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OMB Control No: 1018-0144	ICR Reference No: 201003-1018-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Wildlife Without Borders - Amphibians In Decline Grant Program
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 04/02/2010
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/30/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/17/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2010	6 Months From Approved
Responses	60	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,080	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The Wildlife Without Borders- Amphibians in Decline grant program will fund projects that conserve the world's rapidly declining amphibian species. This program will support activities that address threats to frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians that face an unprecedented threat of extinction. Funding will be made available for conservation of species with native ranges in countries with the greatest need for conservation funding.

Emergency Justfication: The Division of International Conservation recently, and unexpectedly, received funding that allows the creation of this new grant program directed at conserving the worlds rapidly declining amphibian species. Funding will be made available for conservation of species with native ranges in countries with the greatest need for conservation funding. The House Conference Report (111-316) on the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provided an increase of $1,000,000 for the wildlife without borders program. The conferees urged the Service to use a portion of this increase to work with the international community to conserve amphibians. Following the appropriation, the Division of International Conservation conducted an analysis of existing and new program priorities to determine what portion of the increase would be allotted to addressing amphibian conservation and how best to provide those funds to the conservation community. This process was completed the last week of February and the preparation of a NOFA and other materials necessary for the grants program was initiated. We will allot $400,000 to this grant program, and we must expend the funding this fiscal year. Emergency approval is needed to ensure that (1) proponents have sufficient time to develop proposals, (2) those proposals receive a proper review, and (3) grant awards are in place by the end of fiscal year 2010. We are requesting a waiver of the requirement to publish 60-day and 30-day notices for this information collection. We request that OMB take action on this ICR no later than April 2, 2010. To award these grants this fiscal year, we must publish the NOFA on Grants.gov no later than June 1 to ensure sufficient time to receive applications by July 15, 2010. After approval of this ICR, we will immediately seek regular OMB approval by issuing a 60-day notice.

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

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	60	60
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,080	1,080
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,545

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Hope Grey 703 358-2482 hope_grey@fws.gov

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