U.S. Ramsar Focus Group - Requirements Updates

OMB Control No. 1090-0011

Expiration Date 10/31/2021

REMINDER EMAIL – US RAMSAR REQUIREMENTS

Dear Colleague,

We need your help! Recently, we sent you a request for comments as part of a focus group on whether or not the proposed requirements facilitate defining the scope of Ramsar applications proposed to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Your responses to this outreach are critical to improving our performance towards sustainable development.

We have not received your response. In case you misplaced the original email request, we are forwarding the initial request containing the necessary information. We would appreciate receiving your feedback by <insert date>.

If you have questions about the survey, please contact __________________________.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: We are collecting this information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501) to seek comments from conservation organizations with an interest in wetland conservation about newly proposed internal policy for the review of U.S. Ramsar sites. Your response is voluntary and we will not share the results publicly. We may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. OMB has reviewed and approved this survey and assigned OMB Control Number 1090-0011.

Estimated Burden Statement: We estimate it will take you 30 minutes to participate in this focus group and provide your response, including time to read instructions and gather information. You may submit comments on any aspect of this information collection to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, Madonna L. Baucum. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (BPHC-PPM), 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: BPHC Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.