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1Section 237 of Title II, Division L, 

Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, 

and Related Agencies, of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Pub. L. 112–74). The 

RAD statutory requirements were amended by the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (Pub. L. 

113–76, signed January 17, 2014), the Consolidated 

and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 

(Pub. L. 113–235, signed December 16, 2014), the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Pub. L. 

114–113, signed December 18, 2015), the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Pub. L. 

115–31, signed May 4, 2017), and the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2018 (Pub. L. 115–141, signed 

March 23, 2018). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Replacement of Units Under a PBV 

Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment 

Contract 

a. Background 

The RAD statute 1 authorizes the 

conversion of properties assisted under 

the public housing program to 

assistance under project-based Section 8 

assistance in order to preserve and 

improve the housing. The statute 

includes various provisions envisioning 

the long-term preservation of the 

assisted units: HUD must require the 

‘‘substantial conversion of assistance,’’ 

only permitting a de minimis reduction 

in assisted units; properties must be 

placed under long-term assistance 

contracts; upon expiration of the initial 

contract and any renewal contract the 

public housing authority (PHA) shall 

offer and the owner of the property shall 

accept renewal of the contract; a new 

Use Agreement must be recorded on the 

land; and the assistance may be 

transferred to a new site at or after 

conversion. 

b. When RAD Units Become Unavailable 

for Occupancy 

In the event that the property placed 

under a RAD PBV HAP contract through 

the conversion of assistance from public 

housing becomes unavailable for 

occupancy, and in order to continue the 

effective conversion of assistance of 

such properties, HUD finds it necessary 

to facilitate the replacement of assisted 

units under new assistance contracts 

under the same terms and conditions 

established in the original RAD PBV 

HAP contract or any renewal contract. 

Notably, RAD already includes a 

provision permitting the transfer of 

assistance to a new site. By this notice, 

HUD is supplementing the provision to 

transfer assistance by providing a 

mechanism for Public Housing Agencies 

(PHAs) to enter into a RAD Interim 

Agreement and, subsequently, a new 

RAD PBV HAP contract when a direct 

transfer of the HAP contract to new, 

eligible units is not possible and there 

would be a temporary period when a 

HAP contract is not in effect. This might 

occur when, for example: 

• The owner adequately justifies a 

specific and well-developed 

redevelopment plan that requires the 

units to be unavailable for occupancy 

while the PHA is replacing the units onsite; or 

• An unforeseen event (such as a 

natural disaster) renders the units 

uninhabitable. 

In such circumstances, the owner 

must continue to comply with all 

applicable fair housing and civil rights 

requirements, which include the 

obligations under Section 504 to 

provide mobility and sensory accessible 

units to tenants with disabilities who 

require those features and provide 

tenants reasonable accommodations, 

and the Uniform Relocation Act as 

applicable. 

c. RAD Interim Agreement 

During any period when a normal 

RAD PBV HAP contract cannot 

reasonably remain in force and is 

terminated, under conditions that HUD 

may establish, including for the 

protection of residents, HUD, the PHA, 

and the owner as applicable would 

enter into an Interim Agreement that 

provides the authority to carry forth the 

RAD requirements to the RAD PBV HAP 

contract that will cover the replacement 

units. The Interim Agreement would be 

executed prior to any termination of the 

original RAD PBV HAP contract and 

would implement the transition of the 

rental assistance from the RAD PBV 

HAP contract and ultimately to the 

replacement RAD PBV HAP contract. It 

would preserve the authority for the 

RAD PBV rental assistance to commence 

under the replacement RAD PBV 

contract. Further, the Interim Agreement 

would set forth any applicable 

development requirements and the 

conditions which must be met before 

the replacement RAD PBV HAP 

Contract can be executed. 

II. Finding of No Significant Impact 

A Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) with respect to the 

environment has been made in 

accordance with HUD regulations in 24 

CFR part 50, which implemented 

section 102(2)(C) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). The FONSI is 

available for inspection at HUD’s 

Funding Opportunities web page at: 

https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/ 

spm/gmomgmt/grantsinfo/fundingopps. 

Dominique Blom, 

General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public 

and Indian Housing. 

Lopa Kolluri, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Housing. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0051; 

FXIA16710900000–212–FF09A30000] 

Endangered Species Act, Marine 

Mammal Protection Act, and Wild Bird 

Protection Act; Receipt of 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 (Service), invite the 

public to comment on applications to 

conduct certain activities with foreign 

species that are listed as endangered 

under the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA), foreign or native species for 

which the Service has jurisdiction 

under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA), and foreign bird species 

covered under the Wild Bird 

Conservation Act (WBCA). With some 

exceptions, the ESA, MMPA, and 

WBCA prohibit activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

issued that allows such activities. These 

Acts also require that we invite public 

comment before issuing permits for any 

activity they otherwise prohibit with 

respect to any species. 

DATES: We must receive comments by 

October 12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: The 

applications, application supporting 

materials, and any comments and other 

materials that we receive will be 

available for public inspection at http:// 

www.regulations.gov in Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–IA–2021–0051. 

Submitting Comments: When 

submitting comments, please specify the 

name of the applicant and the permit 

number at the beginning of your 

comment. You may submit comments 

by one of the following methods: 

• Internet: http://

www.regulations.gov. Search for and 

submit comments on Docket No. FWS– 

HQ–IA–2021–0051. 


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• U.S. Mail: Public Comments 

Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–HQ– 

IA–2021–0051; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: PRB/3W; 

5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803. 

For more information, see Public 

Comment Procedures under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Monica Thomas, by phone at 703–358– 

2185, via email at DMAFR@fws.gov, or 

via the Federal Relay Service at 800– 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I comment on submitted 

applications? 

We invite the public and local, State, 

Tribal, and Federal agencies to comment 

on these applications. Before issuing 

any of the requested permits, we will 

take into consideration any information 

that we receive during the public 

comment period. 

You may submit your comments and 

materials by one of the methods in 

ADDRESSES. We will not consider 

comments sent by email or fax, or to an 

address not in ADDRESSES. We will not 

consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES). 

When submitting comments, please 

specify the name of the applicant and 

the permit number at the beginning of 

your comment. Provide sufficient 

information to allow us to authenticate 

any scientific or commercial data you 

include. The comments and 

recommendations that will be most 

useful and likely to influence agency 

decisions are: (1) Those supported by 

quantitative information or studies; and 

(2) those that include citations to, and 

analyses of, the applicable laws and 

regulations. 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

You may view and comment on 

others’ public comments at http://

www.regulations.gov, unless our 

allowing so would violate the Privacy 

Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) or Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). 

C. Who will see my comments? 

If you submit a comment at http://

www.regulations.gov, your entire 

comment, including any personal 

identifying information, will be posted 

on the website. If you submit a 

hardcopy comment that includes 

personal identifying information, such 

as your address, phone number, or 

email address, you may request at the 

top of your document that we withhold 

this information from public review. 

However, we cannot guarantee that we 

will be able to do so. Moreover, 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. 

II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 10(c) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

section 104(c) of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act of 1972, as amended 

(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.); and 

section 112(4) of the Wild Bird 

Conservation Act of 1992 (WBCA; 16 

U.S.C. 4901–4916), we invite public 

comments on permit applications before 

final action is taken. With some 

exceptions, these Acts prohibit certain 

activities with listed species unless 

Federal authorization is issued that 

allows such activities. Permits issued 

under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA 

allow otherwise prohibited activities for 

scientific purposes or to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the affected 

species. Service regulations regarding 

prohibited activities with endangered 

species, captive-bred wildlife 

registrations, and permits for any 

activity otherwise prohibited by the 

ESA with respect to any endangered 

species are available in title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations in part 17. 

Service regulations regarding permits 

for any activity otherwise prohibited by 

the MMPA with respect to any marine 

mammals are available in title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations in part 18. 

Service regulations regarding permits 

for any activity otherwise prohibited by 

the WBCA with respect to any wild 

birds are available in title 50 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations in part 15. 

Concurrent with publishing this 

notice in the Federal Register, we are 

forwarding copies of the marine 

mammal applications to the Marine 

Mammal Commission and the 

Committee of Scientific Advisors for 

their review. 

III. Permit Applications 

We invite comments on the following 

applications. 

A. Endangered Marine Mammals and 

Marine Mammals 

Applicant: Titan Productions, Monterey, 

CA; Permit No. PER0004910 

The applicant requests a permit to 

photograph (video and still 

photography) northern sea otters 

(Enhydra lutris kenyoni) in Alaska and 

southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris 

nereis) in California, for the purpose of 

commercial photography. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: BBC Studios Productions 

Ltd, Los Angeles CA; Permit No. 

PER0003402 

The applicant requests a permit to 

photograph (video and still 

photography) southern sea otters 

(Enhydra lutris nereis) in California, for 

the purpose of commercial photography. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Monterey Bay Aquarium 

Foundation, Monterey, CA; Permit 

No. 186914 

The applicant requests a permit to 

renew their permit to take rescued 

southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris 

nereis) in California, for the purpose of 

scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

B. Wild Bird Conservation Act 

The public is invited to comment on 

the following application for approval to 

conduct certain activities with bird 

species covered under the Wild Bird 

Conservation Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 

4901–4916). This notice is provided 

pursuant to section 112(4) of the Wild 

Bird Conservation Act of 1992 (50 CFR 

15.26(c)). 

Applicant: David Kanellis, Las Vegas, 

NV; Permit No. 10109C 

The applicant wishes to renew and 

amend the cooperative breeding 

program, CB030 Raptor Cooperative 

Breeding Program, by including the 

following species: Verreaux’s eagle-owl 

(Bubo lacteus), importing to the United 

States 16 birds (8 males and 8 females); 

spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata), 

importing to the United States 20 birds 

(10 males and 10 females); and boobook 

owl (Ninox boobook), importing to the 

United States 24 birds (14 males and 10 

females). If the amendment is approved, 

the program will be overseen by the 

California Hawking Club, Sacramento, 

California. 

IV. Next Steps 

After the comment period closes, we 

will make decisions regarding permit 

issuance. If we issue permits to any of 

the applicants listed in this notice, we 

will publish a notice in the Federal 


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Register. You may locate the notice 

announcing the permit issuance by 

searching http://www.regulations.gov 

for the permit number listed above in 

this document. For example, to find 

information about the potential issuance 

of Permit No. 12345A, you would go to 

regulations.gov and search for 

‘‘12345A’’. 

V. Authority 

We issue this notice under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 

seq.), and its implementing regulations, 

and the Marine Mammal Protection Act 

of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et 

seq.), and its implementing regulations 

and section 112(4) of the Wild Bird 

Conservation Act of 1992 (50 CFR 

15.26(c)). 

Monica Thomas, 

Management Analyst, Branch of Permits, 

Division of Management Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GC21NF00GWP2800; OMB Control Number 

1028–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Michindoh Glacial 

Aquifer Groundwater Study 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are 

proposing a new information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

12, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. U.S. Geological Survey, 

Information Collections Officer, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, 

VA 20192; and by email to gs-info_

collections@usgs.gov. Please reference 

OMB Control Number 1028–NEW in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact David Lampe by email 

at dclampe@usgs.gov or by telephone at 

317–416–7448. Individuals who are 

hearing or speech impaired may call the 

Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877– 

8339 for TTY assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the 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 

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. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day public comment period soliciting 

comments on this collection of 

information was published on May 24, 

2021 (86 FR 27888). No comments were 

received. 

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 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: Synoptic water level 

measurements are a type of 

measurement where data is collected 

from many wells over a short period of 

time. As part of the effort to collect 

synoptic measurements of the 

Michindoh Aquifer, the USGS is relying 

on the participation of property owners 

from across the region. Those identified 

as having a selected water well located 

on their property will be contacted via 

a postcard. They will then be asked to 

sign a permission form allowing the 

USGS to complete groundwater level 

measurement in their well during Fall 

2021 and Spring 2022. This will involve 

USGS scientists accessing the well and 

lowering a sanitized electric or steel 

tape into the well to determine the 

current water depth below land surface. 

The measurement that is collected will 

also be provided to the property owner 

at the time of collection. 

The USGS will attempt to measure 

approximately 150 to 200 wells within 

eleven counties in the tri-state region. 

This large number of measurements 

over a short period of time will provide 

the USGS with a snapshot-like 

understanding of regional water levels. 

This information will be critical for 

comprehending the behavior of the 

entire aquifer system and will be used 

to model regional groundwater depth. 

Title of Collection: Michindoh Glacial 

Aquifer Groundwater Study. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: New. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals/households. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 250. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 15 minutes. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 63 hours. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Once. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: None. 

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.). 

Michael Griffin, 

Director, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water 

Science Center. 

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