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information was published on June 27, 

2017 (82 FR 29093). No comments were 

received in response to that notice. 

We are again 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 

Service; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Service enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Service 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. 

Abstract: Some of the world’s most 

treasured and exotic animals are 

dangerously close to extinction. 

Destruction of natural habitat, illegal 

poaching, and pet-trade smuggling are 

devastating populations of tigers, 

rhinos, marine turtles, great apes, 

elephants, and many other highly 

cherished species. The Division of 

International Conservation and Division 

of Scientific Authority administer 

competitive grant programs funded 

under the following authorities: 

• African Elephant Conservation Act 

(16 U.S.C. 4201–4245). 

• Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 

1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261). 

• Great Apes Conservation Act of 

2000 (16 U.S.C. 85). 

• Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 

Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306). 

• Marine Turtle Conservation Act (16 

U.S.C. 82). 

• Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) (Wildlife Without Borders 

Programs—Africa, Mexico, Latin 

America and the Caribbean, Russia, 

Critically Endangered Species, 

Combatting Wildlife Trafficking, and 

Amphibians in Decline). 

Applicants submit proposals for 

funding in response to Notices of 

Funding Opportunity published by the 

Service on Grants.gov. We collect the 

following information: 

• Project summary and narrative. 

• Letter of appropriate government 

endorsement. 

• Brief curricula vitae for key project 

personnel. 

• Complete Standard Forms 424 and 

424b (nondomestic applicants do not 

submit the standard forms). 

Proposals may also include, as 

appropriate, a copy of the organization’s 

Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement 

(NICRA) and any additional 

documentation supporting the proposed 

project. 

The project summary and narrative 

are the basis for this information 

collection. A panel of technical experts 

reviews each proposal to assess how 

well the project addresses the priorities 

identified by each program’s authorizing 

legislation and the associated project 

costs. As all of the on-the-ground 

projects are conducted outside the 

United States, the letter of appropriate 

government endorsement ensures that 

the proposed activities will be 

supportive of locally identified 

priorities and needs. Brief curricula 

vitae for key project personnel allow the 

review panel to assess the qualifications 

of project staff to effectively carry out 

the project goals and objectives. As all 

Federal entities must honor the indirect 

cost rates an organization has negotiated 

with its cognizant agency, we require all 

organizations with a NICRA to submit 

the agreement paperwork with their 

proposals to verify how their rate is 

applied in their proposed budget. 

All assistance awards under these 

grant programs have a maximum 

reporting requirement of: 

• An interim report (performance 

report and a financial status report) as 

appropriate, and 

• A final report (performance and 

financial status report and copies of all 

deliverables, photographic 

documentation of the project and 

products resulting from the project) due 

within 90 days of the end of the 

performance period. 

In accordance with DOI/FWS Policy, 

FWS Form 3–2338, ‘‘International 

Conservation Programs Cover Page) has 

expired and been replaced by the 

Standard Form 424 for all applicants to 

all of our programs. Accordingly, this 

collection is being revised to remove 

FWS Form 3–2338 which is no longer 

used. 

Title of Collection: International 

Conservation Grant Programs. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0123. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Domestic and nondomestic individuals; 

nonprofit organizations; educational 

institutions; private sector entities; and 

State, local, and tribal governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 744. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 1,272. 

Estimated Completion Time per 

Response: 22 hours for grant 

applications and 40 hours for grant 

reporting. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 38,856. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

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.). 

Dated: September 27, 2017. 

Madonna L. Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLWO260000.L10600000.PC0000.

LXSIADVSBD00.17X] 

Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory board 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management’s (BLM) Wild Horse 

and Burro Advisory Board (Advisory 

Board) will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The Advisory Board will hold a 

public meeting on Wednesday and 

Thursday, October 18 and 19, 2017, 

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time 

(MT) each day. A field tour will be held 

on Tuesday, October 17, 2017, from 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m. MT. 

ADDRESSES: The Advisory Board will 

meet at the Grand Vista Hotel, 2790 

Crossroads Blvd., Grand Junction, CO 

81506; hotel Web site: http://

www.grandvistahotel.com/; hotel phone: 


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970–241–8411 or 1–800–800–7796. The 

field tour will depart from the hotel 

lobby. 

Written comments pertaining to the 

October 18–19, 2017, Advisory Board 

meeting and written statements that will 

be presented to the board can be mailed 

to the National Wild Horse and Burro 

Program,WO–260, Attention: Ramona 

DeLorme, 1340 Financial Boulevard, 

Reno, NV 89502–7147, or emailed to: 

whbadvisoryboard@blm.gov. Please 

include ‘‘Advisory Board Comment’’ in 

the subject line of the email. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ramona DeLorme, Wild Horse and 

Burro Administrative Assistant, at 775– 

861–6583, or by email at rdelorme@

blm.gov. 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. FRS is available 

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave 

a message or question with the above 

individual. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Board advises the Secretary of 

the Interior, the BLM Director, the 

Secretary of Agriculture, and the Chief 

of the U.S. Forest Service on matters 

pertaining to the management and 

protection of wild, free-roaming horses 

and burros on the Nation’s public lands. 

The Advisory Board operates under the 

authority of 43 CFR 1784. The tentative 

agenda for the meeting is: 

I. Advisory Board Public Meeting 

Tuesday, October 17, 2017 (8 a.m.–5 

p.m.) 

Field Tour of the Little Book Cliffs Herd 

Management Area. 

The field tour is open to limited 

public attendance on a first-come, firstserved advance sign up. Attendees must 

provide for their own transportation 

(high-clearance vehicle recommended) 

and personal needs. To sign up, contact 

Dorothea Boothe by email at dboothe@

blm.gov. 

Wednesday, October 18, 2017 (8 a.m.– 

5:00 p.m.) 

Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda 

Review 

Advisory Board September Meeting 

Minutes Review/Approval 

BLM Responses to Advisory Board 

Recommendations from September 

2016 Meeting 

Wild Horse and Burro Program 

Overview and Status 

Science Presentations 

Public Comment Period (3 p.m.–5 p.m.) 

Adjourn 

Thursday, October 19, 2017 (8 a.m.–5 

p.m.) 

Welcome, Introductions, and Agenda 

Review 

What are the Key Elements of a 

Sustainable Wild Horse and Burro 

Program? 

Advisory Board Discussion and 

Recommendations to the BLM 

Adjourn 

The meeting will be live-streamed at 

www.blm.gov/live. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. An individual with a 

disability needing an auxiliary aid or 

service to participate in the meeting, 

such as an interpreting service, assistive 

listening device, or materials in an 

alternate format, must notify Ms. 

DeLorme 2 weeks before the scheduled 

meeting date, see the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section above. 

Although the BLM will attempt to meet 

a request received after that date, the 

requested auxiliary aid or service may 

not be available because of insufficient 

time to arrange for it. 

II. Public Comment Procedures 

On Wednesday, October 18, from 3 

p.m. to 5 p.m., members of the public 

will have the opportunity to make 

comments to the Advisory Board on the 

Wild Horse and Burro Program. Persons 

wishing to make comments during the 

meeting should register in person with 

the BLM prior to 3 p.m. on October 18, 

at the meeting location. Depending on 

the number of commenters, the 

Advisory Board may limit the length of 

comments. At previous meetings, 

comments have been limited to 3 

minutes in length; however, this time 

may vary. Speakers are requested to 

submit a written copy of their statement 

to the address listed in the ADDRESSES

section above, or bring a written copy to 

the meeting. There may be a webcam 

present during the entire meeting and 

individual comments may be recorded. 

Participation in the Advisory Board 

meeting does not require the submission 

of written comments. The BLM invites 

written comments from all interested 

parties. Your written comments should 

be specific and explain the reason for 

any recommendation. The BLM 

considers comments that are either 

supported by quantitative information 

or studies, or those that include 

citations to and analysis of applicable 

laws and regulations, to be the most 

useful and likely to influence the BLM’s 

decisions on the management and 

protection of wild horses and burros. 

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 in your comment that 

the BLM withhold your personal 

identifying information from public 

review, the BLM cannot guarantee that 

it will be able to do so. 

Authority: 43 CFR 1784.4–2 

Kristin Bail, 

Assistant Director, Resources and Planning. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–84–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Reclamation 

[RR83550000, 17XR0680A1, 

RX.31580001.0090104; OMB Control 

Number 1006–0023] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Forms To Determine 

Compliance by Certain Landholders, 

43 CFR Part 426 

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Reclamation 

(Reclamation), are proposing to renew 

an information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 1, 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 

Stephanie McPhee, Bureau of 

Reclamation, 84–55000, P.O. Box 25007, 

Denver, CO 80225–0007; or via email to 

smphee@usbr.gov. Please reference 

OMB Control Number 1006–0023 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Stephanie McPhee, 

Bureau of Reclamation, by email at 

smcphee@usbr.gov, or by telephone at 

(303) 445–2897. You may also view the 

information collection request at http:// 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 


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