80_FR_52954 80 FR 52785 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

80 FR 52785 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 169 (September 1, 2015)

Page Range52785-52786
FR Document2015-21617

We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are asking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the information collection request (ICR) described below. The revision includes no changes to forms or instructions. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 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 ICR. This collection is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2015.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52785-52786]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21617]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX15 LC00BM3FD00]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of revision of a currently approved information 
collection, (1028-0079).

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are asking Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) the information collection request (ICR) 
described below. The revision includes no changes to forms or 
instructions. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 
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 ICR. This 
collection is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2015.

DATES: To ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB 
must receive them on or before October 1, 2015

ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments on this information 
collection directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer 
for the Department of the Interior, via email: 
(OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov); or by fax (202) 395-5806; and identify 
your submission with `OMB Control Number 1028-1079 NORTH AMERICAN 
BREEDING BIRD SURVEY'. Please also forward a copy of your comments and 
suggestions 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) 648-7195 (fax); or 
gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Please reference `OMB Information 
Collection 1028-1079: NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING BIRD SURVEY' in all 
correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Pardieck, USGS Patuxent Wildlife 
Research Center, 12100 Beech Forest Road, Laurel, MD 20708-4038 (mail);

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301-497-5843 (phone); or kpardieck@usgs.gov (email). You may also find 
information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Respondents supply the U.S. Geological Survey with avian population 
data for more than 600 North American bird species. The raw survey 
data, resulting population trend estimates, and relative abundance 
estimates will be made available via the Internet and through special 
publications, for use by Government agencies, industry, education 
programs, and the general public. We will protect information from 
respondents considered proprietary under the Freedom of Information Act 
(5 U.S.C. 552) and its implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2), and 
under regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made 
available to the public or for limited inspection.'' Responses are 
voluntary. No questions of a ``sensitive'' nature are asked.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0079.
    Form Number: Various (12 forms).
    Title: NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING BIRD SURVEY.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondent Obligation: None.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Description of Respondents: General public skilled in bird 
identification.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 2,650.
    Estimated Time per Response: We estimate that it will take 11 
hour(s) per response.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 29,150.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: The 
non-hour costs are based upon Federal Personal Vehicle Mileage costs at 
an average rate of $57.50 per response. This includes an approximate 
100-mile round trip for data collection. The total for 2,650 responses 
is $152,375.
    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. Until the OMB approves a collection 
of information, you are not obliged to respond.
    Comments: On April 3, 2015, we published a Federal Register notice 
(80 FR 18253) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for 
approval and soliciting comments. The comment period closed on June 2, 
2015. We received one comment from the public; however, the comment was 
not directly related to this project. It was a rejection of all 
government data collection.

III. Request for Comments

    We again invite comments concerning this ICR 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) how 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 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 the OMB in your 
comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public 
review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done.

Mark Wimer,
Deputy Director, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
[FR Doc. 2015-21617 Filed 8-31-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 1, 2015 / Notices 52785 Permit TE–72324B flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) Dated: August 24, 2015. Applicant: Lauren Dill, Austin, Texas. within Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. Joy E. Nicholopoulos, Permit TE–827726 Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region, Applicant requests a new permit for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. research and recovery purposes to Applicant: U.S. Forest Service—Tonto [FR Doc. 2015–21589 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am] conduct presence/absence surveys for National Forest, Phoenix, Arizona. BILLING CODE 4310–55–P golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica Applicant requests a renewal to a chrysoparia) within Texas. current permit for research and recovery Permit TE–73317B purposes to conduct presence/absence DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR surveys for the following species in Applicant: Charles Britt, Las Cruces, Geological Survey Arizona: New Mexico. • Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus [GX15 LC00BM3FD00] Applicant requests a new permit for lucius) research and recovery purposes to • Desert pupfish (Cyprinodon Agency Information Collection conduct presence/absence surveys for macularius) Activities: Request for Comments southwestern willow flycatcher • Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis (Empidonax traillii extimus) and occidentalis occidentalis) AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), northern aplomado falcon (Falco • Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen Interior. femoralis septentrionalis) within texanus) ACTION: Notice of revision of a currently Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. • Southwestern willow flycatcher approved information collection, (1028– (Empidonax traillii extimus) 0079). Permit TE–73321B • Yuma clapper rail (Rallus longirostris Applicant: Yvette Paroz, Albuquerque, yumanensis) SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological New Mexico. Survey) are asking Office of Permit TE–73970B Management and Budget (OMB) the Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to Applicant: Alan Butler, Austin, Texas. information collection request (ICR) conduct presence/absence surveys of Applicant requests a new permit for described below. The revision includes Zuni bluehead sucker (Catostomus research and recovery purposes to no changes to forms or instructions. To discobolus yarrowi), spikedace (Meda conduct presence/absence surveys of comply with the Paperwork Reduction fulgida), and loach minnow fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola), Act of 1995 (PRA) and as part of our (Rhinichthys cobitis) within New smalleye shiner (Notropis buccula), and continuing efforts to reduce paperwork Mexico. sharpnose shiner (Notropis and respondent burden, we invite the oxyrhynchus) within Texas. general public and other Federal Permit TE–73327B agencies to take this opportunity to National Environmental Policy Act comment on this ICR. This collection is Applicant: Northeastern State (NEPA) scheduled to expire on September 30, University, Tahlequah, Oklahoma. In compliance with NEPA (42 U.S.C. 2015. Applicant requests a new permit for research and recovery purposes to 4321 et seq.), we have made an initial DATES: To ensure that your comments conduct presence/absence surveys of determination that the proposed on this ICR are considered, OMB must American burying beetle (Nicrophorus activities in these permits are receive them on or before October 1, americanus) within Oklahoma. categorically excluded from the 2015 requirement to prepare an Permit TE–73330B ADDRESSES: Please submit written environmental assessment or comments on this information Applicant: Phillip Hargrove, Buffalo environmental impact statement (516 collection directly to the Office of Gap, Texas. DM 6 Appendix 1, 1.4C(1)). Management and Budget (OMB), Office Applicant requests a new permit for Public Availability of Comments of Information and Regulatory Affairs, research and recovery purposes to All comments and materials we Attention: Desk Officer for the conduct presence/absence surveys for receive in response to this request will Department of the Interior, via email: black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapilla) be available for public inspection, by (OIRA_SUBMISSION@omb.eop.gov); or within Texas. appointment, during normal business by fax (202) 395–5806; and identify your Permit TE–797127 hours at the address listed in the submission with ‘OMB Control Number ADDRESSES section of this notice. 1028–1079 NORTH AMERICAN Applicant: U.S. Army Corps of BREEDING BIRD SURVEY’. Please also Before including your address, phone Engineers, Albuquerque, New Mexico. forward a copy of your comments and number, email address, or other Applicant requests an amendment to personal identifying information in your suggestions on this information a current permit for research and comment, you should be aware that collection to the Information Collection recovery purposes to conduct presence/ your entire comment—including your Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological absence surveys of southwestern willow personal identifying information—may Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimus) be made publicly available at any time. 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) within Arizona and Texas. While you can ask us in your comment 648–7195 (fax); or gs-info_collections@ usgs.gov (email). 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52786 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 1, 2015 / Notices 301–497–5843 (phone); or kpardieck@ FR 18253) announcing that we would respondent burden, we invite the usgs.gov (email). You may also find submit this ICR to OMB for approval general public and other Federal information about this ICR at and soliciting comments. The comment agencies to take this opportunity to www.reginfo.gov. period closed on June 2, 2015. We comment on this IC. This collection is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: received one comment from the public; scheduled to expire on 8/31/2016. however, the comment was not directly DATES: To ensure that your comments I. Abstract related to this project. It was a rejection are considered, we must receive them Respondents supply the U.S. of all government data collection. on or before November 2, 2015. Geological Survey with avian III. Request for Comments ADDRESSES: You may submit comments population data for more than 600 North on this information collection to the We again invite comments concerning Information Collection Clearance American bird species. The raw survey this ICR as to: (a) Whether the proposed data, resulting population trend Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 collection of information is necessary Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 807, Reston, estimates, and relative abundance for the agency to perform its duties, estimates will be made available via the VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7197 (fax); including whether the information is or gs-info_collections@usgs.gov (email). Internet and through special useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s publications, for use by Government Please reference ‘Information Collection estimate of the burden of the proposed 1028–0096, NATIONAL CLIMATE agencies, industry, education programs, collection of information; (c) how to and the general public. We will protect CHANGE AND WILDLIFE SCIENCE enhance the quality, usefulness, and CENTER AND DEPARTMENT OF THE information from respondents clarity of the information to be considered proprietary under the INTERIOR CLIMATE SCIENCE collected; and (d) how to minimize the CENTERS (NCCWSC/CSC)’ in all Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. burden on the respondents, including 552) and its implementing regulations correspondence. the use of automated collection (43 CFR part 2), and under regulations techniques or other forms of information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data and technology. Robin O’Malley, National Climate information to be made available to the Please note that comments submitted Change and Wildlife Science Center, public or for limited inspection.’’ in response to this notice are a matter U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Responses are voluntary. No questions of public record. Before including your Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA of a ‘‘sensitive’’ nature are asked. personal mailing address, phone 20192 (mail); 703–648–4086 (phone); or II. Data number, email address, or other romalley@usgs.gov (email). You may personally identifiable information in also find information about this ICR at OMB Control Number: 1028–0079. your comment, you should be aware www.reginfo.gov. Form Number: Various (12 forms). that your entire comment, including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING your personally identifiable BIRD SURVEY. I. Abstract information, may be made publicly Type of Request: Extension without available at any time. While you can ask The U.S. Geological Survey National change of a currently approved the OMB in your comment to withhold Climate Change and Wildlife Science collection. your personal identifying information Center (NCCWSC, https:// Respondent Obligation: None. from public review, we cannot nccwsc.usgs.gov) was established to Frequency of Collection: Annually. guarantee that it will be done. provide scientific information on Description of Respondents: General climate impacts and adaptation for use public skilled in bird identification. Mark Wimer, in decision making by managers of fish, Estimated Total Number of Annual Deputy Director, USGS Patuxent Wildlife wildlife and their ecosystems. Under Responses: 2,650. Research Center. Secretarial Order 3289, https:// Estimated Time per Response: We [FR Doc. 2015–21617 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am] www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/ estimate that it will take 11 hour(s) per BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P migrated/whatwedo/climate/cop15/ response. upload/SecOrder3289.pdf, NCCWSC Estimated Annual Burden Hours: established and manages a network of 29,150. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR eight Department of the Interior Climate Estimated Reporting and Science Centers (CSC; https:// Geological Survey Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ www.doi.gov/csc/). These centers Burden: The non-hour costs are based [GX15EN05ESB0500] provide regional expertise and decision upon Federal Personal Vehicle Mileage support for managers of natural and costs at an average rate of $57.50 per Agency Information Collection cultural resources from federal, state, response. This includes an approximate Activities: Request for Comments tribal and other sectors. CSCs are 100-mile round trip for data collection. AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), collaborative efforts between USGS and The total for 2,650 responses is Interior. institutions or consortia of institutions $152,375. ACTION: Notice of a revision of a that provide scientific expertise, Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA currently approved information academic training, scientific liaison, and (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an collection (1028–096). other functions associated with the CSC agency may not conduct or sponsor and mission. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES you are not required to respond to a SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological NCCWSC collects two types of collection of information unless it Survey) will ask the Office of information from the public as part of displays a currently valid OMB control Management and Budget (OMB) to this enterprise. The first consists of number. Until the OMB approves a approve the information collection (IC) proposals from institutions or consortia collection of information, you are not described below. As required by the that wish to serve as hosts and partners obliged to respond. Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of in the operation of CSCs. USGS uses the Comments: On April 3, 2015, we 1995, and as part of our continuing information from these proposals in the published a Federal Register notice (80 efforts to reduce paperwork and selection of institutions or consortia to VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:18 Aug 31, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of revision of a currently approved information collection, (1028-0079).
DatesTo ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB must receive them on or before October 1, 2015
ContactKeith Pardieck, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 12100 Beech Forest Road, Laurel, MD 20708-4038 (mail); 301-497-5843 (phone); or [email protected] (email). You may also find information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
FR Citation80 FR 52785 
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