[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 132 (Friday, July 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 39751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16872]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Submission of Conservation Efforts to Make Listings
Unnecessary under the Endangered Species Act under the Policy for
Evaluation of Conservation Efforts when Making Listing Decisions.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0466.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 3.
Average Hours per Response: 2,500 hours per agreement or plan; 320
hours to conduct monitoring for successful agreements; and 80 hours to
prepare a report for successful agreements.
Burden Hours: 3,300.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
On March 28, 2003, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Services) announced a final policy
on the criteria the Services will use to evaluate conservation efforts
by states and other non-Federal entities (68 FR 15100). The Services
take these efforts into account when making decisions on whether to
list a species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species
Act. The efforts usually involve the development of a conservation plan
or agreement, procedures for monitoring the effectiveness of the plan
or agreement, and an annual report.
Affected Public: State, local or tribal government; business or
other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: July 7, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-16872 Filed 7-9-15; 8:45 am]
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