Notice2021-27387
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Submission of Conservation Efforts To Make Listings Unnecessary Under the Endangered Species Act
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Published
December 17, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 240 (Friday, December 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-27387]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Submission of Conservation Efforts To Make Listings
Unnecessary Under the Endangered Species Act
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on September 22, 2021, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Title: Submission of Conservation Efforts To Make Listings
Unnecessary Under the Endangered Species Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0466.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 2,500 hours to complete each agreement
or plan that has the intention of making listing unnecessary; 320 hours
to conduct monitoring for successful agreements; and 80 hours to
prepare a report for successful agreements.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,900.
Needs and Uses: Submissions of information under this collection
pertain to the Policy for Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts
When Making Listing Decisions (see 68 FR 15100, March 28, 2003).
Information is used by NMFS when determining whether species warrant
listing under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), or may warrant listing
as threatened or endangered. Information is also used to evaluate the
implementation and effectiveness of conservation efforts.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; State,
local or tribal Governments.
Frequency: 1 per year.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: ESA (16 U.S.C. 1533).
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0466.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-27387 Filed 12-16-21; 8:45 am]
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