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will not be provided, but we will
provide a summary of how we
addressed substantive comments in an
appendix to the approved recovery plan.
We invite written comments on the
draft recovery plan. In particular, we are
interested in additional information
regarding the current threats to the
species and the implementation of the
recommended recovery actions.
Public Availability of Comments
All comments received, including
names and addresses, will become part
of the administrative record and will be
available to the public. 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. If you submit a
hardcopy comment that includes
personal identifying information, you
may request at the top of your document
that we withhold this information from
public review. However, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Authority
We developed our draft recovery plan
and publish this notice under the
authority of section 4(f) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
Amy L. Lueders,
Regional Director, Southwest Region, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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BILLING CODE 4333–55–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–WSFR–2021–N161;
FF09W25000–212–FXGO166409WSFR0;
OMB Control Number 1018–0100]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Administrative
Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Financial Assistance Programs
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
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AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are
proposing to renew an information
collection with revisions.
SUMMARY:
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Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
11, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Please provide a copy
of your comments 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–
0100 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. You may also view the
information collection request (ICR) at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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.
On October 9, 2020, we published in
the Federal Register (85 FR 64158) a
notice of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. In
that notice, we solicited comments for
60 days, ending on December 8, 2020.
We received one comment in response
to the notice that did not address the
information collection requirements.
The commenter expressed general
concerns about lack of transparency in
Federal financial assistance funding,
specifically funding awarded to a State
fish and game agency and foreign
assistance. The Service complies with
all Federal financial assistance public
transparency requirements. Data on all
Service financial assistance programs
are available at https://beta.sam.gov/.
DATES:
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Data on all Service award actions are
available at https://
www.usaspending.gov/. Data on the
Service’s foreign assistance authorities
and activities are available at https://
www.foreignassistance.gov/. The
Service also issues press releases for a
wide variety of financial assistance
programs. The Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration Program routinely issues
press releases for the mandatory formula
grants to States awarded under the
Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration
Act and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act. The public can access
Service press release archives at https://
www.fws.gov/news/.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting
comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR
that is described below. 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. 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: We issue financial
assistance through grants and
cooperative agreement awards to
individuals; commercial organizations;
institutions of higher education;
nonprofit organizations; foreign entities;
and State, local, and Tribal
governments. The Service administers a
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wide variety of financial assistance
programs, authorized by Congress to
address the Service’s mission, as listed
in the System for Award Management
(SAM) Assistance Listings, previously
referred to as the Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance. SAM provides
public descriptions of assistance listings
of Federal programs, projects, services,
and activities that provide assistance or
benefits to the American public. It
contains financial and non-financial
assistance programs administered by
departments and establishments of the
Federal government. The Assistance
Listings are assigned unique numbers
and provide information on program
types, the specific type of assistance for
each program, and the applicable
financial assistance authorities for each
program. See the Service’s active
Assistance Listings on SAM.gov.
The Service currently manages the
following types of assistance programs:
• Formula Grants
• Project Grants
• Project Grants (Discretionary)
• Cooperative Agreements
(Discretionary Grants)
• Direct Payments with Unrestricted
Use
• Use of Property, Facilities, and
Equipment
Some assistance programs are
mandatory and award funds to eligible
recipients according to a formula
prescribed in law or regulation. Other
programs are discretionary and award
funds based on competitive selection
and merit review processes. Mandatory
award recipients must give us specific,
detailed project information during the
application process so that we may
ensure that projects are eligible for the
mandatory funding, are substantial in
character and design, and comply with
all applicable Federal laws. Applicants
to discretionary programs must give us
information as dictated by the program
requirements and as requested in the
program’s public notice of funding
opportunity, including that information
that addresses ranking criteria. All
recipients must submit financial and
performance reports that contain
information necessary for us to track
costs and accomplishments. The
recipients’ reports must adhere to
schedules and rules in 2 CFR part 200,
‘‘Uniform Administrative Requirements,
Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards’’ and
the award terms and conditions. Part
200 prescribes the information that
Federal agencies must collect, and
financial assistance applicants and
recipients must provide to receive
benefits under Federal financial
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assistance programs, and supports this
information collection.
The Service provides technical and
financial assistance to other Federal
agencies, States, local governments,
Native American tribes,
nongovernmental organizations, citizen
groups, and private landowners for the
conservation and management of fish
and wildlife resources. The process
begins with the submission of an
application. The respective program
reviews and prioritizes proposed
projects based on their respective
project selection criteria. Pending
availability of funding, applicants
submit their application documents to
the Service through the Federal
Grants.gov website or through the
Department’s grants management
system (currently the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services’
GrantSolutions), when solicited by the
Service through a Funding Opportunity.
As part of this collection of
information, the Service collects the
following types of information requiring
approval under the PRA:
A. Application Package: We use the
information provided in applications to:
(1) Determine eligibility under the
authorizing legislation and applicable
program regulations; (2) determine
allowability of major cost items under
the Cost Principles at 2 CFR part 200;
(3) select those projects that will
provide the highest return on the
Federal investment; and (4) assist in
compliance with laws, as applicable,
such as the National Environmental
Policy Act, the National Historic
Preservation Act, and the Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. The
full application package (submitted by
the applicant) generally includes the
following:
• Required Federal financial
assistance application forms (SF–424
suite of forms, as applicable to specified
project).
• Project Narrative—generally
includes items such as:
Æ Statement of need,
Æ Project goals and objectives,
Æ Methods used and timetable,
Æ Description of key personnel
qualifications,
Æ Description of stakeholders or other
relevant organizations/individuals
involved and level of involvement,
Æ Project monitoring and evaluation
plan, and/or
Æ Other pertinent project specific
information.
• Pertinent project budget-related
information—generally includes items
such as:
Æ Budget justification,
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Æ Detail on costs requiring prior
approval,
Æ Indirect cost statement,
Æ Federally funded equipment list,
and/or
Æ Certifications and disclosures.
B. Amendments: Recipients must
provide written explanation and submit
prior approval requests for budget or
project plan revisions, reporting due
date extensions, or other changes to
approved award terms and conditions.
The information provided by the
recipient is used by the Service to
determine the eligibility and
allowability of activities and to comply
with the requirements of 2 CFR part
200.
C. Reporting Requirements: Reporting
requirements associated with financial
assistance awards generally include the
following types of reports:
• Federal Financial Reports (using the
required SF–425),
• Performance Reports, and
• Real Property Status Reports, when
applicable (using the required SF–429
forms series).
D. Recordkeeping Requirements: In
accordance with 2 CFR 200.334,
financial records, supporting
documents, statistical records, and all
other non-Federal entity records
pertinent to a Federal award must be
retained for a period of 3 years after the
date of submission of the final
expenditure report or, for Federal
awards that are renewed quarterly or
annually, from the date of the
submission of the quarterly or annual
financial report, respectively, as
reported to the Federal awarding agency
or pass-through entity (in the case of a
subrecipient) (unless an exemption as
described in 2 CFR 200.334 applies that
requires retention of records longer than
3 years).
Proposed Revisions
Consolidation of OMB Control No.
1018–0007 Into 1018–0100
The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.)
and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish
Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777 et seq.,
except 777e–1) provide authority for
Federal assistance to the States for
management and restoration of fish and
wildlife. These Acts and the regulations
in the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) at 50 CFR part 80, subpart D,
require that States, territories, and the
District of Columbia annually certify
their hunting and fishing license sales.
The Service’s Wildlife and Sport Fish
Restoration (WSFR) program currently
collects those certifications under OMB
Control No. 1018–0007, ‘‘Annual
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Certification of Hunting and Sport
Fishing Licenses Issued, 50 CFR part 80,
subpart D.’’ The WSFR program
continues to enhance use of their
‘‘Wildlife Tracking and Reporting
Actions for the Conservation of Species
(TRACS)’’ system to collect information
electronically from financial assistance
applicants and recipients. As of Federal
fiscal year 2021, WSFR will begin using
TRACS to collect State license data and
certifications electronically. As this
control number includes the Wildlife
TRACS system collection, in this
revision we are consolidating the OMB
Control No. 1018–0007 information
collection requirements into this
collection. If OMB approves this
request, we will discontinue OMB
Control Number 1018–0007.
Consolidation of OMB approvals for
Service financial assistance-related
collections into a single collection
reduces burden on the public by
ensuring consistency in the application
and award administration processes
across all Service financial assistance
programs.
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We are implementing the enhanced
results-oriented accountability
requirements in the Foreign Aid
Transparency and Accountability Act
(Pub. L. 114–191), OMB guidance
memorandum M–18–04, ‘‘Monitoring
and Evaluation Guidelines for Federal
Departments and Agencies that
Administer United States Foreign
Assistance,’’ and OMB revisions to 2
CFR part 200 published August 13, 2020
(85 FR 49506). To meet the enhanced
requirements, some programs may
collect more performance information
than previously collected.
Title of Collection: Administrative
Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Financial Assistance Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1018–0100.
Form Number: 3–154.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals; commercial organizations;
institutions of higher education;
nonprofit organizations; foreign entities;
and State, local, and Tribal
governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 14,711.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 16,024.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: Varies from 3 hours to 100
hours, depending on the activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 391,670.
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Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R4–ES–2020–N034;
FXES11140400000–201–FF04E00000]
Endangered Species; Recovery Permit
Applications
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit
applications; request for comments.
AGENCY:
Foreign Aid Transparency and
Accountability Act Compliance
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Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
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.).
We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, have received
applications for permits, permit
renewals and/or permit amendments to
conduct activities intended to enhance
the propagation or survival of
endangered species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended. We invite the public and
local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies
to comment on these applications.
Before issuing any of the requested
permits, we will take into consideration
any information that we receive during
the public comment period.
DATES: We must receive written data or
comments on the applications by
August 11, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
Reviewing Documents: Documents
and other information submitted with
the applications are available for review,
subject to the requirements of the
Privacy Act and Freedom of Information
Act. Submit a request for a copy of such
documents to Karen Marlowe (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Submitting Comments: If you wish to
comment, you may submit comments by
one of the following methods:
• U.S. Mail: U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Regional Office, Ecological
Services, 1875 Century Boulevard,
Atlanta, GA 30345 (Attn: Karen
Marlowe, Permit Coordinator).
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• Email: permitsR4ES@fws.gov.
Please include your name and return
address in your email message. If you do
not receive a confirmation from the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service that we have
received your email message, contact us
directly at the telephone number listed
in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Marlowe, Permit Coordinator,
404–679–7097 (telephone), karen_
marlowe@fws.gov (email), or 404–679–
7081 (fax). Individuals who are hearing
or speech impaired may call the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for
TTY assistance.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite
review and comment from local, State,
and Federal agencies and the public on
applications we have received for
permits to conduct certain activities
with endangered and threatened species
under section 10(a)(1)(A) of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.),
and our regulations in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
part 17. With some exceptions, the ESA
prohibits take of listed species unless a
Federal permit is issued that authorizes
such take. The ESA’s definition of
‘‘take’’ includes hunting, shooting,
harming, wounding, or killing, and also
such activities as pursuing, harassing,
trapping, capturing, or collecting.
A recovery permit issued by us under
section 10(a)(1)(A) of the ESA
authorizes the permittee to take
endangered or threatened species while
engaging in activities that are conducted
for scientific purposes that promote
recovery of species or for enhancement
of propagation or survival of species.
These activities often include the
capture and collection of species, which
would result in prohibited take were a
permit not issued. Our regulations
implementing section 10(a)(1)(A) for
these permits are found at 50 CFR 17.22
for endangered wildlife species, 50 CFR
17.32 for threatened wildlife species, 50
CFR 17.62 for endangered plant species,
and 50 CFR 17.72 for threatened plant
species.
Permit Applications Available for
Review and Comment
Proposed activities in the following
permit requests are for the recovery and
enhancement of propagation or survival
of the species in the wild. The ESA
requires that we invite public comment
before issuing these permits.
Accordingly, we invite local, State,
Tribal, and Federal agencies and the
public to submit written data, views, or
arguments with respect to these
applications. The comments and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-WSFR-2021-N161; FF09W25000-212-FXGO166409WSFR0; OMB Control
Number 1018-0100]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Administrative
Procedures for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Financial Assistance
Programs
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, are proposing to renew an
information collection with revisions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 11, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a
copy of your comments 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 1018-0100 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. You may also view the information collection request (ICR)
at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 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.
On October 9, 2020, we published in the Federal Register (85 FR
64158) a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on December 8, 2020. We received one comment in response
to the notice that did not address the information collection
requirements. The commenter expressed general concerns about lack of
transparency in Federal financial assistance funding, specifically
funding awarded to a State fish and game agency and foreign assistance.
The Service complies with all Federal financial assistance public
transparency requirements. Data on all Service financial assistance
programs are available at https://beta.sam.gov/. Data on all Service
award actions are available at https://www.usaspending.gov/. Data on
the Service's foreign assistance authorities and activities are
available at https://www.foreignassistance.gov/. The Service also
issues press releases for a wide variety of financial assistance
programs. The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program routinely
issues press releases for the mandatory formula grants to States
awarded under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act and the
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act. The public can access
Service press release archives at https://www.fws.gov/news/.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. 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. 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: We issue financial assistance through grants and
cooperative agreement awards to individuals; commercial organizations;
institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; foreign
entities; and State, local, and Tribal governments. The Service
administers a
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wide variety of financial assistance programs, authorized by Congress
to address the Service's mission, as listed in the System for Award
Management (SAM) Assistance Listings, previously referred to as the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. SAM provides public
descriptions of assistance listings of Federal programs, projects,
services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the
American public. It contains financial and non-financial assistance
programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal
government. The Assistance Listings are assigned unique numbers and
provide information on program types, the specific type of assistance
for each program, and the applicable financial assistance authorities
for each program. See the Service's active Assistance Listings on
SAM.gov.
The Service currently manages the following types of assistance
programs:
Formula Grants
Project Grants
Project Grants (Discretionary)
Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)
Direct Payments with Unrestricted Use
Use of Property, Facilities, and Equipment
Some assistance programs are mandatory and award funds to eligible
recipients according to a formula prescribed in law or regulation.
Other programs are discretionary and award funds based on competitive
selection and merit review processes. Mandatory award recipients must
give us specific, detailed project information during the application
process so that we may ensure that projects are eligible for the
mandatory funding, are substantial in character and design, and comply
with all applicable Federal laws. Applicants to discretionary programs
must give us information as dictated by the program requirements and as
requested in the program's public notice of funding opportunity,
including that information that addresses ranking criteria. All
recipients must submit financial and performance reports that contain
information necessary for us to track costs and accomplishments. The
recipients' reports must adhere to schedules and rules in 2 CFR part
200, ``Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
Requirements for Federal Awards'' and the award terms and conditions.
Part 200 prescribes the information that Federal agencies must collect,
and financial assistance applicants and recipients must provide to
receive benefits under Federal financial assistance programs, and
supports this information collection.
The Service provides technical and financial assistance to other
Federal agencies, States, local governments, Native American tribes,
nongovernmental organizations, citizen groups, and private landowners
for the conservation and management of fish and wildlife resources. The
process begins with the submission of an application. The respective
program reviews and prioritizes proposed projects based on their
respective project selection criteria. Pending availability of funding,
applicants submit their application documents to the Service through
the Federal Grants.gov website or through the Department's grants
management system (currently the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services' GrantSolutions), when solicited by the Service through a
Funding Opportunity.
As part of this collection of information, the Service collects the
following types of information requiring approval under the PRA:
A. Application Package: We use the information provided in
applications to: (1) Determine eligibility under the authorizing
legislation and applicable program regulations; (2) determine
allowability of major cost items under the Cost Principles at 2 CFR
part 200; (3) select those projects that will provide the highest
return on the Federal investment; and (4) assist in compliance with
laws, as applicable, such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the
National Historic Preservation Act, and the Uniform Relocation
Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. The full
application package (submitted by the applicant) generally includes the
following:
Required Federal financial assistance application forms
(SF-424 suite of forms, as applicable to specified project).
Project Narrative--generally includes items such as:
[cir] Statement of need,
[cir] Project goals and objectives,
[cir] Methods used and timetable,
[cir] Description of key personnel qualifications,
[cir] Description of stakeholders or other relevant organizations/
individuals involved and level of involvement,
[cir] Project monitoring and evaluation plan, and/or
[cir] Other pertinent project specific information.
Pertinent project budget-related information--generally
includes items such as:
[cir] Budget justification,
[cir] Detail on costs requiring prior approval,
[cir] Indirect cost statement,
[cir] Federally funded equipment list, and/or
[cir] Certifications and disclosures.
B. Amendments: Recipients must provide written explanation and
submit prior approval requests for budget or project plan revisions,
reporting due date extensions, or other changes to approved award terms
and conditions. The information provided by the recipient is used by
the Service to determine the eligibility and allowability of activities
and to comply with the requirements of 2 CFR part 200.
C. Reporting Requirements: Reporting requirements associated with
financial assistance awards generally include the following types of
reports:
Federal Financial Reports (using the required SF-425),
Performance Reports, and
Real Property Status Reports, when applicable (using the
required SF-429 forms series).
D. Recordkeeping Requirements: In accordance with 2 CFR 200.334,
financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all
other non-Federal entity records pertinent to a Federal award must be
retained for a period of 3 years after the date of submission of the
final expenditure report or, for Federal awards that are renewed
quarterly or annually, from the date of the submission of the quarterly
or annual financial report, respectively, as reported to the Federal
awarding agency or pass-through entity (in the case of a subrecipient)
(unless an exemption as described in 2 CFR 200.334 applies that
requires retention of records longer than 3 years).
Proposed Revisions
Consolidation of OMB Control No. 1018-0007 Into 1018-0100
The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 669 et
seq.) and the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act (16 U.S.C. 777
et seq., except 777e-1) provide authority for Federal assistance to the
States for management and restoration of fish and wildlife. These Acts
and the regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR
part 80, subpart D, require that States, territories, and the District
of Columbia annually certify their hunting and fishing license sales.
The Service's Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) program
currently collects those certifications under OMB Control No. 1018-
0007, ``Annual
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Certification of Hunting and Sport Fishing Licenses Issued, 50 CFR part
80, subpart D.'' The WSFR program continues to enhance use of their
``Wildlife Tracking and Reporting Actions for the Conservation of
Species (TRACS)'' system to collect information electronically from
financial assistance applicants and recipients. As of Federal fiscal
year 2021, WSFR will begin using TRACS to collect State license data
and certifications electronically. As this control number includes the
Wildlife TRACS system collection, in this revision we are consolidating
the OMB Control No. 1018-0007 information collection requirements into
this collection. If OMB approves this request, we will discontinue OMB
Control Number 1018-0007. Consolidation of OMB approvals for Service
financial assistance-related collections into a single collection
reduces burden on the public by ensuring consistency in the application
and award administration processes across all Service financial
assistance programs.
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act Compliance
We are implementing the enhanced results-oriented accountability
requirements in the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act
(Pub. L. 114-191), OMB guidance memorandum M-18-04, ``Monitoring and
Evaluation Guidelines for Federal Departments and Agencies that
Administer United States Foreign Assistance,'' and OMB revisions to 2
CFR part 200 published August 13, 2020 (85 FR 49506). To meet the
enhanced requirements, some programs may collect more performance
information than previously collected.
Title of Collection: Administrative Procedures for U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service Financial Assistance Programs.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0100.
Form Number: 3-154.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals; commercial organizations;
institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations; foreign
entities; and State, local, and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 14,711.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 16,024.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: Varies from 3 hours to 100
hours, depending on the activity.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 391,670.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
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.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2021-14675 Filed 7-9-21; 8:45 am]
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