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assumed that 65% of the nonrespondent households will have a 

phone number. Both groups will be sent 

another copy of the survey. For the 

households with a phone number, a non 

response bias call will be made, taking 

an estimated 2 to 5 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,205 hours. 

III. Request for Comments 

On June 9, 2009, we published in the 

Federal Register (74 FR 27340) a request 

for public comments on this proposed 

survey. No comments were received. 

This notice provides the public with an 

additional opportunity to comment on 

the proposed information collection 

activity. The Department of the Interior 

invites comments on: 

(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 the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

and 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) Ways to 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 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or 

prove information to or for a Federal 

agency. 

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 

Office of Management and Budget 

control number. 

Dated: September 2, 2010. 

Benjamin M. Simon, 

Economics Staff Director, Office of Policy 

Analysis. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

U.S. Geological Survey 

[USGS–2530–B98CA] 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species 

Sighting Reporting Form 

AGENCY: United States Geological 

Survey (USGS), Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (the U.S. Geological 

Survey) have sent an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for 

review and approval. The ICR, which is 

summarized below, describes the nature 

of the collection and the estimated 

burden on the public. 

DATES: You must submit comment on or 

before October 8, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and 

suggestions on this ICR to the Desk 

Officer for the Department of the 

Interior at OMB–OIRA at (202) 395– 

5806 (fax) or 

OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). 

Please also send a copy of 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); pondsp@usgs.gov (e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, please contact USGS, Pam 

Fuller by 7920 NW. 71st Street, 

Gainesville, Florida 32653 (mail); by 

telephone (352) 264–3481 or 

pfuller@usgs.gov (e-mail). 

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 native 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 the Survey’s Program because 

the USGS cannot 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 

website 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. 

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. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW. 

Title: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species 

Sighting Reporting Form. 

Type of Request: This is an existing 

collection in use without an OMB 

control number or expiration date. 

Affected Public: State and local 

government employees and private 

individuals. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Respondents: 1,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses: 

1,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 167 hours. 

III. Request for Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

ICR 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 

publically available at anytime. While 

you can ask OMB in your comment to 

withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that will be done. 

Dated: August 31, 2010. 

Anne Kinsinger, 

Associate Director for Biology, U.S. Geological 

Survey. 

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