[Federal Register: May 12, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 91)] [Notices] [Page 25108] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12my05-124] [[Page 25108]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Information Collection Renewal To Be Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction Act; 1018-0010; Mourning Dove Call Count Survey AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We (Fish and Wildlife Service, Service) plan to request that OMB renew approval for information collection associated with FWS Form 3-159 (Mourning Dove Call Count Survey). The current OMB Control Number for this information collection is 1018-0010, which expires October 31, 2005. We plan to request that OMB renew its approval of this information collection for a 3-year term. DATES: You must submit comments on or before July 11, 2005. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the information collection to Hope Grey, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 222-ARLSQ, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); Krista_Bibb@fws.gov (e-mail); or (703) 358-2269 (fax). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the information collection requirements, explanatory information, or related form, contact Krista Bibb, Information Collection Clearance Officer, at the above addresses or by telephone at (703) 358-2482. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320, which implement the 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)). 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. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712) and Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 742a-742j) designate the Department of the Interior as the key 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 Mourning Dove Call Count Survey is an essential part of the migratory bird management program. The survey is a cooperative effort between the Service and State wildlife agencies, as well as local and tribal biologists. Each spring, State, Service, local, and tribal biologists conduct the survey to provide the necessary data to determine the population status of the mourning dove. The Service and the States use the survey results to develop annual regulations for hunting mourning doves. Survey data are also used to plan and evaluate dove management programs and provide specific information necessary for dove research. If this survey were not conducted, there would be no way to determine the population status of mourning doves prior to setting regulations. Title of Collection: Mourning Dove Call Count Survey. OMB Control Number: 1018-0010. Service Form Number: 3-159. Frequency of Collection: Annually. Description of Respondents: State, local, tribal, and Federal biologists. Total Annual Responses: 1,062. Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,797.6 hours. The reporting burden is estimated to average 2.5 hours per respondent. With an estimated 80 percent of the respondents entering data electronically, the reporting burden is estimated to average 2.67 hours per respondent. We invite your comments concerning this information collection on: (1) Whether or not the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of our migratory bird management functions, including whether or not the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of burden; (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 those who are to respond. The information collections in this program are part of a system of records covered by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a). Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review during regular business hours. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home addresses from the record, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There may also be limited circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's identity from the administrative record, as allowable by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this clearly at the beginning of your comment. We will not consider anonymous comments. We generally make all submissions from organizations or businesses and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses available for public inspection in their entirety. Dated: April 22, 2005. Krista Bibb, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 05-9431 Filed 5-11-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P