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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–ES–2021–N158; FF09E20000
FXES1111090FEDR 212; OMB Control
Number 1018–0119]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Policy for Evaluation of
Conservation Efforts When Making
Listing Decisions (PECE)
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (Service), are proposing to
renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 19,
2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on
this information collection request (ICR)
to the Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W),
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:
Madonna L. Baucum, Service
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov,
or by telephone at (703) 358–2503.
Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay
Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUMMARY:
In
accordance with the PRA and its
implementing regulations at 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), all information collections
require approval under the PRA.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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burdens, we invite the public and other
Federal agencies 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 especially interested in public
comment addressing the following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether or not the
information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the
burden for this collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of response.
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
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 a species as a threatened species
or an endangered species. When we
consider whether to list a species, the
ESA requires us to take into account the
efforts made by any State or any
political subdivision of a State to protect
such species. We also take into account
the efforts made by other entities. States
or other entities often formalize
conservation efforts in conservation
agreements, conservation plans,
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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 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
whether a formalized conservation effort
meets the standard under PECE, we
collect information such as conservation
plans, monitoring results, and progress
reports. The development of any
agreement or plan is voluntary. The
PECE 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: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Primarily State, local, or Tribal
governments. However, individuals,
businesses, and not-for-profit
organizations also 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
number of
annual
respondents
Activity
Average
number of
submissions
each
Estimated
number of
annual
responses
Completion
time per
response
(hours)
Estimated
annual
burden
hours
PECE—Reporting
Individuals ............................................................................
Private Sector ......................................................................
Government .........................................................................
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
5
120
120
120
120
120
600
1
1
1
1
1
5
600
600
600
600
600
3,000
PECE—Monitoring
Individuals ............................................................................
Private Sector ......................................................................
Government .........................................................................
1
1
5
PECE—Development of Conservation Plan/Agreement (One-time Burden)
Individuals ............................................................................
Private Sector ......................................................................
Government .........................................................................
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
2,000
4,000
TOTALS: .......................................................................
18
........................
18
........................
13,040
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: May 17, 2021.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2021–10609 Filed 5–19–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R8–ES–2020–N141;
FXES11130800000–212–FF08E00000]
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of reviews;
request for information.
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, are initiating 5-year
status reviews of 76 species in
California and Nevada under the
Endangered Species Act. A 5-year
review is based on the best scientific
and commercial data available at the
time of the review; therefore, we are
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To ensure consideration in our
reviews, we are requesting submission
of new information no later than July
19, 2021. However, we will continue to
accept new information about any
species at any time.
DATES:
For how and where to send
information and comments, see Request
for New Information. For whom to
contact for species-specific information,
see Request for New Information.
Individuals who are hearing impaired or
speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 800–877–8337 for TTY
assistance.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status
Reviews of 76 Species in California
and Nevada
AGENCY:
requesting submission of any new
information on these species that has
become available since the last review.
Why do we conduct 5-year reviews?
Under the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (Act; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), we maintain lists of endangered
and threatened wildlife and plant
species (referred to as the List) in the
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50
CFR 17.11 (for wildlife) and 17.12 (for
plants). Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act
requires us to review each listed
species’ status at least once every 5
years. For additional information about
5-year reviews, refer to our factsheet at
https://www.fws.gov/endangered/whatwe-do/recovery-overview.html.
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What information do we consider in
our review?
A 5-year review considers all new
information available at the time of the
review. In conducting these reviews, we
consider the best scientific and
commercial data that have become
available since the listing determination
or most recent status review, such as:
(A) Species biology, including but not
limited to population trends,
distribution, abundance, demographics,
and genetics;
(B) Habitat conditions, including but
not limited to amount, distribution, and
suitability;
(C) Conservation measures that have
been implemented to benefit the
species;
(D) Threat status and trends in
relation to the five listing factors (as
defined in section 4(a)(1) of the Act);
and
(E) Other new information, data, or
corrections, including but not limited to
taxonomic or nomenclatural changes,
identification of erroneous information
contained in the List, and improved
analytical methods.
Any new information will be
considered during the 5-year review and
will also be useful in evaluating the
ongoing recovery programs for the
species.
Which species are under review?
This notice announces our active
review of the species listed in the table
below.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-ES-2021-N158; FF09E20000 FXES1111090FEDR 212; 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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing to
renew an information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 19, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on this information collection request
(ICR) to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 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: Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at (703) 358-2503. Individuals who are hearing or speech
impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY
assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and its
implementing regulations at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information
collections require approval under the PRA.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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 especially interested in public comment addressing the
following:
(1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information, including the validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) How might the agency minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of response.
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 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 a species as a
threatened species or an endangered species. When we consider whether
to list a species, the ESA requires us to take into account the efforts
made by any State or any political subdivision of a State to protect
such species. We also take into account the efforts 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 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
whether a formalized conservation effort meets the standard under PECE,
we collect information such as conservation plans, monitoring results,
and progress reports. The development of any agreement or plan is
voluntary. The PECE 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: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Primarily State, local, or Tribal
governments. However, individuals, businesses, and not-for-profit
organizations also 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PECE--Reporting
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individuals..................... 1 1 1 120 120
Private Sector.................. 1 1 1 120 120
Government...................... 5 1 5 120 600
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PECE--Monitoring
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individuals..................... 1 1 1 600 600
Private Sector.................. 1 1 1 600 600
Government...................... 5 1 5 600 3,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PECE--Development of Conservation Plan/Agreement (One-time Burden)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individuals..................... 1 1 1 2,000 2,000
Private Sector.................. 1 1 1 2,000 2,000
Government...................... 2 1 2 2,000 4,000
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TOTALS:..................... 18 .............. 18 .............. 13,040
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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: May 17, 2021.
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-10609 Filed 5-19-21; 8:45 am]
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