[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66759-66760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26518]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-HQ-MB-2013-N241; F09M29000-134-FXMB12320900000]
Information Collection Request Sent to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for Approval; Depredation Order for Blackbirds,
Grackles, Cowbirds, Magpies, and Crows
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) have sent an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to OMB for review and approval. We summarize
the ICR below and describe the nature of the collection and the
estimated burden and cost. This information collection is scheduled to
expire on November 30, 2013. 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. However, under OMB
regulations, we may continue to conduct or sponsor this information
collection while it is pending at OMB.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before December 6, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information
collection to the Desk Officer for the Department of the Interior at
OMB-OIRA at (202) 395-5806 (fax) or OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
(email). Please provide a copy of your comments to the Service
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 2042-PDM, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
(mail), or hope_grey@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-0146'' in
the subject line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey at hope_grey@fws.gov (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone). You may review the ICR online at http://www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to review Department of the
Interior collections under review by OMB.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 1018-0146.
Title: Depredation Order for Blackbirds, Grackles, Cowbirds,
Magpies, and Crows, 50 CFR 21.43.
Service Form Number: 3-202-21-2143.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: State and Federal wildlife damage
management personnel; farmers; and individuals.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 30.
Estimated Completion Time per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 60.
Abstract: The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703 et
seq.) implements four treaties concerning migratory birds that the
United States has signed with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Russia. Under
the treaties, we must preserve most species of birds in the United
States, and activities involving migratory birds are prohibited except
as authorized by regulation.
This information collection is associated with our regulations that
implement the MBTA. In the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 50 CFR
21.43 is a depredation order that authorizes take of blackbirds,
cowbirds, grackles, crows, and magpies ``when found committing or about
to commit depredations upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural
crops, livestock, or
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wildlife, or when concentrated in such numbers and manner as to
constitute a health hazard or other nuisance.''
All persons or entities acting under this depredation order must
provide an annual report containing the following information for each
species:
Number of birds taken.
Months and years in which the birds were taken.
State(s) and county(ies) in which the birds were taken.
General purpose for which the birds were taken (such as
for protection of agriculture, human health and safety, property, or
natural resources).
We collect this information so that we will be able to determine
how many birds of each species are taken each year and whether the
control actions are likely to affect the populations of those species.
Comments: On July 1, 2013, we published in the Federal Register (78
FR 39309) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew approval for
this information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for
60 days, ending on August 30, 2013. We received two comments. One
commenter objected to the killing of birds and funding for the Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services. The other
commenter stated that the State of Wyoming has no records for the
species covered by the depredation order. The commenters did not
address the information collection requirements, and we did not make
any changes to our requirements.
We again invite comments concerning this information collection 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. Before including your address, phone number, email
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: October 31, 2013.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2013-26518 Filed 11-5-13; 8:45 am]
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