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Program Descriptions

15.976:  Migratory Bird Banding and Data Analysis

Objectives:  To provide central repository for all migratory bird banding records in North America.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

15.976 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Any agency or private individual engaged in or having a serious interest in research or management activities related to migratory birds can apply for permit to conduct bird banding. They must demonstrate required skills and seriousness of purpose in order to qualify.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  Any agency or private individual engaged in or having an interest in research or management activities related to migratory birds has access to data published annually and to various computerized files. Cooperators and permit holders who help collect the information have priority over other users.

Credentials/Documentation:  Demonstrated bird identification and bird banding skills are essential to any participation as a cooperator or bird bander.

15.976 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  Requested in form of letter to the Chief, Bird Banding Laboratory, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 12100 Beech Forest Road, Laurel, MD 20708. Links to USGS program announcements are also available through the internet site www.usgs.gov/contracts/.

Award Procedure:  Acknowledgement of inquiry will be made and/or additional information will be requested by the appropriate official prior to issuing permit or providing information from computerized files.

Deadlines:  None.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  About 60 days.

Appeals:  Decisions can be appealed to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Renewals:  Bi-Annually.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Not applicable.

Examples of Funded Projects:  Not applicable.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  Not applicable.

15.976 RELATED PROGRAMS:

None.

15.976 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

In fiscal year 1999, 1.2 million banding and 80,000 recoveries were processed and made available for analysis. Increased levels are anticipated for fiscal years 2000 and 2001.

15.976 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Type of Assistance:  Dissemination of Technical Information.

Obligations:  (Salaries and expenses) FY 99 $1,450,000; FY 00 est $1,450,000; and FY 01 est $1,550,000.

Budget Account Number:  14-0804-0-1-300.

Authorization:  Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat. 755, as amended, 16 U.S.C. 701 et seq.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  "Bird Banding Manual." Also see www.pwrc.usgs.gov/bbl/default.htm.

15.976 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Chief, Bird Banding Laboratory, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center,12100 Beech Forest Road, Laurel, MD 20708-4037. Phone: (301) 497-5790. bbl@usgs.gov.

Headquarters Office:  US Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive-MS 300, Reston, VA 20192. Phone: (703) 648-4090.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

15.976 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  Not applicable.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Not applicable.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Information provided may be used for setting hunting seasons and bag limits for migratory game birds, determining migrational and seasonal movements, and measuring bird population distribution, abundance, reproduction and survival. No restrictions other than those imposed by limits on funds and manpower to meet requests for data except that the proprietary rights of bird banders to publications arising from their bird banding work is protected to the extent possible. Canadians obtain Canadian bird banding information from Canadian Wildlife Service, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

15.976 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Permittees must submit reports of birds banded.

Audits:  Not applicable.

Records:  Not applicable.