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TABLE 2—ESTIMATED TIME AND COSTS TO CLIENT RESPONDENTS—Continued 

Information collection 

Total number 

of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Responses 

per 

annum 

Burden 

hours per 

response 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Annual 

hourly cost per 

response 

Annual cost 

Home Hazard Checklist Baseline a ............... 1,677 1 559 0.42 233 11.24 2,618 

OAHM Program Evaluation Informed Consent b .......................................................... 1,341 1 447 0.25 112 11.24 1,256 

OAHM Client Impact Evaluation Interview 

Baseline b ................................................... 1,341 1 447 0.42 186 11.24 2,093 

Home Hazard Checklist Post-Modification c 1,074 1 358 0.42 149 11.24 1,677 

OAHM Client Program Questionnaire PostModification c .............................................. 1,074 1 358 0.17 60 11.24 671 

OAHM Client Impact Evaluation Interview 

Post-Modification c ..................................... 1,074 1 358 0.42 149 11.24 1,677 

Script to Schedule Client Process Evaluation Interview d ........................................... 336 1 112 0.08 9 11.24 105 

Client Process Evaluation Interview d ........... 202 1 67 0.50 34 11.24 378 

Total Annual ........................................... ........................ ........................ 3,265 2.83 986 ........................ 11,522 

Total Over Three Years .................. ........................ ........................ ........................ ........................ 2,959 ........................ 34,566 

a 1,677 applicants are expected to be eligible to receive home modifications. Program Questionnaire and Home Hazard baseline data will be collected for all of 

these clients. bAssuming 20% (335) of eligible clients do not consent to participate in the Evaluation, 1,341 clients are expected to complete the baseline Client Impact Evaluation. cOf the clients that agree to participate in the Evaluation, it is assumed 20% (268) will be lost to project follow up during the course of the Evaluation, resulting in 

post-modification data being collected from 1,074 clients. dAssuming 40% of the clients contacted decline to participate in the process survey (134), we will contact 335 clients to ensure up to 200 of the clients who receive 

home modifications participate in the Client Process Evaluation interviews. 

Total Annual Costs: $29,210. 

Total Costs over 3 Years: $87,631. 

Total Client Respondents: 1,677. 

Hours/Client Respondent: 2.83. 

Total Grantee Respondents: 25. 

Hours/Grantee Respondent: 7.75. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comment 

This notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

parties concerning the collection of 

information described in Section A on 

the following: 

(1) 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) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

HUD encourages interested parties to 

submit comment in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35. 

Todd M. Richardson, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Development and Research. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–ES–2024–N068; 

FXES11130200000–256–FF02ENEH00] 

Endangered Wildlife; Recovery Permit 

Applications 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit 

applications; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

for a permit to conduct scientific 

research to promote conservation or 

other activities intended to recover and 

enhance endangered species survival. 

With some exceptions, the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) prohibits certain 

activities that may impact endangered 

species, unless a Federal permit allows 

such activity. The ESA also requires that 

we invite public comment before 

issuing these permits. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

submit your written comments by 

February 12, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: 

Document availability: Request 

documents from the contact in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Comment submission: Submit 

comments by email to fw2_te_permits@

fws.gov. Please specify the permit 

application you are interested in by 

number (e.g., Permit Record No. 

PER1234567). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marty Tuegel, Supervisor, 

Environmental Review Division, by 

phone at 505–248–6651, or via email at 

marty_tuegel@fws.gov. Individuals in 

the United States who are deaf, 

deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

With some exceptions, the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), 

prohibits activities that constitute take 

of listed species unless a Federal permit 

is issued that allows such activity. The 

ESA’s definition of ‘‘take’’ includes 

hunting, shooting, harming, wounding, 

or killing, and also such activities as 

pursuing, harassing, trapping, capturing, 

or collecting. 


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The ESA and our implementing 

regulations in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at title 50, part 17, 

provide for issuing such permits and 

require that we invite public comment 

before issuing permits for activities 

involving listed species. 

A recovery permit we issue under the 

ESA, section 10(a)(1)(A), authorizes the 

permittee to conduct activities with 

endangered or threatened species for 

scientific purposes that promote 

recovery or enhance the species’ 

propagation or survival. These activities 

often include such prohibited actions as 

capture and collection. Our regulations 

implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for 

these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22 

for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR 

17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50 

CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species, 

and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant 

species. 

Permit Applications Available for 

Review and Comment 

Documents and other information 

submitted with these applications are 

available for review by any party who 

submits a request as specified in 

ADDRESSES. Our release of documents is 

subject to Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 

and Freedom of Information Act (5 

U.S.C. 552) requirements. 

Proposed activities in the following 

permit requests are for the recovery and 

enhancement of propagation or survival 

of the species in the wild. We invite 

local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies 

and the public to submit written data, 

views, or arguments with respect to 

these applications. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are those supported by 

quantitative information or studies. 

Please refer to the permit record number 

when submitting comments. 

Permit record No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit 

action 

PER1906198 ....... Herman, Eric; 

Chandler, Arizona.

Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 

extimus).

Arizona, California, Colorado, New 

Mexico, Nevada, Texas, 

Utah.

Presence/absence surveys, nest 

monitoring.

Harass, harm .... Renew/ 

amend. 

PER0946319 ....... Westland Resources, Inc.; 

Tucson, Arizona.

Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 

extimus).

Arizona, New 

Mexico.

Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... Renew/ 

amend. 

PER2691439 ....... Zara Environmental, LLC.; 

Manchaca, 

Texas.

Pink mucket (Lampsilis abrupta), Guadalupe 

fatmucket (Lampsilis bergmanni), Texas 

pimpleback (Cyclonaias petrina), false spike 

(Fusconaia mitchelli), Guadalupe orb 

(Cyclonaias necki), Texas fatmucket (Lampsilis 

bracteata), Balcones spike (Fusconaia iheringi).

Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas.Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... Renew/ 

amend. 

PER9580515 ....... Powers, Jarrod; 

Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Winged mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), Ouachita 

rock pocketbook (Arcidens wheeleri), scaleshell 

mussel (Leptodea leptodon), Neosho mucket 

(Lampsilis rafinesqueana).

Oklahoma ......... Presence/absence surveys, relocations, habitat 

surveys.

Harass, harm .... Amend. 

PER9356671 ....... Bastrop County; 

Bastrop, Texas.

Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) ......................... Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys, bio-sample.Harass, harm .... New. 

PER11358780 ..... Houston Zoo, Inc.; 

Houston, Texas.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), 

hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), 

leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), 

Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum), 

Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis), Big Bend 

gambusia (Gambusia gaigei), Comanche 

Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans), Leon 

Springs pupfish (Cyprinodon bovinus).

Texas ................ Receive, rehabilitate, release, transport, educational display, captive 

propagation, 

headstarting, 

presence/absence surveys.

Harass, harm, 

capture.

Renew. 


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Permit record No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit 

action 

PER13973885 ..... SWCA Incorporated; Austin, 

Texas.

Gulf Coast jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi 

cacomitli), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), goldencheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), 

northern aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis 

septentrionalis), southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus), whooping crane 

(Grus americana), Houston toad (Bufo 

houstonensis), Barton Springs salamander 

(Eurycea sosorum), Austin blind salamander 

(Eurycea waterlooensis), Texas blind salamander (Eurycea rathbuni), fountain darter 

(Etheostoma fonticola), Comal Springs dryopid 

beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis), Comal 

Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis), 

Peck’s Cave amphipod (Stygobromus pecki), 

Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes venyivi), Coffin 

Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus), Robber 

Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia), 

Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla), 

Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver 

(Cicurina vespera), ground beetle (Rhadine 

exilis), ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis), Tooth 

Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone), 

Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris 

texana), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider 

(Tayshaneta microps), Tooth Cave spider 

(Tayshaneta myopica), Kretschmarr Cave mold 

beetle (Texamaurops reddelli), Cokendolpher 

Cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri), Bee 

Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli), Bone 

Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi), lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus), dunes 

sagebrush lizard (Sceloporus arenicolus), Texas 

hornshell (Popenaias popeii), Texas pimpleback 

(Cyclonaias petrina), Guadalupe orb (Cyclonaias 

necki), Texas fatmucket (Lampsilis bracteata), 

Guadalupe fatmucket (Lampsilis bergmanni), 

false spike (Fusconaia mitchelli), Balcones spike 

(Fusconaia iheringi).

Louisiana, New 

Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.

Presence/absence surveys, handle, 

voucher specimen.

Harass, harm, 

capture, kill.

Renew/ 

amend. 

PER11662207 ..... Gargaro, Madison; 

San Antonio, 

Texas.

Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... Renew. 

PER11837375 ..... San Antonio Zoo; 

San Antonio, 

Texas.

Clear Creek gambusia (Gambusia heterochir) ....... Texas ................ Captive propagation.Harass, harm, 

capture.

Amend. 

PER11325945 ..... Terrell, Danielle; 

Austin, Texas.

Texas pimpleback (Cyclonaias petrina), Texas 

fatmucket (Lampsilis bracteata), false spike 

(Fusconaia mitchelli).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys, relocations.Harass, harm .... New. 

PER11327677 ..... Craig, Cody; Austin, Texas.Texas pimpleback (Cyclonaias petrina), Guadalupe orb (Cyclonaias necki), Texas fatmucket 

(Lampsilis bracteata), Guadalupe fatmucket 

(Lampsilis bergmanni), false spike (Fusconaia 

mitchelli), Balcones spike (Fusconaia iheringi).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys, relocations.Harass, harm .... New. 

PER11488706 ..... Gudgell, Lee; 

Seguin, Texas.

Guadalupe orb (Cyclonaias necki), Guadalupe 

fatmucket (Lampsilis bergmanni), false spike 

(Fusconaia mitchelli).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... New. 

PER13531963 ..... Gladys Porter 

Zoo; Brownsville, Texas.

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii), 

hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), 

leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), 

Gulf Coast jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi 

cacomitli), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis).

Texas ................ Receive, rehabilitate, release, educational display, nesting 

detection, retrieval and relocation, biosample, tag, 

presence/absence surveys.

Harass, harm .... Renew/ 

amend. 

PER12291510 ..... Schwalb Stream 

Ecology Lab at 

Texas State 

University; San 

Marcos, Texas.

Texas pimpleback (Cyclonaias petrina), Guadalupe orb (Cyclonaias necki), Texas fatmucket 

(Lampsilis bracteata), Guadalupe fatmucket 

(Lampsilis bergmanni), false spike (Fusconaia 

mitchelli), Balcones spike (Fusconaia iheringi).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... New. 

PER11498907 ..... Carreon, Sarah; 

Helotes, Texas.

Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... New. 

PER13993348 ..... Fischer, Clay; 

South Padre Island, Texas.

Gulf Coast jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi 

cacomitli), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), goldencheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), 

Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis), southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 

extimus).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... Renew/ 

amend. 


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Permit record No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit 

action 

PER11639611 ..... Macedo, Danielle; 

Austin, Texas.

Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... New. 

PER12084642 ..... Laine, Robin; San 

Antonio, Texas.

Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia) Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... Renew. 

PER12079456 ..... HDR Engineering 

Inc.; Austin, 

Texas.

Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), 

Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... Amend. 

PER0029468 ....... Jenkerson, Jeffrey; San 

Marcos, Texas.

Guadalupe fatmucket (Lampsilis bergmanni), 

Texas fatmucket (Lampsilis bracteata), Guadalupe orb (Cyclonaias necki), Texas pimpleback 

(Cyclonaias petrina), Balcones spike (Fusconaia 

iheringi), false spike (Fusconaia mitchelli).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys, relocations.Harass, harm, 

capture.

Amend. 

PER13185642 ..... Stantec Texas; 

Austin, Texas.

Guadalupe fatmucket (Lampsilis bergmanni), 

Texas fatmucket (Lampsilis bracteata), Guadalupe orb (Cyclonaias necki), Texas pimpleback 

(Cyclonaias petrina), Balcones spike (Fusconaia 

iheringi), false spike (Fusconaia mitchelli).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys, salvage, 

relocations.

Harass, harm, 

capture.

Amend. 

PER12929504 ..... Lower Colorado 

River Authority 

Transmission 

Services Corporation; Austin, 

Texas.

Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), 

Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis), northern 

aplomado falcon (Falco femoralis 

septentrionalis), southwestern willow flycatcher 

(Empidonax traillii extimus).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... Renew. 

PER13146293 ..... Lazo, Walker; San 

Antonio, Texas.

Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes venyivi), Coffin 

Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus), Robber 

Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia), 

Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla), 

Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver 

(Cicurina vespera), ground beetle (Rhadine 

exilis), ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis), Tooth 

Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone), 

Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris 

texana), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider 

(Tayshaneta microps), Tooth Cave spider 

(Tayshaneta myopica), Kretschmarr Cave mold 

beetle (Texamaurops reddelli), Cokendolpher 

Cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri), Bee 

Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli), Bone 

Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys, voucher 

specimen collection.

Harass, harm, 

kill.

Amend. 

PER13361397 ..... Aragon, Felicia; 

Santa Fe, New 

Mexico.

Southwestern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii 

extimus).

New Mexico ...... Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... New. 

PER13544765 ..... Lutterschmidt, William; Huntsville, 

Texas.

Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis) ......................... Texas ................ Handle, biosample, eDNA analysis.Harass, harm, 

capture.

New. 

PER0055324 ....... Bio-West, Inc.; 

Round Rock, 

Texas.

Guadalupe fatmucket (Lampsilis bergmanni), 

Texas fatmucket (Lampsilis bracteata), Guadalupe orb (Cyclonaias necki), Texas pimpleback 

(Cyclonaias petrina), false spike (Fusconaia 

mitchelli).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... Amend. 

PER13547800 ..... Brown and Gay 

Engineers, Inc.; 

Frisco, Texas.

Lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus 

pallidicinctus), dunes sagebrush lizard 

(Sceloporus arenicolus).

Colorado, Kansas, New 

Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.

Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... Amend. 

PER13743117 ..... City of Austin— 

Balcones 

Canyonlands 

Preserve; Austin, Texas.

Golden-cheeked warbler (Setophaga chrysoparia), 

Barton Springs salamander (Eurycea sosorum), 

Helotes mold beetle (Batrisodes venyivi), Coffin 

Cave mold beetle (Batrisodes texanus), Robber 

Baron Cave meshweaver (Cicurina baronia), 

Madla Cave meshweaver (Cicurina madla), 

Government Canyon Bat Cave meshweaver 

(Cicurina vespera), ground beetle (Rhadine 

exilis), ground beetle (Rhadine infernalis), Tooth 

Cave ground beetle (Rhadine persephone), 

Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion (Tartarocreagris 

texana), Government Canyon Bat Cave spider 

(Tayshaneta microps), Tooth Cave spider 

(Tayshaneta myopica), Kretschmarr Cave mold 

beetle (Texamaurops reddelli), Cokendolpher 

Cave harvestman (Texella cokendolpheri), Bee 

Creek Cave harvestman (Texella reddelli), Bone 

Cave harvestman (Texella reyesi).

Texas ................ Presence/absence surveys, nest 

monitoring, 

bio-sample, 

banding, nest 

collection, 

voucher species.

Harass, harm, 

capture, kill.

Renew/ 

amend. 

PER12056733 ..... Borchardt, 

Grahme; 

Benbrook, 

Texas.

Lesser prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus 

pallidicinctus).

Colorado, Kansas, New 

Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.

Presence/absence surveys.Harass, harm .... New. 


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Permit record No. Applicant Species Location Activity Type of take Permit 

action 

PER5502059 ....... Fenolio, Dante; 

San Antonio, 

Texas.

Ozark big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii 

ingens), gray bat (Myotis grisescens), northern 

long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), Indiana 

bat (Myotis sodalis), Hell Creek Cave crayfish 

(Cambarus zophonastes), Benton County Cave 

crayfish (Cambarus aculabrum), Barton Springs 

salamander (Eurycea sosorum), Austin blind 

salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis), Peck’s 

Cave amphipod (Stygobromus pecki), Comal 

Springs riffle beetle (Heterelmis comalensis), 

Comal Springs dryopid beetle (Stygoparnus 

comalensis), Texas blind salamander (Eurycea 

rathbuni), Mexican blind catfish (Prietella 

phreatophila), Clear Creek gambusia (Gambusia 

heterochir).

Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas.Presence/absence surveys, bio-sample, voucher 

specimen, 

transport.

Harass, harm, 

capture, kill.

New. 

Public Availability of Comments 

All comments we receive become part 

of the public record associated with this 

action. Requests for copies of comments 

will be handled in accordance with the 

Freedom of Information Act, National 

Environmental Policy Act, and Service 

and Department of the Interior policies 

and procedures. 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 to withhold your 

personal identifying information from 

public review, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 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 section 

10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 

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

Amy Lueders, 

Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00505 Filed 1–10–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–R7–ES–2024–0147; 

FXES111607MRG01–256–FF07CAMM00] 

Marine Mammals; Proposed Incidental 

Harassment Authorization for the 

Southern Beaufort Sea Stock of Polar 

Bears During Well Remediation 

Activities, North Slope of Alaska; Draft 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of application; 

proposed incidental harassment 

authorization; notice of availability of 

draft environmental assessment; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, in response to a 

request under the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act from the Bureau of Land 

Management, propose to authorize 

nonlethal incidental take by harassment 

of small numbers of Southern Beaufort 

Sea (SBS) polar bears (Ursus maritimus) 

for 1 year from the date of issuance of 

the incidental harassment authorization 

(IHA). The applicant requested this 

authorization for take by harassment 

that may result from activities 

associated with oil well plugging and 

reclamation, soil sampling, snow trail, 

pad, and airstrip construction, and 

summer cleanup activities in the North 

Slope Borough of Alaska between 

Wainwright and Oliktok. This proposed 

authorization, if finalized, will be for up 

to 12 takes of polar bears by Level B 

harassment. No Level A harassment or 

lethal take is requested, expected, or 

proposed to be authorized. We invite 

comments on the proposed IHA, the 

application package, draft 

environmental assessment, and related 

documents from the public and local, 

State, Tribal, and Federal agencies. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

February 12, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: 

Document availability: You may view 

documents at https://

www.regulations.gov under Docket No. 

FWS–R7–ES–2024–0147. Alternatively, 

you may request these documents from 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Comment submission: You may 

submit comments on the proposed 

authorization by one of the following 

methods: 

• Electronic submission: https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments to 

Docket No. FWS–R7–ES–2024–0147. 

• U.S. mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R7– 

ES–2024–0147, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803. 

We will post all comments at https:// 

www.regulations.gov. You may request 

that we withhold personal identifying 

information from public review; 

however, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. See Request for 

Public Comments for more information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Hamilton, by email at 

R7mmmregulatory@fws.gov, by 

telephone at 907–786–3800, or by U.S. 

mail at U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

MS 341, 1011 East Tudor Road, 

Anchorage, AK 99503. Individuals in 

the United States who are deaf, 

deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a 

speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, 

TDD, or TeleBraille) to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

Individuals outside the United States 

should use the relay services offered 

within their country to make 

international calls to the point-ofcontact in the United States. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 

amended (MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361, et 


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