[Federal Register: October 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 204)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R7-SM-2009-N230] [70101-1261-0000-L6]
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0075; Federal
Subsistence Regulations and Associated Forms
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. 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 October 31, 2009. 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 send comments on or before November 23, 2009.
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_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: 1018-0075.
Title: Federal Subsistence Regulations and Associated Forms, 50 CFR
100 and 36 CFR 242.
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms 3-2321, 3-2322, 3-2323, 3-2326,
3-2327, 3-2328, 3-2378, and 3-2379.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Federally defined rural residents in Alaska.
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 3-2321 - Membership 75 75 2 hours............ 150
Application.
FWS Form 3-2322 - Applicant 75 75 30 minutes......... 36
Interview.
FWS Form 3-2323 - Reference/ 250 250 15 minutes......... 62
Contact Interview.
3-2326 - Hunt Application and 5,000 5,000 10 minutes......... 833
Permit.
3-2326 - Hunt Report............ 5,000 5,000 5 minutes.......... 417
3-2327 - Designated Hunter 450 450 10 minutes......... 75
Application and Permit.
3-2327 - Designated Hunter - 450 450 5 minutes.......... 38
Hunt Report.
3-2328 - Fishing Application and 250 250 10 minutes......... 42
Permit.
3-2328 - Fishing Report......... 250 250 5 minutes.......... 21
3-2378 - Designated Fishing 450 450 10 minutes......... 75
Application and Permit.
3-2378 - Designated Fishing 450 450 5 minutes.......... 38
Report.
3-2379- Customary Trade 25 25 10 minutes......... 4
Recordkeeping Application and
Permit.
3-2379 - Customary Trade 25 25 5 minutes.......... 2
Recordkeeping - Report.
Petition to Repeal.............. 1 1 2 hours............ 2
Proposed Changes................ 75 75 30 minutes......... 38
Special Actions Request......... 25 25 30 minutes......... 13
Request for Reconsideration 3 3 4 hours............ 12
(Appeal).
Traditional/Cultural/Educational 20 20 30 minutes......... 10
Permits and Reports.
Fishwheel, Fyke Net, and Under 8 8 15 minutes......... 2
Ice Permits and Reports.
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Totals...................... 12,882 12,882 ................... 1,872
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Abstract: The Alaska Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) and
regulations at 50 CFR 100 and 36 CFR 242 require that persons engaged
in taking fish, shellfish, and wildlife on public lands in Alaska for
subsistence uses apply for and obtain a permit to do so and comply with
reporting provisions of that permit. Under the current approval for
this information collection, we use three forms to collect information
from qualified rural residents for subsistence harvest:
(1) FWS Form 3-2326 (Federal Subsistence Hunt Application, Permit,
and Report).
(2) FWS Form 3-2327 (Designated Hunter Permit Application, Permit,
and Report.
(3) FWS Form 3-2328 (Federal Subsistence Fishing Application,
Permit, and Report.
We are proposing to add two new forms:
(1) FWS Form 3-2378 (Designated Fishing Permit Application, Permit,
and Report).
(2) FWS Form 3-2379 (Federal Subsistence Customary Trade
Recordkeeping Form).
We use the information collected to evaluate:
Subsistence harvest success.
Effectiveness of season lengths, harvest quotas, and
harvest restrictions.
Hunting patterns and practices.
Hunter use.
The Federal Subsistence Board uses the harvest data, along with
other information, to set future season dates and bag limits for
Federal subsistence resource users. These seasons and bag limits are
set to meet needs of
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subsistence hunters without adversely impacting the health of existing
animal populations.
Also included in this ICR, are three forms associated with
recruitment and selection of members for regional advisory councils.
These forms are currently approved under OMB Control No. 1018-0120
(which will be discontinued upon approval of this ICR):
(1) FWS Form 2321 (Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Membership Application/Nomination).
(2) FWS Form 2322 (Regional Advisory Council Candidate Interview).
(3) FWS Form 2323 (Regional Advisory Council Reference/Key Contact
Interview).
The member selection process begins with the information that we
collect on the application. Ten interagency review panels interview all
applicants and nominees, their references, and regional key contacts.
These contacts are all based on the information that the applicant
provides on the application form. The information that we collect
through the application form and subsequent interviews is the basis of
the Federal Subsistence Board's recommendations to the Secretaries of
the Interior and Agriculture for appointment and reappointment of
council members.
During the renewal process for this ICR, we reviewed our
regulations and discovered some information collection requirements not
specifically addressed in our previous request for approval. Our
regulations at 50 CFR 100 contain procedures for these requirements,
including necessary documentation. We collect nonform information on:
(1) Repeal of Federal subsistence rules and regulations (50 CFR
100.14 and 36 CFR 242.14).
(2) Proposed changes to Federal subsistence regulations (50 CFR
100.18 and 36 CFR 242.18).
(3) Special action requests (50 CFR 100.19 and 36 CFR 242.19).
(4) Requests for reconsideration (50 CFR 100.20 and 36 CFR 242.20).
(5) Requests for permits and reports, such as traditional
religious/cultural/educational permits; fishwheel permits; fyke net
permits; and under ice permits (50 CFR 100.25-27 and 36 CFR 242.25-27).
Comments: On May 28, 2009, we published in the Federal Register (74
FR 25575) a notice of our intent to request that OMB renew this
information collection. In that notice, we solicited comments for 60
days, ending on July 27, 2009. We did not receive any comments in
response to that notice.
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, 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: October 19, 2009.
Hope Grey,
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Fish and Wildlife Service.
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