[Federal Register: April 28, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 81)]
[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
Information Collection Submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Renewal Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018-0115;
USFWS Training Records, Application for FWS Training Request
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service) have submitted to OMB a request
to renew approval for information collection associated with our
Training Application (FWS Form 3-2193). Applicants who wish to
participate in training sponsored by the Fish and Wildlife Service
National Conservation Training Center (NCTC) must complete a training
application, which is available in both electronic (Internet) and hard
copy versions.
DATES: You must submit comments on or before May 31, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments and suggestions on this information
collection renewal 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
Krista Bibb, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife
Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203
(mail); (703) 358-2269 (fax); or Krista_Bibb@fws.gov (e-mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information
collection requirements, explanatory information, or related form,
contact Krista Bibb at the addresses above or by phone at (703) 358-2482.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which
implement provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), require that interested members of the public and
affected agencies have an opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping activities (see 5 CFR 1320.8(d)).
Currently, we have approval from OMB to collect information related to
FWS Form 3-2193 under OMB control number 1018-0115. This approval
expires on April 30, 2005. We have submitted a request to OMB to renew
approval for this information collection, and we are requesting a 3-
year term of approval. Federal agencies 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. OMB has up to
60 days to approve or disapprove our information collection request,
but may respond after 30 days. Therefore, to ensure that your comments
receive consideration, send all comments and suggestions to OMB by the
date listed in the DATES section.
The NCTC in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, provides natural resource
and other professional training for Service employees, employees of
other Federal agencies, and individuals with other affiliations. While
most training is targeted for Service employees, NCTC offers slots to
State agencies, university personnel, not-for-profit organizations, and
members of the general public who request to be considered for
training.
NCTC designed FWS Form 3-2193 (Training Application) as a quick and
easy method for prospective students to request training. This
collection has been in use for 3 years and is used in the daily
workings of the NCTC. We encourage applicants to use FWS Form 3-2193
and to submit their requests electronically. NCTC uses data from the
form to generate class rosters, class transcripts, and statistics, and
as a budgeting tool for projecting training requirements. It is also
used to track attendance, mandatory requirements, tuition, and
invoicing for all NCTC sponsored courses both on- and off-site.
On January 21, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR
3221) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew authority for
this information collection. In that notice, we solicited public
comments for 60 days, ending on March 22, 2005. We received one comment
during this period. The comment was directed to the subject matter,
validity, and necessity of the training and not at the need for the
information collection. The commenter stated that training should be
open to the public and believes that the training we provide is focused
on guns, hunting, and violence proponents.
All training courses offered by the NCTC, with the exception of
some bureau-specific courses, are open to members of the general public
who have the required background experience or knowledge to allow their
full understanding of the subject matter. Very few of our training
courses have an emphasis on guns and hunting. Those courses that do
touch on these subjects are presented in the context of refuge and
wildlife management and law enforcement.
In September 2005, we conducted limited public outreach directed at
various personnel who have completed FWS Form 3-2193 to request
training at the NCTC. All respondents indicated that the information we
collect is necessary and appropriate and that the reporting burden is
not excessive. We have revised the currently approved form to: (1)
Comply with Governmentwide policy regarding collection of Dun and
Bradstreet numbers for agencies from which NCTC will need to collect
funds, and (2) respond to the suggestions received during our outreach
to provide more explanation for non-Federal employees.
Title: USFWS Training Records, Application for FWS Training
Request.
OMB Control Number: 1018-0115.
Form Number: FWS Form 3-2193.
Frequency: When applying for training.
Description of Respondents: Persons who wish to participate in
training given at or sponsored by the NCTC.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 60.33 hours.
Total Annual Responses: 724.
We invite your comments on (1) whether or not the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether or not the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the collection 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.
Dated: April 14, 2005.
Krista Bibb,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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