[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 4465]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2165]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Request for Public Comments on Extension of Existing Information 
Collection Submitted to OMB for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act

    A request extending the information collection described below has 
been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
approval under the provisions of the Paperwork Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)). Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by 
contacting the Bureau's clearance officer at the phone number listed 
below. OMB has up to 60 days to approve or disapprove the information 
collection but may respond after 30 days; therefore, public comments 
should be submitted to OMB within 30 days in order to assure their 
maximum consideration. Public comments on the proposal should be made 
directly to the Desk office for the Interior Department, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
Washington, DC 20503 and to the Bureau Clearance Officer, U.S. 
Geological Survey, 807 National Center, Reston, VA 20192.
    As required by OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the U.S. 
Geological Survey solicits specific public comments as to:
    1. Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions on the bureaus, including whether 
the information will have practical utility;
    2. The accuracy of the bureau's estimate of the burden of the 
collection of information, including the validity of the methodology 
and assumptions used:
    3. The quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and
    4. How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other forms of information technology.
    Title: North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations.
    OMB Approval No: 1028-0056.
    Summary: The collection of information referred herein applies to a 
World-Wide Web site that permits individuals who observed malformed 
amphibians or who inspect substantial numbers of normal or malformed 
amphibians to report those observations and related information. The 
Web site is termed the North American Reporting Center for Amphibian 
Malformations. Information will be used by scientists and federal, 
state, and local agencies to identify areas where malformed amphibians 
occur and the rates of occurrence.
    Estimated Completion Time: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 900.
    Frequency: Once.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 300 hours.
    Affected Public: Primarily U.S. and Canadian residents.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain copies of the survey, 
contact the Bureau clearance officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 
National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20192, 
telephone (703) 648-7313, or go to the Website (http://
www.npsc.nbs.gov./narcam).

    Dated: January 12, 1998.
Dennis B. Fenn,
Chief Biologist.
[FR Doc. 98-2165 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]
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