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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: Zoological Society of San 

Diego, San Diego, CA; PRT–33261C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import one male captive-born Amur 

leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) 

from the Parco Faunistico La Torbiera 

Zoo, Piemonte, Italy, to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

This notification is for a single import. 

Applicant: St. Catherine’s Island 

Foundation, Midway, GA; PRT– 

34507C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export 12 male captive-born ring-tailed 

lemurs (Lemur catta) to Australia Zoo, 

Queensland, Australia, to enhance the 

propogation or survival of the species. 

This notification is for a single export. 

Applicant: Auburn University, Auburn, 

AL; PRT–33510C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological samples from captiveheld Asian elephants (Elephas 

maximus) from Canada for the purpose 

of scientific research. This notification 

covers activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Applicant: Columbus Zoo & Aquarium, 

Powell, Ohio; PRT–28059C 

The applicant requests a permit to 

export two captive-born bonobo (Pan 

paniscus) to Germany to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

This notification is for a single export. 

Applicant: Thomas Wright, Queen 

Creek, AZ; PRT–21374C 

The applicant requests a captive-bred 

wildlife registration under 50 CFR 

17.21(g) for the golden parakeet 

(Guaruba guarouba) to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Ripley’s Aquarium 

(Gatlinburg), L.L.C., Gatlinburg, TN; 

PRT–72630A 

The applicant requests a renewal of a 

captive-bred wildlife registration under 

50 CFR 17.21(g) for the jackass penguin 

(Spheniscus demersus) to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

This notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5- 

year period. 

Applicant: Lucky 7 Exotics Ranch, 

Eden, TX; PRT–70470A 

The applicant requests a renewal of a 

captive-bred wildlife registration under 

50 CFR 17.21(g) for barasingha 

(Rucervus duvaucelii), Eld’s deer 

(Rucervus eldii), Arabian oryx (Oryx 

leucoryx), and red lechwe (Kobus leche) 

to enhance the propagation or survival 

of the species. This notification covers 

activities to be conducted by the 

applicant over a 5-year period. 

Multiple Trophy 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, to enhance the 

propagation or survival of the species. 

Applicant: Ronald D. Urbanczyk, San 

Antonio, TX; PRT–36855C 

Applicant: Richard Frank Rueden, New 

Berlin, WI; PRT–35535C 

Applicant: John T. Tubbs, Belgrade, MT; 

PRT–33449C 

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. 2017–21660 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–ES–2017–N096; 

FXHC11220900000–167–FF09E33000; OMB 

Control Number 1018–0148] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Land-Based Wind Energy 

Guidelines 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(Service) are proposing to renew an 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 11, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request (ICR) by 

mail to the Service Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 

Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– 

3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@

fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control 

Number 1018–0148 in the subject line of 

your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, 

Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, by email at Info_

Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703) 

358–2503. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, 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 

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We are 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. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. 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: As wind energy production 

increased, both developers and wildlife 

agencies recognize the need for a system 

to evaluate and address the potential 

negative impacts of wind energy 

projects on species of concern. As a 

result, the Service worked with the 

wind energy industry, conservation 

non-governmental organizations, federal 

and state agencies, Tribes, and academia 

to develop the voluntary Land-Based 

Wind Energy Guidelines (Guidelines; 

http://www.fws.gov/windenergy) to 

provide a structured, scientific process 

for addressing wildlife conservation 

concerns at all stages of land-based 

wind energy development. Released in 

2012, the Guidelines promote effective 

communication among wind energy 

developers and Federal, State, tribal, 

and local conservation agencies. When 

used in concert with appropriate 

regulatory tools, the Guidelines are the 

best practical approach for conserving 

species of concern. 

The Guidelines discuss various risks 

to species of concern from wind energy 

projects, including collisions with wind 

turbines and associated infrastructure; 

loss and degradation of habitat from 

turbines and infrastructure; 

fragmentation of large habitat blocks 

into smaller segments that may not 

support sensitive species; displacement 

and behavioral changes; and indirect 

effects such as increased predator 

populations or introduction of invasive 

plants. The Guidelines assist developers 

in identifying species of concern that 

may potentially be affected by proposed 

projects, including, but not limited to: 

• Migratory birds; 

• Bats; 

• Bald and golden eagles, and other 

birds of prey; 

• Prairie chickens and sage grouse; 

and 

• Listed, proposed, or candidate 

endangered and threatened species. 

The Guidelines follow a tiered 

approach. The wind energy developer 

begins at Tier 1 or Tier 2, which entails 

gathering of existing data to help 

identify any potential risks to wildlife 

and their habitats at proposed wind 

energy project sites. The developer then 

proceeds through subsequent tiers, as 

appropriate, to collect information in 

increasing detail until the level of risk 

is adequately ascertained and a decision 

on whether or not to develop the site 

can be made. Many projects may not 

proceed beyond Tier 1 or 2, when 

developers become aware of potential 

barriers, including high risks to wildlife. 

Developers would only have an interest 

in adhering to the Guidelines for those 

projects that proceed beyond Tier 1 or 

2. 

At each tier, wind energy developers 

and operators should retain 

documentation to provide to the 

Service. Such documentation may 

include copies of correspondence with 

the Service, results of pre- and postconstruction studies conducted at 

project sites, bird and bat conservation 

strategies, or any other record that 

supports a developer’s adherence to the 

Guidelines. The extent of the 

documentation will depend on the 

conditions of the site being developed. 

Sites with greater risk of impacts to 

wildlife and habitats will likely involve 

more extensive communication with the 

Service and longer durations of pre- and 

post-construction studies than sites with 

little risk. 

Distributed or community-scale wind 

energy projects are unlikely to have 

significant adverse impacts to wildlife 

and their habitats. The Guidelines 

recommend that developers of these 

small-scale projects conduct the desktop 

analysis described in Tier 1 or Tier 2 

using publicly available information to 

determine whether they should 

communicate with the Service. Since 

such project designs usually include a 

single turbine associated with existing 

development, conducting a Tier 1 or 

Tier 2 analysis for distributed or 

community-scale wind energy projects 

should incur limited non-hour burden 

costs. For such projects, if there is no 

potential risk identified, a developer 

will have no need to communicate with 

the Service regarding the project or to 

conduct studies described in Tiers 3, 4, 

and 5. 

Adherence to the Guidelines is 

voluntary. Following the Guidelines 

does not relieve any individual, 

company, or agency of the responsibility 

to comply with applicable laws and 

regulations. Developers of wind energy 

projects have a responsibility to comply 

with the law; for example, they must 

obtain incidental take authorization for 

species protected by the Endangered 

Species Act and/or Bald and Golden 

Eagle Protection Act. 

Title of Collection: Land-Based Wind 

Energy Guidelines. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0148. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Developers and operators of wind 

energy facilities. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $7,187,265. Costs will 

depend on the size and complexity of 

issues associated with each project. 

These expenses may include, but are not 

limited to: Travel expenses for site 

visits, studies conducted, and meetings 

with the Service and other Federal and 

State agencies; training in survey 

methodologies; data management; 

special transportation, such as allterrain vehicles or helicopters; 

equipment needed for acoustic, 

telemetry, or radar monitoring, and 

carcass storage. 


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Requirement 

Total 

estimated 

number of 

annual 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

each 

Total 

estimated 

number of 

annual 

responses 

Estimated 

completion 

time per 

response 

(hours) 

Total 

estimated 

number of 

annual burden 

hours 

Tier 1 (Desktop Analysis) 

Reporting .............................................................................. 40 1 40 80 3,200 

Recordkeeping ..................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 1 40 

Tier 2 (Site Characterization) 

Reporting .............................................................................. 35 1 35 366 12,810 

Recordkeeping ..................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 3 105 

Tier 3 (Pre-construction studies) 

Reporting .............................................................................. 30 1 30 14,690 440,700 

Recordkeeping ..................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 5 150 

Tier 4 (Post-construction fatality monitoring and habitat studies) 

Reporting .............................................................................. 45 1 45 4,018 180,810 

Recordkeeping ..................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 5 225 

Tier 5 (Other post-construction studies) 

Reporting .............................................................................. 10 1 10 6,934 69,340 

Recordkeeping ..................................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 5 50 

Totals ............................................................................ 160 ........................ 160 ........................ 707,430 

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). 

Madonna L. Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21733 Filed 10–6–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLNM950000L13400000.BX0000] 

Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey, New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of filing of Plats of 

Survey. 

SUMMARY: The plats of survey described 

below are scheduled to be officially 

filed in the New Mexico State Office, 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM), 

Santa Fe, New Mexico, thirty (30) 

calendar days from the date of this 

publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

These plats will be available for 

inspection in the New Mexico State 

Office, Bureau of Land Management, 

301 Dinosaur Trail, Santa Fe, New 

Mexico. Copies may be obtained from 

this office upon payment. Contact 

Carlos Martinez at 505–954–2096, or by 

email at cjjmarti@blm.gov, for 

assistance. Persons who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

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

to contact the above individual during 

normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

New Mexico Principal Meridian, New 

Mexico (NM) 

The plat, in three sheets, representing 

the dependent resurvey and survey, in 

Townships 13 & 14 North, Range 17 

West, of the New Mexico Principal 

Meridian, accepted September 6, 2017, 

for Group 1186 NM. This survey was 

executed at the request of the Bureau of 

Indian Affairs, Southwest Region, and is 

necessary for the management of these 

lands. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey and survey in Township 19 

North, Range 9 East, of the New Mexico 

Principal Meridian, accepted May 25, 

2017, for Group 1120 NM. This survey 

was executed at the request of the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southwest 

Region, for the Pojoaque Pueblo, and is 

necessary for the management of these 

lands. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey and survey in Township 18 

North, Range 10 East, of the New 

Mexico Principal Meridian, accepted 

June 8, 2017, for Group 1180 NM. This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the U.S. Forest Service, Region 3, and is 

necessary for the management of these 

lands. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey and survey in Township 23 

North, Range 5 East, of the New Mexico 

Principal Meridian, accepted September 

26, 2017, for Group 1171 NM. This 

survey was executed at the request of 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and 

is necessary for the management of 

these lands. 

The plat representing the dependent 

resurvey and survey in Township 27 

North, Range 20 West, of the New 

Mexico Principal Meridian, accepted 

August 9, 2017, for Group 1177 NM. 

This survey was executed at the request 

of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo 

Region, and is necessary for the 

management of these lands. 

The Supplemental plat representing 

Township 29 North, Range 11 East, of 

the New Mexico Principal Meridian, 

accepted July 13, 2017, for Group 1187 

NM. This survey was executed at the 

request of the Bureau of Land 

Management, Taos District Office, and is 

necessary for the management of these 

lands. 

The Supplemental plat representing 

Township 21 North, Range 10 East, of 

the New Mexico Principal Meridian, 

accepted December 14, 2016, for Group 


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