83 FR 14487 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Administrative Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Financial Assistance Programs

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)

Page Range		14487-14489
FR Document		2018-06810

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14487-14489]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06810]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-HQ-WSFR-2018-N043; FF09W25000-178-FXGO166409WSFR0; OMB Control 
Number 1018-0100]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Administrative 
Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Financial Assistance 
Programs

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are proposing to renew an 
information collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's Desk Officer for the 
Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; or 
via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your comments 
to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-
3803 (mail); or by email to [email protected]. Please reference OMB 
Control Number 1018-0100 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at (703) 358-2503. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    We published a Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment 
period soliciting comments on this collection of information on October 
10, 2017 (82 FR 47018). No comments were received in response to that 
notice.
    We are again soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is 
described below. We are especially interested in public comment 
addressing the following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the 
proper functions of the Service; (2) will this information be processed 
and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 
(4) how might the Service enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Service minimize 
the burden of this collection on the respondents,

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including through the use of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your that your entire comment--including your 
personal identifying information--may be publicly available at any 
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.
    Abstract: Information collection requirements associated with the 
administrative processes used to administer Service financial 
assistance programs are currently approved under four different OMB 
control numbers:
     1018-0100, ``Migratory Birds and Wetlands Conservation 
Grant Programs, 50 CFR 17 and 23'';
     1018-0109, ``Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants 
and Cooperative Agreements, 50 CFR 80, 81, 84, 85, and 86'';
     1018-0123, ``International Conservation Grant Programs''; 
and
     1018-0154, ``Wolf-Livestock Demonstration Project Grant 
Program.''
    In this revision, we are consolidating all of the information 
collection requirements associated with the four OMB Control Numbers 
identified above into one control number, OMB Control No. 1018-0100, 
with a new title to more accurately reflect the purpose of the 
consolidated collection of information. Consolidation of OMB approvals 
into a single collection reduces burden on the public by ensuring 
consistency in the application and award administration processes 
across all Service financial assistance programs. If OMB approves this 
request, we will discontinue OMB Control Numbers 1018-0109, 1018-0123, 
and 1018-0154.
    We issue financial assistance through grants and cooperative 
agreement awards to individuals; commercial organizations; institutions 
of higher education; non-profit organizations; foreign entities; and 
State, local, and Tribal governments. The Service administers a wide 
variety of financial assistance programs, authorized by Congress to 
address the Service's mission, as listed in the Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance (CFDA). The CFDA is a government-wide compendium of 
Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide 
assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial 
and non-financial assistance programs administered by departments and 
establishments of the Federal government. The CFDA listing includes 
program types and numbers, the specific type of assistance for each 
program, and includes the applicable authorities for each program 
within the description. A list of currently authorized Service 
financial assistance programs can be found at https://www.cfda.gov/?s=agency&mode=form&tab=program&id=000710afb4d72c15f9fc20a83f7319d0. 
The Service currently manages the following types of assistance as 
categorized by the CFDA:

 Formula Grants
 Project Grants
 Project Grants (Discretionary)
 Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)
 Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use
 Use of Property, Facilities, and Equipment
 Provision of Specialized Services
 Advisory Services and Counseling
 Dissemination of Technical Information
 Training

    Some assistance programs are mandatory and funds are awarded to 
eligible recipients according to a formula set by law or policy. Other 
programs are discretionary and award funds based on competitive 
selection and merit review processes. Mandatory grant recipients must 
give us specific, detailed project information during the application 
process so that we may ensure that projects are eligible for the 
mandatory funding, are substantial in character and design, and comply 
with all applicable Federal laws. Discretionary grant applicants must 
give us information as dictated by the program requirements and as 
requested in the notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), including that 
information that addresses ranking criteria. All recipients must submit 
financial and performance reports that contain information necessary 
for us to track costs and accomplishments. The recipients' reports must 
adhere to schedules and rules in 2 CFR part 200, Uniform Administrative 
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 
Awards, which was effective as of December 26, 2014. Part 200 
prescribes the information that Federal agencies must collect, and 
financial assistance recipients must provide, and also supports this 
information collection.
    The Service uses the grant process to provide technical and 
financial assistance to other Federal agencies, States, local 
governments, Native American tribes, non-governmental organizations, 
citizen groups, and private landowners, for the conservation and 
management of fish and wildlife resources. The process begins with the 
submission of an application. The respective program reviews and 
prioritizes proposed projects based on their respective project 
selection criteria. Pending availability of funding, applicants can 
submit their application documents to the Service through the Federal 
Grants.gov website, when solicited by the Service through a NOFO.
    As part of this collection of information, the Service collects the 
following types of information requiring approval under the PRA:
    A. Application Package: We use the information provided in 
applications to: (1) Determine eligibility under the authorizing 
legislation and applicable program regulations; (2) determine 
allowability of major cost items under the Cost Principles at 2 CFR 
200; (3) select those projects that will provide the highest return on 
the Federal investment; and (4) assist in compliance with laws, as 
applicable, such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the National 
Historic Preservation Act, and the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. The full application 
package (submitted by the applicant) generally include the following:
     Required Federal financial assistance application forms 
(SF-424 suite of forms, as applicable to specified project).
     Project Narrative--generally includes items such as:
    [cir] Statement of need,
    [cir] Project goals and objectives,
    [cir] Methods used and timetable,
    [cir] Description of key personnel qualifications,
    [cir] Description of stakeholders or other relevant organizations/
individuals involved and level of involvement,
    [cir] Project monitoring and evaluation plan, and/or
    [cir] Other pertinent project specific information.
     Pertinent project budget-related information--generally 
includes items such as:
    [cir] Budget justification,
    [cir] Indirect cost statement,
    [cir] Federally-funded equipment list, and/or
    [cir] Certifications and disclosures.
    B. Amendments: Most awardees must explain and justify requests for 
amendments to terms of the grant. The information is used to determine 
the eligibility and allowability of activities and to comply with the 
requirements of 2 CFR 200.

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    C. Reporting Requirements: Reporting requirements associated with 
financial assistance awards generally include the following types of 
reports:
     Financial reports,
     Quarterly and Annual Performance reports, and
     Property Reports.
    D. Recordkeeping Requirements: In accordance with 2 CFR 200.333, 
financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all 
other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be 
retained for a period of 3 years after the date of submission of the 
final expenditure report or, for Federal awards that are renewed 
quarterly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly 
or annual financial report, respectively, as reported to the Federal 
awarding agency or pass-through entity (in the case of a subrecipient) 
(unless an exemption as described in 200.333 applies that requires 
retention of records longer than 3 years).
    Title of Collection: Administrative Procedures for U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service Financial Assistance Programs.
    OMB Control Number: 1018-0100.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals; commercial organizations; 
institutions of higher education; non-profit organizations; foreign 
entities; and State, local, and Tribal governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 12,152.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 16,628.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 3 hours to 203 
hours, depending on the activity.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 263,862.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

    Dated: March 30, 2018.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
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including through the use of administered by departments and American tribes, non-governmental
information technology. establishments of the Federal organizations, citizen groups, and
Comments that you submit in government. The CFDA listing includes private landowners, for the conservation
response to this notice are a matter of program types and numbers, the specific and management of fish and wildlife
public record. Before including your type of assistance for each program, and resources. The process begins with the
address, phone number, email address, includes the applicable authorities for submission of an application. The
or other personal identifying each program within the description. A respective program reviews and
information in your comment, you list of currently authorized Service prioritizes proposed projects based on
should be aware that your that your financial assistance programs can be their respective project selection
entire comment—including your found at https://www.cfda.gov/ criteria. Pending availability of funding,
personal identifying information—may ?s=agency&mode=form& applicants can submit their application
be publicly available at any time. While tab=program&id=000710afb4d72c15f9fc documents to the Service through the
you can ask us in your comment to 20a83f7319d0. The Service currently Federal Grants.gov website, when
withhold your personal identifying manages the following types of solicited by the Service through a
information from public review, we assistance as categorized by the CFDA: NOFO.
cannot guarantee that we will be able to • Formula Grants As part of this collection of
do so. • Project Grants information, the Service collects the
Abstract: Information collection • Project Grants (Discretionary) following types of information requiring
requirements associated with the • Cooperative Agreements approval under the PRA:
administrative processes used to A. Application Package: We use the
(Discretionary Grants)
administer Service financial assistance • Direct Payments with Unrestricted information provided in applications to:
programs are currently approved under (1) Determine eligibility under the
Use
four different OMB control numbers: • Use of Property, Facilities, and authorizing legislation and applicable
• 1018–0100, ‘‘Migratory Birds and program regulations; (2) determine
Equipment
Wetlands Conservation Grant Programs, allowability of major cost items under
• Provision of Specialized Services
50 CFR 17 and 23’’; • Advisory Services and Counseling the Cost Principles at 2 CFR 200; (3)
• 1018–0109, ‘‘Wildlife and Sport select those projects that will provide
• Dissemination of Technical
Fish Restoration Grants and Cooperative the highest return on the Federal
Information
Agreements, 50 CFR 80, 81, 84, 85, and investment; and (4) assist in compliance
• Training
86’’; with laws, as applicable, such as the
• 1018–0123, ‘‘International Some assistance programs are National Environmental Policy Act, the
Conservation Grant Programs’’; and mandatory and funds are awarded to National Historic Preservation Act, and
• 1018–0154, ‘‘Wolf-Livestock eligible recipients according to a the Uniform Relocation Assistance and
Demonstration Project Grant Program.’’ formula set by law or policy. Other Real Property Acquisition Policies Act
In this revision, we are consolidating programs are discretionary and award of 1970. The full application package
all of the information collection funds based on competitive selection (submitted by the applicant) generally
requirements associated with the four and merit review processes. Mandatory include the following:
OMB Control Numbers identified above grant recipients must give us specific, • Required Federal financial
into one control number, OMB Control detailed project information during the assistance application forms (SF–424
No. 1018–0100, with a new title to more application process so that we may suite of forms, as applicable to specified
accurately reflect the purpose of the ensure that projects are eligible for the project).
consolidated collection of information. mandatory funding, are substantial in • Project Narrative—generally
Consolidation of OMB approvals into a character and design, and comply with includes items such as:
single collection reduces burden on the all applicable Federal laws. Æ Statement of need,
public by ensuring consistency in the Discretionary grant applicants must give Æ Project goals and objectives,
application and award administration us information as dictated by the Æ Methods used and timetable,
processes across all Service financial program requirements and as requested Æ Description of key personnel
assistance programs. If OMB approves in the notice of funding opportunity qualifications,
this request, we will discontinue OMB (NOFO), including that information that Æ Description of stakeholders or other
Control Numbers 1018–0109, 1018– addresses ranking criteria. All recipients relevant organizations/individuals
0123, and 1018–0154. must submit financial and performance involved and level of involvement,
We issue financial assistance through reports that contain information Æ Project monitoring and evaluation
grants and cooperative agreement necessary for us to track costs and plan, and/or
Æ Other pertinent project specific
awards to individuals; commercial accomplishments. The recipients’
information.
organizations; institutions of higher reports must adhere to schedules and • Pertinent project budget-related
education; non-profit organizations; rules in 2 CFR part 200, Uniform information—generally includes items
foreign entities; and State, local, and Administrative Requirements, Cost such as:
Tribal governments. The Service Principles, and Audit Requirements for Æ Budget justification,
administers a wide variety of financial Federal Awards, which was effective as Æ Indirect cost statement,
assistance programs, authorized by of December 26, 2014. Part 200 Æ Federally-funded equipment list,
Congress to address the Service’s prescribes the information that Federal and/or
mission, as listed in the Catalog of agencies must collect, and financial Æ Certifications and disclosures.
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Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). assistance recipients must provide, and B. Amendments: Most awardees must
The CFDA is a government-wide also supports this information explain and justify requests for
compendium of Federal programs, collection. amendments to terms of the grant. The
projects, services, and activities that The Service uses the grant process to information is used to determine the
provide assistance or benefits to the provide technical and financial eligibility and allowability of activities
American public. It contains financial assistance to other Federal agencies, and to comply with the requirements of
and non-financial assistance programs States, local governments, Native 2 CFR 200.

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C. Reporting Requirements: Reporting DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
requirements associated with financial U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The determinations in
assistance awards generally include the National Park Service this notice are the sole responsibility of
following types of reports: [NPS–WASO–NAGPRA–NPS0025194; the museum, institution, or Federal
• Financial reports, PPWOCRADN0–PCU00RP14.R50000] agency that has control of the Native
• Quarterly and Annual Performance American human remains. The National
reports, and Notice of Inventory Completion: U.S. Park Service is not responsible for the
• Property Reports. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha determinations in this notice.
D. Recordkeeping Requirements: In District, Omaha, NE, and State Consultation
accordance with 2 CFR 200.333, Archaeological Research Center,
financial records, supporting Rapid City, SD A detailed assessment of the human
documents, statistical records, and all remains was made by SARC and Omaha
other non-Federal entity records AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. District professional staff in
pertinent to a Federal award must be ACTION: Notice. consultation with representatives of the
retained for a period of 3 years after the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of
date of submission of the final Berthold Reservation, North Dakota.
Engineers, Omaha District, (Omaha
expenditure report or, for Federal District) has completed an inventory of History and Description of the Remains
awards that are renewed quarterly or human remains and associated funerary
annually, from the date of the In 1962, human remains representing,
objects, in consultation with the at minimum, one individual were
submission of the quarterly or annual appropriate Indian Tribes or Native
financial report, respectively, as removed from site 39LM0002 in Lyman
Hawaiian organizations, and has County, SD, by W.W. Caldwell and R.T.
reported to the Federal awarding agency determined that there is a cultural
or pass-through entity (in the case of a Carter, archeologists from the
affiliation between the human remains Smithsonian Institution, as part of the
subrecipient) (unless an exemption as and present-day Indian Tribes or Native Smithsonian Institution River Basin
described in 200.333 applies that Hawaiian organizations. Lineal Surveys project. Most of the human
requires retention of records longer than descendants or representatives of any remains from this excavation were sent
3 years). Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian to the Smithsonian Institution
Title of Collection: Administrative organization not identified in this notice immediately after removal, where they
Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife that wish to request transfer of control are still housed. Other site materials,
Service Financial Assistance Programs. of these human remains should submit including faunal remains, were housed
OMB Control Number: 1018–0100. a written request to the Omaha District. at Nebraska State Historical Society and
Form Number: None. If no additional requestors come
Type of Review: Revision of a later loaned to researcher Carl Falk. In
forward, transfer of control of the 1989, the faunal remains at Nebraska
currently approved collection. human remains and associated funerary
Respondents/Affected Public: State Historical Society were returned to
objects to the lineal descendants, Indian SARC. In 1994, Carl Falk returned the
Individuals; commercial organizations; Tribes, or Native Hawaiian
institutions of higher education; non- loaned faunal collection to SARC, and at
organizations stated in this notice may that time, human remains were
profit organizations; foreign entities; proceed.
and State, local, and Tribal discovered in the faunal collection. The
DATES: Lineal descendants or human remains are a single human
governments. representatives of any Indian Tribe or
Total Estimated Number of Annual talus. No known individual was
Native Hawaiian organization not identified. No associated funerary
Respondents: 12,152. identified in this notice that wish to
Total Estimated Number of Annual objects are present.
request transfer of control of these Site 39LM0002, Medicine Creek
Responses: 16,628. human remains should submit a written
Estimated Completion Time per Village, is a multicomponent village site
request with information in support of on the left bank of the Missouri river
Response: Varies from 3 hours to 203 the request to the Omaha District at the
hours, depending on the activity. near the confluence with Medicine
address in this notice by May 4, 2018. Creek. The human remains were
Total Estimated Number of Annual ADDRESSES: Ms. Sandra Barnum, U.S.
Burden Hours: 263,862. collected from a burial within a midden.
Army Engineer District, Omaha, ATTN: The rectangular earthlodge located
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to CENWO–PM–AB, 1616 Capital Avenue,
Obtain or Retain a Benefit. under the midden is associated with the
Omaha, NE 68102, telephone, (402) Initial Middle Missouri variant (A.D.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 995–2674, email sandra.v.barnum@
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 900–1350). Based on the earthlodge, as
usace.army.mil. well as collected ceramic types, site
Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is features, and the house floor plans, the
sponsor and a person is not required to here given in accordance with the human remains are determined to be
respond to a collection of information Native American Graves Protection and Native American from the Initial Middle
unless it displays a currently valid OMB Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. Missouri variant, which is ancestral to
control number. 3003, of the completion of an inventory the Mandan. The Mandan are
The authority for this action is the of human remains under the control of represented today by the Three
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Omaha District and in the physical Reservation, North Dakota.
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custody of the South Dakota State In approximately 1956, human
Dated: March 30, 2018. remains representing, at minimum, one
Archaeological Research Center (SARC).
Madonna L. Baucum, The human remains were removed from individual were removed from site
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. sites 39LM0002 and 39WW0001 in 39WW0001, in Walworth County, SD,
Fish and Wildlife Service. Lyman and Walworth Counties, SD. during a salvage archeological project to
[FR Doc. 2018–06810 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am] This notice is published as part of the mitigate sites that would be lost to the
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of information collection; request for comment.
Dates		Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 4, 2018.
Contact		To request additional information about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by telephone at (703) 358-2503. You may also view the ICR at http:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
FR Citation		83 FR 14487

83 FR 14487 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Administrative Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Financial Assistance Programs

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 65 (April 4, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service