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OMB Control No: 1018-0100	ICR Reference No: 201501-1018-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201110-1018-001
Agency/Subagency: DOI/FWS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Migratory Birds and Wetlands Conservation Grant Programs
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 04/15/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 01/27/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2018	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2015
Responses	598	0	670
Time Burden (Hours)	35,464	0	45,396
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Bird Habitat Conservation (DBHC) administers competitive grant programs established by Congress through the North American Wetlands Conservation Act and the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) promotes, through partnerships between the private and public sectors, long-term conservation of North American wetland ecosystems and the waterfowl and other migratory birds, fish, and wildlife associated with such habitat. Two types of NAWCA grants are offered: Standard and Small. The Standard grants program supports projects in Canada, the United States, and Mexico that involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats. The Small grants program also supports projects that protect, restore, and enhance wetland habitats, but is available only to U.S. applicants. The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) supports public-private partnerships carrying out projects that promote the long-term conservation of neotropical migratory birds and their habitats in the United States, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Principal conservation actions supported by the NMBCA are the protection and management of populations; maintenance, management, protection and restoration of habitat; research and monitoring; law enforcement; and community outreach and education.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 4401 et seq. Name of Law: North American Wetlands Conservation Act
US Code: 16 USC 6601 et seq Name of Law: Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation 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
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 63159	10/22/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 4301	01/27/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	598	670	-72
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	35,464	45,396	-9,932
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: We are reporting 598 responses totaling 35,464 annual burden hours for this collection, a net decrease of 72 responses and 9,932 burden hours from the last submission. Based on our outreach and our experience in administering these grant programs, we made adjustments to our estimates of the number of responses and the completion time for each response. Overall our funding has dropped significantly since 2011, and we have observed a slight lag effect in responses (applications) relative to the amount of funding. The drop in responses reflects the reduction in funding, as well as a drop in available match, for both NAWCA and NMBCA.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $599,907

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

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

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