[Federal Register: May 6, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 87)]
[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-R4-R-2010-N091] [40137-1263-0000-0X]
Proposed Information Collection; OMB Control Number 1018-NEW;
Refuge Daily Visitor Use Report and Check-In Permit
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. 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: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC,
we must receive them by July 6, 2010.
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 National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16
U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System
Improvement Act of 1997, and the Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16
U.S.C. 460k-460k-4) govern the administration and uses of national
wildlife refuges and wetland management districts. We are authorized to
permit public uses on lands of the National Wildlife Refuge System,
including hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, wildlife photography,
and environmental education and interpretation, and other visitor uses
when we find that the activities are compatible and appropriate with
the purpose or purposes for which the refuges were established.
We collect information on hunters and anglers and other visitors in
order to protect refuge resources and administer and evaluate the
success of visitor programs. Because of high demand and limited
resources, we often provide visitor opportunities by permit, based on
dates, locations, or type of public use. We may not allow all
opportunities on all refuges and harvest information differs on each
refuge. Therefore, we are proposing two forms to collect this
information. Not all refuges will use each form and some refuges may
collect the information in a nonform format. We propose to collect:
Information on the visitor (name, address, and contact
information).
Whether or not hunters/anglers were successful (number and
type of harvest/caught).
Purpose of visit (hunting, fishing, wildlife observation,
wildlife photography, auto touring, birding, hiking, boating/canoeing,
visitor center, special event, environmental education class,
volunteering, other recreation).
Date of visit.
This information will be a vital tool in meeting refuge objectives and
maintaining quality visitor experiences. The above information will
help us:
Administer and monitor visitor programs and facilities on
refuges.
Distribute visitor permits to ensure safety of visitors.
Ensure a quality visitor experience.
Minimize resource disturbance, manage healthy game
populations, and ensure the protection of fish and wildlife species.
Assist in Statewide wildlife management and enforcement
and develop reliable estimates of the number of all game fish and
wildlife.
Determine facility and program needs and budgets.
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-XXXX.
Title: Refuge Daily Visitor Use Report and Check-In Permit.
Service Form Number(s): 3-2405 and 3-2406.
Type of Request: Request for a new OMB control number.
Affected Public: Visitors to national wildlife refuges.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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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 3-2405 - Visitor Check- 590,000 590,000 5 minutes.......... 49,167
In Permit and Use Report.
FWS Form 3-2406 - Daily Visitor 60,000 60,000 5 minutes.......... 5,000
Use Report.
Totals...................... 650,000 650,000 ................... 54,167
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III. Request for Comments
We invite comments concerning this IC on:
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information;
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
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 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: April 30, 2010
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-10695 Filed 5-5-10; 8:45 am]
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