80 FR 35969 - Proposed Information Collection; National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Check-In Permit and Use Report

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 120 (June 23, 2015)

Page Range		35969-35970
FR Document		2015-15329

We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2015. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35969-35970]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15329]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[FWS-R4-R-2015-N125; FXRS1263040000-156-FF04R08000]


Proposed Information Collection; National Wildlife Refuge Visitor 
Check-In Permit and Use Report

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) 
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent 
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take 
this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire 
on December 31, 2015. 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.

DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, 
we must receive them by August 24, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275 
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 (mail); or [email protected] 
(email). Please include ``1018-0153'' in the subject line of your 
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information 
about this IC, contact Hope Grey at [email protected] (email) or 703-
358-2482 (telephone).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    I. Abstract. The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), as amended by the National Wildlife 
Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, and the Refuge Recreation Act of 
1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k-460k-4) govern the administration and uses of 
national wildlife refuges and wetland management districts. We are

[[Page 35970]]

authorized to allow public uses on lands of the National Wildlife 
Refuge System, including hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, 
wildlife photography, and environmental education and interpretation, 
and other visitor uses, when we find that the activities are compatible 
and appropriate with the purpose or purposes for which the refuges were 
established.
    We collect information on hunters and anglers and other visitors to 
help us protect refuge resources and administer and evaluate the 
success of visitor programs. Because of high demand and limited 
resources, we often provide visitor opportunities by permit, based on 
dates, locations, or type of public use. We may not allow all 
opportunities on all refuges, and harvest information differs for each 
refuge. We use FWS Form 3-2405 (Self-Clearing Check-In Permit) to 
collect this information. Not all refuges will use the form, and some 
refuges may collect the information in a nonform format. We collect:
     Information on the visitor (name, address, and contact 
information). We use this information to identify the visitor or 
driver/passengers of a vehicle while on the refuge. Having this 
information readily available is critical in a search and rescue 
situation. We do not maintain or record this information.
     Information on whether or not hunters/anglers were 
successful (number and type of harvest/caught).
     Purpose of visit (hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, 
wildlife photography, auto touring, birding, hiking, boating/canoeing, 
visitor center, special event, environmental education class, 
volunteering, other recreation).
     Date of visit.
    The above information is a vital tool in meeting refuge objectives 
and maintaining quality visitor experiences. It will help us:
     Administer and monitor visitor programs and facilities on 
refuges.
     Distribute visitor permits to ensure safety of visitors.
     Ensure a quality visitor experience.
     Minimize resource disturbance, manage healthy game 
populations, and ensure the protection of fish and wildlife species.
     Assist in Statewide wildlife management and enforcement 
and develop reliable estimates of the number of all game fish and 
wildlife.
     Determine facility and program needs and budgets.

II. Data

    OMB Control Number: 1018-0153.
    Title: National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Check-In Permit and Use 
Report.
    Service Form Number: 3-2405.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Description of Respondents: Individuals who visit national wildlife 
refuges.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 650,000.
    Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 650,000.
    Estimated Completion Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 54,167.

III. Comments

    We 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. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this IC. 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 us in your comment to withhold your personal 
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we 
will be able to do so.

    Dated: June 17, 2015.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2015-15329 Filed 6-22-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4310-55-P

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 120 / Tuesday, June 23, 2015 / Notices 35969

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 30 feet in height or more when mature U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) and NEPA regulations
Elizabeth Landrum, South Florida because they can be used as perches by (40 CFR 1506.6).
Ecological Services Office (see predatory birds; and (4) refraining from Dated: June 16, 2015.
ADDRESSES); telephone: keeping or feeding free-roaming cats. Roxanna Hinzman,
772–469 –4304. Mitigation for unavoidable impacts has Field Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: been accomplished by the donation of Services Office.
4.3 acres of suitable habitat to Charlotte [FR Doc. 2015–15387 Filed 6–22–15; 8:45 am]
Submitting Comments County for scrub-jay conservation. The BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
If you wish to comment on the ITP Service listed the scrub-jay as
application or HCP, you may submit threatened in 1987 (June 3, 1987; 52 FR
comments by any one of the following 20715), effective July 6, 1987. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
methods:
Email: Elizabeth_Landrum@fws.gov. Our Preliminary Determination
Fish and Wildlife Service
Use ‘‘Attn: Permit number TE207151–2’’ The Service has made a preliminary
as your message subject line. [FWS–R4–R–2015–N125; FXRS1263040000–
determination that the applicant’s 156–FF04R08000]
Fax: Elizabeth Landrum, 772–562– project, including the mitigation
4288, Attn.: Permit number ‘‘TE207151– measures, will individually and Proposed Information Collection;
2.’’ cumulatively have a minor or negligible National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Check-
U.S. mail: Elizabeth Landrum, South effect on the species covered in the In Permit and Use Report
Florida Ecological Services Field Office, HCP. Therefore, renewal of the ITP is a
Attn: Permit number ‘‘TE207151–2,’’ ‘‘low-effect’’ action and qualifies as a AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 categorical exclusion under the National Interior.
20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960–3559. Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
In-person drop-off: You may drop off CFR 1506.6), as provided by the
comments or request information during SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Department of the Interior Manual (516
regular business hours at the above Service) will ask the Office of
DM 2 Appendix 1 and 516 DM 6
office address. Management and Budget (OMB) to
Appendix 1). We base our preliminary
approve the information collection (IC)
Public Availability of Comments determination that issuance of the ITP
described below. As required by the
Before including your address, phone qualifies as a low-effect action on the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
number, email address, or other following three criteria: (1)
as part of our continuing efforts to
personal identifying information in your Implementation of the project would
reduce paperwork and respondent
comments, you should be aware that result in minor or negligible effects on
burden, we invite the general public and
your entire comment—including your federally listed, proposed, and
other Federal agencies to take this
personal identifying information—may candidate species and their habitats; (2)
opportunity to comment on this IC. This
be made publicly available at any time. Implementation of the project would
IC is scheduled to expire on December
While you can request in your result in minor or negligible effects on
31, 2015. We may not conduct or
comments that your personal other environmental values or
sponsor and a person is not required to
identifying information be withheld resources; and (3) Impacts of the project,
respond to a collection of information
from public review, we cannot considered together with the impacts of
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
guarantee that we will be able to do so. other past, present, and reasonably
control number.
foreseeable similarly situated projects,
Applicant’s Proposed Project would not result, over time, in DATES: To ensure that we are able to
cumulative effects to environmental consider your comments on this IC, we
We received an application from the must receive them by August 24, 2015.
applicant for renewal of an incidental values or resources that would be
considered significant. This preliminary ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
take permit. The applicant requests a
determination may be revised based on IC to the Information Collection
5-year renewal of an ITP under section
our review of public comments that we Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
10(a)(1)(B) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
receive in response to this notice. Wildlife Service, MS BPHC, 5275
seq.). If we approve the renewal, the
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
applicant anticipates taking a total of Next Steps 3803 (mail); or hope_grey@fws.gov
approximately 1.91 acres of scrub-jay
The Service will evaluate the HCP (email). Please include ‘‘1018–0153’’ in
breeding, feeding, and sheltering
and comments submitted thereon to the subject line of your comments.
habitat, incidental to land preparation
and construction in Section 9, determine whether the application FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
Township 40S, Range 23E, Charlotte meets the requirements of section 10(a) request additional information about
County, Florida. The applicant currently of the Act. The Service will also this IC, contact Hope Grey at hope_
has neither a time frame for evaluate whether issuance of the section grey@fws.gov (email) or 703–358–2482
development, nor a specific site plan; 10(a)(1)(B) ITP complies with section 7 (telephone).
however, development of this parcel of the Act by conducting an intra- SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
would likely include construction of Service section 7 consultation. The I. Abstract. The National Wildlife
one or more structures, a parking area, results of this consultation, in Refuge System Administration Act of
combination with the above findings,
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

and installation of associated utilities. 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee), as
The applicant proposes to minimize will be used in the final analysis to amended by the National Wildlife
impacts to scrub-jays by: (1) Using scrub determine whether or not to renew the Refuge System Improvement Act of
oaks and other native plants in post- ITP. If it is determined that the 1997, and the Refuge Recreation Act of
construction landscaping; (2) avoiding requirements of the Act are met, the ITP 1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k–460k–4) govern
land clearing activities during the scrub- will be renewed. the administration and uses of national
jay nesting season (March 1 to June 30); Authority: We provide this notice under wildlife refuges and wetland
(3) avoiding planting trees that will be Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act (16 management districts. We are

VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Jun 22, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1

Document Created: 2018-02-22 11:15:27
Document Modified: 2018-02-22 11:15:27

Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice; request for comments.
Dates		To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC, we must receive them by August 24, 2015.
Contact		To request additional information about this IC, contact Hope Grey at [email protected] (email) or 703- 358-2482 (telephone).
FR Citation		80 FR 35969

80 FR 35969 - Proposed Information Collection; National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Check-In Permit and Use Report

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 120 (June 23, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service