[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43626-43627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14479]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey

[GX23MR00G6ZW800 OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Turtle 
Distribution Database

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) are proposing a new information 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
August 9, 2023.

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ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this Information Collection Request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Desk Officer for 
the Department of the Interior by email at [email protected]; 
or via facsimile to (202) 395-5806. Please provide a copy of your 
comments to 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-
NEW-Turtles in the subject line of your comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, contact Margaret Lamont by email at [email protected], 
or by telephone at 352-209-4306. 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 Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 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, 88 FR 10536 with a 60-day public comment 
period soliciting comments on this collection of information was 
published on February 21, 2023. No comments were received.
    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 might the agency 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 personal 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: The order Testudines, which encompasses tortoises and 
freshwater and marine turtles, is among the most threatened group of 
vertebrates in the world. However, turtles are frequently observed 
during everyday activities, such as while walking through a park, 
driving along a roadway, or kayaking in a river or pond. Local citizen-
science projects focused on single species (such as box turtles) have 
provided valuable demographic information for turtle populations, but 
these projects are isolated both spatially and specifically (i.e., 
focused on one species). This project would use sighting information 
supplied by citizens to fill gaps in our knowledge of turtle 
distributions throughout Northern Florida. When a citizen observes a 
turtle, they would document the species (if possible), location 
(latitude/longitude collected via cell phone), date, and time, and they 
would photograph the animal. We would also ask each contributor to 
provide their initials (not full name) and a way to contact them if 
questions about the entry arise (e.g., phone number or email address). 
The sighting information will be mapped and used to develop species-
distribution maps.
    Title of Collection: Turtle Distribution Database.
    OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 250.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 250.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 5 minutes on average.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21 hours.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Margaret M. Lamont,
Research Biologist, USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center.
[FR Doc. 2023-14479 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
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