82 FR 30884 - Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 1018-0146; Annual Report-Depredation Order for Blackbirds, Grackles, Cowbirds, Magpies, and Crows
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 126 (July 3, 2017)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 126 (July 3, 2017)
| Page Range | 30884-30885 | |
| FR Document | 2017-13881 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 126 (Monday, July 3, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 30884-30885] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13881] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-MB-2017-N061; FF07CAFB00-178-FXFR13350700001] Agency Information Collection Activities: OMB Control Number 1018-0146; Annual Report--Depredation Order for Blackbirds, Grackles, Cowbirds, Magpies, and Crows AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 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 information collection is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2017. 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 September 1, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Service 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 ``1018-0146'' in the subject line of your comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Service Information Collection Clearance Officer, at [email protected] (email) or (703) 358-2503 (telephone). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) implements four treaties concerning migratory birds signed by the United States with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Russia. These treaties require we preserve most species of birds in the United States, and activities involving migratory birds are prohibited except as authorized by regulation. Under the MBTA, it is unlawful to take, possess, import, export, transport, sell, purchase, barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or barter migratory birds or their parts, nests, or eggs except as authorized by regulation. This information collection is associated with our regulations that implement the MBTA. In 2003, the Service issued regulations at 50 CFR 21.43 establishing a depredation order that authorize the take of blackbirds, cowbirds, crows, grackles, and magpies under certain circumstances. These regulations impose reporting and recordkeeping requirements. In this regulation is a depredation order that authorizes take of blackbirds, cowbirds, grackles, crows, and magpies ``when found committing or about to commit depredations upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in such numbers and manner as to constitute a health hazard or other nuisance.'' All persons or entities acting under this depredation order must provide an annual report containing the following information for each species:Number of birds taken, Months and years in which the birds were taken, State(s) and county(ies) in which the birds were taken, and General purpose for which the birds were taken (such as for protection of agriculture, human health and safety, property, or natural resources). We collect this information so that we will be able to determine how many birds of each species are taken each year and whether the control actions are likely to affect the populations of those species. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1018-0146. Title: Depredation Order for Blackbirds, Grackles, Cowbirds, Magpies, and Crows, 50 CFR 21.43. Service Form Number(s): FWS Form 3-202-21-2143. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Description of Respondents: State and Federal wildlife damage management personnel; farmers; and individuals. [[Page 30885]] Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit. Frequency of Collection: Annually. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Completion Annual Annual time per Total annual Activity respondents responses response burden hours * (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Report (FWS Form 3-202-21-2143): Individuals................................. 5 5 2.5 13 Private Sector.............................. 5 5 2.5 13 State, Local, & Tribal Govt................. 20 20 2.5 50 Take Report: Individuals................................. 1 1 1 1 Private Sector.............................. 1 1 1 1 State, Local, & Tribal Govt................. 3 3 1 3 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total................................... 35 35 .............. 81 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Rounded. Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden Cost: None. 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. IV. Authorities The authorities for this action are the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Dated: June 27, 2017. Madonna L. Baucum, Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2017-13881 Filed 6-30-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
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Annual Number of Completion Annual
Total annual
Activity number of responses time per burden
responses
respondents each response hours *
Reporting ................................................................... 21,538 1 21,538 8 minutes .......... 2,872
Total .................................................................... 21,577 ........................ 21,577 ........................... 4,627
* Rounded.
Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR United States, and activities involving
Cost: $78,000, primarily for State migratory birds are prohibited except as
overhead costs (materials, printing, Fish and Wildlife Service authorized by regulation. Under the
postage, etc.). [FWS–HQ–MB–2017–N061; FF07CAFB00– MBTA, it is unlawful to take, possess,
178–FXFR13350700001] import, export, transport, sell, purchase,
III. Comments barter, or offer for sale, purchase, or
Agency Information Collection barter migratory birds or their parts,
We invite comments concerning this
Activities: OMB Control Number 1018– nests, or eggs except as authorized by
information collection on:
0146; Annual Report—Depredation regulation.
• Whether or not the collection of Order for Blackbirds, Grackles, This information collection is
information is necessary, including Cowbirds, Magpies, and Crows associated with our regulations that
whether or not the information will implement the MBTA. In 2003, the
have practical utility; AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Service issued regulations at 50 CFR
Interior. 21.43 establishing a depredation order
• The accuracy of our estimate of the ACTION: Notice; request for comments. that authorize the take of blackbirds,
burden for this collection of
cowbirds, crows, grackles, and magpies
information; SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife
under certain circumstances. These
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, Service, Service) will ask the Office of
regulations impose reporting and
and clarity of the information to be Management and Budget (OMB) to
recordkeeping requirements. In this
approve the information collection (IC)
collected; and regulation is a depredation order that
described below. As required by the
• Ways to minimize the burden of the authorizes take of blackbirds, cowbirds,
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
collection of information on grackles, crows, and magpies ‘‘when
as part of our continuing efforts to
respondents. found committing or about to commit
reduce paperwork and respondent
depredations upon ornamental or shade
Comments that you submit in burden, we invite the general public and
trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or
response to this notice are a matter of other Federal agencies to take this
wildlife, or when concentrated in such
public record. We will include or opportunity to comment on this IC. This
numbers and manner as to constitute a
summarize each comment in our request information collection is scheduled to
health hazard or other nuisance.’’
to OMB to approve this IC. Before expire on December 31, 2017. We may All persons or entities acting under
including your address, phone number, not conduct or sponsor and a person is this depredation order must provide an
email address, or other personal not required to respond to a collection annual report containing the following
of information unless it displays a information for each species:
identifying information in your
currently valid OMB control number. • Number of birds taken,
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment, including your DATES: To ensure that we are able to • Months and years in which the
consider your comments on this IC, we birds were taken,
personal identifying information, may
must receive them by September 1, • State(s) and county(ies) in which
be made publicly available at any time.
2017. the birds were taken, and
While you can ask us in your comment • General purpose for which the birds
to withhold your personal identifying ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
IC to the Service Information Collection were taken (such as for protection of
information from public review, we agriculture, human health and safety,
cannot guarantee that we will be able to Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 property, or natural resources).
do so. We collect this information so that we
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–
IV. Authorities 3803 (mail); or Info_Coll@fws.gov will be able to determine how many
(email). Please include ‘‘1018–0146’’ in birds of each species are taken each year
The authorities for this action are the the subject line of your comments. and whether the control actions are
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. likely to affect the populations of those
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
703–712) and the Paperwork Reduction species.
Service Information Collection
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Clearance Officer, at Info_Coll@fws.gov II. Data
Dated: June 27, 2017. (email) or (703) 358–2503 (telephone). OMB Control Number: 1018–0146.
Madonna L. Baucum, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Depredation Order for
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. I. Abstract Blackbirds, Grackles, Cowbirds,
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Fish and Wildlife Service. Magpies, and Crows, 50 CFR 21.43.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act Service Form Number(s): FWS Form
[FR Doc. 2017–13883 Filed 6–30–17; 8:45 am]
(MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) 3–202–21–2143.
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P implements four treaties concerning Type of Request: Extension of a
migratory birds signed by the United currently approved collection.
States with Canada, Mexico, Japan, and Description of Respondents: State and
Russia. These treaties require we Federal wildlife damage management
preserve most species of birds in the personnel; farmers; and individuals.
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Respondent’s Obligation: Required to Frequency of Collection: Annually.
obtain or retain a benefit.
Completion
Annual Annual time per Total annual
Activity respondents responses response burden hours *
(hours)
Annual Report (FWS Form 3–202–21–2143):
Individuals ................................................................................................. 5 5 2.5 13
Private Sector ........................................................................................... 5 5 2.5 13
State, Local, & Tribal Govt ....................................................................... 20 20 2.5 50
Take Report:
Individuals ................................................................................................. 1 1 1 1
Private Sector ........................................................................................... 1 1 1 1
State, Local, & Tribal Govt ....................................................................... 3 3 1 3
Total ................................................................................................... 35 35 ........................ 81
* Rounded.
Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR I. Abstract
Cost: None.
Fish and Wildlife Service The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
III. Comments National Conservation Training Center
[FWS–HQ–NCTC–2017–N086; FF09X32000– (NCTC) in Shepherdstown, West
We invite comments concerning this 178–FXGO16610900400; OMB Control
information collection on: Virginia, provides natural resource and
Number 1018–0115] other professional training for Service
• Whether or not the collection of
information is necessary, including Agency Information Collection employees, employees of other Federal
whether or not the information will Activities: Application for Training, agencies, and other affiliations,
have practical utility; National Conservation Training Center including State agencies, private
• The accuracy of our estimate of the individuals, not-for-profit organizations,
burden for this collection of AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, and university personnel. FWS Form 3–
information; Interior. 2193 (Training Application) is a quick
• Ways to enhance the quality, utility, ACTION: Notice; request for comments. and easy method for prospective
and clarity of the information to be students who are not from the
collected; and SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department of the Interior to request
• Ways to minimize the burden of the Service, Service) will ask the Office of training. We encourage applicants to use
collection of information on Management and Budget (OMB) to FWS Form 3–2193 and to submit their
respondents. approve the information collection (IC) requests electronically. However, we do
Comments that you submit in described below. As required by the not require applicants to complete both
response to this notice are a matter of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and a training form required by their agency
public record. We will include or as part of our continuing efforts to and FWS Form 3–2193. NCTC will
summarize each comment in our request reduce paperwork and respondent accept any single training request as
to OMB to approve this IC. Before burden, we invite the general public and long as each submission identifies the
including your address, phone number, other Federal agencies to take this name, address, and phone number of
email address, or other personal opportunity to comment on this IC. This the applicant, sponsoring agency, class
identifying information in your IC is scheduled to expire on February name, start date, and all required
comment, you should be aware that 28, 2018. We may not conduct or financial payment information.
your entire comment, including your sponsor and a person is not required to NCTC uses data from the form to
personal identifying information, may respond to a collection of information generate class rosters, class transcripts,
be made publicly available at any time. unless it displays a currently valid OMB and statistics, and as a budgeting tool
While you can ask us in your comment control number. for projecting training requirements. It is
to withhold your personal identifying DATES: To ensure that we are able to also used to track attendance,
information from public review, we consider your comments on this IC, we mandatory requirements, tuition, and
cannot guarantee that we will be able to must receive them by September 1, invoicing for all NCTC-sponsored
do so. 2017. courses both onsite and offsite.
IV. Authorities ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the
II. Data
IC to the Service Information Collection
The authorities for this action are the Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and OMB Control Number: 1018–0115.
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA; 16 Wildlife Service, MS: BPHC, 5275 Title: Application for Training,
U.S.C. 703 et seq.) and the Paperwork Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– National Conservation Training Center.
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 3803 (mail); or Info_Coll@fws.gov Service Form Number: FWS Form 3–
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
et seq.). (email). Please include ‘‘1018–0115’’ in 2193.
Dated: June 27, 2017. the subject line of your comments. Type of Request: Extension of a
Madonna L. Baucum, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: currently approved collection.
Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Service Information Collection Description of Respondents: Persons
Fish and Wildlife Service. Clearance Officer, at Info_Coll@fws.gov who wish to participate in training
[FR Doc. 2017–13881 Filed 6–30–17; 8:45 am] (email) or (703) 358–2503 (telephone). given at or sponsored by the National
BILLING CODE 4333–15–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Conservation Training Center (NCTC).
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