Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0113; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) Grant Programs, 35704-35705 [E8-14225]

Download as PDF 35704 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 122 / Tuesday, June 24, 2008 / Notices 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. [FR Doc. E8–14223 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service ebenthall on PRODPC60 with NOTICES [FWS-R9-MB-2008-N0155] [91100-3740GRNT-7C] Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0113; Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) Grant Programs AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:26 Jun 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 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: PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (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. E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 122 / Tuesday, June 24, 2008 / Notices Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: On occasion. This grants program has one project proposal submission per year. Annual reports are due 90 days after the anniversary date of the grant agreement. Number of annual respondents Activity 35705 Final reports are due 90 days after the end of the project period. The project period is up to 2 years. Number of annual responses Completion time per response Annual burden hours Grant Applications ................................................................... Reports .................................................................................... 160 60 160 60 70 hours .......... 30 hours .......... 11,200 1,800 Totals ................................................................................ 220 220 ..................... 13,000 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: June 11, 2008 Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E8–14225 Filed 6–23–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service ebenthall on PRODPC60 with NOTICES [FWS-R5-FHC-2008-N00165] [51320-13340000 L4] Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0127; Horseshoe Crab Tagging Program Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:26 Jun 23, 2008 Jkt 214001 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 Horseshoe crabs are among the world’s oldest creatures. People have used this evolutionary survivor for centuries. Horseshoe crabs play an important role in the ecology of the coastal ecosystem, and, over time, have provided opportunities for commercial, recreational, medical, scientific, and educational uses. In 1998, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), a management organization with representatives from each State on the Atlantic Coast, developed a horseshoe crab management plan. The ASMFC plan and its subsequent addenda established mandatory State-by-State harvest quotas, and created the 1,500 square mile Carl N. Shuster, Jr. Horseshoe Crab Sanctuary off the mouth of Delaware Bay. Fishermen use active management and innovative techniques PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to conserve bait that have successfully reduced commercial horseshoe crab landings in recent years. Conch and eel fishermen have been using bait bags in their traps so they can use a portion of one crab per trap, compared to using a whole crab in each trap. The bait bags have reduced the demand for bait by 50 to 75 percent. Although restrictive measures have been taken in recent years, populations are not showing immediate increases. Because horseshoe crabs do not breed until they reach 9 years or older, it may take some time before the population measurably increases. A Horseshoe Crab Cooperative Tagging Program was established to monitor this species. Cooperating Federal and State agencies, universities, and biomedical companies tag and release horseshoe crabs. Agencies that tag and release the crabs complete the Horseshoe Crab Tagging Release Form (FWS Form 3-2311) and provide the Service with: (1) Organization name. (2) Contact person name. (3) Tag number. (4) Sex of crab. (5) Prosomal width. (6) Capture site, latitude, longitude, waterbody, State, and date. Through public participants who recover tagged crabs, we collect the following information using FWS Form 3-2310 (Horseshoe Crab Recapture Report): (1) Tag number. (2) Whether or not tag was removed. (3) Whether or not the tag was circular or square. (4) Condition of crab. (5) Date captured/found. (6) Crab fate. (7) Finder type. (8) Capture method. (9) Capture location. (10) Reporter information. (11) Comments. If the public participant who reports the tagged crab requests information, we send data pertaining to the tagging program, and tag and release information on the horseshoe crab he/ she found or captured. The information E:\FR\FM\24JNN1.SGM 24JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35704-35705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14225]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R9-MB-2008-N0155] [91100-3740-GRNT-7C]


Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0113; 
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) 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 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:
    (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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    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion. This grants program has one 
project proposal submission 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 
up to 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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Grant Applications..............                 160                 160  70 hours...........             11,200
Reports.........................                  60                  60  30 hours...........              1,800
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    Totals......................                 220                 220  ...................             13,000
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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: June 11, 2008
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. E8-14225 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-55-S
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