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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
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

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.
SUMMARY:

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 [email protected] (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:
ADDRESSES:

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
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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.
Number of
responses

Completion
time per
response

Total annual
burden hours

Applications ......................................................................................................
Reports ............................................................................................................

619
146

619
292

12 hours
30 hours

7,428
8,760

Totals ........................................................................................................

766

911

........................

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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.
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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
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:

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–
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To
request additional information about
this ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or
e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or by telephone
at (703) 358–2482.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

SUMMARY:

Activity

OIRA at (202) 395–5806 (fax) or
[email protected] (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 [email protected] (email).

Number of
responses

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.
Completion time per response

Total annual
burden hours

3–200–54—permit application .................................................
3–200–54—annual report ........................................................
3–200–54—notifications (incidental take and change in landowner).
2–200–55—permit application .................................................
3–200–55—annual report ........................................................
3–200–55—notification (escape of living wildlife) ...................
3–200–56—permit application .................................................
3–200–56—annual report ........................................................

11
64
2

11
64
2

3 hours ...................................
8 hours ...................................
1 hour .....................................

33
512
2

579
1,034
1
60
748

579
1,034
1
60
748

4 hours ...................................
8 hours ...................................
1 hour .....................................
3 hours ...................................
10 hours .................................

2,316
8,272
1
180
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.).

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• 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

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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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