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Abstract: The Klamath River basin 

historically supported large runs of 

Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus 

tshawytscha), Coho Salmon (O. kisutch), 

steelhead (O. mykiss), and other 

anadromous fishes (KRBFTF 1991; NAS 

2004; USDOI and NMFS 2012). These 

species contribute to economically and 

culturally important subsistence, sport, 

and commercial fisheries. However, 

abundance of anadromous fish species 

has declined dramatically due to a 

variety of factors, including overfishing, 

logging, mining, road building, livestock 

grazing, water diversion, wetland 

conversion, and dam construction 

(KRBFTF 1991; NAS 2004; USDOI and 

NMFS 2012). 

In 2000, the Service, in collaboration 

with the Karuk Tribe and the U.S. 

Geological Survey, began trapping 

juvenile salmonids annually on the 

Klamath River between Iron Gate Dam 

and the Scott River confluence, in order 

to collect outmigration timing data and 

weekly catch of young-of-the-year (age0) Chinook Salmon to calibrate the 

production model SALMOD (Bartholow 

et al. 2002). Beginning in 2006, the 

objectives of this ongoing monitoring 

project shifted to generate weekly 

stratified estimates of production 

(Gough et al. 2015) and prevalence of 

infection with the parasite Ceratonova 

shasta (Nichols and True 2007; Nichols 

et al. 2009; True et al. 2010, 2011, 2013, 

2016; Bolick et al. 2012, 2013). 

Additionally, these data have been used 

to develop and calibrate an improved 

salmon production model, the Stream 

Salmonid Simulator, or S3 Model (Perry 

et al. 2018, 2019), which is being used 

as a decision-support tool to aid in 

water management (Perry et al. 2019). 

Data generated by this project are also 

useful for assessing the status and 

trends of salmonid populations in the 

Klamath River. 

The authorities for Service activities 

in restoring fishery resources of the 

Klamath Basin are described in several 

acts, the most significant being the Fish 

and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 

742(a)–754), Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661–666), 

Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 

791 et seq.), Klamath Termination Act of 

1954 (25 U.S.C. 564), and Anadromous 

Fish Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 757a et 

seq.), among others. 

We collect the following information 

in conjunction with submissions in the 

Klamath Basin Juvenile Salmon 

Monitoring Data System: 

1. Trapping event data: 

a. Event date, site, trap identification, 

and crew; 

b. Weather conditions; 

c. Dates traps set and pulled; 

d. Species type, count, and length; 

e. Mortality counts and external 

abnormalities; 

f. Box data, to include measurements, 

saturation, temperature, and pH level; 

and 

g. Comments. 

2. Marking event data: 

a. Event date, site, trap identification, 

and crew; 

b. Origin; 

c. Species and type; 

d. Measurements; 

e. Counts; 

f. Start and end time, effectiveness, 

and buffer used; 

g. Timestamp and number marked; 

h. Number unmarked; 

i. Release site, trap, and date/time; 

j. Water quality type and temperature; 

and 

k. Comments. 

The data are collected by partnering 

States, Tribes, and other Federal 

agencies. The Service and our partners 

will use the collected data to inform 

decision makers in the Klamath Basin of 

real-time fish conditions and to help 

manage water resources in response to 

those conditions. The data are also used 

to generate annual reports summarizing 

the biological data, catch numbers, and 

fish health information. The catch and 

mark/recapture data are used to generate 

population estimates, which are also 

included in annual reports. 

A copy of the data submission form is 

available to the public for viewing in the 

docket on the https://

www.regulations.gov website, or by 

submitting an email request to the 

Service ICCO as provided in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this notice. 

Title of Collection: Klamath Basin 

Juvenile Salmon Monitoring Data 

System. 

OMB Control Number: 1018-New. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: New. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State/ 

Tribal government respondents. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 8. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 700. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 30 minutes for electronic 

submissions and 45 minutes for paperbased submissions. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 375. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $2,080. 

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.). 

Madonna Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25882 Filed 11–6–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX25DJ70GY10000; OMB Control Number 

1028–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: U.S. Geological Survey 

Generic Clearance for Water 

Availability Data Collections 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Information 

Collection; request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the U.S. Geological Survey 

(USGS) is proposing a new information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to U.S. Geological Survey, 

Information Collections Officer, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, 

VA 20192; or by email to gs-info_

collections@usgs.gov. Please reference 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Control Number 1028–NEW in 

the subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Katrina Alger by email 

at kalger@usgs.gov or by telephone at 

608–828–9901. 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: In 

accordance with the PRA (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all 

information collections require 

approval. 


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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 the agency might 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 personally 

identifiable information (PII) in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

PII—may be made publicly available at 

any time. While you can ask us in your 

comment to withhold your PII from 

public review, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Abstract: Water information is 

fundamental to national and local 

economic well-being, protection of life 

and property, and effective management 

of the Nation’s water resources. The 

USGS works with partners to monitor, 

assess, conduct targeted research, and 

deliver information on a wide range of 

water resources and conditions, as 

mandated by the SECURE Water Act of 

2009 (Pub. L. 111–11, title IX, subtitle 

F of the Omnibus Public Land 

Management Act of 2009). This 

legislation emphasizes the need for 

updated, reliable data to support water 

resource planning and management, and 

specifically directs the USGS to improve 

assessments and forecasts of water 

availability, defined as ‘‘the balance 

between water supply and demand, as 

determined using a set of core 

components of water quality, quantity, 

and use.’’ This generic clearance will 

centralize administration of USGS 

public data collections in the topic area 

of water availability—encompassing 

both the supply and demand aspects, as 

well as water quality, access, and usage 

patterns—and allow for more systematic 

and timely collections that will benefit 

new and ongoing research programs 

within the Water Resources Mission 

Area. 

The USGS plans a variety of 

qualitative and quantitative data 

collection methods under this clearance, 

which may include surveys, interviews, 

and focus groups. The exact nature of 

the instruments and samples is 

dependent on each individual project 

and details will be provided for each 

individual information collection 

request submitted, following OMB 

requirements. The bureau commits to 

ensuring that all collections are 

voluntary, minimally burdensome, 

noncontroversial, and only conducted 

with informed participant consent. All 

data collected will protect respondent 

privacy to the extent permitted by law, 

with a particular emphasis on protecting 

PII. Any information collected will not 

be used to influence policy decisions 

directly and will only be disseminated 

in aggregated or anonymized formats, 

adhering to strict guidelines for 

scientific integrity and privacy. 

Respondents will be informed of all 

planned data uses. Measures will be 

taken to minimize public burden to the 

greatest extent possible, including 

review and pre-testing of instruments to 

ensure clarity and relevance, and using 

electronic collection means whenever 

possible. 

The research anticipated under this 

request will be used to advance both the 

scientific understanding of our sociohydrological system, and bureau 

priorities to integrate social science, 

decision science, and human-centered 

design more fully into Water Enterprise 

projects in a strategic, rigorous, and 

consistent way. Collection of this 

information supports the USGS by 

improving both national and regional 

assessments of water quantity, quality, 

and use, advancing scientific 

understanding of how water availability 

impacts different groups in different 

ways, informing product development 

to maximize the utility and usability of 

USGS water data, and framing future 

and ongoing research efforts within the 

Bureau. Outputs are likely to reduce 

costs and improve outcomes for both the 

bureau and the public by ensuring our 

science is conducted efficiently, 

effectively, and is serving its intended 

purpose. 

Title of Collection: USGS Generic 

Clearance for Water Availability Data 

Collections. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: New. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

local, Federal, and Tribal governments; 

individuals or households; Universities, 

businesses, or other for-profit 

organizations; not-for-profit institutions; 

Total Estimated Number of 

Respondents: 10,860. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 2 

hours, depending on information 

collection method. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 10,000. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: As needed. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $0. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, nor is a person required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Joseph Nielsen, 

Director, Integrated Information 

Dissemination Division, Water Resources 

Mission Area. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25840 Filed 11–6–24; 8:45 am] 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1186–1187 

(Second Review)] 

Stilbenic Optical Brightening Agents 

From China and Taiwan; Scheduling of 

Expedited Five-Year Reviews 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of expedited 

reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 

1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine whether 

revocation of the antidumping duty 

orders on stilbenic optical brightening 

agents from China and Taiwan would be 

likely to lead to continuation or 

recurrence of material injury within a 

reasonably foreseeable time. 

DATES: October 7, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Duffy (202) 708–2579), Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

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