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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-MB-2008-N00164] [91100-3740GRNT 7C]
Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018-0100; North
American Wetlands Conservation Act
(NAWCA) Grant Programs
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
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described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act 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 September
30, 2008. We may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before August 25, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
(mail); hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail); or
(703) 358–2269 (fax).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax,
or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by
telephone at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The North American Waterfowl
Management Plan (NAWMP) is a
tripartite agreement among Canada,
Mexico, and the United States to
enhance, restore, and protect habitat to
benefit waterfowl and other wetlandsassociated wildlife. Because the
NAWMP did not include a mechanism
to provide for broadly based and
sustained financial support for wetland
conservation activities, Congress passed
the North American Wetlands
Conservation Act in 1989. The NAWCA
promotes, through partnerships between
the private and public sectors, long-term
conservation of North American
wetland ecosystems and the waterfowl
and other migratory birds, fish, and
wildlife that depend upon such habitat.
In addition to providing for a
continuing and stable funding base,
NAWCA establishes an administrative
body, the North American Wetlands
Conservation Council. It is made up of
a State representative from each of the
four flyways, three representatives from
nonprofit wetlands conservation
organizations, the Secretary of the Board
of the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation, and the Director of the Fish
and Wildlife Service. The Council
recommends funding of select wetlands
conservation project proposals to the
Migratory Bird Conservation
Commission.
There is a Standard and a Small
Grants Program. Both are competitive
grants programs and require that grant
requests be matched by partner
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contributions at no less than a 1-to-1
ratio. Funds from U.S. Federal sources
may contribute to a project, but are not
eligible as match.
The Standard Grants Program
supports projects in Canada, the United
States, and Mexico that involve longterm protection, restoration, and/or
enhancement of wetlands and
associated uplands habitats. In Mexico,
partners may also conduct projects
involving technical training,
environmental education and outreach,
organizational infrastructure
development, and sustainable-use
studies.
The Small Grants Program operates
only in the United States. It supports the
same type of projects and adheres to the
same selection criteria and
administrative guidelines as the U.S.
Standard Grants Program. However,
project activities are usually smaller in
scope and involve fewer project dollars.
Grant requests may not exceed $75,000,
and funding priority is given to grantees
or partners new to the NAWCA Grants
Program.
We publish notices of funding
availability on the Grants.gov website
(https://www.grants.gov) as well as in
the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance. To compete for grant funds,
partnerships submit applications that
describe in substantial detail project
locations, project resources, future
benefits, and other characteristics that
meet the standards established by the
Council and the requirements of
NAWCA. Materials that describe the
program and assist applicants in
formulating project proposals for
Council consideration are available on
our website at https://www.fws.gov/
birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA. Persons
who do not have access to the Internet
may obtain instructional materials by
mail. We have not made any major
changes in the scope and general nature
of the instructions since the OMB first
approved the information collection in
1999.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0100.
Title: North American Wetlands
Conservation Act (NAWCA) Grant
Programs.
Service Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Households and
individuals; businesses and other forprofit organizations; educational
organizations; not-for-profit institutions;
and Federal, State, local and/or tribal
governments.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
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Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
The Small Grants Program has one
project proposal period per year and the
Standard Grants Program has two per
year. Annual reports are due 90 days
after the anniversary date of the grant
Number of annual
respondents
Activity
agreement. Final reports are due 90 days
after the end of the project period. The
project period is 2 years.
Number of annual
responses
Completion time
per response
Annual burden
hours
Small Grants – Application ......................................................
Small Grants – Reports ...........................................................
Standard Grants – Application ................................................
Standard Grants - Reports ......................................................
70
150
85
200
70
150
85
200
60 hours ..........
30 hours ..........
325 hours ........
40 hours ..........
4,200
4,500
27,625
8,000
Totals ................................................................................
505
505
.....................
44,325
III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this
IC on:
(1) whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
(3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include and/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 us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: May 29, 2008
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Proposed Information Collection; OMB
Control Number 1018-0113;
Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (NMBCA) Grant
Programs
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
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ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife
Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act 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 December
31, 2008. We may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: You must submit comments on
or before August 25, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
(mail); hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail); or
(703) 358–2269 (fax).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax,
or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by
telephone at (703) 358–2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The NMBCA establishes a matching
grants program to fund projects that
promote the conservation of neotropical
migratory birds in the United States,
Canada, Latin America, and the
Caribbean. The purposes of NMBCA are
to:
(1) Perpetuate healthy populations of
neotropical migratory birds;
(2) Assist in the conservation of these
birds by supporting conservation
initiatives in the United States, Canada,
Latin America, and the Caribbean; and
(3) Provide financial resources and
foster international cooperation for
those initiatives.
Principal conservation actions
supported by NMBCA are:
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(1) Protection and management of
neotropical migratory bird populations.
(2) Maintenance, management,
protection, and restoration of
neotropical migratory bird habitat.
(3) Research and monitoring.
(4) Law enforcement.
(5) Community outreach and
education.
We publish notices of funding
availability on the Grants.gov website
(https://www.grants.gov) as well as in
the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (https://cfda.gov). To compete
for grant funds, partnerships submit
applications that describe in substantial
detail project locations, project
resources, future benefits, and other
characteristics that meet the standards
established by the Fish and Wildlife
Service and the requirements of
NMBCA.
Materials that describe the program
and assist applicants in formulating
project proposals for consideration are
available on our website at https://
www.fws.gov/birdhabitat. Persons who
do not have access to the Internet may
obtain instructional materials by mail.
We have not made any major changes in
the scope and general nature of the
instructions since the OMB first
approved the information collection in
2002.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0113.
Title: Neotropical Migratory Bird
Conservation Act (NMBCA) Grant
Programs.
Service Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: (1) an individual,
corporation, partnership, trust,
association, or other private entity; (2)
an officer, employee, agent, department,
or instrumentality of any State,
municipality, or political subdivision of
a State, or of any foreign government: (3)
a State, municipality, or political
subdivision of a State; (4) any other
entity subject to the jurisdiction of the
United States or of any foreign country;
and (5) an international organization.
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[FR Doc No: E8-14223]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-MB-2008-N00164] [91100-3740-GRNT 7C]
Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0100;
North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Grant Programs
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 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 September 30, 2008. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is
not required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before August 25, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ,
hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail); or (703) 358-2269 (fax).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail, fax, or e-mail (see
ADDRESSES) or by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) is a
tripartite agreement among Canada, Mexico, and the United States to
enhance, restore, and protect habitat to benefit waterfowl and other
wetlands-associated wildlife. Because the NAWMP did not include a
mechanism to provide for broadly based and sustained financial support
for wetland conservation activities, Congress passed the North American
Wetlands Conservation Act in 1989. The NAWCA promotes, through
partnerships between the private and public sectors, long-term
conservation of North American wetland ecosystems and the waterfowl and
other migratory birds, fish, and wildlife that depend upon such
habitat.
In addition to providing for a continuing and stable funding base,
NAWCA establishes an administrative body, the North American Wetlands
Conservation Council. It is made up of a State representative from each
of the four flyways, three representatives from nonprofit wetlands
conservation organizations, the Secretary of the Board of the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and the Director of the Fish and Wildlife
Service. The Council recommends funding of select wetlands conservation
project proposals to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission.
There is a Standard and a Small Grants Program. Both are
competitive grants programs and require that grant requests be matched
by partner contributions at no less than a 1-to-1 ratio. Funds from
U.S. Federal sources may contribute to a project, but are not eligible
as match.
The Standard Grants Program supports projects in Canada, the United
States, and Mexico that involve long-term protection, restoration, and/
or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats. In Mexico,
partners may also conduct projects involving technical training,
environmental education and outreach, organizational infrastructure
development, and sustainable-use studies.
The Small Grants Program operates only in the United States. It
supports the same type of projects and adheres to the same selection
criteria and administrative guidelines as the U.S. Standard Grants
Program. However, project activities are usually smaller in scope and
involve fewer project dollars. Grant requests may not exceed $75,000,
and funding priority is given to grantees or partners new to the NAWCA
Grants Program.
We publish notices of funding availability on the Grants.gov
website (https://www.grants.gov) as well as in the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance. To compete for grant funds, partnerships submit
applications that describe in substantial detail project locations,
project resources, future benefits, and other characteristics that meet
the standards established by the Council and the requirements of NAWCA.
Materials that describe the program and assist applicants in
formulating project proposals for Council consideration are available
on our website at https://www.fws.gov/birdhabitat/Grants/NAWCA. Persons
who do not have access to the Internet may obtain instructional
materials by mail. We have not made any major changes in the scope and
general nature of the instructions since the OMB first approved the
information collection in 1999.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0100.
Title: North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) Grant
Programs.
Service Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Households and individuals; businesses and other
for-profit organizations; educational organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; and Federal, State, local and/or tribal governments.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
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Frequency of Collection: On occasion. The Small Grants Program has
one project proposal period per year and the Standard Grants Program
has two per year. Annual reports are due 90 days after the anniversary
date of the grant agreement. Final reports are due 90 days after the
end of the project period. The project period is 2 years.
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Number of annual Number of annual Completion time per Annual burden
Activity respondents responses response hours
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Small Grants - Application...... 70 70 60 hours........... 4,200
Small Grants - Reports.......... 150 150 30 hours........... 4,500
Standard Grants - Application... 85 85 325 hours.......... 27,625
Standard Grants - Reports....... 200 200 40 hours........... 8,000
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Totals...................... 505 505 ................... 44,325
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III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this IC on:
(1) whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include and/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 us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dated: May 29, 2008
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14223 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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