[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 34 (Monday, February 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7622-7623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3334]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

U.S. Geological Survey


Proposed Information Collection; Nonindigenous Aquatic Species 
Sighting Reporting Form

AGENCY: United States Geological Survey (USGS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of a new collection; request for comments.

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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 of 1995 and 
as a part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, we invite the general public and other federal agencies to take 
this opportunity to comment on this IC. 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: You must submit comment on or before April 23, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the ICR to Phadrea Ponds, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 2150-C Centre 
Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80526 (mail); <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4535352a2b213605303622366b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5020203f3e342310252337237e373f26">[email protected]</span></a>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this ICR, please contact USGS Pam Fuller at 7920 NW. 71st Street, 
Gainesville, Florida 32653 (mail); <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a2a3b37053c2f36363f281a2f293d29743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1666777b4970637a7a7364566365716538717960">[email protected]</span></a> (e-mail); or by 
telephone (352) 264-3481.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Information is collected from the public regarding the distribution 
of nonindigenous aquatic species, primarily fish, in open waters of the 
United States. This is vital information for early detection and rapid 
response for the possible eradication of organisms that may be 
considered invasive in a natural environment such as a lake, river, 
stream, and pond. These species are not native to the environment in 
which they are now found. Nonindigenous species can and do have 
negative impacts on our natives species. Early detection is a major 
focus of the Bureau. The public can help us with this task by serving 
as the ``eyes and ears'' for our Program because the USGS cannot 
possibly be everywhere, observing and monitoring all open waters for 
nonindigenous aquatic species.
    The USGS does not actively solicit this information; a form is 
posted on our Web site to be completed with biologic, geographic and 
sender information. It is completely voluntary and sent to us only when 
the public has encountered a nonindigenous aquatic organism, usually 
through fishing or some other outdoor recreational activity and they 
chose to let us know.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: None. This is a new collection.
    Title: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Sighting Reporting Form.

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    Type of Request: New.
    Affected Public: State/local/Tribal/Academia; Individual, private.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 4,500.
    Estimated Total Annual Responses: 4,500.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750 hours.

III. Request for Comments

    We invite comments concerning this IC on: (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) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden 
on the respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. 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: February 2, 2010.
Susan D. Haseltine,
Associate Director for Biology, U.S. Geological Survey.
[FR Doc. 2010-3334 Filed 2-19-10; 8:45 am]
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