[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 44331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21329]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 082001A ]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Submission of Conservation Efforts to Make Listings 
Unnecessary Under the Endangered Species Act.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 720.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Average Hours Per Response: 320 hours for an agreement, 160 hours 
per year for monitoring, and 40 hours for an annual report.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service (the ``Services'') have announced a draft 
policy on the criteria the Services will use to evaluate conservation 
efforts by states and other non-Federal entities. The Services take 
these efforts into account when making decisions on whether to list a 
species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. 
Efforts usually involve the development of a conservation plan or 
agreement, procedures for monitoring the effectiveness of the plan or 
agreement, and an annual report.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal Government; business or 
other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 
Internet at [email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 16, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-21329 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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