[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 238 (Monday, December 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 77386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31484]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


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

    A request extending the information collection described below will 
be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval 
under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 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. Comments on the proposal should be made within 60 days 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 of 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: December 5, 2000.
Dennis B. Fenn,
Chief Biologist.
[FR Doc. 00-31484 Filed 12-8-00; 8:45 am]
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