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factors to this species and to develop
additional specific recovery criteria.
The recovery strategy will initially
focus on learning more about the
species’ status and ecology, including
documenting known locations and
characterizing these habitats. Population
goals are not identified, but are
acknowledged as key to recovery.
Current efforts include development of
models and additional research that will
generate these spatially explicit
population goals.
Recovery Objectives: The recovery
plan identifies actions needed to
achieve long-term viability for the Ivorybilled woodpecker and focuses on these
goals:
1. Management to reduce risks to the
existing population,
2. Protection and enhancement of
suitable habitat, and;
3. Actions to reduce or eliminate
threats sufficient to allow restoration of
additional wild populations.
The emphasis for recovery will be on
the distribution of additional viable
populations in the historic range of the
species. Discovery, documentation, and
subsequent management of additional
populations meet scientifically accepted
goals for the promotion of viable
populations of listed species.
Recovery Criteria:
1. Determine current habitat use and
needs of existing populations.
2. Survey potential habitats for new
occurrences.
3. Conserve and enhance habitat on
public land. Add additional acreage to
public habitat inventory via land
acquisition from willing sellers.
4. Conserve and enhance habitat on
private lands through the use of
agreements, conservation easements,
habitat conservation plans, and public
outreach to facilitate appropriate
management actions.
5. Determine viability of existing
populations (numbers, breeding success,
population genetics, and ecology).
6. Determine the number and
geographic distribution of
subpopulations needed for a selfsustaining metapopulation and evaluate
suitable habitat for species
reintroduction.
At present there is limited
information on the current population
abundance, distribution, habitat
requirements, and biology. More
specific, quantifiable criteria for
downlisting and delisting this species
will be developed as additional
knowledge concerning these critical
attributes is acquired.
Public Comments Solicited
We solicit written comments on the
recovery plan described. We will
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consider all comments received by the
date specified in DATES section prior to
a decision on final approval of the
revised recovery plan.
Our practice is to make all comments,
including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public review
during regular business hours.
Individual respondents may request that
we withhold their home addresses from
the record, which we will honor to the
extent allowable by law. In some
circumstances, we would withhold also
from the record a respondent’s identity,
as allowable by law. If you wish for us
to withhold your name and/or address,
you must state this prominently at the
beginning of your comments. However,
we will not consider anonymous
comments. We will make all
submissions from organizations or
businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as
representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public inspection in their entirety.
Authority
The authority for this action is section
4(f) of the Endangered Species Act, 16
U.S.C. 1533(f).
Dated: April 10, 2007.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director, Southeast Region.
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on August 17, 2007.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an
information collection (1028–0056).
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), USGS is inviting comments on a
collection of information that we will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR)
concerns the paperwork requirements in
the Performance Measures Data, North
American Reporting Center for
Amphibian Malformations (NARCAM).
DATES: Submit written comments by
October 22, 2007.
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You may submit comments
by any of the following methods listed
below. Please use the Information
Collection Number 1028–0056 as an
identifier in your message.
• E-mail USGS at atravnic@usgs.gov.
Identify with Information Collection
Number 1028–0056 in the subject line.
• Fax: 703–787–7069. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1028–
0056.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; U.S.
Geological Survey; Attention: Alfred
Travnicek; 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
MS–807; Reston, Virginia 20192. Please
reference ‘‘Information Collection 1028–
0056’’ in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alfred Travnicek, Clearance Officer for
Information Collections, at (703) 648–
7231.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: North American Reporting
Center for Amphibian Malformations
(NARCAM) Data Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1028–0056.
Abstract: Beginning in 1997, the U.S.
Geological Survey has collected
voluntary submissions from the research
and monitoring community, as well as
private citizens, of observational data
regarding amphibian malformations.
Reports are submitted through the
World Wide Web to the USGS National
Biological Information Infrastructure
(NBII) program, which manages the
North American Reporting Center for
Amphibian Malformations (NARCAM).
Each malformation occurrence
submitted through theo online
NARCAM reporting form is carefully
reviewed by trained professional
herpetologists for quality and accuracy.
Data associated with the validated
reports, including species, malformation
type, and geospatial information, are
made accessible to the public via the
NARCAM Web site. Information may be
used by scientists and resource
managers within Federal, State, and
local agencies, as well as the general
public, to identify areas where
malformed amphibians have been
reported, and the rates of occurrence.
The NARCAM dataset is the only
publicly available, national dataset on
amphibian malformations.
We will be requesting OMB approval
for an extension of the NARCAM data
collection efforts.
We will protect information from
respondents considered private under
the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552) and its implementing
regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under
regulations at 30 CFR 250.197, ‘‘Data
and information to be made available to
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the public or for limited inspection.’’
Contact information for individual
reporters is collected, but only for
purposes of quality control/quality
assurance questions regarding the
report. Responses are voluntary. We
intend to release data collected on the
National Biological Information
Infrastructure Web site https://
www.nbii.gov, but all personal data
about the reporter—name, address,
phone number, and/or e-mail address—
are removed from the publicly
accessible database. The database
complies with all Department of the
Interior requirements and policies for
security and data integrity.
Frequency: The frequency is once,
unless the reporter voluntarily submits
more than one observation.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 50–100
public citizens annually.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: The
currently approved ‘‘hour’’ burden for
the NARCAM data collection form is
150 hours. We estimate the public
reporting burden averages 30 minutes
per response. This includes the time for
reviewing instructions, and completing
and reviewing the information. Because
many individuals submit more than one
malformation report during a single
online session, some respondents will
exceed the average of 30 minutes per
reporting session. The approved ‘‘hour’’
burden of 150 hours is calculated based
upon the total number of average annual
malformation reports, and not the
average number of citizens submitting a
report.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We have identified no ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burden associated with the
NARCAM form.
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. Until OMB approves a
collection of information, you are not
obligated to respond.
Comments; Before submitting an ICR
to OMB, PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
requires each agency ‘‘* * * to provide
notice * * * and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information * * *’’.
Agencies must specifically solicit
comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the agency to perform its
duties, including whether the
information is useful; (b) evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
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burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Agencies must also estimate the ‘‘nonhour cost’’ burdens to respondents or
recordkeepers resulting from the
collection of information. Therefore, if
you have costs to generate, maintain,
and disclose this information, you
should comment and provide your total
capital and startup cost components or
annual operation, maintenance, and
purchase of service components. You
should describe the methods you use to
estimate major cost factors, including
system and technology acquisition,
expected useful life of capital
equipment, discount rate(s), and the
period over which you incur costs.
Capital and startup costs include,
among other items, computers and
software you purchase to prepare for
collecting information, monitoring, and
record storage facilities. You should not
include estimates for equipment or
services purchased: (i) Before October 1,
1995; (ii) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information
collection; (iii) for reasons other than to
provide information or keep records for
the Government; or (iv) as part of
customary and usual business or private
practices.
We will summarize written responses
to this notice and address them in our
submission for OMB approval. As a
result of your comments, we will make
any necessary adjustments to the burden
in our submission to OMB.
Public Comment Policy: 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 us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
USGS Information Collection
Clearance Office: Alfred Travnicek (703)
648–7231.
Dated: August 17, 2007.
Susan D. Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology, U.S. Geological
Survey.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Scientific Earthquake Studies Advisory
Committee
U.S. Geological Survey.
Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to Public Law 106–
503, the Scientific Earthquake Studies
Advisory Committee (SESC) will hold
its 16th meeting. The meeting location
is the Paso Robles Inn, 1103 Spring
Street, Paso Robles, California 93446.
The Committee is comprised of
members from academia, industry, and
State government. The Committee shall
advise the Director of the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) on matters
relating to the USGS’s participation in
the National Earthquake Hazards
Reduction Program.
The Committee will receive updates
and provide guidance on Earthquake
Hazards Program activities and the
status of teams supported by the
Program, as well as a report from the
Advanced National Seismic System
steering committee.
Meetings of the Scientific Earthquake
Studies Advisory Committee are open to
the public.
DATES: September 5, 2007, commencing
at 8:30 a.m. and adjourning at 5 p.m.
Contact: Dr. William S. Leith, U.S.
Geological Survey, MS 905, 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia
20192, (703) 648–6786, wleith@usgs.gov.
SUMMARY:
Dated: August 14, 2007.
David Applegate,
Acting Associate Director for Geology.
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Idaho
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of closure—emergency/
safety, Idaho.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land
Management, in coordination with the
Salmon-Challis National Forest, has
closed the Darling Creek road and
associated connecting roads and trails
while the agencies fight the Shower
Bath Fire, approximately 10 miles north
of Challis, Idaho.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of extension of an information collection (1028-0056).
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), USGS
is inviting comments on a collection of information that we will submit
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval.
The information collection request (ICR) concerns the paperwork
requirements in the Performance Measures Data, North American Reporting
Center for Amphibian Malformations (NARCAM).
DATES: Submit written comments by October 22, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
listed below. Please use the Information Collection Number 1028-0056 as
an identifier in your message.
E-mail USGS at atravnic@usgs.gov. Identify with
Information Collection Number 1028-0056 in the subject line.
Fax: 703-787-7069. Identify with Information Collection
Number 1028-0056.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; U.S. Geological Survey; Attention: Alfred Travnicek; 12201
Sunrise Valley Drive, MS-807; Reston, Virginia 20192. Please reference
``Information Collection 1028-0056'' in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alfred Travnicek, Clearance Officer
for Information Collections, at (703) 648-7231.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations
(NARCAM) Data Collection Form.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0056.
Abstract: Beginning in 1997, the U.S. Geological Survey has
collected voluntary submissions from the research and monitoring
community, as well as private citizens, of observational data regarding
amphibian malformations. Reports are submitted through the World Wide
Web to the USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
program, which manages the North American Reporting Center for
Amphibian Malformations (NARCAM). Each malformation occurrence
submitted through theo online NARCAM reporting form is carefully
reviewed by trained professional herpetologists for quality and
accuracy. Data associated with the validated reports, including
species, malformation type, and geospatial information, are made
accessible to the public via the NARCAM Web site. Information may be
used by scientists and resource managers within Federal, State, and
local agencies, as well as the general public, to identify areas where
malformed amphibians have been reported, and the rates of occurrence.
The NARCAM dataset is the only publicly available, national dataset on
amphibian malformations.
We will be requesting OMB approval for an extension of the NARCAM
data collection efforts.
We will protect information from respondents considered private
under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) and its
implementing regulations (43 CFR part 2) and under regulations at 30
CFR 250.197, ``Data and information to be made available to
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the public or for limited inspection.'' Contact information for
individual reporters is collected, but only for purposes of quality
control/quality assurance questions regarding the report. Responses are
voluntary. We intend to release data collected on the National
Biological Information Infrastructure Web site https://www.nbii.gov, but
all personal data about the reporter--name, address, phone number, and/
or e-mail address--are removed from the publicly accessible database.
The database complies with all Department of the Interior requirements
and policies for security and data integrity.
Frequency: The frequency is once, unless the reporter voluntarily
submits more than one observation.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 50-
100 public citizens annually.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: The
currently approved ``hour'' burden for the NARCAM data collection form
is 150 hours. We estimate the public reporting burden averages 30
minutes per response. This includes the time for reviewing
instructions, and completing and reviewing the information. Because
many individuals submit more than one malformation report during a
single online session, some respondents will exceed the average of 30
minutes per reporting session. The approved ``hour'' burden of 150
hours is calculated based upon the total number of average annual
malformation reports, and not the average number of citizens submitting
a report.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost''
Burden: We have identified no ``non-hour cost'' burden associated with
the NARCAM form.
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.
Until OMB approves a collection of information, you are not obligated
to respond.
Comments; Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section
3506(c)(2)(A) requires each agency ``* * * to provide notice * * * and
otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies
concerning each proposed collection of information * * *''. Agencies
must specifically solicit comments to: (a) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to
perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c) enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d)
minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Agencies must also estimate the ``non-hour cost'' burdens to
respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of
information. Therefore, if you have costs to generate, maintain, and
disclose this information, you should comment and provide your total
capital and startup cost components or annual operation, maintenance,
and purchase of service components. You should describe the methods you
use to estimate major cost factors, including system and technology
acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, discount
rate(s), and the period over which you incur costs. Capital and startup
costs include, among other items, computers and software you purchase
to prepare for collecting information, monitoring, and record storage
facilities. You should not include estimates for equipment or services
purchased: (i) Before October 1, 1995; (ii) to comply with requirements
not associated with the information collection; (iii) for reasons other
than to provide information or keep records for the Government; or (iv)
as part of customary and usual business or private practices.
We will summarize written responses to this notice and address them
in our submission for OMB approval. As a result of your comments, we
will make any necessary adjustments to the burden in our submission to
OMB.
Public Comment Policy: 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 us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
USGS Information Collection Clearance Office: Alfred Travnicek
(703) 648-7231.
Dated: August 17, 2007.
Susan D. Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 07-4118 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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