[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80525-80526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32081]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey

[USGS 11 GX11BC009RU0100]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of an existing information collection 
(1028-0056).

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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) 
described below. 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 March 31, 2011.

DATES: Submit written comments by February 22, 2011.

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#a4d4cbcac0d7d4e4d1d7c3d78ac3cbd2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aadac5c4ced9daeadfd9cdd984cdc5dc">[email protected]</span></a> (e-mail). Please 
reference Information Collection 1028-0070 in the subject line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Zolly at 703-648-4277 or by mail 
at U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Informatics Office, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive, MS 302, Reston, VA 20192.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Beginning in 1997, the U.S. Geological Survey has collected 
voluntary data regarding amphibian malformations. Sightings are 
reported via an electronic form (1028-0056). The form is sent to the 
USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program, 
which manages the North American Reporting Center for Amphibian 
Malformations (NARCAM). Each malformation occurrence submitted is 
carefully reviewed by trained professional herpetologists for quality 
and accuracy. Data associated with the validated reports, including 
species, malformation type, and geospatial information, are made 
accessible to the public via the NARCAM Web site. Information may be 
used by scientists and resource managers within Federal, State, and 
local agencies, as well as the general public, to identify areas where 
malformed amphibians have been reported, and the rates of occurrence. 
The NARCAM dataset is the only publicly available, national dataset on 
amphibian malformations.
    We will be requesting OMB approval for an extension of the current 
form used for the NARCAM data collection efforts.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1028-0056.

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    Title: North American Reporting Center for Amphibian Malformations 
(NARCAM) Data Collection Form.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: General public, individual households.
    Respondent Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion, one-time.
    Estimated Number Annual Respondents: 300.
    Annual Burden Hours: 150 hours. We estimate the public reporting 
burden averages 30 minutes per response.
    Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ``Non-Hour Cost'' Burden: We 
have not identified any ``non-hour cost'' burdens associated with this 
collection of information.

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.

    Dated: December 2, 2010.
Kevin Gallagher,
Associate Director for Core Science Systems, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2010-32081 Filed 12-21-10; 8:45 am]
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