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1An FBO is a business granted the right by the 

airport sponsor to operate on an airport and provide 

aeronautical services such as fueling, hangering, tiedown and parking, aircraft rental, aircraft 

maintenance, flight instruction, etc. 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Information Collection Requirement 

OMB Control Number 1652–0035; 

Enhanced Security Procedures at 

Ronald Reagan Washington National 

Airport (DCA). Each person who wishes 

to operate an aircraft into and out of 

DCA must designate a security 

coordinator and adopt the DASSP. See 

49 CFR 1562.21 and 1562.23. Once 

aircraft operators have adopted the 

DASSP, the operators must request a 

tentative slot reservation from the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

and request authorization from TSA to 

fly into or out of DCA (this information 

is collected under OMB control number 

1652–0033 TSA Airspace Waiver 

Program). If TSA approves the flight, 

TSA will transmit that information to 

FAA. 

DCA Access Standard Security Program 

The DASSP application collects basic 

information about the applicant, the 

aircraft operator, and the security 

coordinator that the operator wishes to 

designate, as well as the identifier of the 

airport used as a base of operation and 

whether the operator presently complies 

with a TSA Standard Security Program. 

TSA also requires the following 

individuals to submit fingerprints for a 

criminal history records check (CHRC) 

and other identifying information for a 

name-based security threat assessment: 

Individuals designated as security 

coordinators by Fixed Base Operators 

(FBOs) under 49 CFR 1562.25 1 and GA 

aircraft operators under 1562.23; 

crewmembers who operate GA aircraft 

into and out of DCA in accordance with 

49 CFR 1562.23 and DASSP; and ASOs 

approved in accordance with 49 CFR 

part 1562.29. For crewmembers, TSA 

also uses this information to check their 

FAA records to determine whether they 

have a record of violation of specified 

FAA regulations. As part of the threat 

assessment process, TSA shares the 

information with the Federal Bureau of 

Investigation (FBI) and the FAA. 

Aircraft operators must also maintain 

CHRC records of all employees and 

authorized representatives for whom a 

CHRC has been completed. These 

records must be made available to TSA 

upon request. 

Armed Security Officer Program 

Each aircraft operating into or out of 

DCA must have onboard at least one 

armed security officer, with limited 

exceptions. See 49 CFR 1562.23(e)(7). 

Under the Armed Security Officer 

Program, established in accordance with 

49 CFR 1562.29, aircraft operators and 

FBOs participating in this program can 

nominate the individuals they would 

like to be qualified as ASOs by 

submitting an ASO nomination form to 

TSA. Once nominated, the ASOs are 

required to submit fingerprints and 

identifying information, personal 

history information, a photograph, and 

weapon information before an ASO 

application can be approved. TSA uses 

the applicants’ information to conduct a 

complete vetting to include fingerprintbased CHRC and security threat 

assessment, including an employment 

history verification check of all prior 

law enforcement positions. Upon 

successful completion of these checks 

and law enforcement employment 

history review, TSA makes the final 

determination of ASO applicant 

eligibility. All qualified applicants must 

then successfully complete a TSAapproved training course. 

TSA estimates a total of 76 

respondents annually for DASSP 

applications, with an annual hour 

burden estimate of 76. In addition, TSA 

estimates 84 respondents annually for 

ASO nominations, with an annual hour 

burden estimate of 98. The total number 

of respondents is estimated to be 160 

and the annual burden is estimated to 

be 174 hours. 

Dated: February 11, 2022. 

Christina A. Walsh, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03388 Filed 2–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2021–0157; 

FXES11140800000–20223FF08ECAR00] 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Receipt of an Incidental Take Permit 

Application for the California Condor; 

Availability of Draft Conservation Plan 

and Draft Environmental Assessment; 

Pine Tree Wind Farm, Kern County, 

California 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for public comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), have received 

an application from the Los Angeles 

Department of Water and Power for an 

incidental take permit under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended. The permit would authorize 

take of the federally endangered 

California condor (Gymnogyps 

californianus) incidental to otherwise 

lawful activities associated with 

operation of the existing Pine Tree Wind 

Farm. We invite comments on the draft 

conservation plan and the draft 

environmental assessment, which we 

have prepared pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act. We will take 

comments into consideration before 

deciding whether to issue an incidental 

take permit. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

submit your written comments by 

March 21, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: You may 

obtain copies of the documents online 

in Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2021–0157 

at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Submitting Comments: If you wish to 

submit comments on any of the 

documents, you may do so in writing by 

any of the following methods: 

• Email: fw8cfwocomments@fws.gov. 

Include ‘‘Pine Tree Wind Farm 

Incidental Take Permit’’ in the subject 

line of the message. 

• U.S. Mail: Assistant Field 

Supervisor, Palm Springs Fish and 

Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 777 East Tahquitz Canyon Way, 

Suite 208, Palm Springs, CA 92262. 

We request that you send written 

comments by only one of the methods 

described above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Sanzenbacher, Fish and Wildlife 

Biologist, by mail at Palm Springs Fish 

and Wildlife Office (address above), by 

phone at 760–322–2070, extension 425, 


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or via email at peter_sanzenbacher@

fws.gov. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf, 

hard of hearing, or speech disabled, 

please call the Federal Relay Service at 

800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We have 

received an application from the Los 

Angeles Department of Water and Power 

(applicant) for an incidental take permit 

under the Endangered Species Act of 

1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.). The application addresses the 

potential take of the federally 

endangered California condor (condor), 

incidental to otherwise lawful activities 

at the Pine Tree Wind Farm (project), as 

described in the applicant’s draft 

conservation plan. The project began 

operations in 2009 and is within the 

Tehachapi Wind Resource Area in the 

eastern foothills of the southern Sierra 

Nevada in Kern County, California. 

Background 

Section 9 of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1538) 

and Federal regulations promulgated 

pursuant to section 4(d) of the ESA (16 

U.S.C. 1533) prohibit the take of 

endangered species without special 

exemption. Under section 10(a)(1)(B) of 

the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539), we may issue 

permits to authorize take of listed fish 

and wildlife species that is incidental 

to, and not the purpose of, carrying out 

an otherwise lawful activity. 

Regulations governing permits for 

endangered and threatened species are 

set forth in title 50 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) at part 17, 

sections 17.22 and 17.32. 

The National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 

requires Federal agencies to analyze 

their proposed actions to determine 

whether the actions may significantly 

affect the human environment. In the 

NEPA analysis, the Federal agency will 

identify the effects, as well as possible 

mitigation for effects on environmental 

resources, that could occur with the 

implementation of the proposed action 

and alternatives. The Federal action in 

this case is the Service’s proposed 

issuance of an incidental take permit for 

the federally endangered California 

condor. 

Permit Application 

The applicant has submitted a draft 

conservation plan that describes the 

activities covered by the permit, such as 

the operation of wind turbines and other 

specified activities associated with 

project components. To minimize the 

risk of incidental take, the applicant 

will maintain a program to detect 

condors approaching the project and 

temporarily curtail operating wind 

turbines when appropriate. The 

conservation plan also includes 

adaptive management to allow for 

maintaining the protection of condors as 

technologies, condor behavior, and 

other factors change over time. To 

mitigate the impact of the potential 

incidental take, the applicant proposes 

to work with an existing captive 

breeding facility to fund the production 

of additional condors for release into the 

wild. The Service and applicant used a 

population viability analysis to inform 

the mitigation strategy and ensure that 

the level of potential injury or mortality 

of condors permitted at the project 

would not impede recovery of the 

species. The population viability 

analysis report is appended to the draft 

conservation plan. 

The Service prepared a draft 

environmental assessment to evaluate 

the impacts of issuing the proposed 

incidental take permit on the human 

environment, consistent with the 

purpose and goals of NEPA and 

pursuant to the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s implementing 

NEPA regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500– 

1508. Additionally, the draft 

environmental assessment was prepared 

consistent with the Department of the 

Interior NEPA regulations (43 CFR part 

46); longstanding Federal judicial and 

regulatory interpretations; and 

Administration priorities and policies 

including Secretary’s Order No. 3399 

requiring bureaus and offices to use ‘‘the 

same application or level of NEPA that 

would have been applied to a proposed 

action before the 2020 Rule went into 

effect.’’ 

A ‘‘Frequently Asked Questions’’ 

document for the above-described 

population viability analysis is attached 

to the draft environmental assessment. 

The draft conservation plan and the 

draft environmental assessment 

consider alternatives to the proposed 

action, including a no action alternative. 

Public Comments 

If you wish to comment on the draft 

conservation plan and draft 

environmental assessment, you may 

submit comments by one of the methods 

in ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

You may submit comments by one of 

the methods shown under ADDRESSES. 

All comments and materials we receive 

in response to this request will become 

part of the decision 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 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. 

Authority 

We issue this notice pursuant to 

section 10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 

1539) and its implementing regulations 

(50 CFR 17.22), and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6 and 43 CFR 

46.305). 

Scott Sobiech, 

Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife 

Office, Carlsbad, California. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX22LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 

1028–0060/Renewal] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Mine, Development, and 

Mineral Exploration Supplement 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 18, 

2022. 

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 

OMB Control Number 1028–0060 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Shonta E. Osborne by 

email at sosborne@usgs.gov, or by 

telephone at 703–648–7960. Individuals 

who are hearing or speech impaired 

may call the Federal Relay Service at 1– 

800–877–8339 for TTY assistance. You 

may also view the ICR at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 


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