[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 17 (Friday, January 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4620-4621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-283]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Proposed extension of an information collection (1028-0078).

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SUMMARY: To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), we 
are notifying the public that we will submit to the Office of 
management and Budget (OMB) an information collection request (ICR) to 
renew approval of the paperwork requirements for the North American 
Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP). This notice provides the public 
an opportunity to comment on the ICR.

DATES: Submit written comments by March 25, 2007.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the Department of the Interior, 
USGS, via:
     E-mail: [email protected]. Use Information Collection 
Number 1028-0078 in the subject line.
     Fax: (703) 648-7069. Use Information Collection Number 
1028-0078 in the subject line.
     Mail or hand-carry comments to the Department of the 
Interior; USGS Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 807 National 
Center, Reston, VA 20192. Please reference Information Collection 1028-
0078 in your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Weir at (301) 497-5932 or the 
USGS information collection clearance officer at the phone number 
listed below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: North American Amphibian Monitoring Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0078.
    Abstract: The collection of information referred herein applies to 
a USGS program that permits individuals to submit records of the number 
of calling amphibians at survey routes. This information is used by 
scientists and federal, state, and local agencies to monitor amphibian 
populations and detect population trends. Responses are voluntary. No 
questions of a ``sensitive'' nature are asked. Further information 
about the program can be obtained at the Web site http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/naamp.
    Estimated Number and Description of Respondents: Approximately 500 
volunteer observers.
    Frequency of Responses: 3 times per year.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,500.
    Total Annual burden hours: 4,500 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Hour'' Burden: We 
estimate the public reporting burden averages 3 hours per response. 
This includes the time for driving to/from the survey route locations, 
5-minute listening period per sampling station (10 sampling stations 
per route) and data entry time to submit data to the NAAMP.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: 
Estimated ``non-hour cost'' burden includes one-time cost per 
respondent for the purchase of a thermometer, plus the operational cost 
of mileage for conducting the surveys. The thermometer is needed to 
record air temperature during the survey. The cost of such thermometers 
is approximately $15. The total operational costs consist of a mileage 
estimate in accomplishing a survey, calculated by using the mileage 
reimbursement rate of 40.5 cents per mile (as used in travel 
reimbursement for federal employees) times 15 miles (the approximate 
distance of a calling survey route), for a total of $6.07 per survey.

i. Total capital and start-up costs: $15.00
ii. Total operation and maintenance costs: $6.07

    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and you are not 
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays 
a current valid OMB control number.
    Comments: Before submitting an ICR to OMB, PRA section 
3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) requires each agency `` * * * 
to provide notice * * * and otherwise consult with members of the 
public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of 
information * * * '' Agencies must specifically solicit comments to: 
(a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the 
information is useful; (b) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's 
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) 
enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (d) minimize the burden on the respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    To comply with the public consultation process, we publish this 
Federal Register notice announcing that we will submit this ICR to OMB 
for approval. This notice provides a required 60-day public comment 
period.
    USGS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Alfred Travnicek, 
703-648-7231.

    Dated: January 8, 2008
Susan D. Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology.
[FR Doc. 08-283 Filed 1-24-08; 8:45 am]
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