Notice2022-27177
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Alaska Beak Deformity Observations
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Published
December 15, 2022
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing to renew an information collection with revisions.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 240 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76638-76639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <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. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cfbefb1f5f2faf3c3fff3f0f0f9ffe8f5f3f2efdce9effbefb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8aedf9a7e3e4ece5d5e9e5e6e6efe9fee3e5e4f9cafff9edf9a4ede5fc">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99faf4f1f8f7fdfcf5d9eceafeeab7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9efdf3f6fff0fafbf2deebedf9edb0f9f1e8">[email protected]</span></a>, 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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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