[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15333-15334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6533]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R7-FHC-2011-N057; 71490-1351-0000-L5]
Information Collection Sent to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for Approval; OMB Control Number 1018-0066; Marine Mammal
Marking, Tagging, and Reporting Certificates
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 March 31, 2011. 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 April 20, 2011.
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 the Information Collection
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax
Drive, MS 2042-PDM, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail), or INFOCOL@fws.gov (e-
mail).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this ICR, contact Hope Grey at INFOCOL@fws.gov (e-mail) 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: 1018-0066.
Title: Marine Mammal Marking, Tagging, and Reporting Certificates,
50 CFR 18.23(f).
Service Form Number(s): 3-2414, 3-2415, and 3-2416.
Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Individuals and households.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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Number of Number of Completion time per Total annual
Activity respondents responses response burden hours
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3-2414 (polar bear)................... 25 25 15 minutes.............. 6
3-2415 (walrus)....................... 620 620 15 minutes.............. 155
3-2416 (sea otter).................... 750 750 15 minutes.............. 188
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Totals............................ 1,395 1,395 ........................ 349
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Abstract: Under section 101(b) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
of 1972 (MMPA), as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361-1407), Alaska Natives
residing in Alaska and dwelling on the coast of the North Pacific or
Arctic Oceans may harvest polar bears, northern sea otters, and Pacific
walrus for subsistence or handicraft purposes. Section 109(i) of the
MMPA authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe marking,
tagging, and reporting regulations applicable to the Alaska Native
subsistence and handicraft take.
On behalf of the Secretary, we implemented regulations at 50 CFR
18.23(f) for Alaska Natives harvesting polar bear, northern sea otter,
and Pacific walrus. These regulations enable us to gather data on the
Alaska Native subsistence and handicraft harvest and on the biology of
polar bear, northern sea otter, and Pacific walrus in Alaska to
determine what effect such take may be having on these populations. The
regulations also provide us with a means of monitoring the disposition
of the harvest to ensure that any commercial use of products created
from these species meets the criteria set forth in section 101(b) of
the MMPA. We use three forms to collect the information: FWS Form 3-
2414 (Polar Bear Tagging Certificates), FWS Form 3-2415 (Walrus Tagging
Certificates), and FWS Form 3-2416 (Sea Otter Tagging Certificates).
These forms replace forms R7-50, R7-51, and R7-52. The information we
collect includes, but is not limited to:
Date of kill.
Sex of the animal.
Kill location.
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Age of the animal (i.e., adult, subadult, cub, or pup).
Form of transportation used to make the kill of polar
bears.
Amount of time (i.e., hours/days hunted) spent hunting
polar bears.
Type of take (live-killed or beach-found) for walrus.
Number of otters present in and number of otters harvested
from pod.
Condition of the bear and whether or not polar bear cubs
were present.
Name of the hunter or possessor of the specified parts at
the time of marking, tagging, and reporting.
Comments: On October 18, 2010, we published in the Federal Register
(75 FR 63850) 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 December 17, 2010. We received two comments. The
Marine Mammal Commission submitted a letter of support for the data
collection as proposed. A second comment opposed this information
collection as unworthy of continued support and a burden to general
taxpayers. In this comment, subsistence marine mammal hunters were
misidentified as fishermen. We note the concerns raised by this
individual; however, the harvest of marine mammals by certain Alaska
Natives for certain purposes is specifically exempted from otherwise
prohibited activities by section 101(b) of the Marine Mammal Protection
Act (MMPA) of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.). A Marking,
Tagging and Reporting Program is also specifically mandated by this
same Act. We did not make any changes to our information collection.
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: March 14, 2011.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, Fish and Wildlife
Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-6533 Filed 3-18-11; 8:45 am]
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