[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8703-8705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02569]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2023-0107; FF09M21200-234-FXMB1231099BPP0; OMB
Control Number 1018-New]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Western Snowy Plover
Survey and Reporting
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are proposing a new
information collection in use without
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
April 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection request
(ICR) by one of the following methods (please reference 1018-Snowy
Plovers in the subject line of your comments):
Internet (preferred): https://www.regulations.gov. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments on Docket No. FWS-R8-ES-2023-
0107.
Email: [email protected].
U.S. mail: Service Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB
(JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Madonna L. Baucum, Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, by email at [email protected], or by
telephone at (703) 358-2503. 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 Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its implementing regulations at 5
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), all information collections require approval under
the PRA. 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.
As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent
burdens, we invite the public and other Federal agencies 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.
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 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 might the agency 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email 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.
Abstract: The Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), was established to provide a means to conserve
the ecosystems upon which endangered and threatened species depend, to
provide a program for the conservation of these endangered and
threatened species, and to take the appropriate steps that are
necessary to bring any endangered or threatened species to the point
where measures provided for under the ESA are no longer necessary.
The western snowy plover (Charadrius nivosus nivosus; hereafter
referred to as plover) is a federally threatened species protected
under the ESA. Corvid-caused predation is detrimental to plover
survival and changes by site and by year. A corvid is any member of the
Corvidae family of stout-billed passerine birds, such as crows, jays,
magpies, and raven.
The Western Snowy Plover Recovery Unit 2 Outreach Subcommittee is
committed to plover outreach and education. The subcommittee is
comprised of partners including the Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office,
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California State Parks, National
Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Friends of the Dunes, Tolowa
Dunes Stewards, Humboldt County Parks, and California State Polytechnic
University-Humboldt. The Kure/Stuyvesant Trustee Council (KSTC) is
composed of representatives from the Service, the California Department
of Fish and Wildlife, and the California State Lands Commission and is
the entity providing funding through the Kure/Stuyvesant Restoration
Fund for Friends of the Dunes to complete the action described below.
Crumb Clean Message Effectiveness Social Survey--The social survey
for the redesigned Crumb Clean Campaign will be used to assess the
effectiveness of the campaign's message (the campaign's goal is
education on keeping wild animals from getting access to human food in
California State Parks). Information collected will strictly be
regarding the messaging of the Crumb Clean Campaign, and what can be
done to improve the overall message quality and effectiveness. The
survey will be administered three times during summer. Data collected
will be used to inform any necessary adjustment to a required
presentation on the Crumb Clean Campaign.
Crumb Clean Report--A report on the results of the survey must be
submitted to the Service. This report must be compliant with section
508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794d).
These reports will include Crumb Clean Questionnaire results,
locations of distribution, and hours spent.
Related Information Collection Activities Already Approved
by the Office of Management and Budget
Banding activities under the U.S. Geological Survey's
``Bird Banding and Recovery Reports'' (OMB Control No. 1028-0082);
ESA permitting activities under the Service's ``Federal
Fish and Wildlife Permit Applications and Reports--Native Endangered
and Threatened Species; 50 CFR 10, 13, and 17'' (OMB Control No. 1018-
0094); and
Service Manual chapter 516 FW 1--Monitoring Financial and
Performance Reporting for Financial Assistance (OMB Control No. 1018-
0100).
The public may request a copy of the proposed survey instruments or
any other document in this information collection by sending a request
to the Service Information Collection Clearance Officer (see
ADDRESSES).
Title of Collection: Western Snowy Plover Outreach and Monitoring.
OMB Control Number: 1018-New.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New collection in use without OMB approval.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals/households; private
sector; and State, local, and Tribal governments.
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Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit for
monitoring and annual reports, and voluntary for surveys.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Non hour Burden Cost: None.
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Average
Average number Average number Average number completion Estimated
Requirement of annual of responses of annual time per annual burden
respondents each responses response hours *
(hours) *
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Crumb Clean Message Effectiveness Social Survey (Individuals)
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Individuals..................... 50 1 50 0.25 13
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Annual Report (Private Sector)
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Reporting....................... 2 1 2 10 20
Recordkeeping................... .............. .............. .............. 1 2
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Totals...................... 50 .............. 50 .............. 13
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* Rounded.
An agency 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.
The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Madonna Baucum,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2024-02569 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]
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