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22See, e.g., https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/ 

opportunities/instructions/PKG00287135- 

instructions.zip and https://www.hud.gov/program_

offices/healthy_homes/grant_opportunities. 

23For additional information, see CDC, 

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, 

Recommended Actions Based on Blood Lead Level, 

https://www.cdc.gov/lead-prevention/hcp/clinicalguidance/index.html. 

enforcement policies and programs to 

reflect the modified EBLL threshold. 

Funding 

Some commenters asserted that this 

change to the EBLL threshold will 

prompt a need for adequate additional 

funding and resources for its 

implementation. 

HUD Response: HUD will continue to 

request sufficient funding to support 

designated parties in implementing the 

revised EBLL threshold. HUD notes, 

however, that this change restores the 

percentage of target housing expected to 

include children under age 6 with 

EBLLs to the percentage anticipated 

under the 2017 amendment to the Lead 

Safe Housing Rule. Therefore, apart 

from inflation since 2017, the associated 

costs for designated parties are expected 

to remain comparable. 

Environmental Investigations and Lead 

Hazard Control Workforce 

One commenter noted that it will be 

stressful for parents if they cannot 

access lead remediation services once 

their child is identified as having an 

EBLL. 

HUD Response: HUD agrees that the 

availability of certified lead-based paint 

professionals and firms to perform 

environmental investigations and lead 

hazard control is important, and HUD 

will continue to make development of 

this workforce a priority under 

OLHCHH’s lead hazard reduction grant 

programs.22

IV. Change to the EBLL Threshold 

Based on the history, comments, and 

reasoning above, HUD is changing the 

EBLL threshold under the Lead Safe 

Housing Rule from its current value of 

5 mg/dL for a child under age 6 to 3.5 

mg/dL for a child under age 6. HUD’s 

revision to its EBLL threshold will 

encourage healthcare providers and 

public health professionals to use the 

CDC-recommended follow-up actions 

that include arranging for an 

environmental investigation of the home 

to identify potential sources of lead.23

The revisions will require an 

environmental investigation by the 

designated party, unless the public 

health department has already evaluated 

the home in connection with the child’s 

EBLL case, when the child resides in 

HUD-assisted target housing covered by 

the Lead Safe Housing Rule’s EBLL 

provisions. 

V. Compliance Dates for Change to the 

EBLL Threshold 

HUD-Assisted Target Housing in States, 

State-Level Jurisdictions, Territories, 

and Local Jurisdictions With a Blood 

Lead Level Action Threshold Equal to or 

Lower Than the CDC’s Current BLRV 

For HUD-assisted target housing in 

States, State-level jurisdictions, 

territories, and local jurisdictions that 

have a blood lead level action threshold 

equal to or lower than the CDC’s current 

BLRV (i.e., equal to or lower than 3.5 

mg/dL for a child under age 6), HUD is 

requiring compliance with this change 

of the Lead Safe Housing Rule’s EBLL 

threshold to 3.5 mg/dL for a child under 

age 6 by April 17, 2025. This 

compliance date provides HUD program 

offices the necessary time to advise the 

designated parties under their 

respective programs and for those 

designated parties to formalize their 

property management plans to reflect 

the change to HUD’s EBLL threshold. 

HUD-Assisted Target Housing in States, 

State-Level Jurisdictions, Territories, 

and Local Jurisdictions With a Blood 

Lead Level Action Threshold Greater 

Than the CDC’s Current BLRV or That 

Do Not Have Such a Threshold 

HUD believes that there may be less 

demand for and capacity of certified 

lead-based paint professionals to 

perform the work associated with HUD’s 

revision to its EBLL threshold where 

there is no blood lead level action 

threshold for a child under age 6 or a 

threshold that is above the CDC’s 

current BLRV. For HUD-assisted target 

housing in such States, State-level 

jurisdictions, territories, and local 

jurisdictions, HUD is requiring 

compliance with this change of the Lead 

Safe Housing Rule’s EBLL threshold to 

3.5 mg/dL for a child under age 6 by July 

16, 2025. HUD agrees with commenters 

that this longer compliance period may 

have a negative impact on the health of 

lead-exposed children; however, HUD 

believes this longer period is necessary 

and reasonable given the challenges 

relating to local capacity of lead-based 

paint professionals and firms. 

Matthew Ammon, 

Director, Office of Lead Hazard Control and 

Healthy Homes. 

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BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–NWRS–2024–N070; 

FXRS12630900000–256–FF09R81000; OMB 

Control Number 1018–0102] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget; National 

Wildlife Refuge Special Use Permit 

Applications and Reports 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service), are proposing to revise an 

existing collection of information. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

18, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of publication 

of this notice at https://

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

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. Please 

provide a copy of your comments to the 

Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and 

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

5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803 (mail); or by email to Info_

Coll@fws.gov. Please reference ‘‘1018– 

0102’’ in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madonna L. Baucum, Service 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov, 

or by telephone at (703) 358–2503. 

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: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general 

public and other Federal agencies with 

an opportunity to comment on new, 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

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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. 

On August 14, 2024, we published in 

the Federal Register (89 FR 66133) a 

notice of our intent to request that OMB 

approve this information collection. In 

that notice, we solicited comments for 

60 days, ending on October 15, 2024. 

The Service also published the Federal 

Register notice on Regulations.gov 

(Docket No. FWS–HQ–NWRS–2024– 

0094) to provide the public with an 

additional method to submit comments 

(in addition to the typical U.S. mail 

submission method). We received five 

comments in response to that notice; 

however, four of the comments did not 

address the information collection 

requirements. The following comment 

did address the information collection 

requirements: 

Comment: Anonymous electronic 

comment received on September 15, 

2024, via Regulations.gov (FWS–HQ– 

NWRS–2024–0094–0011). The 

commenter states that FWS policy 620 

FW 2.4D describes a cooperative 

agreement relationship between the 

Service and agricultural cooperators. 

This same policy states that Form 3– 

1383–C must be used to document these 

agreements. This form is legally 

insufficient as an instrument by which 

to administer cooperative agreements as 

described in the Federal Grant and 

Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (31 

U.S.C. 6301–08). 

Agency Response to Comment: The 

purpose of Form 3–1383C is not to 

document financial assistance 

agreements such as cooperative 

agreements described in 31 U.S.C. 

6301–08. Service policy 620 FW 2.2E 

states that cooperative agriculture 

agreements are not financial assistance 

awards and are not subject to the 

regulations in 2 CFR part 200. Certain 

agricultural uses are permitted on 

Service property through Form 3– 

1383C, as described in this docket. 

Activities such as cooperative 

agricultural uses are permitted under 

the authority described in 16 U.S.C. 

668dd, so no further changes to the form 

will be made as part of this revision. 

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 

information collection request (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: The National Wildlife 

Refuge System Administration Act of 

1966 (Administration Act; 16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee), as amended by the 

National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997, consolidated 

all refuge units into a single National 

Wildlife Refuge System (system). It also 

authorized us to offer visitor and public 

programs, including those facilitated by 

commercial visitor and management 

support services, on lands of the system 

when we find that the activities are 

appropriate and compatible with the 

purpose(s) for which the refuge was 

established and the system’s mission. 

The Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 

(Recreation Act; 16 U.S.C. 460k–460k–4) 

allows the use of refuges for public 

recreation when it is not inconsistent 

with or does not interfere with the 

primary purpose(s) of the refuge. The 

Alaska National Interest Lands 

Conservation Act (ANILCA; 16 U.S.C. 

3101 et seq.) provides specific 

authorization and guidance for the 

administration and management of 

national wildlife refuges within the 

State of Alaska. Its provisions provide 

for the issuance of permits under certain 

circumstances. 

We issue special use permits for a 

specific period as determined by the 

type and location of the management 

activity or visitor service provided. 

These permits authorize activities such 

as: 

• Agricultural activities (haying and 

grazing, 50 CFR 29.1 and 50 CFR 29.2). 

• Beneficial management tools that 

we use to provide the best habitat 

possible on some refuges (50 CFR 30.11, 

50 CFR 31.14, 50 CFR 31.16, and 50 CFR 

36.41). 

• Special events, group visits, and 

other one-time events (50 CFR 25.41, 50 

CFR 25.61, 50 CFR 26.36, and 50 CFR 

36.41). 

• Recreational visitor service 

operations (50 CFR 25.41, 50 CFR 25.61, 

and 50 CFR 36.41). 

• Guiding for fishing, hunting, 

wildlife education, and interpretation 

(50 CFR 25.41 and 50 CFR 36.41). 

• Commercial filming (43 CFR 5, 50 

CFR 27.71) and other commercial 

activities (50 CFR 29.1 and 50 CFR 

36.41). 

• Building and using cabins to 

support subsistence or commercial 

activities (in Alaska) (50 CFR 26.35 and 

50 CFR 36.41). 

• Research, inventory and 

monitoring, and other noncommercial 

activities (50 CFR 26.36 and 50 CFR 

36.41). 

We currently use three types of 

special use permits to collect applicant 

information: 

• Form 3–1383–G (General Activities 

Special Use Permit Application); 

• Form 3–1383–C (Commercial 

Activities Special Use Permit 

Application); and 

• Form 3–1383–R (Research and 

Monitoring Special Use Permit 

Application). 

The information we collect helps 

ensure that: 

• applicants are aware of the types of 

information that may be needed for 

permit issuance; 

• requested activities are appropriate 

and compatible with the purpose(s) for 

which the refuge was established and 

the system’s mission; and 

• the applicant is eligible or is the 

most qualified applicant to receive the 

special use permit. 

We may collect the necessary 

information in a non-form format 

(through discussions in person or over 

the phone, over the internet, by email, 

or by letter). In some instances, 

respondents will be able to provide 

information verbally. Often, a simple 

email or letter describing the activity 

will suffice. For activities that might 

have a large impact on refuge resources 

(e.g., commercial visitor services, 

research, etc.), we may require 

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operations, techniques, and locations. 

Because of the range of activities 

covered by special use permits and the 

different management needs and 

resources at each refuge, respondents 

may not be required to answer all 

questions. Depending on the requested 

activity, refuge managers have the 

discretion to ask for less information 

than appears on the forms. However, 

refuge managers must not ask for more 

or different information. 

We issue permits for a specific period 

as determined by the type and location 

of the use or service provided. We use 

these permits to ensure that the 

applicant is aware of the requirements 

of the permit and the permit holder’s 

legal rights. Refuge-specific special 

conditions may be required for the 

permit. We identify conditions as an 

addendum to the permit. Most of the 

special conditions pertain to how a 

permitted activity may be conducted 

and do not require the collection of 

information. However, some special 

conditions, such as activity reports, 

before and after site photographs, or 

data sharing, would qualify as an 

information collection, and we have 

included the associated burden below. 

We also use FWS Form 3–1384, ‘‘Bid 

Sheet—National Wildlife Refuge 

System,’’ to streamline collection of the 

necessary pre-award information from 

applicants during bidding processes to 

conduct economic uses on Service 

lands, such as grazing livestock, 

harvesting hay and stock feed, or 

removing timber (50 CFR 29.21). This 

form simplifies the pre-award selection/ 

bidding process for bidders and for 

refuge staff by enabling them to 

understand what information the refuge 

needs in order to select bids for 

economic use, and, therefore, reduces 

the time and burden for the public and 

Service staff in the pre-award selection 

bidding process. This form is 

customizable to the individual 

economic use being awarded. We will 

use the Commercial Special Use Permit 

(FWS Form 3–1383–C) as the actual 

award document that will outline the 

terms and conditions of the economic 

use on Service lands. 

Proposed Revisions to This Information 

Collection 

With this submission, we propose to 

revise OMB Control No. 1018–0102 as 

follows: 

1. With this submission, we propose 

to add an additional form, Form 3– 

1383–EZ, General Activities Special Use 

Permit Simplified Application, which is 

a simplified version of 3–1383–G, 

General Activities Special Use Permit 

Application. The intent of this form is 

to provide a less intimidating and less 

intensive application for individuals 

wishing to engage in common, noneconomic activities such as recreational 

berry picking or boat mooring. 

We expect this optional ‘‘EZ’’ form 

will reduce public burden, because, 

filling out form 3–1383–G, applicants 

will often consider even questions that 

are not relevant to them in order to 

determine whether a response is 

warranted. Our staff will have the 

option to offer this form after an initial 

request is received if the majority of 

questions on the full 1383–G form are 

expected to be left blank. 

Finally, there are no new questions on 

this new form. We pulled the questions 

on the streamlined Form 3–1383–EZ 

from the currently approved Form 3– 

1383–G. It simply asks fewer questions 

than the regular Form 3–1383–G in 

order to reduce burden on respondents, 

where appropriate. 

2. We are making alterations to the 

options available to select on question 

13a in Form 3–1383–C, Commercial 

Activities Special Use Permit 

Application. Some of the existing 

options are rarely selected and certain 

types of activity are often entered as 

‘‘Other.’’ We are adding some of these 

common activities in an effort to 

streamline completion of the form and 

collection of the activity type. 

Specifically, Form 3–1383–C includes 

an option for mineral lease that is rarely 

used. We propose to strike that option 

and add an option for food and beverage 

vendors such as food trucks. We 

propose to change ‘‘Recreation Events ’’ 

to ‘‘Events’’ to make it more broadly 

applicable. We also propose to remove 

‘‘Cabins’’ and add ‘‘Fishing/Frogging’’ to 

cover these types of commercial use. 

On Form 3–1383–C, we also propose 

to modify the wording of question 14 to 

clarify the requested information. The 

present wording often leads to an 

answer which provides only a portion of 

the timing information that we require. 

The new question is worded, ‘‘Describe 

the specific dates, times, and frequency 

of activities. Provide an occupancy 

timeline showing how the activity is 

expected to proceed.’’ 

We highlighted the updated fields on 

the Form 3–1383–C uploaded to the ICR 

posted to https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 

3. Non-substantive changes are being 

made to Forms 3–1383–G, 3–1383–R, or 

3–3–1384; however, we plan to make 

minor updates to the forms’ layout to 

improve readability and functionality. 

The order of questions will be altered to 

improve the flow, keeping related 

questions together. In some cases, 

selection boxes come after an option 

and in other cases the boxes come 

before; we will make the presentation 

consistent. We are also updating the 

forms to be more consistent with other 

DOI forms. 

Title of Collection: National Wildlife 

Refuge Special Use Permit Applications 

and Reports, 50 CFR 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 

31, 32, 36, and 43 CFR 5. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0102. 

Form Numbers: 3–1383–EZ, 3–1383– 

G, 3–1383–C, 3–1383–R, and 3–1384. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals and households; businesses 

and other for-profit organizations; 

nonprofit organizations; farms; and 

State, local, or Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 14,511. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 14,511. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 10 minutes to 5 

hours, depending on activity. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 22,495. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion 

for applications; annually or on 

occasion for reports. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $370,100 for fees 

associated with applications for 

commercial use activities ($100.00 per 

application for individuals and private 

sector respondents only). 

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.). 

Madonna Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[256A2100DD/AAKC001030/ 

A0A501010.999900] 

Land Acquisitions; Koi Nation of 

Northern California, Shiloh Site, 

Sonoma County, California 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Bureau of 

Indian Education, exercising authority 


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