13886 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 51 / Tuesday, March 17, 2015 / Notices 

Summary: This Part allows any 

interested person to request the Director 

of OSMRE evaluate a State program by 

setting forth in the request a concise 

statement of facts that the person 

believes establishes the need for the 

evaluation. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: Any 

interested person (individuals, 

businesses, institutions, organizations). 

Total Annual Responses: 1. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 60. 

Dated: March 10, 2015. 

Harry J. Payne, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06096 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–FAC–2015–N005; 

FXFR13360900000–FF09F14000–156] 

National Control and Management Plan 

for Members of the Snakehead Family 

(Channidae) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS), announces the 

availability of a draft document for 

public review: National Control and 

Management Plan for Members of the 

Snakehead Family (Channidae) (Plan). 

The goal of the Plan is to use the best 

available science and management 

practices to prevent the introduction of 

snakehead into new areas, contain and 

where possible eradicate newly 

established and localized populations, 

and minimize impacts in areas where 

they are established and eradication is 

not feasible. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by April 

16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Obtaining Documents: The 

draft document may be obtained online, 

by mail, or by email: 

• http://anstaskforce.gov/ 

documents.php; 

• U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive 

Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, Falls 

Church, VA 22041; or 

• Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov. 

Submitting Comments: Please submit 

your comments in writing by one of the 

following methods: 

• U.S. mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Branch of Aquatic Invasive 

Species, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: FAC, 

Falls Church, VA 22041; or 

• Email: Laura_Norcutt@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Norcutt, 703–358–2398. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Through provisions in title 50, part 16 

of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR), the USFWS regulates the 

importation and interstate transport of 

certain aquatic species that have been 

determined to be injurious (50 CFR 

16.13). The Nonindigenous Aquatic 

Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 

1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) established 

the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 

Force (ANSTF), an intergovernmental 

organization co-chaired by the USFWS 

and the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration and 

dedicated to prevent and control the 

spread of aquatic nuisance species. 

The 108th Congress requested that the 

USFWS address concerns about the 

introduction of northern snakehead. In 

response, the USFWS assembled a 

Northern Snakehead Working Group 

(NSWG) to provide input on the 

development of a Northern Snakehead 

Control and Management Plan. This 

Plan to guide the USFWS and other 

interested parties in managing and 

controlling existing populations, and 

preventing the spread and introduction 

of this species into additional areas of 

the United States, was completed in 

2005 with the input of the NSWG and 

other northern snakehead experts. In 

2011, the Mississippi River Basin Panel 

on Aquatic Nuisance Species requested 

that the ANSTF update the 2005 Plan to 

include additional snakehead species 

that are, or have the potential to 

become, invasive in U.S. waters. 

Development of the Draft Plan 

In 2011 the ANSTF established a 

committee to revise the Northern 

Snakehead Control and Management 

Plan to include all snakehead species to 

correspond with the Lacey Act. The 

committee was made up of 29 

committee members representing 

Federal and State agencies, 

nongovernmental organizations, and 

university experts. The ANSTF was 

provided an opportunity to review the 

draft document and comment in 

November 2013 and March 2014. 

ANSTF comments were addressed in 

this new version of the draft Plan. 

The goal of the revised Plan is to use 

the best available science and 

management practices to prevent the 

future introduction of snakehead into 

new areas; contain and, where possible, 

eradicate newly established and 

localized populations; and minimize 

impacts in areas where they are 

established and eradication is not 

feasible. The following is a list of 

objectives set forth by this plan: 

1. Prevent importation into the United 

States by refining regulations and 

improving compliance and enforcement. 

2. Contain the expansion of 

snakehead within the United States by 

assessing the risk of establishment and 

developing an effective snakehead 

surveillance program that can detect 

new introductions at a stage where 

populations are able to be eradicated. 

3. Develop long-term adaptive 

management options to mitigate 

potential impacts of Snakehead in U.S. 

waters where eradication is not 

possible. 

4. Conduct research to better 

understand the pathways of spread and 

potential impacts of snakehead on 

aquatic ecosystems, as well as to 

develop more effective surveillance, 

control, and eradication methods. 

5. Develop effective outreach 

materials to help prevent new 

introductions of snakehead within the 

United States and control the 

anthropogenic spread of established 

populations. 

6. Review and assess progress of the 

Plan. 

Request for Public Comments 

The draft Plan is available on the 

ANSTF Web site (see ADDRESSES) for 

public review and comment. 

We request review and comment on 

our Plan from local, State, and Federal 

agencies and the public. All comments 

received by the date specified in DATES

will be considered in preparing final 

documents. Methods of submitting 

comments are in ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

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. 

You can ask the USFWS in your 

comment to withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review; however, we cannot guarantee 

that we will be able to do so. 

Responses to individual commenters 

will not be provided, but we will 

provide the comments we receive and a 

summary of how we addressed 

substantive comments in a document on 

the ANSTF Web site listed above in 

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ADDRESSES. Individuals without internet 

access may request an appointment to 

inspect the comments during normal 

business hours at our office (see 

ADDRESSES). 

Dated: February 5, 2015. 

David Hoskins, 

Co-Chair, Aquatic Nuisance Species Task 

Force, Assistant Director for Fish and Aquatic 

Conservation. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06024 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A000 67F 

134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00 

33F 13xs501520] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection; Request for Comments for 

1029–0111 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSMRE) is 

announcing its intention to request 

renewed approval for the collection of 

information for Areas Designated by Act 

of Congress. The information collection 

request describes the nature of the 

information collection and the expected 

burden and costs. This information 

collection activity was previously 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), and assigned 

clearance number 1029–0111. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection activities must be 

received by May 18, 2015, to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John 

Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 

Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203—SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically to 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request contact John Trelease 

at (202) 208–2783 or by email at 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for 

approval. This collection is contained in 

30 CFR 761—Areas Designated by Act of 

Congress. OSMRE will request a 3-year 

term of approval for each information 

collection activity. 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 OMB control number for Part 761 

is 1029–0111. Responses are required to 

obtain a benefit for this collection. 

Comments are invited on: (1) The 

need for the collection of information 

for the performance of the functions of 

the agency; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s burden estimates; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (4) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection burden on respondents, such 

as use of automated means of collection 

of the information. A summary of the 

public comments will accompany 

OSMRE’s submission of the information 

collection request to OMB. 

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 ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

This notice provides the public with 

60 days in which to comment on the 

following information collection 

activity: 

Title: 30 CFR 761—Areas Designated 

by Act of Congress. 

OMB Control Number: 1029–0111. 

Summary: OSMRE and state 

regulatory authorities use the 

information collected for 30 CFR 761 to 

ensure that persons planning to conduct 

surface coal mining operations on the 

lands protected by § 522(e) of the 

Surface Mining Control and 

Reclamation Act of 1977 have the right 

to do so under one of the exemptions or 

waivers provided by this section of the 

Act. 

Bureau Form Number: None. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Description of Respondents: 

Applicants for certain surface coal mine 

permits and state regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Respondents: 23 coal 

mining applicants and 24 state 

regulatory authorities. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 267. 

Total Annual Non-Wage Costs: 

$1,020. 

Dated: March 10, 2015. 

Harry J. Payne, 

Chief, Division of Regulatory Support. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06047 Filed 3–16–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement 

[S1D1S SS08011000 SX066A000 67F 

134S180110; S2D2S SS08011000 SX066A00 

33F 13xs501520] 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection; Request for Comments for 

1029–0061 

AGENCY: Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 

and Enforcement (OSMRE) is 

announcing its intention to request 

approval to continue the collection of 

information for the Permanent 

Regulatory Program—Small Operator 

Assistance Program (SOAP). This 

information collection activity was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

assigned clearance number 1029–0061. 

DATES: Comments on the proposed 

information collection activity must be 

received by May 18, 2015, to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to John 

Trelease, Office of Surface Mining 

Reclamation and Enforcement, 1951 

Constitution Ave. NW., Room 203–SIB, 

Washington, DC 20240. Comments may 

also be submitted electronically to 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

receive a copy of the information 

collection request contact John Trelease, 

at (202) 208–2783 or via email at 

jtrelease@osmre.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which 

implement provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13), 

require that interested members of the 

public and affected agencies have an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping activities 

[see 5 CFR 1320.8 (d)]. This notice 

identifies an information collection that 

OSMRE will be submitting to OMB for 

renewed approval. This collection is 

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