Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Biological Service

Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and

Budget for Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

The proposal for the collection of information reproduced below has

been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for approval

under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter

35). An expedited review has been requested in accordance with the Act,

since allowing for the normal review period would adversely affect the

public interest for the reasons given below. Approval has been

requested by June 30, 1995. Comments and suggestions on the proposal

should be made directly to the bureau clearance officer listed below

and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project

(1089-NBS1), Washington, DC 20503; telephone 302-395-7340.

Title: Technology Transfer Planning--client response.

OMB Approval Number: 1089-NBS1.

Abstract: With the transfer of the National Ecology Research Center

of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to the National Biological

Service in Fiscal Year 1994 a need exists to redirect technology

transfer efforts for the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology (IFIM)

and the Habitat Evaluation Procedure (HEP). A sample of clients drawn

from past training participants will be asked to identify their

priority needs related to enhancements for continued use of these

computer based technologies.

Reason for Expedited Review: To comply with a fiscal year

technology upgrade deadline and because of the hardship which would be

imposed on agency trainers by failure to implement this new requirement

before the end of the current quarter.

Frequency: On occasion.

Description of Respondents: Training participants and current users

of the Instream Flow Incremental Methodology and Habitat Evaluation

Procedures Technologies.

Estimated Completion Time: 30 minutes.

Annual Responses: 1200.

Annual Burden Hours: 600.

Bureau Clearance Officer: Don Minnich 202-482-4838.

Dated: May 15, 1995.

F. Eugene Hester,

Deputy Director.

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