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compensation paid to the top
management official, the top financial
official, and all employees who are paid
an annual salary over the compensation
cap imposed by Congress in HUD’s
annual appropriations (Level IV of the
Executive Schedule). This reporting is
similar to the information that nonprofit organizations receiving federal tax
exemptions are required to report to the
IRS annually. Because PHAs receive
significant direct federal funds HUD has
been collecting compensation
information to enhance regulatory
oversight by HUD, as well as by state
and local authorities. HUD provides the
information collected to the public. The
compensation data collected includes
base salary, bonus, and incentive and
other compensation, and the extent to
which these payments are made with
any Section 8 and 9 appropriated funds.
Respondents: Public Housing
Agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Approximately 4,000.
Estimated Number of Responses:
Approximately 4,000.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
Total Estimated Burdens: The total
burden hours is estimated to be 2,000
hours annually. The total burden cost is
estimated to be $46,280.
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B. Solicitation of Public Comment
This notice is soliciting comments
from members of the public and affected
parties concerning the collection of
information described in Section A on
the following:
(1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
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 those
who are to respond; including through
the use of appropriate automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
HUD encourages interested parties to
submit comment in response to these
questions.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–ES–2018–N020; MO# 300030113;
OMB Control Number 1018–0119]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Policy for Evaluation of
Conservation Efforts When Making
Listing Decisions (PECE)
AGENCY:
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
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Notice of Information
Collection; request for comment.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(Service) are proposing to revise an
existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 30,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR) by
mail to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
3803 (mail); or by email to Info_Coll@
fws.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 1018–0119 in the subject line of
your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum,
Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, by email at Info_
Coll@fws.gov, or by telephone at (703)
358–2503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the
general public and other Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on new, proposed, revised,
and continuing collections of
information. This helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. It also helps the
public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the
requested data in the desired format.
We are soliciting comments on the
proposed ICR that is described below.
We are especially interested in public
comment addressing the following
issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Service; (2)
will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the
estimate of burden accurate; (4) how
might the Service enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
Service minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
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 ICR. 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
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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.
Abstract: Section 4 of the Endangered
Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.) outlines the process by which we
can list species as a threatened species
or an endangered species. When we
consider whether or not to list a species,
the ESA requires us to take into account
the efforts being made by any State or
any political subdivision of a State to
protect such species. We also take into
account the efforts being made by other
entities. States or other entities often
formalize conservation efforts in
conservation agreements, conservation
plans, management plans, or similar
documents. The conservation efforts
recommended or described in such
documents could prevent some species
from becoming so imperiled that they
meet the definition of a threatened
species or an endangered species under
the ESA.
The Policy for Evaluation of
Conservation Efforts When Making
Listing Decisions (PECE) (68 FR 15100,
March 28, 2003) encourages the
development of conservation
agreements or plans and provides
certainty about the standard that an
individual conservation effort must
meet in order for us to consider whether
it is likely to make a difference in a
species’ status. PECE applies to
‘‘formalized conservation efforts’’ that
have not been implemented or have
been implemented but have not yet
demonstrated if they are effective at the
time of a listing decision.
Under PECE, formalized conservation
efforts are defined as conservation
efforts (specific actions, activities, or
programs designed to eliminate or
reduce threats or otherwise improve the
status of a species) identified in a
conservation agreement, conservation
plan, management plan, or similar
document. To assist us in evaluating a
formalized conservation effort under
PECE, we collect information such as
conservation plans, monitoring results,
and progress reports. The development
Estimated
number of
annual
respondents
Activity
Average
number of
submissions
each
of any agreement or plan is voluntary.
There is no requirement that the
individual conservation efforts included
in such documents be designed to meet
the standard in PECE. The PECE policy
is posted on our Candidate Conservation
website at https://www.fws.gov/
endangered/esa-library/pdf/PECEfinal.pdf.
Title of Collection: Policy for
Evaluation of Conservation Efforts
When Making Listing Decisions (PECE).
OMB Control Number: 1018–0119.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Primarily State, local, or Tribal
governments. However, individuals,
businesses, and not-for-profit
organizations could develop
agreements/plans or may agree to
implement certain conservation efforts
identified in a State agreement or plan.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
Estimated
number of
annual
responses
Completion
time
per response
(hours)
Estimated
annual
burden
hours
PECE—Reporting
Individuals ............................................................................
Private Sector ......................................................................
Government .........................................................................
1
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
7
120
120
120
120
120
840
1
1
1
1
1
7
600
600
600
600
600
4,200
PECE—Monitoring
Individuals ............................................................................
Private Sector ......................................................................
Government .........................................................................
1
1
7
PECE—Development of Conservation Plan/Agreement (One-time Burden)
Individuals ............................................................................
Private Sector ......................................................................
Government .........................................................................
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
Totals: ...........................................................................
21
........................
21
........................
12,480
An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: February 23, 2018.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-ES-2018-N020; MO# 300030113; OMB Control Number 1018-0119]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Policy for Evaluation
of Conservation Efforts When Making Listing Decisions (PECE)
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) are proposing to revise an
existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request
(ICR) by mail to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls
Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or by email to [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 1018-0119 in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at (703) 358-2503.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, we provide the general public and other Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired
format.
We are soliciting comments on the proposed ICR that is described
below. We are especially interested in public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is the collection necessary to the proper
functions of the Service; (2) will this information be processed and
used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4)
how might the Service enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how might the Service minimize the
burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use
of information technology.
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 ICR. 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
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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.
Abstract: Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) (16 U.S.C.
1531 et seq.) outlines the process by which we can list species as a
threatened species or an endangered species. When we consider whether
or not to list a species, the ESA requires us to take into account the
efforts being made by any State or any political subdivision of a State
to protect such species. We also take into account the efforts being
made by other entities. States or other entities often formalize
conservation efforts in conservation agreements, conservation plans,
management plans, or similar documents. The conservation efforts
recommended or described in such documents could prevent some species
from becoming so imperiled that they meet the definition of a
threatened species or an endangered species under the ESA.
The Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts When Making
Listing Decisions (PECE) (68 FR 15100, March 28, 2003) encourages the
development of conservation agreements or plans and provides certainty
about the standard that an individual conservation effort must meet in
order for us to consider whether it is likely to make a difference in a
species' status. PECE applies to ``formalized conservation efforts''
that have not been implemented or have been implemented but have not
yet demonstrated if they are effective at the time of a listing
decision.
Under PECE, formalized conservation efforts are defined as
conservation efforts (specific actions, activities, or programs
designed to eliminate or reduce threats or otherwise improve the status
of a species) identified in a conservation agreement, conservation
plan, management plan, or similar document. To assist us in evaluating
a formalized conservation effort under PECE, we collect information
such as conservation plans, monitoring results, and progress reports.
The development of any agreement or plan is voluntary. There is no
requirement that the individual conservation efforts included in such
documents be designed to meet the standard in PECE. The PECE policy is
posted on our Candidate Conservation website at https://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/PECE-final.pdf.
Title of Collection: Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts
When Making Listing Decisions (PECE).
OMB Control Number: 1018-0119.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Primarily State, local, or Tribal
governments. However, individuals, businesses, and not-for-profit
organizations could develop agreements/plans or may agree to implement
certain conservation efforts identified in a State agreement or plan.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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Estimated Average Estimated Completion
number of number of number of time per Estimated
Activity annual submissions annual response annual burden
respondents each responses (hours) hours
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PECE--Reporting
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Individuals..................... 1 1 1 120 120
Private Sector.................. 1 1 1 120 120
Government...................... 7 1 7 120 840
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PECE--Monitoring
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Individuals..................... 1 1 1 600 600
Private Sector.................. 1 1 1 600 600
Government...................... 7 1 7 600 4,200
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PECE--Development of Conservation Plan/Agreement (One-time Burden)
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Individuals..................... 1 1 1 2,000 2,000
Private Sector.................. 1 1 1 2,000 2,000
Government...................... 1 1 1 2,000 2,000
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Totals:..................... 21 .............. 21 .............. 12,480
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An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: February 23, 2018.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-04040 Filed 2-27-18; 8:45 am]
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