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(FEMA) hereby gives notice that 

pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Administrator, under Executive Order 

12148, as amended, Michael R. Scott, of 

FEMA is appointed to act as the Federal 

Coordinating Officer for this disaster. 

This action terminates the 

appointment of Dolph A. Diemont as 

Federal Coordinating Officer for this 

disaster. 

The following Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Numbers (CFDA) are to be used 

for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030, 

Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora 

Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis Counseling; 

97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, 

Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 

97.046, Fire Management Assistance Grant; 

97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to 

Individuals and Households In Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, 

Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance— 

Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals 

and Households; 97.050, Presidentially 

Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals 

and Households—Other Needs; 97.036, 

Disaster Grants—Public Assistance 

(Presidentially Declared Disasters); 97.039, 

Hazard Mitigation Grant. 

Brock Long, 

Administrator, Federal Emergency 

Management Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20452 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9111–23–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND 

URBAN DEVELOPMENT 

[Docket No. FR–5997–N–55] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Mortgage Record Change 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information 

Officer, HUD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: HUD submitted the proposed 

information collection requirement 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. The purpose 

of this notice is to allow for 30 days of 

public comment. 

DATES: Comments Due Date: October 25, 

2017. 

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: 

HUD Desk Officer, Office of 

Management and Budget, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503; fax:202–395–5806, Email: 

OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Pollard, Reports Management 

Officer, QMAC, Department of Housing 

and Urban Development, 451 7th Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20410; email 

Colette.Pollard@hud.gov, or telephone 

202–402–3400. This is not a toll-free 

number. Person 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. Pollard. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice informs the public that HUD is 

seeking approval from OMB for the 

information collection described in 

Section A. 

The Federal Register notice that 

solicited public comment on the 

information collection for a period of 60 

days was published on July 12, 2017 at 

82 FR 32195. 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Title of Information Collection: 

Mortgage Record Change. 

OMB Approval Number: 2502–0422. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Form Number: 92080 (FHA 

Connection). 

Description of the need for the 

information and proposed use: 

Servicing of insured mortgages must be 

performed by a mortgagee that is 

approved by HUD to service insured 

mortgages. The Mortgage Record Change 

information is used by FHA-approved 

mortgagees to comply with HUD 

requirements for reporting the sale of a 

mortgage between investors and/or the 

transfer of the mortgage servicing 

responsibility, as appropriate. 

Respondents: (Affected public): Notfor-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,000. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

4,000,000. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

at sale or transfer. 

Average Hours per Response: 0.1. 

Total Estimated Burdens: 400,000. 

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. 

Authority: Section 3507 of the Paperwork 

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

Dated: September 13, 2017. 

Colette Pollard, 

Department Reports Management Officer, 

Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20431 Filed 9–22–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0060; 

FXIA16710900000–178–FF09A30000] 

Foreign Endangered and Threatened 

Species; Receipt of Applications for 

Permit 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of applications 

for permit. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, invite the public to 

comment on the following applications 

to conduct certain activities with 

endangered and threatened species. 

With some exceptions, the Endangered 

Species Act prohibits activities with 

listed species unless Federal 

authorization is acquired that allows 

such activities. 

DATES: We must receive comments or 

requests for documents on or before 

October 25, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submitting Comments: You 

may submit comments by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on Docket No. FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0060. 

• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public 

Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–IA–2017–0060; U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC; 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803. 

When submitting comments, please 

indicate the name of the applicant and 

the PRT# you are commenting on. We 

will post all comments on http://


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www.regulations.gov. This generally 

means that we will post any personal 

information you provide us (see Public 

Comments, below, for more 

information). 

Viewing Comments: Comments and 

materials we receive will be available 

for public inspection on http://

www.regulations.gov, or by 

appointment, between 8 a.m. and 4 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays, at the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Division of 

Management Authority, 5275 Leesburg 

Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803; 

telephone 703–358–2095. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Russell, Government Information 

Specialist, Division of Management 

Authority, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service Headquarters, MS: IA; 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803; telephone 703–358–2023; 

facsimile 703–358–2280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Comment Procedures 

A. How do I request copies of 

applications or comment on submitted 

applications? 

Send your request for copies of 

applications or comments and materials 

concerning any of the applications to 

the contact listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. Please include 

the Federal Register notice publication 

date, the PRT-number, and the name of 

the applicant in your request or 

submission. We will not consider 

requests or comments sent to an email 

or address not listed under ADDRESSES. 

If you provide an email address in your 

request for copies of applications, we 

will attempt to respond to your request 

electronically. 

Please make your requests or 

comments as specific as possible. Please 

confine your comments to issues for 

which we seek comments in this notice, 

and explain the basis for your 

comments. Include sufficient 

information with your comments 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. 

We will not consider or include in our 

administrative record comments we 

receive after the close of the comment 

period (see DATES) or comments 

delivered to an address other than those 

listed above (see ADDRESSES). 

B. May I review comments submitted by 

others? 

Comments, including names and 

street addresses of respondents, will be 

available for public review at the street 

address listed under ADDRESSES. The 

public may review documents and other 

information applicants have sent in 

support of the application unless our 

allowing viewing would violate the 

Privacy Act or Freedom of Information 

Act. 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. 

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.; ESA), 

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, ESA prohibits 

activities with listed species unless 

Federal authorization is acquired that 

allows such activities. 

Applicant: Philadelphia Zoo, 

Philadelphia, PA; PRT–22842C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one captive-born male snow 

leopard (Uncia uncia) from Assiniboine 

Park Zoo, Winnipeg, Canada, to enhance 

the propagation or survival of the 

species. This notification is for a single 

import. 

Applicant: Palm Beach Zoo and 

Conservation Society, West Palm Beach, 

Florida; PRT–39618C 

The applicant requests an import 

permit for a captive-bred jaguar 

(Panthera onca) from the Zoo de Granby 

in Quebec, Canada to the Palm Beach 

Zoo in West Palm Beach, Florida to 

enhance the propagation or survival of 

the species. This notification is for a 

single import. 

Applicant: Center for Conservation of 

Tropical Ungulates, Punta Gorda, 

Florida; PRT–43158C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one male captive-born Asian 

tapir (Tapirus indicus) from the 

Singapore Zoo and Night Safari, 

Singapore, to enhance the propagation 

or survival of the species. This 

notification is for a single import. 

Trophy Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import a sport-hunted 

trophy 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. 

Applicant: Warren Bell Cleveland, OH; 

PRT–40757C 

Applicant: Danny Spindler Evansville, 

IN; PRT–35244C 

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. 


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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. 

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BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R6–ES–2017–N113; FF06E11000– 

178–FXES111606CSAGE] 

Enhancement of Survival Permit 

Application; Draft Candidate 

Conservation Agreement With 

Assurances for the Greater SageGrouse and Four Grassland Songbirds 

in Montana; Draft Environmental 

Assessment 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, are making available 

for public comment an application from 

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) for an 

enhancement of survival permit (permit) 

under the Endangered Species Act for 

take of five species associated with 

implementation of a candidate 

conservation agreement with assurances 

(CCAA) in Montana. The intent of the 

CCAA is to provide private landowners 

in the coverage area with the 

opportunity to voluntarily conserve 

covered species and their habitats while 

carrying out their operations in a 

manner that would contribute to 

precluding the need to list the covered 

species. Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act, we have 

prepared a draft environmental 

assessment (EA) that analyzes the 

potential impacts of issuance of the 

permit and implementation of the 

proposed CCAA, as well as two 

alternatives to the proposed action in 

the EA. The permit application, the 

draft CCAA, and draft EA are available 

for public review, and we seek public 

comment on these documents and 

potential issuance of the permit. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted by October 25, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: To request further 

information or submit written 

comments, please use the following 

methods, and note that your information 

request or comments are in reference to 

the Montana CCAA. 

Æ Internet: Documents may be viewed 

on the Internet at https://www.fws.gov/ 

greatersagegrouse/news.php. 

Æ U.S. Mail: Field Supervisor, 

Montana Ecological Services Field 

Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

585 Shephard Way, Suite 1, Helena, MT 

59601. 

Æ Email: MT_CCAA@fws.gov. Include 

‘‘MT CCAA’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

Æ Fax: 406–449–5339, Attn: MT 

CCAA. 

Æ In-Person Viewing or Pickup: 

Documents will be available for public 

inspection by appointment during 

normal business hours at the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, Montana 

Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service, 585 Shephard 

Way, Suite 1, Helena, MT 59601. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Field Supervisor, Montana Ecological 

Services Field Office (see ADDRESSES), 

telephone: 406–449–5225. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf, 

please call the Federal Relay Service at 

800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

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

received and make available for 

comment an application from The 

Nature Conservancy (TNC). The 

application is for an enhancement of 

survival permit (permit) under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered Species 

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

et seq.; ESA), for potential take of five 

species associated with implementation 

of a candidate conservation agreement 

with assurances (CCAA) in Montana 

(coverage area). The coverage area 

would be the range of the five species 

on privately owned lands in Montana. 

The CCAA would cover and include 

conservation measures for the greater 

sage-grouse (Centrocercus 

urophasianus), Baird’s sparrow 

(Ammodramus bairdii), chestnutcollared longspur (Calcarius ornatus), 

McCown’s longspur (Rhynchophanes 

mccownii), and Sprague’s pipit (Anthus 

spragueii). The intent of the CCAA is to 

provide ranchers and agriculture 

producers in the coverage area with the 

opportunity to voluntarily conserve the 

covered species and their habitat, while 

carrying out their operations in a 

manner that would provide net 

conservation benefit to the species. 

Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.; NEPA), we have prepared 

a draft environmental assessment (EA) 

that analyzes the potential impacts of 

issuance of the permit and 

implementation of the proposed CCAA, 

as well as two alternatives to the 

proposed action. The permit 

application, draft CCAA, and EA are 

available for public review, and we seek 

public comment on these documents 

and potential issuance of the permit. 

Background Information 

A CCAA is an agreement with the 

Service in which private and other nonFederal landowners voluntarily agree to 

undertake management activities and 

conservation efforts on their properties 

to enhance, restore, or maintain habitat 

to benefit species that are proposed for 

listing under the ESA, that are 

candidates for listing, or that may 

become candidates. The Service works 

with these partners to identify threats to 

candidate species, plan the measures 

needed to address the threats and 

conserve these species, identify willing 

landowners, develop agreements, and 

design and implement conservation 

measures and monitor their 

effectiveness. 

If we approve this CCAA, we will 

issue an associated enhancement of 

survival permit under section 

10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA that authorizes 

incidental take resulting from covered 

activities should any of the five covered 

species addressed in the CCAA become 

listed. Through the CCAA and permit, 

we also provide assurances to 

participating landowners that we will 

not impose additional land, water, or 

financial commitments, or restrictions 

on land, water, or resource use, as a 

result of their efforts to attract or 

increase the numbers or distribution of 

a species on their properties if that 

species becomes listed under the ESA in 

the future. Application requirements 

and issuance criteria for enhancement of 

survival permits through a CCAA are 

found in 50 CFR 17.22(d) and 17.32(d), 

as well as in 50 CFR part 13. 

Proposed Action 

Under the proposed programmatic 

CCAA, enrolled landowners in the 

CCAA (participants) would implement 

conservation measures that avoid, 

minimize, and mitigate impacts to the 

covered species and their habitats from 

ongoing grazing and range management 

activities on enrolled lands. The Service 

would issue the permit to TNC, which 

would administer the CCAA and enroll 

the participants. The CCAA would be in 

effect for 20 years. The covered area 

would encompass the non-Federal lands 

within the range of the covered species 

in Montana. 

With issuance of the enhancement of 

survival permit, the Service would 

provide TNC and the participants 


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