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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–HQ–ES–2021–N211; FF09E20000
FXES1111090FEDR 212; OMB Control
Number 1018–0119]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Policy for Evaluation of
Conservation Efforts When Making
Listing Decisions
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 February
9, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
information collection request (ICR)
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–
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. You may also view the
information collection request (ICR) at
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with the Paperwork
SUMMARY:
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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 May 20, 2021, we published in the
Federal Register (86 FR 27461) a notice
of our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. In
that notice, we solicited comments for
60 days, ending on July 19, 2021. We
received the following comment in
response to that notice:
Comment 1: Email dated July 19,
2021, from Thomas R. Jones,
Amphibians and Reptiles Program
Manager, Arizona Game and Fish
Department. Mr. Jones confirmed the
Service’s time burden estimates are
accurate.
Agency Response to Comment 1: The
commenter agreed with our time burden
estimates, so we did not make any
changes to the estimates.
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
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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
Estimated number
of annual
respondents
Activity
Average number
of submissions
each
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.
Estimated number
of annual
responses
Completion time
per response
(hours)
Estimated annual
burden
hours
PECE—Reporting
Individuals ..............................................
Private Sector ........................................
Government ...........................................
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
120
120
120
120
120
120
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
600
600
600
600
600
600
PECE—Monitoring
Individuals ..............................................
Private Sector ........................................
Government ...........................................
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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 ..............................................
9
..............................
9
..............................
8,160
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-ES-2021-N211; FF09E20000 FXES1111090FEDR 212; OMB Control
Number 1018-0119]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Policy for
Evaluation of Conservation Efforts When Making Listing Decisions
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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
February 9, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request
(ICR) 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 1018-0119 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. 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 May 20, 2021, we published in the Federal Register (86 FR 27461)
a notice of our intent to request that OMB approve this information
collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60 days, ending
on July 19, 2021. We received the following comment in response to that
notice:
Comment 1: Email dated July 19, 2021, from Thomas R. Jones,
Amphibians and Reptiles Program Manager, Arizona Game and Fish
Department. Mr. Jones confirmed the Service's time burden estimates are
accurate.
Agency Response to Comment 1: The commenter agreed with our time
burden estimates, so we did not make any changes to the estimates.
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
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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 number Estimated number Completion time
Activity of annual Average number of of annual per response Estimated annual
respondents submissions each responses (hours) burden hours
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PECE--Reporting
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individuals.............................................. 1 1 1 120 120
Private Sector........................................... 1 1 1 120 120
Government............................................... 1 1 1 120 120
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PECE--Monitoring
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individuals.............................................. 1 1 1 600 600
Private Sector........................................... 1 1 1 600 600
Government............................................... 1 1 1 600 600
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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............................................... 1 1 1 2,000 2,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals............................................... 9 ................. 9 ................. 8,160
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
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