Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; North American Breeding Bird Survey, 18032 [2022-06542]

Agencies

• Geological Survey
• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 18032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06542]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX22LB00TZ80100; OMB Control Number 1028-0079]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; North American 
Breeding Bird Survey

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 28, 2022.

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 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. You may 
also submit comments by mail to the U.S. Geological Survey, Information 
Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA 
20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please reference 
OMB Control Number 1028-1028-0079 in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact David 
Ziolkowski by email at [email protected] or by telephone at 301-497-
5753. You may also view the ICR at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 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.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
January 20, 2022 (FR 87, Number 13, Pages 3115-3116). No comments were 
received.
    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 personally identifiable information (PII) in your 
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your 
PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us 
in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: Respondents supply the U.S. Geological Survey with bird 
count data for more than 600 North American bird species. These data 
and the analyzed relative abundance and population trend estimates 
derived from them will be made available via the internet and through 
special publications, which are used by Government agencies, industry, 
education programs, and the general public. We will protect information 
from respondents considered proprietary under the Freedom of 
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), its implementing regulations (43 CFR 
part 2), and in accordance with ``Data and information to be made 
available to the public or for limited inspection'' (30 CFR 250.197). 
Responses are voluntary. No questions of a `sensitive' nature are 
asked.
    Title of Collection: North American Breeding Bird Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0079.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,650.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,600.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 11 hours on average.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 28,600.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $152,100. (Mileage 
costs average $56 per response; based on an approximate 100-mile round 
trip made for data collection per response and using the U.S. GSA 2021 
privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement rate of $58.50 per mile.)
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person 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.).

Thomas O'Connell,
Center Director, Eastern Ecological Science Center, U.S. Geological 
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2022-06542 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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