80 FR 41053 - Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 134 (July 14, 2015)
Geological Survey
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 134 (July 14, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-17247 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 41053-41054] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-17247] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Geological Survey [GX15AE6000C1000] Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive License AGENCY: Geological Survey, Department of the Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent to grant an exclusive license. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Geological Survey intends to grant to Glosten Associates, 1201 Western Avenue, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98101, an exclusive license to practice the following: A system, method, and apparatus for treating ship ballast water. DATES: Comments must be received fifteen (15) days from the effective date of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Henry, Technology Enterprise Specialist, Office of Policy & Analysis, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 153, Reston, VA 20192, 703-648-4344. [[Page 41054]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the public interest to license this invention, as Glosten Associates, submitted a complete and sufficient application for a license. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty-bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within fifteen(15) days from the date of this published Notice, the U.S. Geological Survey Office of Policy & Analysis receives written evidence and argument which establishes that the grant of the license would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Katherine McCulloch, Deputy Associate Director for Administration. [FR Doc. 2015-17247 Filed 7-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4311-AM-P
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occupied high-quality SBKR habitat in We base our determination that a HCP email address, or other personal
the City of Redlands, owned and qualifies as a low-effect plan on the identifying information in your
conserved by the Redlands Land following three criteria: comment, you should be aware that
Conservancy into perpetuity. (1) Implementation of the HCP would your entire comment—including your
Option B: result in minor or negligible effects on personal identifying information—may
D SBKR captured prior to ground federally listed, proposed, and be made publicly available at any time.
disturbance on the project site will be candidate species and their habitats; While you may ask us in your comment
relocated to conserved habitat owned (2) Implementation of the HCP would to withhold your personal identifying
and managed by the Redlands Land result in minor or negligible effects on information from public review, we
Conservancy or other conserved other environmental values or cannot guarantee that we will be able to
property managed for the benefit of resources; and do so.
SBKR. (3) Impacts of the HCP, considered
D The Applicant will provide funding together with the impacts of other past, Next Steps
for the perpetual maintenance and present, and reasonably foreseeable We will evaluate the proposed HCP
monitoring of 23.1 ac of occupied high- similarly situated projects, would not and comments we receive to determine
quality SBKR habitat in the City of result, over time, in cumulative effects whether the permit application meets
Redlands, owned and conserved by the to environmental values or resources the requirements and issuance criteria
Redlands Land Conservancy for the that would be considered significant. under section 10(a) of the Act (16 U.S.C.
benefit SBKR in perpetuity. As more fully explained in our 1531 et seq.). We will also evaluate
The determination as to which environmental action statement and whether issuance of a section 10(a)(1)(B)
mitigation option will be implemented associated low-effect screening form, the incidental take permit would comply
will be based upon the suitability of Applicant’s proposed HCP qualifies as a with section 7 of the Act by conducting
conserved site to receive the low-effect HCP for the following an intra-Service consultation. We will
translocated population. This decision reasons: use the results of this consultation, in
will be made by the Service prior to the • The project is small in size and combination with the above findings, in
initiation of ground disturbance on the does not jeopardize the continued our final analysis to determine whether
project site. existence of the SBKR. or not to issue a permit. If the
• The Applicant will mitigate impacts requirements and issuance criteria
Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan to the SBKR by translocating HCP
Alternatives under section 10(a) are met, we will
individuals to a conserved property, issue the permit to the Applicant for
In the proposed HCP, the Applicant monitoring those translocated incidental take of SBKR.
considers alternatives to the taking individuals for 5 years, and funding the
SBKR under the proposed action. Our perpetual management of up to 23.1 G. Mendel Stewart,
proposed action is to issue an incidental acres of high-quality SBKR habitat at the Field Supervisor, Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife
take permit to the Applicant, who conserved 100-acre Redlands Office, Carlsbad, California.
would implement the HCP. If we Conservancy property in Redlands, [FR Doc. 2015–17209 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am]
approve the permit, take of SBKR would California. BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
be authorized for the Applicant’s • This project proposes to increase
routine construction activities the genetic diversity of SBKR at the
associated with the development of translocation receiver site, fund the DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
residential houses, in the City of long-term management of conserved and
Redlands. The Applicant’s proposed occupied habitat, and increase the Geological Survey
HCP does identify a no-build alternative quality of habitat, in areas found outside
that would not result in incidental take of the 100-year floodplain, in two of the [GX15AE6000C1000]
of SBKR, but it is infeasible for the three designated critical habitat units for
Applicant to accept this alternative as it the species. Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive
would result in no development of the Therefore, our proposed issuance of License
land or associated infrastructure the requested incidental take permit
AGENCY: Geological Survey, Department
improvements necessary to the City of qualifies as a categorical exclusion
of the Interior.
Redlands and surrounding community. under the National Environmental
The proposed HCP also examined Policy Act, as provided by the ACTION: Notice of intent to grant an
participation in a regional HCP as an Department of the Interior Manual (516 exclusive license.
alternative to an individual HCP. This DM 2 Appendix 1, 516 DM 6 Appendix SUMMARY: The Notice is hereby given
alternative plan is infeasible because 1, and 516 DM 8.5(C)(2)). Based on our that the U.S. Geological Survey intends
there is currently no completed regional review of public comments we receive to grant to Glosten Associates, 1201
plan, and the timing for completion of in response to this notice, we may revise Western Avenue, Suite 200, Seattle, WA
a regional plan is unknown. this preliminary determination. 98101, an exclusive license to practice
Our Preliminary Determination Public Review the following: A system, method, and
We invite comments on our The Service invites the public to apparatus for treating ship ballast water.
preliminary determination that our comment on the permit application, DATES: Comments must be received
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
proposed action, based on the including the proposed HCP, during the fifteen (15) days from the effective date
Applicant’s proposed activities, public comment period. Copies of the of this notice.
including the proposed minimization documents will be available during a FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
and mitigation measures, would have a 30-day public comment period (see Benjamin Henry, Technology Enterprise
minor or negligible effect on SBKR, and DATES). If you wish to comment, you Specialist, Office of Policy & Analysis,
that the HCP qualifies as ‘‘low effect’’ as may submit your comments to the U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise
defined by our Habitat Conservation address listed in ADDRESSES. Before Valley Dr., MS 153, Reston, VA 20192,
Planning Handbook (November 1996). including your address, phone number, 703–648–4344.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the seeking renewal of the approval for the worthiness of respondents and loans
public interest to license this invention, information collection conducted under and otherwise ensure compliance with
as Glosten Associates, submitted a 25 CFR 103, implementing the Loan Program requirements. This information
complete and sufficient application for Guarantee, Insurance, and Interest collection includes the use of several
a license. The prospective exclusive Subsidy Program, established by 25 forms. A response is required to obtain
license will be royalty-bearing and will U.S.C. 1451 et seq. The information and/or retain a benefit.
comply with the terms and conditions collection allows IEED to determine the Type of Review: Extension of
of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The eligibility and credit-worthiness of currently approved collection.
prospective exclusive license may be respondents and loans and otherwise Respondents: Lenders, including
granted unless, within fifteen(15) days ensure compliance with Program commercial banks, and borrowers,
from the date of this published Notice, requirements. This information including individual Indians and Indian
the U.S. Geological Survey Office of collection includes the use of several organizations.
Policy & Analysis receives written forms. A response is required to obtain Number of Respondents: 295.
evidence and argument which and/or retain a benefit. Frequency of Response: On occasion,
establishes that the grant of the license II. Request for Comments as needed.
would not be consistent with the Estimated Time per Response:
requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 The IEED requests your comments on Ranging from 0.5 to 2 hours.
CFR 404.7. this collection concerning: (a) The Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
necessity of this information collection 2,644 hours.
Katherine McCulloch, for the proper performance of the Estimated Total Annual Non-Hour
Deputy Associate Director for Administration. functions of the agency, including Dollar Cost: $0.
[FR Doc. 2015–17247 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am] whether the information will have
Dated: July 8, 2015.
BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P practical utility; (b) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden (hours Elizabeth K. Appel,
and cost) of the collection of Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR information, including the validity of Collaborative Action—Indian Affairs.
the methodology and assumptions used; [FR Doc. 2015–17065 Filed 7–13–15; 8:45 am]
Bureau of Indian Affairs (c) Ways we could enhance the quality, BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
[156A2100DD/AAKC001030/ utility, and clarity of the information to
A0A501010.999900 253G] be collected; and (d) Ways we could
minimize the burden of the collection of DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Renewal of Agency Information the information on the respondents.
Collection for Loan Guarantee, Bureau of Land Management
Please note that an agency may not
Insurance and Interest Subsidy conduct or sponsor, and an individual [15X L1109AF LLUTW000000
Program need not respond to, a collection of L14400000.FR0000; UTU–89553 24–1A]
information unless it displays a valid
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Notice of Realty Action; Recreation
OMB Control Number.
Interior. and Public Purposes Act Classification
It is our policy to make all comments
ACTION: Notice of request for comments. available to the public for review at the for Conveyance of Public Lands in
location listed in the ADDRESSES section. Utah County, Utah
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Before including your address, phone AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs is number, email address or other personal Interior.
seeking comments on the renewal of identifying information in your
ACTION: Notice.
Office of Management and Budget comment, you should be aware that
(OMB) approval for the collection of your entire comment—including your SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
information for the Loan Guarantee, personal identifying information—may Management (BLM) has examined and
Insurance, and Interest Subsidy Program be made publicly available at any time. found suitable for classification for
authorized by OMB Control Number While you can ask us in your comment conveyance under the Taylor Grazing
1076–0020. This information collection to withhold your personal identifying Act, and the provisions of the
expires October 31, 2015. information from public review, we Recreation and Public Purposes (R&PP)
DATES: Submit comments on or before
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Act, as amended, 160 acres of public
September 14, 2015. do so. land in Utah County, Utah. Utah County
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments III. Data proposes to develop a public shooting
on the information collection to: Mr. range facility on the land.
OMB Control Number: 1076–0020.
James West, Division of Capital Title: Loan Guarantee, Insurance, and DATES: Comments regarding the
Investment, Office of Indian Energy and Interest Subsidy, 25 CFR 103. proposed classification for conveyance
Economic Development, U.S. Brief Description of Collection: of public land must be submitted to the
Department of the Interior, 1951 Submission of this information allows Field Manager, Salt Lake Field Office, at
Constitution Avenue NW., MS–20–SIB, IEED to implement the Loan Guarantee, the address below on or before August
Washington, DC 20245; email: Insurance, and Interest Subsidy 28, 2015.
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
JamesR.West@bia.gov. Program, 25 U.S.C. 1451 et seq., the ADDRESSES: Written comments should
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: purpose of which is to encourage be addressed to the Bureau of Land
David Johnson, phone: (202) 208–7253. private lending to individual Indians Management, Field Manager, Salt Lake
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and Indian organizations by providing Field Office, 2370 South Decker Lake
lenders with loan guarantees or loan Blvd., West Valley City, UT 84119.
I. Abstract insurance to reduce their potential risk. Comments may also be submitted by
The Office of Indian Energy and The information collection allows IEED email at ut_sl_comments@blm.gov or fax
Economic Development (IEED) is to determine the eligibility and credit- 801–977–4397. Please reference
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| Action | Notice of intent to grant an exclusive license. | |
| Dates | Comments must be received fifteen (15) days from the effective date of this notice. | |
| Contact | Benjamin Henry, Technology Enterprise Specialist, Office of Policy & Analysis, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr., MS 153, Reston, VA 20192, 703-648-4344. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 41053 |
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