Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 22, 2022 / Notices 9637 

www.regulations.gov under e-Docket ID 

number USCIS–2006–0042. All 

submissions received must include the 

OMB Control Number 1615–0069 in the 

body of the letter, the agency name and 

Docket ID USCIS–2006–0042. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

USCIS, Office of Policy and Strategy, 

Regulatory Coordination Division, 

Samantha Deshommes, Chief, 

Telephone number (240) 721–3000 

(This is not a toll-free number; 

comments are not accepted via 

telephone message.). Please note contact 

information provided here is solely for 

questions regarding this notice. It is not 

for individual case status inquiries. 

Applicants seeking information about 

the status of their individual cases can 

check Case Status Online, available at 

the USCIS website at http://

www.uscis.gov, or call the USCIS 

Contact Center at (800) 375–5283; TTY 

(800) 767–1833. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments 

The information collection notice was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on November 24, 2022, at 86 

FR 67073, allowing for a 60-day public 

comment period. USCIS did receive 

three comments in connection with the 

60-day notice. 

You may access the information 

collection instrument with instructions, 

or additional information by visiting the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov and enter 

USCIS–2006–0042 in the search box. 

The comments submitted to USCIS via 

this method are visible to the Office of 

Management and Budget and comply 

with the requirements of 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). All submissions will be 

posted, without change, to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov, and will include 

any personal information you provide. 

Therefore, submitting this information 

makes it public. You may wish to 

consider limiting the amount of 

personal information that you provide 

in any voluntary submission you make 

to DHS. DHS may withhold information 

provided in comments from public 

viewing that it determines may impact 

the privacy of an individual or is 

offensive. For additional information, 

please read the Privacy Act notice that 

is available via the link in the footer of 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Written comments and suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

should address one or more of the 

following four points: 

(1) Evaluate 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) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and assumptions 

used 

(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 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 

responses. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

(1) Type of Information Collection 

Request: Extension, Without Change, of 

a Currently Approved Collection. 

(2) Title of the Form/Collection: 

Application by Refugee for Waiver of 

Inadmissibility Grounds. 

(3) Agency form number, if any, and 

the applicable component of the DHS 

sponsoring the collection: I–602; USCIS. 

(4) Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as a brief 

abstract: Primary: Individuals or 

households. The data collected on Form 

I–602, Application by Refugee for 

Waiver of Inadmissibility Grounds, will 

be used by USCIS to determine 

eligibility for waivers, and to report to 

Congress the reasons for granting 

waivers. 

(5) An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The estimated total number of 

respondents for the information 

collection I–602 is 240 and the 

estimated hour burden per response is 

8 hours. 

(6) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total estimated annual 

hour burden associated with this 

collection is 1,920 hours. 

(7) An estimate of the total public 

burden (in cost) associated with the 

collection: The estimated total annual 

cost burden associated with this 

collection of information is $30,900. 

Dated: February 14, 2022. 

Jerry L Rigdon, 

Deputy Chief, Regulatory Coordination 

Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03682 Filed 2–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–97–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2021–N028; 

FXES11140200000–223–FF02ENEH00] 

Draft Low Effect Screening Form for a 

Categorical Exclusion and Candidate 

Conservation Plan; Texas Kangaroo 

Rat Candidate Conservation 

Agreement With Assurances, 

Montague, Clay, Wichita, Archer, 

Wilbarger, Baylor, Hardeman, Foard, 

Childress, Cottle, and Motley Counties, 

Texas 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for public comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, make available a draft 

low-effect screening form for a 

categorical exclusion (dCatEx form) 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act and candidate conservation 

agreement with assurances (CCAA) for 

normal agricultural operations, 

recreation, and nature tourism in 

Montague, Clay, Wichita, Archer, 

Wilbarger, Baylor, Hardeman, Foard, 

Childress, Cottle, and Motley Counties, 

in Texas. Texas Parks & Wildlife 

Department has applied for an 

enhancement of survival permit (EOS) 

under the Endangered Species Act that 

would authorize incidental take of the 

Texas kangaroo rat. The dCatEx form 

evaluates the impacts of, and 

alternatives to, implementation of the 

proposed CCAA. We seek public 

comment on the CCAA, dCatEx form, 

and EOS application. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, written 

comments must be received or 

postmarked on or before 11:59 p.m. 

eastern time on March 24, 2022. We 

may not consider any comments we 

receive after the closing date in the final 

decision on this action. 

ADDRESSES: Accessing Documents: You 

may access the dCatEx form and CCAA 

by any of the following means. In your 

request for documents, please reference 

the ‘‘Texas Kangaroo Rat CCAA.’’ 

• Internet: https://www.fws.gov/ 

southwest/es/arlingtontexas/. 

• U.S. Mail: You may obtain a CD– 

ROM containing the documents (limited 

supply) or printed copies, by request 

from Ms. Debra T. Bills, 2005 Northeast 

Green Oaks Boulevard, Suite 140, 

Arlington, TX 76006. 

• Email: arles@fws.gov. 

Submitting Comments: You may 

submit written comments by one of the 

following methods. In your comments, 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03619 Filed 2–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

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 

24, 2022. 


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