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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–IA–2010–N237; 96200–1672– 

0002–R5; OMB Control Number 1018–0123] 

Proposed Information Collection; 

International Conservation Grant 

Programs 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service) 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 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 May 31, 

2011. 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: To ensure that we are able to 

consider your comments on this IC, we 

must receive them by December 27, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

IC to Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife 

Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 North 

Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 

(mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov (e-mail). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or email (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone at 

(703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Some of the world’s most treasured 

and exotic animals are dangerously 

close to extinction. Destruction of 

natural habitat, illegal poaching, and 

pet-trade smuggling are devastating 

populations of tigers, rhinos, marine 

turtles, great apes, elephants, and many 

other highly cherished species. The 

Division of International Conservation 

administers 11 competitive grant 

programs funded under the: 

• African Elephant Conservation Act 

(16 U.S.C. 4201–4245). 

• Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 

1997 (16 U.S.C. 4261). 

• Great Apes Conservation Act of 

2000 (Pub. L. 106–411). 

• Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 

Act of 1994 (16 U.S.C. 5306). 

• Marine Turtle Conservation Act 

(Pub. L. 108–266). 

• Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) (Wildlife Without Borders 

Programs—Africa, Mexico, Latin 

America and the Caribbean, Russia, 

Critically Endangered Species, and 

Amphibians in Decline). 

Currently, information that we collect 

for Critically Endangered Species grants 

is approved under OMB Control No. 

1018–0142, which expires December 31, 

2012. Information collection for 

Amphibians in Decline grants is 

approved under OMB Control No. 1018– 

0144, which expires September 30, 

2013. We are proposing to consolidate 

all of our international conservation 

grants under OMB Control No. 1018– 

0123. If OMB approves this request, we 

will discontinue OMB Control Numbers 

1018–0142 and 1018–0144. 

Applicants submit proposals for 

funding in response to Notices of 

Funding Availability that we will 

publish on Grants.gov. We collect the 

following information: 

• Cover page with basic project 

details (FWS Form 3–2338). 

• Project summary and narrative. 

• Letter of appropriate government 

endorsement. 

• Brief curricula vitae for key project 

personnel. 

• Complete Standard Forms 424 and 

424b (nondomestic applicants do not 

submit the standard forms). 

Proposals may also include, as 

appropriate, a copy of the organization’s 

Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement 

(NIRCA) and any additional 

documentation supporting the proposed 

project. 

The project summary and narrative 

are the basis for this information 

collection request. A panel of technical 

experts reviews each proposal to assess 

how well the project addresses the 

priorities identified by each program’s 

authorizing legislation. As all of the onthe-ground projects are conducted 

outside the United States, the letter of 

appropriate government endorsement 

ensures that the proposed activities will 

not meet with local resistance or work 

in opposition to locally identified 

priorities and needs. Brief curricula 

vitae for key project personnel allow the 

review panel to assess the qualifications 

of project staff to effectively carry out 

the project goals and objectives. As all 

Federal entities must honor the indirect 

cost rates an organization has negotiated 

with its cognizant agency, we require all 

organizations with a NICRA to submit 

the agreement paperwork with their 

proposals to verify how their rate is 

applied in their proposed budget. 

Applicants may provide any additional 

documentation that they believe best 

supports their proposal. 

All assistance awards under these 

grant programs have a maximum 

reporting requirement of a: 

• Mid-term report (performance 

report and a financial status report) due 

within 30 days of the conclusion of the 

first half of the project period, and 

• Final report (performance and 

financial status report and copies of all 

deliverables, photographic 

documentation of the project and 

products resulting from the project) due 

within 90 days of the end of the 

performance period. 

II. Data 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0123. 

Title: International Conservation 

Grant Programs. 

Service Form Number: 3–2338. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Domestic and 

nondomestic individuals, nonprofit 

organizations, educational institutions, 

private sector entities, and State, local 

and Tribal governments. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Activity Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses 

Completion 

time per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Applications ...................................................................................................... 619 619 12 hours 7,428 

Reports ............................................................................................................ 146 292 30 hours 8,760 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 766 911 ........................ 16,188 


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III. Comments 

We invite comments concerning this 

information collection on: 

• Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary, including 

whether or not the information will 

have practical utility; 

• The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information; 

• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents. 

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 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 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: October 19, 2010. 

Hope Grey, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27205 Filed 10–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–R9–ES–2010–N236; 92220–1113– 

0000–F5] 

Information Collection Sent to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for Approval; OMB Control 

Number 1018–0094; Federal Fish and 

Wildlife Permit Applications and 

Reports—Native Endangered and 

Threatened Species 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service) have sent an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for 

review and approval. We summarize the 

ICR below and describe the nature of the 

collection and the estimated burden and 

cost. This ICR is scheduled to expire on 

November 30, 2010. 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. 

However, under OMB regulations, we 

may continue to conduct or sponsor this 

information collection while it is 

pending at OMB. 

DATES: You must submit comments on 

or before November 26, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments and 

suggestions on this information 

collection 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 provide a copy of your comments 

to Hope Grey, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS 222–ARLSQ, 4401 

North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 

22203 (mail), or hope_grey@fws.gov (email). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or 

e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone 

at (703) 358–2482. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0094. 

Title: Federal Fish and Wildlife 

Permit Applications and Reports— 

Native Endangered and Threatened 

Species, 50 CFR 13 and 17. 

Service Form Number(s): 3–200–54, 

3–200–55, and 3–200–56. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals/ 

households, businesses, State and local 

agencies, private organizations, and 

scientific and research institutions. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion 

for application forms and notifications; 

annually for reports. 

Estimated Annual Nonhour Burden: 

$55,000 for fees associated with permit 

applications. 

Activity Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses Completion time per response Total annual burden hours 

3–200–54—permit application ................................................. 11 11 3 hours ................................... 33 

3–200–54—annual report ........................................................ 64 64 8 hours ................................... 512 

3–200–54—notifications (incidental take and change in landowner).2 2 1 hour ..................................... 2 

2–200–55—permit application ................................................. 579 579 4 hours ................................... 2,316 

3–200–55—annual report ........................................................ 1,034 1,034 8 hours ................................... 8,272 

3–200–55—notification (escape of living wildlife) ................... 1 1 1 hour ..................................... 1 

3–200–56—permit application ................................................. 60 60 3 hours ................................... 180

3–200–56—annual report ........................................................ 748 748 10 hours ................................. 7,480 

Totals ................................................................................ 2,499 2,499 ................................................ 18,796 

Abstract: Our Endangered Species 

Program uses information that we 

collect on permit applications to 

determine the eligibility of applicants 

for permits requested in accordance 

with the criteria in various Federal 

wildlife conservation laws, including: 

• Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.). 

• Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 

U.S.C. 703 et seq.). 

• Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.). 

• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection 

Act (16 U.S.C. 668). 

• Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 

U.S.C. 1374). 

Service regulations implementing 

these statutes and treaties are in Chapter 

I, Subchapter B of Title 50 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR). These 

regulations stipulate general and 

specific requirements that when met 

allow us to issue permits to authorize 

activities that are otherwise prohibited. 

This IC includes the following permit 

application forms and the reporting 

requirements for each permit: 

(1) FWS Form 3–200–54— 

Enhancement of Survival Permits 

Associated with Safe Harbor 

Agreements and Candidate 

Conservation Agreements with 

Assurances. 

(2) FWS Form 3–200–55—Permits for 

Scientific Purposes, Enhancement of 

Propagation or Survival (i.e., Recovery) 

and Interstate Commerce. 


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