Notice2024-23700
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Panhandle Terrapin Project
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Published
October 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentGeological Survey
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is proposing a new information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 83041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23700]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Geological Survey
[GX24MR00G6ZW800; OMB Control Number 1028-NEW]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Panhandle
Terrapin Project
AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the 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 a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 14, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection request (ICR) 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 ICR by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function. Please provide a
copy of your comments by mail to USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research
Center, 7920 NW 73rd St., Gainesville, FL 32653; or by email to
Margaret Lamont (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#395455585456574d794c4a5e4a175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="036e6f626e6c6d7743767064702d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>). Please reference OMB Control Number
1028-NEW--Panhandle Terrapin Project in the subject line of your
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Lamont by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066b6a676b696872467375617528616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1dcddd0dcdedfc5f1c4c2d6c29fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a>, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the 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 with a 60-day public comment period
soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on
February 8, 2024 (89 FR 8706). 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 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: Diamondback terrapins are the only brackish water turtles
in the United States. These turtles inhabit coastal marshes and
mangroves from Massachusetts to Texas. Most terrapin populations are in
decline due to commercial harvest, incidental capture in crab traps,
and loss of nesting habitat due to coastal development. Today, the
illegal pet trade has added extra pressure to these already declining
populations. While much is known about terrapins along the US Atlantic
coast, very little information is available about terrapin populations
that inhabit Florida's northwest coast. In fact, the International
Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) does not include Northwest
Florida within the terrapins' range, however recent studies confirm
that terrapins do inhabit the region. This project would use citizen
scientists to conduct surveys in potential terrapin habitat throughout
the Northwest Florida region to document terrapins and terrapin signs,
including hatched eggs and crawls. Volunteers collect detailed
information on when and where terrapins or their signs are observed,
environmental parameters such as air temperature and weather during the
observation, habitat information such as vegetation type at the
observation site, level and type of human activities observed at the
site, and data on the terrapins or their signs such as number of
tracks, nests, eggs or individual terrapins observed. Managers,
including state and National Parks, need this information to document
species' status and inform conservation decisions, including whether to
list or de-list species.
The authority for this collection is 43 U.S.C. 31 et seq. The
Organic Act of March 3, 1879.
Title of Collection: Panhandle Terrapin Project.
OMB Control Number: 1028-NEW.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals; county, State and Federal
government employees.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,000.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 3 minutes.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 50 hours.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Weekly from April through October each
year.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: None.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, nor is a person is 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 of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.).
Deborah Epperson,
Deputy Center Director, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Southeast
Region.
[FR Doc. 2024-23700 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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