80_FR_52955 80 FR 52786 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

80 FR 52786 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

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

Page Range52786-52787
FR Document2015-21620

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. This collection is scheduled to expire on 8/31/2016.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-21620]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX15EN05ESB0500]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of a revision of a currently approved information 
collection (1028-096).

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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 
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. This 
collection is scheduled to expire on 8/31/2016.

DATES: To ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive 
them on or before November 2, 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 [email protected] (email). Please reference 
`Information Collection 1028-0096, NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDLIFE 
SCIENCE CENTER AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CLIMATE SCIENCE CENTERS 
(NCCWSC/CSC)' in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin O'Malley, National Climate 
Change and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 
Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648-
4086 (phone); or [email protected] (email). You may also find 
information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The U.S. Geological Survey National Climate Change and Wildlife 
Science Center (NCCWSC, https://nccwsc.usgs.gov) was established to 
provide scientific information on climate impacts and adaptation for 
use in decision making by managers of fish, wildlife and their 
ecosystems. Under Secretarial Order 3289, https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/migrated/whatwedo/climate/cop15/upload/SecOrder3289.pdf, 
NCCWSC established and manages a network of eight Department of the 
Interior Climate Science Centers (CSC; https://www.doi.gov/csc/). These 
centers provide regional expertise and decision support for managers of 
natural and cultural resources from federal, state, tribal and other 
sectors. CSCs are collaborative efforts between USGS and institutions 
or consortia of institutions that provide scientific expertise, 
academic training, scientific liaison, and other functions associated 
with the CSC mission.
    NCCWSC collects two types of information from the public as part of 
this enterprise. The first consists of proposals from institutions or 
consortia that wish to serve as hosts and partners in the operation of 
CSCs. USGS uses the information from these proposals in the selection 
of institutions or consortia to

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serve as hosts and partners. Agreements are for set periods of time 
(generally five years); thus, when the agreement for a specific CSC is 
nearing its termination date, USGS will solicit proposals and determine 
whether to enter another agreement with the same institution/consortium 
or with another institution/consortium.
    USGS also currently collects information from institutions that 
serve as hosts for CSCs. This information includes quarterly financial 
statements (Standard Form 425) and annual progress reports. These 
reports address both the overarching agreement to host the CSC and 
individual research projects funded under that overarching agreement. 
In the future, USGS may enter into agreements with partner institutions 
in a consortium, in addition to the ``host,'' as is current practice. 
If such agreements are executed, USGS will request information from 
both the host and partner institutions. This information is used to 
evaluate the performance of the institutions/consortia with respect to 
the agreements.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0096.
    Form Number: Standard form 425. Other information not collected in 
a form.
    Title: NATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND WILDLIFE SCIENCE CENTER AND 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CLIMATE SCIENCE CENTERS (NCCWSC/CSC).
    Type of Request: Revisions to a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Institutions that are eligible to propose to serve 
as CSC host or partner institutions include Federal, state, not-for-
profit, local government, and tribal entities, including academic 
institutions. Existing host institutions are academic institutions.
    Respondent's Obligation: None, participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Proposals for new CSC host/partner 
agreements are collected approximately every five years for any 
individual CSC. However, because CSCs were not all established in one 
year, and agreement terms may be extended to address specific 
circumstances, such proposals may be requested during any year. 
Information is collected from institutions with whom USGS has an 
agreement to serve as a CSC host or partner and for individual research 
projects funded under these agreements on a quarterly and annual basis.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: USGS expects to request 
proposals for a maximum of three CSCs in any year, and to receive an 
average of five proposals per CSC-request, for a total of fifteen 
proposals in any single year. USGS expects to enter into agreements 
with a minimum of eight CSC host institutions, and as many as fifteen 
additional CSC partner institutions. Thus USGS would request quarterly 
and annual information addressing host and partner agreements from an 
estimated twenty-three institutions. In addition, USGS expects 
approximately forty requests per year addressing specific research 
projects funded under these hosting agreements.
    Estimated Time per Response: Each proposal for CSC hosting is 
expected to take 200 hours to complete. The time required to complete 
quarterly and annual reports for any specific host/partner or research 
project agreement is expected to total twenty hours per agreement (not 
per report).
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: A maximum of 4260 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
There are no ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this IC.
    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.

Shawn Carter,
Acting Chief, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center.
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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

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 1, 2015 / Notices 52787 serve as hosts and partners. Agreements in any year, and to receive an average cannot guarantee that we will be able to are for set periods of time (generally five of five proposals per CSC-request, for a do so. years); thus, when the agreement for a total of fifteen proposals in any single Shawn Carter, specific CSC is nearing its termination year. USGS expects to enter into date, USGS will solicit proposals and Acting Chief, National Climate Change and agreements with a minimum of eight Wildlife Science Center. determine whether to enter another CSC host institutions, and as many as [FR Doc. 2015–21620 Filed 8–31–15; 8:45 am] agreement with the same institution/ fifteen additional CSC partner consortium or with another institution/ BILLING CODE 4311–AM–P institutions. Thus USGS would request consortium. quarterly and annual information USGS also currently collects addressing host and partner agreements information from institutions that serve DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR from an estimated twenty-three as hosts for CSCs. This information institutions. In addition, USGS expects Bureau of Indian Affairs includes quarterly financial statements approximately forty requests per year (Standard Form 425) and annual addressing specific research projects [156A2100DD/AAKC001030/ progress reports. These reports address A0A501010.999900.253G] funded under these hosting agreements. both the overarching agreement to host Estimated Time per Response: Each Renewal of Agency Information the CSC and individual research proposal for CSC hosting is expected to Collection for the Bureau of Indian projects funded under that overarching agreement. In the future, USGS may take 200 hours to complete. The time Education Tribal Education enter into agreements with partner required to complete quarterly and Department Grant Program; Request institutions in a consortium, in addition annual reports for any specific host/ for Comments to the ‘‘host,’’ as is current practice. If partner or research project agreement is AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, such agreements are executed, USGS expected to total twenty hours per Interior. will request information from both the agreement (not per report). ACTION: Notice of request for comments. host and partner institutions. This Estimated Annual Burden Hours: A information is used to evaluate the maximum of 4260 hours. SUMMARY: In compliance with the performance of the institutions/ Estimated Reporting and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the consortia with respect to the Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is seeking agreements. Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ comments on the renewal of Office of burdens associated with this IC. Management and Budget (OMB) II. Data approval for the collection of OMB Control Number: 1028–0096. Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA information for the Tribal Education Form Number: Standard form 425. (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an Department Grant Program, authorized Other information not collected in a agency may not conduct or sponsor and by OMB Control Number 1076–0185. form. you are not required to respond to a The information collection will expire Title: NATIONAL CLIMATE collection of information unless it November 30, 2015. CHANGE AND WILDLIFE SCIENCE displays a currently valid OMB control DATES: Submit comments on or before CENTER AND DEPARTMENT OF THE number and current expiration date. November 2, 2015. INTERIOR CLIMATE SCIENCE CENTERS (NCCWSC/CSC). III. Request for Comments ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Type of Request: Revisions to a on the information collection to Ms. We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Wendy Greyeyes, Bureau of Indian currently approved collection. Whether the proposed collection of Affected Public: Institutions that are Education, Office of the BIE Director, information is necessary for the agency 1849 C Street NW., MS–4657–MIB, eligible to propose to serve as CSC host to perform its duties, including whether Washington, DC 20240; email or partner institutions include Federal, the information is useful; (b) the Wendy.Greyeyes@bie.edu. state, not-for-profit, local government, accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: and tribal entities, including academic burden of the proposed collection of Wendy Greyeyes, (202) 208–5810. institutions. Existing host institutions information; (c) ways to enhance the are academic institutions. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: quality, usefulness, and clarity of the Respondent’s Obligation: None, information to be collected; and (d) how I. Abstract participation is voluntary. Frequency of Collection: Proposals for to minimize the burden on the The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) new CSC host/partner agreements are respondents, including the use of is seeking renewal of the approval for collected approximately every five years automated collection techniques or information collection conducted under for any individual CSC. However, other forms of information technology. 25 U.S.C. 2020, for the solicitation of because CSCs were not all established in Please note that the comments grant proposals from Federally- one year, and agreement terms may be submitted in response to this notice are recognized tribes and their Tribal extended to address specific a matter of public record. Before Education Departments (TEDs) that will circumstances, such proposals may be including your personal mailing fund program goals to promote tribal requested during any year. Information address, phone number, email address, education capacity building to include: is collected from institutions with or other personally identifiable • Development and enforcement of mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES whom USGS has an agreement to serve information in your comment, you tribal educational codes, including as a CSC host or partner and for should be aware that your entire tribal education policies and tribal individual research projects funded comment, including your personally standards applicable to curriculum, under these agreements on a quarterly identifiable information, may be made personnel, students, facilities, and and annual basis. publicly available at any time. While support programs; Estimated Total Number of Annual you can ask us in your comment to • Facilitate tribal control in all Responses: USGS expects to request withhold your personally identifiable matters relating to the education of proposals for a maximum of three CSCs information from public view, we Indian children on reservations (and on VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:18 Aug 31, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 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 a revision of a currently approved information collection (1028-096).
DatesTo ensure that your comments are considered, we must receive them on or before November 2, 2015.
ContactRobin O'Malley, National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 516, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); 703-648- 4086 (phone); or [email protected] (email). You may also find information about this ICR at www.reginfo.gov.
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