[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 146 (Friday, July 31, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48402-48403]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15474]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[Docket No. USGS-ECO-2026-0003; OMB Control Number 1028-0138;
GX26MR00G6ZW800]
Agency Information Collection Activities; 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 (PRA) of 1995,
the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 31, 2026.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
[ssquf] Internet: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and
submit comments on Docket No. USGS-ECO-2026-0003.
[ssquf] U.S. Mail: USGS, Information Collections Clearance Officer,
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, MS 159, Reston, VA 20192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this information collection request (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 Tele
Braille) 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 of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), we provide the 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
May 14, 2026 (91 FR 27361). 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 comments 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 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 using 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: 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 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
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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 document the species (if possible), location
(latitude/longitude collected via cell phone), date, and time,as well
as photograph the animal. We would also ask each contributor to provide
their initials 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: 1028-0138.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 50.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 250.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 5 minutes on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 21.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non-hour 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.).
Brian D. Kimbrell,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Federal Register Liaison
[verbar] USGS.
[FR Doc. 2026-15474 Filed 7-30-26; 8:45 am]
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