[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 240 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76638-76639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27177]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX23.WB12.C25A1.00; OMB Control Number 1028-0116]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Alaska Beak 
Deformity Observations

AGENCY: Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the U.S. 
Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information 
collection with revisions.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 17, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Written 
comments may also be submitted by mail to the U.S. Geological Survey, 
Information Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, 
Reston, VA 20192; or by email to [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 1028-0116 in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact Colleen Handel 
by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 907-786-7181. 
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States. You may also view the ICR at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the PRA and 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1), we provide the general public and other Federal agencies 
with an opportunity to comment on new, proposed, revised, and 
continuing collections of information. This helps us assess the impact 
of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand our information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format.
    A Federal Register notice with a 60-day public comment period 
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on 
October 11, 2022 (87 FR 61355). One comment was received but it did not 
address the Information Collection. No action was taken.
    As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burdens, we are again soliciting comments from the public and other 
Federal agencies on the proposed ICR that is described below. We are 
especially interested in public comment addressing the following:
    (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether or not the information will have practical utility;
    (2) The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection 
of information, including the validity of the methodology and 
assumptions used;
    (3) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and
    (4) How the agency might minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of response.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. Before including your address, phone number, email 
address, or other personally identifiable information (PII) in your 
comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your 
PII--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us 
in your comment to withhold your PII from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
    Abstract: As part of the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area mission to 
assess the status and trends of the Nation's biological resources, the 
Alaska Science Center Landbird program conducts research on avian 
populations within Alaska. Beginning in the late 1990s, an outbreak of 
beak deformities in Black-capped Chickadees emerged in southcentral 
Alaska. USGS scientists launched a study to understand the scope of 
this problem and its effect on wild birds. Since that time, researchers

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have gathered important information about the deformities, but their 
cause still remains unknown. Members of the public provide observation 
reports of birds with deformities from around Alaska and other regions 
of North America. These reports are very important in that they allow 
researchers to determine the geographical distribution and species 
affected. Data collection over such a large and remote area would not 
be possible without the public's assistance.
    Title of Collection: Alaska Beak Deformity Observations.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-0116.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: individuals/households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 250.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 250.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 5 minutes to read the 
instructions and 10 minutes to complete the response form.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 63.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: on occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: none.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Christian Zimmerman,
USGS Alaska Science Center Director.
[FR Doc. 2022-27177 Filed 12-14-22; 8:45 am]
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