Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request for North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations (NARCAM), 17149 [2011-7183]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• U.s. Geological Survey

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 59 (Monday, March 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 17149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7183]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[USGS 11 GX11BC009RU0100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request for 
North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations (NARCAM)

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of extension of an existing information collection 
(1028-0056).

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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 the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) an information collection request (ICR) for 
the extension of the currently approved paperwork requirements for the 
USGS North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations 
(NARCAM). This notice provides the public and other Federal agencies an 
opportunity to comment on the paperwork burden of this information 
collection request.

DATES: Submit written comments by April 27, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Please submit written 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 to OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov or 
fax at 202-395-5806; and identify your submission as 1028-0056. Please 
also submit a copy of your written comments to Phadrea Ponds, USGS 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150-
C, Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118 (mail); 970-226-9230 
(fax); or pondsp@usgs.gov (e-mail). Please reference Information 
Collection 1028-0056 in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Zolly at 703-648-4277 or by mail 
at U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Informatics Office, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive, MS 302, Reston, VA 20192. To see a copy of the entire ICR 
submitted to OMB, go to https://www.reginfo.gov (Information Collection 
Review, Currently under Review).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Abstract: Beginning in 1997, the U.S. Geological Survey has 
collected voluntary data regarding amphibian malformations. Sightings 
are reported via an electronic form. The form is sent to the USGS 
National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program, which 
manages the North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations 
(NARCAM). Each malformation occurrence submitted 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 current 
form used for the NARCAM data collection efforts.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0056.
    Title: North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations 
(NARCAM).
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: General public, individual households, state/local 
government agencies.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion, one-time.
    Estimated Number Annual Respondents: 300.
    Annual Burden Hours: 150 hours. We estimate the public reporting 
burden averages 30 minutes per response.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We 
have not identified any ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this 
collection of information.

III. Request for Comments

    On December 22, 2010 we published a Federal Register notice (75 FR 
80525) announcing that we would submit this ICR to OMB for approval and 
soliciting comments. The comment period closed on February 22, 2011. We 
did not receive any comments in response to that notice.
    We again invite comments concerning this ICR on: (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) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 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. 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 anytime. 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.

    Dated: March 11, 2011.
Kevin T. Gallagher,
Associate Director for Core Science Systems, U.S. Geological Survey.
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