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Cares Program. This program was 

developed for passengers with 

disabilities, medical conditions, and 

other special circumstances who may 

need additional assistance during the 

security screening process. The program 

is available to all members of the public 

and is separate from the Military 

Severely Injured Joint Support 

Operations Center (MSIJSOC) and the 

Travel Protocol Office (TPO) programs 

which support and facilitate the 

movement of wounded warriors, 

severely injured military personnel, 

veterans, and other travelers requiring 

an escort through the airport security 

screening process. The Request for 

Information electronic form allows 

passengers to submit an inquiry about 

TSA policies and procedures, such as 

traveling with medical conditions, 

prohibited and permitted items, or 

security screening. The Security Issue 

electronic form allows passengers to 

play a critical role in identifying and 

reporting suspicious activities and 

threats. TCC will also provide receipts 

to any person who uses the three new 

electronic forms. TSA is required to 

provide a receipt to any person who 

reports a security problem, deficiency, 

or vulnerability. See 49 CFR 1503.3(a). 

TSA estimates the number of 

respondents to be 203,659, with an 

estimated number of 18,431 average 

annual burden hours. The annual 

respondents and burden hours have 

decreased from the prior ICR 

submission estimate due to new 

estimates derived from actual data 

obtained over the past few years. The 

number of paper customer comment 

card submissions decreased from 

150,000 to 50,000 and the number of 

electronic comment submissions 

(previously called Talk to TSA) 

decreased from 170,000 to 136,140. As 

a result, the annual burden hour has 

decreased accordingly. In addition, TSA 

reduced its hour burden estimates for 

the Disability and Civil Right 

complaints from 30 minutes to 10 

minutes based on actual usage data. 

Dated: September 20, 2017. 

Christina A. Walsh, 

TSA Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Office 

of Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20496 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R4–ES–2017–N085; 

FXES11140400000–178–FF04EF2000] 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Receipt of Applications for 

Incidental Take Permits; Availability of 

Low-Effect Proposed Habitat 

Conservation Plans and Associated 

Documents; Polk County, FL 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments and information. 

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), announce the 

availability for comment of three 

incidental take permit (ITP) applications 

and three proposed habitat conservation 

plans (HCPs). Three applicants request 

ITPs under the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (Act). The 

applicants—Hanover Capital Partners, 

LLC; Palmetto Babson Park—Scenic 

Hwy. 17, LLC; and 17–92, LLC— 

anticipate taking feeding, breeding, and 

sheltering habitat used by the sand 

skink and blue-tailed mole skink 

incidental to land preparation and 

construction in Polk County, Florida. 

The applicants’ proposed HCPs describe 

proposed mitigation measures to 

address the effects of development on 

the species. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on the incidental take permit 

applications and habitat conservation 

plans on or before October 26, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: 

Obtaining Documents: You may 

obtain a copy of the incidental take 

permit (ITP) applications and habitat 

conservation plans (HCPs) by writing to 

Alfredo Begazo, South Florida 

Ecological Services Office; Attn: Permit 

numbers TE32251C–0, TE32252C–0, 

and TE32249C–0; U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service; 1339 20th Street; Vero Beach, 

FL 32960–3559. In addition, we will 

make the ITP applications and HCPs 

available for public inspection by 

appointment during normal business 

hours at the South Florida Ecological 

Services Office address. 

Submitting Comments: See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

information on how to submit your 

comments on the ITP applications and 

HCPs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Alfredo Begazo, South Florida 

Ecological Services Office (see 

ADDRESSES); telephone: 772–469–4234. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the 

Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), 

announce the availability of three 

incidental take permit (ITP) applications 

and proposed habitat conservation plans 

(HCPs), under section 10(a)(1)(B) of the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973, as 

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

The applicants anticipate taking 

feeding, breeding, and sheltering habitat 

used by the sand skink (Neoseps 

reynoldsi) and blue-tailed mole skink 

(Eumeces egregius) (skinks) incidental 

to land preparation and construction in 

Polk County, Florida. The applicants’ 

HCPs describe proposed mitigation 

measures to address the effects of 

development on the two covered skink 

species. The Service listed the skinks as 

threatened in 1987 (November 6, 1987; 

52 FR 42658, effective December 7, 

1987. 

Applicants’ Proposed Projects 

We received applications from the 

applicants for incidental take permits, 

along with proposed HCPs. Each 

applicant is requesting an ITP under the 

Act. If we approve these applications, 

the following take could occur: 

• Hanover Capital Partners, LLC (ITP 

TE32251C–0) anticipates taking 3.65 ac 

of skink breeding, feeding, and 

sheltering habitat, incidental to land 

preparation and construction in Section 

14, Township 26 South, Range 27 East; 

• Palmetto Babson Park—Scenic 

Hwy. 17, LLC (ITP TE32252C–0) 

anticipates taking 1.27 ac of skink 

breeding, feeding, and sheltering 

habitat, incidental to land preparation 

and construction in Section 33, 

Township 30 South, Range 28 East; and 

• 17–92, LLC (ITP TE32249C–0) 

anticipates taking 2.64 ac of skink 

breeding, feeding, and sheltering 

habitat, incidental to land preparation 

and construction in in Section 12, 

Township 26 South, Range 27 East and 

Section 7, Township 26 South, Range 28 

East. 

All affected properties are in Polk 

County, Florida. 

The applicants currently have neither 

timeframes for development nor specific 

site plans; however, development of 

these parcels would likely include 

construction of one or more structures 

and parking areas, and installation of 

associated utilities. 

The applicants propose to mitigate for 

impacts to skinks by purchasing credits 

from a Service-approved conservation 

bank as follows: 

• Hanover Capital Partners, LLC 

proposes to purchase the equivalent of 

7 ac of credits; 

• Palmetto Babson Park—Scenic 

Hwy. 17, LLC proposes to purchase the 

equivalent of 2.54 ac of credits; and 

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• 17–92, LLC proposes to purchase 

the equivalent of 5.28 ac of credits. 

Our Preliminary Determination 

The Service has made a preliminary 

determination that the applicants’ 

projects, including the mitigation 

measures, will individually and 

cumulatively have a minor or negligible 

effect on the species covered in the 

HCPs. Therefore, we have determined 

that the incidental take permits for these 

projects are ‘‘low effect’’ and qualify for 

categorical exclusions under the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), as provided by 43 CFR 46.205 

and 43 CFR 46.210. We base our 

preliminary determination that issuance 

of the ITPs qualifies as low-effect on the 

following three criteria: (1) 

Implementation of the projects would 

result in minor or negligible effects on 

federally listed, proposed, and 

candidate species and their habitats; (2) 

Implementation of the projects would 

result in minor or negligible effects on 

other environmental values or 

resources; and (3) Impacts of the 

projects, considered together with the 

impacts of other past, present, and 

reasonably foreseeable similarly situated 

projects, would not result, over time, in 

cumulative effects to environmental 

values or resources that would be 

considered significant. This preliminary 

determination may be revised based on 

our review of public comments that we 

receive in response to this notice. 

Next Steps 

The Service will evaluate the HCPs 

and comments submitted thereon to 

determine whether the applications 

meet the requirements of section 10(a) 

of the Act. The Service will also 

evaluate whether issuance of the section 

10(a)(1)(B) ITPs complies with section 7 

of the Act by conducting an intraService section 7 consultation for each 

project. The results of these 

consultations, in combination with the 

above findings, will be used in the final 

analysis to determine whether or not to 

issue the ITPs. If it is determined that 

the requirements of the Act are met, the 

ITPs will be issued. 

Submitting Comments 

If you wish to comment on the ITP 

applications or HCPs, you may submit 

comments by any one of the following 

methods: 

Email: alfredo_begazo@fws.gov. Use 

‘‘Attn: Permit numbers TE32251C–0, 

TE32252C–0, and TE32249C–0’’ as your 

message subject line. 

Fax: Alfredo Begazo, 772–562–4288, 

‘‘Attn.: Permit numbers TE32251C–0, 

TE32252C–0, and TE32249C–0.’’ 

U.S. mail: See ADDRESSES. 

In-person drop-off: You may drop off 

comments or request information during 

regular business hours at the address in 

ADDRESSES. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comments, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can request in your 

comments that your personal 

identifying information be withheld 

from public review, we cannot 

guarantee that we will be able to do so. 

Authority 

We provide this notice under section 

10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 

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

regulations (40 CFR 1506.6). 

Dated: September 6, 2017. 

Roxanna Hinzman, 

Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological 

Services Office. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20568 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

[GX17GG00995TR00] 

Notice of Public Meeting of Scientific 

Earthquake Studies Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106– 

503, the Scientific Earthquake Studies 

Advisory Committee (SESAC) will hold 

its next meeting on October 10–11, 

2017, at the Golden Hotel, 800 Eleventh 

Street, Golden, Colorado, in the Mesa 

Meeting Room. The Committee shall 

advise the Director of the U.S. 

Geological Survey (USGS) on matters 

relating to the USGS’s participation in 

the National Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Program. The Committee 

comprises members from academia, 

industry, and State government. In this 

meeting, the Committee will review the 

current activities of the USGS 

Earthquake Hazards Program and 

discuss future priorities. 

DATES: The meeting will be held from 

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST) on October 

10, 2017, and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on 

October 11, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

William Leith, U.S. Geological Survey, 

MS 905, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, 

Reston, Virginia 20192, (703) 648–6712, 

wleith@usgs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Meetings 

of the Scientific Earthquake Studies 

Advisory Committee are open to the 

public. 

Public Disclosure: 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. 

William Leith, 

Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake and 

Geologic Hazards. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20546 Filed 9–25–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4338–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Geological Survey 

[GX17GG00996TR00] 

Notice of Public Meeting of National 

Earthquake Prediction Evaluation 

Council 

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, 

Department of the Interior. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 106– 

503, the National Earthquake Prediction 

Evaluation Council (NEPEC) will hold 

its next meeting at the Graduate 

Berkeley, 2600 Durant Ave., Berkeley, 

California, in the California Room. The 

Council is composed of members from 

academia, industry, and State 

government. The Council shall advise 

the Director of the U.S. Geological 

Survey (USGS) on matters relating to the 

USGS’s participation in the National 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program. 

At the meeting, the Council will 

receive briefings and updates on 

improved methods for calculating 

aftershock probabilities and 

spatiotemporal aftershock forecasts, and 

consider the readiness of such 

calculations as the basis of operational 

forecast products. The Council will also 

be briefed on development of the 

UCERF3–ETAS earthquake rupture 

forecast model; results from a workshop 

on potential uses for operational 

earthquake forecasts; and