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and submit the proposed information 

collection to OMB for review, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as 

amended). 

This Notice is soliciting comments 

from members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning the proposed 

collection of information to: (1) Evaluate 

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) evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; (3) enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

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. 

This Notice also lists the following 

information: 

Title of Proposal: Consolidated Public 

Housing Certificate of Completion. 

OMB Control Number: 2577–0021. 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: Public 

Housing Agencies (PHAs) are required 

to certify to HUD that contract 

requirements and standards have been 

satisfied in a specific project 

development and that HUD may 

authorize payment of funds due the 

contractor/developer. 

Agency form numbers, if applicable: 

None. 

Members of affected public: State, 

Local or Tribal Governments. 

Estimation of the total number of 

hours needed to prepare the information 

collection including number of 

respondents, frequency of response, and 

hours of response: 58 respondents 

reporting, one hour average per 

response, 58 hours for a total reporting 

burden. 

Status of the proposed information 

collection: Extension of a previously 

approved collection. 

Authority: Section 3506 of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 

as amended. 

Dated: September 3, 2010. 

Merrie Nichols-Dixon, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, 

Programs, and Legislative Initiatives. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22686 Filed 9–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

[USGS–8327–CMG61] 

Proposed Information Collection; The 

State of Ecosystem Services 

Implementation Survey 

AGENCY: United States Geological 

Survey (USGS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological 

Survey) will ask the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve the information collection (IC) 

described below. As required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

as part of our continuing efforts to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, we invite the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on this IC. 

Please note that we 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. 

DATES: To ensure that we are able to 

consider your comments to this IC, we 

must receive them on or before 

November 12, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and 

suggestions on this IC to Phadrea Ponds, 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150–C 

Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526 

(mail); pondsp@usgs.gov (e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this IC, please contact USGS, Rudy 

Schuster by mail at 2150–C Centre 

Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526 or 

schusterr@usgs.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Ecosystem goods and services are 

defined by ecologists as the biophysical 

processes that give rise to social 

benefits. For example, in ecology, 

processes such as nutrient cycling, 

atmospheric regulation, pollination, and 

seed dispersal are considered ecosystem 

services. Indirect benefits are also 

considered; for example, recreation, 

avoided flood damage, and aesthetic 

benefits are also ecosystem services. In 

short, the benefits associated with an 

ecosystem service are the value that 

humans derive from that service. The 

objectives of this survey are to illustrate 

the various approaches that are being 

used to formulate ecosystem services 

projects and the state-of-the-art 

processes through which projects are 

implemented. The survey will gather 

information concerning: methods used 

in ecosystem services projects, 

motivations for conducting projects, 

degree of project implementation, 

management actions resulting from 

project results (for completed projects), 

and characteristics of projects that have 

successfully implemented ecosystem 

services concepts. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1028—NEW. 

Title: The State of Ecosystem Services 

Implementation. 

Type of Request: This is a new 

collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals who are 

(currently or recently have been) 

engaged in conducting ecosystem 

services research projects; potential 

respondents will include: federal 

employees, non-governmental 

organization employees, and academic 

researchers. The population will 

include people from the United States 

as well as other nations. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 350. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

350. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 117 hours. 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

IC on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the agency to perform its duties, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, 

usefulness, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, e-mail 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 

publically available at anytime. While 

you can ask OMB in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that will be done. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 176 / Monday, September 13, 2010 / Notices 55599 

Dated: August 31, 2010. 

Anne Kinsinger, 

Associate Director for Biology, U.S. Geological 

Survey. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22669 Filed 9–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R2–R–2010–N158; 20131–1265–2CCP 

S3] 

Little River National Wildlife Refuge, 

McCurtain County, OK; Revised 

Comprehensive Conservation Plan and 

Environmental Assessment 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), intend to 

prepare a revised comprehensive 

conservation plan (CCP) and 

environmental assessment (EA) for 

Little River National Wildlife Refuge, 

located in McCurtain County, 

Oklahoma. We provide this notice in 

compliance with our CCP policy to 

advise other Federal and State agencies, 

Tribes, and the public of our intentions, 

and to obtain suggestions and 

information on the scope of issues to 

consider in the planning process. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, please 

send your written comments by March 

14, 2011. We will announce 

opportunities for public input in local 

news media throughout the CCP 

process. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments or 

requests for more information by any of 

the following methods. 

E-mail: rob_campellone@fws.gov. 

Include ‘‘Little River National Wildlife 

Refuge CCP NOI’’ in the subject line of 

the message. 

Fax: Attn: Rob Campellone, Chief, 

Division of Planning, 505–248–6803. 

U.S. Mail: Rob Campellone, Chief, 

Division of Planning, P.O. Box 1306, 

Albuquerque, NM 87103–1306. 

In-Person Drop-off: You may drop off 

comments during regular business hours 

at the Refuge Headquarters located at 

635 South Park Drive, Broken Bow, OK 

74728. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob 

Campellone, Chief, Division of 

Planning, Telephone: 505–248–6631; 

Fax: 505–248–6803; e-mail: 

rob_campellone@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction 

With this notice, we initiate our 

process for developing a revised CCP for 

Little River NWR (Refuge), located in 

McCurtain County, OK. This notice 

complies with our CCP policy to (1) 

Advise other Federal and State agencies, 

Tribes, and the public of our intention 

to conduct detailed planning on this 

Refuge, and (2) obtain suggestions and 

information on the scope of issues to 

consider in the environmental 

document and during development of 

the CCP. 

Background 

The CCP Process 

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

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

668dd-668ee) (Administration Act), as 

amended by the National Wildlife 

Refuge System Improvement Act of 

1997, requires us to develop a CCP for 

each national wildlife refuge. The 

purpose for developing a CCP is to 

provide Refuge Managers with a 15-year 

plan for achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife management, conservation, 

legal mandates, and our policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, CCPs identify wildlifedependent recreational opportunities 

available to the public, including 

opportunities for hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation and photography, 

and environmental education and 

interpretation. We will review and 

update the CCP at least every 15 years 

in accordance with the Administration 

Act, as amended. 

Each unit of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System was established for 

specific purposes. We use these 

purposes as the foundation for 

developing and prioritizing the 

management goals and objectives for 

each refuge within the National Wildlife 

Refuge System mission, and to 

determine how the public can use each 

refuge. The planning process is a way 

for us and the public to evaluate 

management goals and objectives that 

will ensure the best possible approach 

to wildlife, plant, and habitat 

conservation, while providing for 

wildlife-dependent recreation 

opportunities that are compatible with 

each refuge’s establishing purposes and 

the mission of the National Wildlife 

Refuge System. 

Our CCP process provides 

participation opportunities for Tribal, 

State, and local governments; agencies; 

organizations; and the public. At this 

time we encourage input in the form of 

issues, concerns, ideas, and suggestions 

for the future management of Little 

River NWR. 

We will conduct the environmental 

review of this project and develop an 

EA in accordance with the requirements 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); NEPA regulations 

(40 CFR parts 1500–1508); other 

appropriate Federal laws and 

regulations; and our policies and 

procedures for compliance with those 

laws and regulations. 

Little River National Wildlife Refuge 

Little River National Wildlife Refuge 

is located in McCurtain County, 

Oklahoma, and encompasses 13,660 

acres of bottomland hardwood forests. 

The Refuge is approximately 96 percent 

forested with small areas of open water, 

shrub swamps, beaver ponds, and roads. 

The plant communities are complex and 

reflect small elevation changes, complex 

soils and hydrologic regimes, and other 

ecosystem processes that have created 

and maintained a highly diverse plant 

community across the Refuge. The 

forested matrix contains mostly natural 

second- and third-growth bottomland 

hardwood forests, with inclusions of 

loblolly pine components on high 

terraces and stringers of riparian forests 

along the rivers, cypress swamps and 

cypress-lined oxbow lakes, and 

buttonbush shrub swamps. The canopy 

trees are roughly 50–70 years old with 

scattered patches of much older trees 

where topography and drainage patterns 

precluded timber harvest prior to the 

Refuge’s establishment. 

Scoping: Preliminary Issues, Concerns, 

and Opportunities 

We have identified preliminary 

issues, concerns, and opportunities that 

we may address in the CCP. We have 

briefly summarized these issues below. 

During public scoping, we may identify 

additional issues. 

Habitat Issues—Habitat alteration, 

fragmentation, and loss of the 

bottomland hardwood forest and 

freshwater ecosystems. 

The bottomland hardwood forest 

ecosystem habitat located in the Upper 

West Gulf Coastal Plain has been 

influenced through human disturbances 

(development and/or exploitation) and 

faces rapid alterations and disturbances 

as a consequence of climate change. 

These impacts are expected to stress and 

alter the bottomland hardwood forest 

ecosystem utilized by trust wildlife 

resources. Long-term unmitigated 

impacts are expected to create 

population and habitat shifts, increase 

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