[Federal Register: July 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 138)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N144] [96200-1672-0005-7E]
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0144; Wildlife
Without Borders--Amphibians in Decline Grant Program
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on September
30, 2010. We 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. However, under OMB regulations, we may
continue to conduct or sponsor this information collection while it is
pending at OMB.
DATES: You must send comments on or before August 19, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail).
Please provide a copy of your comments to Hope Grey, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail) or hope_
grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018-0144.
Title: Wildlife Without Borders--Amphibians in Decline Grant
Program.
Service Form Number(s): 3-2338B.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Domestic and nondomestic Federal, State, and local
governments; nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations; public and
private institutions of higher education; and any other organization or
individual with demonstrated experience deemed necessary to carry out
the proposed project.
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Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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Number of annual Number of annual Completion time per Annual burden
Activity respondents responses response hours
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Applications.................... 40 40 12 hours........... 480
Reports......................... 10 20 30 hours........... 600
Totals...................... 50 60 ................... 1,080
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Abstract: Section 8 of the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531-
43) authorizes the establishment of the Wildlife Without Borders--
Amphibians in Decline grant program to fund projects that conserve the
world's rapidly declining amphibian species. This program will support
activities that address threats to frogs, toads, salamanders, newts,
and caecilians that face an unprecedented threat of extinction. Funding
will be made available for conservation of species with native ranges
in countries with the greatest need for conservation funding.
Applicants submit proposals for funding in response to a Notice of
Funding Availability that we publish on Grants.gov and the program web
page. Applications consist of:
(1) Cover page with basic project details (FWS Form 3-2338B).
(2) Project summary and narrative.
(3) Letter of appropriate government endorsement.
(4) Brief curricula vitae for key project personnel.
(5) Complete Standard Forms 424 and 424b (non-domestic applicants
do not submit the standard forms).
Applications may also include, as appropriate, a copy of the
organization's Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NIRCA) and any
additional documentation supporting the proposed project.
All assistance awards under this program have a maximum reporting
requirement of a:
(1) Mid-term report (performance report and a financial status
report) due within 30 days of the conclusion of the first half of the
project period, and
(2) Final report (performance and financial status report and
copies of all deliverables, photographic documentation of the project
and products resulting from the project) due within 90 days of the end
of the performance period.
Comments: On April 14, 2010, we published in the Federal Register
(75 FR 19420) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew this
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on June 14, 2010. We received three comments in response
to that notice.
One commenter voiced opposition to spending tax dollars for this
program. Another commenter supported the program and expressed interest
in applying for a grant. The third commenter also expressed interest in
applying for a grant. None of the commenters addressed the information
collection requirements, and we did not make any changes to our
collection. We sent a copy of the NOFA to each individual interested in
applying.
We again invite comments concerning this information collection on:
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information;
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you
should be aware that your entire comment, including your personal
identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it
will be done.
Dated: July 14, 2010.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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