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1_(Somali language) may be submitted 

to HUD by mail, in person, by facsimile, 

by email, or via the internet to HUD’s 

Office of Fair Housing and Equal 

Opportunity (FHEO). FHEO staff uses 

the information provided on the Form to 

verify HUD’s authority to investigate the 

aggrieved person’s allegations under the 

Fair Housing Act. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Proposed Revised Title of Information 

Collection: Housing Discrimination 

Claim Form. 

OMB Control Number: 2529–0011. 

Type of Request: Proposed 

reinstatement, with revised title and 

minor text revisions, of an expired, 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Form Number: HUD–903.1. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: HUD 

uses the Housing Discrimination Claim 

Form HUD–903.1 (Form) to collect 

pertinent information from persons 

wishing to file housing discrimination 

complaints with HUD under the Fair 

Housing Act. The Fair Housing Act 

makes it unlawful to discriminate in the 

sale, rental, occupancy, advertising, or 

insuring of residential dwellings; or to 

discriminate in residential real estaterelated transactions; or in the provision 

of brokerage services, based on race, 

color, religion, sex, handicap 

[disability], familial status, or national 

origin. The Fair Housing Act also makes 

it unlawful to coerce, intimidate, 

threaten, or interfere with any person 

who has (1) exercised their fair housing 

rights; or (2) aided or encouraged 

another person to exercise their fair 

housing rights. 

Any person who claims to have been 

injured by a discriminatory housing 

practice, or any person who believes 

that they will be injured by a 

discriminatory housing practice that is 

about to occur, may file a complaint 

with HUD not later than one year after 

the alleged discriminatory housing 

practice occurs or terminates. The Form 

promotes consistency in the collection 

of information necessary to contact 

persons who file housing discrimination 

complaints with HUD. It also aids in the 

collection of information necessary for 

initial assessments of HUD’s authority 

to investigate alleged discriminatory 

housing practices under the Fair 

Housing Act. This information may 

subsequently be provided to persons 

against whom complaints are filed 

[‘‘respondents’’], as required under 

section 810(a)(1)(B)(ii) of the Fair 

Housing Act. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

Form HUD–903.1 (English), Form HUD– 

903.1A (Spanish), Form HUD–903.1B 

(Chinese), Form HUD–903.1C (Arabic), 

Form HUD–903.1F (Vietnamese), Form 

HUD–903.1CAM (Cambodian), Form 

HUD–903.1KOR (Korean), Form HUD– 

903.1RUS (Russian), and Form HUD– 

903–1_(Somali). 

Members of affected public: 

Individuals or households; businesses 

or other for-profit, not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection, including the number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of responses: During FY 2020, 

HUD staff received approximately 

21,846 information submissions from 

persons wishing to file housing 

discrimination complaints with HUD. 

Of this total, HUD received 1,298 

complaint submissions by telephone. 

The remaining 20,548 complaint 

submissions were transmitted to HUD 

by mail, in-person, by email, and via the 

internet. HUD estimates that an 

aggrieved person requires 

approximately 45 minutes in which to 

complete this Form. The Form is 

completed once by each aggrieved 

person. Therefore, the total number of 

annual burden hours for this Form is 

15,411 hours. 

20,548 × 1 (frequency) × .45 minutes 

(.75 hours) = 15,411 hours. 

Annualized cost burden to 

complainants: HUD does not provide 

postage-paid mailers for this 

information collection. Accordingly, 

aggrieved persons choosing to submit 

this Form to HUD by regular mail must 

pay the United States Postal Service’s 

(USPS) prevailing First Class Postage 

rate. As of the date of this Notice, the 

annualized cost burden per person, 

based on a one-time submission of this 

Form to HUD via the USPS’s First Class 

Postage rate, is Fifty-five Cents ($0.55) 

per person. During FY 2020, FHEO staff 

received approximately 1,533 

submissions of potential complaint 

information by mail. Based on this 

number, HUD estimates that the total 

annualized cost burden for aggrieved 

persons who submit this Form to HUD 

by mail is $843.00. Aggrieved persons 

may also submit this Form to HUD in 

person, by facsimile, by email, or 

electronically via the internet. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Proposed reinstatement, with 

revised title and minor text revisions, of 

an expired, previously approved 

collection of pertinent information from 

persons wishing to file Fair Housing Act 

complaints with HUD. 

B. Solicitation of Public Comments 

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 information 

collection is necessary for the 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) Whether the agency’s estimate of 

burdens imposed by the information 

collection is accurate; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burdens of 

the information collection on aggrieved 

persons, including 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 

comments in response to these 

questions. 

C. Authority 

Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Chapter 35, as amended. 

Erik Heins, 

Director, Enforcement Support Division, 

FHEO. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13553 Filed 6–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–7036–N–04] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: HOME Investment 

Partnerships Program, OMB Control 

No. 2506–0171 

AGENCY: Office of Community Planning 

and Development, (HUD). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: HUD is revising its existing 

HOME Program PRA to reflect 

additional funding appropriated for the 

HOME program under the American 

Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117– 

2) (ARP). HUD is seeking approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for the information collection 

described below. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is 

requesting comment from all interested 

parties on the proposed collection of 

information. The purpose of this notice 

is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: August 24, 

2021. 


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ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit comments regarding 

this proposal. Comments should refer to 

the proposal by name and/or OMB 

Control Number and should be sent to: 

Anna Guido, Reports Management 

Officer, QDAM, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW, Room 4176, Washington, DC 

20410–5000; telephone 202–402–5535 

(this is not a toll-free number) or email 

at Anna.P.Guido@hud.gov for a copy of 

the proposed forms or other available 

information. Persons with hearing or 

speech impairments may access this 

number through TTY by calling the tollfree Federal Relay Service at (800) 877– 

8339. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Virginia Sardone, Office of Affordable 

Housing Programs, U.S. Department of 

Housing and Urban Development, 451 

Seventh Street SW, Room 7162, 

Washington, DC 20410–4500; telephone 

202–402–4606 (this is not a toll-free 

number) or by email at 

Virginia.Sardone@hud.gov. Persons 

with hearing or speech impairments 

may access this number through TTY by 

calling the toll-free Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

Copies of available documents 

submitted to OMB may be obtained 

from Ms. Guido. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: HOME 

Investment Partnerships Program. 

OMB Approval Number: 2506–0171. 

Type of Request: Revision of 

Approved Collection. 

Form Number: SF 1199A, HUD 27055. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: The 

information collected through HUD’s 

Integrated Disbursement and 

Information System (IDIS) (24 CFR 

92.502) is used by HUD Field Offices, 

HUD Headquarters, and HOME 

Investment Partnerships Program 

(HOME) Participating Jurisdictions (PJs). 

The project-specific property, tenant, 

owner, and financial data is used to 

compile annual reports to Congress 

required at Section 284(b) of Title II of 

the Cranston-Gonzalez National 

Affordable Housing Act of 1990 (42 

U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) (the Act) as well 

as to make program management 

decisions about how well PJs are 

achieving the statutory objectives of the 

HOME Program. Program management 

reports are generated by IDIS to provide 

data on the status of PJs’ HOME grants 

and projects including the commitment 

and disbursement of HOME funds. 

These reports are provided to HUD staff 

as well as to HOME PJs. 

Management reports required in 

conjunction with the Annual 

Performance Report (24 CFR 92.509) are 

used by HUD Field Offices to assess the 

effectiveness of locally designed 

programs in meeting specific statutory 

requirements and by Headquarters in 

preparing the Annual Report to 

Congress. Specifically, these reports 

permit HUD to determine compliance 

with the requirement that PJs provide a 

25 percent match for HOME funds 

expended during the Federal fiscal year 

(Section 220 of the Act) and that 

program income be used for HOME 

eligible activities (Section 219 of the 

Act), as well as the Women and 

Minority Business Enterprise 

requirements (24 CFR 92.351(b)). 

Financial, project, tenant and owner 

documentation are used to determine 

compliance with HOME Program cost 

limits (Section 212(e) of the Act), 

eligible activities (24 CFR 92.205), and 

eligible costs (24 CFR 92.206), as well as 

to determine whether PJs are complying 

with the income targeting and 

affordability requirements of the Act 

(Sections 214 and 215 of the Act). Other 

information collected under Subpart H 

of Part 92 (Other Federal Requirements) 

is primarily intended for local program 

management and is only viewed by 

HUD during routine monitoring visits. 

The written agreement with the owner 

for long-term obligation (24 CFR 92.504) 

and tenant protections (24 CFR 92.253) 

are required to ensure that the property 

owner complies with these important 

elements of the HOME Program and are 

also reviewed by HUD during 

monitoring visits. HUD reviews all other 

data collection requirements during 

monitoring to assure compliance with 

the requirements of the Act and other 

related laws and authorities. 

HUD tracks PJ performance and 

compliance with the requirements of 24 

CFR parts 91 and 92. PJs use the 

required information in the execution of 

their program, and to gauge their own 

performance in relation to stated goals. 

HUD is revising its existing HOME 

Program PRA to reflect additional 

funding appropriated for the HOME 

program under the American Rescue 

Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117–2) (ARP). 

ARP provides $5 billion to assist 

individuals or households who are 

homeless, at risk of homelessness, and 

in other vulnerable populations by 

providing affordable rental housing, 

rental assistance, supportive services, 

and non-congregate shelter, to reduce 

homelessness and increase housing 

stability across the country. These 

additional grant funds are known as 

HOME-American Rescue Plan or 

HOME-ARP. Usage of these additional 

grant funds will increase the reporting 

burden hours for participating 

jurisdictions. This burden includes 

collecting new and/or additional 

information related for new activities 

funded with HOME-ARP that serve 

individuals or families who are 

homeless, as defined in section 103(a) of 

the McKinney-Veto Homeless 

Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302(a)); at 

risk of homelessness, as defined in 

section 401(1) of the McKinney-Veto 

Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 

11360(1)); fleeing or attempting to flee, 

domestic violence, dating violence, 

sexual assault, stalking or human 

trafficking; in other populations where 

providing supportive services or 

assistance under section 212(a) of the 

Act (42 U.S.C. 12742(a)) would prevent 

the family’s homelessness or would 

serve those with the greatest risk of 

housing instability. This burden 

includes making the information 

available to HUD for monitoring the 

performance of participating 

jurisdictions and ensuring compliance 

with the HOME-ARP implementing 

notice (the ‘‘HOME-ARP Notice’’) and 

applicable HOME program requirements 

in 24 CFR part 92. 

Respondents: State and local 

government PJs and consortia, including 

insular areas. 

Reg. section Paperwork requirement Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per annum 

Total 

annual 

responses 

Burden 

hour per 

response 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Hourly 

rate Annual cost 

§ 92.61 ................ Program Description and Housing Strategy for Insular Areas.4.00 1.00 4.00 10.00 40.00 $41.78 $1,671.20 

§ 92.66 ................ Reallocation—Insular Areas ..................... 4.00 1.00 4.00 3.00 12.00 41.78 501.36 

§ 92.101 .............. Consortia Designation .............................. 36.00 1.00 36.00 5.00 180.00 41.78 7,520.40 

§ 92.201 .............. State Designation of Local Recipients ..... 51.00 1.00 51.00 1.50 76.50 41.78 3,196.17 

§ 92.200 .............. Private-Public Partnership ........................ 651.00 1.00 651.00 2.00 1,302.00 41.78 54,397.56 


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Reg. section Paperwork requirement Number of 

respondents 

Responses 

per annum 

Total 

annual 

responses 

Burden 

hour per 

response 

Annual 

burden 

hours 

Hourly 

rate Annual cost 

§ 92.201 .............. Distribution of Assistance ......................... 651.00 1.00 651.00 4.00 2,604.00 41.78 108,795.12 

§ 92.202 .............. Site and Neighborhood Standards ........... 651.00 1.00 651.00 2.00 1,302.00 41.78 54,397.56 

§ 92.203 .............. Income Determination .............................. 20,001.00 1.00 20,001.00 2.00 40,002.00 41.78 1,671,283.56 

§ 92.203 .............. Income Determination .............................. 350,000.00 1.00 350,000.00 0.75 262,500.00 41.78 10,967,250.00 

§ 92.205(e) .......... Terminated Projects ................................. 540.00 1.00 540.00 5.00 2,700.00 41.78 112,806.00 

§ 92.206 .............. Eligible Costs—Refinancing ..................... 100.00 1.00 100.00 4.00 400.00 41.78 16,712.00 

§ 92.210 .............. Troubled HOME-Assisted Rental Projects 25.00 1.00 25.00 0.50 12.50 41.78 522.25 

§ 92.251(a) .......... Property Standards—New Construction .. 10,200.00 2.00 20,400.00 3.00 61,200.00 41.78 2,556,936.00 

§ 92.251(b) .......... Property Standards—Rehabilitation ......... 15,300.00 2.00 30,600.00 2.00 61,200.00 41.78 2,556,936.00 

§ 92.252 .............. Qualification as affordable housing: Rental Housing.3,200.00 1.00 3,200.00 5.00 16,000.00 41.78 668,480.00 

§ 92.252(j) ........... Fixed and Floating HOME Rental Units .. 3,200.00 1.00 3,200.00 1.00 3,200.00 41.78 133,696.00 

§ 92.253 .............. Tenant Protections (including lease requirement).20,001.00 1.00 20,001.00 5.00 100,005.00 41.78 4,178,208.90 

§ 92.254 .............. Homeownership—Median Purchase 

Price.

80.00 1.00 80.00 5.00 400.00 41.78 16,712.00 

§ 92.254 .............. Homeownership—Alternative to Resale/ 

recapture.

100.00 1.00 100.00 5.00 500.00 41.78 20,890.00 

§ 92.254(a)(5) ..... Homeownership—Approval of Resale & 

Recapture.

2,000.00 1.00 2,000.00 1.50 3,000.00 41.78 125,340.00 

§ 92.254(a)(5) ..... Homeownership—Fair Return & Affordability.2.00 1.00 2.00 1.00 2.00 41.78 83.56 

§ 92.254(f) ........... Homeownership program policies ............ 651.00 1.00 651.00 5.00 3,255.00 41.78 135,993.90 

§ 92.300 .............. CHDO Identification ................................. 651.00 1.00 651.00 2.00 1,302.00 41.78 54,397.56 

§ 92.300 .............. Designation of CHDOs ............................. 480.00 1.00 480.00 1.50 720.00 41.78 30,081.60 

§ 92.300 .............. CHDO Project Assistance ........................ 651.00 1.00 651.00 2.00 1,302.00 41.78 54,397.56 

§ 92.303 .............. Tenant Participation Plan ......................... 12,513.00 1.00 12,513.00 10.00 125,130.00 41.78 5,227,931.40 

§ 92.351 .............. Affirmative Marketing ............................... 3,870.00 1.00 3,870.00 5.00 19,350.00 41.78 808,443.00

§ 92.354 .............. Labor ........................................................ 20,001.00 1.00 20,001.00 2.50 50,002.50 41.78 2,089,104.45 

§ 92.357 .............. Debarment and Suspension .................... 9,765.00 1.00 9,765.00 1.00 9,765.00 41.78 407,981.70 

§ 92.501 .............. HOME Investment Partnership Agreement (HUD 40093).651.00 1.00 651.00 1.00 651.00 41.78 27,198.78 

§ 92.502 .............. Homeownership and Rental Set-Up and 

Completion.

8,000.00 1.00 8,000.00 2.00 16,000.00 41.78 668,480.00 

§ 92.502 .............. Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Set-Up 

(IDIS).

4,400.00 1.00 4,400.00 5.50 24,200.00 41.78 1,011,076.00 

§ 92.502 .............. IDIS Access Request form (HUD 27055) 100.00 1.00 100.00 0.50 50.00 41.78 2,089.00 

§ 92.502(a) .......... Required Reporting of Program Income .. 651.00 1.00 651.00 12.00 7,812.00 41.78 326,385.36 

§ 92.504(c) .......... Written Agreement ................................... 20,001.00 1.00 20,001.00 5.00 100,005.00 41.78 4,178,208.90 

§ 92.504(d)(2) ..... Financial Oversight and HOME Rental 

projects.

21,700.00 1.00 21,700.00 1.00 21,700.00 41.78 906,626.00 

§ 92.508 .............. Recordkeeping—Subsidy Layering and 

Underwriting.

3,200.00 1.00 3,200.00 4.00 12,800.00 41.78 534,784.00 

§ 92.508 .............. Recordkeeping (Additional) ...................... 30,330.00 1.00 30,330.00 1.00 30,330.00 41.78 1,267,187.40

§ 92.509 .............. Annual Performance Reports (HUD 

40107).

651.00 1.00 651.00 2.50 1,627.50 41.78 67,996.95 

§ 92.509 .............. Management Reports—FY Match Report 

(HUD 40107A).

651.00 1.00 651.00 0.75 488.25 41.78 20,399.09 

§ 92.550 ..............

§ 91.525 ..............

HUD Monitoring of Program ....................

Documentation and Activities ...................

651.00 1.00 651.00 0.25 162.75 41.78 6,799.70 

Direct Deposit Sign up form (SF 1199A) 15.00 1.00 15.00 0.25 3.75 41.78 156.68 

HOME ARP Allocation Plan ..................... 651.00 1.00 651.00 20.00 13,020.00 41.78 543,975.60 

Supportive Services Setup and Completion Activities.1,302.00 4.00 5,208.00 5.00 26,040.00 41.78 1,087,951.20 

Non-Congregate Shelter Setup and Completion Activities.651.00 1.00 651.00 15.00 9,765.00 41.78 407,981.70 

Totals ................................................ 568,984.00 .................. .................. ................ 1,032,119.75 .............. 43,121,963.16 

Annual cost is based on Actual Burden Hours (1,032,119.75) * the hourly rate for a GS–12 ($41.78). 

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. 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Community Planning and 

Development, James Arthur Jemison II, 

having reviewed and approved this 

document, is delegating the authority to 

electronically sign this document to 

submitter, Aaron Santa Anna, who is 

the Federal Register Liaison for HUD, 


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for purposes of publication in the 

Federal Register. 

Aaron Santa Anna, 

Federal Register Liaison, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13624 Filed 6–24–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R8–ES–2021–N163; 

FXES11140800000–212–FF08EVEN00] 

Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and 

Draft Categorical Exclusion for the 

Vintage Ranch Project; Santa Barbara 

County, California 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), announce the 

availability of a draft habitat 

conservation plan (HCP) and draft 

categorical exclusion screening form for 

activities described in an application for 

an incidental take permit (ITP) under 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended. The ITP would authorize take 

of a listed species incidental to 

construction of a residential 

development in the community of 

Orcutt within Santa Barbara County, 

California. The applicants developed 

the draft HCP in support of their 

application for an ITP. The Service 

prepared a draft categorical exclusion 

screening form in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act to 

evaluate the potential effects to the 

natural and human environment 

resulting from issuing an ITP to the 

applicants. We invite public comment 

on these documents. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before July 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To obtain documents: You 

may download a copy of the draft HCP 

and categorical exclusion screening 

form at http://www.fws.gov/ventura/, 

available in ‘‘Latest News Stories’’ 

under the ‘‘News Room’’ tab, or you 

may request copies of the documents by 

sending U.S. mail to our Ventura office 

(address below), or by phone (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

To submit written comments: Please 

send us your written comments by one 

of the following methods: 

• U.S. mail: Stephen P. Henry, Field 

Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife 

Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

2493 Portola Road, Suite B, Ventura, CA 

93003. 

• Email: rachel_henry@fws.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rachel Henry, Biologist, by email, via 

the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8339 for TTY assistance, or by mail to 

the Ventura Fish and Wildlife office (by 

mail; see ADDRESSES). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

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

announce the availability of a draft 

habitat conservation plan (HCP), and 

associated draft categorical exclusion 

screening form, submitted by Vintage 

Ranch Orcutt, LLC (applicant) with an 

application for an ITP. The permit 

would authorize take of the federally 

endangered Santa Barbara County 

distinct population segment (DPS) of the 

California tiger salamander (Ambystoma 

californiense) incidental to activities 

described in the HCP for the 

construction of an approximately 15- 

acre residential development within a 

33-acre lot in the community of Orcutt 

within Santa Barbara County, California. 

The applicant developed a draft HCP as 

part of their application for an ITP 

under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

The Service prepared a draft categorical 

exclusion screening form in accordance 

with the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.) to evaluate the potential effects to 

the natural and human environment 

resulting from issuing an ITP to the 

applicants. We invite public comment 

on these documents. 

Background 

The Service listed the Santa Barbara 

County DPS of the California tiger 

salamander as endangered on 

September 21, 2000 (65 FR 57242). 

Section 9 of the ESA prohibits take of 

fish and wildlife species listed as 

endangered (16 U.S.C. 1538). Under the 

ESA, ‘‘take’’ is defined to include the 

following activities: ‘‘to harass, harm, 

pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, 

capture, or collect, or to attempt to 

engage in any such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 

1532). Under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the 

ESA (16 U.S.C. 1539(a)(1)(B)), we may 

issue permits to authorize take of listed 

fish and wildlife species that is 

incidental to, and not the purpose of, 

carrying out an otherwise lawful 

activity. Regulations governing 

incidental take permits for endangered 

species are in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17.22. 

Issuance of an ITP also must not 

jeopardize the existence of federally 

listed fish, wildlife, or plant species, 

pursuant to section 7 of the ESA and 50 

CFR 402.02. The permittee would 

receive assurances under our ‘‘No 

Surprises’’ regulations (50 CFR 

17.22(b)(5)). 

Applicants’ Proposed Activities 

The applicant has applied for a 20- 

year term permit for incidental take of 

the Santa Barbara County DPS of the 

California tiger salamander. The take 

would occur in association with the 

construction of a residential 

development and associated activities 

such as vegetation removal, site 

grubbing, and grading for proposed 

development. The proposed 

development and all associated 

disturbance areas would be sited on 

approximately 15 acres of a 33-acre 

property. 

The HCP includes avoidance and 

minimization measures for the Santa 

Barbara County DPS of the California 

tiger salamander and mitigation for 

unavoidable loss of habitat. As 

mitigation for habitat loss, the applicant 

proposes to purchase credits from a 

Service-approved mitigation bank. 

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 view, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10(c) of the ESA (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) 

and its implementing regulations (50 

CFR 17.22) and NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 

et seq.) and its implementing 

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Stephen Henry, 

Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife 

Office, Ventura, California. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13518 Filed 6–24–21; 8:45 am] 

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