[Federal Register: September 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 184)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Information Collection to be Submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA)
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: New Information Collection--State Certification of
Expenditures.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) plans to submit
the information collection requirement described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The Service is soliciting
comment and suggestions on the requirement as described below.
DATES: Interested parties must submit comments on or before November
20, 2001.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties should send comments and suggestions on
the requirement to Rebecca A. Mullin, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Suite 222, Arlington, VA 22203 or Rebecca_Mullin@fws.gov e-mail.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim Hess, (703) 358-1849, fax (703)
358-1837, or Tim_Hess@fws.gov e-mail.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Forms: Certification of Spending.
Service Form Number: 3-2197a.
This form currently has no OMB Control Number. The Service may not
condcut or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
Control Number.
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Description and Use: The Service administers grant programs
authorized by the Federal Aid in Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
Acts. The Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act
of 2000 requires that States certify annually in writing that their
expenditures of these Federal grant funds was in accordance with the
appropriate Act.
The Service must forward these certifications to Congress annually
by December 31st each year.
The Service plans to submit the following information collection
requirements to OMB for review and extension approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are
invited on (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of the agency's estimates of burden of the collection of information;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Frequency: Annually.
Description of Respondents: States and the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
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Completion Time and Annual Response Estimate:
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Completion Annual
Form name time per form response Annual burden
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State Certification of Expenditures............................. \1/2\ Hour 60 Forms 30 Hours
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Dated: September 6, 2001.
Rebecca Mullin,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-23662 Filed 9-20-01; 8:45 am]
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