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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