Notice2022-06542
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; North American Breeding Bird Survey
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Published
March 29, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 60 (Tuesday, March 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 18032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06542]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX22LB00TZ80100; OMB Control Number 1028-0079]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; North American
Breeding Bird Survey
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, the
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to <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. You may
also submit comments by mail to the U.S. Geological Survey, Information
Collections Officer, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 159, Reston, VA
20192; or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3651451b5f5850596955595a5a5355425f595845764345514518515940"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b1c085612151d1424181417171e180f121415083b0e081c08551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference
OMB Control Number 1028-1028-0079 in the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this Information Collection Request (ICR), contact David
Ziolkowski by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7317091a1c1f181c0400181a33060014005d141c05"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f7938d9e989b9c9880849c9eb782849084d9909881">[email protected]</span></a> or by telephone at 301-497-
5753. You may also view the ICR at <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Individuals who are hearing- or speech-impaired may call the
Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 for TTY assistance.
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
January 20, 2022 (FR 87, Number 13, Pages 3115-3116). 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 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: Respondents supply the U.S. Geological Survey with bird
count data for more than 600 North American bird species. These data
and the analyzed relative abundance and population trend estimates
derived from them will be made available via the internet and through
special publications, which are used by Government agencies, industry,
education programs, and the general public. We will protect information
from respondents considered proprietary under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), its implementing regulations (43 CFR
part 2), and in accordance with ``Data and information to be made
available to the public or for limited inspection'' (30 CFR 250.197).
Responses are voluntary. No questions of a `sensitive' nature are
asked.
Title of Collection: North American Breeding Bird Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1028-0079.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1,650.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 2,600.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 11 hours on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 28,600.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: $152,100. (Mileage
costs average $56 per response; based on an approximate 100-mile round
trip made for data collection per response and using the U.S. GSA 2021
privately owned vehicle mileage reimbursement rate of $58.50 per mile.)
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 Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Thomas O'Connell,
Center Director, Eastern Ecological Science Center, U.S. Geological
Survey.
[FR Doc. 2022-06542 Filed 3-28-22; 8:45 am]
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