North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grant Programs

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1018-0100 30-day published.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-09-25
1018-0100 SS A.rtf Supporting Statement A	2008-09-08
NAWCA.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-09-08
1018-0100 60-day published.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-09-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
186474	NAWCA Standard Grants - reports (govt) Instruction	New
186473	NAWCA Standard Grants - reports (private sector) Instruction	New
186472	NAWCA Standard Grants - reports (Indiv) Instruction	New
186469	NAWCA U.S. Small Grants - reports - (govt) Instruction	New
186465	NAWCA U.S. Small Grants - reports - (private sector) Instruction	New
186429	NAWCA U.S. Small Grants - reports - (indiv) Instruction	New
186428	NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - Canada and Mexico (govt) Instruction	New
186427	NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - Canada and Mexico (private sector) Instruction	New
186426	NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - Canada and Mexico (indiv) Instruction	New
186425	NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - U.S. (govt) Instruction	New
186424	NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - U.S. (private sector) Instruction	New
186422	NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - U,S, (indiv) Instruction	New
186418	NAWCA U.S. Small Grant Program - Applications (govt) Instruction	New
186416	NAWCA U.S. Small Grant Program - Applications (private sector) Instruction	New
10994	NAWCA U.S. Small Grant Program - Applications (indiv) Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1018-0100	ICR Reference No: 200807-1018-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200508-1018-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grant Programs
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/19/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/25/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2011	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2008
Responses	473	0	150
Time Burden (Hours)	37,801	0	37,600
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) is a tripartite agreement among Canada, Mexico, and the United States to enhance, restore, and protect habitat to benefit waterfowl and other wetlands-associated wildlife. Because the NAWMP did not include a mechanism to provide for broadly based and sustained financial support for wetland conservation activities, Congress passed the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) in 1989. The NAWCA promotes, through partnerships between the private and public sectors, long-term conservation of North American wetland ecosystems and the waterfowl and other migratory birds, fish, and wildlife that depend upon such habitat. As agent for the North American Wetlands Conservation Council, the Fish and Wildlife Service solicits proposals for partnership-based projects to be funded under NAWCA.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 4401 et seq. Name of Law: North American Wetlands Conservation Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 35703	06/24/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 55523	09/25/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 15

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
NAWCA U.S. Small Grants - reports - (govt)
NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - U,S, (indiv)
NAWCA U.S. Small Grant Program - Applications (private sector)
NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - U.S. (private sector)
NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - U.S. (govt)
NAWCA U.S. Small Grant Program - Applications (govt)
NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - Canada and Mexico (indiv)
NAWCA U.S. Small Grants - reports - (private sector)
NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - Canada and Mexico (private sector)
NAWCA Standard Grants - reports (Indiv)
NAWCA Standard Grants - applications - Canada and Mexico (govt)
NAWCA U.S. Small Grant Program - Applications (indiv)
NAWCA Standard Grants - reports (private sector)
NAWCA U.S. Small Grants - reports - (indiv)
NAWCA Standard Grants - reports (govt)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	473	150	0	0	323	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	37,801	37,600	0	0	201	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: We are reporting 473 responses totaling 37,801 burden hours for this collection. Based on our outreach and our experience in administering this information collection, we reevaluated and adjusted our estimates for responses and completion times, resulting in an increase of 323 responses and an increase of 201 burden hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $545,673

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/25/2008

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