[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13658-13659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5754]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
U.S. Geological Survey
[USGS-GX.10.LC00.BM3P2.00]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of an extension of an existing 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 (IC)
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 IC. This IC 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 May 13, 2011.
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ADDRESSES: Please submit a copy of your comments to Phadrea Ponds,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150-
C Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118 (mail); 970-226-9445
(phone); 970-226-9230 (fax); or [email protected] (e-mail). 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.
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.
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
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) 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 the comments submitted in response to this notice
are a matter of public record. We will include or summarize each
comment in our request to OMB to approve this IC. 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, 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.
USGS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Phadrea Ponds 970-
226-9445.
Dated: March 4, 2011.
Ken Williams,
Acting Associate Director for Ecosystems.
[FR Doc. 2011-5754 Filed 3-11-11; 8:45 am]
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