81 FR 5779 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 22 (February 3, 2016)

We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are notifying the public that we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the information collection request (ICR) described below. 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 January 31, 2016.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5779-5780]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01938]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of revision of a currently approved information 
collection, (1028-0082).

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) are notifying the public that 
we have submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) the 
information collection request (ICR) described below. 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 January 
31, 2016.

DATE:  To ensure that your comments on this ICR are considered, OMB 
must receive them on or before March 4, 2016.

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[email protected]); or by fax (202) 395-5806; and identify 
your submission with `OMB Control Number 1028-0082, Bird Banding and 
Recovery Reports'. Please also forward a copy of your comments and 
suggestions on this

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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 [email protected] 
(email). Please reference `OMB Information Collection 1028-1028-0082: 
Bird Banding and Recovery Reports' in all correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Peterjohn, Patuxent Wildlife 
Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 12100 Beech Forest Rd., 
Laurel, MD 20708 (mail); 301-497-5646 (phone); or [email protected] 
(email).You may also find information about this ICR at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The USGS Bird Banding Laboratory is responsible for monitoring the 
trapping and marking of wild migratory birds by persons holding Federal 
permits. The Bird Banding Laboratory collects information using three 
forms: (1) The Application for Federal Bird Marking and Salvage Permit, 
(2) The Permit Renewal Form, and (3) The Bird Banding Recovery Report.
    We will protect information from respondents considered proprietary 
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and it's 
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: 1028-0082.
    Form Number: Various (12 forms).
    Title: Bird Banding and Recovery Reports.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondent Obligation: None. Participation is voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Description of Respondents: General Public.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 46,990 from the 
individuals and households and 1610 from state/local/tribal 
governments.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 to 30 minutes, depending on form 
used. The band recovery form receives approximately 42,900 responses 
from individuals and households and 1,000 responses from state/local/
tribal governments annually. The permit application form receives 
approximately 90 responses from individuals and households and 10 
responses from the state/local/tribal governments. The permit renewal 
form receives approximately 500 responses from individuals and 
households and 100 responses from state/local/tribal governments 
annually. Bandit receives approximately 3500 responses from individuals 
and households and 500 responses from state/local/tribal governments 
annually.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 19,533 hours.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden:
    We have not identified any ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated 
with this collection of information.
    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.
    Comments: On 9/29/2015 we published a Federal Register notice (80 
FR 58499) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval 
and soliciting comments. The comment period closed on [December 1, 
2015]. We received one comment. The comment did not directly relate to 
this collection, but rather is a negative response to the capture and 
marking of birds in general and other actions related to bird 
management. There were no direct comments about any of the data 
collection forms so the comment appears to be irrelevant to this 
process.

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 us and the OMB 
in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from 
public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be done.

Elizabeth Cahoon,
Administrative Officer, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center.
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