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declining and is likely to be listed as a 

threatened species under the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, [as 

amended] (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) [the 

‘‘ESA’’], within the foreseeable future; 

or (C) which is listed as a threatened 

species or endangered species under the 

[ESA], or is designated as depleted 

under [the MMPA]’’ 16 U.S.C. 1362(19). 

Stock Assessment Report History for 

the Northern Sea Otter in Washington 

The Washington sea otter SAR was 

last revised in August 2008. The 

Washington sea otter is not a strategic 

stock, thus the Service is required to 

review the stock assessment at least 

once every 3 years. The Service 

reviewed the Washington sea otter SAR 

in 2011 and concluded that a revision 

was not warranted because the status of 

the stock had not changed, nor could it 

be more accurately determined. 

However, upon review in 2016, the 

Service determined that revision was 

warranted because of changes in 

population estimates and distribution. 

Summary of Draft Revised Stock 

Assessment Report for the Northern Sea 

Otter in the State of Washington 

The following table summarizes some 

of the information contained in the draft 

revised SAR for northern sea otters in 

Washington State, which includes the 

stock’s Nmin, Rmax, Fr, PBR, annual 

estimated human-caused mortality and 

serious injury, and status. After 

consideration of any public comments 

we receive, the Service will revise and 

finalize the SAR, as appropriate. We 

will publish a notice of availability and 

summary of the final SAR, including 

responses to submitted comments. 

SUMMARY—DRAFT STOCK ASSESSMENT REPORT FOR THE NORTHERN SEA OTTER IN WASHINGTON STATE

Stock Nmin Rmax Fr PBR Annual estimated human-caused 

mortality and serious injury Stock status 

Northern Sea Otter 

(Washington 

State).

1,806 0.20 0.1 18 Figures by specific source, where 

known, are provided in the SAR.

Non-Strategic. 

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. 

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. 

References 

In accordance with the MMPA, we 

include in this notice a list of the 

information sources and public reports 

upon which we based the SAR: 

Bigg, M.A. and I.B. MacAskie. 1978. Sea 

otters re-established in British Columbia. J. 

Mammalogy 59 (4):874–876. 

Department Fisheries and Oceans, Canada 

(DFO). 2015. Trends in the abundance and 

distribution of sea otters (Enhydra lutris) in 

British Columbia updated with 2013 

survey results. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. 

Sci. Advis. Rep. 2015/043. 

DeMaster, D.P., C. Marzin, and R.J. Jameson. 

1996. Estimating the historical abundance 

of sea otters in California. Endangered 

Species Update 13(12):79–81. 

Estes, J.A. 1990. Growth and equilibrium in 

sea otter populations. J. Anim. Ecol. 

59:358–401. 

Hatfield, B.B., J.A. Ames, J.A. Estes, M.T. 

Tinker, A.B. Johnson, M.M Staelder, and 

M.D. Harris. 2011. Sea otter mortality in 

fish and shellfish traps: estimated potential 

impacts and exploring possible solutions. 

Endangered Species Research 13:219–229. 

Hatfield, B.B. and J.A. Estes. 2000. 

Preliminary results of an evaluation of the 

potential threat to sea otters posed by the 

nearshore finfish trap fishery. 

Unpublished, 6 pp. + appendices. 

Jameson, R.J., K.W. Kenyon, A.M. Johnson, 

and H.M. Wight. 1982. History and status 

of translocated sea otter populations in 

North America. Wildl. Soc. Bull. 10:100– 

107. 

Jameson, R.J., K.W. Kenyon, S.Jeffries and 

G.R. VanBlaricom. 1986. Status of a 

translocated sea otter and its habitat in 

Washington. Murrelet 67:84–87. 

Jameson, R.J. 1996. Status reports: West Coast 

translocation projects, Oregon and 

Washington. The Otter Raft No. 55, Page 8. 

Jameson, R.J., and S. Jeffries. 1999. Results of 

the 1999 Survey of the Washington Sea 

Otter 

Population. Unpublished Report. 5 pp. 

Jeffries, S., D. Lynch, and S. Thomas. 2016. 

Results of the 2016 Survey of the 

Reintroduced Sea Otter Population in 

Washington State. Unpublished Report. 9 

pp. Copies may be obtained from the 

Washington Department of Fish and 

Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 

Washington Fish and Wildlife Office. 

Laidre, K., R.J. Jameson, S.J. Jeffries, and E. 

Gurarie. 2011. Updated estimates of 

carrying capacity for sea otters in 

Washington state. Unpublished final 

contract report, December 31, 2011, 12 pp. 

+ appendix. 

Lance, M.M., S.A. Richardson, and H. Allen. 

2004. State of Washington sea otter 

recovery plan. WDFW, Olympia WA. 91 

pp. 

Riedman, M.L., and J.A. Estes. 1990. The sea 

otter (Enhydra lutris): behavior, ecology, 

and natural history. U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Washington, DC, Biological Report 

90(14). 126 pp. 

Scheffer, V.B. 1940. The sea otter on the 

Washington coast. Pacific Northwest 

Quarterly, 3:370–388. 

Taylor, B.L., M. Scott, J. Heyning, and J. 

Barlow. 2003. Suggested guidelines for 

recovery factors for endangered marine 

mammals. NOAA Technical Memorandum 

NOAA–TM–NMFS–SWFSC–354, 

September 2003. 6 pp. 

Wilson, D.E., M.A. Bogan, R.L. Brownell, Jr., 

A.M. Burdin, and M.K. Maminov. 1991. 

Geographic variation in sea otters, Enhydra 

lutris. J. Mammal. 72(1):22–36. 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.). 

Dated: November 30, 2017. 

James W. Kurth, 

Deputy Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Exercising the Authority of the 

Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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Indian Gaming; Approval of an 

Amendment to a Tribal-State Class III 

Gaming Compact in the State of 

Washington 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Puyallup Tribe of the 

Puyallup Reservation negotiated the 

Fifth Amendment to the Tribal-State 

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gaming; this notice announces approval 

of the amended Compact. 

DATES: This compact takes effect on 

January 17, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian 

Gaming, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary—Indian Affairs, Washington, 

DC 20240, (202) 219–4066. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 11 

of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 

(IGRA) requires the Secretary of the 

Interior to publish in the Federal 

Register notice of approved Tribal-State 

compacts that are for the purpose of 

engaging in Class III gaming activities 

on Indian lands. See Public Law 100– 

497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. All TribalState Class III compacts, including 

amendments, are subject to review and 

approval by the Secretary under 25 CFR 

293.4. The Fifth Amendment to the 

Tribal-State Compact for Class III 

Gaming between the Puyallup Indian 

Tribe and the State of Washington 

amends the previous compact. The 

Amendment adds to and revises the 

definition section; modifies Appendix 

X2 to increase the Tribe’s allocation of 

player terminals; changes the 

calculation of State regulatory costs; 

clarifies the timing for payment to 

Problem Gambling and Smoking 

Cessation and Prevention Programs; and 

prohibits the acceptance of Electronic 

Benefit Cards. The Fifth Amendment to 

the Tribal-State Compact for Class III 

Gaming between the Puyallup Indian 

Tribe and the State of Washington is 

approved. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(A). 

Dated: December 22, 2017. 

John Tahsuda, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian 

Affairs, Exercising the Authority of the 

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

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Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Documenting, Managing 

and Preserving Department of the 

Interior Museum Collections Housed in 

Non-Federal Repositories 

AGENCY: Office of Acquisition and 

Property Management, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Office of Acquisition and Property 

Management, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of the Interior are proposing 

to renew an information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 

19, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to Elizabeth Varner, Office of 

Acquisition and Property Management, 

U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street NW, MS 4262–MIB, Washington, 

DC 20240; fax (202) 513–7634; or by 

email to Elizabeth_Varner@ios.doi.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

1084–0034 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Elizabeth Varner by 

email at Elizabeth_Varner@ios.doi.gov, 

or by telephone at (202) 513–7564. 

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. 

We are soliciting comments on the 

proposed ICR that is described below. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following 

issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to 

the proper functions of the Office of 

Acquisition and Property Management; 

(2) will this information be processed 

and used in a timely manner; (3) is the 

estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 

might the Office of Acquisition and 

Property Management enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Office of Acquisition and 

Property Management minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. 

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 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: The Department of the 

Interior (DOI) owns and manages over 

204 million artifacts, scientific 

specimens, and documents in trust for 

the American public. This diverse 

collection consists of archaeological 

artifacts, archives, art, biological 

specimens, ethnographic objects, 

geological specimens, historic objects, 

and paleontological specimens that are 

held by ten of DOI’s bureaus and offices. 

The majority of DOI’s collections are 

housed in bureau facilities; however, 

over ten percent (more than 25 million 

objects and 19,000 cubic feet of objects) 

are housed by at least 882 non-Federal 

repositories, the majority of which are 

museums associated with, or 

departments of, U.S. colleges and 

universities. Most are scientific 

collections from the disciplines of 

archaeology, biology, geology, and 

paleontology and include associated 

archival records. 

DOI museum collections, regardless of 

where they are housed, must be 

managed according to preservation, 

documentation, educational, and other 

requirements in the public interest. 

These requirements are mandated by a 

number of Federal laws, notably: 

Archaeological Resources Protection Act 

of 1979, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470aa– 

mm); Paleontological Resources 

Preservation Act of 2009 (16 U.S.C. 

470aaa–4); Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 

1918 (16 U.S.C. 703–712); Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 

U.S.C. 1361–1407); Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 

1531–1543); Lacy Act of 1900 (16 U.S.C. 

3371–3378; 18 U.S.C. 43–44); Native 

American Graves Protection and 

Repatriation Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 

3001–3013); Federal Property and 

Administrative Services Act of 1949, as 

amended (40 U.S.C. 524); National Park 

Service Organic Act of 1916 (54 U.S.C. 

100101); Management of Museum 

Properties Act of 1955, as amended (54 

U.S.C. 102501–102504); National 

Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as 

amended (54 U.S.C. 300101 et seq.); 

Historic Sites Act of 1935 (54 U.S.C. 

320101–320104, 320106); and 

Monuments, Ruins, Sites, and Objects of 

Antiquity (Act for the Preservation of 

American Antiquities of 1906 

(‘‘Antiquities Act’’)) (54 U.S.C. 320301– 

320303). Pertinent regulations are 

Curation of Federally-Owned and 

Administered Archaeological 

Collections (36 CFR part 79); Federal 

Management Regulation, Subchapter B: 


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