[Federal Register: August 8, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 154)]
[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-R-2008-NO181] [93261-1261-0000-5A]
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval; Hunting and Fishing Application Forms and
Activity Reports for National Wildlife Refuges
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. The ICR, which
is summarized below, describes the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person
is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: You must send comments on or before September 8, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this ICR to the Desk
Officer for the Department of the Interior at OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-
6566 (fax) or OIRA_DOCKET@OMB.eop.gov (e-mail). Please provide a copy
of your comments 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 ICR, contact Hope Grey by mail or e-mail (see ADDRESSES) or
by telephone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: None. This is a new collection.
Title: Hunting and Fishing Application Forms and Activity Reports
for National Wildlife Refuges, 50 CFR 25.41, 25.43, 25.51, 26.32,
26.33, 27.42, 30.11, 31.15, 32.1 to 32.72.
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms 3-2354, 3-2355, 3-2356, 3-2357,3-
2358, 3-2359, 3-2360, 3-2361, 3-2362.
Type of Request: New collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion. For applications, usually
once per year at beginning of hunting season. For activity reports,
once at conclusion of hunting/fishing experience.
Nonhour Cost Burden: We estimate the annual nonhour cost burden to
be $60,000 for hunting application fees at some refuges.
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Number of annual Number of annual Completion time per Annual burden
Activity respondents responses response hours
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FWS Form 3-2354 (Quota Deer Hunt 175,000 175,000 30 minutes......... 87,500
Application).
FWS Form 3-2355 (Waterfowl 90,000 90,000 30 minutes......... 45,000
Lottery Application).
FWS Form 3-2356 (Big Game Hunt 2,500 2,500 30 minutes......... 1,250
Application).
FWS Form 3-2357 (Migratory Bird 5,000 5,000 30 minutes......... 2,500
Hunt Application).
FWS Form 3-2358 (Fishing/ 2,500 2,500 30 minutes......... 1,250
Shrimping/Crabbing Application).
FWS Form 3-2359 (Big Game 85,000 85,000 15 minutes......... 21,250
Harvest Report).
FWS Form 3-2360 (Fishing Report) 400,000 400,000 15 minutes......... 100,000
FWS Form 3-2361 (Migratory Bird 30,000 30,000 15 minutes......... 7,500
Hunt Report.
FWS Form 3-2362 (Upland/Small 25,000 25,000 15 minutes......... 6,250
Game/Furbearer Report).
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Totals...................... 815,000 815,000 ................... 272,500
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Abstract: The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of
1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), as amended (Administration Act), and the
Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k-460k-4) (Recreation Act)
govern the administration and uses of national wildlife refuges and
wetland management districts. The Administration Act consolidated all
the different refuge areas into a single Refuge System. It also
authorizes us to permit public uses, including hunting and fishing, on
lands of the Refuge System when we find that the activity is compatible
and appropriate with the purpose for which the refuge was established.
The Recreation Act allows the use of refuges for public recreation when
the use is not inconsistent or does
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not interfere with the primary purpose(s) of the refuge.
There are 389 national wildlife refuges where we administer hunting
and/or fishing programs. We only collect user information at about 20
percent of these refuges. Information that we plan to collect will help
us to:
(1) Administer and monitor hunting and fishing programs on refuges.
(2) Distribute hunting and fishing permits in a fair and equitable
manner to eligible participants.
We are proposing nine new application and report forms associated
with hunting and fishing on refuges. We may not allow all opportunities
on all refuges; therefore, we developed different forms to simplify the
process and avoid confusion for applicants. Not all refuges will use
each form and some refuges may collect the identical information in a
nonform format.
We will use the following application forms when we assign areas,
dates, and/or types of hunts via a drawing because of limited
resources, high demand, or when a permit is needed to hunt. We will
issue application forms for specific periods, usually seasonally or
annually.
(1) FWS Form 3-2354 (Quota Deer Hunt Application).
(2) FWS Form 3-2355 (Waterfowl Lottery Application).
(3) FWS Form 3-2356 (Big Game Hunt Application).
(4) FWS Form 3-2357 (Migratory Bird Hunt Application).
(5) FWS Form 3-2358 (Fishing/Shrimping/Crabbing Application)
We plan to collect information on:
(1) Applicant (name, address, phone number) so that we can notify
applicants of their selection.
(2) User preferences (dates, areas, method) so that we can
distribute users equitably.
(3) Whether or not the applicant is applying for a special
opportunity for disabled or youth hunters.
(4) Age of youth hunter(s) so that we can establish eligibility.
We will ask users to report on their success after their experience
so that we can evaluate hunting/fishing quality and resource impacts.
We will use the following activity reports, which we will distribute
during appropriate seasons, as determined by State or Federal
regulations.
(1) FWS Form 3-2359 (Big Game Harvest Report).
(2) FWS Form 3-2360 (Fishing Report).
(3) FWS Form 3-2361 (Migratory Bird Hunt Report).
(4) FWS Form 3-2362 (Upland/Small Game/Furbearer Report).
We plan to collect information on:
(1) Names of users so we can differentiate between responses.
(2) City and State of residence so that we can better understand if
users are local or traveling.
(3) Dates, time, and number in party so we can identify use trends
to allocate staff and resources.
(4) Details of success by species so that we can evaluate quality
of experience and resource impacts.
Comments: On April 22, 2008, we published a notice in the Federal
Register (72 FR 21640) announcing our intent to request that OMB
approve this information collection. We solicited public comment for 60
days, ending on June 23, 2008. We did not receive any comments in
response to this notice.
We again invite comments concerning this information collection 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. 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 OMB in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that it
will be done.
Dated: June 30, 2008
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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