[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 224 (Monday, November 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67934-67935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25746]


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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

    The proposal for the information collection described below will be 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for approval under the 
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 
Copies of the proposed collection of information 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, 
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192, telephone (703) 
648-7313.
    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 Amphibian Monitoring Program.
    Current OMB Approval Number: 1028-0078.
    Summary: The North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) is 
a long-term, large-scale anuran (frog and toad) monitoring program to 
track the status and trends of eastern and central. Volunteers conduct 
calling surveys three to four times per year, depending on the regional 
species assemblage. Volunteers listen for 5 minutes at 10 stops along 
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route. Data are submitted electronically via the Internet or on hard 
copy. These data will be used to estimate population trends at various 
geographic scales and assist with documenting species distribution. 
NAAMP Web site is: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/naamp/.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3600 hours.
    Affected Public: Primarily U.S. 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.

    Dated: November 15, 2004.
Susan Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology.
[FR Doc. 04-25746 Filed 11-19-04; 8:45 am]
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