80 FR 48909 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 157 (August 14, 2015)

Page Range		48909-48910
FR Document		2015-20125

We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[GX15.WB12.C25A1.00]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a new information collection, Alaska Beak Deformity 
Observations.

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

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1995, and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal 
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before October 13, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to 
the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648-
7197 (fax); or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Please reference 
`Information Collection 1028-NEW, Alaska Beak Deformity Observations' 
in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Handel, Research Wildlife 
Biologist at (907) 786-7181 or cmhandel@usgs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    As part of the USGS Ecosystems mission to assess the status and 
trends of the Nation's biological resources, the Alaska Science Center 
Landbird Program conducts research on avian populations within Alaska. 
Beginning in the late 1990s, an outbreak of beak deformities in Black-
capped Chickadees emerged in southcentral Alaska. USGS scientists 
launched a study to understand the scope of this problem and its effect 
on wild birds. Since that time, researchers have gathered important 
information about the deformities but their cause still remains 
unknown. The collection of PII is requested as part of this ongoing 
research in resident Alaskan birds. Members of the public provide 
observation reports of birds with deformities from around Alaska and 
other regions of North America. These reports are very important in 
that they allow researchers to determine the geographical distribution 
and species affected. Data collection over such a large and remote area 
would not be possible without the public's assistance. As part of the 
online reporting system, an individual's phone number, email address, 
and mailing address are requested. This information allows researchers 
to request additional details or verify reports if necessary but is not 
required for submission. PII is used only for contact purposes, is 
stored in a separate table that is encrypted, and is not shared in any 
way with other individuals, groups, or organizations.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Title: Alaska Beak Deformity Observations.
    Type of Request: An existing collection without OMB approval.
    Affected Public: General Public.
    Respondent's Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Average four observations a week.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 208.
    Estimated Time per Response: Approximately 5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 16 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
None.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not 
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number and current expiration date.

III. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its 
duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden 
on the respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Please note that the comments submitted in response to this notice 
are a matter of public record. Before including your personal mailing 
address, phone number, email address, or other personally identifiable 
information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire 
comment, including your personally identifiable information, may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your 
comment to withhold your personally identifiable information from 
public view, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Mark Shasby,
Alaska Science Center Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-20125 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
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address given below by September 14, Alabama management, in the state of Florida.
2015. The applicant requests renewal of her Permit Application Number: TE
current permit to take (monitor, 69912B–0
ADDRESSES: Documents and other excavate, temporarily retain nestlings,
information submitted with the release nestlings) green (Chelonia Applicant: John Mikos, Biotech
applications are available for review, mydas), Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys Consulting Inc., Orlando, Florida
subject to the requirements of the kempi), and loggerhead (Caretta caretta) The applicant requests a permit to
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information sea turtles for the purpose of monitoring take (capture with live traps, handle,
Act, by any party who submits a written and protecting nests in Mobile and identify, and release) the federally listed
request for a copy of such documents to Baldwin Counties, Alabama. Southeastern beach mouse (Peromyscus
the following office within 30 days of polionolus niveiventris), Perdido Key
the date of publication of this notice: Permit Application Number: TE 68773B
Beach Mouse (Peromyscus polionotus
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Applicant: Olivia Munzer, Cardno, Inc., trissyllepsis), Choctawhatchee beach
Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Raleigh, North Carolina mouse (Peromyscus polionotus
GA 30345 (Attn: James Gruhala, Permit allophrys), and Anastasia Island beach
Coordinator). The applicant requests a permit to
take (mist-net, harp trap, handle, band, mouse (Peromyscus polioinotus
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and outfit with radio transmitters) phasma) for the purpose of conducting
James Gruhala, 10(a)(1)(A) Permit Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), northern presence/absence surveys in the state of
Coordinator, telephone 404–679–7097; long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), Florida.
facsimile 404–679–7081. gray bat (Myotis grisescens), Ozark big- Permit Application Number: TE
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii 040792–4
public is invited to comment on the ingens), Virginia big-eared bat
(Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus) Applicant: Thomas Mims, United States
following applications for permits to Forest Service, New Ellenton, South
conduct certain activities with and the Florida bonneted bat (Eumops
floridanus) for the purpose of Carolina
endangered and threatened species
under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the conducting presence/absence surveys The applicant requests a permit to
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as throughout the species respective range. take (translocate, capture, mark, band,
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), and and monitor populations and nest
Permit Application Number: TE
our regulations in the Code of Federal cavities) the federally endangered red-
079863–3
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 17. This cockaded woodpecker (Picoides
notice is provided under section 10(c) of Applicant: Michael Gangloff, Boone, borealis) for the purpose of attaining a
the Act. North Carolina viable population of the species in the
If you wish to comment, you may The applicant requests renewal of his states of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
submit comments by any one of the current permit to take (hand collecting Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
following methods. You may mail via wading and snorkeling, handle, non- and South Carolina.
comments to the Fish and Wildlife lethal tissue clipping, releasing and Dated: August 7, 2015.
Service’s Regional Office (see translocating) 93 federally listed Leopoldo Miranda,
ADDRESSES section) or send them via mollusks for the purpose of presence Assistant Regional Director—Ecological
electronic mail (email) to permitsR4ES@ and absence surveys in the states of Services, Southeast Region.
fws.gov. Please include your name and Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, [FR Doc. 2015–20061 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]
return address in your email message. If Kentucky, North Carolina, South BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
you do not receive a confirmation from Caroline, Tennessee, and Virginia.
the Fish and Wildlife Service that we Permit Application Number: TE
have received your email message, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
088035–1
contact us directly at the telephone
number listed above (see FOR FURTHER Applicant: Hilary Swain, Archibald U.S. Geological Survey
INFORMATION CONTACT). Finally, you may Expeditions, Venus, Florida [GX15.WB12.C25A1.00]
hand-deliver comments to the Fish and The applicant requests renewal of her
Wildlife Service office listed above (see current permit to take (destroy, remove, Agency Information Collection
ADDRESSES). harass, restore, and research) the Activities: Request for Comments
Before including your address, endangered Florida perforate cladonia AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
telephone number, email address, or (Cladonia perforata), scrub mint Interior.
other personal identifying information (Dicerandra frutescens), snakeroot ACTION: Notice of a new information
in your comments, you should be aware (Eryngium cunefolium), Highland’s
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collection, Alaska Beak Deformity
that your entire comment—including scrub hypericum (Hypericum Observations.
your personal identifying information— cumulicola), scrub blazingstar (Liatris
may be made publicly available at any ohlingerae), Britton’s beargrass (Nolina SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological
time. While you can ask us in your brittoniana), wireweed (Polygonella Survey) will ask the Office of
comments to withhold your personal basiramia), sandlace (Polygonella Management and Budget (OMB) to
identifying information from public myriophylla), scrub plum (Prunus approve the information collection (IC)
review, we cannot guarantee that we geniculata), Carter’s mustard (Warea described below. As required by the
will be able to do so. carteri), pigeon wings (Clitoria Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

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1995, and as part of our continuing Title: Alaska Beak Deformity DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
efforts to reduce paperwork and Observations.
respondent burden, we invite the Type of Request: An existing Bureau of Indian Affairs
general public and other Federal collection without OMB approval. [156A2100DD/AAKC001030/
agencies to take this opportunity to A0A501010.999900 253G]
comment on this IC. Affected Public: General Public.
DATES: To ensure that your comments Respondent’s Obligation: None. Indian Gaming
are considered, we must receive them Participation is voluntary.
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
on or before October 13, 2015. Frequency of Collection: Average four Interior.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments observations a week.
ACTION: Notice of Tribal-State Class III
on this information collection to the Estimated Annual Number of
Information Collection Clearance Gaming Compacts taking effect.
Respondents: 100.
Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 SUMMARY: This notice publishes the
Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 208. Indian Gaming Compact between the
VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); State of New Mexico and the Pueblo of
or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Estimated Time per Response: Zuni governing Class III gaming
Please reference ‘Information Collection Approximately 5 minutes. (Compact) taking effect.
1028–NEW, Alaska Beak Deformity Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 16 DATES: Effective date: August 14, 2015.
Observations’ in all correspondence. hours. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colleen Handel, Research Wildlife Estimated Reporting and Paula L. Hart, Director, Office of Indian
Biologist at (907) 786–7181 or Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Gaming, Office of the Deputy Assistant
cmhandel@usgs.gov. Burden: None. Secretary—Policy and Economic
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA Development, Washington, DC 20240,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an (202) 219–4066.
I. Abstract agency may not conduct or sponsor and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
As part of the USGS Ecosystems you are not required to respond to a section 11 of the Indian Gaming
mission to assess the status and trends collection of information unless it Regulatory Act (IGRA) Public Law 100–
of the Nation’s biological resources, the displays a currently valid OMB control 497, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., the
Alaska Science Center Landbird number and current expiration date. Secretary of the Interior shall publish in
Program conducts research on avian the Federal Register notice of approved
populations within Alaska. Beginning in III. Request for Comments Tribal-State compacts for the purpose of
the late 1990s, an outbreak of beak engaging in Class III gaming activities
We are soliciting comments as to: (a)
deformities in Black-capped Chickadees on Indian lands. As required by 25 CFR
Whether the proposed collection of
emerged in southcentral Alaska. USGS 293.4, all compacts are subject to review
information is necessary for the agency
scientists launched a study to and approval by the Secretary. The
to perform its duties, including whether
understand the scope of this problem Secretary took no action on the Compact
the information is useful; (b) the
and its effect on wild birds. Since that within 45 days of its submission.
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
time, researchers have gathered Therefore, the Compact is considered to
burden of the proposed collection of
important information about the have been approved, but only to the
information; (c) ways to enhance the
deformities but their cause still remains extent the Compact is consistent with
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the IGRA. See 25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(8)(C).
unknown. The collection of PII is information to be collected; and (d) how
requested as part of this ongoing to minimize the burden on the Dated: August 6, 2015.
research in resident Alaskan birds. respondents, including the use of Kevin K. Washburn,
Members of the public provide automated collection techniques or Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
observation reports of birds with other forms of information technology. [FR Doc. 2015–19969 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]
deformities from around Alaska and
other regions of North America. These Please note that the comments BILLING CODE 4337–15–P

reports are very important in that they submitted in response to this notice are
allow researchers to determine the a matter of public record. Before
including your personal mailing DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
geographical distribution and species
affected. Data collection over such a address, phone number, email address, Bureau of Land Management
large and remote area would not be or other personally identifiable
possible without the public’s assistance. information in your comment, you [LLWO260000.L10600000.PC0000.
should be aware that your entire LXSIADVSBD00]
As part of the online reporting system,
an individual’s phone number, email comment, including your personally
Call for Nominations for the Wild Horse
address, and mailing address are identifiable information, may be made
and Burro Advisory Board
requested. This information allows publicly available at any time. While
researchers to request additional details you can ask us in your comment to AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,
withhold your personally identifiable Interior.
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

or verify reports if necessary but is not
required for submission. PII is used only information from public view, we ACTION: Notice.
for contact purposes, is stored in a cannot guarantee that we will be able to
separate table that is encrypted, and is do so. SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is
not shared in any way with other to solicit public nominations for three
Mark Shasby,
individuals, groups, or organizations. positions on the Wild Horse and Burro
Alaska Science Center Director. Advisory Board (Board). The Board
II. Data [FR Doc. 2015–20125 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am] provides advice concerning the
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of a new information collection, Alaska Beak Deformity Observations.
Dates		To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before October 13, 2015.
Contact		Colleen Handel, Research Wildlife Biologist at (907) 786-7181 or [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 48909

80 FR 48909 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORU.S. Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 157 (August 14, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey