Terms of the previous clearance remain in effect. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is
withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit
to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the
proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes
made to the information collection as a result of these comments.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is charged with implementing the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act). The purposes of the Act are to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which listed species depend may be conserved and to provide a program for listed species conservation. The Service is proposing a new policy to implement recent Executive Office and Department of the Interior mitigation policies that necessitate a shift from project-by-project to landscape scale approaches to planning and implementing compensatory mitigation. This new policy will improve the consistency in the use of compensatory mitigation as recommended or required under the Endangered Species Act. If adopted, this policy would cover permittee-responsible mitigation, conservation banking, in lieu fee programs, and other third-party mitigation mechanisms. It would also stress the need to hold all compensatory mitigation mechanisms to equivalent standards.
EO: EO 13604 Name/Subject of EO: Improving Performance of Federal Permitting and Review of Infrastructure Projects
US Code:
16 USC 1531 et seq.
Name of Law: Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended
This is a new collection. The standards and minimum criteria for review and approval of compensatory mitigation set forth in the Service's draft compensatory mitigation policy involve information collection in the form of compensatory mitigation proposals, instruments, and management and monitoring reports for established compensatory mitigation programs, projects, and measures.
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.
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