[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29093-29095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13420]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-IA-2017-N070; FXIA16720900020-167-FF09A2000]
Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number
1018-0123; 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, 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 October 31, 2017. We may not conduct or sponsor
and you are not required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC,
we must receive them by August 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275
Leesburg Pike, MS: BPHC, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or
info_coll@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-0123'' in the subject
line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Service Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at info_coll@fws.gov (email) or (703) 358-2503
(telephone).
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 and Division of Scientific Authority administer
competitive grant programs funded under the following authorities:
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, Combatting Wildlife
Trafficking, and Amphibians in Decline).
Applicants submit proposals for funding in response to Notices of
Funding Opportunity published by the Service on Grants.gov. We collect
the following information:
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 (NICRA) and any
additional documentation supporting the proposed project.
The project summary and narrative are the basis for this
information collection. A panel of technical experts reviews each
proposal to assess how well the project addresses the priorities
identified by each program's authorizing legislation and the associated
project costs. 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 be supportive of
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.
All assistance awards under these grant programs have a maximum
reporting requirement of:
An interim report (performance report and a financial
status report) as appropriate, and
A 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(s): None.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: 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
Annual number Number of Total annual time per Total annual
Requirement of respondents responses each responses * response burden hours *
(hours)
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Grant Application:
Individuals................. 1 1 1 22 22
Private Sector.............. 414 1.48 613 22 13,486
Government.................. 7 1.28 9 33 297
Grant Reporting:
Individuals................. 2 2 4 20 80
Private Sector.............. 312 2 624 20 12,480
Government.................. 5 2 10 20 200
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Totals...................... 741 .............. 1,261 .............. 26,565
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* Rounded.
Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden Cost: The only foreseeable nonhour
burden cost to respondents would be a small cost for making a telephone
call or sending a facsimile. However, we do not expect that this would
occur often, and any costs would be negligible.
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,
email address, or other personal
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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.
IV. Authorities
The authorities for this action are the African Elephant
Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4201-4245), the Asian Elephant Conservation
Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261), the Great Apes Conservation Act of 2000
(Pub. L. 106-411), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994
(16 U.S.C. 5306), the Marine Turtle Conservation Act (Pub. L. 108-266),
and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Dated: June 22, 2017.
Madonna L. Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-13420 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am]
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