[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13658-13659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5754]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[USGS-GX.10.LC00.BM3P2.00]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of an extension of an existing information collection 
(1028-0078).

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SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
for the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP). As 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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 
July 31, 2011.

DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC 
we must receive them on or before May 13, 2011.

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ADDRESSES: Please submit a copy of your comments to Phadrea Ponds, 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150-
C Centre Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526-8118 (mail); 970-226-9445 
(phone); 970-226-9230 (fax); or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#60100f0e04131020151307134e070f16"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="acdcc3c2c8dfdcecd9dfcbdf82cbc3da">[email protected]</span></a> (e-mail). Please 
reference Information Collection 1028-0078 in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Weir at 301-497-5932 or by mail 
at U.S. Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 12100 
Beech Forest Road, Laurel, Maryland 20708-4038.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This information collection pertains to volunteers who contribute 
their time to conduct frog call surveys at assigned survey routes that 
are part of the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program. Volunteers 
use an on-line data entry system to submit their data. This information 
is used by scientists and federal, state, and local agencies to monitor 
amphibian populations and detect population trends. Responses are 
voluntary. Please go to: http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/naamp for more 
information about the NAAMP.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0078.
    Title: North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP).
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: General public; individual households.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: 3 times per year.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,700.
    Annual Burden Hours: 5,100 hours. We estimate an average of 3 hours 
per response. This includes driving time to and from the survey route 
locations; listening periods at each sampling station; and data entry.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: The 
estimated non-hour cost for this collection includes: A thermometer (a 
one-time cost per respondent) and mileage. The thermometer is needed to 
record air temperature during the survey. The cost of such thermometers 
is approximately $15. The total operational costs consist of a mileage 
estimate in accomplishing a survey, calculated by using the mileage 
reimbursement rate of $0.50 cents per mile (as used in travel 
reimbursement for federal employees) times 15 miles (the approximate 
distance of a calling survey route), for a total of $7.50 per survey.
    Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) 
provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

III. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its 
duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) how to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden on 
the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques 
or other forms of information technology.
    Please note that the comments submitted 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 OMB in your comment 
to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, 
we cannot guarantee that it will be done.
    USGS Information Collection Clearance Officer: Phadrea Ponds 970-
226-9445.

    Dated: March 4, 2011.
 Ken Williams,
Acting Associate Director for Ecosystems.
[FR Doc. 2011-5754 Filed 3-11-11; 8:45 am]
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