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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 https://

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 https://

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.), 

and section 104(c) of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 

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

seq.), we invite public comments on 

permit applications before final action is 

taken. With some exceptions, the 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. 

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. Marine Mammal Protection Act 

Permit Applications 

We invite comments on the following 

applications. 

Permit No. PER0033795 

Applicant: Dorothy N. Baker, UC Santa 

Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import 81 dugong (Dugong dugon) DNA 

extracts, from New Caledonia, for the 

purpose of scientific research. This 

notification is for a single import. 

Permit No. PER0040980 (Legacy PRT 

#84799B) 

Applicant: Randall Davis, Texas A&M 

University Galveston Campus, 

Galveston, TX 

The applicant requests a renewal of 

their permit to observe and film 

northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris 

kenyoni) in Prince William Sound, 

Alaska, for the purpose of scientific 

research. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

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 

Register. You may locate the notice 

announcing the permit issuance by 

searching https://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. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Supervisory Program Analyst/Data 

Administrator, Branch of Permits, Division 

of Management Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11999 Filed 6–3–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX22EN05ES90000; OMB Control Number 

1028–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Evaluation of the Arctic 

Rivers Project 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey 

(USGS) is proposing a new information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 5, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

by mail to U.S. Geological Survey, 

Information Collections Officer, 12201 

Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, 

VA 20192; or 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 Ryan Toohey by email 

at rtoohey@usgs.gov or by telephone at 

907–865–7802. 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. You may 

also view the ICR at https://

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the PRA, 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 


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reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

We are soliciting comments on the 

proposed ICR that is described below. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following 

issues: (1) is the collection necessary to 

the proper functions of the USGS; (2) 

will this information be processed and 

used in a timely manner; (3) is the 

estimate of burden accurate; (4) how 

might the USGS enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (5) how might the 

USGS minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personally 

identifiable information (PII) in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

PII—may be made publicly available at 

any time. While you can ask us in your 

comment to withhold your PII from 

public review, we cannot guarantee that 

we will be able to do so. 

Abstract: We will collect information 

from stakeholders of the Arctic Rivers 

Project, which include representatives 

of Indigenous communities in Alaska, 

representatives of Indigenous 

organizations, and others regarding the 

effectiveness of participatory methods 

and achievement of overall project 

goals. Evaluation information will be 

collected via semi-structured 

interviews, surveys, and polls. 

Questions will focus on the relevancy of 

the project to participants, methods 

used to engage with participants, 

feedback about project components, 

input for the direction of the project, 

preferred communication methods, 

current and future use of project 

products. This information will allow 

for a greater understanding of the 

effectiveness of community engagement, 

the co-production process, and 

participation in the direction of the 

project. This information will help 

guide the project through its various 

phases, and it will help enhance 

communication and product 

development. 

Title of Collection: Evaluation of the 

Arctic Rivers Project. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: NEW. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals/Tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 150. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 150. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 60 minutes. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 150. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Once per 

year for two years. 

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). 

Stephen Gray, 

Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center 

Director, U.S. Geological Survey. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12133 Filed 6–3–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMTL01000–L161000000.PN0000–223; MO 

#4500161643; MTM–89170–02] 

Notice of Proposed Withdrawal and 

Public Meeting; Montana 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed withdrawal. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior 

proposes to withdraw 912.33 acres of 

public lands in Phillips County, 

Montana, from appropriation under the 

public land laws, including location and 

entry under the United States mining 

laws, but not from the mineral leasing 

or the mineral materials disposal laws 

for up to 20 years, subject to valid 

existing rights, to protect the ZortmanLandusky Mine reclamation site. 

Publication of this notice segregates the 

lands from the laws specified for up to 

2 years, subject to valid existing rights. 

This notice initiates a 90-day public 

comment period and announces an 

opportunity to participate in a virtual 

public meeting. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

September 6, 2022. 

A virtual (online) public meeting in 

connection with the withdrawal 

application and segregation will be held 

on June 21, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should be 

sent to: Malta Field Office, Attn: Field 

Manager, 501 South 2nd St East, Malta, 

Montana 59538; or sent by email to 

mrlee@blm.gov. The Bureau of Land 

Management (BLM) will not consider 

comments received via telephone. 

The virtual meeting will be held via 

Zoom at https://blm.zoomgov.com/j/ 

1616502018?pwd=d1hHenZNdnk2Z

mhqY0tPaFUxMUFaUT09. Meeting ID: 

161 650 2018. Passcode: 544914. Or call 

833–568–8864 US Toll-free. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Micah Lee, Realty Specialist, Havre 

Field Office, BLM Montana/Dakotas, 

telephone: (406) 262–2851, email: 

mrlee@blm.gov; or you may contact the 

BLM office at the address noted earlier. 

Persons in the United States who are 

deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have 

a speech disability may dial 7–1–1 

(TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) to access 

telecommunications relay services to 

contact Ms. Lee. 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: The 

applicant is the BLM and its petition/ 

application requests the Secretary of the 

Interior to withdraw the followingdescribed public lands from 

appropriation under the public land 

laws, including location and entry 

under the United States mining laws, 

but not from leasing under the mineral 

leasing and mineral materials disposal 

laws, subject to valid existing rights, to 

protect the Zortman-Landusky Mine 

area and to facilitate reclamation and 

stabilization for a 20-year term. 

Principal Meridian, Montana 

T. 25 N., R. 24 E., 

sec. 1, lots 14 and 15; 

sec. 11, lot 9; 

sec. 12, lots 11, 12, 13, 17, and 25; 

sec. 13, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4; 

sec. 14, lot 3; 

sec. 21, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4; 

sec. 22, SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4, and 

NW1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

sec. 23, E1⁄2NE1⁄4. 

T. 25 N., R. 25 E., 

sec. 6, lots 13 thru 16, lot 18, NE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

and SE1⁄4; 

sec. 16, lot 2, N1⁄2NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

N1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2SW1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SW1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, 

S1⁄2SE1⁄4SW1⁄4, and SW1⁄4SE1⁄4; 

sec. 17, NE1⁄4NE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

S1⁄2NW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, SW1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

W1⁄2SE1⁄4NW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

W1⁄2NE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, W1⁄2SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, 

SE1⁄4SW1⁄4SE1⁄4, and S1⁄2SE1⁄4SE1⁄4. 

The areas described aggregate 912.33 acres. 


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