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severely distressed public housing 

projects (or portions thereof); and, 

beginning in Fiscal Year 2004, in 

rejuvenating the traditional or historic 

downtown areas of smaller units of local 

government. Funds were appropriated 

for competitive HOPE VI 

Implementation Notices of Funding 

Availability (NOFAs) through Fiscal 

Year 2011. Currently, there are 

approximately 55 HOPE VI 

Implementation grants that remain 

active and must be monitored by HUD. 

HUD publishes competitive bi-annual 

NOFAs for the HOPE VI Main Street 

program and monitors grants that have 

been awarded through those NOFAs. 

These information collections are 

required in connection with the 

monitoring of the remaining active 

HOPE VI Implementation grants and the 

bi-annual publication on http://

www.grants.gov of HOPE VI Main Street 

NOFAs, contingent upon available 

funding and authorization, which 

announce the availability of funds 

provided in annual appropriations for 

Section 24 of the Housing Act of 1937, 

as amended. 

Eligible units of local government 

interested in obtaining HOPE VI Main 

Street grants are required to submit 

applications to HUD, as explained in 

each NOFA. The information collection 

conducted in the applications enables 

HUD to conduct a comprehensive, 

merit-based selection process in order to 

identify and select the applications to 

receive funding. With the use of HUDprescribed forms, the information 

collection provides HUD with sufficient 

information to approve or disapprove 

applications. 

Applicants that are awarded HOPE VI 

Implementation grants are required to 

report on a quarterly basis on the 

sources and uses of all amounts 

expended for Implementation grant 

revitalization activities. HOPE VI 

Implementation grantees use a fullyautomated, internet-based process for 

the submission of quarterly reporting 

information. HUD reviews and evaluates 

the collected information and uses it as 

a primary tool with which to monitor 

the status of HOPE VI projects and the 

HOPE VI programs. 

Respondents (i.e. affected public): 

Public Housing Agencies and units of 

local governments. 

Collection Respondents 

Frequency 

per 

annum 

Responses 

per 

annum 

Burden 

per 

response 

Burden 

per 

annum 

Hourly 

cost per 

response 

Annual 

cost 

HOPE VI Main Street Application 

Main Street NOFA Narrative Exhibits ................ 5 0.5 2.5 80 200 $57 $11,400.00 

Main Street NOFA 52861 Application Data 

Sheet .............................................................. 5 0.5 2.5 15 38 57 2,137.50 

Main Street NOFA Project Area Map ................ 5 0.5 2.5 1 3 57 142.50 

Main Street NOFA Program Schedule .............. 5 0.5 2.5 4 10 57 570.00 

Main Street NOFA Photographs of site ............. 5 0.5 2.5 5 13 57 712.50 

Main Street NOFA Five-year Pro-forma ............ 5 0.5 2.5 5 13 57 712.50 

Main Street NOFA Site Plan and Unit Layout ... 5 0.5 2.5 10 25 57 1,425.00 

Subtotal ....................................................... 5 .................. 17.5 .................. 300 .................. 17,100.00 

.

Non-NOFA Collections: 

On-line Quarterly Reporting ........................ 55 4 220 16 3,520 57 200,640.00 

52825–A HOPE VI Budget updates ........... 40 1 75 2 150 57 8,550.00 

53001–A Actual HOPE VI Cost Certificate 20 1 20 0.5 10 57 570.00 

Subtotal ................................................ 115 .................. 315 .................. 3,680 .................. 209,760.00 

Total Burden ................................. ...................... .................. 332.5 .................. 3,980 .................. 226,860.00 

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. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Chapter 35. 

Dated: July 26, 2018. 

Merrie Nichols-Dixon, 

Director, Office of Policy, Program and 

Legislative Initiatives. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16656 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R1–ES–2018–N093; 

FXES11130600000–189–FF01E00000] 

Endangered Species; Receipt of 

Recovery Permit Application 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of a permit 

application; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received an 

application for a permit to conduct 

activities intended to enhance the 

propagation or survival of an 

endangered species under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended. We invite the public and 

local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies 


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to comment on this application. Before 

issuing the requested permit, we will 

take into consideration any information 

that we receive during the public 

comment period. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before September 4, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability and 

comment submission: Submit requests 

for a copy of the application and related 

documents and submit any comments 

by one of the following methods. All 

requests and comments should specify 

the applicant name and application 

number (i.e., Greg Fitzpatrick, TE– 

08913A–2): 

• Email: permitsR1ES@fws.gov. 

• U.S. Mail: Marilet Zablan, Program 

Manager, Restoration and Endangered 

Species Classification, Ecological 

Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Pacific Regional Office, 911 NE 11th 

Avenue, Portland, OR 97232–4181. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colleen Henson, Recovery Permit 

Coordinator, Ecological Services, (503) 

231–6131 (phone); permitsR1ES@

fws.gov (email). Individuals who are 

hearing or speech impaired may call the 

Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8339 for TTY assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, invite 

the public to comment on an 

application for a permit under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species 

Act, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.). The requested permit would 

allow the applicant to conduct activities 

intended to promote recovery of species 

that are listed as endangered or 

threatened under the ESA. 

Background 

With some exceptions, the ESA 

prohibits activities that constitute take 

of listed species unless a Federal permit 

is issued that allows such activity. The 

ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes such 

activities as pursuing, harassing, 

trapping, capturing, or collecting in 

addition to hunting, shooting, harming, 

wounding, or killing. 

A recovery permit issued by us under 

section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 

authorizes the permittee to conduct 

activities with endangered or threatened 

species for scientific purposes that 

promote recovery or for enhancement of 

propagation or survival of the species. 

These activities often include such 

prohibited actions as capture and 

collection. Our regulations 

implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for 

these permits are found in the Code of 

Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 17.22 for 

endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 

17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 

CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, 

and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant 

species. 

Permit Application Available for 

Review and Comment 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit request are for the recovery and 

enhancement of propagation or survival 

of the species in the wild. The ESA 

requires that we invite public comment 

before issuing this permit. Accordingly, 

we invite local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies and the public to 

submit written data, views, or 

arguments with respect to this 

application. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are those supported by 

quantitative information or studies. 

Application No. Applicant, city, state Species Location Take activity Permit 

action 

TE–08913A–2 ............ Greg Fitzpatrick, Fitzpatrick 

Ecological Consulting, Corvallis, OR.

Fender’s blue butterfly (Icaricia 

icarioides fenderi).

OR Capture, handle, identify, mark, 

temporarily hold and 

translocate, and release.

Renew. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Written comments we receive become 

part of the administrative record 

associated with this action. 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 request in your comment 

that we withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. All submissions 

from organizations or businesses, and 

from individuals identifying themselves 

as representatives or officials of 

organizations or businesses, will be 

made available for public disclosure in 

their entirety. 

Next Steps 

If we decide to issue a permit to the 

applicant listed in this notice, we will 

publish a notice in the Federal Register. 

Authority 

We publish this notice under section 

10(c) of the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.). 

Rachel Merkel, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Regional Director— 

Ecological Services, Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2018–16625 Filed 8–2–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2018–N071; 

FXES11130200000–189–FF02ENEH00] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Draft Revised Recovery 

Plan for Texas Snowbells 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comment. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, announce the 

availability of our draft revised recovery 

plan for Texas snowbells, listed as 

endangered under the Endangered 

Species Act. Texas snowbells is a rare, 

endemic shrub of the Edwards Plateau, 

and is found in Real, Edwards, and Val 

Verde Counties, Texas. We provide this 

notice to seek comments from the public 

and Federal, Tribal, State, and local 

governments. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, we 

must receive written comments on or 

before October 2, 2018. However, we 

will accept information about any 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: Reviewing document: You 

may obtain a copy of the draft revised 

recovery plan by any one of the 

following methods: 

Internet: Download the file at http:// 

www.fws.gov/southwest/es/ 

AustinTexas/ESA_Species_news.html. 

U.S. mail: Send a request to U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Austin Ecological 

Services Field Office, 10711 Burnet 

Road, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78758; or 

Telephone: 512–490–0057. 


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