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II. Background 

To help us carry out our conservation 

responsibilities for affected species, and 

in consideration of section 10(a)(1)(A) of 

the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), along 

with Executive Order 13576, 

‘‘Delivering an Efficient, Effective, and 

Accountable Government,’’ and the 

President’s Memorandum for the Heads 

of Executive Departments and Agencies 

of January 21, 2009—Transparency and 

Open Government (74 FR 4685; Jan. 26, 

2009), which call on all Federal 

agencies to promote openness and 

transparency in Government by 

disclosing information to the public, we 

invite public comment on these permit 

applications before final action is taken. 

III. Permit Applications 

We invite the public to comment on 

applications to conduct certain 

activities with endangered species. With 

some exceptions, the Endangered 

Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; 

ESA) prohibits activities with listed 

species unless Federal authorization is 

acquired that allows such activities. 

Applicant: Duke Lemur Center, Durham, 

NC; PRT–27453C 

The applicant requests authorization 

to import salvaged specimens of the 

following species from Madagascar for 

the purpose of scientific research: Black 

lemur (Eulemur macaco), greater 

bamboo lemur (Prolemur simus), greater 

dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major), ayeaye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), 

crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus), 

white-headed lemur (Eulemur 

albifrons), red-bellied lemur (Eulemur 

rubriventer), gray bamboo lemur 

(Hapalemur griseus), Simmons’ mouse 

lemur (Microcebus simmonsi), 

Goodman’s mouse lemur (Microcebus 

lehilahytsara), Mittermeier’s mouse 

lemur (Microcebus mittermeieri), and 

black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia 

variegata). This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Paul Bodnar, Cuyahoga 

Falls, OH; PRT–030006 

The applicant requests to amend and 

renew a captive-bred wildlife 

registration under 50 CFR 17.21(g) to list 

the dwarf crocodile (Ostteolaemus 

tetraspis tetraspis) to enhance the 

species’ propagation or survival. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period 

Trophy Permit Applicants: 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import sport-hunted trophies 

of a male bontebok (Damaliscus 

pygargus pygargus) culled from a 

captive herd maintained under the 

management program of the Republic of 

South Africa, for the purpose of 

enhancing the propagation or survival of 

the species. 

Roger Turner, Midland, TX; PRT– 

41493C 

Paul Herbert Carter, Annapolis, MD; 

PRT–40393C 

Alec Todd Pringle, Fairfield, CA; PRT– 

40394C 

Pricilla Lee Seymour, Houston, TX; 

PRT–40338C 

IV. Next Steps 

If the Service decides to issue permits 

to any of the applicants listed in this 

notice, we will publish a notice in the 

Federal Register. You may locate the 

Federal Register notice announcing the 

permit issuance date by searching 

regulations.gov under the permit 

number listed in this document. 

V. Public Comments 

You may submit your comments and 

materials concerning this notice by one 

of the methods listed in ADDRESSES. We 

will not consider comments sent by 

email or fax or to an address not listed 

in ADDRESSES. 

If you submit a comment via 

regulations.gov, your entire comment, 

including any personal identifying 

information, will be posted on the Web 

site. If you submit a hardcopy comment 

that includes personal identifying 

information, 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. 

We will post all hardcopy comments 

on regulations.gov. 

VI. Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Joyce Russell, 

Government Information Specialist, Branch 

of Permits, Division of Management 

Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18353 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX17LR000F60100; OMB Control Number 

1028–0068] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Ferrous Metals Surveys 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Geological Survey is proposing to 

renew an information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 29, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Desk Officer for the 

Department of the Interior by email at 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov; or via 

facsimile to (202) 395–5806. Please 

provide a copy of your comments 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 1028–0068 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Elizabeth S. Sangine by 

email at escottsangine@usgs.gov, or by 

telephone at 703–648–7720. You may 

also view the ICR at http://

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

U.S. Geological Survey, in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, provide the general public and 

other Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on 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 2, 

2017, 82 FR 20486. One comment was 

received from Bureau of Economic 

Analysis supporting the collection of 

this data as nationally important. 

We are again soliciting comments on 

the proposed ICR that is described 

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below. We are especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is the collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

U.S. Geological Survey; (2) will this 

information be processed and used in a 

timely manner; (3) is the estimate of 

burden accurate; (4) how might the U.S. 

Geological Survey enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (5) how might the U.S. 

Geological Survey 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. 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. 

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. 

Title of Collection: Ferrous Metals 

Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 1028–0068. 

Form Number: Various, 15 forms. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Business or other-for-profit institutions: 

U.S. nonfuel minerals producers and 

consumers of ferrous and related metals. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 2296. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1199 hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 1020. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 10 minutes to 1 hour. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Monthly or 

annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: There are no nonhour 

burden costs associated with this IC. 

Abstract: Respondents to these forms 

supply the USGS with domestic 

production and consumption data for 13 

ores, concentrates, metals, and 

ferroalloys, some of which are 

considered strategic and critical. These 

data and derived information will be 

published as chapters in Minerals 

Yearbooks, monthly Mineral Industry 

Surveys, annual Mineral Commodity 

Summaries, and special publications, 

for use by Government agencies, 

industry education programs, and the 

general public. 

The authorities for this action are the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.). 

Michael J. Magyar, 

Associate Director, National Minerals 

Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18362 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[17X.LLID957000.L14400000.BJ0000.

241A.X.4500109308] 

Filing of Plats of Survey: Idaho 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey of the 

following described lands are scheduled 

to be officially filed in the Bureau of 

Land Management, Idaho State Office, 

Boise, Idaho, in 30 days from the date 

of this publication. 

Boise Meridian, Idaho 

T. 15 S., R. 40 E., Section 3, accepted May 

26, 2017 

T. 14 S., R. 21 E., Sections 26, 33, 34, 

accepted May 26, 2017 

T. 11 N., R. 17 E., Section 24, accepted May 

26, 2017 

T. 11 N., R. 17 E., Section 25, accepted May 

26, 2017 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the plats may be 

obtained from the Public Room at the 

Bureau of Land Management, Idaho 

State Office, 1387 S. Vinnell Way, Boise, 

Idaho 83709, upon required payment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy A. Quincy, (208) 373–3981 

Branch of Cadastral Survey, Bureau of 

Land Management, 1387 South Vinnell 

Way, Boise, Idaho, 83709–1657. Persons 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. The FRS is 

available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 

to leave a message or question with Mr. 

Quincy. You will receive a reply during 

normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A person or party who wishes to 

protest one or more plats of survey 

identified above must file a written 

notice with the Chief Cadastral Surveyor 

for Idaho, Bureau of Land Management. 

The protest must identify the plat(s) of 

survey that the person or party wishes 

to protest and contain all reasons and 

evidence in support of the protest. The 

protest must be filed before the 

scheduled date of official filing for the 

plat(s) of survey being protested. Any 

protest filed after the scheduled date of 

official filing will be untimely and will 

not be considered. A protest is 

considered filed on the date it is 

received by the Chief Cadastral 

Surveyor for Idaho during regular 

business hours; if received after regular 

business hours, a protest will be 

considered filed the next business day. 

If a protest against a plat of survey is 

received prior to the scheduled date of 

official filing, the official filing of the 

plat of survey identified in the protest 

will be stayed pending consideration of 

the protest. A plat of survey will not be 

officially filed until the next business 

day following dismissal or resolution of 

all protests of the plat. 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in a 

protest, you should be aware that the 

documents you submit, including your 

personal identifying information, may 

be made publicly available in their 

entirety at any time. While you can ask 

us to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Timothy A. Quincy, 

Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Idaho. 

[FR Doc. 2017–18393 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–GG–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNM932000.L14400000.ET0000.17X; 

NMNM–85612] 

Notice of Application for Extension of 

Public Land Order No. 7296, and 

Opportunity for Public Meeting, 

Sacramento Peak Observatory; New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Department 

of Agriculture, U.S. Forest Service 

(USFS) has filed an application with the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

requesting that the Secretary of the 

Interior extend the duration of the 

withdrawal created by Public Land 

Order (PLO) No. 7296 for an additional 

20-year term subject to valid existing 

rights. PLO No. 7296 withdrew 

approximately 2,489.40 acres of 

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