[Federal Register: July 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 143)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-MB-2008-N0175] [91200-1231-00AP-M4]
Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-0019;
North American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire
on December 31, 2008. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to
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respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number.
DATES: You must send comments on or before September 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to Hope Grey, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail), or hope_
grey@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this IC, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712) and Fish and
Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a - 754j-2) designate the Department
of the Interior as the primary agency responsible for (1) wise
management of migratory bird populations frequenting the United States
and (2) setting hunting regulations that allow for the well-being of
migratory bird populations. These responsibilities dictate that we
gather accurate data on various characteristics of migratory bird
populations.
The North American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey is an essential
part of the migratory bird management program. State, Federal,
Provincial, local, and tribal conservation agencies conduct the survey
annually to provide the data necessary to determine the population
status of the woodcock. In addition, the information is vital in
assessing the relative changes in the geographic distribution of the
woodcock. We use the information primarily to develop recommendations
for hunting regulations. Without information on the population's
status, we might promulgate hunting regulations that are not
sufficiently restrictive, which could cause harm to the woodcock
population, or too restrictive, which would unduly restrict
recreational opportunities afforded by woodcock hunting. The Service,
State conservation agencies, university associates, and other
interested parties use the data for various research and management
projects.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0019.
Title: North American Woodcock Singing Ground Survey.
Service Form Number(s): 3-156.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Affected Public: State, Provincial, local, and tribal employees.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 750.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 571 hours. We believe 70
percent of the respondents (525 persons) will enter data
electronically, with an average reporting burden of 0.8 hours per
respondent. For all other respondents, we estimate the reporting burden
to be 0.67 hours per respondent.
III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this IC on:
(1) whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this collection
of information;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include and/or summarize each comment in our
request to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone
number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including
your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dated: June 26, 2008
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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