[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45603-45604]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19245]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[USGS-GX.11.LC00.BM3FQ.00]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request for the
North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP)
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of a currently approved information
collection (1028-0078).
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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
request (ICR) for the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program
(NAAMP). 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 ICR. This ICR is scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2011.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC
we must receive them on or before August 29, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments on this ICR to the OMB Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior via e-mail to oira_docket@omb.eop.gov or
fax at 202-395-5806; and reference Information Collection 1028-0078 in
the subject line. Please also submit a copy of your comments to the
USGS, Information Collection Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, Mail Stop
807, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. Please reference
Information Collection 1028-0078 in the subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Weir at 301-497-5932 or by mail
at U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 12100
Beech Forest Road, Laurel, Maryland 20708-4038. To see a copy of the
entire ICR submitted to OMB, go to http://www.reginfo.gov (Information
Collection Review, Currently under Review).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This information collection pertains to volunteers who contribute
their time to conduct frog call surveys at assigned survey routes that
are part of the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program. Volunteers
use an on-line data entry system to submit their data. This information
is used by scientists and Federal, state, and local agencies to monitor
amphibian populations and detect population trends. Responses are
voluntary. Please go to: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/naamp for more
information about the NAAMP.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1028-0078.
Title: North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP).
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: General public; individual households.
Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: 3 times per year.
Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,700.
Annual Burden Hours: 5,100 hours. We estimate an average of 3 hours
per response. This includes driving time to and from the survey route
locations; listening periods at each sampling station; and data entry.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: The
estimated non-hour cost for this collection includes: A thermometer (a
one-time cost per respondent) and mileage. The thermometer is needed to
record air temperature during the survey. The cost of such thermometers
is approximately $15. The total operational costs consist of a mileage
estimate in accomplishing a survey, calculated by using the mileage
reimbursement rate of $0.50 cents per mile (as used in travel
reimbursement for Federal employees) times 15 miles (the approximate
distance of a calling survey route), for a total of $7.50 per survey.
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Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
III. Request for Comments
On March 14, 2011 we published a Federal Register notice (76 FR
13658) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval and
soliciting comments. The comment period closed on May 13, 2011. We did
not receive any comments in response to that notice.
We again invite comments concerning this ICR on: (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) ways 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 address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, you should
be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying
information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it will be
done.
Dated: July 22, 2011.
Anne E. Kinsinger,
Associate Director for Ecosystems.
[FR Doc. 2011-19245 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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