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particularly sea level rise, would be
initiated.
Under this alternative, the plan
anticipates shifts in the Visitor Services’
Program if visitation and public use
increase. Positions are proposed to add
another refuge ranger position to
coordinate and enhance volunteerism
and to foster relationships with the
refuges’ friends group and other
partners for environmental education
and outreach programs.
Resource protection and visitor safety
would be greatly enhanced through this
alternative, with the addition of two
new law enforcement officers. This
would allow for more patrol and
enforcement of closed areas and for
more protection of sensitive areas,
especially of Wilderness areas or
cultural resource sites. A cultural
resources’ inventory would be
conducted.
The operation of the refuges for
meeting their goals and purposes would
be more optimally realized under this
alternative. Implementation of the plan,
including details of refuge operations,
would also occur through the
development of eleven step-down
management plans. New staffing is
proposed through the addition of seven
permanent full-time staff. These
positions are in addition to the six fulltime positions proposed in Alternative
B, for a total of thirteen full-time
positions with Alternative C. New
maintenance and staff housing facilities
are proposed along with new vehicles
and boats to accommodate the staffing
increases.
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Dated: April 8, 2008.
Cynthia K. Dohner,
Acting Regional Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Review; Comment Request
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS),
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: To comply with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we are notifying the public that
we have submitted to OMB an
information collection request (ICR) to
renew approval of the paperwork
requirements for the ‘‘North American
Breeding Bird Survey.’’ This notice also
provides the public a second
opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of this collection.
DATES: Submit written comments by
June 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments on
this information collection directly to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk
Officer for the Department of the
Interior via e-mail:
(OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or by
fax (202) 395–6566; and identify your
submission with #1028–0079.
Please also submit a copy of your
comments to the Department of the
Interior, USGS, via:
• E-mail: atravnic@usgs.gov. Use
OMB Control Number 1028–0079 in the
subject line.
• Fax: (703) 648–7069. Use OMB
Control Number 1028–0079 in the
subject line.
• Mail or hand-carry comments to the
Department of the Interior; USGS
Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological
Survey, 807 National Center, Reston, VA
20192. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1028–0079 in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keith Pardieck at (301) 497–5843.
Copies of the full Information Collection
Request and the form can be obtained at
no cost at https://www.reginfo.gov or by
contacting the USGS clearance officer at
the phone number listed below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: North American Breeding Bird
Survey (BBS).
OMB Control Number: 1028–0079.
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Bureau Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The BBS is a long-term,
large-scale avian monitoring program to
track the status and trends of North
American bird population. Volunteers
conduct avian point counts once per
year during the breeding season
(primarily June). Volunteers skilled in
avian identification listen for 3 minutes
at 50 stops along the route recording all
birds seen or heard. Data are submitted
electronically via the Internet or on hard
copy. These data are used to estimate
population trends and abundances at
various geographic scales and assist
with documenting species distribution.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Number and Description of
Respondents: Approximately 2,500
volunteer respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses:
2,500.
Annual burden hours: 27,500.
Estimated Annual Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: We
estimate the public reporting burden
averages 11 hours per response. This
includes the time for driving to/from the
survey route locations and scouting
route, 50 3-minute data collection
periods (one at each sampling station
along the route), data submission, and
data verification.
Estimated Reporting and
Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
Burden: We estimate the total
‘‘nonhour’’ cost burden to be $126,250.
This total includes costs of mileage for
conducting the surveys.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
you are not required to respond to, 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) (44
U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 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
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on the respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public
consultation process, on March 19,
2008, we published a Federal Register
notice (73 FR 14832) announcing that
we would submit this ICR to OMB for
approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day public comment period,
which ended May 19, 2008. We received
one comment. The commenter
suggested that annual data collection
was unnecessary and advocated
estimating population size from year to
year based upon the assumption that
populations are declining 10 percent per
year. Additional statements were not
specifically relevant to the information
collection requirements.
Response: Established in 1966, the
BBS program has provided scientifically
rigorous national estimates of relative
abundance and population trends for
hundreds of bird species for over four
decades. The information collected by
the BBS is central to nongame avian
conservation and management efforts in
North America, informing science-based
avian conservation and management
actions by Federal and State agencies
and private entities. Analyses of BBS
data have identified that not all bird
species are declining. In fact, over 40
percent of the bird populations
monitored by the BBS are increasing or
are stable in numbers. Those that are
decreasing are not necessarily
decreasing throughout their entire
ranges or by as much as 10 percent per
year. Thus, through collection of actual
population data annually, the BBS is
able to identify species in areas most in
need of intensive research and
management efforts, allowing for
efficient targeted use of Federal funds
for species conservation and
management efforts. The BBS also acts
as an early warning system, identifying
declining species long before they reach
critically low levels. Finally, BBS data
are collected by USGS volunteers highly
skilled in avian identification making
the BBS extremely cost-effective.
USGS Information Collection
Clearance Officer: Alfred Travnicek,
703–648–7231.
Dated: May 20, 2008.
Susan D. Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology.
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ONEIDA COUNTY, NY
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Oneida Nation Parcel
No.
Land Acquisitions; Oneida Indian
Nation of New York
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Final Agency
Determination to Take Land into Trust
under 25 U.S.C. 465 and 25 CFR part
151.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Deputy Secretary and the
Associate Deputy Secretary made a final
agency determination to acquire
approximately 13,003.89 acres in trust
for the Oneida Indian Nation of New
York. This notice is published in the
exercise of authority delegated by the
Secretary of the Interior to the Deputy
Secretary by 209 Departmental Manual
2.1 and delegated by the Deputy
Secretary to the Associate Deputy
Secretary under authority of Section 2 of
Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1950 (64
Stat. 2162), as amended.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James T. Kardatzke, PhD, Branch
Manager, Natural Resources, Bureau of
Indian Affairs, Eastern Regional Office,
545 Marriott Drive, Suite 700, Nashville,
TN 37214; Telephone (615) 564–6830.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice is published to comply with the
requirement of 25 CFR 151.12(b) that
notice be given to the public of the
decision by the authorized
representative of the Secretary of the
Interior to acquire land in trust at least
30 days prior to signatory acceptance of
the land into trust. The purpose of the
30-day waiting period is to afford
interested parties the opportunity to
seek judicial review of final
administrative decisions to take land
into trust for Indian tribes and
individuals before transfer of title to the
property occurs. On May 19, 2008, the
Deputy Secretary and the Associate
Deputy Secretary issued a Record of
Decision documenting the Department’s
final determination to accept
approximately 13,003.89 acres into trust
for the Oneida Indian Nation of New
York under authority of Section 5 of the
Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, 25
U.S.C. 465. Title to the 13,003.89 acres,
described below by the parcel
identification numbers assigned by the
Oneida Indian Nation of New York and
by the tax lot identification numbers
assigned by the counties in which the
lands are located, shall be acquired in
the name of the United States in trust
for the Oneida Indian Nation of New
York no sooner than 30 days after the
date of this notice.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submitted for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we
are notifying the public that we have submitted to OMB an information
collection request (ICR) to renew approval of the paperwork
requirements for the ``North American Breeding Bird Survey.'' This
notice also provides the public a second opportunity to comment on the
paperwork burden of this collection.
DATES: Submit written comments by June 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Please submit comments on this information collection
directly to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Desk Officer for the
Department of the Interior via e-mail: (OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov); or
by fax (202) 395-6566; and identify your submission with 1028-
0079.
Please also submit a copy of your comments to the Department of the
Interior, USGS, via:
E-mail: atravnic@usgs.gov. Use OMB Control Number 1028-
0079 in the subject line.
Fax: (703) 648-7069. Use OMB Control Number 1028-0079 in
the subject line.
Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the
Interior; USGS Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 National
Center, Reston, VA 20192. Please reference OMB Control Number 1028-0079
in your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith Pardieck at (301) 497-5843.
Copies of the full Information Collection Request and the form can be
obtained at no cost at https://www.reginfo.gov or by contacting the USGS
clearance officer at the phone number listed below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS).
OMB Control Number: 1028-0079.
Bureau Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: The BBS is a long-term, large-scale avian monitoring
program to track the status and trends of North American bird
population. Volunteers conduct avian point counts once per year during
the breeding season (primarily June). Volunteers skilled in avian
identification listen for 3 minutes at 50 stops along the route
recording all birds seen or heard. Data are submitted electronically
via the Internet or on hard copy. These data are used to estimate
population trends and abundances at various geographic scales and
assist with documenting species distribution.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately
2,500 volunteer respondents per year.
Estimated Number of Responses: 2,500.
Annual burden hours: 27,500.
Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: We
estimate the public reporting burden averages 11 hours per response.
This includes the time for driving to/from the survey route locations
and scouting route, 50 3-minute data collection periods (one at each
sampling station along the route), data submission, and data
verification.
Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We
estimate the total ``nonhour'' cost burden to be $126,250. This total
includes costs of mileage for conducting the surveys.
Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.)
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not
required to respond to, 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) (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 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
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on the respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
To comply with the public consultation process, on March 19, 2008,
we published a Federal Register notice (73 FR 14832) announcing that we
would submit this ICR to OMB for approval. The notice provided the
required 60-day public comment period, which ended May 19, 2008. We
received one comment. The commenter suggested that annual data
collection was unnecessary and advocated estimating population size
from year to year based upon the assumption that populations are
declining 10 percent per year. Additional statements were not
specifically relevant to the information collection requirements.
Response: Established in 1966, the BBS program has provided
scientifically rigorous national estimates of relative abundance and
population trends for hundreds of bird species for over four decades.
The information collected by the BBS is central to nongame avian
conservation and management efforts in North America, informing
science-based avian conservation and management actions by Federal and
State agencies and private entities. Analyses of BBS data have
identified that not all bird species are declining. In fact, over 40
percent of the bird populations monitored by the BBS are increasing or
are stable in numbers. Those that are decreasing are not necessarily
decreasing throughout their entire ranges or by as much as 10 percent
per year. Thus, through collection of actual population data annually,
the BBS is able to identify species in areas most in need of intensive
research and management efforts, allowing for efficient targeted use of
Federal funds for species conservation and management efforts. The BBS
also acts as an early warning system, identifying declining species
long before they reach critically low levels. Finally, BBS data are
collected by USGS volunteers highly skilled in avian identification
making the BBS extremely cost-effective.
USGS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Alfred Travnicek,
703-648-7231.
Dated: May 20, 2008.
Susan D. Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology.
[FR Doc. E8-11588 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
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