Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1018-Prelisting Policy SS-A rev.rtf Supporting Statement A	2014-05-16
ESA (1) (1).pdf Supplementary Document	2014-05-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
211640	Report Information on Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions to States (govt) Other-Proposed Policy	New
211638	Report Information on Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions to States (private sector) Other-Proposed Policy	New
211637	Report Information on Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions to States (Indiv) Other-Proposed Policy	New
211621	Collect and Report Information on Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions Other-Proposed Policy	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1018-0158	ICR Reference No: 201405-1018-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 08/08/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/22/2014
Terms of Clearance: 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.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (we, Service) is charged with implementing the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act). The goal of the Act is to provide a means to conserve the ecosystems upon which listed species depend and a program for listed species conservation. Through our Candidate Conservation program, we encourage the public to take conservation actions for species prior to them being listed under the Act. Doing so may result in precluding the need to list a species, may result in listing a species as threatened instead of endangered, or, if a species becomes listed, may provide the basis for its recovery and eventual removal from the protections of the Act. This proposed policy seeks to give landowners, government agencies, and others incentives to carry out voluntary conservation actions for unlisted species by allowing the benefits to the species from voluntary conservation actions undertaken prior to listing under the Act to be used-either by the person who undertook such actions or by third parties-to mitigate or offset the detrimental effects of other actions undertaken after listing. The policy requires that participating States track the voluntary conservation actions and provide this information to us on an annual basis. We require this information in order to provide the entities that have taken the conservation actions with proper credit that can later be used to mitigate for any detrimental actions they take after the species is listed.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1531 et seq Name of Law: Endangered Species Act of 1973
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1018-AY29	Proposed rulemaking	79 FR 42525	07/22/2014

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report Information on Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions to States (private sector)
Report Information on Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions to States (govt)
Report Information on Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions to States (Indiv)
Collect and Report Information on Voluntary Prelisting Conservation Actions

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,917

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/22/2014

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