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OMB Control No: 1028-0148	ICR Reference No: 202404-1028-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOI/GS	Agency Tracking No: Margaret Lamont
Title: Panhandle Terrapin Project
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: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/19/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/21/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2027	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,000	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	50	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Diamondback terrapins are the only brackish water turtles in the United States. These turtles inhabit coastal marshes and mangroves from Massachusetts to Texas. Most terrapin populations are in decline due to commercial harvest, incidental capture in crab traps, and loss of nesting habitat due to coastal development. Today, the illegal pet trade has added extra pressure to these already declining populations. While much is known about terrapins along the US Atlantic coast, very little information is available about terrapin populations that inhabit Florida’s northwest coast. In fact, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) does not even include Northwest Florida within the terrapins’ range however recent studies confirm that terrapins do inhabit the region. This project would use citizen scientists to conduct surveys in potential terrapin habitat throughout the Northwest Florida region to document terrapins and terrapin signs, including hatched eggs and crawls. Volunteers collect detailed information on when and where terrapins or their signs are observed, environmental parameters such as air temperature and weather during the observation, habitat information such as vegetation type at the observation site, level and type of human activities observed at the site, and data on the terrapins or their signs such as number of tracks, nests, eggs or individual terrapins observed. Managers, including State and National Parks, need this information to document species’ status and inform conservation decisions, including whether to list or de-list species.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 43 USC 31 et seq Name of Law: The Organic Act of March 3, 1879

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:
	89 FR 8706	02/08/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 83041	10/15/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Panhandle Terrapin Project	N/A

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	1,000	1,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	50	50
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: $11,924

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Brian Kimbrell 720 441-9191 bkimbrell@usgs.gov

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