......................... 900 2 1,800 0.17 306.00 11.05 3,381.30 

Home Observations/Housing Assessment ... 900 2 1,800 0.25 450.00 11.05 4,972.50 

Accelerometers (adult) .................................. 400 2 800 169.00 135,200.00 11.05 1,493,960.00 

Accelerometers (child) .................................. 400 2 800 169.00 135,200.00 N/A ........................

Blood Pressure Reading (adult) .................... 900 2 1,800 0.25 450.00 11.05 4,972.50 

Consent for Semi-Structured Interviews ....... 75 1 75 0.17 12.75 11.05 140.89 

Semi-Structured Interviews ........................... 75 1 75 1.50 112.50 11.05 1,243.13 


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ANNUALIZED BURDEN TABLE—Continued 

Information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden hour 

per response 

Annual 

burden hours 

Hourly cost 

per response Annual cost 

Tracking Emails/Texts ................................... 900 2 1,800 0.13 234.00 11.05 2,585.70 

Tracking Calls ........................................ 900 3 2,700 0.17 459.00 11.05 5,071.95 

Totals ..................................................... 2,936 ........................ 42,826 ........................ 279,892.89 ........................ 1,588,630.99 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) Whether the proposed 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 the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond; including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

(5) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comments in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35. 

Anna P. Guido, 

Department Reports Management Office, 

Office of Policy Development and Research, 

Chief Data Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2023–0156; 

FXES11140800000–190–FF08EVEN00] 

Draft Categorical Exclusion and Draft 

General Conservation Plan for 

Amphibians in Southern Santa Cruz 

County, California 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of a draft general 

conservation plan (GCP), as well as an 

associated draft categorical exclusion 

(CatEx), for development activities in 

Santa Cruz County, California. The 

Service developed the GCP in 

accordance with the Endangered 

Species Act to provide a streamlined 

mechanism for proponents engaged in 

activities associated with residential 

development and associated 

infrastructure, construction and 

maintenance on public lands, and 

habitat restoration, to meet statutory and 

regulatory requirements while 

promoting conservation of the California 

red-legged frog, California tiger 

salamander, and Santa Cruz long-toed 

salamander. The Service also prepared 

the draft CatEx in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act to 

evaluate the potential effects to the 

natural and human environment 

resulting from issuing permits under the 

GCP. We invite comment on these 

documents from agencies, Tribes, and 

the public. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 16, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: The documents 

this notice announces, as well as any 

comments and other materials that we 

receive, will be available for public 

inspection online in Docket No. FWS– 

R8–ES–2023–0156 at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

submit comments on any of the 

documents, you may do so in writing by 

any of the following methods: 

• Online: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2023–0156. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing; Attn: Docket No. FWS–R8– 

ES–2023–0156; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service; MS: PRB/3W; 5275 Leesburg 

Pike; Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chad Mitcham, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, by email at chad_mitcham@

fws.gov, or by telephone at 805–644– 

1766. 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: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

announce the availability of a draft 

general conservation plan (GCP) and the 

associated draft categorical exclusion 

(CatEx), for development activities in 

Santa Cruz County. The draft GCP was 

developed by the Service in accordance 

with section 10(a)(2)(A) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

The GCP meets the issuance criteria as 

required by section 10(a)(2)(B) of the 

Act for issuance of a section 10(a)(1)(B) 

incidental take permit (ITP). The 

Service developed the GCP to provide a 

streamlined mechanism for proponents 

engaged in activities associated with the 

construction and maintenance of 

residential dwellings and associated 

infrastructure, construction, and 

maintenance on public lands, such as 

roads, drainages, and parks, and habitat 

restoration, to meet statutory and 

regulatory requirements while 

promoting conservation of the California 

red-legged frog (Rana draytonii), 

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 

californiense), and Santa Cruz long-toed 

salamander (Ambystoma 

macrodactylum croceum). Permits 

issued under the GCP would authorize 

incidental take of the covered species 

for up to 5 years after each respective 

permit is issued. The GCP would 

authorize incidental take of the covered 

species, via permanent habitat loss, 

within 90 acres (ac) of the approximate 

14,314-ac plan area in southern Santa 

Cruz County. The Service prepared the 

draft CatEx in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to 

evaluate the potential effects to the 

natural and human environment 

resulting from issuing permits under the 

GCP. We invite comment on the GCP 


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