[Federal Register: October 27, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 207)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-IA-2010-N237; 96200-1672-0002-R5; OMB Control Number 1018-0123]
Proposed Information Collection; International Conservation Grant
Programs
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire
on May 31, 2011. 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.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC,
we must receive them by December 27, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC 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 IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Some of the world's most treasured and exotic animals are
dangerously close to extinction. Destruction of natural habitat,
illegal poaching, and pet-trade smuggling are devastating populations
of tigers, rhinos, marine turtles, great apes, elephants, and many
other highly cherished species. The Division of International
Conservation administers 11 competitive grant programs funded under
the:
African Elephant Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201-4245).
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261).
Great Apes Conservation Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-411).
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C.
5306).
Marine Turtle Conservation Act (Pub. L. 108-266).
Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Wildlife
Without Borders Programs--Africa, Mexico, Latin America and the
Caribbean, Russia, Critically Endangered Species, and Amphibians in
Decline).
Currently, information that we collect for Critically Endangered
Species grants is approved under OMB Control No. 1018-0142, which
expires December 31, 2012. Information collection for Amphibians in
Decline grants is approved under OMB Control No. 1018-0144, which
expires September 30, 2013. We are proposing to consolidate all of our
international conservation grants under OMB Control No. 1018-0123. If
OMB approves this request, we will discontinue OMB Control Numbers
1018-0142 and 1018-0144.
Applicants submit proposals for funding in response to Notices of
Funding Availability that we will publish on Grants.gov. We collect the
following information:
Cover page with basic project details (FWS Form 3-2338).
Project summary and narrative.
Letter of appropriate government endorsement.
Brief curricula vitae for key project personnel.
Complete Standard Forms 424 and 424b (nondomestic
applicants do not submit the standard forms).
Proposals 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.
The project summary and narrative are the basis for this
information collection request. A panel of technical experts reviews
each proposal to assess how well the project addresses the priorities
identified by each program's authorizing legislation. As all of the on-
the-ground projects are conducted outside the United States, the letter
of appropriate government endorsement ensures that the proposed
activities will not meet with local resistance or work in opposition to
locally identified priorities and needs. Brief curricula vitae for key
project personnel allow the review panel to assess the qualifications
of project staff to effectively carry out the project goals and
objectives. As all Federal entities must honor the indirect cost rates
an organization has negotiated with its cognizant agency, we require
all organizations with a NICRA to submit the agreement paperwork with
their proposals to verify how their rate is applied in their proposed
budget. Applicants may provide any additional documentation that they
believe best supports their proposal.
All assistance awards under these grant programs have a maximum
reporting requirement of a:
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
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.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0123.
Title: International Conservation Grant Programs.
Service Form Number: 3-2338.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Domestic and nondomestic individuals, nonprofit
organizations, educational institutions, private sector entities, and
State, local and Tribal governments.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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Completion
Activity Number of Number of time per Total annual
respondents responses response burden hours
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Applications.................................... 619 619 12 hours 7,428
Reports......................................... 146 292 30 hours 8,760
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Totals...................................... 766 911 .............. 16,188
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III. Comments
We 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. 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 us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Dated: October 19, 2010.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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