The American peregrine falcon was
removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife on
August 25, 1999. Section 4(g) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA)
requires that all species that are recovered and removed from the
List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife (delisted) be monitored
in cooperation with the States for a period of not less than 5
years. The purpose of this requirement is to detect any failure of
a recovered species to sustain itself without the protections of
the ESA. The American peregrine falcon has a large geographic
distribution that includes a substantial amount of non-Federal
land. Although the ESA requires that monitoring of recovered
species be conducted for not less than 5 years, the life history of
American peregrine falcons is such that it is appropriate to
monitor this species for a longer period of time in order to
meaningfully evaluate whether or not the recovered species
continues to maintain its recovered status. Formal collection of
monitoring data commenced in 2003. Rangewide population monitoring
of American peregrine falcons under the Monitoring Plan will take
place every 3 years through 2015. We will use the information
supplied on the FWS Forms 3-2307, 3-2308, and 3-2309 to review the
status of the American peregrine falcon in the United States and
determine if it remains recovered and, therefore, does not require
the protections of the ESA.
US Code:
16 USC 1539 et seq Name of Law: Endangered Species Act
US Code: 16
USC 704 Name of Law: Migratory Bird Treaty Act
We are reporting an adjustment
in the number of responses and annual burden hours for this
collection. We are reporting 654 responses, which is an increase of
160 from our last request. We estimate these responses will require
1,635 burden hours, which is a decrease of 3,447 from our last
request. We have made these adjustments in our estimates based on
our experience during the 2003 and 2006 collections of data. Also,
our previous estimates or burden erroneously included burden for
the Federal Government, which we have deleted from these
estimates.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Form 3-2309 Peregrine Falcon Feather Collection - govt
1018-0101 30-day published.pdf
1018-0101 Supporting Statement A rev.rtf
Peregrine Falcon Feather Collection - govt