83040 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices 

TOTAL ESTIMATED BURDENS—Continued 

Task Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Responses 

per annum 

Burden 

hour per 

response 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Hourly 

cost per 

response 

Annual cost 

PR 29 Cash on Hand Quarterly Report ............................ 1,237 4 4,948 0.75 3,711.00 47.53 176,383.83 

Total ........................................................................... 1,237 ...................... .................... .................... 582,627.00 .................... 27,692,261.27 

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. 

Marion M. McFadden, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Community Planning and Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX24EN05ESBJF00] 

Assessment of Biodiversity and 

Climate Change; Request for Public 

Comment on the First Draft of 

Assessment Chapters 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice with comment period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Geological Survey 

(USGS) is giving notice of a comment 

period on draft chapters of the 

Biodiversity and Climate Change 

Assessment. 

DATES: Comments regarding the draft 

chapters of the assessment must be 

submitted by December 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Electronic portal: https://contribute.

globalchange.gov/ 

• Email to biodiversityclimatechange@

usgs.gov 

• Mail to Kate Malpeli, 12201 Sunrise 

Valley Dr., MS–516, Reston, VA 

20192, United States 

Instructions: Public comments should 

be accompanied by the commentor’s 

name, phone number, email address, 

and affiliation (at the commentor’s 

discretion). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate 

Malpeli by email at 

biodiversityclimatechange@usgs.gov or 

by telephone at 919–896–5029. 

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 of 

contact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Biodiversity underlies nature’s 

contributions to people (also known as 

ecosystem services), including food, 

water, health, hazard protection, and 

cultural values. Climate change is 

among the primary drivers of 

biodiversity loss, and well-managed 

biodiversity conservation can contribute 

to climate-change mitigation and 

adaptation. Understanding the interplay 

between climate change and 

biodiversity is critical for the 

implementation of effective and lasting 

solutions to climate change and for 

maintaining biodiversity and nature’s 

contributions to people. 

The USGS, the nation’s largest water, 

earth, and biological science agency, 

was charged by the United States 

Congress in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget 

with conducting an assessment that 

characterizes the state of understanding 

concerning linkages between climate 

change and biodiversity for the United 

States. Climate change impacts and 

biodiversity drivers cross national 

boundaries, and accordingly the 

geographic scope of assessment will 

include neighboring nations, 

particularly Canada and Mexico. The 

assessment process and report 

production will be led by the USGS, in 

collaboration with Environment and 

Climate Change Canada and Mexico’s La 

Comisio ́n Nacional para el 

Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad 

(CONABIO), and is being undertaken by 

scientists, knowledge holders, 

practitioners, and policy experts from 

all three countries. Participation 

includes engagement from governments 

at all levels, universities, nonprofit 

organizations, the private sector, 

Indigenous Peoples, and local 

communities. The assessment will 

characterize the state of understanding 

concerning key linkages between 

climate change and biodiversity, 

identify critical knowledge gaps, and 

summarize implications for biodiversity 

and climate-change policy. The 

assessment will build on the recently 

completed Intergovernmental Platform 

on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services 

(IPBES) global assessment of 

biodiversity and ecosystem services and 

represent a continental contribution to 

upcoming IPBES (and other) knowledge 

products. The primary product will 

comprise an assessment report, planned 

for release in early 2025, evaluating the 

relationships between climate and 

biodiversity in the United States, 

Canada, Mexico, and adjacent regions as 

appropriate, and identifying policy 

options to conserve biodiversity in the 

face of climate change. 

As the first milestone, USGS and its 

partners seek public comments on the 

draft chapters (https://contribute.global

change.gov/) for the assessment of 

biodiversity and climate change. 

Thomas Beard, 

Senior Administrator, National Climate 

Adaptation Science Center. 

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