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please reference ‘‘Texas Kangaroo Rat 

CCAA.’’ 

• Email: arles@fws.gov. 

• U.S. Mail: Debra T. Bills (street 

address above). 

• Fax: 817–277–1129. 

We request that you send comments 

by only one of the above methods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Debra T. Bills, Field Supervisor, by mail 

(street address above); via phone at 817– 

277–1100, ext. 22113; or via the Federal 

Relay Service at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 9 

of the Endangered Species Act (ESA; 16 

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

implementing regulations prohibit the 

‘‘take’’ of animal species listed as 

endangered or threatened. Take is 

defined under the ESA as to ‘‘harass, 

harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, 

trap, capture, or collect listed animal 

species, or to attempt to engage in such 

conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1538). However, 

under section 10(a) of the ESA, we, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

may issue permits for incidental take if 

such take is authorized under an 

enhancement of survival of candidate 

species permit (EOS permit) and 

covered by a candidate conservation 

agreement with assurances (CCAA). 

‘‘Incidental take’’ is defined by the ESA 

as take that is incidental to, and not the 

purpose of, carrying out an otherwise 

lawful activity. Regulations governing 

take of endangered and threatened 

species, respectively, are found in the 

Code of Federal Regulations at 50 CFR 

17.22 and 50 CFR 17.32. 

Background 

The Texas Parks & Wildlife 

Department has applied to the Service 

for an EOS permit under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA. If granted, the 

requested EOS permit would be in effect 

upon a listing of the Texas kangaroo rat 

(Dipodomys elator) under the ESA 

during the 10-year term of the CCAA, 

and would authorize incidental take of 

the species. The proposed incidental 

take would result from activities 

associated with otherwise lawful 

activities, including normal agricultural 

operations, recreation, and nature 

tourism resulting from ground 

disturbance and changes in vegetation 

community composition and structure. 

The CCAA includes conservation 

measures to minimize and mitigate 

direct and indirect impacts to the Texas 

kangaroo rat and provide net 

conservation benefits to the species. 

Alternatives 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action involves the 

issuance of an EOS permit by the 

Service for the covered activities in the 

permit area, under section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the ESA. The EOS permit would cover 

incidental take of the covered species 

associated with annual production and 

preparation for market of crops, 

livestock, and livestock products and in 

the production and harvesting of 

agriculture, agronomic, horticulture, 

silviculture, and rangeland commodities 

within the permit area, in the event the 

covered species is listed under the ESA 

during the 10-year term of the CCAA. 

An application for an EOS permit must 

include a CCAA that describes the 

conservation measures the applicant has 

agreed to undertake to minimize and 

mitigate for the impacts of the proposed 

taking of covered species to the 

maximum extent practicable. The 

applicant will fully implement the 

CCAA if approved by the Service. The 

terms of the CCAA and EOS permit will 

also ensure that incidental take will not 

appreciably reduce the likelihood of the 

survival and recovery of the species in 

the wild. 

No Action Alternative 

We have considered one alternative to 

the proposed action as part of this 

process: No Action. Under a No Action 

alternative, the Service would not issue 

the requested EOS permit, and the 

applicant would proceed in either of the 

following ways: 

1. The applicant would not plant, 

cultivate, produce, harvest, process, 

package, store, or market for wholesale 

or retail distribution any agricultural 

commodities. The applicant would not 

undertake management of agricultural 

waste. 

2. The applicant would conduct the 

above-described activities, but would do 

so in a manner that avoids incidental 

take. 

In either of the above two cases in the 

No Action Alternative, the applicant 

would not implement the conservation 

measures described in the CCAA. 

Next Steps 

We will evaluate the CCAA and 

comments we receive to determine 

whether the EOS application meets the 

requirements of section 10(a) of the ESA 

(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). We will also 

evaluate whether issuance of a section 

10(a)(1)(A) permit would comply with 

section 7 of the ESA by conducting an 

intra-Service section 7 consultation. We 

will use the results of this consultation, 

in combination with the above findings, 

in our final analysis to determine 

whether to issue an EOS permit. If all 

necessary requirements are met, we will 

issue the EOS permit to the applicant. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Written comments we receive become 

part of the public 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. We will not consider anonymous 

comments. 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. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under the 

authority of section 10(c) of the ESA and 

its implementing regulations (50 CFR 

17.22 and 50 CFR 17.32) and NEPA (42 

U.S.C. 4371 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations (40 CFR 

1506.6). 

Amy L. Lueders, 

Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[2231A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 

1076–0183] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Secretarial Elections 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

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ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to 

Steven Mullen, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Office of Regulatory 

Affairs and Collaborative Action— 

Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the 

Interior, 1001 Indian School Road NW, 

Suite 229, Albuquerque, New Mexico 

87104; or by email to comments@

bia.gov. Please reference OMB Control 

Number 1076–0183 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Jeanette Hanna, Deputy 

Bureau Director, Indian Services, Office 

of Indian Services, BIA, by email at 

jeanette.hanna@bia.gov or telephone at 

(202) 208–2874. You may also view the 

ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies with an opportunity 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. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on 

September 7, 2021 (86 FR 50153). No 

comments were received. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we are again soliciting 

comments from the public and other 

Federal agencies on the proposed ICR 

that is described below. 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 might the agency 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. 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. 

Abstract: Under the Indian 

Reorganization Act, Tribes have the 

right to organize and adopt 

constitutions, bylaws, and any 

amendments thereto, and ratify charters 

of incorporation, through elections 

called by the Secretary of the Interior, 

according to rules prescribed by the 

Secretary. See 25 U.S.C. 476, 477, 503. 

The Secretary’s rules for conducting 

these elections, known as ‘‘Secretarial 

elections,’’ and approving the results are 

at 25 CFR 81. In most cases, the Tribe 

requests a Secretarial election; however, 

an individual voting member of a Tribe 

may also request a Secretarial election 

by petition. These rules also establish 

the procedures for an individual to 

petition for a Secretarial election. 

The BIA requires the Tribe to submit 

a formal request for Secretarial election, 

including: A Tribal resolution; the 

document or language to be voted on in 

the election; a list of all Tribal members 

who are age 18 or older in the next 120 

days (when the election will occur), 

including their last known addresses, 

voting districts (if any), and dates of 

birth, in an electronically sortable 

format. 

While much of the information the 

Tribe prepares for a Secretarial election 

(e.g., list of members eligible to vote) 

would be required if the Tribe instead 

conducted its own Tribal election, the 

Secretary’s rules establish specifics on 

what a Tribal request or petition for 

election must contain. These specifics 

are necessary to ensure the integrity of 

Secretarial elections and allow the BIA 

and Tribal personnel the ability to 

consistently administer elections. 

Title of Collection: Secretarial 

Elections. 

OMB Control Number: 1076–0183. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Federally recognized Tribes and their 

members. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 252,041. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 252,041. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 15 minutes to 40 

hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 64,305. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain a Benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $146,160. 

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). 

Steven Mullen, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative 

Action—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[2231A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 

1076–0112] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Tribal Reassumption of 

Jurisdiction Over Child Custody 

Proceedings 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) are 

proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

24, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 


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