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ADDRESSES:
DATES:
Proposed Information Collection;
Wildlife and Sport Fish Grants and
Cooperative Agreements
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; revision and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service) published a notice on May 11,
2015, announcing our intention to ask
the Office of Management to renew
approval for the information collection
(IC) described below. We are revising
that notice to: (1) Provide the estimated
date for States to begin entering
information into the new electronic
system (Wildlife Tracking and Reporting
Actions for the Conservation of
Species); (2) revise the burden for
reporting the information; and (3)
extend the comment period. 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
SUMMARY:
CFDA
No.
Program
Clean Vessel Act .........................................................
Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act.
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund
Everglades Restoration * ..............................................
Fish and Wildlife Coordination and Assistance Programs (Generic).
Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation * ..........
Highlands Conservation Program ................................
Hunter Education and Safety .......................................
Landowner Incentive * ..................................................
Multistate Conservation Grants ...................................
National Outreach and Communication .......................
Research Grants (Generic) ..........................................
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other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this IC. This
IC is scheduled to expire on September
30, 2015. 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.
Service Training and Technical Assistance (Generic
Training).
Sport Fish Restoration .................................................
Sportfishing and Boating Safety Act (Boating Infrastructure Grants).
State Wildlife Grants ....................................................
Tribal Landowner Incentive * ........................................
Tribal Wildlife Grants ...................................................
Wildlife Conservation and Restoration * ......................
Wildlife Restoration ......................................................
Send your comments on
this IC to the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0109’’ in
the subject line of your comments.
To
request additional information about
this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_
grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482
(telephone).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration Program (WSFR), U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, administers the
following financial assistance programs
in whole or in part. We award most
financial assistance as grants, but
cooperative agreements are possible if
the Federal Government will be
substantially involved in carrying out
the project. You can find a description
of most programs in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).
Implementing
regulations
Authority
15.616
15.614
16 U.S.C. 777g(c) ........................................................
16 U.S.C. 3951–3956 ..................................................
50 CFR 85.
50 CFR 84.
15.615
None ...
15.664
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq .................................................
Pub. L. 104–127; 16 U.S.C. 460 l–4 thru l–11 ...........
......................................................................................
50 CFR 81.
None.
None.
None ...
15.667
15.626
15.633
15.628
15.653
15.650
None.
None.
50 CFR 80.
None.
None.
None.
None.
15.649
16 U.S.C. 777 ..............................................................
......................................................................................
16 U.S.C. 669h–1 ........................................................
Pub. L. 110–5 ..............................................................
16 U.S.C. 669h–2; 16 U.S.C. 777m ............................
16 U.S.C. 777g(d) .......................................................
16 U.S.C. 753a; 16 U.S.C. 460 (l–4–thru l–11); 16
U.S.C. 1531–1543.
16 U.S.C. 661 and 16 U.S.C. 742f .............................
15.605
15.622
16 U.S.C. 777–777n (except 777e–1) ........................
16 U.S.C. 777g and g–1 .............................................
50 CFR 80.
50 CFR 86.
15.634
15.638
15.639
15.625
15.611
Pub. L. 110–329 ..........................................................
Pub. L. 110–5 ..............................................................
Pub. L. 110–329 ..........................................................
16 U.S.C. 669b and 669c ............................................
16 U.S.C. 669–669k ....................................................
None.
None.
None.
None.
50 CFR 80.
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Authorities and implementing
regulations establish the purposes of the
grant programs and the types of projects
to be funded. Some list eligibility
criteria as well as activities ineligible for
funding. The authorities and
implementing regulations for the
competitive programs establish
preferences or ranking factors for the
selection of projects to be funded. These
legal requirements make it essential for
an awarding agency to have certain
information so that it funds only eligible
projects, and, in the case of competitive
programs, to select those projects that
will result in the greatest return on the
Federal investment.
Some grants are mandatory and
receive funds according to a formula set
by law or policy. Other grants are
discretionary, and we award them based
on a competitive process. Mandatory
grant recipients must give us specific,
detailed project information during the
application process so that we can
ensure that projects are eligible for the
mandatory funding, are substantial in
character and design, and comply with
all applicable Federal laws. All grantees
must submit financial and performance
reports that contain information
necessary for us to track costs and
accomplishments.
In February 2014, OMB approved our
request to use a new electronic system
(Wildlife Tracking and Reporting
Actions for the Conservation of Species
(Wildlife TRACS)) to collect application
and performance reporting information
on our grant programs. OMB assigned
OMB Control No. 1018–0156, which
expires February 28, 2017. Wildlife
TRACS allows us to take advantage of
newer technology and gives applicants
direct access to enter project
information that can be used to submit
an application through https://
www.grants.gov. Grantees can also
report performance accomplishments in
Wildlife TRACS. We are including the
use of Wildlife TRACS and the
collection of additional information in
this revision to OMB Control No. 1018–
0109. If OMB approves this revision, we
will discontinue OMB Control No.
1018–0156.
We may require all States to directly
enter project information and
performance reporting into Wildlife
TRACS by October 1, 2016. We continue
to offer training and support to States on
entering information into the new
system. When States fully engage in
directly entering all application and
project performance reporting into
Wildlife TRACS, we expect there will be
a reduction in the burden to report the
information. States will become more
adept with experience, and efficiencies
of the electronic system will be realized
starting in the second full year of use.
A majority of WSFR-administered
projects are continuations of similar
actions and/or at the same locations.
Wildlife TRACS is designed to ease the
administrative burden of applying for
and reporting on grants for projects that
fall into these parameters. The table
below reflects the burden reduction that
we expect over the next 3 years. Not all
grantees will directly enter information
into Wildlife TRACS. We will enter
information when we determine the
grantee or the program is such that it is
not efficient or in the best interest of the
program to have grantees enter
information.
To apply for financial assistance
funds, you must submit an application
that describes in substantial detail
project locations, benefits, funding, and
other characteristics. Materials to assist
applicants in formulating project
proposals are available on Grants.gov.
We use the application to determine:
• Eligibility.
• Scale of resource values or relative
worth of the project.
• If associated costs are reasonable
and allowable.
• Potential effect of the project on
environmental and cultural resources.
• How well the proposed project will
meet the purposes of the program’s
establishing legislation.
• If the proposed project is
substantial in character and design.
• For competitive programs, how the
proposed project addresses ranking
criteria.
Persons or entities receiving grants
must submit periodic performance
reports that contain information
necessary for us to track costs and
accomplishments.
In addition to the information
currently collected under OMB Control
No. 1018–0109, we will collect the
following additional information
currently approved under OMB Control
No. 1018–0156:
For mandatory grant program
applications and amendments:
• Geospatial entry of project location.
• Project status (active, completed,
etc.).
Number of
respondents
Activity
Initial application (project narrative) .................................................................
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• Project leader contact information.
• Partner information.
• Objectives, including output
measures and desired future values.
• Plan information (for projects
connected to plans).
For all WSFR grant program projects
and reports:
• The information above, as
applicable to the approved grant.
• Public description.
• Action status (active, completed,
etc.).
• Summary trend information, as
applicable.
• Estimated costs, by action (nonauditable).
• Effectiveness measures (initially for
State Wildlife Grants).
For real property acquisition projects,
information related to:
• Transactions, such as dates, method
of transfer, title holder, and seller.
• Identifiers, such as State and
Federal Record ID, parcel number, and
property name.
• Values such as appraised value,
purchase price and other cost
information, and acres or acre feet.
• Encumbrances.
• Partners.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018–0109.
Title: Wildlife and Sport Fish Grants
and Cooperative Agreements, 50 CFR
80, 81, 84, 85, and 86.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: States;
the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and
the Northern Mariana Islands; the
District of Columbia; the territories of
Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and
American Samoa; federally recognized
tribal governments; institutions of
higher education; and nongovernmental
organizations.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: We require
applications annually for new grants.
We require amendments on occasion
when key elements of a project change.
We require quarterly and final
performance reports in the National
Outreach and Communication Program
and annual and final performance
reports in the other programs. We may
require more frequent reports under the
conditions stated at 2 CFR 200.205 and
2 CFR 200.207.
Number of
responses
200
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Completion
time per
response
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Total annual
burden hours
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Number of
respondents
Activity
Number of
responses
Completion
time per
response
Total annual
burden hours
Revision of Award Terms (Amendment) .........................................................
Performance Reports .......................................................................................
150
200
1,500
3,500
3
8
4,500
28,000
Totals ........................................................................................................
550
7,500
........................
125,000
III. Comments
We invite comments concerning this
information collection on:
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including
whether or not the information will
have practical utility;
• The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information;
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• 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 or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. Before
including your address, phone number,
email 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 27, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
the survey plat listed below. The plat
will be available for viewing at https://
www.glorecords.blm.gov.
DATES: The plat described in this notice
was filed on April 30, 2015.
ADDRESSES: BLM Colorado State Office,
Cadastral Survey, 2850 Youngfield
Street, Lakewood, CO 80215–7093.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randy Bloom, Chief Cadastral Surveyor
for Colorado, (303) 239–3856. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, seven days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
supplemental plat of sections 21, 22, 27,
and 28 in Township 42 North, Range 9
West, New Mexico Meridian, Colorado,
was accepted on April 29, 2015, and
filed on April 30, 2015.
Randy Bloom,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor for Colorado.
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ACTION:
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1969, as amended (NEPA), and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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Resource Management Plan (RMP) with
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is announcing the beginning of the
scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues. The RMP
will replace the existing 1996 Royal
Gorge RMP and the 1986 Northeast
RMP. The BLM is also soliciting
resource information for coal and other
resources in the planning area.
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the RMP with an
associated EIS. Comments on issues
may be submitted in writing until July
31, 2015. The date(s) and location(s) of
any scoping meetings will be
announced at least 15 days in advance
through local media, newspapers and
the BLM Web site at: https://
www.blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/rgfo.html. In
order to be included in the Draft EIS, all
comments must be received prior to the
close of the 60-day scoping period or 15
days after the last public meeting,
whichever is later. We will provide
additional opportunities for public
participation upon publication of the
Draft RMP/EIS.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on issues and planning criteria related
to the RGFO RMP/EIS by any of the
following methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/co/st/
en/fo/rgfo.html.
• Email: rgfo_rmp_comments@
blm.gov.
• Fax: 719–269–8599.
• Mail: BLM Royal Gorge Field
˜
Office, 3028 E. Main St., Canon City, CO
81212.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the RGFO at the
address above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Smeins, RMP Project Manager;
telephone, 719–269–8581; BLM Royal
Gorge Field Office (see ADDRESSES
section); email, rgfo_rmp_comments@
blm.gov. Contact Mr. Smeins to add
your name to our mailing list. Persons
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800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, seven days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
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Proposed Information Collection; Wildlife and Sport Fish Grants
and Cooperative Agreements
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; revision and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) published a notice on May
11, 2015, announcing our intention to ask the Office of Management to
renew approval for the information collection (IC) described below. We
are revising that notice to: (1) Provide the estimated date for States
to begin entering information into the new electronic system (Wildlife
Tracking and Reporting Actions for the Conservation of Species); (2)
revise the burden for reporting the information; and (3) extend the
comment period. 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, 2015. 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: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC,
we must receive them by July 31, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this IC to the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov
(email). Please include ``1018-0109'' in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_grey@fws.gov (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program (WSFR), U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, administers the following financial assistance
programs in whole or in part. We award most financial assistance as
grants, but cooperative agreements are possible if the Federal
Government will be substantially involved in carrying out the project.
You can find a description of most programs in the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance (CFDA).
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program CFDA No. Authority Implementing regulations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clean Vessel Act.................. 15.616.......... 16 U.S.C. 777g(c)........ 50 CFR 85.
Coastal Wetlands Planning, 15.614.......... 16 U.S.C. 3951-3956...... 50 CFR 84.
Protection, and Restoration Act.
Cooperative Endangered Species 15.615.......... 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.... 50 CFR 81.
Conservation Fund.
Everglades Restoration *.......... None............ Pub. L. 104-127; 16 None.
U.S.C. 460 l-4 thru l-11.
Fish and Wildlife Coordination and 15.664.......... ......................... None.
Assistance Programs (Generic).
Fisheries Restoration and None............ 16 U.S.C. 777............ None.
Irrigation Mitigation *.
Highlands Conservation Program.... 15.667.......... ......................... None.
Hunter Education and Safety....... 15.626.......... 16 U.S.C. 669h-1......... 50 CFR 80.
Landowner Incentive *............. 15.633.......... Pub. L. 110-5............ None.
Multistate Conservation Grants.... 15.628.......... 16 U.S.C. 669h-2; 16 None.
U.S.C. 777m.
National Outreach and 15.653.......... 16 U.S.C. 777g(d)........ None.
Communication.
Research Grants (Generic)......... 15.650.......... 16 U.S.C. 753a; 16 U.S.C. None.
460 (l-4-thru l-11); 16
U.S.C. 1531-1543.
Service Training and Technical 15.649.......... 16 U.S.C. 661 and 16 None.
Assistance (Generic Training). U.S.C. 742f.
Sport Fish Restoration............ 15.605.......... 16 U.S.C. 777-777n 50 CFR 80.
(except 777e-1).
Sportfishing and Boating Safety 15.622.......... 16 U.S.C. 777g and g-1... 50 CFR 86.
Act (Boating Infrastructure
Grants).
State Wildlife Grants............. 15.634.......... Pub. L. 110-329.......... None.
Tribal Landowner Incentive *...... 15.638.......... Pub. L. 110-5............ None.
Tribal Wildlife Grants............ 15.639.......... Pub. L. 110-329.......... None.
Wildlife Conservation and 15.625.......... 16 U.S.C. 669b and 669c.. None.
Restoration *.
Wildlife Restoration.............. 15.611.......... 16 U.S.C. 669-669k....... 50 CFR 80.
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Authorities and implementing regulations establish the purposes of
the grant programs and the types of projects to be funded. Some list
eligibility criteria as well as activities ineligible for funding. The
authorities and implementing regulations for the competitive programs
establish preferences or ranking factors for the selection of projects
to be funded. These legal requirements make it essential for an
awarding agency to have certain information so that it funds only
eligible projects, and, in the case of competitive programs, to select
those projects that will result in the greatest return on the Federal
investment.
Some grants are mandatory and receive funds according to a formula
set by law or policy. Other grants are discretionary, and we award them
based on a competitive process. Mandatory grant recipients must give us
specific, detailed project information during the application process
so that we can ensure that projects are eligible for the mandatory
funding, are substantial in character and design, and comply with all
applicable Federal laws. All grantees must submit financial and
performance reports that contain information necessary for us to track
costs and accomplishments.
In February 2014, OMB approved our request to use a new electronic
system (Wildlife Tracking and Reporting Actions for the Conservation of
Species (Wildlife TRACS)) to collect application and performance
reporting information on our grant programs. OMB assigned OMB Control
No. 1018-0156, which expires February 28, 2017. Wildlife TRACS allows
us to take advantage of newer technology and gives applicants direct
access to enter project information that can be used to submit an
application through https://www.grants.gov. Grantees can also report
performance accomplishments in Wildlife TRACS. We are including the use
of Wildlife TRACS and the collection of additional information in this
revision to OMB Control No. 1018-0109. If OMB approves this revision,
we will discontinue OMB Control No. 1018-0156.
We may require all States to directly enter project information and
performance reporting into Wildlife TRACS by October 1, 2016. We
continue to offer training and support to States on entering
information into the new system. When States fully engage in directly
entering all application and project performance reporting into
Wildlife TRACS, we expect there will be a reduction in the burden to
report the information. States will become more adept with experience,
and efficiencies of the electronic system will be realized starting in
the second full year of use. A majority of WSFR-administered projects
are continuations of similar actions and/or at the same locations.
Wildlife TRACS is designed to ease the administrative burden of
applying for and reporting on grants for projects that fall into these
parameters. The table below reflects the burden reduction that we
expect over the next 3 years. Not all grantees will directly enter
information into Wildlife TRACS. We will enter information when we
determine the grantee or the program is such that it is not efficient
or in the best interest of the program to have grantees enter
information.
To apply for financial assistance funds, you must submit an
application that describes in substantial detail project locations,
benefits, funding, and other characteristics. Materials to assist
applicants in formulating project proposals are available on
Grants.gov. We use the application to determine:
Eligibility.
Scale of resource values or relative worth of the project.
If associated costs are reasonable and allowable.
Potential effect of the project on environmental and
cultural resources.
How well the proposed project will meet the purposes of
the program's establishing legislation.
If the proposed project is substantial in character and
design.
For competitive programs, how the proposed project
addresses ranking criteria.
Persons or entities receiving grants must submit periodic
performance reports that contain information necessary for us to track
costs and accomplishments.
In addition to the information currently collected under OMB
Control No. 1018-0109, we will collect the following additional
information currently approved under OMB Control No. 1018-0156:
For mandatory grant program applications and amendments:
Geospatial entry of project location.
Project status (active, completed, etc.).
Project leader contact information.
Partner information.
Objectives, including output measures and desired future
values.
Plan information (for projects connected to plans).
For all WSFR grant program projects and reports:
The information above, as applicable to the approved
grant.
Public description.
Action status (active, completed, etc.).
Summary trend information, as applicable.
Estimated costs, by action (non-auditable).
Effectiveness measures (initially for State Wildlife
Grants).
For real property acquisition projects, information related to:
Transactions, such as dates, method of transfer, title
holder, and seller.
Identifiers, such as State and Federal Record ID, parcel
number, and property name.
Values such as appraised value, purchase price and other
cost information, and acres or acre feet.
Encumbrances.
Partners.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0109.
Title: Wildlife and Sport Fish Grants and Cooperative Agreements,
50 CFR 80, 81, 84, 85, and 86.
Service Form Number: None.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: States; the Commonwealths of Puerto
Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands; the District of Columbia; the
territories of Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa; federally
recognized tribal governments; institutions of higher education; and
nongovernmental organizations.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: We require applications annually for new
grants. We require amendments on occasion when key elements of a
project change. We require quarterly and final performance reports in
the National Outreach and Communication Program and annual and final
performance reports in the other programs. We may require more frequent
reports under the conditions stated at 2 CFR 200.205 and 2 CFR 200.207.
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Completion
Activity Number of Number of time per Total annual
respondents responses response burden hours
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Initial application (project narrative)......... 200 2,500 37 92,500
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Revision of Award Terms (Amendment)............. 150 1,500 3 4,500
Performance Reports............................. 200 3,500 8 28,000
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Totals...................................... 550 7,500 .............. 125,000
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III. Comments
We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information;
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
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 or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number,
email 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 27, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-13089 Filed 5-29-15; 8:45 am]
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