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and HCV programs, such as providing 

supportive services or developing 

housing for populations with special 

needs. In 2016, Congress authorized 

HUD to expand the MTW program by 

100 high performing PHAs. 

The MTW expansion statute 

emphasizes evaluating the MTW 

program, directing HUD to expand the 

program in cohorts that would allow for 

‘‘one specific policy change to be 

implemented. . . .’’ and rigorously 

evaluated. The first cohort of the 

expansion is testing the impact of MTW 

designation on small PHAs, defined for 

these purposes as PHAs administering 

no more than 1,000 housing units across 

their HCV and public housing programs. 

In Cohort 1, PHAs are free to implement 

any program and policy changes 

permissible under the MTW program. 

Under contract with HUD’s Office of 

Policy Development and Research, Abt 

Associates Inc. is conducting an 

evaluation of Cohort 1 that includes a 

study of how PHAs use their MTW 

flexibility to meet the MTW program’s 

goals and a study of the impact of MTW 

designation on cost effectiveness, selfsufficiency, and housing choice. 

The Evaluation of Cohort 1 of the 

Moving to Work Demonstration Program 

Expansion is being implemented as a 

randomized control trial. To carry out 

the study, HUD randomly assigned the 

43 eligible PHAs that submitted a Letter 

of Interest to HUD for Cohort 1 into one 

of two groups: a treatment group (33 

PHAs) that was invited to complete the 

application for MTW designation and a 

control group (10 PHAs) that was not 

invited to complete the application for 

MTW designation and therefore was not 

permitted to receive MTW designation 

under Cohort 1. 

The evaluation will compare the 

outcomes of the treatment group PHAs 

to the outcomes of the control group 

PHAs over a five-year period. To the 

extent possible, this evaluation is 

relying on analysis of secondary data 

that PHAs already prepare and submit 

to HUD, however, some primary data 

collection is required to carry out the 

evaluation. 

This Federal Register Notice provides 

an opportunity to comment on the 

information collection for the 

evaluation. The evaluation will use the 

data described in this information 

collection request to clarify and expand 

on information provided in the existing 

data sources and to capture qualitative 

information about the experiences of 

study PHAs implementing activities 

related to cost effectiveness, selfsufficiency, or housing choice without 

MTW flexibility. The proposed 

information collection consists of: (1) 

interviews with MTW (treatment group) 

PHAs; (2) online surveys to non-MTW 

(control group) PHAs; and (3) interviews 

with non-MTW (control group) PHAs. 

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 

Cost 

Interview Guide for 

MTW PHAs ............... 93 1 93 1 93 $52.14 $4,849.02 

Online Survey for NonMTW PHAs ............... 12 1 12 0.50 6 52.14 312.84 

Interview Guide for 

Non-MTW PHAs ....... 24 1 24 1 24 52.14 1,251.36 

Total ...................... 129.00 ........................ ........................ ........................ 123 ........................ 6,413.22 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02296 Filed 2–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R5–ES–2024–N001; 

FXES11130500000–245–FF05E00000] 

Endangered Species; Receipt of 

Recovery Permit Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received 

applications for permits to conduct 

activities intended to enhance the 

propagation or survival of endangered 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act. We invite the public and local, 

State, Tribal, and Federal agencies to 

comment on these applications. Before 

issuing the requested permits, we will 

take into consideration any information 

that we receive during the public 

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DATES: We must receive any written 

comments on or before March 7, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Use one of the following 

methods to request documents or 

submit comments. Requests and 

comments should specify the 

applicant’s name and application 

number (e.g., PER0001234): 

• Email: permitsR5ES@fws.gov. 

• U.S. Mail: Abby Goldstein, 

Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center 

Dr. Hadley, MA 01035. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Abby Goldstein, 413–253–8212 (phone), 

or permitsR5ES@fws.gov (email). 

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, invite 

the public to comment on applications 

for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

The requested permits would allow the 

applicants to conduct activities 

intended to promote recovery of species 

that are listed as endangered 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. 

Our regulations implementing section 

10(a)(1)(A) for these permits are found 

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 Applications Available for 

Review and Comment 

We invite local, State, and Federal 

agencies; Tribes; and the public to 

comment on the following applications. 

Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of 

take Permit action 

PER6201238 ......... West Virginia Cooperative Fish 

and Wildlife 

Research Unit, 

Morgantown, 

WV; Stuart A. 

Welsh.

Candy darter (Etheostoma 

osburni), diamond darter, 

(Crystallaria cincotta).

West Virginia .................................. Presence/probable absence 

survey, monitoring, 

electrofishing, 

capture for 

propagation, 

release.

Capture, 

collect.

New. 

PER5256019 ......... Anneka Lamb, 

Brewster, MA.

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat (Myotis 

septentrionalis), gray bat (Myotis 

grisescens), Ozark big-eared bat 

(Corynorhinus (=Plecotus) 

townsendii ingens), tricolored bat 

(Perimyotis subflavus).

Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, 

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, 

Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New 

Jersey, New Mexico, New York, 

North Carolina, North Dakota, 

Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, 

Rhode Island, South Carolina, 

South Dakota, Tennessee, 

Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West 

Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Capture, band, 

telemetry, nonintrusive measurements, release.

Capture, 

collect.

New. 

PER5389953 ......... Jason R Holmes, 

Arcata, CA.

Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern long-eared bat (Myotis 

septentrionalis).

Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, 

New Hampshire, New Jersey, 

New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, 

Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, 

Wisconsin.

Capture, telemetry, nonintrusive measurements, release.Capture, 

collect.

New. 

20359D–2 .............. University of 

Rhode Island, 

Kingston, RI; 

Peter Paton.

Roseate tern (Sterna dougallii 

dougallii).

Add: Rufa red knot (Calidris 

canutus rufa).

New York .......................................

Add: Massachusetts, Rhode Island 

Add for roseate 

tern: Capture, 

band, collect 

feather, collect 

eggshell,.

telemetry attachment research.

Capture, 

collect.

Amend. 

Add for rufa red 

knot: Capture, 

band, collect 

blood, telemetry, release.

PER6130772 ......... Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, 

Blacksburg, 

VA; Michael 

Pinder.

Candy darter (Etheostoma osburni) Virginia ........................................... Electrofishing, 

capture for 

propagation, 

holding more 

than 45 days, 

release.

Capture ... New. 


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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of 

take Permit action 

60406D–2 .............. Atlantic Marine 

Conservation 

Society, 

Westhampton 

Beach, NY; 

Robert 

DiGiovanni.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), 

leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), 

hawksbill sea turtle 

(Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta 

caretta), green sea turtle 

(Chelonia mydas).

Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New 

York, Rhode Island, Virginia.

Stranding response, rehabilitation, telemetry, necropsy, release.

Capture, 

collect, 

wound.

Renew. 

60434D–2 .............. Sea Turtle Recovery, West 

Orange, NJ; 

William Deerr.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill 

sea turtle (Eretmochelys 

imbricata), leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), 

and green sea turtle (Chelonia 

mydas).

New Jersey .................................... Stranding response, rehabilitation, nest 

monitoring, necropsy, release.

Capture, 

collect.

Renew. 

60415D–2 .............. Massachusetts 

Audubon 

Wellfleet Bay, 

South 

Wellfleet, MA; 

Melissa Lowe.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), 

leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), 

hawksbill sea turtle 

(Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta 

caretta), green sea turtle 

(Chelonia mydas).

Massachusetts ............................... Stranding response, necropsy.Capture, 

collect.

Renew. 

60921D–2 .............. Zoological Society of Pittsburgh, dba 

Pittsburgh Zoo 

& Aquarium, 

Pittsburgh, PA; 

Jeremy Goodman.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill 

sea turtle (Eretmochelys 

imbricata), leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), 

green sea turtle (Chelonia 

mydas).

Pennsylvania .................................. Rehabilitation, 

necropsy.

Collect ..... Renew. 

60928D–2 .............. National Marine 

Life Center, 

Buzzards Bay, 

MA; Lisa Becker.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill 

sea turtle (Eretmochelys 

imbricata), loggerhead sea turtle 

(Caretta caretta), green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).

Massachusetts ............................... Rehabilitation, 

necropsy.

Collect ..... Renew. 

60418D–2 .............. Marine Mammal 

Stranding Center, Brigantine, 

NJ; Sheila 

Dean.

Hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys 

imbricata), Kemp’s ridley sea 

turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), 

leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), green 

sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta 

caretta).

New Jersey .................................... Stranding response, necropsy.Capture, 

collect.

Renew. 

69328D–4 .............. New England 

Aquarium, 

Boston, MA; 

Adam Kennedy.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), 

leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), 

hawksbill sea turtle 

(Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta 

caretta), green sea turtle 

(Chelonia mydas).

Massachusetts, Maine, New 

Hampshire.

Stranding response, rehabilitation, necropsy, research, release.

Add: Telemetry, 

pharmacology 

research, biological sample 

archival.

Capture, 

collect, 

wound.

Renew. 

70312D–2 .............. National Aquarium, Baltimore, 

MD; Stephanie 

Allard.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), 

leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), 

hawksbill sea turtle 

(Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta 

caretta), green sea turtle 

(Chelonia mydas).

Maryland ........................................ Stranding response, rehabilitation, necropsy, release.Capture, 

collect.

Renew. 

69329D–1 .............. Marine Mammals 

of Maine, 

Harpswell, ME; 

Lynda Doughty.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), 

leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), 

hawksbill sea turtle 

(Eretmochelys imbricata), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta 

caretta), green sea turtle 

(Chelonia mydas).

Maine ............................................. Stranding response, necropsy.Capture, 

collect.

Renew. 


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Application No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of 

take Permit action 

60419D–1 .............. MERR, Inc., 

Lewes, DE; 

Suzanne Thurman.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill 

sea turtle (Eretmochelys 

imbricata), leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), 

green sea turtle (Chelonia 

mydas).

Delaware ........................................ Stranding response, necropsy.

Add: nest monitoring.

Capture, 

collect.

Renew. 

69330D–1 .............. Allied Whale, 

College of the 

Atlantic, Bar 

Harbor, ME; 

Sean Todd.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), hawksbill 

sea turtle (Eretmochelys 

imbricata), leatherback sea turtle 

(Dermochelys coriacea), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), 

green sea turtle (Chelonia 

mydas).

Maine ............................................. Stranding response, necropsy.Capture ... Renew. 

70311D–3 .............. Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research 

and Preservation, dba New 

York Marine 

Rescue Center, Riverhead, 

NY; Maxine 

Montello.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle 

(Lepidochelys kempii), loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), 

green sea turtle (Chelonia 

mydas).

New York ....................................... Add: Telemetry .. Wound .... Amend. 

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. Moreover, 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 permits to the 

applicants listed in this notice, we will 

publish a notice in the Federal Register. 

Authority 

Section 10(c) of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Martin Miller, 

Manager, Division of Endangered Species, 

Ecological Services, Northeast Region. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02309 Filed 2–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2024–N006; 

FXES11130800000–245–FF08E00000] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Receipt of Recovery Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, have received 

applications for permits to conduct 

activities intended to enhance the 

propagation or survival of endangered 

or threatened species under the 

Endangered Species Act. We invite the 

public and local, State, Tribal, and 

Federal agencies to comment on these 

applications. Before issuing any of the 

requested permits, 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 March 7, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Document availability and 

comment submission: Submit requests 

for copies of the applications and 

related documents and submit any 

comments by one of the following 

methods. All requests and comments 

should specify the applicant name(s) 

and application number(s) (e.g., 

XXXXXX or PER0001234). 

• Email: permitsR8ES@fws.gov. 

• U.S. Mail: Susie Tharratt, Regional 

Recovery Permit Coordinator, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, 2800 Cottage Way, 

Room W–2606, Sacramento, CA 95825. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susie Tharratt, via phone at 916–414– 

6561, or via email at permitsR8ES@

fws.gov. 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, invite 

the public to comment on applications 

for permits under section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act, as 

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

The requested permits would allow the 

applicants 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 


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